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Over the past few years thevolume and speed of

traffic through Otley hasincreased significantly. Now agroup of residents has decidedto try and do something aboutit. We are launching a 'I Driveat 25' campaign.Speeding traffic dissuadesvillagers from walking andcycling; it makes it dangerousfor our children to cycle orwalk by themselves to school.Traffic noise impacts on ourquality of life and distracts

from the natural sounds of thecountryside. There are approximately 600cars in Otley. If we all droveat 25mph in the village wecould slow traffic down. Ourvillage could become safer,quieter and more relaxed,especially at peak times.We are currently contactinglocal businesses to ask them tosupport the campaign by

Darts mad: Pat Dee, collector of darts memorabilia,appeared recently in The Antiques Roadtrip. See page 10

Broadmeregarage siteThe application to build

three houses on the formergarage site by GrundisburghPlaying Field (front page ofThe News last time) has beenwithdrawn. If it is re-submitted to the districtcouncil, Grundisburgh &Culpho Parish Council willhold a meeting to hearresidents’ views.

requesting their employees to'drive at 25mph'. We have thefull backing of the school andplaygroup who have run acompetition to design postersfor the campaign. The qualityof entries was outstanding. Wewill shortly leaflet the villageand hope to get everyone'ssupport.Too many drivers ignore speedlimits through our villages andthat puts lives at risk. It wouldbe great if the campaign couldspread by being taken up byother villages. We could alltake a small step in winningour villages back from traffic.We hope over time that itbecomes anti-social to speedthrough any village. We wouldbe happy to provide furtherinformation.

David Hook, parish councillor, 01473890966, or Tanya Graham, 890657

In a number of other News’villages, residents have beentaught how to use speedcameras in a scheme started byClopton Parish Council someyears ago. Grundisburghoperators frequently recordaround 30 speeders in just overan hour. More in the next News.

Slowing down Otley

£3,000 worth of cigarettes and alcohol - as well as the till laterfound melted in the back of a burnt-out car in Clopton - werestolen in a ram-raid on the Olde Forge Stores in Grundisburgh on29 April. Here, a police forensic officer is testing for fingerprintsamid the chaos left by the criminals. Shop owner Justin Dennysaid the initial shock has worn off to some extent and it is nowbusiness as usual again but with added security precautions.Police are still investigating this and similar crimes in the areaand would be grateful for any information that might lead to arrests.

Winning campaign poster andartist. More photos p17.

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News DiaryJUNEFriday 1-Tuesday 5Flower Festival St Mary’s,Gr 10am-4pm (from 1pmSunday) Contact 735775Saturday 2Bredfield Church Fete TheOld Rectory 2.15pm Contact01394 383156Thursday 7Yoga Gr Burgh & Culpho WIGrPR 7.30pm Contact 735838Friday 8History of Magic HasketonVH 7.15pm PBE Contact01394 388970

Saturday 9Garden Open Larks’ HillTuddenham 1-5pm Contact785248Saturday 9/Sunday 10Hidden Gardens Gr Burgh &Culpho Hort Soc 1-6pmContact 738267

Thursday 14How does your GardenGrow? play GADS GrVH7.30pm Contact 738648

Tiddlywinks Toddler GroupSt Mary’s Church Gr 2.30pmContact 735604/735183

Friday 15How does your GardenGrow? play GADS GrVH7.30pm Contact 738648

Saturday 16Tuddenham Fete, PoplarFarm 2pm Contact 785415

How does your GardenGrow? play GADS GrVH7.30pm Contact 738648

Friday22/Saturday 23Charsfield ConvivialityContact 07974 648897

Saturday 23Songs from the Showsconcert St Mary’s Ch Clopton7.30pm Contact 737507

Sunday 24Hasketon Jazz BBQShrubbery Farm 12.30pmContact 01394 383106

Thursday 26Teddy Bears PicnicTiddlywinks Toddler Group StMary’s Church Gr 2.30pmContact 735604/735183

JULYThursday 5A Year in the Life of a HiveGr Burgh & Culpho WI GrPR7.30pm Contact 735838Monday 9Gr & Culpho PC meeting7.30pm Culpho ChurchContact 735541Friday 13Galapagos Islands talkHasketonVH 7.15pm PBEContact 01394 388970Saturday 14Village Show Gr Burgh &Culpho Hort Soc 12.30pm GrPF Contact 738267

Summer Disco show marquee7.45pm GrPF PBE Contact735469

Sunday 15Real Craft Fair GrPF 10am-4pm Contact 735524

Saturday 21Scouts Duck Race GrVG4.30pm Contact 735352

Garden Open Larks’ HillTuddenham 1-5pm Contact785248

AUGUSTThursday 2Flowers of Tileagd Gr Burgh& Culpho WI GrPR 7.30pmContact 735838Friday 10Evening Garden PartyGr Hall Gr Hort Soc PBEContact 735517

Saturday 25Hasketon Village Fete &Teapots, Jugs & MugsExhibition 2pm Contact01394 388970Sunday 26Teapots, Jugs & MugsExhibition Hasketon Ch12noon. Contact 01394 388970Otley Hall Open Day 1pmContact 890264

SEPTEMBERSaturday 1St. Mary’s Church FeteGrVG 2pm Contact735775/735857

Thursday 6Hollesley Bay Gr Burgh &Culpho WI GrVH 7.30pmContact 735838Monday 10Gr & Culpho PC meeting7.30pm GrPR Contact 735541Tuesday 18The Remains of Conflict-from Earthworks toPillboxes talk Gr LocalHistory Soc PR 7.30pmContact 738108

Friday 14Alcock & BrownTransatlantic Flight talkHasketonVH 7.15pm PBEContact 01394 388970

Saturday 29Grand Feast Otley Hall PBEContact 890264

Saturday 29/Sunday 30Otley Hall 500thAnniversary 12-4pm Contact890264

OCTOBERSaturday 13Pumpkin Festival Gr Burgh& Culpho Hort Soc Gr Green11.30am-3pm Contact738799

NOVEMBERTuesday 20/Sunday 25Crib Fest St Mary’sChurch Gr Contact 735183

Key for abbreviations:PBE - pre-booking essentialP/VH - Parish/Village hallPF - Playing fieldPR - Parish roomsVG - Village greenPav - pavilionGr - Grundisburgh

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What’s On

GADS presents:

HHOOWW DDOOEESS YYOOUURR GGAARRDDEENN GGRROOWW??

a farce by Geoff Bamber

at Grundisburgh Village Hall

Thursday 14th June

Friday 15th June

Saturday 16th June

at 7.30 pm

TICKETS £7.50 from The Olde Forge Stores, Grundisburgh

(includes light refreshments)

See us also on The Green on Sat 2nd June 2012 @ 6.30pm for our Jubilee entertainment!

Vouchers in the programmecan bring 20% discounts onthe special dishes Vincent, thechef at The Dog, will becreating.

Crossroads will be servingtheir usual delicious teas in theparish rooms, while upstairs inthe temporarily vacatedreading rooms there will be anexhibition of work byGrundisburgh Art Groupmembers.

Village Show

The schedules with full detailsof classes for the Village Showon 14 July have recently beencirculated to all homes inGrundisburgh, Burgh andCulpho. Entrants from beyondthe three villages arewelcomed, and further copiescan be collected from localshops, seen on the website orrequested from me.

Julia Bentley (735524) hasarranged a programme ofactivities and entertainment forthe playing field including azumba demonstration and thechance to have a go, ‘trash &treasure auction’, fancy dress,races, music performed byschool pupils. There will alsobe a large display of ‘Classic’cars. Julia is also the point ofcontact for people wanting torun stalls. The car boot will berun as usual, with pitches stillat £5 and no pre-booking.Maggi Thompson is thecontact (735238).

The summer disco and fishand chip supper runs thatevening. Tickets (£10.50) mustbe booked in advance fromRichard Garrett, 735469.

Advance booking will also benecessary for the eveninggarden party on Friday 13August at Grundisburgh Hall,by kind permission of Lordand Lady Cranworth.

Hopefully good progress isbeing made by the childrengiven the pumpkin seedsgenerously donated byThompson and Morgan. Theyare invited to enter thecompetitions at the PumpkinFestival on 13 October.

More details of all the eventsbeing run by GrundisburghBurgh & Culpho HorticulturalSociety are on our website:www.GBCHS.co.uk. or areavailable from me.

Nicola Hobbs, 01473 738267,[email protected]

real craft inaction

Julia Bentley is presentingher third ‘real’ craft fair in

Grundisburgh on Sunday 15July, in the large marquee on

the playing field put up for theVillage Show the day before.“I now organise a number ofsimilar events where peopledemonstrate their skills as wellas sell their wares, but I lookforward to the Grundisburghone particularly because of thewonderful atmosphere” shesays.

The marquee, to which entryis free, will be open from10am to 4pm, and there willbe a £2 charge for parking.

Members of FOGS (Friends ofGrundisburgh School) will berunning the ‘Craft Cafe’ andserving refreshmentsthroughout the day.

Many of the real craft fairregulars will be there, joinedby some new faces among thestall holders. Anyone elseinterested in being involvedshould contact Julia on 01473735524 or email [email protected].

More What’s Onoverleaf.

Tuddenham Fetein aid of Church Fabric

Saturday June 16th at 2pm

at Poplar Farm

Ipswich Community Wind Band c China Smashing c

c Tractor Trailer rides

Stalls - plants, cakes, toys, books, white elephant,

accessories etc.

Games c Competitions c Grand Draw c Cream Teas

c Ice cream

Admission 50p Children free

Otley HallGardens

Listed in The Independent’sTop 50 Best British

Gardens to visit, Otley Hall issurrounded by 10 acres ofbeautiful grounds both formaland informal. The gardens andthe popular café are open thissummer every Wednesdayfrom 11am to 5pm until 26September.

Visitors can enjoy a walk inthe grounds and then a cup oftea or fresh filter coffee alongwith a slice of homemadecake or a light lunch. There isa one-off £3 admission charge,allowing unlimited repeatvisits throughout the season.Otley Hall is in Hall Lane,Otley IP6 9PA.

Enquries to Karen Gwynne-Vince, 01473 890264,[email protected]

GrundisburghBurgh & Culphogardens

The Hidden Gardensweekend on 9 and 10 June

is offering several artisticvenues in addition to the 24places to admire plants andlandscaping.

Programmes giving entry overthe two days between 1 and6pm will be available fromvillage outlets in advance atthe discounted price of £4.50.On the day they will cost £5from the stall on GrundisburghGreen, where there will alsobe plant and cake stalls.

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The Rotary Clubs of Woodbridge and Inner Wheel

MEMORY CAFÉA place where people with varying forms of memory loss and

their carers can visit to support each other.

Refreshments Memorabilia Entertainment Information Informal Talks Singing

Wednesday 30th May 10.30—12.00 and the last Wednesday of each month at

Woodbridge Football Club, Fynn Road Woodbridge IP12 4DA

Contact David Sparrow 01473 636500www.debenrotary.org.uk

What’s OnTrad jazz atthe farm

The Sussex Jazz Kings arethe trad band booked by

Gordon and Molly Smith toplay at the 16th jazz andbarbecue event under theapple trees at Shrubbery Farm,Hasketon. It takes place onSunday 24 June, between12.30 and 4pm. Tickets, which can be obtainedfrom 01394 383106/388970,include a generous barbecuemeal and cost £14. This goesup to £15 in the last four days(if any left - last year they soldout early). Children are freebut pay for food. The proceedsgo to support the upkeep ofHasketon Church.

A farcicalproduction fromGADSThis year GADS players are

performing a farce byGeoff Bamber entitled ‘HowDoes Your Garden Grow?’ Butbefore horticulturalists get tooexcited, this has little to dowith gardens! Directed by Phil Bailey, it isset in a country hotelsomewhere in rural England.The plot revolves around afaded rock legend NathanPond, played by newcomerDarin Osborne, who isplanning a come back. He isscheduled to appear in a rockconcert and many of his oldfans are hoping to attend. Oneof these is Jane Fenton (playedby Nicky Seabrook) who with

her husband Peter (Ian Frost)jointly runs the hotel. Nathanis booked in, under thepseudonym of Jones, by hismanager, the glamorousCassandra Blue (Nikki Brown).The hotel is not doing welland the Fentons’ personalbanker, Ruth Bleach (BettinaLambert) is threatening toclose them down unlessbusiness picks up fast. A sub-plot emerges: Ruth’s bankcolleague Roger Crompton(Steve Newton) is planning acosy weekend and unbeknownto her, he’s booked a doubleroom for them both, alsounder the name of Jones! Hisoperations are helped by acolleague Martin Trott (playedby newcomer Tom Beasley).Come and enjoy the chaos andconfusion that ensues. Saskiathe Latvian hotel maid (playedby Natasha Lambert with a

very convincing accent) addsamusement to the scene withher perception and acceptanceof the situation. She seems tobe the only one who knowswho’s who! Nathan is also pursued byanother ardent fan, DaphneFlannel (alias DebbieOsborne) who is stalking himeverywhere and in turn isbeing watched by WPCPrimm (Sandy Broom) whogets mistaken for a stripagramartiste! Performance details are in theadvertisement on page 3.GADS outdoorsThree short comedies will beperformed by GADS playerson The Green on Saturday 2June as their contribution tothe Queen’s Jubileecelebrations. Starting at6.30pm, the plays are entitled‘Fiesta Fandango’, ‘Field ofFashion’ and ‘The LighthouseKeeper’s Daughter’. Pleasebring your own chairs or ablanket to sit on (and possiblyan umbrella!) A barbecue runby GADS will be in operationbut please feel free toconsume your own food anddrink if you wish.Directed by Madge Nicholas,these plays are all extremelyamusing and should go downwell, weather permitting. Ifconditions are too inclement,we will retreat to theGrundisburgh Village Hall and

perform them there instead!Whichever, we hope to seeyou there! No money ortickets needed.

Marian Rosling

Clopton concertIpswich Operatic & DramaticSociety will be performing‘Songs from the Shows’ in St Mary’s Church, Clopton onSaturday 23 June. This startsat 6.30pm. Tickets, costing£10 to include wine and fingerfood, are available by ringing01473 737507 or 737602 toraise money for the bellrestoration fund. This is one ofthe Society’s rare communityappearances - they are moreused to the footlights at theRegent Theatre and are alwayshighly entertaining.

Exhibits wanted!Following our successfulwalking stick and umbrella

exhibition last summer, we arefeaturing teapots, jugs andmugs in Hasketon Church.This will be on 25/26 August, coinciding with the VillageFete. Precious displays will beprotected by transparentscreens, and notes beside eachitem will detail its history.Please contact me soon if youhave interesting pieces wecould borrow so that I knowwhat to expect, but we won’twant to have the actual itemsuntil mid August.

.Richard Smith (01394 388970)


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CELEBRATING THE DIAMOND JUBILEE

The News villages will be marking the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee in a wide variety of ways. This

gives just a snapshot of the activities being organisedby the villages, mostly for their own residents. Insome cases the Olympics are being celebrated too.

BredfieldBredfield Parish Council

has purchased specialmugs, in celebration of theJubilee which have beenoffered free to every childaged 16 or under in thevillage. A small early eveningcelebration in the grounds ofthe Old Rectory for thecommunity will follow theannual fete on the Saturday.Another way the jubilee isbeing marked is through therestoration of the village’spump (see page 15).

BurghBoth Burgh’s celebratory

events are on Sunday 3rd.Bishop John Waine will bepresiding at the officialDiamond JubileeThanksgiving Service at9.45amwhen everyone isinvited to attend if possiblewearing red, white and blue.The Burgh Jubilee Street Partyis for all Burgh residents,families and friends. It is freebut everyone has been askedto bring a plate of food (cakes,sandwiches, etc).

Charsfield The celebrations being held

in Charsfield will markboth the Jubilee and theOlympics, and take place on22 and 23 June. They willinclude a musical concert,open gardens and a widerange of activities on therecreation ground. Moredetails of these are includedon page 114. Contact Sally Thompson,[email protected].

CloptonIt will be sandwiches, partyfood and cakes, games andface painting in CloptonVillage Hall on the Saturdayafternoon. Residents, bothadult and children, are beinginvited to enter the best homemade crown competition.

DallinghooThe first off the mark, with

its celebrations on 19 May,which included ChrisPennington and his band,plenty of stalls, food and fineweather. More on page 12.

DebachIn addition to a Jubilee partyand barbeque for the village,a time-capsule will be created.This will have photographs ofall the people in the villagetogether with small items thatwould show what life was likefor us on that day. We haveregistered our official JubileeBeacon and thiswill be lit at theappointed timelater in theevening.

GreatBealingsOn the Sunday

morning aspecial Songs ofPraise service isbeing held in StMary's Church,Great Bealings.Contributions willinclude a specially writtennarrative with extracts from theQueen's speeches andChristmas messagesr.Residents will be joiningneighbours from LittleBealings for a celebration atthe village hall and playingfield on Monday 4th when‘The Queen’ and ‘Duke ofEdinburgh’ will come in ahorse-drawn carriage to openthe proceedings aroundmidday. There will be apatriotic music, drinks tent,boules, football, inter-villagetug-of-war etc - street partystyle, with people bringing incontributions of salad andpuddings to accompany thehog roast.

Grundisburgh &CulphoFour days of festivities are

planned, starting with funruns for all ages on theSaturday morning and playson The Green performed byGADS that evening. A new village map on the sideof Olde Forge Stores will beenveiled on the Sunday withan afternoon footpath walk.Street party activities takeplace in the school grounds onthe Monday and the scouts areorganising a BBQ, bonfire andfireworks on the Tuesdayevening. A flower festival inthe church lasts throughout thecelebratory period.

Hasketon Hasketon will be

celebrating with a partyon the VillageGreen, startingwith children’ssports andraces of everykind - potatoand spoon,three legged,relays, sackraces and'runningbackwards'. Atug-of-warwill be theclimax beforetea outside atlong tables on

a 'sunny afternoon'! Familieswill be providing plates offood on a bring-and-sharebasis. A selection of musicwill be played during theafternoon.

Little BealingsAs well as the shared party

with Geat Bealings, theplanting of trees at the formercounty council waste site atSinks Pit is planned.

OtleyOtley’s Jubilee celebrations

for its residents, familiesand friends are on theMonday, starting with theringing of the church bellsbefore a short, informal

service of thanksgiving atnoon on the playing field.Then it’s the Big Lunch whenpeople have been asked tobring their own picnics, beforethe entertainment andcompetitions begin. Afternoontea is provided withj placespre- booked at The VillageStore. There will be a Jubileedisco and lighting of thebeacon at the Otley WhiteHart later that evening!

PlayfordYe Olde Street Party in

Spring Meadow will startoff celebrations in Playford,with sandwiches, cakes andtea from 3 till 5 pm on theSaturday afternoon. On theMonday evening residents willenjoy a hog roast with a barand Ceilidh, the taking of avillage photo and beaconlighting at Hill Farm.

TuddenhamRed, white and blue is the

dress code for the party onthe Tuesday at the village hall.Guests are invited to bringtheir own picnic food. Therewill be games and music.There will be a presentation ofmugs to all the children,followed by tea..

Witnesham &Swilland Witnesham is having a

street party to celebrateon the Tuesday from 12 noon,with bunting, entertainment,food and marquees. Outdooractivities include live musicall day, tables set out forpicnic lunches and fun andgames for all ages, and tea andcakes in the afternoon. A largeTV will be available to watchthe events in LondonA BBQ in the eveningfollowed by fireworks, issupported by Witnesham,Ashbocking and SwillandCommunity Council. Thebeacon is registered to be lit at10pm in the Barley Mow carpark.


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Phyllis Clarke, June 1919- March 2012

The youngest of five girls,Phyllis was born on mid-

summer’s day at SaddlersCottage, Grundisburgh, thehouse that she loved and inwhich she spent most of her

life. She attendedGrundisburghSchoolwhere sheadmittedshe wasnot agreatscholar;however

she didexcel at sports

and singing, and was amember of the church choirfor many years.She loved to talk about herchildhood - it was a veryhappy time for her. Some ofher recollections that wereincluded in the GrundisburghRemembered CD were playedat her funeral, remindingmany friends and family of

her memories spoken in herown words. Her Suffolkdialect was legendary. At 14 she left school and wentinto service, a part of her lifeshe did not like very muchand was not keen to discuss atany length. She clearly feltthat not all aspects of the goodold days were that good. Aftera few years she returned toSaddlers Cottage to help lookafter her father and in 1947 tostart her career as a nursingassistant at St Audry’sHospital in Melton which shecontinued to do until sheretired aged 60.

Edited from the eulogy given at herfuneral by Terry Tatum, her great-nephew

Patricia (Paddy) Pryke,August 1935 - March2012

Paddy was born inBedfordshire, the only

child of farmers and grew upwith farming in her bones. In1947 the family moved toGrundisburgh, to a biggerfarm where the land was

NEWS TRIBUTESbetter suited to arable. Paddysettled well into the villageschool and though bright shehad no wish to continue withfurther education - she wasneeded on the farm.When in 1953 her dad died ofTB at the young age of 44years, Paddy and her mumkept the farm going with helpespecially from GeorgeAndrews and a certain young

Rod Pryke from Laurel Farmnext door who started callingin on a regular basis.Paddy and Rod courted forfour years and were married in1958; their daughter Carol wasborn just before Christmas -hence the name! Paddy wasnever 'just' a farmer's wife buta hands-on farmer, caring forthe pigs, chickens and turkeys,driving the tractor and

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ploughing the fields. Duringthe summer and harvest-timethe family from Bedfordshirewould often come up and lenda hand and great fun would behad in the evenings playingcricket in the meadow.Two days each year at theSuffolk Show took the placeof holidays and Paddy alsobecame a speedway fan,cycling from Grundisburgh toFoxhall Heath with a group ofother dedicated fans. Paddywas a very private lady, keento do everything well. Sheenjoyed helping Carol in theBoundary Flowers shop,wiring ivy for wreaths forChristmas and helpingdecorate marquees andchurches for weddings.Later, when she couldn't getout she liked to indulge herselfwatching sports of all sorts,tennis, Grand Prix, darts and,of course, speedway!That Paddy was well loved inthe village was evidenced bythe size of the congregation inthe church at her funeral andRod and Carol are mostgrateful to everyone for theirwarm and generous support.

Madge Nicholas - with thanks to Rev.Clare Sanders

Sadly, these tributes have hadto be shortened because ofspace. The full versons are inThe News’ tributes folder inGrundisburgh Post Office. Ed.

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Grundisburgh Gleanings

Grundisburgh School hasbecome one the first

primary schools in Suffolk togain accredited Fairtradestatus. This is a hugeachievement for our villageschool and something we havebeen working towards formore than three years. We hadto meet fivegoals:* Set up aFairtradeSchool SteeringGroup with atleast half pupilsand which meets at least oncea term.* Write and adopt a FairtradePolicy which has the supportof the board of governors andis signed by the headteacher.* Use and sell Fairtradeproducts as much as possible.

* Learn about Fairtrade in atleast three subjects in two yeargroups.* Take action for Fairtrade atleast once a term in the schooland once a year in thecommunity (you may havespotted that The Dog is nowserving fairly traded coffee

and sugar – thatwas us!).The whole schoolcommunity ispassionate aboutsupporting

Fairtrade and the children nowunderstand how their actionsand choices impact on thelives of other people who arenot as fortunate as they are.Fairtrade is a concept thatworks well within schools aschildren have a very strongsense of fairness and can

School achieves Fairtrade status

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easily see that it's only fairthat the people who producewhat we eat, wear and useshould get paid enough to liveon and a chance to improvetheir lives. Well doneGrundisburgh School!

Gemma Oakley, teacher, and SarahCavanagh, parent, school fair trade

steering committee

Today more than 7 millionpeople across 58 developingcountries benefit from theinternational Fairtradesystem. www.fairtrade.org.uk.

Grundisburgh School Fairtrade steering committee

Pat and Robert Fletcher havebeen promoting and sellingFair Trade goods through St.Mary's Church, Grundisburgh,for three years. They have astall at the church coffeemorning on the first Saturdayof the month, and the first andsecond Sundays at the 11amservices. The Fletchers willalso be at the Village Showand the Church Fete and selldirect from 24 Post MillGardens; 01473 735775.

Additions at The DogDog landlords Charles and Eilir Rogers with the pub’s newest

resident Amelie Mary who arrived on 13 May, and thelonger established Harley, in their redesigned garden. The makeover has included new furniture and umbrellas, gravel and raisedbeds. There is an olive tree and a wide range of herbs which arealso for use in the kitchen. But the popular children’s play zoneis still there.Jubilee celebrations at the pub include a traction engine in steamplus a hog roast ('Hog at the Dog') on the Monday afternoon,live music from 'Lily and Leo' that evening, and a beer and ciderfestival on all four days.

Words Nicola Hobbs, photo Peter Kendall


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Grundisburgh GleaningsNew committeefor the PlayingField Anew committee has been

formed for GrundisburghPlaying Field, after an annualgeneral meeting in January.The committee comprisesGrundisburgh residents whowish to enhance the social rolewhich the playing field canoffer to the village. For thisobjective to be achieved astrategy has been set out forboth short and long termprojects.Already we have repaired thefence around the playequipment, replaced old litterbins with new, enhancedsignage and carried outessential repairs to thepavilion. The pavilion isavailable for any individual orgroup and hiring details can beobtained from the bookingsecretary Alison Garrod01473 738340. Long termprojects centre aroundproviding additional outdooractivities for the youngergeneration of all ages!

Richard Garnham, Chairman,Grundisburgh Playing Field Management

Committee,738139

WI TALKSHilary Hill visited

Grundisburgh, Burgh andCulpho WI members on abitterly cold night in Februaryto share memories of her veryspecial holiday in theGalapagos Islands. We wereshown slides of many strange

and beautiful animals andbirds that are unique to theseislands. Barbara Butler came along inApril, giving us a very movingaccount of Pudge's role atDunkirk. The barge (Pudge)was requisitioned at IpswichDocks while waiting to beloaded with wheat. Hermission was to take freshwater and ammunition totroops on the beach. Barbararelated survivors’ personalaccounts of blazing beaches,overhead bombing, artilleryfire, mines, and the death anddestruction all around. Ournormally chatty ladies sat instunned silence as she finishedher talk.In April, Ipswich town guideAnne Day gave us an historicarmchair walk around IpswichDocks. She began with somebackground history of thetown, before moving on to thegrowth of the docks. Ipswichbecame a very prosperousport. She brought us up to datewith the huge changes thathave taken place over recentyears following the eventualdecline of the port, resulting inthe modern docks orWaterfront as we know ittoday.

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Mud, mud, glorious mud .....Volunteers from the Greenways Project de-silted the pond at

Millennium Meadow, which increased its depth by a factorof five, to the delight of the tadpole population. The project’svolunteers have provided enormous help in restoring andmaintaining the water meadow as a natural habitat which localpeople can enjoyThe Easter Egg hunt organised by the Baptist Chapel at themeadow, brought some 62 children and a dozen adults.. JohnDunnett, Grundisburgh Conservation Group, would welcomemore volunteers from the local community at the workingparties he organises on the first Saturday of each month,between 10am and 12.30pm. A whole range of tasks areundertaken, though none usually as muddy as the de-silting.Tools, gloves and drinks are provided. He can be contacted on01473 735515.The meadow, at the end of the Driftway, off Lower Road, wascreated to mark The Millennium on land that had neverpreviously been used for agriculture. It has been provided on along lease to the parish council by Lord Cranworth.

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been made to re-establish the GrundisburghGreen duck population. This was so successfulthat 32 ducklings have been reared, courtesy of apossessive hen duck Goldie (left) who took twobroods under her wing in the pen built and lookedafter by Barry, Phil and Claire in Mrs Williams’garden. A third brood was lovingly cared for byNick and the girls at the Coach House.

Drivers are asked to make time to let the ducks cross the roadand residents not to overfeed the ducks. Bags of left-over breadby the stream only encourages vermin, in particular rats, tobreed. Words and photo Mike StiffIn fact the advice from the RSPB is that bread is not good for wild birds(see http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/a/feedingducksbread.htm Ed


Grundisburgh GleaningsSCOUTINGNEWS

In early March Explorersand Scouts attended

Phoenix Camp nearColchester where they had afantastic time includingswimming and roller-skating.The end of March saw theScouts having to build theirown shelters at the OutdoorChallenge Camp at Boxford.They also learnt about axe andsaw safety and had a go at airrifle shooting and treeclimbing.All sections took part in theEaster egg hunts around thevillage with much anticipationof some treats back at the hut. At the St. George’s DayParade at Framlingham,attended by some 400 people,the Grundisburgh Group wasprivileged with three of ourScouts taking the St George’sFlag in the parade. Stuart, ourGroup Scout Leader, was theparade master for the firsttime, and was also awarded aCertificate for 10 Year’sService to Scouting.The last weekend in April theBeavers had a sleepover atBoxford – it was wet! -although they still enjoyedthemselves, having a go atorienteering, BMX bikes, sisal

trail with an indoorcampfire to finish.We had help from10 parents whowere kept busygoing round withthe Beavers andtrying out theactivitiesthemselves. Gratefulthanks for all thehelp – perhaps nexttime will be drier? During the earlyMay bank holidaywe were on ourcycle camp, comingback the 90 miles orso from Duxford Imperial WarMuseum to GrundisburghGreen. At the same time, theCubs were at Boxford SpinneyCampsite taking part in theDistrict Camp Competition,where they were joined byother Cub packs for rafting,hiking, archery and cooking alltheir own meals.A small team of Scouts andExplorers attended theNational Archery Competitionin Hertfordshire in May andgained 22 Awards . More information can be foundon the websites:www.grundisburghscouts.org.ukwww.fynnvalleyexplorers.org.uk

Pat Ross, Group Secretary, 01473 735352

Creepy Crawliesat PlaygroupGrundisburgh Playgroup

children began thesummer term with some veryinteresting visitors. Kimmy’sMobile Petting Zoo boughtalong a number of furryfriends and creepy crawliesincluding a hedgehog, snakeand stick insects. This gavethe children the opportunity toexplore living creaturesthrough an educationalsensory hands-on experience. The children have been busygetting their hands dirty byplanting seeds to grow theirown in the vegetable garden,and they continue to use thejolly phonics method oflearning by exploring theletters U and Q. In preparationfor the Diamond Jubliee weare looking at the Union Jackflag and learning about theQueen. We will be joining inthe Village Jubilee

celebrations by taking part inthe sponsored Fun Run on 2June. Everything raised willbe shared between Playgroupand Youth Club, so pop alongand give some support to ourlittle athletes. You will alsofind our cake stall on TheGreen on the Sunday of theHidden Gardens weekend andour stand at the Village Show. The playgroup building is open on Monday

afternoons from 2pm to 3pm for a veryinformal toddler session, to which anyone

interested in welcome to drop in.

Helen Jerrold, 738818

The egg huntersWe had an ‘Eggcellent’

turn out at GrundisburghBaptist Chapel’s Easter egghunt on Good Friday and wereable to raise much neededmoney to help disadvantagedand orphaned African childrento get an education. Thanks toall who came. Our Jungle Club also wentwell, with some new childrencoming along. We had anOlympic theme to the week,with many children winninggold medals and a visit from‘Ussein Bolt’! We looked atways in which the Christianlife is like an Olympiccompetition, and also hadsome great Jungle Doctorstories dramatically told byLois. We continue to runChapel Club for Primary agechildren on Monday eveningsfrom 6.30-7.30, with Biblestories, games and craft.We are looking forward to ouropen-air meeting on theVillage Green on 8 July at3pm, where one lady will betelling about how shebecame a Christian andothers will be sharing theChristian message. It is agreat opportunity to findout more in an informalatmosphere where you canpop in and out as you wish.

Colin Grimwood, 01473 738856,mobile 07979 120549.

Left: BearingSt George’sflag:Below:Beavers dothe carpet runduringsleepover.

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Afounder member ofCamille’s Appeal –

Charsfield resident SallyThompson - is planning asponsored climb of the tallestfree standing mountain onearth, Kilimanjaro. Alongside her on her journeywill be her good friend andtrip organiser Tracy Edwards,who works for local tailormade travel company TribesTravel, and negotiated aspecial charity price. Training for a mountain climband living in Suffolk do not gotogether! So Sally contactedGrundisburgh based fitnesscompany, The Barn300, to seeif they could put together atraining regime. Owners Jay and Caroline,were keen to assist. Unlike astandard fitness centre, TheBarn300 does not followconventional training methods- they have an indoor spacebut more time is spentoutdoors working in smallgroups. Each session focuseson the individual’s fitnesstargets. “With the Kili trio it isabout strength andconditioning training toimprove overall fitness with afocus on the legs” Jayexplains. Sally and Tracy havebeen attending bootcamp onceor twice a week. The eight day trip - five ofwhich are spent on themountain - leaves the UK on23 June. Support for them canbe made through Sally’sJustgiving page: http://www.justgiving.com/KiliForCamille “I am also writing to localbusinesses to offer them mymarketing services free ofcharge in return for a donationto the climb” said Sally. “Thisis only possible, thanks to

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Moat Barn Nursery inHasketon, who have providedmy daughter, Tess, with aplace for one day a week.“Any business interested intaking me up on my offershould contact by emailing:[email protected]. Tosupport my climb, please goher Justgiving page:http://www.justgiving.com/KiliForCamille“For more information on thecharity, which helps supportchildren suffering with braintumours, please visitwww.camillesappeal.co.uk.”

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Culpho resident LynetteChapman has signed up to doher first ever sponsored walk –on the Ipswich East RotaryClub’s Annual Orwell Walk on24 June. She has a choice of a12, 18 or 25 mile circuit and ishoping to raise money for twolocal charities. A quarter of the sponsorshipmoney raised goes to Rotaryand the rest goes to thewalkers’ own chosen charities.Lynette and her husbandRobert are both keen sailors,and she has nominated EAST

(East Anglian Sailing Trust),which offers regular sailingopportunities for disabledpeople on the River Orwell.She has sponsorship leaflets inGrundisburgh Post Office orcan contacted by email [email protected] else brave enough tosign up can contact NormanHaines on 01473 215333.Walkers on all routes are fullysupported with checkpointsevery three miles, refreshments,first aid and transport back tobase if needed.

Helping localanimalsGrundisburgh has received

a thank you from PatMonk, the RSPCA house-to-house collections organiser forthe area. She is delighted tohave a third volunteercollector – Sarah Miller hasjoined Maggie Goddard andAnn Franklin, makingGrundisburgh the only villagein her branch to be fullycovered, with a resultingincrease in money collected. Pat would love to hear frompeople in other villages whomight sign up –she can becontacted on 01394 284605The Suffolk East and Ipswichbranch of the RSPCA has awide ranging programme offund raising events during thesummer, including a fun dogshow, quizzes, a clairvoyantevening and car boot. Detailson www.ipswich-rspca.org.ukor by ringing 01473 623280.

Above left: Sally and Camille;Above right: Sally with trainer Jay, setting off on a winter outdoortraining session to prepare for Kilimanjaro.

Grundisburgh resident PatDee received an 'out of

the blue' telephone call fromsomeone at the BBC enquiringabout his collection of dartsmemorabilia. They asked what he'd got andhow much he'd got, and asanyone who has seen Pat'scollection will understand, Patfound it impossible to describeso suggested it might be bestif someone came out to see it.The result was Pat'sappearance on The AntiquesRoad Trip on BBC2 in March.Pat began collecting dartsmemorabilia 21 years agowhen, following a devastatingaccident at work, he had totake early retirement and was

no longer ableto indulge hispassion forplaying darts. Needingsomething tooccupy hismind henaturallyturned to thegame he'd lovedsince when, at theage of 12 years, he'd beeninvited to watch the men playdarts at the Kings Head pub atBildeston. In those days menwould whittle their own dartsand make their own dartscases and it is artefacts fromthose earlier days that Pat ismost interested in collecting.He has a number of oldFrench wooden darts with alead weight insert andgoosefeather flights as well as

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On 5th July, Eily Buffone will be proudly carrying theOlympic Flame on part of its journey through Woodbridge,

having been selected from thousands of nominees to be one ofthe 8000 torchbearers. She is delighted and feels extremelyhonoured to be conducting the Olympic Flame on its 70 dayjourney through 1000 cities, towns and villages in the UK to theopening ceremony in London.Having overcome an ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2005, Eilyenjoys fundraising in aid of The Eve Appeal gynaecologicalcancer research charity. Her efforts include hosting numerous teaparties and completing the London to Brighton cycle ride lastyear in which she raised £650. She is currently planning carboots for this summer and her ‘guess the weight of the cake’stall at the Grundisburgh Village Show. Last year featured arather impressive teapot cake.Cycling has been Eily’s passion for the past six years; duringthat time she has clocked up over 11,000 miles. She keeps adiary of every mile thanks to a mileage tracker and notebookbecause she says numbers are very motivational. She sets herselftargets which she achieves – her latest, as suggested by a friend,is to cycle 2012 miles before the start of the Olympic Games.Despite a very wet April, Eily is well on track to reach hertarget. In addition, she has been training for, quite literally, herbiggest milestone yet – the Suffolk Sunrise 100 mile cycle ridefor Action Medical Research in May. Knitting scarves, making fudge and taking part in the annualSuffolk Churches charity bike ride, are just some of the ways inwhich Eily strives to support other charities such as BreastCancer Care. She helped run the FOGS school cake stalls foryears whilst on the Grundisburgh Primary School parents’committee. Next month she is helping a friend raise money forAlzheimer’s Research by packing shopping bags at asupermarket. Where does she stop?Her answer seems to be that she doesn’t. Eily believes youshould always think positively and never give up – it is amazingwhat you can achieve when you set your mind to it!

Katie Davis

Carrying the Olympic flame

brass darts and rapier slimmodern tungsten darts.Pat will tell you how peopleon the convict ships made dartboards from the base ofbarrels and darts from arrows;he'll show you a photograph ofthe Queen Mum throwing amean dart somewhere inLondon in the 20s or 30s, andhe'll tell you of the men whowere so good they couldn't bebeaten in the 1940s and sowere barred from competitionand had to resort to exhibitionmatches! He regrets that the old stuff isgradually disappearing - suchas the boards made of elmwhich had to be soaked beforeuse so that the darts would

stick. He hasover 300boards, onemade ofmatchsticks - a'Yorkshire'board which hasno trebles andno bullseye, buthis favourite isa board made ofplasticine whichhad to be rolled

smooth after each game!Much of his collection Pat hasacquired from carboot salesand auctions, but there is stuffpersonally donated too - aphoto of Ted Hankey, winnerof the World Championship in2000 and 2009, Eric Bristow'sshirt and the cloak andcandelabra which BobbyGeorge, who won the News ofthe World title, used in hisappearances.

In his playing days Pat was adedicated member of theGrundisburgh Dog darts teamfor 20 years and was awardedThe Dog housecup inperpetuity having won it threeyears running. He played inthe Ipswich League and theCounty League and in the 80she once played Eric Bristowand the legendary JockieWilson - games he didn't win!At one time the whole familyplayed - wife Ann (who usedto be a post lady) and daughterTracy (who works inGrundisburgh Surgery) wonthe pairs in the WoodbridgeLeague in 1999. Pat does stillmiss playing but collecting forhis museum maintains hisinterest in the world of darts.In September 2011 Pat hadgone to a book signing of'Scoring for Show, Doublesfor Dough' by Bobby Georgeand a photograph of him withthe author appeared in thepress. Two friends who workat the antique shop inNeedham Market cut out thephotograph and pinned it ontoa cork board in the shop.There it was seen by JamesLewis who called into theshop on his hunt for items tofeature in the Suffolk leg ofThe Antiques Road Trip. Told about Pat's collection hewas sufficiently intrigued tocontact the BBC and so it wasthat Pat and his collection,alongside Bobby George,appeared on the programme.James Lewis said he couldn'tbelieve what he was seeingand was most impressed byPat's dedication in building upthe collection over the years. Pat didn't really notice thecameras or the time thefilming took (all day!), he wasso enthused talking to Jamesand Bobby about his treasures- 'it's a passion of mine' hesays in a masterly piece ofstating the obvious! JamesLewis and Bobby George bothleft their autographs in Pat'svisitors book and he is alwaysdelighted to welcome visitors,and an opportunity to talkabout his passion! TelephonePat Dee on 735311.

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Grant giversmove

The Suffolk Foundation hasmoved from the Old

Reading Rooms, Grundisburgh(above the Parish Rooms), andhas sent thanks for being madeso welcome over the past threeyears. With its programme ofgrant making for smallcharities and communitygroups in Suffolk growing,somewhere bigger was neededand they have moved to TheOld Barns, Peninsula BusinessCentre, Wherstead, IpswichIP9 2BB, 01473 602602.www.suffolkfoundation.org.ukA new tenant has not yet beenfound for the Old ReadingRooms. Anyone interestedshould contact Peter Brunningon 01473 735481 or CliveWilletts on 738831.

Convivial Charsfield The organisations in and around Charsfield are joining in

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As so many village postoffices have closed

during the past few years, itis a matter for rejoicing thatGrundisburgh has managed toretain this most valuableservice. When Maureen Hyde becamesub-Post Mistress 30 yearsago she was looking for abusiness that could give heran income sufficient toraise her young family,and employ staff so togive her the flexibilityalso needed whenbringing up children.There was the addedadvantage of livingaccomodation included- although a twobedroomed flatprovided somewhatcramped space, and thefamily were relievedwhen eventually they wereable to buy the house nextdoor.Maureen has seen manychanges in the interveningyears, the major one beingthe introduction of thecomputerised system - 30years ago everything wasdone in ledgers by hand. Herbanking background stoodher in good stead as the PostOffice training consisted ofsomeone standing with herfor one week, and helpingwith the cashing up. She wasfortunate also to inherit theexperienced services ofNorma Hunt and values thecontribution made in lateryears by other counter staff,Sue Harvey, Margaret Knottand Pauline Coomber.

Presently we are served byPenny Finch, CaroleMulcahey and newcomerKimberley (Kim) Ng, inaddition to Maureen. Kim is of Chinese extraction,her family moving to Ipswichwhen her father joined BT atMartlesham. She still lives athome but spends much of hertime in Grundisburgh with her

boyfriend Andrew, Maureen'sson. She covers Saturdaymornings and holiday reliefand enjoys the job very much,mainly because of the peoplewho have made her feel verywelcome.Penny lives in the village andjoined the staff about ten yearsago. She also has a bankingbackground and works part-time, she and Carole coveringmost of the week betweenthem. Penny also says the bestpart of the job is 'the people'.Carole Mulcahey beganworking at Grundisburgh in2006, having previouslyworked at the post office inWoodbridge and as a holidayrelief at Witnesham, two doorsfrom where she lives. Before

she had her children, Carolewas employed at BarclaysBank. She finds working at avillage post office different tothe job in town - you get toknow your customers in avillage and that is what makesthe job so enjoyable. Maureen says the Post Officeis now more like a bank and inmany ways it is the hub of the

village. As well as thetraditional Royal Mail servicesit issues motor vehiclelicences, provides foreigncurrency (Euros on demand),issues gas, electricity andtelephone top ups, payspensions through cardaccounts, acts as a co-agentfor many banks (cash point) -though it is no longer allowedto issue passport forms. Thephoto-copier gets well used.As sub-Post Mistress Maureenis no longer responsible forensuring mail delivery - thepostmen (or women) are sentout from Ipswich and it is amatter of some regret that shecan no longer offeremployment to local peoplelike Nelda Daniels, Vi Walker,Ann Dee and Gill Girling.

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Hasketon Highlights

We have a full socialcalendar coming up,

starting with the villagediamond jubilee celebrationson Saturday 2 June. Children'ssports on The Green are amust to start such an afternoon... with an attentive audiencethere to coax and encourage.Tea at long decorated tables,with bunting and flags andmusic will be a lot of fun. It isjust a pity that the Queenherself cannot be here torespond to the Loyal Toast ...it is amazing she’s done thesame job for sixty years! Jazz it up!Our sixteenth Jazz andBarbecue will again be atShrubbery Farm, the home ofGordon and Molly Smith on24 June. The Sussex JazzKings will be playing trad jazzand there will be a deliciousbarbecue with salads, followedby a wide selection of puds.Bring your chair and maybe adecorated umbrella for the'brolly parade'. Tickets from01394 383106 / 388970. Roll up, roll up...The village fete this year willbe on Saturday 25 August,starting at 2pm. It is always ajolly occasion with plenty ofstalls to capture your attention.Whatever your age, you willfind lots to do, with games ofcleverness or luck, cups of teaand ice cream, bottle stall andAunt Sally’s and so on! The Exhibition of 'Teapots,Jugs and Mugs' will be onshow in the church, on

Saturday 25 August between 2and 4pm, and again on Sunday(with cream teas) between 12noon and 4pm. It should bemost interesting, judging bythe exhibits that we have beenpromised!It’s magic!Don't forget our 2nd Fridayevenings in the Victory Hall.For £5 you get a deliciousploughman's supper at7.15pm, followed by a talk bya guest speaker or otherentertainment. On 8 June,Colin Hopper, otherwiseknown as 'Colini', will explainthe origins of the 'World's

second oldest profession' ...Magic! The talk will beillustrated with diagrams anddemonstrations but no secretswill be given away! HilaryHill, our local friend, will tellus about her trip with Trevorto the Galapagos Islands at our

13 July meeting. They had aneight-day voyage aroundeleven of the islands, learninghow the geology andgeography affects theabundant wildlife. Flying startWe have time-off in August aswe will be busy with the feteand exhibition but start againon 14 September with GroupCaptain Tony Alcock's talkabout his uncle's first non-stopAtlantic flight (Alcock &Brown).Church newsJohn Dyter has been joined byKatherine Smith aschurchwarden. She followsRobena Westbury, who hasconscientiously looked after usfor several years, for whichwe are very grateful.Playgroup project pays offWith the promise of a verywelcome £10,000 grant fromSuffolk County Council andother donations, the HasketonPlayground Project is about toorder additional equipment forour children to enjoy aroundThe Green. They next intendbuying a Lambda Fitness Trailand are organising severalmore fund-raising events tohelp pay for other attractions. New faces behind the barWe welcome new landlordsLisa and Sean to The TurksHead and wish them well.They are open 7 days a weekand I know they servedelicious food and good drink!

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Bredfield Barometer

Bredfield’s iconic landmarkis its pump, standing at

the road junction at the southend of the village. But why isit there? For centuries therehas been a well at the ‘PumpEnd’ of Bredfield. Even in thedriest of summers, when manyof the village’s wells ran dry,this one never failed toproduce cool, clean water. We don’t know when a pumpwas first put over the well, butit must have been before 1863,when the Parish Surveyor paidMr Barker “17s 3d forpainting and lettering directionsigns over the Pump” –probably those that still stand,albeit attached to a much lessornate structure than thepresent much-loved feature. Before the days of pipedwater, the pump was ameeting place for villagers togossip whilst waiting to drawwater. Eric Pearce, writing in1988, recalled that somepeople came with two bucketson a yoke, while others had atwo-wheeled water cart. Theycouldn’t get the cart under thespout of the pump because ofthe railings all round, so theywould hook a length of watertroughing under the spout andrun the water down into thecart. In the summer, HarryRudd would fix a large steelcup to the pump by a chain, sothat passers-by could have adrink. In 1953, the village decided tocommemorate the Coronation

of Queen Elizabeth II byreplacing the old ironworkwith the beautiful wrought-iron canopy we see today.Echoing the general shape ofthe previous canopy, this wasdesigned and constructed bythe local firm of SC Pearce &

Sons of Bredfield Forge, andwas topped by a gilded crown. The firm, founded by SidneyCharles Pearce in 1919, hasbeen renowned for the qualityof its craftsmanship eversince. Herbert Cone, Chairmanof the Parish Council,performed the unveilingceremony on the eve ofCoronation Day. We have nophotos of this event but thereis one in the Recorder’scollection showing theprevious structure, bedeckedwith flags for the SilverJubilee of King George V and

to coincide with the Queen’saccession 60 years ago.Following this fun-filled,traditional garden event, Iwould like to invite all villageresidents to join in jubileecelebrations in the grounds ofthe Old Rectory, with food,drink and exceptionally goodcompany.

Andrew Miller

... and theOlympics

From 5 to 7pm on OlympicOpening Day (Friday 27

July) our village hall and fieldwill be the venue for our owngames. There will be thefamily football tournament,vegetable games, children’s artactivities, singing workshop,fancy dress and the chariotrace.Bring a dish for our pot-lucksupper at 7.30, have a drink atthe pay-bar and watch theOlympics opening ceremonylive on the big screen.Festivities will go on untilmidnight. Look out for leafletsand invitations in June but putthe date in your diary now.

Hassina Khan, 07990 931275

Jumbo successOver 200 bargain hunters

thronged the village hallfor our jumbo jumble sale on10 March. Thanks to thosewho kindly donated so manyitems, we raised £1,210 forthe church in just two hours!

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See page 18 for news ofBredfield Tennis Club.

Village icon restored Queen Mary in 1935. The actual pump under thewrought iron canopy wasgiven to the parish council in1967 by Adnams who hadremoved it from a pub theywere renovating at the time.The work of removing the old,dilapidated pump andinstalling the ‘new’ one wasnaturally done by Pearces - bythe late Roy Pearce, son of thefounder. In 1990 Dr John Brayinstigated a stage-by-stagerenovation. The work,undertaken by Roy’s brotherEric, assisted by Bob andArthur Woods, included there-gilding of the crown, on thebase of which they found thename of the designer, Clem.Pearce (another brother) andthe date, June 1953. ArthurWoods, a skilled sign-writer,repainted the direction fingerspointing to the Boulge,Hasketon and Melton roads. More recently, the parishcouncil decided to add extradirection signs. These weremade by Eric’s son, Terry,who repaired the structure lastyear after a car failed tonegotiate the corner. The pump is now back to itsformer glory, in time for itsDiamond Jubilee – and theQueen’s!

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Otley Offerings

Brian Childs was named as‘Suffolk Volunteer of the

Year’ at the High SheriffAwards in March. These areorganised by the SuffolkFoundation, and Brian waschosen from 27 other peopleafter being nominated byChris Taylor, Chairman ofOtley Community Council.In the nomination, Chris said:“If you were to draw a pictureof the typical ‘Scout Leader’ itwould be Brian: weatherbeaten, skinny, baggy shorts,handle bar moustache, biggrin and charmingpersonality. “Brian brought scouting toOtley in 1975, giving youngpeople a sense of purpose,adventure and camaraderie.Since then, he has workedtirelessly and with hugeenthusiasm to build the groupup and to bring cubs andbeavers to a small ruralvillage. He has beeninstrumental in the expansionof the Otley Scouts group,turning it into one of thebiggest rural troops in Suffolk.Brian has held the position of‘Group Leader’ with passionand dedication for over 25years.“When the group was formed,he played a large part in

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Brian at the awards ceremony receiving his award from PaulWinter of Ipswich Building Society.

raising the funds for a scouthut and then kept it in goodorder thanks to his skills andenthusiasm for woodwork andfixing things. The fundraisingcontinues to this day throughevents that have becomeembedded in village life.“Brian is also a prominentfigure within the localcommunity. A keen member ofthe Baptist Chapel, he ran ayouth group with them for 15years. He is also a parishcouncillor with over 20 yearsservice and can always berelied on to support villageevents and to lend a hand.”The first Brian knew about hisnomination was whenElizabeth Stephenson from theSuffolk Foundation rang toinvite him to the awardceremony. And he wasoverwhelmed to win - therewas such an impressive groupof nominees. As well as thecertificate and cup, Brian wasgiven a cheque for the scouts;how this will be spent will bedecided shortly.Brian came to Suffolk fromNorth Devon in the early 70sto work and never returned,after meeting and marryingChristine, who is Otley bornand bred.

Otley Parish Council has anew look website which

can be found atwww.otley.onesuffolk.net. Here you will find the latestnews, such as the work takingplace to install a new villagesign, a page giving the historyon Otley and you can alsocheck the Benefice Calendarfor the church within the‘Useful Information’ page. Here there is a link to theChurch Times magazine, agood source of information onwhat is happening in the

village both within the churchand other villageorganisations, and you willalso find the Village Store andPost Office opening times. We also have a page dedicatedto walks around Otley with alink to ‘walk4life’ which willshow you walks in thesurrounding area. If you have any commentsabout the new website thenplease let us know bycontacting me.

Vanessa Osborne,[email protected]

New look for village website

Young campaigners: the winners of Otley’s ‘I drive at 25’ ,campaign poster competition run at the primary school, from leftDylan Feavearyear, class 1, Hannah Coles, Class 3, and JamesThrun, Class 2. Dylan’s poster is being used in the campaign.Photo taken by Stephen Czarnota, who is a school governor andpart of the anti speeding drive in the village. More information inthe article on the front page.


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Nimble Nippers has nowbeen up and running for a

full year. The initiative run byGrundisburgh mums AliceSim and Sandy Page offerscoaching to children from asyoung as two in multi sportdisciplines. The pair started NimbleNippers to encourage youngchildren to get involved insport from an early age andlearn the essential skillsneeded to enjoy and developwithin their sport. Sincestarting the sessions on aFriday afternoon onGrundisburgh playing field, orin wetter months the villagehall, the Nippers have gonefrom strength to strength.

Nimble Nippers now offersports coaching at Moat BarnNursery in Hasketon and arepleased to be offering a brandnew after-school club atGrundisburgh School forclasses 1 & 2. Sandy says “It’s fantastic thatNimble Nippers has receivedso much support in the areaand parents engage with us toget their children active. Weare thrilled the new after-school club has proved such asuccess, it gives true jobsatisfaction to see such youngtalent emerging”For further details aboutNimble Nimble Early YearsSports Coaching contact AliceSim on 01473 735150

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Club has existed for some35 years and continues tohave an active membershipwho plays regularly. The costfor adults is just £30 for oneyear, £15 for students and £5for juniors and givesunlimited use of the courtsthroughout the year. New members are alwayswelcome and invited to comealong on Sunday mornings at10am when members meet toplay some informal tennis. The club’s courts andfacilities, which are inexcellent condition, are at theside of the Bredfield VillageHall playing field. Interestedin joining? Then please

contact membership secretaryAngela Bridges on 01394384874 for further details.

... and Grundisburgh

The summer season atGrundisburgh Tennis Club

is now in full swing, withclub sessions on Sundaymornings and Wednesdayevenings. Coaching isavailable for both juniors andadults - details from GeoffCaryer on 01473 738108.Fees have remained the samefor several years - adult £59,family £100, junior £25.50,couple £79.50. New membersare welcome and anyoneinterested can come to any ofthe club sessions beforecommitting to joining. Theclub will be marking its 40thanniversary later this summer.

Monica Begg, Chair, 01473 738830

The Stan Kirsopp (indoor bowls) Trophy was contested evennore keenly than usual this year. With three games left to playany one of four teams could have won but it was Roy Girling'steam that kept its nerve to top the league. Roy is pictured herewith Hazel Peasey at The Dog receiving the trophy fromMaureen Day, who was deputising for Stan’s widow, Joyce. The third team member, John Hancock, was not able to attend.


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Colour in The NewsWe are experimenting with printing the whole of this and

the next issue in full colour, instead of the usual four orsix pages. If we get enough demand from advertisers to havetheir adverts reproduced in colour we hope to continue. As aspecial offer this is currently £5 extra per issue for thesmallest size, £10 for medium and £20 for the quarter pageads. Val Crouch would like to hear from anyone interested.

To all who use thefootpath from BarleyMow to Gull Lane

We now have sheep andlambs grazing this field.

Could you all please keepyour dogs on a lead and keepto the footpath. The field willbe fenced off with an electricfence, and your co-operationin keeping the sheep safewould be greatly appreciated.

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Calling for cakes

Crossroads ... Caring forCarers will again be

providing teas for the Hidden

Gardens weekend of 9/10 Junefrom 1 - 6pm in the ParishRooms. These teas alwaysoffer delicious refreshments,as cakes and scones aregenerously provided by localpeople. We are so grateful fortheir help and hope that theywill support us again this yearby cooking for us once moreand, ideally, delivering themto us on the day.Recent lucky winners of theCrossroads 100+ Draw are:March: D.Warner, Hasketon£15 and A.Deacon, Walton £10.April: C.Richardson, £15 andJ.Hart, £10, both Felixstowe.

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ARTISTS OPEN THEIR DOORS

The News’ villages are once again well represented in theSuffolk Open Studios programme. For some of them it is thefirst time they have taken part in the event, when members of thepublic are invited free into studios during some or all of theweekends in June between 11am and 5pm. The visitors areencouraged to view work in progress, talk to the artists - and ifthey want - to buy work and discuss possible commissions.

Among the first timers istextile artist, ElizabethTaylor (right). She movedto the Old School in Debacha year ago and has abeautiful new studio built byher neighbours. When sheretired from teaching shestudied on a City and GuildsCreative Textile course; shenow creates two and threedimensional textile works,including ‘wearable art’,and is inspired by nature.Open 2/3, 9/10, 16/17 &23/24 June. 07941 023777. Also taking part for the firsttime are two other textileartists with studios atWillowmead, Otley Bottom.Weaving is Kandi Munson’spassion, with inspirationdrawn from sunsetphotography and yarnprovided by the residentalpacas. Elisabeth Kendrick,who is the author of twobooks on plain weave usingsimple looms, uses natural andman made fibres to createfabrics.Open 2/3, 9/10, 16/17 & 23/24June. 01473 274390.For Clare Rizzo it is the firsttime she has opened at hernew home in Low Road,Hasketon, although sheparticipated in Open Studioswhen she lived inWoodbridge. She usedwatercolour and oil pastel inher architectural career andnow is exploring these media

Details of the 118 artists taking part around the county arefeatured in the free 2012 Open Studios Directory widelyavailable in shops and libraries around the area.

with the Suffolk coast andcountryside as her inspiration.Open 9/10 & 16/17 June01394 384789Cyndi Speer has beenopening her studio inGrundisburgh for a number ofyears. Her paintings depictnatural and man madeelements from the surroundinglandscape. Swirls of patternsand contrasting tones are builtup to create an overall slgihtlyabstracted imageOpen 9/10, 16/17 June. 01473 738823.

As usual there is strongsupport for the event amongGreat Bealings based artists,five of whom are openingtheir studios, mostly withineasy walking distance of eachother. Elizabeth Sadler’s studio is atBealings Barn, Grundisburgh

Road,GreatBealings,where shecreatesjewelleryusingsterlingsilver anddraws

inspiration from a rich paletteof semi precious stones.Open 9/10, 16/17 June. 01473 735527.Ceramics are Leah Hinks’medium - hand built porcelainjewellery, dishes, bowls,spoons, candlesticks, cufflinks,

pictures ....with colourinspirations from theMoroccan souks to theMedierranean sea. Her studiois at The Granary, Hall FarmRoad.Open 9/10, 16/17 & 23/24June. 01473 735880.Alison Calvesbert producesher mixed media work at theMagna Studios, 1 Boot Street.She specialises in texturedprint, photographs or multilayered surfaces, which allreflect the influences of hercoastal childhood at Bawdsey.Open 9/10, 16/17 June. 07861 379642.Painter Remraf is based at theOld Post Office in LowerRoad; specialities includelocal scene and naturephotography and she hasdeveloped her own styleof Impressionist andAboriginal painting.Open 2/3, 9/10, 16/17 &23/24 June. 01473 735230Paper-makingdemonstrations will betaking place at AnnesleyHouse, Boot Street, withan invitation from artistJudith Chestnutt forvisitors to have a go.Open 9/10 June. 01473 735343.In addition some of theartists are involved in an

exhibition at Sutton Hoo inearly August. Cyndi Speer andClare Rizzo are jointlyexhibiting at the Pond Galleryin Snape in August and inCyndi’s own house inGrundisburgh from 31 May to6 June.

‘Above: Elizabeth Taylor; Top right: Jewellery by ElizabethSadler; Right: ‘Southwold’, awatercolour by Clare Rizzo forher recently published book onthe Suffolk coast.


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