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Fully Licensed - Finest Indian Cuisine Fully Air Conditioned - Take Away Service Available food hygiene rating A warm welcome awaits you at the famous Blue Naan Restaurant Banquet menu available, dining in the restaurant, Sunday - Thursday. “Order all you can eat” - choose from over 100 dishes. £15.50 per head £10.95 under 12. Normal menu also available...
Come to our famous Tribute Nights
Thursday 25th September 2014 - Freddie Mercury Thursday 30th October 2014 - Elvis Thursday 27th November 2014 - ABBA
New Year’s Celebration with DJ 31st December 2014 8pm til late on all Tribute Nights, and New Year’s Eve will be extra late! Set menu at just £35 per head. Contact Blue Naan to book your seat. Open 7 days a week, incl. Bank Holidays
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Contents Page 4 Angels Media and Craft Studios Page 5 Home-Made Car Page 6 Local Lad Page 7 Local Prize Draw Page 8 Thai Hut Page 9 Felixstowe’s Cultural Food Corner Page 10 Wainwrights Revamp Page 11 BASIC Life News Page 12 Local Businesses Page 13 Mystery Shopper Page 15 The Felixstowe Society Page 16 Visit to the Queen Page 17 Open Top Bus is Back! Page 18 What’s On Page 19 Index of Advertisers
Note from the Editor
Welcome to August’s edition of The Felixstowe Magazine
With summer at its peak I’m hoping you all get to see some good weather come back to us. Failing that, we have some great news and features to share with you...
Last month, Felixstowe lads Jim and Pete got their kit car legally on the road... so if you see a blur of red, you know it’s those boys (p.5). The Open Top Bus is back too! Hoorah!! If you ever wondered what lovely things you can do in the holidays, then be sure to try out this fab bus (p.17). This month we also get to announce the winners of the Art About Town Exhibition Prize Draw, which was in aid of local drug education. There’s lots more so jump right in and enjoy the read. Wishing you all a wonderful August! The Editor - Mandeep Birdy
Cover by The Felixstowe Magazine official photographer, Bex Sheppard www.bexsheppard.co.uk
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Publisher: Birdy Publications Ltd, t/a The Felixstowe Magazine - 07929 979 073 - info@thefelixstowemagazine.com - www.thefelixstowemagazine.com Printer: Gemini Press - Proofread by Katherine Kane The views expressed by individuals in any letter or article included at the discretion of the publishers are not necessarily the views of the Editor. Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this magazine and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers of this publication will not hold themselves responsible for any inaccuracies. Inclusion of advertisers in this magazine is not necessarily a recommendation but we do hope they give a good quality service. No part of the publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publishers and contributors. We take complaints you make about our advertisers seriously. We have the following policy on this: first complaint about an advertiser is logged here in our offices, if we receive another complaint we write to the advertiser concerned and notify them we have had two complaints and if we receive another complaint we will no longer accept their adverts. If and when a third complaint arrives we will verify that all complaints received were genuine and inform the advertiser that we will no longer be promoting their business and inform them why.
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Relive those Golden Memories
Why not have those old home movies of all gauges transferred onto DVD before it’s too late? Or have those video tapes transferred onto DVD and free up some room? All tapes catered for. If your wedding is on film or video, let us transfer it onto DVD for you. Don’t throw away those old records and cassettes, we can put them on to CD with crystal clear clarity, you will not believe the difference. Just like photos, slides were very popular, but with the advent of digital imaging, they are now a thing of the past. We can put your 35mm slides onto DVD or video in the form of a slide show, which you can watch in the comfort of your armchair on your TV with all your family and friends. If you have any film or photos taken on your mobile telephone or digital camera, we can put them on to DVD or video for you. We also provide a video filming service for parties, anniversaries, engagements and, our speciality, weddings. No job too small or too large. For more information please contact Angels Media & Craft Studios on 01394 470112 or 0800 511 8068 or visit us at www.amcs12.co.uk or email us at info@amcs12.co.uk We also sell local interest DVDs of Felixstowe, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, plus a host of other
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Two Felixstowe lads excitedly tell us all about their new kit car they’ve built from scratch... (sigh)... boys and their toy!
Building our Own Kit Car by Jim and Pete
Top Gear...Jim and Pete show off their skills!
Having always had the dream to build their own kit car, local lads Jim and Pete decided to join forces and make it happen! Here’s what they have to say... “Pairing up Pete’s knowledge of mechanics and our mutual love of fast cars, this was truly an amazing opportunity to work together on this project! Wayne (down at Langer Park Service Station) was really amazing at allowing us to use the facilities to get the car ready for its road safety tests. Both of us have our families to look after and work so it took just under 2 years from start to finish... that’s all weekends and evenings. I think our favourite thing about building our kit car is The Grin Factor... you can’t help
but smile! We are well and truly boys when it comes to driving this car! It’s a proper boy’s toy and it handles very, very well. We’d definitely build another kit at some point in the future. Mills Extreme Vehicles (MEV) were the company we used. They give details of the car and how to build it. So long as you’ve got the space and some mechanical knowledge, anyone can do this.” If anyone is thinking about buying a kit, Jim would be happy to talk to you about it. Just get in touch with The Felixstowe Magazine.
THE WHARF
One of Felixstowe’s finest gift shops with quirky gifts, presents and cards. Something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you this summer 48-50 Hamilton Rd Felixstowe IP11 7AJ 01394 671200
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Local Lad
Check Her Out! by Dean Wales
I’ve been driving for 25 years now - as the ‘Little Tikes Cosy Coupe’ never existed when I was a kid I can’t declare any pre-pubescent experience behind the wheel - and so I’d consider myself well-versed in the futile overreaction of incensed drivers often referred to as ‘Road Rage’. Little did I know that Road Rage doesn’t just apply to the road....! Until recently whilst I was on a shopping trip in this fair town of ours, I was never really mindful of rapid flare-ups between strangers other than those I’d observed on our roads. It’s funny isn’t it, how some things happen in the most unlikely of places?
Having to pop out for provisions, dental floss and because I had an insatiable craving for a Strawberry Mivvi, I grabbed my bag-for-life (For life? Really?) and my car keys and headed out. After eventually unearthing a shopping basket void of used tissues, empty Ginsters Cornish Pasty packets or discarded shopping lists, I headed into
the retail abyss.
My time negotiating wayward trollies and ruddy-faced children demanding a bag of Monster Munch was thankfully short; unlike the queue at the checkout. It was here I witnessed ‘Checkout Rage’.
All the elegantly dressed lady was trying to do was return an unwanted item. You’d have thought she’d stripped and attempted to limbo dance under the legs of fellow shoppers. Looks that would have melted my Strawberry Mivvi at a hundred yards, amplified tuts, unwarranted accusations. Within moments the entire line of individuals was at it.
When the lady in the firing-line retaliated, one hindered shopper shouted ‘Ooh, check her out’… I saw the funny side of that, others in queue, however, did not.
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7 Prize Draw results of the Art About Town Exhibition...
Local Exhibition and Prize Draw
In aid of Local Drug Education Left to right - Councillor John Goodwin, Felixstowe Mayor Graham Newman, yours truly and one of Felixstowe’s up and coming artists, Miss Ellie Rose
Some of you who know me, know that I have a big passion for raising awareness and education about drugs and alcohol, so that together we can create a drug-free world.
Last month as part of the Art About Town season, I exhibited at the wonderful Studio Bushfire, Cafe Bencotto and Pierrots as a pre-event to the Suffolk Open Studios and in aid of local drug education.
I think what I was proud about most was the fact that local people and local businesses pulled together at the event... it was a huge success and was only made possible by the united efforts of the people involved...
50% of all sales went directly into the drug education
Award-winning ‘Truth About Drugs’ Educator’s Kit
and Zoe at Studio Bushfire for all their help and support. I would also like to give a mention to Julie at Cafe Bencotto, Jacqui at Jacq Barron Flowers, Hassan at Blue Naan, Dawn at Vintage and Green, Graham at BASIC Life charity and all the the staff at Pierrots for their support! And last but not least, a massive thanks to all who entered our fabulous Prize Draw! Announcement of the Prize Draw Winners!
fund, and we also ran a prize draw! A huge thanks goes to the incredible Carl, Debs
Food Bank - Community Support Books Into Breakfasts & more...
Your Charity Helping Your Community
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BASIC Life Charity
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Top Prize goes to Jeff Brown - £200 voucher to buy any original art from the exhibition or have a new bespoke commission painted. Second Prize goes to Aimee Fairburn - a family photoshoot courtesy of Studio Bushfire. Third Prize goes to Robin Peddersmith - £25 voucher to dine in Cafe Bencotto.
Fourth Prize goes to Sarah Denny - £25 voucher for Jacq Barron Flowers. A huge congratulations to all the winners and once again a massive thank you to all your were involved and supported the cause!
If you are interested in helping with drug education in Felixstowe, please do get in touch. Your help is vastly needed and incredibly appreciated! Contact me on: 07929 979 073 or email: info@mandeepbirdy.com Don’t forget to check out these relevant website: www.drugfreeworld.org www.togetherforadrugfreeuk.ning.com facebook: Together for a Drug-Free UK
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Felixstowe’s Cultural Food Corner Mmm... with incredible authentic dishes made with fresh ingredients served each day, you just cannot miss the Thai Hut experience...
The Thai Hut
Happy First Birthday to Felixstowe’s Thai Restaurant
The wonderful staff at Thai Hut
A taste a Thailand in Felixstowe, this is what the Thai hut is for us. On the 2nd of June we celebrated our 1st Birthday. It has been a great year for us. And we would like to thank all our customers old and new for their support, we have had some wonderful nights at the Thai Hut in the past year. Wherever possible we use authentic Thai ingredients, also fresh vegetables and herbs, all our dishes are cooked to order. We offer a booking service on 01394 549126. We are now into our second year of trading. For those who haven`t been to our little restaurant we do a lot of things to deliver a great service and high quality. Our food is freshly cooked to order, and we aim to keep the authenticity of the Thai food we serve. We have a great variety of dishes to suit every taste and we also cater for vegetarian and vegan diets. We now offer an early booking discount of 15% on Friday and Saturday for any bookings
made between 5 - 6.30pm starting from the 1st of July. We also offer a takeaway service with delivery available on Friday and Saturday. You can book for group parties. Last but not least as we are currently not licensed, so you are welcome to bring your own wine or beer, we do serve soft drinks. We look forward to seeing you! Detelina and David (see our advert below)
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Thai corn cakes: Celebrating the many culinary cultures Felixstowe is proud to have...
Something spicy from Thailand
Thai Corn Cakes
This scrumptous recipe for corn fritters is a real treat, and it’s also vegetarian plus gluten free (!) made with
This scrumptious recipe for corn fritters is a real treat, and it's also vegetarian plus gluten free! corn, tofu and a variety of vegetables. The corn fritter batter takes only minutes to make. An easy treat that made with corn, tofu, and a variety of vegetables. The corn fritter batter takes only minutes to stir is terrific as an appetiser, snack or finger food for a party. For a dip, I like to have them with Thai Sweet Chilli together, then just drop spoonfuls into hot oil and fry for a few minutes. An easy treat that is Sauce,aswhich now seems to beor available in most grocery terrific an appetizer, snack, finger food for a party. stores. For a dip, I like them with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, which now seems to be available in most grocery stores - look for it in the Asian Prep Time: 10 minutes • 1/2 diced green pepper section. Enjoy!
Cook Time: 10 minutes Makes 12-15 small corn fritters.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients • 1 cup of rice flour, or scant 1 cup of regular white flour Cook 10 minutes • 1 tsp ofTime: baking powder • 2 tbsp Golden Mountain Sauce or fish sauce • 2 tbsp soy sauce 20 minutes Total Time: • 2 eggs • 1/2 block medium or firm tofu cut into small cubes Yield: (1 cup full)MAKES: 12-15 small corn • 1 cup of sweetcorn (cut fresh off the cob or frozen) • 4 spring onions/scallions, sliced Ingredients: • 1 loose cup of fresh chopped coriander
• 1 fresh minced red or green chilli or 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper • 1/3 tsp tumeric • 1-2 kaffir lime leaves, snipped into slivers
Method: Break eggs into large bowl and add the Golden Mountain sauce and soy sauce. Whisk together. Add tofu, sweetcorn, onion, coriander, green pepper, chilli, tumeric and lime leaves and stir. fritters Mix separately the baking powder with the flour and add this to the wet mixture. Add salt and extra sauces to taste. Heat oil in a wok over medium heat (oil must be about 2cm deep). When bubbles begin to rise from the bottom of the wok or the oil begins to “move” across the bottom of the wok, 1 cup rice flour, OR scant 1 cup regular white flour try dropping in a 1/4 tsp of the mixture. If it sizzles and begins 1 tsp. baking powder to cook the oil is ready. If not, heat the oil for a little longer. When the oil is hot enough, drop in the mixture one tablespoon at a time so you have enough room in your wok for the fritters not to touch each other or stick together. Allow to cook for 1 minute before disturbing - or until they have a more solid form. Then gently turn them with tongs or a spatula to fry the other side. When golden brown, remove and drain on absorbent towel or paper. Continue cooking the fritters in batches until all the mixture is used. Serve with your Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce!
Fruit & Flowers
Fruit & Flowers offer the town a traditional family-run greengrocers. Owned and run by Paul and Elvita Branch, they have around 25 years experience in this trade and aim to give the people and businesses of Felixstowe a wide choice of fresh fruit and vegetables with excellent service!
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 8am - 4pm
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Yum... Now enjoy!
- Recipe by Detelina from the wonderful Thai Hut on Undercliff Road West.
Krzy’s Deli Shop
Felixstowe’s only Polish deli and grocery shop is now selling: Alcohol and Beer, Fresh Bread, Smoked Meat and SO much more... Yummy! COME AND VISIT US!
10 Orwell Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7HD - 07475 756132 - www.basketfood.co.uk
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Local Business Celebrating the revamp of Felixstowe’s family-run Estate Agents, Wainwrights!
1lb of Sausages Please! It would be difficult to say how many times we’ve been asked for a 1lb of sausages! Sorry to say we can’t help you with that, but we can offer you a great service from a family-run business, just as you would have expected over the last 100 years when our shop was a butchers! We’ve always felt it’s important to embrace change, to be current, but still giving that first class service our customers expect. Recently the office began to feel faded and tired, so we decided a freshen up was in order. It took a long time for us to decide on colour and design, wanting to keep the original features of this beautiful building, but still being up-to-date and current. We have kept our look smart and subtle, expressing our competence, sincerity and edge. We hope that we have improved our premises to the benefit of our customers, our fantastic team and also enhance the high street of Felixstowe. Being a part of a small community, it is really important to be involved in local events and we are immensely proud to be sponsoring the Felixstowe Carnival again this year and of our continued work with BASIC Life Charity, like donating our Wainwrights removals van for BASIC to deliver their food parcels, furniture and other charitable gifts to the community. If you get the chance, do come and give us a look, we’d love your opinion on the new office. Hopefully you will love it as much as we do. Richard Cobb – Proprietor.
Wainwrights 01394 275276 www.wainwrights.co.uk
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Basic Life, Community News to Your Door
From the initial idea in 1997, through our acceptance as a registered Charitable Trust in 2000, Felixstowe based BASIC, an independant Charitable Trust, has been able to assist many groups, organisations and individuals with financial, practical and general support. We are a ‘people’ charity and believe our mission is to support those in need and to provide assistance for those who are otherwise prevented from realising their own charitable goals.
New Face
BASIC are really pleased to be able to introduce our new Management Assistant, Stephanie Goulding.
Steph has a great deal of experience in retail locally and we know she will be a great asset to the charity. She will be helping with the administration and overseeing the operation of both of our shops. We know the Felixstowe and Walton public will give her a warm welcome! Donations
‘I don’t know if you can help me, but...’
These are often the first words we hear when somebody is in need of assistance. So how do BASIC deal with these requests?
Well, quite often the request is for something which BASIC does not provide but we know somebody who does! So we do a lot of ‘signposting’ to other
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organisations in the town who are better equipped to help.
When a request meets our criteria of being a real BASIC need which needs addressing and the applicant has exhausted all other means of meeting it, we will do our best to Stephie Goulding help. We ask the applicant to fill in a simple application form and then, if we feel it meets our ideals, we will try to help as soon as possible. One of the advantages of BASIC is that we are local people and you don’t have to wait weeks for an answer from ‘head office’.
In the last month alone we have provided financial assistance to a family who needed safety locks for their windows, fencing for a family where the children were at risk and donations of household goods have been made to local people who have found themselves in extreme need. This type of assistance is ongoing and, for obvious reasons, we are unable to publish the details.
In addition, we have our regular support through our food banks and the provision of free breakfasts to the children at two local schools. We also have our Blake appeal where we are raising funds for a local child who needs specialist medical assistance. So, if you need help, please contact us. We will always be here to support those in the most need in our community. Have BASIC helped you in the past?
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Local Advice News and tips from local financial advisor, Dawn...
Growth Vouchers
Fancy £2000 to Help Your Business Grow? The Growth Vouchers Programme has been created by the government to help new businesses starting out. It aims to give advice and guidance wherever possible to help your business grow and succeed! You can apply for a voucher online and your business could receive a voucher of up to £2,000 to help finance strategic business advice! Whilst the voucher is not guaranteed, can you afford to miss out?! Account Wryte Ltd are now a legitimate Growth Scheme Advisor and can offer our services to any new businesses who need advice or guidance on finance and cash flow management, through the growth vouchers programme. Your business could be eligible if: - It’s based in England.
- Has fewer than 50 employees.
- Has had no paid-for strategic advice in the past 3 years. - It has traded for at least 12 months. Apply for your Account-Wryte Ltd Growth Voucher now at: www.gov.uk/apply-growth-vouchers
Find out more information on the Growth Vouchers: https://marketplace.enterprisenation.com/ Please contact : Dawn Johnson FMAAT (see advert below)
Kids will be Kids
Kids will be Kids is the Felixstowe breakfast, after-school and holiday club which is expanding on almost a daily basis. From their centre on the first floor of Christchurch Church, near Morrison’s, owners Sarah Denny and Beth Cracknell run a fast-paced club for local children.
Their Ofsted approved club is ideally located for parents working in the port or within the town to drop off their children.
Sarah and Beth provide the children with stimulating and, most important of all, fun activities to keep them busy. Recently the children have enjoyed a trip to Easton Farm Park, have been entertained by ‘The Reptile Man’ and have learnt to cook, making gingerbread men. In the current economic climate many parents have found childcare to be expensive, but Kids will be Kids offer realistic and affordable rates.
Sarah and Beth are both local ladies and, after many years learning their trade, Kids Will be Kids became their platform to produce the very best of childcare to the public.
Breakfast rates are just £4.50 (plus £1 travel) After School rate £12.00 (plus £1 travel) Holiday Club just £20 for 6 hours and £26 for a full day.
The prices include a breakfast and dinner and your child will enjoy a full programme of enjoyable activities.
To make arrangement for your child or children to join Kids will be Kids, or to meet the team and have a look around the facilities, please contact Sarah or Beth on 07938 566440.
Book now for some great children’s activities!
Breakfast After-School Holiday Club
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New Parish Councillors Wanted Trimley St Mary Parish Council is announcing these two positions on the Council that need filling as soon as possible. Anyone interested should contact Mrs D. Cooper, Parish Clerk, on 01394 285193.
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We’ve talked about local businesses upping their game... so here’s The Felixstowe Magazine’s Mystery Shopper testing out the services, standard, quality and friendliness of random businesses across Felixstowe...
The Mystery Shopper!
Let's face it, unless we eat takeaway every night, we're going to have to face the grocery shopping at least once a month. Most of us have very busy lives and it's understandable why we may head to the supermarket. But maybe it's worth having a look at the Felixstowe area's independent shops. My interest was recently piqued by the short but steady queue that forms out the door of S.J. Summers Butchers in Walton on Saturdays.
I joined that queue one morning and was greeted as I came through the door by a friendly assistant who advised that the meat is locally sourced, and if I didn't see what I was looking for, including game, just ask and they could get it in for me. I was tempted by the £5 breakfast offer (nothing says 'I love you' to my carnivore husband like the occasional fry-up). This easily fed three greedy adults with the addition of a bag of hashbrowns and included meaty sausages; good, thick bacon rashers; a half dozen large, fresh eggs and a tin of generic tomatoes or beans. I would have been quite satisfied with the deal without the addition of the beans. I can't promise to give up the convenience of the supermarket, but I will definitely be returning to S.J. Summers for good value for my money, excellent customer service and really feeling part of the neighbourhood!
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Beach Clean with the Felixstowe Society
The Society cleans a designated stretch of Felixstowe beach four times a year and, on each occasion, we are fortunate to be joined by a healthy number of Society volunteers. We are also joined by volunteers from the Beach Hut and Chalet Owners. On this occasion, two staff and five students joined us from Felixstowe Academy and cleaned a stretch of beach from the Pier to the beach opposite the Alex. Three members of the Felixstowe Youth Society were very welcome and now that their exams have finished, they spent an enjoyable hour picking up litter! Altogether we had thirty people taking part including one lady who came along as a visitor and will hopefully become
a member of Felixstowe Society, together with her partner.
Five bags of rubbish were collected weighing 18kgs including 4kgs collected by the Academy students and staff. One unusual item found was a door key on a ring and this was taken to Felixstowe Police Station by one of our members after the clean-up. Other items picked up were glass, batteries, bottle tops, fishing wire, tea bags, a pair of socks and a coat hanger.
As always, these events are superbly organised by Keith and Elizabeth Horn. We will be taking part in the Marine Conservation Society’s National Beach Watch weekend event when beaches all around the country are cleaned by volunteers. In 2013 MSC reported that more litter than ever was found on British beaches - 2,309 items of litter were found on every kilometre cleaned. The strangest finds around the British coastline last year were half a TV, a French bullet-proof vest, a pack of bacon, some plastic bird feet, half a canoe and a set of dentures.
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If you would like to join us on September 20th at 10am on the prom opposite Seagull Cottage, please contact Keith Horn on 270845.
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Suffolk Family Carers at the Queen’s Garden Party On Tuesday 10th June, two family carers, Neil & Linda Bowles from Felixstowe, represented all of Suffolk’s Family Carers at the Queen’s garden party. Local charity Suffolk Family Carers was approached by The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Lord Tollemache last year and asked to recommend a family carer to attend. Neil and Linda were the well-deserving attendees. Neil cares for Linda, who has Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, and was honoured to be asked to represent Suffolk’s Family Carers and the invitation to the garden party served as a thank you to them for all the fundraising help and support they have given to the charity over the last few years. Neil says, “Our lives changed almost overnight when Linda was diagnosed. From being fit and doing full time work, Linda became weaker and more poorly over the next 3 or 4 years, and I was having to do more and more for her. Eventually she was able to do almost nothing for herself, and I had to give up work and care for her full time. That’s when Suffolk Family Carers got involved. They came to my house and gave me information and advice on what support was available to me and, as a result, I now attend the Felixstowe Family Carer group where I get to know other Family Carers.” Neil and Linda thoroughly enjoyed the Queen’s garden party; in fact, Linda had a long conversation with The Duchess of Gloucester and felt like they were friends.
Neil says, “It was a magical day. Linda looked fabulous in her new outfit and hat, and the weather was perfect. As we entered the Palace garden I was overwhelmed with where we were, we were so proud and happy. We were there to fly the flag for all of the Family Carers in Suffolk. We had lovely delicate sandwiches, and yes, they do cut off the crusts, and yes, they do include cucumber sandwiches with fresh mint, delicious! Lovely cakes and pastries were washed down with tea, all to the sound of 2 military bands playing cheerful tunes. The National Anthem at 4pm signified the arrival of the Queen, and so the party began. All wheelchair users were invited to gather an hour later for a special reception. It was here that we actually spoke to the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Princess Eugenie, and Linda was almost best of friends with the Duchess of Gloucester.
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We also were just 3 feet from the Duchess of Cambridge, and also saw Princess Anne.”
Neil and Linda were also fundamental in helping Suffolk Family Carers become BBC Radio Suffolk’s appeal charity of the year and recorded a piece for the presentation that secured the charitys’ partnership with the radio for the ‘8 Days a Week’ appeal.
The appeal aims to raise a £250,000 to buy and run a Mobile Family Carers Centre to reach out to the thousands of hidden Family Carers aged 9 upwards, in the county. The vehicle will provide a place where Family Carers can be supported through advice, guidance, information and a listening ear. Linking up with other organisations so that we can provide simple health checks, such as blood pressure or cholesterol, will enable Family Carers to look after their own health and allow them to carry on doing what they do best – care. Find out more about Suffolk Family Carers by visiting: www. suffolkfamilycarers.org or follow twitter @sfc_d4c or facebook www.facebook.com/suffolkfamilycarers To donate to Suffolk Family Carers ‘8 Days a Week’ appeal, you can text SFC08 and £1,2,3,4,5 or £10 to 70070.
Family Fun Day
In Aid of The Suffolk Family Carers A fabulous family fun day has been organised at the Marlborough Hotel, Sea Road, Felixstowe on the 4th October in aid of the Suffolk Family Carers. Helpful Cabs of Felixstowe has generously planned this incredible event for all. The day is jam-packed full of great activities. Here’s what’s going on: Family and Kids time: 2 - 6pm Kids Creche, face-painting, games, kids’ disco, buffet, raffle, sweetshop and more!
Adult time: 8pm - midnight Disco, buffet, raffle, mystery auction, motorised wheelchair obstacle course and more... Ticket Prices: Children just £5 for the day and adults just £15. Special hotel room rates apply if you’d like to stay!
To buy tickets, contact Alan at helpfulcabs@hotmail.co.uk See you there!!!
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Ride Felixstowe’s Open Topper this Summer!
The start of the school holidays will see the welcome return of Felixstowe’s open top bus tour, which gives the opportunity for visitors and residents to view the town and its sea front from a different angle, and also provides a link to the Landguard viewing point, Felixstowe Museum and the adjacent nature reserve. With the advantage of the all day ‘hop on/hop off’ ticket you can alight at Landguard and walk along the coastal path through the nature reserve, either returning to Landguard or, for those who are more energetic, to carry on walking to join the Promenade, continue to the Leisure Centre and rejoin the bus there. You can also alight near Cobbold’s Point and take a leisurely stroll along the Promenade to pick up the bus by the Leisure Centre, perhaps stopping off for an ice cream along the way at one of the beach kiosks.
The bus operates on Sundays and Wednesdays from 27 July to 31 August (excluding the August bank holiday) and leaflets showing detailed times and fares are available from the Tourist Information Centre and the Library. Timetables are also accessible online by searching Felixstowe open top bus. Although the bus is marketed primarily as a tourist attraction, it is possible to use it for purely local journeys if you find it convenient. Felixstowe Travel Watch is pleased make a contribution towards the operating cost of the bus. By Bryan Frost, Felixstowe Travel Watch.`
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Every Wednesday during the summer holidays.
Summer Holiday Art and Writing Workshops for Children @ 10.30am - 12.30, 1.30 - 3.30pm The Ipswich Art School Gallery, High Street, Ipswich, IP1 3QH. Booking not needed. £3 per child. Drawing, painting, collage mixed media, writing, drawing, tearing and folding paper www.cimuseums.org.uk www.tidalmargins.wordpress.com www.touchingthetide.gov.uk
Tuesday 5th-Saturday 9th
Felixstowe Art Group Annual Exhibition @10am - 6pm Trinity Methodist Church, Orwell Road. Wide variety of original artwork, many of which will be for sale. FREE. 01394 276975 www.felixstoweartgroup.org
Saturday 9th
Old Felixstowe Community Centre Market @10am -12 noon Drop in for bargains and refreshments. Free. 01394 286710. www.oldfelixstoweca.org.uk
Felixstowe Mayor’s Charity @ 2pm 1940s Live Music and Afternoon Tea at The Salvation Army, Cobbold Road. In aid of Level Two Youth Project and Felixstowe Citizens Advice Bureau. Adults/senior citizens £5, children £2. Tickets available 288193, or 272521 or 672432. www.felixstowe.gov.uk BOOST: Summer BBQ @ 2.30pm 13 Picketts Road. Single ticket £6, family ticket £15. 284106/286552. www.boostfelixstowe.org.uk
Sunday 10th,
Garden Open Day @ 11am - 5pm 41 Westmorland Road. Old Felixstowe Special open day of the garden in aid of Age UK. Afternoon teas and cakes available. £3, children free. 284647. Pre-War Cars at Felixstowe Museum @ 10am -4pm Admission free, but normal
admission charges for the museum apply. 674355. www.felixstowemuseum.org
Saturday 16th,
Monthly Beach Litter Pick @ 9:30 - 11:30am Landguard Nature Reserve Help keep the beach at Landguard clean and pristine. All welcome. Meet at the southern end of the Bird Observatory compound between the rifle fencing and the bungalow. Once we’ve finished there is tea/coffee and biscuits back at the Observatory based within Right Battery. Admission free. 673782. www.lbo.org.uk
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Felixstowe Scribblers: ‘Children’s Story for The Jack Wilkinson Trophy’ and ‘The Room at the Top’ @ 7.30 - 10pm Felixstowe Library, Crescent Road. New members welcome. Annual fee of £25.00, or £5.00 per meeting. Refreshments. http://scribblers2010.blogspot.com
Thursday 21st
Felixstowe Cafe Poets @ 7:30pm The Orwell Hotel - all welcome. Admission free. 272736.
Saturday 23rd
Mondays
Felixstowe Indoor Bowls Club Monday - Friday @7am - 10pm Felixstowe Leisure Centre. 694600.
Tuesdays
Dance Lessons St. Edmund’s Hall, Langer Road Children’s and adult beginners and intermediate classes. 07757 217456.
Wednesdays
Story Time @ 1.30 and 2pm Felixstowe Library. Sessions for young children in the children’s section of the library.
Thursdays
Drama Club for 6-13yrs and Adult Latinasize St. Edmund’s Hall, Langer Road 07757 217456.
Felixstowe Twins Club @ 10am - 12.00noon Grounds of Felixstowe Academy (old site), Maidstone Rd, IP11 9EF www.felixstowetwinsclub.co.uk
Fridays
Felixstowe Country Market @ 10 - 11am at the Trades and
Glenn Hurst Big Band Jazz Night @ 7.30pm Dinner and dancing. For tickets: 01473 252098 The Orwell Hotel, Hamilton Rd 01394 285511. reservations@theorwellhotel
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Felixstowe Indoor Bowls Club Sat & Sun @8am - 8pm Felixstowe Leisure Centre. 01394 694600.
Sundays
Jazz East at The Fludyers @ 7.30 - 10.30pm Jazz Club at the Fludyers, Undercliff Road East. Some of the UK’s greatest Jazz artists with the region’s best musicians. Great music, great venue and great atmosphere! FREE. Photographic Society @ 7.30pm Broadway House, Orwell Road. All welcome to attend/join the group. FREE.
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Live Music from headline acts Lokkhi Terra, Kudaushe Matimba's Harare, TaZzZ & Raxstar Featuring Immi and DJ Doni Brasco as well as music and dance from Bangladesh, Great Britain, India, China, Africa-Caribbean and many others!!!
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Saturday 27th September
Saturdays
BANGLADESHI SUPPORT CENTRE PRESENTS The one BIG family event to bring our communities together ‘supported by the Arts Council’
Hot Rod and Custom Car Rally Seafront. Zoom down to the seafront for displays of over 100 colourful hot rods and custom cars. The vehicles will set off from Trinity Park in Ipswich at around 11am, arriving on the prom at 11:30am onwards. Visitors can meet and chat to the owners. Free. 07904 034034. www.rodandcustom.co.uk Smart4Art Kids Art Workshops @ 9.30am -12.30pm and 12.30 - 3:30pm. £8 per person, per hour. Suitable for children aged 5-14 years. Please call for further details.07929 979073. info@smart4art.co.uk www.smart4art.co.uk
Labour Club in High Road West. Range of preserves, eggs, garden produce and crafts. All goods are home made. 272003. www.country-markets.co.uk
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Family event
No alcohol permitted Sunday 31 August Alexandra Park, Ipswich IP4 1NY 12pm - 6pm 5-a-side Football and Kabaddi Cultural & Heritage display Kid’s activities Information stalls Fun Fair Market Bazaar World Food & much much more!
Bangladeshi Support Centre 01473 400081 www.bscentre.org.uk
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Accountant Account-Wryte...........................................cover & 12 Art Classes Smart4Art...............................................................19 Beauty Ishieya....................................................................13 Builders Arthur’s Building.....................................................13 Cake Shop Gemma’s Crafy Cakes...........................................13 Carpets & Flooring Eastcliff Carpets.....................................................11 Greyfriars...............................................................15 Charity BASIC Life Charity............................................7 & 11 Chartered Engineer AKT Consulting Engineers.....................................10 Child Care Kids Will be Kids.....................................................12 Coffee Shop The Stables............................................................16 Electrician P.A.H Electrical.......................................................10 Estate Agent Wainwrights...........................................cover & back Financial Care Financial Peace UK..................................................6
Gift Shop The Wharf.................................................................5 Green Grocers Fruit & Flowers..........................................................9 Krzy’s Deli Shop.......................................................9 Goslings Farm..........................................................3 East of England Co-op...........................................14 Hearing Care Hearing Care Centre..................................cover & 17 Herbalife Distributor and Advisor Nutri-Fix.................................................................15 Massage Anel Bennett............................................................5 Ishieya...................................................................13 Photography Hennell James Photography..................................13 Restaurant Blue Naan...................................................cover & 2 Thai Hut...................................................................8 Strawberry Picking Goslings Farm..........................................................3 Travel Agency Fred Olsen...............................................................4 Taxi Helpful Cabs............................................................3 Website Design 1 Jump 2..................................................................4 Wedding Services Angels Media & Craft Studios Weddings.................4
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