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O Come, All Ye Faithful ...to The Christmas Present Trust’s annual meal and entertainment on Christmas Day for anyone in Hadleigh or the surrounding areas who, for whatever reason, cannot be with family or friends on Christmas Day. As always, this free event takes place in the Ansell Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh IP7 5DL between 12 midday and 4pm. If you would like to come along as our guest, or you know someone who would benefit from being invited, please get in touch with us. We can also deliver and cater for all dietary requirements. We also need volunteers to make this event happen – Christmas Eve we have to set up, peel veg and make the Ansell Centre look wonderful. Christmas Day we deliver meals, collect any guests who need transport, meet and greet, help serve, tidy up and take guests home. Guests and volunteers eat together, making a lovely Christmas party feel. Boxing Day we have to dismantle everything and clear up. We are short on volunteers this year so please get in touch if you can help. Please pass this message out to your friends so that we can reach as far as possible and make sure that anyone who wants to join us does not miss out. Please contact us at: christmas.present.trust@gmail.com, 01473 829246 or 07778 860267 Simon and Sarah Thompson – The Christmas Present Trust

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Hadleigh and Boxford Patient Participation Group (PPG) Covid Vac Clinic: There will be no Covid vaccination clinics at the Practice until further notice. Should you require a Covid jab please call 119 or visit the relevant website below to book an appointment. Nurses’ Appointments: In October over 130 appointments with a Practice Nurse were not kept or cancelled. To avoid this massive waste of time and resources please cancel your appointment by calling 01473 822 961 and selecting option 5. Online Appointments: - Available from 6 am Mondays and from 7 pm Tuesdays – Thursdays. E Consult: Available 24/7 whereby requests will be triaged by the Reception Team. Queries: Please call after 10a.m if you have a query and do not need to book an appointment. Out of Hours Doctor: If you need a doctor when the Health Centre is closed, including weekends, call 111 for advice and details of your nearest ‘out of hours’ duty doctor. Updating Contact Details: Are your contact details up to date? This can be done by completing the form on the practice website via contact us then nonmedical enquiry or via the NHS app. Please be sure you only use your own primary contact number. Help with NHS App: If wish to download and make use of the NHS App but lack the IT skills to do this, help is at hand. There is an easy peasy free online tuition website. See below for details. Art Display: There are some amazing wildlife photos for you to enjoy in the waiting area of the practice. Surgery Staff Training: 6th December from 1pm. The Hadleigh Dispensary will re-open from 5pm. The Boxford Dispensary will not re-open that afternoon. Christmas and New Year hours: Closed 25th, 26th December and 1st January. Call 111 for out of hours service. Christmas Eats: Enjoy your traditional Christmas food but everything in moderation. Avoiding excessive amounts of sugar will keep you healthy and diabetes free. Happy Christmas to the regular readers of this column. All the very best for a healthy, enjoyable 2024.

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Lavenham Library Fundraising with Tracy Borman: The Friends enjoyed another successful visit on 28th October from our patron, Tracy Borman, who gave one of her usual interesting and entertaining talks, about Anne Boleyn and her daughter, Elizabeth I. A capacity audience also enjoyed afternoon tea. Thanks not only to Tracy but also to the many volunteers and charitable donations. We raised very welcome funds for our library. The future of libraries in Suffolk – Have your Say: Suffolk County Council have started their consultation and want to hear your views on Suffolk Libraries. We're encouraging everyone who visits our libraries or uses the library service to take part in this consultation and have their say! Suffolk Libraries offer free books to borrow and provide community spaces to learn, socialize and take part in activities. You can access the online survey by visiting www.suffolk.gov.uk/LibraryConsultation. Those who cannot access the consultation online can request a printed copy by calling 0345 603 1842 or visit the library where we have paper copies with self-addressed envelopes available. Please take the opportunity to express your views. It will only take a view minutes. This survey is particularly important because Suffolk County Council’s contract with Suffolk Libraries comes to an end on 31st May 2025, with a new contract set to begin in June 2025. The council is seeking views from the public about what is important to them, ahead of awarding the new contract. The consultation is open until Friday 26 January 2024. Lavenham Library would like to thank our customers for their support and we wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Issue 79 (Dec 2023 - Jan 2024) Open out the magazine's cover and you will see most of the town of Hadleigh in 1951 in an aerial view looking from the east. Since then, except for two areas, all the fields and allotment gardens shown from Station Road to Calais Street are now covered in housing. To accompany this, inside the magazine is a down-to-earth photograph in early 1950's of High Street from the west end of George Street. The magazine's contents cover aspects of the town history from the 15th to the 19th century plus a story about Aldham church in the occasional series 'Tales from our neighbours'. When Revd Dacre Barrett-Lennard came a rector in 1881, St Mary's Aldham was described 'as ruinous as a building still in use could be'. So he launched a campaign to raise funds for restoration of the medieval building and refurbishment of its interior fittings. Under the guidance of diocesan-architect William Fawcett, Hadleigh builder William Everett set about turning a ruin into a safe and comfortable place of worship. At its core, East House in George Street is probably a late medieval timberframed building, which was Georgianized in the late 18th century and had neo-Elizabethan style additions in the 19th century. It has served as a domestic dwelling, a grammar school, a home for World War II evacuees from London and a community centre. The story of 'East House and its associated lands in George Street' is set out as a timeline with Part 1 beginning in 1659 and reaching 1815. This is accompanied by short biographies of some owners and their tenants: people like Lawrence Pinchbeck, the last headmaster at Hadleigh's Grammar School held in 'The Nest', then part of the Guildhall-Town Hall Complex; and Dr Thomas Gibbons whose claims of successful treatments were doubted. Smiling faces are featured in 'Special occasions: Hadleigh wins Lavenham Junior Cup' when, in 1934, Hadleigh United Football Club was undefeated in this local tournament, achieving victory over Lavenham at the neutral ground of Danford Park in Bildeston. Like so many group photographs of the time that appeared in newspapers, individuals are not names. Can you help? Another piece from the 1930s is 'Hadleigh Medical Officer of Health's statistics from 1932 -1933'. Hadleigh Urban District Council usually appointed local general practitioners as medical officers to make inspections, to investigate medical matters affecting the town's inhabitants, to attend monthly council meetings and to submit written annual reports. Dr Hastings Everett (1875-1958) comments on birth and death rates, infectious diseases, cleanliness of food production by butchers and local farmers and the impact of poor housing on the health of the community. He concludes with the statistic that he had been notified of 560 rats having been killed in the district. The Hadleigh Historian is on sale price £4 At Avis the Newsagent and Idler Bookshop in Hadleigh High Street And at Hollow Trees Farm Shop in Semer. A one-year subscription (6 issues plus postage) costs £32 from Sue Andrews, 17 Manor Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7BG (01449 740673)

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Lavenham Carpet Bowls Club The Carpet Bowls Club has been in existence since the Village Hall opened and it is now time to look at replacing our playing carpets. We have been fortunate to secure a grant from Babergh to purchase new carpets. Of course it will be a while before they arrive and are in use, but the current members are excited and looking forward to trying them out. So thank you to Babergh for the grant and to our Parish Council who assisted in our bid for funding. The new carpets may be challenging to get used to, so if you are thinking about trying Carpet Bowls at Lavenham Village Hall on a Wednesday afternoon at 2pm. Or Thursday evening at 7pm, you might like to practice on the current carpets first, while they are still in use. Following the completion of the President's Cup, Rosemary and Ken joined Jean and Jack in the Pairs Final, where Rosemary and Ken were victorious (see photograph). Well done to all the competitors. The Random Triples is in the process of being played, as is the final of the Singles between Martin and Rosemary. More news of the results and winners, and when the new carpets have arrived and been installed, which will probably be in the New Year. New members are always welcome, first two sessions are free. www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk

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Festive Christmas Concert After the fantastic "Hadleigh Last Night of the Proms", Hadleigh Orchestra and Hadleigh Community Choir are joining together again to bring you a festive Christmas Concert on Sunday 3rd December 4pm at St Mary's Church, Hadleigh. Music will include Handel’s Water Music, Venus, the Bringer of Peace from Holst's Planets Suite, Orff's O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, and Berlioz' Shepherd's Farewell. We will have Christmas favourites in Leroy Andeson's A Christmas Festival - see how many Christmas Carols you can spot! There will, of course, be plenty of opportunity for the audience to join us singing Christmas Carols. Donations are being given to "PAWS Crossed", a small Colchester-based charity that cares for and rehouses abandoned dogs, and relies entirely on charitable giving to cover all costs. We do hope you can join us for another fun musical afternoon.

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Outstanding-rated charity Headway Suffolk has opened a new Satellite Rehab Hub in Hadleigh for people living with brain injury or a neurological condition. The outreach service will be open on the first Friday from of the month,10am 12 noon at Hadleigh Library in the High Street. It is very much hoped that it will soon develop into a weekly session. It will include a range of activities designed to help each individual with their rehabilitation needs and provide an opportunity to meet others in a safe and stimulating environment. It will also provide valuable respite for family carers knowing their loved one is being safely cared for. The next session is 8th December 2023 The hub opened in October with participants taking part in an understanding brain injury course. Helen Fairweather, CEO of Headway Suffolk, said: “We are very pleased to have launched our first satellite hub in Hadleigh and hope our service can grow so we can support more people in the town. “There’s lots of people out there who need our help. We had successful satellite hubs before Covid, which were small groups of 8-10, and they really helped people to progress. “We were sad we had to close them because of the pandemic but now is the right time to reopen them to help more people. “A lot of day centres closed during Covid so there’s a gap in the service and we hope people who used to go to them services contact us.” In September 2022, it was rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, with Louise Broddle, CQC head of Adult Social Care Inspection, saying “Headway Suffolk is clearly an important part of the community and other services can look to it as an example of how to deliver outstanding care and support.” Anyone interested in attending the Hadleigh satellite hub or registering their interest for groups in other towns should contact Helen Fairweather on 01473 712225 or helenmfairweather@headwaysuffolk.org.uk To find out more, go to www.headwaysuffolk.org.uk/satellites Headway Suffolk is a registered charity that supports adults living with brain injury, stroke and neurological conditions through an extensive range of rehabilitation, therapy and care services.

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James Cartlidge writes Member of Parliament for South Suffolk A year ago, I was a Treasury Minister as we were putting in place Covid-scale interventions to support people directly with their energy bills, which spiked so sharply after the invasion of Ukraine. Twelve months on and I’m now a Defence Minister, who has seen at first-hand the extraordinary effort from our armed forces to train the Ukrainians and support their fight for freedom. Meanwhile, on the home front, the surge in the cost of living that resulted from the war has finally started to come under control. That said, whilst I’m delighted that the Prime Minister delivered on his promise to halve inflation and start to reverse cost of living pressures, I’m fully aware that this alone does not translate to life suddenly getting cheaper or easier for many people. As such, it remains as important as ever that at this festive time of year, we remember those less fortunate than ourselves. To that end, I think it’s a key part of my job to support the voluntary sector, who do so much to help those with less, in ways that are often perhaps underappreciated. That’s why I set up my ‘Community Champion’ awards, to recognise everyone who gives their time to help out - from school governors to parish councillors; litter pickers to charity fundraisers. Last month I confirmed that the winner of this year’s award was Carol Moss from East Bergholt, who at the age of 85 is still volunteering as a community first responder – on call 24/7, and one of many fantastic nominees. Of course, good causes need financial support, which is why I held a National Lottery funding fair for local charities in October. I’m delighted to confirm that, since then, over £760,000 has been awarded to charities and community groups in South Suffolk. Awards have ranged from £10,000 to secure the future of Bildeston Bowls Club, to £245,700 for the Kernos Centre mental health charity in Sudbury. In the wake of terrible violence in the Middle East, and the continuing war in Ukraine, I understand that people will be anxious about what 2024 has in store. Yet, whilst I entirely appreciate that these have not been the easiest times, it remains an extraordinary privilege to be your Member of Parliament, and I will continue to do my best to work towards a brighter future. May I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Happy First Birthday HMS As we approach our first birthday, we look back on how it all began. In September last year a wonderful lady called Karen from the Ansell Centre, with the support of Community Action Suffolk, called a public meeting to see if there was any interest in setting up a Men’s Shed group here in Hadleigh. The response was amazing and work began straight away. A provisional committee was formed and plans were put in motion. Thankfully the new group also received some great support from the wider community with donations of tools and equipment. But there was still a huge fly in the ointment! A Men’s Shed requires a workshop and this was proving to be difficult to find. Just as we were beginning to think that this exciting new project might be a non-starter, we received a very generous offer of an old workshop on a temporary loan for at least twelve months and that was that. We made our first visit to the workshop in mid December last year and we’ve been resident ever since. We soon started opening four times a week and our membership has steadily grown. We recently recorded over 1,000 individual visits and there is a very optimistic feel about the place. Twelve months on and we are still looking for a more permanent base, but thankfully our patron continues to accommodate us. For anyone thinking about coming down to the shed to join us, you will receive a very warm welcome. There is always a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere and there is always a cuppa on the go. So as we mark our first year and head towards 2024 we are looking forward to a very bright future. For more info please email us at hadleighmensshed@gmail.com or find us on Facebook.

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Winter Concert in Hadleigh’s Grand Hall On Saturday 16 December at 2.30 pm, Hadleigh’s Community Choir will give their Winter Concert in the Grand Hall under the direction of new Music Director Dr Matthew Olyver. It promises to be a varied seasonal programme packed full of favourites old and new – and of course also some carols which allow the audience to participate. Let us get you into the festive spirit and take you round the world with songs ranging from the “Fairy Tale of New York” to “Bethlehem”. “December will be Magic Again” is not just a promise, but another song in our programme. But enough sneak preview. Come along and be carried away by our wintertime celebration! For some of our singers this will be the first time to perform in a full concert. We had an intake of new members who have joined the choir since September and are looking forward to the experience of public performance. Before the choir’s Winter Concert, you can enjoy shorter public displays at the Christmas market on 2 December and some of our singers will take part in the chorus supporting the Hadleigh Orchestra concert on 3 December too. Hadleigh Community Choir is welcoming anyone who would like to sing in a choir for any reason they can think or for no reason other than the enjoyment of music. Come along to hear us sing and then join us in January, when we are starting to rehearse the repertoire for the Summer Concert. Tickets for the Winter Concert are available from The Little Ginger Bee, Avis Newsagents and the Idler Bookshop as well as online through the choir’s website hadleighcommunitychoir.org.uk or using the QR code displayed on the posters throughout town and in this paper. 8

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French’s Care Haven Hello to our readers, I hope as always you have all been keeping well. The festive season is fast approaching and our Christmas raffle starts on 1st December with some wonderful prizes including a Stoke by Nayland Resort Golf round for four people and a Spa day for two, Jimmy’s farm visit and Eastern park farm visit, River Hills spa day, to name a few. Please go to our Facebook page or website for more details or to buy your raffle tickets contact Sharon on: 07999051401 or email Sharon: frenchs.100club@gmail.com. The draw will take place later in the month around Christmas. We have a new event coming up on 1st February so look out for further information in next month’s magazine edition as well as on our Facebook/website. We are holding a singles/speed dating evening at The Stoke by Nayland Resort. This will be for people aged around the 40s to late 60s. We are going for this as there are many people out there in these age brackets who are single, can get lonely and I am sure would like someone to date or spend time with. So here is your chance to go out for an evening, have a nice night meeting people and who knows what future happiness it will bring. I would like to say thank you to Rebecca for organising a yoga evening to raise some money for us, everyone enjoyed your class. Thank you to Colchester Institute for letting us have wood shavings from their workshops, which we use for the laminitics shelters. Shavings are not cheap, so this donation that Sharon goes and picks up from them is very much appreciated and a great help to us. Our photos this month: Lucy in her winter overalls at the farm, thinking she is helping with the straw and Lady our Shetland wishing you all a merry Christmas. I would like to thank Boxford Friendship Group for inviting me to do a talk for them along with Lucy our therapy dog. They are a group of really nice people and it was a pleasure meeting the group and giving the talk, I would like to thank those who made a donation to our charity on the night. The weather again this year has caused no end of problems for us at the farm, the richness in the grass full of sugar caused more laminitis and the constant wet fields have been causing abscesses in some of the horse’s feet, it has been hard work, upsetting to see and costly with vet fees. The vets and farriers have not seen anything like this and are inundated with horsey people calling them with the same problems we are experiencing, it is a worry. If anyone would like to help out and volunteer over the Christmas period please give me a call. French’s is a charity on your doorstep, can you help, either with time, donations, or sponsorship. You are welcome to come along and meet our animals. Call me for an appointment. Jann on: 07747755556 or email: jann.turner@hotmail.co.uk Website: FrenchsCareHaven.org.uk

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Hadleigh Walkers Our walk on Saturday 9th Dec will start and end in Hadleigh. As we are approaching Christmas, we have chosen a circular walk of around 9.5 miles taking in some of the best of Hadleigh’s countryside and providing a number of points where the walk can be shortened in the event of bad weather. We will leave Stonehouse Road car park at 0930 and proceed via the Railway walk to the mile post, then Raydon Great Wood, Raydon Hall Fm, Raydon Church, Shelley, Waterhouse Fm, Lower Layham, Overbury Hall and back into Hadleigh through Tinkers Lane. We should be back into Hadleigh by around 1330 even allowing for 2 refreshment breaks along the way As usual, we aim to maintain a not-too-demanding 2.5 mph (4 km/hr) however remember that the proposed route involves some modest up and downs. Walkers should be aware that any weather is possible so strong shoes or preferably walking boots should be worn as the ground will be muddy or rough in places. Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs. As usual, route maps can be requested from the web site. Each December we donate any excess income above our website running costs to a local charity. This year we are donating £50 to the Porch Project. For further information about these walks go to www.hadleighwalkers.com, email us at hadleighwalkers@gmail.com

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Bildeston Primary School Learning and Growing Together Visits to our School - If you are considering Bildeston Primary as a school for your child, we would welcome a visit. Applying for a reception class place for September 2024 is available online now at https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-primaryschool-place and closes on 15 January 2024. Please phone the office on the number below if you would like to visit our school. We would love to meet you. Harvest Assembly - Reverend Elke Cattermole joined the children at Bildeston Primary School for their Harvest assembly. Children brought donations of non-perishable foods which were displayed in the hall. These donations were collected together and were donated to Bildeston Food Bank. Thank you to everyone for their generosity. Bikeability - Thank you to the Bikeability team who completed cycle training with our year 5 pupils. This will help to ensure that they continue to stay safe on our roads. Every child was handed a certificate for their participation. Cross Country - Pupils from KS2 enjoyed a great morning out at a cross country event held at Hadleigh High School. They all did amazingly well, were not fazed by the distance they had to run and enjoyed competing with other Hadleigh pyramid schools. West Stow Trip - Our wonderful Owls and Kingfisher class visited West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village as part of their experiential visit for their History topic. All children had a fantastic time which was made even better with the wonderful weather. As always, we would like to thank the amazing parents for volunteering and supporting us on our trip. Harvested Crops - KS2 children chopping their harvested tomatoes from their garden in school. They made soup, some children loved it, others were not so keen! Bildeston Primary School Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7ES Telephone: 01449 740269 Website: www.bildeston.suffolk.sch.uk

Save St Mary’s (Hadleigh) Community Project Update Vestry Renewal: - The work is due to be completed this month. On 15th December there will a viewing day for visitors from 10am to 4pm. Why not pop into the church and see the transformation which has taken place in this small but important room? Heating and Lighting: -The next challenge for the Renewal Team (RT) is the upgrading of the heating and lighting so that the Church is a comfortable venue all the year round. 14 beautiful chandeliers will adequately meet the challenge. These attractive units can be used collectively or separately as the need arises. Now that the total cost of their purchase and installation is known, the RT will be pulling out all the stops to raise the money. Watch this space. Future Church Events, Café Church and Pop-Up Lunchtimes: Attendance at the Café Church on Friday mornings is growing with the added attraction of Craft Fair on the first Friday of every month. The convivial company and tempting smell of Andrew’s famous mouthwatering all-day breakfast and delicious bacon butties are hard to resist. Making full use of this wonderful community space will safeguard its future. If you are looking for something to do in the middle of the week why not join the pop-up lunchtime gatherings from 2pm to 5.30pm every second and fourth Wednesday of the month? These are becoming increasingly popular with young and old alike. All activities are in addition to the quieter times for worship and prayer. The RT look forward to the day when the church will provide a welcoming, comfortable facility for all who walk through its doors. Please do come along and support the many varied events and activities at the church. These are open to all members of the community. Alone or with family and friends you can be sure of a warm welcome. WARM WISHES AT CHRISTMAS. ALL THE VERY BEST FOR AN INTERESTING, EVENTFUL 2024 12

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Hadleigh Garden Club At our November meeting we were very well informed and entertained by Jayne Foster who demonstrated how to make a Christmas wreath and a table decoration using a large Christmas Cracker. She also brought along another wreath to show how different materials can be used and the effect created. Many members were inspired to consider making their own arrangements. Remember if you are making your own wreaths to try not to use too much ivy as the flowers are an early source of nectar for the bees, no bees no flowers, vegetables or food crops. The competition winner for a Vase of Autumnal Flowers was Fiona and several members enjoyed raffle prizes. Our next meeting is on 11th December 2023 and will be our annual Quiz Night which this year will have questions on a wide range of subjects. The Committee will also be providing a finger buffet with mulled wine or a soft drink. It will be in at the usual venue of The Guild Room, opposite St. Mary’s Church, Hadleigh commencing at 7.30pm. There will also be a special Christmas Raffle. If you are writing up next year’s diary the Club will be changing their Club night to the 3rd Monday in the month still at 7.30 pm in the Guild Room. Hope to see you there. For more information contact: Hadleighgardenclub@gmail.com or Tel: Angie on 07946 744457

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We are looking forward to our Autumn/Winter season of meetings and we have some very interesting speakers lined up: Tuesday 21st November at 7.30 pm : The Butterfly Garden and Changing Environment with Dr Ian Bedford Tuesday 20th February at 7.30 pm : The Secret Life of Plants with Jim Paine from Walnut Tree Nursery We look forward to seeing you at the above events. All meetings will be at Polstead Village Hall on The Green in Polstead (CO6 5AL). Free to members. Non-members are welcome £5 (cash or cheque please). Entrance includes a drink and nibbles. Queries to gardeningclubpolstead@yahoo.com

Citizens Advice column I do most of my shopping online. I am always on the lookout for a bargain, especially with the festive season coming up but I’m worried about scammers. What should I look for, to avoid getting caught out? You’re not alone, lots of people do their shopping online these days, it’s convenient and can save you time. But as more and more of us move online, so are scammers, with their tactics becoming more sophisticated all the time. While scams can be tricky to recognise there are always things you can look out for and steps you can take to protect yourself from falling foul to a scammer. The golden rule to remember is that if it seems too good to be true then it probably is. This goes for products which are ‘must-haves’, are sold out at major retailers, or are heavily discounted. If you’re buying from a site you haven’t used before, do some research before hitting buy. Find the company’s return and refund policies so you know your rights if something goes wrong with your purchase. You should also look up the company’s address, this can normally be found in the website’s ‘contact us’ section and should have a street name, not just a post office box. Also take some time to see what other people have said about the website. Start with an internet search and look at different review websites, don’t rely on reviews the company has put on its own website. Be very wary of people contacting you out of the blue on social media or via text and email offering an item for sale or deal on something. And scammers will often ask you to pay in unusual ways or put you under pressure to buy very quickly. For example, they’ll ask you to send money through a transfer service like MoneyGram or Western Union or pay via vouchers. If you do fall victim to a scam, firstly don’t feel embarrassed or ashamed. Scammers are clever and regularly adapt their methods making them harder to spot. Anyone can get scammed. Secondly, do report it, this alerts authorities to scammers’ techniques and prevents others from being taken advantage of. You can report a scam to Citizens Advice www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/reporting-a-scam or Action Fraud www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime If you’ve transferred money in the last 24 hours contact the police via the nonemergency number 101, however if you feel unsafe use 999. Also contact your bank to let them know you’ve transferred money; you should still do this if 24 hours have passed. You can find out more about your rights via the Citizens Advice consumer advice pages https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/ or by contacting our Consumer Helpline if you need more help. Tel 0808 223 1133 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. For information and advice on this or anything else, visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk or call Sudbury and District Citizens Advice on 01787 321400 and leave a message and someone will call you back when available. We will attempt three times to call you back, so please expect a call from a withheld number. Alternatively, contact us via email at advice@sudburycab.org.uk or by using the contact facility on our website, https://www.sudburycab.org.uk/contact We are providing advice by telephone and email Monday – Thursday, 10am – 3pm.

Drivers, Riders and Cyclists Do you know the New Highway Code Rules? If not – come along to A FREE TALK on ROAD RULES & SAFETY at Monks Eleigh Village Hall. FRIDAY 19TH JANUARY 2024 at 7.00 pm. Do you know how to :- Drive past a cyclist or horse? Are you breaking the law and risking a serious accident? Tea & Coffee available and a chance to put questions to both a BHS Safety Officer and a Police Officer.

Don’t be a Lemming! Opt out of the Seasonal Rush and take a break on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m at Long Melford Village Hall (opp The Bull Hotel) CO10 9QJ. We provide Culture, Coffee and Friends as well as offering a series of illustrated Monthly Talks, Visits, Special Interest Days + an Arts Magazine - all at a very reasonable cost WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER The Art of the Cartoonist by one! From Cruickshank & Hogarth to contemporary cartoonists like Giles & Schultz, with live drawings produced during the talk. FOR FURTHER DETAILS: Contact : info@TASstourvalley.org.uk quoting CN 30 or via our website www.TASstourvalley.org.uk www.hadleighcommunitynews.co.uk

Message from the New Chairman If you believe that retirement does not mean just sitting back and taking it easy, then you will understand why I value the u3a so highly. It's true that I did not become involved until long after my retirement, but better late than never. The u3a is more than the sum of its parts; it is a force for good, a national, yet local, group that emphasises how the retired gentlefolk of this good island have a tremendous amount to contribute. I am happy to take on the role of chairman of Hadleigh u3a as we move towards 2024. If I can be half as effective as Sue Witham, my predecessor, I shall be very pleased. We are in a strong position with nearly 200 members, many interest groups and have an excellent group of speakers lined up, not to mention some wonderful excursions. The committee is very hard working and it is for this reason that I can look forward to our ongoing development, to continue to offer a wide range of topics for a wide range of interests and attract a wide range of people. Hadleigh u3a meets on the second Monday of each month at 2.30pm in the Hadleigh United Reformed Church where a warm welcome awaits. Rowan Cain - Chairman

Hadleigh Evening WI In November we were decorating wine bottles (able to find plenty of empties!!) for the celebration of Christmas. This month we will be having a party and possibly producing more empties! The Lunch Bunch very much enjoyed a meal at The Saracen's Head in Newton Green and this month we will be meeting in the High Street at The George on the 14th. Bookworms read Agatha Christies's (writing as Mary Westmacott) The Burden. The December/January book is Mary Ann Schaffer/Annie Barrows The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Depending on the state of the ground, Amblers will be walking around Monks Eleigh or Lavenham on the 6th December and, as always, ending up in a local eating house, joining those who elect to not go on the walk. We meet at 7.30 pm in the Seminar Room of the Library on the third Tuesday - this month 21st December. If you would like to join us for a 'taster' visit, telephone either the Secretary Glenn Abassi on 07870 312409 or the President Sheila Webb on 01473 827554 and we will look out for you. Our very best wishes for Christmas to all in and around Hadleigh.

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With war and devastation going on in Gaza at the moment, it is not always realised that Gaza was also the focus of conflict in 1917 during the Great War. At least 50 men from Hadleigh served there at that time. Two were killed and are remembered on the Hadleigh War Memorial. Today Private Frederick Goody and Captain Josuha Robert Rowley (see picture) lay buried in the Gaza War Cemetery just north of Gaza City. The British Army’s objective was to remove the German-backed remnants of the Ottoman Empire from Palestine and to capture Jerusalem. For most of 1917 stalemate existed until Gaza City fell in November. It was largely the territorial battalions that fought in Palestine and in particular the 1/5th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. This Battalion had experienced the horrendous fight at Gallipoli in 1915 and via Egypt spent 1917-1918 in Palestine, with the significant contingent of Hadleigh men among them. These men are listed and their stories are told in the recently published book, Small Town Duty – Tales of Hadleigh’s Great War, available at Keith Avis the Newsagent, the Idler, Hollow Trees Farm Shop or the author at nigel_crisp@hotmail.com

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Brrrr! I don’t like these cold, dark days and nor does Ollie (the Black) Cat. He sprawls across the desk, swipes Mum if she tries to access her paperwork then walks over the keyboard which spues blank pages out of the printer! One of my other housemates, Buttons, is a Norfolk Terrier, a good solid no nonsense member of the family. She was the ideal companion for Mum at a Thanksgiving Service for animals to celebrate the love and care between pets and their owners. They received a warm welcome at St. Mary’s in Stoke by Nayland and the collection raised over £235 for SESAW. It’s been a difficult year for all animal charities with many people forced to give up their pets due to health or financial problems. Other animals are brought in, having being abandoned at the side of the road and often in need of urgent veterinary attention. Like most rescue centres, SESAW has been full to bursting and short of volunteers but we keep going, hoping the situation will ease up soon. Now that winter has arrived, please check our website or Facebook pages before visiting us as our seasonal shutdown begins in December. Meanwhile, very best wishes for good health and happiness to all our friends and rehomed animals, from Ollie (the Black) Cat and me, Kenny (the Boss) Chihuahua. Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare, Registered Charity No.1124029, Stoke Road, Leavenheath, CO6 4PP. Tel: 01787 210888 www.sesaw.co.uk

Orchard Barn News This Autumn and Winter at Orchard Barn we need to make and fit over 18,000 Sweet Chestnut wooden tiles, or shingles, for our Long House roof. That’s quite a challenge that we’ve set ourselves, using around 600 logs which were cut locally from woods last Winter. Sweet Chestnut doesn’t grow readily in our clay soil at Orchard Barn, but thrives in the sandy soil near Foxhall, Ipswich. The logs for our roof have been produced by coppicing, which is a traditional method of managing woodland, dating back to 4500 BC, which ensures a regular supply of timber. The trees were cut down to a stump, which encourages new growth, and have already grown back to around 2 m high, locking up 2.5 to 3 times the carbon of a standard tree. So this method is not only sustainable but environmentally friendly too. Each log should yield 30 shingles and any left-over bit will make shavings and kindling for fire lighting, and mulch for the garden, so nothing is wasted. If you would like to be part of our project and learn traditional green woodworking craft skills, we are always happy to welcome new Volunteers. We work in a beautiful, tranquil environment surrounded by wildlife, where you will make new friends and enjoy the satisfaction of making a difference. Working parties are held 9 am – 4 pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 10 am – 3.30 pm on Saturdays. To find out more about us and what we do, or to volunteer with us, take a look at our website http://www.orchardbarn.org.uk, call Sarah on 07766 054042 or email her at sarah.orchardbarn@gmail.com

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Hadleigh Art Club We meet from 1:30 until 4:00 pm on Tuesday afternoons in the Seminar Room above the Library. For those who ask, we try to give advice, guidance and constructive criticism but there is no 'teacher'. We all do art because we enjoy it, not necessarily because we are good at it, we all have pieces that turn out well and others that don't, so please don't worry about your ability, just come along and join in, we're a friendly group. We charge £2 per session to cover the cost of room hire and tea/coffee. You only pay for the sessions you attend and the first one is free so you are welcome to drop in and see us on a Tuesday afternoon. Annual membership subs are £5 and are due each May. We have a list of suggested topics each week for anyone who wants ideas on what to do. Some people will be working on one of the topics while others will be working on their own subject. Feel free to choose. Our topics for December: 05/12/2023 - Christmas theme - Advent calendar windows or tree decorations 12/12/2023 - Let's paint a plum-pudding or sherry bottle or chocolates 19/12/2023 - Christmas party 26/12/2023 - No meeting -Christmas break 02/01/2024 - No meeting -Christmas break 09/01/2024 - Trees in Winter

Hadleigh Library News November saw us introducing our new Toy Library, a huge thank you to everyone who kindly donated items. Children can now borrow, play with and swap toys for something new whenever they visit the library. For the second year, we have also launched our Warm Welcome Campaign. The library provides a warm, welcoming, safe space for everyone, with free hot drinks available and a kindness rack with warm clothing for those in need. December sees us embracing the festive season! Look out for Christmas colouring and craft activities, festive book displays and more. Our Christmas Wordplay sessions are on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th December when a special guest will be visiting the children! The Friends of Hadleigh Library are selling raffle tickets for their annual Christmas raffle, buy yours and be in with a chance to win a hamper packed with fabulous items. Tickets are on sale in the library and can also be purchased from our Lucky Dip Lego and pre-loved book stall at the Hadleigh Christmas Market on Saturday 2nd December – do come and say hello! The draw will take place on 16th December with all proceeds going to Hadleigh Library. A huge thank you to all our volunteers for their support in organising the raffle and stall. The Hadleigh Library team would like to thank everyone for your continued support this year and wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2024! Dates to remember: Tuesday 5th December – last Mini Movers session before Christmas. Sunday 24th December – Library closed. https://www.facebook.com/HadleighLibrarySuffolk/ https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/

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Ebony’s Blog Life at The Shelley Centre I must apologise for not writing anything in the last few months. It’s been very busy at The Shelley Centre with lots of changes happening. As a reminder or for those new to my blog, I’m Ebony, a mechanical simulator. I live indoors with my little friend Babs, and we supplement the therapy that the live ponies give. I’m here for our riders whatever the weather and for some of our riders, I’m the most important horse! I am often the first step for new riders before they start riding my real-life friends. Sadly we’ve had to say ‘happy retirement’ to Lyn Bensusan who has managed the stables for over 40 years and goodbye to several of our ponies. But with goodbyes, come new beginnings and we welcomed Abi Sinclair as the new, and very experienced, stable manager together with three new ponies – Fletch, Cloud and Dave. And we hope to welcome more ponies shortly as all my friends old and new are having to work very hard. To get the new ponies used to working with our range of riders takes a lot of hard work and the dedicated riding volunteers spent a busy summer helping Abi get them ready for their important therapy work. And, as always, the Autumn Term brings new riders and new volunteers. All are settling in well and enjoying getting used to the new ponies, when the weather allows. The photo shows the new horse Dave, being ridden by Teresa, and my old friend Tilly, being ridden by Bronwen. We always have room for more helpers and would love to welcome even more fresh faces into the Centre. Most Volunteers give a morning or an afternoon per week, during school term times only. Please contact us if you would like to know more – you don’t have to be horsey, just willing to learn and kind. We always need help and support for our fundraising activities, which are essential for the running of the Centre as well as being great fun. One way to help is to sponsor one of the ponies, and if you do they promise to keep in touch with you throughout the year. You can find out how to be a sponsor from our new web page: www.shelleyrda.com Website: www.shelleyrda.com Telephone: 01473 824172

Tom Bartleet selected as Liberal Democrat PPC for South Suffolk After a recent vote by the members of Babergh (South Suffolk) Liberal Democrats, we are excited to announce that Tom Bartleet has been confirmed as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the South Suffolk constituency. Tom has lived in and around South Suffolk for the last 30 years. After obtaining a degree in economics at university, he spent 20 years rising to senior management levels in both London and New York with a global broker. The following 10 years he ran his own successful insurance business serving clients across the UK. On hearing the news of his selection as PPC, Tom said that he was looking forward to making a difference for the constituents of South Suffolk. He added: “Like most people that I talk to, I am totally disillusioned by the state of UK politics. But I have the time and the energy to do something about it and make change happen. That’s why it’s my aim to become the next MP for South Suffolk so that I can help people and properly represent you in Parliament.”

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Chestnuts Woodturning Club Chestnuts Woodturning Club meets the third Thursday of every month (December meeting is on the 21st) throughout the year and we get together in the Community Room of the United Reform Church Hadleigh from 7.30pm onwards. We are a small, friendly club that provides our members with the opportunity to share ideas and support on all things woodturning and other associated subjects. Approximately every other month we have expert demonstrators come along to show us techniques and projects and to answer any questions the members may have. If you would like to or are considering joining us, it doesn’t matter whether you are new to turning, just interested or already an experienced turner, please get in touch with Geoff Harris on 01473 828194 who will be delighted to hear from you.

Whatfield Charity Craft Fair An annual charity Craft Fair held at Whatfield Village Hall attracted over 240 people last month and raised £1800 for Success After Stroke. The Organiser, Mandy Squirrell, expressed special thanks to her family and friends for their hard work and to the visitors for helping to make the event such a success. The Village Hall has already been booked for next year’s Craft Fair on Sunday 13th October 2024.

Friends of St Mary’s and Vestry Renewal Smiles all round as the Treasurer of the PCC, John Perry, happily accepts a cheque for £50.000 from the Friends of St Mary’s Treasurer, David Hoyle. The generous contribution from the FoSM group has enabled restoration work on the Vestry to take place. Come marvel at the transformation of this bijoux room at a special open day on 15th December from 10a.m to 4pm. Knowledgeable guides will be on hand to answer any questions about this skilful, tasteful refurbishment. (From l to r) David Hoyle-Treasurer FoSM, Roger Kennell-Trustee FoSM, Fr Jo Delfgou-Trustee FoSM, Rural Dean & Rector of St Mary’s, John PerryTreasurer St Mary’s PCC, Gordon McLeod-Chairman of FoSM & Hadleigh Town Mayor.

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After a very successful set of auditions, and lots of new members joining, we have an incredible cast currently working on this year’s pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. We will be returning to Elmsett Village Hall in the February half term, Thursday 22nd - Saturday 24th February and we cannot wait for our show to come alive on stage for an audience. Tickets will be on sale very soon and all information will be shared on our HADS Facebook page and BRAND NEW website: https://hadsinfo.wixsite.com/hads Any enquiries about tickets, please email hadleighamateurdramaticsociety@gmail.com

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Here at Chamberlin Hall we’re embracing the festive season wholeheartedly. We’re getting the hall all trimmed up for our Christmas events, our volunteers are lined up and looking forward to the party season! During December, we’re hosting a range of Christmas events – hopefully providing something seasonal for everyone! The festivities start with our Bowls Club Christmas Dinner – yes, we have a wonderful outdoor bowls green and a friendly, popular bowls club (out of season at the moment but maybe something for the new year?!), followed by our annual Over 60’s Christmas Lunch which is hosted by Chamberlin Hall and supported by the Bildeston Crown and the Henry Morphew Fund – we’ll be providing full Christmas dinner and having live music entertainment from the Three Chordettes. Then we start party season, with Christmas parties – all family friendly – on 16th (Father Christmas and The Grinch will be attendance!) and 22nd December. We have our Open Mic Night Christmas special on Wednesday 22nd – so if you fancy a sing song – come and join us for some live music from our buskers – and if you fancy doing a set of your own, you’d be very welcome to take the stage. We’ll be shut over Christmas to allow our team of volunteers to have a rest and then back on it for New Year’s Eve – bar will be open and we’ll have disco balls out … no tickets required – just come and join us to see in the new year! We hope you can join us to share some festive spirit – and wish you all a happy Christmas. If you fancy finding out more about this (or any of our other events), please come and see us or check out our website where you can always find out what is going on you can visit our website www.chamberlinhall.org or follow us on www.facebook.com/chamberlinhallbildeston Chamberlin Hall, Chamberlin Close, Bildeston, IP7 7EZ

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Council welcomes funding to help meet swimming pool energy costs Babergh District Council has been awarded funding of £115,620 to help offset increased utility costs at Hadleigh Pool & Leisure. The successful bid for Sport England Phase 1 Swimming Pool Grants funding was awarded for Hadleigh Pool & Leisure, owned by Babergh District Council and operated by notfor-profit social enterprise Abbeycroft Leisure – however a first-round bid for funding to help the council-owned Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury was unsuccessful, as well as bids by neighbouring Mid Suffolk District Council for Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre and Stradbroke Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre. Swimming pools are particularly dependent on energy use, maintaining ambient temperature and heating pool water to the right temperature for leisure use, so inflation and soaring energy bills have put leisure providers under increasing financial pressure. Cllr Deborah Saw, Babergh District Council Cabinet Member for People and Place said: “The health and wellbeing of our communities is a priority for our council and we are working hard, in partnership with providers, to keep facilities open despite severe pressure on our budget. We obviously welcome this funding – and hope for further support in the second round for all our pools and leisure centres facing the same challenge, both here in Babergh and in neighbouring Mid Suffolk.” Warren Smyth, Chief Executive of Abbeycroft Leisure said: "Soaring energy costs, the impact of Covid and cost of living pressures are putting swimming pools across the country under huge pressure. We have received excellent support from Babergh District Council, but this is a much wider issue and we are very pleased to have received this national award." Sport England's Director of Place, Lisa Dodd-Mayne said: "We know just how vital swimming pools and leisure centres are to our nation’s activity levels, which is why Sport England is proud to have played a central role in the delivery of this fund. “Many pools have faced a real and significant threat to their survival this year, as local authorities and operators battle the challenge of increased energy and maintenance costs, weakened reserves and difficulties with retaining staff. We continue to work with our partners to ensure the long-term viability of these vital community resources.” Sports Minister Stuart Andrew said: “Leisure centres and pools are vital for millions of people to stay fit and healthy, and we know that many public swimming pools are experiencing greater pressure due to increased operating costs. We have heard their concerns and have stepped in to help them make ends meet with £20 million immediate relief, and a further £40 million to help improve the sustainability of public swimming pools over the long term. "This is part of our support for grassroots sports facilities with more than £400 million in order to achieve our ambitious target of getting 3.5 million more people active by 2030." A decision on Sport England Phase 2 Swimming Pool Grants funding is expected next month.

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SANTA SPECIAL : The Rotary Christmas Collections will soon be upon us. Father Christmas together with his float will follow the regular routes around Hadleigh and this year, weather permitting, we hope to include Weavers Meadow. There will be two appearances at Morrisons as well. Santa will visit your door if you wish but will keep his distance whilst talking to the children and we do ask you to remain at your door rather than gathering in groups on the pavement. Similar rules will apply at Morrisons when Santa is meeting the children. We realise that money is still tight for many of us but if you do have a little small change to spare when we call it will help us help your local charities which still need all the support you can give. In addition, this year, we hope to have a card reader available to make it even easier to donate. The routes and times in December are as follows: Thursday 14th: Matilda Groome Road and Weavers Meadow 5.30 - 7.45pm approx. Friday 15th: Morrisons Car Park 10.00am – 3.00pm approx. Monday 18th: Malyon Drive and Oxford Drive 5.30 – 7.45pm approx. Tuesday 19th: Edwin Panks Road to Yeoman Crescent 5.30 – 7.45pm approx. Wednesday 20th: Aldham Road to Pykenham Way 5.30 – 7.45pm approx. Thursday 21st: Clopton Gardens, Wilson Rd, Highlands Rd, Gaell Crescent 5.30 – 7.45pm approx. Friday 22nd: Morrisons Car Park 10.00am – 3.00pm approx We look forward to seeing you on the rounds but should it be necessary to cancel collections for any reason please accept our sincere apologies in advance. Finally your cooperation in leaving enough room for the float to pass along the road would be much appreciated. CHRISTMAS FLOAT UPDATE: There was a terrific response to the appeal for sponsors in the last issue and the club now has ample funds to carry all the repairs necessary. Very grateful thanks go to HADLEIGH TYRES LTD, REJB SPORTS SERVICES LTD, HADLEIGH NEWS LTD, PLANT PARTS LTD, BROOKS & WOOD LTD and ROTARIAN B CHAPLIN for their tremendous generosity. REJB Sports Services donation was given in memory of Reg Brazier, founder of the company and a Rotarian in the early days of this club who was very much involved in the creation of this float. The repairs are progressing well and two new reindeer have been rounded up and are residing comfortably in a garage somewhere in Hadleigh waiting to be harnessed to the float. The club is indebted to its President who has so far carried out virtually all the work single handedly. Here it is stripped down to basics and the rebuild has begun. CLUB NEWS: 1. The club is now holding all its regular meetings at Cobblers High Street Hadleigh and there will be more news about this in the New Year. 2. The club was represented at the Remembrance Day Parade and President, Graham Parker, laid a wreath on behalf of the club at the War Memorial. 3. During the Christmas Period members look forward to the usual coffee meeting at Cobblers, a special Christmas Lunch with partners and friends at Hintlesham Golf Club, Coffee and mince pies with partners and friends at Cobblers and to round things off a New Year Champagne Brunch with partners at The George, Hintlesham early in January. President Graham and Members wish all readers a Happy Christmas and a healthy, more prosperous New Year.

Newton Green Ladies Golf The ladies of Newton Green have been fundraising over the last month. On Thursday 19th October 15 ladies took part in the Pink Peril challenge to raise money for Breast Cancer research, £266 was raised due to the generosity of those ladies who took part and others who just donated. Charity was the winner on the day but the golf was won by Angela Allen, Jennie Leech and Andrea Thompson. The other big event for the ladies was a ‘pre loved sale’ an opportunity to pass on unused or unloved clothes, shoes and other items. £350 was raised and will be reinvested in the ladies section of the golf club. NGGC ladies have been successful on the course too, reaching the Suffolk Cranworth (match play for handicap 19 - 29) final for the second year in a row. Once again they faced the same opposition, Bramford GC and once again were runners up. The team was captained by Rosie Jackson, the players were: Caroline Draine, Yvonne Goodchild, Margaret Hills, Lizzie Johnson, Sue Lockwood, Susan Sills, Janet Sparks and Jill Symonds. The team were supported by caddies and lots of supporters from the club inc club professional Tim Cooper.

Storm Babet Were you affected? Babet brought over 75mm of rain fall over large areas of Suffolk from Thursday night into the early hours of Friday, October 20th. An event this severe we are told has a less than 1% chance of happening in any one year. The storm resulted in more than a month’s worth of average October rainfall falling in just 24 hours. Many Hadleigh residents were affected directly and others indirectly by flooded roads, access problems etc. Several houses were flooded internally, and other residences were very closely threatened. Gardens have been badly affected by masses of debris, smallholding animals were lost to the flood and garages, sheds and their precious contents were damaged. People’s businesses were affected too. In an event like this, those affected are coming to terms with the trauma caused. They are beginning to pick up the pieces and realise that they need to be better prepared in the future for any such emergency events, not just flooding. A community response is needed working with all the agencies involved in preventing, mitigating and supporting flood events like the one we have just experienced here in Hadleigh. It has now become apparent that when storm Babet hit us, there was no understanding of which residential properties were most at risk and where potentially vulnerable people lived. The flood had an isolating effect on those affected. Common responses that hindered people’s reactions were the rapid onset of the flood event. There was disbelief, shock, fear, panic, and lack of knowledge or information. We want to support our community to be better prepared and more resilient to such future events, which will be more likely with climate change. We are setting up a Hadleigh Community Flood Action Group which will work with all the agencies. If you would like to learn more or join us then please get in touch. Lindsay Panton 07769 863633 / panton@btinternet.com Gale Pryor on 07811 435883 / gale@galepryor.co.uk

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Hadleigh Cycling Club’s AGM (Friday, 6.30pm, 8th December, The George PH) will be an opportunity to reflect on 2023, to acknowledge the efforts of those who have served the club and to look forward to 2024. Members and non-members are invited to attend. One high point of the year was undoubtedly the Go-Ride Race Day in April which was attended by 40 young riders. Some riders even travelled from Earls Colne and Bury St. Edmunds. The coaching team ran sessions across several ability groups followed by an afternoon of mini races. The young riders left with smiles on their faces, British Cycling goodies, some even received medals for their racing! The Go-Ride Day was the catalyst to restart the Junior Club which ran from April to July, followed by a Summer Holiday Race League. In September, it was terrific to see the Pros sprinting along our bunting-laden High Street on Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain. Fans and casual spectators got to see a genuine cycling superstar, Wout van Aert who went on to win the Tour. Hadleigh Cycling Club is for everyone: the child graduating from a balance bike or stabilisers, the Junior competing in her first Cyclo-X race, the Sunday social rider searching for a coffee-stop and company, the commuter intent on saving a few quid, the garage turbo-rider climbing a virtual Everest, the activist wanting to do their bit, the couch potato trying to shed a few pounds or even those terrific folk who love nothing better than pottering along the highways and byways of South Suffolk. We’d like to wish all cyclists in the town and surrounding villages a Happy Christmas and ‘All the Best’ for 2024 (and extend it to all the car drivers who’ve given us a good 2 metres when overtaking and acknowledged us when we’ve let you overtake). The club runs a social ride on Sundays usually starting at 9.00am from The George and there is a café stop. The rides are weather dependant so, if in doubt, check our Facebook page @hadleighcyclingclub X/Twitter @HadleighCycling Instagram hadleighcc or www.hadleighcyclingclub.co.uk

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Many people may think that cricket is a summer sport, and that everyone at Hadleigh Cricket Club is enjoying a wellearned rest during the winter months. Whilst that may be true for the majority of members, for a small number of us there is no such luck! Whether holding social events, planning for 2024 or maintaining the ground and pavilion, there is lots of behindthe-scenes work to keep the club running, all executed by a dedicated team of volunteers. By the time you read this article, the club will have held its AGM where we will review the past season and look forward to the next, including the appointment of a new Club President following the passing of Gary Girling in the summer. Social events this month include our ever-popular Christmas Party (formerly known as Cheese and Wine) on 9th December, and new for 2023 we will be hosting a familyfriendly New Year’s Eve gathering. For more details on either event, or to purchase tickets, please visit the club website www.hadleighcricketclub.com Everyone at Hadleigh CC wishes our friends, neighbours and supporters a very Merry Christmas, and a happy and healthy New Year!

Hadleigh Hares October has been yet another busy month for our runners who have been taking part in so many different races. Sam and Vicky Tapp kicked off the month running the Witchfinder Trail 10k in Mistley. They reported it was a very relaxed and friendly local event which supported a local charity and well worth entering next year. On the 7 October a few Hares met up at Clare Castle Park Run for a social run. It was a lovely autumn morning and it is a great venue for a Park Run, not only for the scenery, but also the café! Lovely to have juniors and seniors running together, although the juniors whizzed past most of us! Capel 5 was held on the 8 October and we were well represented by our runners. Well done to Daniel Cooper, Nikki Vince, Barbara Jousiffe, Crystal Murray, Belinda Godbold, Joel Bamsey, Ryan McNeil, Samatha Cooper and junior runner Aderyn McDonald. The conditions were exceptionally warm for an October morning but nonetheless all runners put their all in. Congratulations to Nikki who came first in her age group with a time of 41:39. Geraldine Suckling, Vicky & Sam Tapp took part in Oxford Half Marathon on 15 October. This is an extremely popular race with a record 13,000 runners taking part. Vicky ran an excellent time of 1:45:15 knocking off 4 and half minutes for her personal best. In Saxmundham, Julia Bilotta ran Saxon 5 which is a multi terrain race. Meanwhile, representing Suffolk in the Eastern Counties 10k champs, Claire Jacobs ran in the Cambridge Town & Gown 10k. She ran a super race and finished 2nd in 33:40, 9 sec behind winner and Suffolk team mate Maddie Jordon-Lee. Never one to keep still, Claire ran an outstanding race at Coventry Half Marathon on 29 October. In a field of just short of 2000 finishers, Claire finished 1st lady and 15th overall in what was a very demanding hilly course in a time of 1.16.41. The same weekend Geraldine Suckling was running Dublin Marathon in the pouring rain! This didn’t deter her from achieving a personal best of 4:27:26. To finish off the month, we had our first North Essex & South Suffolk cross country race of the season which took place in Chemlsford. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a full team of juniors and seniors. Those who did run put in tremendous performances on what was a tough course around the fields of Writtle. Well done to Belinda Godbold who came 1st in her age group and to our runners of the day, Thomas Davis and Stuart Hunt. If you would like to join a friendly and supportive running club as a member or a coach you can find out all about us and how to join at www.hadleigh-hares.co.uk

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PetArt Digital Artist .................01449 741553

Complete Car Services............01473 828991

Health and Fitness

The Angel Lavenham ..............01787 247388

Art Gallery

Paul Wilding ...........................01473 827272

Brett Gallery............................01449 741553

Crockatt Garage ......................01473 824342

Accountants / Financial Services

Invicta Garage.........................01473 823172

Thompson Financial Consulting ...01473 828973

Chimney Sweep / Fireplace Services

Walter Wright..........................01473 822143

TL Chimneys...........................07733 420611

Suffolk Tax Accountants .........01473 657000

Clothes

Toucan Financial .....................07852 374908

ZOR Boutique .........................07969 525859

Hadleigh Boxford Practice ......01473 822961

Renewable Energy

Hadleigh Dental Surgery .........01473 823092

Enviroplanet............................01473 599127

Sally Mowles Foot Health Care .01473 822902

Energy on Tap .........................07780 975787

Hadleigh Physiotherapy ..........01473 810185

Security

Body & Mind As One .............07506 350 455

Abacus....................................01473 824601

Kinetic Health..........................01473 806240

Septic Tank Emptying

Stacey Rayner Foot Health......07847 851752

A.K. Services ..........................01473 822694

Bathrooms, Plumbing and Heating

Doors and Windows

Gallagher ................................01473 828806

Andy Grimsey .........................01473 823584

House Moving / Removals

Skip / Waste Removal

Tim Allen Windows .................01473 827086

Todds Removals .....................01787 377489

G. Leeks Skip Hire ..................01473 824256

Surefix ....................................01473 827004

I.T. and Computer Services

Thorr Doors ............................07872 903135

Vulcan Computer Services......07711 904439

A&B Glass...............................01787 880099

Home Computer Services .......01473 829552

Driveways and Surfacing

Laundry Services

Lakesdide Surfacing ...............01787 869974

Press Gang .............................01473 558448

Electrical Goods and Supplies

Newsagents

Hicks TV & Audio Solutions....07968 686035

Keith Avis................................01473 823131

Electricians

Nursing & Care Services

Plumbmate .............................01473 810088 Roundhouse Plumbing ...........07939 082630 Spear ......................................07775 690158 GJ Watts .................................01473 829644 MSL Plumbing........................07979 288844 CJ Plumbing & Heating...........01473 822775 AHM Installations ...................01473 206918 Buddha Plumbing & Heating...07710 081745 Blinds for windows & conservatories Ventanilla Blinds .....................01787 313677 Turners Blinds.........................01473 610830 Caribbean Blinds....................0344 800 1947

S Cowle Electrical ...................01473 823179 Estate Agents Frost & Partners .....................01473 823456 Chapman Stickels ...................01473 372372

Butchers

Hizzy .......................................01473 875101

Andrews Butchers...................01473 827720

The Letting Department ..........01473 372222

Builders / Property Maintenance

Farm Shops

C.A. Builders ...........................01473 824404

Hollowtrees.............................01449 741247

Simon Farthing .......................07823 333451 Grass To Glass........................01473 828269

Laxfield House .........01787 247340 / 247495 Waterfield House ....................01473 944654 Opticians Dunstone Optometry ..............01473 823755 Painting & Decorating Simon Farthing .......................07823 333451 CPH Property Services ...........07717 059370

Solicitors / Wills Holmes & Hills........................01787 275275 Sports & Hobbies Snowys Bait & Tackle..............07766 140624 Storage Elmsett Storshops ..................01473 822162 Taxi Elite Cars.................................07884 976014 5 Star Cars..............................01473 875435 Beaumont Cars .......................01473 855111 A&L Private Hire .....................07891 392749 Tool & Plant Hire Emmitt Plant ...........................01449 741315 Travel Agents Travel Stop...............................01473828728

Funeral / Grave Services

Pest Control

East Coast Cremations............07747 114396

Lister Countryside Services ....07919 287656

Water Softeners

Conor Styles Carpentry...........07710 502657

R. Gwinnell .............................01473 824440

Picture Framing

Patmore ..................................01473 713600

AK Smith Plastering................07808 027116

W. A. Deacon ..........................01787 248282

ALB Framing ...........................07769 858076

Wills

One Group ..............................01473 807754

Viv Dawson - Civil Celebrant....07761239718

Blue Magpie Framing ..............01787 583751

The Will Business ...................01206 263420

Cards, Gifts, Stationery

Garden Machinery Repair

Printing & Publishing

Window Cleaner

Keith Avis................................01473 823131

W. J. Green .............................01473 823839

Keith Avis Printers ..................01473 823366

C&D Services..........................01473 828626

M S L Plumbing and Heating Mark Carey Plumbing & Heating Engineer General Plumbing including Bathrooms, Showers, Radiators, Toilets and Taps No job too small Friendly, reliable service Over 15 years experience

Tel: Mark 07979 288844 info@mslplumbing.co.uk

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