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StratfordSt Mary
Higham
HoltonSt Mary
Raydon
QuartetThe Parish Magazine
January 2018Issue 353
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You can place items for sale or wanted on the Small Ads Pin Board for free.Just email [email protected] with your advert.
We will place it for one month space permitting.
Do you need help with yourany odd jobs?
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how I can help!
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07474707120 for trailersizes and prices.
Book Keeper/ SmallBusiness Manager
Available
From £50 a week
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Phone Anne on 07941781489
CLEANER NEEDED
Stratford St Mary church needs acleaner who is prepared to go in oncea month at the beginning of the monthto vacuum, dust and clean the brasses.We can pay up to £30 a month. If youare willing to help us in this way,please contact Jonathan Dewey on01206 322148.
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Dear friends,
It is not yetChristmas as Iwrite this, but I amthinking of all the
days to come that I hope, by the timeyou read this, you will have enjoyed,and of the start of a new year that Ihope will bring peace in our nation andin our world.
We had a slight blip with ourChristmas Carol Services on 10December owing to an unexpectedlyheavy fall of snow. So, for SSM andRaydon, whose services that eveninghad to be cancelled, we are putting ona very old tradition of having EpiphanyCarol Services on 7 January instead.The Epiphany is when the Churchcelebrates the visit of the Wise Menor Magi to the Christ Child inBethlehem. It's also the date whenthe Eastern Orthodox Churchcelebrates Christmas because theystill adhere to the old calendar, whenour 6 January would be their 25December. So in effect we shall becelebrating Christmas with them byhaving our Epiphany services - 10a.m. at SSM and 5 p.m. at Raydon;do come and join us to sing the oldEpiphany carols that we don't oftenhear any more.
Lent will creep up on us very fast in2018 - Ash Wednesday falls on 14
February this year, and as usual weshall have the traditional AshWednesday service at 6.30 p.m. thatevening, this year at SSM. At thatservice I shall sign everyone with thesign of the cross made in ash on theirforeheads. Carrying the cross in ashon your forehead is a sign to everyonethat during Lent we think about whatwe have done wrong in the previousyear, and ask God's forgiveness.
Then, looking ahead, Bishop Mike iscoming on 13 May at 3 p.m. to confirmall those in the Deanery who havedecided that they would like to takethat step further forward in theirChristian faith. Confirmation meansdeclaring in front of everyone that youhave taken Jesus as your Saviour andthat you want to live your life by hisprinciples in future. In a beautifulceremony, which renews the vowsthat were taken on your behalf atbaptism, the Bishop will receive youinto the Church. From then on you willbe able to take Communion with otherChristians wherever you go in theworld. You will need to follow a courseof instruction before you can beconfirmed, so please let me know ifyou would like to take this bold newstep in your life.
This comes with many blessings for avery happy 2018.
Rosalind Paul, Rector
Welcome
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The Quartet Diary
January
2 Raydon Fair Trade Coffee Morning
7 Epiphany Carol Serviec, Raydon
8 SSM Parish Council Meeting
10 U3A Meeting
17 Stour Valley Probus Club Lunch
26 HSM Social Club Whist
30 Raydon Fair Trade Coffee Morning
February
7 Men’s Probus Club Meeting
14 U3A Meeting
21 Men’s Probus Club Meeting
22 R&DGC Meeting
23 HSM Social Club Whist
27 Raydon Fair Trade Coffee Morning
March
7 Men’s Probus Club Meeting
12 SSM Parish Council Meeting
14 U3A Meeting
21 Men’s Probus Club AGM
22 R&DGC Meeting
27 Raydon Fair Trade Coffee Morning
30 HSM Social Club Whist
April
7 R&DGC Spring Show
23 SSM Parish Council Meeting
24 Raydon Fair Trade Coffee Morning
28 R&DGC Meeting
May
14 SSM Parish Council Meeting
26 R&DGC Meeting
July
9 SSM Parish Council Meeting
September
8 37th Ride and Stride!
10 SSM Parish Council Meeting
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Editors Corner
As I write this editorial, it’s one week beforeChristmas and quite difficult to get into themind set of next year! I’ve still got a headfull of things to get and places to be, but itwill soon be over and we start the yearlycycle all over again. We do hope however,that as you read this, you will be able to findeverything you need to know to help kickstart 2018.
Most of the Christmas events are over now,but you might like to join Raydon for aspecial Epiphany Carol Service on Sunday7th January. More details on page 12. Thiscame about as the regular Carol Servicescheduled for December was snowed off.
Talking of the weather, Robin has writtenan article this month entitled ‘Weatherupdate - see page 5 for his views andstatistics on our current weather - perhapswe have some more snow coming!
Thank you once again to all our regularcontributors and advertisers for anothersuccessful Quartet year, and we lookforward to bringing you the best of what’sgoing on in our little neck of the woods in2018
All the best for the coming year
Happy reading!
Anne and Jane,
Articles for the Quartet are included if wehave room, and if, in the opinion of theeditors, they are of general interest to ourreaders. Please remember all articles willbe subject to editing. We prefer you tocontact us via email where possible.
Copy deadline for next edition:19th January 2018
Contact details: Email:[email protected]
Editors:Anne Wicks; 1 Corpus ChristiCottages, Holton St Mary. CO7 6NN
Jane Lelliott ; 5 Swan Meadow,Stratford St Mary. CO7 6JQ
Distribution: Dave Leach07930390517
Invoicing: Jenny [email protected]
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Stratford St Mary
PARISH COUNCILMEETING DATES
8th January12th March14th May9th July
10th September12th November
7.30pm until 10pm
Stratford St Mary ParishCouncil Emergency Team
If an emergency does arise, pleasecontact one of the following teammembers:
Hilary Cairns – Emergency TeamLeader6 Mors End 01206 32341707712 [email protected] Woodard12 Swaynes 01206 [email protected] GriffinBrook Farm, School Lane 01206337363/07885 [email protected] Kite42 Strickmere 01206 32248207958 515573Bill Davies3 Spanbies 01206 [email protected]
PARKED CARS
If your car is going to be parked for anylength of time, on the public highway,please ensure it is not blocking driveways,post boxes, notice boards etc, as this canmake access extremely difficult.
Thank you!
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Many thanks to everyone who madea donation to Stratford St MaryChurch Funds - in lieu of ChristmasCards.
This year the Quartet greetingspage raised the grand sum of £105.
Thank You
Jenny and John Symons
Weather update
At the time of writing, we are nearly at theend of another year so what has 2017brought..
Apart from January, February and theSpring months of March, April and May, allhad warmer than average temperatures.June was also warmer than usual, averagemaximum temperature 22.5C, minimum14.4C, total hours of sunshine approximate246 hours.
However, the promise of a barbecuesummer was not fulfilled The temperatureswere only average for July and belowaverage for August so taking the threemonths together, we can say it was a typicalBritish Summer! September was nothing towrite home about but October was warm,maximum temperature 16.5C.
The average maximum temperature forNovember was 10.5C which is slightlyabove the norm but a sharp drop fromOctober. Temperatures at the time ofwriting are below average for Decemberwith a fall of snow on the 10th causingchaos in many parts of the country.
Rainfall statistics are quite interesting.Taking the period from January to
November 2017, total rainfall for the periodI measured was 383 millimetres (average550 millimetres assuming 50 millimetres[2inches] each month). Taking the periodDecember 2016 to November 2017,rainfall amounted to 391 millimetres(average 600 millimetres) In fact, with onlya total of 7.7 millimetres, December 2016was the driest December I had everrecorded. Reservoirs are dependent onwinter rainfall to top up levels so there wasconcern in the event of a summer droughtdue to the significant rainfall deficit.However, rainfall during the summermonths saved the day. Total rainfall forAugust amounted to 73 millimetres(2.91inches), with a record 51 millimetresbetween the 8th and 10th of the month).August followed by July were the twowettest months of the year.
The Spring of 2017 was marvellous forflowers and blossoms owing to the drywarm conditions which prevailed and theSummer rains did wonders for the cornand root crops, a good year forhorticulturalists and farmers with a dryAutumn helping the sowing for next year’scrops.
October 16th was the 30th anniversary ofthe so called hurricane which uprootedtrees and caused tremendous devastationin our region, probably a one in a hundredyear’s event. What never received somuch attention in a year of extremes wasthe severe cold spell from 9th January to19th January 1987. For 8 days, thetemperature hardly rose above freezingpoint. I quote from my records. January12th max -7C min -10C wind NE heavysnow; Jan 13th max -4C min -7C, heavysnow showers; Jan 14th max -3C min-5,5C wind E, almost strong to gale,massive snow drifts, all transport virtuallybrought to a halt.
Food for thought
Robin Jackson
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‘Take … and take just a littlebit more’: survival of our NHS
A front-page newspaper headline of 7th
December 2017, ‘Patients hit by shortageof drugs as prices soar’, motivated thisarticle and particularly within the context ofhaving worked in and for the NHS foralmost 40 years. The headline focused onsome important drugs (anastrazole to treatbreast cancer; quetiapine to treat a rangeof mental health disorders; some anti-epileptic drugs) that, in their generic (non-branded) form, were in short-supply. Thishad necessitated the NHS (i.e. thegovernment) to pay for their brandedequivalents, which are inherently andusually considerably more expensive thanthe generic forms. The estimated cost ofthis practice to the NHS is >£50 million permonth. There is real substance behind thismedia-embellished story.Our government, through agenciesincluding the Medicines and Healthcareproducts Regulatory Agency (MHRA), hasto ensure drugs are effective and safe andthis includes reviewing their licences andquality. There is always the risk that ageneric drug may be sub-standard, andtherefore ineffective or unsafe (or both),because of the many different internationalpharmaceutical manufacturers that makegeneric drugs. This is in contrast to abranded form which is only made by onemanufacturer, until its patency expires.Predictably as the pharmaceutical industryis a business, it has an inherent tendencyto exploit the NHS and thereby contributeto its current parlous state.Increasing drug-costs will continue to be amajor problem within the NHS. Advancesin the understanding of diseases, including,but not exclusively cancer and dementia,will generate new and more effective drugsto treat them, but at a cost. This alsoapplies to more sophisticated and targetedinvestigations and surgical procedures, allof which will stretch both existing but alsocurrently-planned NHS-funding.
Life-expectancy is also increasing,throughout the age spectrum; the survivalrate of babies born extremely prematurely(22-24 weeks gestation, the ‘normal’ being37-40 weeks) is now over 50% and thepredicted average life-expectancy of ahealthy teenager is approaching 90 years.Increased life-expectancy inevitably costsmoney (‘life at all costs’), costs that will haveto be met by both the NHS and social care.The final issue in what may be the ‘perfectstorm’ for the NHS is the public’s approachto, and lack of responsibility for their ownlifestyle and its impact, directly or indirectly,on their neighbour, community and country.It is likely that many, probably a slightmajority, consider what they eat, drink,smoke, inject and don’t do in terms ofexercise, doesn’t matter, or they don’t care,or both – because the NHS will be there forthem, to ‘bail them out’. This perception isnot credible and is un-tenable, if we want tomaintain the principles, practice and veryexistence of the NHS. The realistic optionsare limited and will have to include increasedtaxation, ideally directly through income taxcontributions, but also through other meansthat may well have to reflect how people livetheir lives. We are all responsible for the fateof our truly, madly remarkable NHS.
Richard AppletonConsultant and Honorary Professor inPaediatric Neurology
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STRATFORD ST. MARY CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP
(also known as Stratford Chapel) UpperStreet Stratford St. Mary CO7 6JH. We arean evangelical/charismatic free church,community based and attended by all agegroups.
Sunday Services:
10a.m. Morning Service and Junior Churchfollowed by refreshments6.30pm Prayer and Praise time
Mid-week Groups:
Various House Groups meet at Stratford,Dedham and Capel St. Mary
Men’s Recreation Evening: Meeting 3rd
Wednesday monthly. All men welcome.Friday 5pm to 6.30pm Sparks for childrenaged 7-11 yearsFriday 7.30pm to 9.30pm Ignition YouthClub for ages 11- 16 years
For further information: Tel: Phil Wyncoll(01473) 310728 or email:[email protected]
IGNITION Youth ClubStratford Chapel
Every Friday night7.30 to 9.30Age 11 - 16
contact [email protected]
SSM Rambling ClubMain contact is the chairman, DonUmfreville on 01206 322626. Unless statedotherwise, we meet up at 09:45 at theParish Room, Upper Street, Stratford StMary.
100 Club winners
10 P.Fitzpatric95 S.Johnson
68 J.Alexander
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STRATFORD St. MARYPARISH ROOM
Letting fees are as follows:
1 session - £17.00.2 consecutive sessions - £30.00.
all day - £38.00.A session is 5 hours i.e. morning -
afternoon- evening
Special rates for regular bookings.Heating and lighting are includedFor booking please see or ring
Don Umfreville at Christmas Cottage,Upper Street.Tel : 322 626.
The Institute hall
can be hired at reasonable rates for awide range of social activities. For moreinformation please contact our bookingsecretary, Norman Woodard on 01206
323015, his email [email protected] and
his home address is 12Swaynes,Stratford St Mary.
Many thanks to all our 100 Clubsubscribers for your continued support inhelping us to maintain your village hall.Membership costs only £1 per month
and you could win £40 first prize in ourmonthly draw. Contact Norman
Woodward (address and phone numberas above) if you wish to join.
Stratford St Mary Institute Committee
Need to email Stratford St Mary ParishCouncil?
You will need to use
Transport to medicalappointments.
If you live in Stratford St Mary and havedifficulty in getting to and from medicalappointments our friendly team are happyto help.We can also help with transport to visitpeople in hospital.
Please give us as much notice as you can.
ring:. Charlie Ablitt on 01206 322684Jenny Symons on 01206 322636
Our thanks to Lynn Badcock for her helpover many years.
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BOOK OF MEMORIES
Research continues into items for the bookof memories which will document life inStratford St Mary from quirky history totoday’s stories and characters. We still wantto hear your stories because it will be yourbook! So dig out your old photographs ortales that you would like to share then sendthem to [email protected] or call meon 07989639583.We are also continuing to arrange a numberof get-togethers in the Parish Room or thevillage pubs etc to get the old memory cogsworking to help identify information for thebook. These might be coffee mornings,cheese and wine evening and so on, wherewe can chat and perhaps get some of theold photographs out. They will be foreveryone, all ages and old and new to thevillage so we can share stories and ensurethey continue into our history so keep youreyes open for posters around the villageand in the Quartet.
COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCHSCHEME
This has been in operation since 2013 andis run by village residents giving their timein order to make our village safer forresidents of all age groups by encouragingmotorists to drive through our village at nomore than the legal limit of 30mph.
We would, however, welcome a few morevolunteers into the scheme so if you couldspare just 1 or 2 hours per month pleaseconsider joining us.
Please contactBill Davies,3.Spanbies Road,tel 01206 322990 for more details.
Stratford St Mary Parish Council websitehas now been updated. Please pop overto www.stratfordstmary.onesuffolk.net andlet us know what you think. If you wouldlike your event advertised on the websiteas well as in the Quartet, whatever it maybe, please let the parish clerk know [email protected]
Interested in becoming a CFR?
Why not find out what it is about?
Look at the CFR link on the East of EnglandAmbulance Services website.You can even apply on line!
If you watch the training video - do not bealarmed - you are never expected to domouth to mouth.
For further information, please contact yourlocal co-ordinator.
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Higham
Lifeline for lifeboatsThe craft group & friends thank all whohelped raise £401.05 for the RNLI at thecoffee morning on 22nd Nov. Donationsof refreshments and money enabled thegroup to raise such a large sum for aworthy cause - No government money isgiven to RNLI, they rely on donations.Thank you again for your generoussupport.
Knitting for seafarersThe staff at Felixstowe Seafarer’s centrereceived 113 knitted hats at a reception atthe centre on Nov. 30th .
Thank you to all who donated wool &knitted the hats, we need hats to help thestaff at the centre, with volunteers theygive over 1,000 hats to seafarers in portover the Christmas holiday alone, & thecentre is open all year round.
Help to keep yourself mentallyand physically well:• Flu vaccination – It’s not too late toprotect yourself. People aged 65 and over,those living with a long-term healthcondition, pregnant women, main carersand some young children are entitled to a
free flu vaccination. If you have an underlyinghealth condition you are more susceptible toflu and if you catch it you are more likely toend up in hospital. Contact your GP practiceand get protected. Some pharmacies alsooffer free NHS flu vaccinations to those whoare in an at-risk group and aged 18+
• Be prepared - Having a well-stockedmedicine cabinet means you will be able toself-care at home and deal with minor injuryand illness that you or your family mightsuffer. Consider having a stock ofparacetamol, anti-diarrhoeal medicine,rehydration mixture, indigestion remedy andplasters. Ask your pharmacist for advice
• NHS 111 by telephone and online- Thisis a free telephone service which is open 24hours a day, seven days a week, every dayof the year. Trained advisors can offer urgenthelp and advice. You can also access theNHS 111 Online service anytime HERE andby answering some questions yoursymptoms will be assessed and you'll begiven the recommended action to take
• Think Pharmacist - Many pharmacieshave late night and weekend opening. Apharmacist can offer you a great deal of helpand advice on the best over-the-countermedication for your condition.
• GP+ service - The Suffolk GP+ serviceoperates in Ipswich, Felixstowe, WickhamMarket, Stowmarket, Leiston and Bury StEdmunds. You can book an appointmentwith a GP or nurse practitioner in advanceand you can do this through your GP practiceand NHS 111.
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Fair Trade CoffeeMorningDecember 5th. Anothergrey and miserable startfor our “Festive” FairTrade coffee morning.
There was nothing grey or miserable aboutthe lovely sights, sounds and smells fromwithin the Church though! Where should Istart? Well, what about the windowsills fullof Christmas arrangements and candles?Or the beautiful organic Christmas tree sokindly donated to the Church byBlackstump Cottage? Maybe the aroma ofour super Fair Trade coffee? Or what aboutour fabulous “Frinton” sausage rolls andcheese scones? Could it even be the trustywarm mince pies loved by many?I think it was all of those things which madethe morning a very special event, along withtwo other great surprises! The first was“thank you” gifts to several of us for all ourefforts in connection with the stall and theafternoon teas. I think we all enjoy what wedo, but thanks and gifts are great to receive.To top all that was my 7 week old GreatGrandson arriving for his first “Fair Tradecoffee morning” He loved the tree and allthe lights and of course all those cuddles.Well, we’ll be back again on January 2ndwhen the crib, Christmas arrangements andtree will all still be on view so do pop alongto have a look and enjoy our coffee and achat. Our times change very slightly to10am-11.15am due to the library van’s newtimetable of 9.50-10.30 so as ever a hugethanks for your continued support and avery Happy New year.
Wendy Mumford 01473 312123
Raydon
Sketchers, Doodlers, Artists,Designers, Cartoonists
We would very much like to have acouple (more or less) of designs in
black and white, to reproduce as post-cards to have for sale in the church.Must be of Raydon Church from any
angle – inside or out.
Suggestions so far:A wonky gravestoneMowing the churchyard
Cleaning the Church The War Memorial The Vestry doors East window pinnacles ..........
All designs will be displayed in theChurch for choices to be made
To express interest and for further de-tails please contact
Simon Tennent 01473 310320Geoff Horrex 01473 310422
Christmas tree in RaydonChurch
We would like to thank BlackstumpCottage, Woodlands Road, Raydon for
the very generous donation of one of theirorganic Christmas trees to Raydon
Church.
Thank you very much, it looks lovely.
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Sadly we had to cancel our carol service onDecember 10th due to the nasty weatherconditions on the day of heavy snow & icewhich was forecast to continue for a fewdays and made difficult driving conditionsespecially in the dark. The decision was nottaken lightly but we had to consider everyone’s safety so only one option.
Our Rector Revd Rosalind Paul has comeup with a replacement service called“Epiphany Carol Service” to be held here atSt Mary`s Raydon on Sunday 7th January2018. Service to start at 5.00pm. This wasquite a common service held years ago ifmemory serves correctly. We look forwardto meeting you all so please come along andgive this additional service your full support.
Geoff & Simon.
Epiphany Carol ServiceSt Mary’s Church,
Sunday 7th January5.00 pm
All very welcome
Raydon Club
is open to residents of this parishand will in future be held on
Wednesday evenings each weekfrom 8.30 till 11 pm.
Licenced bar, pool, darts etc.Look forward to seeing you!
If you would like to see copies of theminutes of any Raydon Parish Councilmeetings, please contact Jane Cryer,Parish Clerk on 07920 713940, or emailher at [email protected].
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Raydon and District Gardening Club
38th Year
Firstly may I wish all garden club members& friends “A Happy New Year” as it’s now2018. At the beginning of a New Year weas gardeners are hopefully full of optimismand therefore start looking forward to thenew “Springtime” which will be only a fewweeks away. It’s now time to keep a sharplook out for the first snowdrops andaconites as these are the herald to Springoften appearing around mid month. Theylook so wonderful in the winter sunshineand certainly help to cheer us all upespecially on the more gloomy days asyou know things will soon be on the turnfor the better. Once we start back to ourfirst meeting in February the days will begetting lighter (6am – 6pm) and whilst wecan still get harsh weather hopefully it willnot last too long. Now in January it’s agood time to look at seed catalogues andtry to plan ahead, also time to purchaseseed potatoes, start off those sweet peaseeds indoors, and I also like to cover theRhubarb crowns with about 12” to 18” ofstraw with a few pea sticks to hold in placeto prevent wind blowing it away. I add tothe straw as the crop grows through. If youare unable to do gardening (for what everreason) there are always many placesopen to the public to visit and see theirspecial “winter gardens” so you canenjoy the spectacle without the hard work.Marks Hall Essex, & Anglesey AbbeyCambridgeshire have always been a greatday out in previous years.As a gardening club we are now in our 38th
year and your committee is pleased toreport we are thankfully in a healthyfinancial position thanks to your support,however we have to remain aware that
costs keep going up (Speakers & Cupengraving) mostly so we have decided toincrease membership by 50 pence. Thismeans for 2018 it’s now £12.50 pp & subsare now due if not already paid. This coversyou for 5 indoor meetings, and socialevening with AGM + refreshments. Anyguests will also pay an increased fee (firstfor 8 years) @ £2.50 on the night. Outsidelocal garden visits in May & July we normallypay a small fee each to a charity of ownerschoice. We will be running another coachouting in June, venue and cost to be advisedin February. Note:- Our "Spring Show” willbe week after Easter on Saturday 7th April.Your committee looks forward to meetingyou all again along with any new memberswho will be joining us on the first meeting for2018, to be held in the village hall (OldPrimary School building) on Thursday 22nd
starting at 7.30pm. Subject to be confirmedin February quartet.
Geoff Horrex (01473 310422)
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Raydon Parish CouncilYour Parish Councillors are:
Nev Davenport 01473 311548Christine Hempstead 07891 236245Kathy Herbig 01473 310024Keith Lovering 07939 075143Sue Newton (Chair) 07808 818847Amanda Pyall 01473 310050Jayne Tann 01473 828283Jane Cryer - Parish Clerk 07920 713940
Ideal for your special eventThe Rayon Pavillion is for Hire
Fully carpeted room for up to 80 people
Kitchen and preparation room
Easy parking
Available Morning, afternoon, andevening.
For Details Call Clive DuddridgeTel 01473 310162
A note for EveryoneJust a reminder for housenames/numbers to be visible. If anemergency vehicle needs to find yourhouse at night, will it find it easily?
Lots of names/numbers are hiddenbehind bushes - it would only take a fewminutes to clear it but those few minutesmight make a huge difference if theemergency vehicle finds your house firsttime.
Raydon Parish CouncilSchedule of Meetings
All at 7.30pm in the KGF PavilionDates to be advised
NB: if you would like to see copies of theminutes of any Raydon Parish Council
meetings, please contactJane Cryer, Parish Clerk
Sunnyside Cottage, Overbury Hall Road,Layham IP7 5NA
07920 713940 / [email protected]
Raydon Century ClubDraws:
DECEMBER 2017
£25 49 Stella Hyland£15 75 Mr K Whiting£10 47 Mrs Warvill£5 108 Graham Cousins£5 134 Mrs J Meech£5 110 Mr M Burls£5 126 J-M Simonet
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Holton St Mary
The Holton St Mary United CharitiesTrust has some funds available to thoseresident in the village of Holton St Mary whoare in need.
If you feel you might want to make anapplication please contact: Paul Torringtonon [email protected] or01473 312046.
The First Friday of the MonthLunch Club
On the first Friday of every month (exceptAugust) there is a Lunch Club in the VillageHall for residents of the village of Holton StMary. All ages welcome!
A Light Lunch will be served between 12.30- 2.00 pm at a cost of £2.50 per head. Thelunches are a collaboration between someof the organised groups in the village andare non-profit making!Any surplus funds will be reinvested.
If you would like to join us for lunch, pleasecontact Frances Torrington:312046/[email protected] Sally Thurlow:312080/[email protected]
We are also looking for volunteers to helprun the lunches and help on the day.
Holton St Mary MillenniumGreen Trust
Winners of the last 3 Century Clubdraws for 2017 are:
October: No 50 £25 Lionel Pollard,No 116 £15 Paul Oliver, No 71 £10Joan Cook, No 7 £5 Sally Pearce, No39 £5 Diana Wilson
November: No 53 £25 Rob Clark, No91 £15 Peter Starling, No 19 £10 LynnMcWatt, No 48 £5 Carol Blaxland, No116 £5 Paul Oliver
December: No 50 £25 Lionel Pollard,No 121 £15 Chris Gentry, No 21 £10Judith Morgan, No 9 £5 Pam andTudor Quare, No 4 £5 Erik Ellis
Subscriptions for 2018, £12 for theyear, are now due and your collectorwill be calling in the next few weeks.Please note that uncashed cheques willnot be accepted in lieu of payment forsubscriptions.
Money raised from the Century Clubpays for the annual running expensesof the Millennium Green. If you are newto the village or have not taken partbefore and would like to contribute andhave the chance of winning a prizeplease give me a call on 01473311615.
Marjorie Haste,Secretary
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Holton St Mary Social ClubPlease remember that WHIST is always lastFriday of the MonthAll are welcome, so please do come along
Next Dates :-
Friday 26th JanuaryFriday 23rd FebruaryFriday 30th March
Christmas Drinks & Canapés on Sunday10th December
Despite the festive weather conditions itwas nice to see the event well attended.Thank you for all the positive feedback.A good time was had by all. Cheers to allthose who helped with the preparation andon the day.
Membership Renewal.
As from the 1st January, subscriptions for2018 will be due. Charges as below:Senior ( 60+) £2.00Adult £4.00Junior (under 18’s) £ 1.00
Proposed events for 2018 to include :- inApril our AGM, plus a Brewery Trip, QuizNights, Open Golf Day and a ProgressiveDinner. We will let you know the detailswhen we have set the dates.
Happy New Year to you all.
Thanks
Peter
Email:[email protected] :- 01473 314150Mobile :- 07957 910608
Holton St Mary VillageHall
can be hired at very reasonablerates!
Available during the day and mostevenings (not Friday) from £17.00
Saturdays from £35.00
For further information and bookingplease contact Rachel Eagle on
01473 310550
Babergh Christmas treerecyclingThere will be a number of collections pointswhere Christmas trees can be left (withoutdecorations). The trees will be taken to alocal facility where they are chipped andcomposted. The compost can then be usedso that other plants and trees can thrive.
Real Christmas trees can also be left nextto your brown bin if you subscribe to ourservice during the month of January 2018.
If you have any questions or queries, pleasecontact us on 01449 778678
Capel St MaryBy Pass Nurseries (near the bottle bank)Wednesday 10th January
HadleighStonehouse Road car parkThursday 11th January
Stratford St MaryCar Park at Village HallWednesday 10th January
HadleighTownhall - Market PlaceThursday 11th January
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From Monday 4th December 2017 MindBody Moment will teach YogalatesTM
in a course like structure, starting with aone-to-one assessment followed by anintroductory course (6 x 90 minute classes- max 6 clients). On completion the clientcan join any of the general sessions (4x90-minute - max 10 clients).
About YogalatesTM - Louise Solomondeveloped YogalatesTM over 20 yearsago. It is the original award winningexercise method integrating Pilates andYoga, creating a system that developscore stability & strength, whilst enhancingstamina, flexibility & balance, and bringsrelaxation & wellbeing to mind & body, allwith particular attention to safety, for allbody types, during practice.
About Janet Drake (Mind Body Momentowner), ballet trained from 8 years old,attending Elmhurst Ballet School between11 & 18. After a short stint on theprofessional stage “life got in the way” ofher dance teaching ambition until her 50’s,when she started FunDancing (her DanceFitness business).
Despite life’s detour, Janet attended manyforms of daily fitness; Aerobics, Step,Body Pump, Yoga & Pilates, etc. Morerecently, Janet wanted to discover moreabout Yoga and Pilates and how to safelyimprove strength, core stability and all theother good things that these twodisciplines provide. This is how she foundYogalatesTM.
A year of continual study including anintensive two-week practicum, Janetcompleted the Solomon YogalatesTM
Method Teachers Training (September2017) at 60.
“The safety of YogalatesTM, the constantdiscovery about my mind and body as Iwork through the vast array of exercises,poses, meditations and breathing
techniques is giving me a stronger, leanerand healthier body and mind. I am lookingforward to sharing my experience withothers”
For more information, class bookings &prepayments go towww.mindbodymoment.co.uk
Call Janet on 07506350455 or [email protected]
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From Chernobyl Children’sLife Line & Charity ShopNeedham Market
On December 3rd we collected ourChristmas Group from Gatwick airport. Ofthe children that had never been to the UKthey all said; “England is lovely” a soon asthey got off the plane!
This is going to be a very exciting monthfor the children who have not only neverbeen away from home but have neverexperienced Christmas before either.
After the children return home at the endof the month I will be leaving for Belarusfor our Father Frost Program. As previousChristmas parcels have been returned orjust not arriving at all a friend and I decidedthis year to go to Belarus to deliver thempersonally as the Belarusian equivalent to25th December is 7th January. Havingintended to just take presents in ourpersonal luggage we asked if anyone elsewould be interested in sending a presentto a child who would receive nothing forChristmas and we were amazed andtouched by the response. We are nowtaking 150 presents to needy children andwill deliver to 39 families in three days plushold a party for the children that we will beunable to reach during that time. We willbring back photos and updates after thetrip to share with everyone who has sokindly contributed to this program. A verybig thanks must also go to those peoplewho have sponsored part of the tripallowing us to be able to take this manypresents to the children and also to leavegifts for those in the local hospital.
We are now looking towards the summergroup visit and would ask anyoneinterested in hosting who we have not yetspoken to, to get in touch now as we haveto start processing the invitation to the
authorities in Belarus by January 2017. Thechildren will be with us for four weeks from1st to 29th July. All that is needed is aminimum of a mattress to sleep on and aloving home with people who care,Financial circumstances are immaterial.Age is not a barrier - single parentsconsidered, families may or may not stillhave their own children at home. Hosts areable to follow their own occupation/interestsas the children meet at least 4 days a weekMon-Fri 8.30 to 4.30 and helpers are onhand to collect or look after children at othertimes if needed.
We are very aware that there are now moreCharitable causes than ever all needingsupport. I would like to take this opportunityto thank everyone who supports us, youmay think you only do a little but without youwe could not survive.
Wishing you all very Merry Christmas andmay 2018 bring you everything you wishfor.
Elizabeth ParkerLink Chair01449 [email protected]
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HOLY FAMILY ROMANCATHOLIC CHURCH,
BRANTHAM, CO11 1TB
Sundays at 9am
Holy Days Anticipatory 7.30pmTuesdays 10 am
Father Christopher Smith,180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2
0QQTelephone 01473 684963
EAST BERGHOLTCONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Cemetery Lane, East Bergholt,CO7 6RZ
Pastor -Mrs Maralyn Bambridge
Services - Each Sunday morning at10.30 led by the pastor unless otherwisestatedCoffee Mornings - Each Thursday 9.30to 11.30 am
Church Secretary – John JeffreysTel 01206 298737Email [email protected]
Waste collectionschedule
The first two weeks of the New Yearare working to a different schedule:
Recycling usual collection daysMon 1st Jan moves to Weds 3rdTues 2nd Jan moves to Thurs 4thWeds 3rd Jan moves to Friday 5thThurs 4th Jan moves to Sat 6thFri 5th Jan moves to Mon 8th
Refuse usual collection daysMon 8th Jan moves to Tues 9thTues 9th Jan moves to Weds 10thWeds 10th Jan moves to Thurs 11thThurs11th Jan moves to Fri 12thFri 12th Jan moves to Sat 13th
Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
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We did not have a speaker meeting inDecember but held our popular Christmaslunch at the Constable Hall on Wednesday6 December. This popular event was soldout and enjoyed by all who attended.
On Wednesday 10 January we will beentertained by Ancestral Voices who will takeus back to the festive season under HenryVIII & Elizabeth 1 using words, music andimages, including instruments from theperiod. Many of today’s carols & Christmastraditions originated in the Medieval & Tudoreras. You will hear Carols as you mayn’thave heard them before!
At our meeting on 14 February RobertBurridge will speak on "Scott, Amundsen &The Race To The South Pole”. He willconcentrate on the personalities of both men,their leadership styles and the equipmentthey used to show their characters & theirepic achievements in the face of hugedifficulties.“The Life And Times Of Sir Alfred Munnings”is the subject for the 14 March meeting.Marcia Whiting, Curatorial Associate at TheMunning's Museum will give an illustratedpresentation exploring his life & wide rangingsubject matter, including portraits,landscapes & rural scenes as well as thehorse paintings for which he is so wellknown.
Our main purpose is to encourage lifelonglearning for those who are no longer in fulltime employment and emphasis is alwaysplaced on making learning active and fun aswell as helping in developing friendships.We have a wide range of groups includinglanguage study, country walking, computerstudies and gardens, churches and historicbuildings visits. In the main, membership isdrawn from communities in the lower Stour
On 6 December Paul Oliver presented hispopular Christmas Quiz and at the finalmeeting of the year on Wednesday 20December Barbara Faulkner told us about“The Man in Red” and we all believed her.
We don’t have a speaker meeting in Januarybut instead have our New Year Lunch forMembers, their Spouses and ProbusWidows. This will take place on Wednesday17 January at The Haywain, Bentley Road,Little Bromley, Essex, CO11 2PL
Our two meetings in February are on the 7thand 21st when Dudley Chignall talks on“Journey to Paradise” and David Whitltle on“How the Victorians developed Dovercourt”respectively.On Wednesday 7th March Grant Elliotreturns again and this time his subject is“The Life of Chic Murray” and we hold ourAnnual General Meeting on Wednesday 21March.
Stour Valley Men’sProbus Club
Valley and adjacent areas includingBrantham, Capel St Mary, Dedham, EastBergholt, Holbrook, Lawford, Manningtree,Raydon, & Stratford St Mary. We are affiliatedto the ThirdAge Trust, have over 300members and 30 groups. For furtherinformation please visitwww.stourvalleyu3a.org.uk wheremembership secretary Gillian Gibbs may becontacted.We meet at The Constable Hall, GandishRoad, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2 for 2.15pm.Annual membership costs £12 a year and thisentitles members to attend the meetings thattake place on the second Wednesday of eachmonth, except August and December.It's never too late to learn! Join over 400,000members across over 1,000 U3As throughoutthe UK today!
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Kenny’s SESAW news
Let me start by wishing you a healthy,peaceful 2018 from everyone at SESAW.Now the days are short, it is dark beforeMum finishes getting all the animals fed,watered and bedded down for the night.Regular readers will be glad to know Ollie(the Black) Cat is back on duty afterrecovering from a nasty abscess. He hasnot yet regained his sleek coat and stayshome more now but still follows Mumeverywhere on her evening rounds.
Have you started the New Year full of goodintentions and resolutions? I ask becausewe animals are very much in need of newvolunteers to look after us. Our happy teamis dwindling as personal circumstanceschange and it’s a real struggle to keep upwith all the jobs. If you cannot make aweekly commitment, perhaps you could helpoccasionally with fundraising. There are lotsof things to do both before and during anevent but it’s worth all the hard work as youcan see by the photo.
We also need materials for our “crafters”who have been busy knitting and sewingduring the long winter evenings. If you canspare anything they could use, please leaveit bagged up and labelled “CRAFT” or let usknow if you want it collected. The finishedresults will be on sale at our Easter Fair inApril.
Please leave a message on the answer-phone if you can help in anyway. You willreceive a warm welcome from our friendlybunch, from the animals and particularlyfrom me, Kenny (theBoss) Chihuahua,Suffolk & Essex Small AnimalWelfare, Stoke Road,Leavenheath, CO6 4PP.Reg.Charity No.1124029,Stoke Road, Leavenheath,CO6 4PP. Open 10-1pmThurs-Sun. Tel: 01787210888.
We meet at the convenient St JohnAmbulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB
Our Club endeavours to be simple instructure, be free of the constraints andobligations of service clubs, and involvemembers to a minimal cost. The club isdirected primarily to providing fellowshipbetween members who are compatible witheach other, and provide the opportunity fordevelopment of acquaintances. Newmembers are welcomed by Stour ValleyMen’s Probus Club, we meet on the firstand third Wednesday of each month inManningtree at 10 for 10.30am.
Please contact Speaker Secretary DaveCarman on 01255 880202 for further details.
Steps you can take to ‘BeWinter Ready’:• Know your free emergency numbers:In a power cut dial 105 or, for a gasemergency, dial 0800 111999.
• Prepare your home: Keep a torchhandy and get your appliances servicedby a Gas Safe registered engineer toprevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Register as a vulnerable customer:Vulnerable households can get extrasupport by signing up to the PriorityServices Register. Click here to find outmore about the Priority Services Registerin London, the South and East of Englandor to sign up.
• Keep your eyes open: Keep an eyeon the weather forecast and, if you have apower cut or a gas emergency, check onyour neighbours.
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Local Services
The Constable CountryMedical Practice
The Medical Centre,Heath Road, East Bergholt, ColchesterCO7 6RT
Surgery opening hours8.00am – 6.30pm Monday to FridayTelephone 01206 298272Fax 01206 29901036 The Street, Capel St Mary, IpswichIP9 2EE
Surgery opening hours8.00am – 6.30pm Monday to Friday
Dispensary 8.30am – 6.15pm(closed between 1-2pm)Telephone 01473 310203Fax 01473 311722
Crime preventionhttp://www.suffolk.police.uk/safetyadvice/reportacrime/tellthepolice.aspx
PC 1347 Gilkes Pcso 3041 Cooper [email protected]…101
MOBILE LIBRARY
Stratford St Mary - Route 11The bus stops every 4 weeks onWednesdays
24 January, 21 February, 21 March
Black Horse - 11.05am - 11.20amTally Ho! Corner - 11.25am - 11.45amStrickmere (School Lane end) - 11.50am- 12.10pm
Route 14The bus stops every 4 weeks onTuesdays
2 and 30 January, 27 February, 27March
Holton St MaryChurch Square - 9.30-9.45amRaydonSt Mary’s Raydon - 9.50-10.30amLower RaydonSulleys Hill - 11.30 - 11.45amHighamThe Green - 11.55am to 12.10pm
The customer service line 01473 283838is staffed 9am to 5pm from Monday toFriday and can handle any librarycustomer queries renewals andreservations to any general library queries.An answer phone is available outside ofoperating hours and people can also [email protected] .
Colin the fishmonger has his freshfish van in the lay-by at the bottom
of Church Hill in Stratford everyThursday morning from
10.30am to 1.30pm
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Local DirectoryTH
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TS OFFICE and WORKSHOPPREMISES TO RENT
Local Mobile Picture Framing Service30+ years experience
Oil paintings, Photos, Prints, Medals, 3D/Box frames,X-Stitch, Tapestry, Mount Cutting, Stretching Also
Frames cut to size for the DIY enthusiast
FOR MORE DETAILS TELEPHONELESLEY ON 01473 310630 (Bentley)
MOBILE 07500 488667Email:[email protected]
Mark’s Travel Service(Dedham’s Private Hire)
www.gattinetts.co.ukOr ring 01206 393089 / 07941 781489 to check availability
Central East Bergholt with excellent road and rail links Various sizes with tailored leasing arrangements Carpeted offices with own toilets and kitchenette Quiet rural location with plenty of parking
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Set on the idyllic High Street of Dedham, the Old Bakery Café is theperfect place for an afternoon catch up over coffee, a family lunchor a pitstop during a walk of the beautiful countryside. We hope towelcome you in with a tempting array of freshly prepared dishes,barista style coffee, homemade cakes and treats and so muchmore. You are welcome to make a booking and we hope to seeyou soon!
Closed 24th to 28th December & 1st to 5th January
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Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ full day and sessional nursery care and educationfor children aged 3 months to 5 years. We are open Monday to Friday from
8am to 6pm.
Children are provided with excellent opportunities to participate inexciting and fun activities that enable them to explore learning across
all areas.
For more details about our services please contact Shelley or Jamie on 01206323093 or via email on [email protected]
Orchard Barns Kindergarten, 6 Higham Road, Stratford St. Mary, CO7 6JU
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Souters Holiday CottageHigham
Ideal for short breaks, longer stays, visiting friends or familyoverspill.
All enquiries welcome.Phone Nick and Cath Marno (01206) 337316
email: [email protected]
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Suppliers of Seasoned Logs & Woodchip MulchServing Dedham & Surrounding Villages for 25 years
Telephone/Fax 01206 230882Mobile 07710 770280
www.blandlandscapes.co.ukIvydene, Frating Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7SY
Bland Landscapes Ltd.Specialists in Private & CommercialTree Surgery & Landscaping
All Aspects of Landscaping Including:
Garden ConstructionFencingTurfing
DrivewaysPatios
Contract Grass CuttingCommercial Planting
All Aspects of Tree Surgery Including:
FellingClearingReducing
ReshapingFruit Tree Pruning
Hedge CuttingStump Grinding
Home and Garden
Your local pest control expertsfor home & business
● Free advice, fast response● Highly accredited, fully qualified & insured● Discreet - unmarked vehicles
[email protected]: 01473 328092 (Holbrook)
DOLLS HOUSESKits and Houses
Room boxes and wall displaysFurniture - Wallpaper
Lighting - FiguresMiniature collectables and all those other little bits
Find us at Dedham Art and Craft Centre
01473 310 630 or 07500 488 667email [email protected]
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Help is at hand - Call Toby Hicks014 4 9 74 1056 / 079 68 68 6035
Are you having trouble setting up oroperating your TV / Audio or DVD?
Has your equipment stopped working?Does your TV need a re-tune?
(Former ly BV Hicks L td )
T V & A u d i oS o l u t i o n s
ARDLEIGHCHIMNEY SWEEP SERVICES
01206 231718 • 07845 24982031 HARWICH ROAD, LAWFORD, MANNINGTREE, ESSEX CO11 2LS
DESIGNPLANTING
CLEARANCEMAINTENANCE
HEDGECUTTING AND LAWN MOWING ALL YOUR GARDEN REQUIREMENTS CATERED FOR For more information please contact:
R SWIFT (HND Commercial Horticulture) T elephone 07947 322429
• Traditional and Power Sweeping• CCTV Inspections• Safety Certificate Issued• Fully Insured
ANDREW SMITH
Good quality seasonedlogs for sale.
Collected or delivered.Call Rob at
Stratford Hills Farm on07979 237868
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DEDHAM VALE TREE SURGERY
NPTC qualified, fullyinsured24 hr emergency treeworkHedge maintenanceand reductionLogs kindling and woodchip suppliedStump grinding
All tree workundertakenCrown reduction andshapingCrown lifting andthinningPruning and pollardingFelling, sectionaldismantling
Specialising in big trees in delicate situations
[email protected] mobile 07756 811098www.dedhamvaletreesurgery.co.uk phone 01206 323056
PLANT CENTRE, GARDEN & CAFE
For Specialist and Popular PlantsAn extensive range of plants from
trees and shrubs to alpines,herbaceous, climbers, roses and
grasses. Gardening sundries, gifts,seeds, compost and pots.
OPEN DAILY 10am-5pmEast Bergholt Place, CO7 6UP
Tel: (01206) 299 [email protected]
www.placeforplant.co.uk
A &MGardening Services
- Lawn mowing- Strimming
- Edge cutting- Ground clearance
- Hedge cutting- Pruning- Weeding- Mulching
Please ring07775 788150
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JacksonPlumbing and Heating
East Anglia Ltd
q Installation - We install all makes and modelsof boilers, Combi and condensing specialists
q Servicing - All models serviced from £50.00
q Repair and Maintenance - All workGuaranteed, highly skilled engineers
q Plumbing - Bathrooms, cylinders, leaks etc
q OAP 15% Discount
Special discounts for residentsof Higham, Holton St Mary,Raydon and Stratford St Mary
£10.00 discount - Servicingboilers and minor repairs£30.00 discount - larger repairs£150 discount - boiler changes£250 discount - full installation
These offers are valid until31/12/2018
(estimates given before work undertaken)
07834 61200901206 32206301473 214215
Mending your home
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Michael J Byles
Specialist in Oil Boiler Installations,Maintenance & Servicing- Oftec registered.
General Plumbing & Heatingwork also undertaken.
Tel: 01206 822225Mobile: 07717 012433Email: [email protected]
Plumbing & Heat ing HIGH QUALITYPAINTER & DECORATOR
'Jon-Pat', School Road, Langham, Colchester
Periodproperty
specialist withover 20 years'
experience.Referencesavailable.
95 School Lane, Stratford St. Mary,Suffolk, CO7 6LZTel: 01206 322969Mob: 07534424493E-Mail: [email protected]
Call us for a freequotation
- Electrical Installations- Electrical Testing- Lighting Design- Fire Detection Services- 24-Hour Call out- Response Maintenance
95 School Lane, Stratford St. Mary,Suffolk, CO7 6LZTel: 01206 322969Mob: 07534424493E-Mail: [email protected]
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Domestic ElectricianLocal, reliable,competitively priced
Registered Part P electricianPlumbingCarpentry / joineryHome improvements/maintenance
2 The Gardens,RaydonTel: 01473 311261Mob: 07923 [email protected]
PhilipAvery
SERVICES
WORKS BUILDING GROUPHERE FOR YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
RenovationsExtensionsGeneral BuildingLandscaping
Working and living in a conservation area of outstandingnatural beauty, we understand all the aspects of
renovating or building within the guidelines broughtabout living in such an area.
The Works Building Group offer every aspect of buildingwork, along with the care and consideration
for you the customer.
THE BUNGALOW, UPPER STREET, STRATFORD ST MARY, SUFFOLK. CO7 6JN
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Tel 01394 411839 Mobile 07786 971425
Ashley ShortCarpentry, Joinery, Property Maintenance
& General Handyman
Kitchen fitting -Bespoke units madeDecorating,RenovationsNo Job too smallLocal and Reliable
01473 311226 07904 875556
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Nigel BruceIndustrial & DomesticELECTRICIAN
‘The Swift’, Upper Street, Stratford St. Mary,Colchester CO7 6JW
Telephone: 01206 322751
Painter and Decorator
Specialising in Complete redecoration and RestorationInterior and Exterior
All Wall Coverings and Lime WashingPeriod and Modern Properties
Free Estimate and Colour AdviceClean Out and Repair Guttering
Fully Insured
TEL01206 679920
MOBILE07872 001929Over 30 years Experience
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TILINGSLATINGFASCIAS AND GUTTERINGLEADWORKPOINTINGGENERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Andy Smith Roofing
For more information contactHarvest Cottage,Upper Street
Stratford St Mary CO7 6JW
01206 32288207754368693
“We are Specialists inGrade II Listed Buildings”
For all your internal and external painting and decorating work:Doors, Windows, Skirting and Fascias Floor and Wall TilingArtexing and Coving WallpaperingGeneral Repair and Maintenance NVQ2 Qualified
A PROFESSIONAL PAINTING & DECORATING SERVICEFROM PEOPLE YOU CAN TRUST
For a FREE Estimate Contact Steve Ferguson on 07719 357322 or 01206 393351www.tenondecoratingltd.co.uk – [email protected]
Sbras, East End, East Bergholt, Colchester, Essex CO7 6XQ
Brett Valley Installations
Oil boiler Service Engineer. Very experienced in fault diagnosis and repair, servicing and installation of oil
fired boilers and heating systems.Local, Reliable, Competent.
Nick Marno Tel. 01206 337316 or 07896 054439
S.W. STIFFCarpentry & Building Maintenance
For all your carpentry & buildingmaintenance, call for a no obligation free
quote. No job too small.CONTACT : Steven on 07811 005241
Andy slocombe brickworkserving the dedham vale
for all your building requirementsproperty maintenance, roofing, block paving, landscape,
repairs &restoration
3 Constable Row Manningtree RoadDedham nr Colchester Essex CO7 6DW
tel 01206 322884 / 07786 871364
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In the House
COLCHESTER FOOT CLINICREGISTERED CHIROPODISTS
& PODIATRISTS292 Ipswich Road, Colchester, ESSEX. CO4 0ES
TEL/FAX: 01206-854300 www.colchesterfootclinic.co.uk
Colchester Foot Clinic has outreachclinics at the following locations:
To contact our receptionist for more details,or to make an appointment, please call uson 01206 854300
MANNINGTREE OSTEOPATHIC CLINICExchange House, 22 South Street,Manningtree, CO11 1BG
TUESDAY 9.00 am - 12.30 PM
DEDHAM DOCTORS SURGERYManningtree Road,Dedham, CO7 6DU
WEDNESDAY 2.00 – 5.00 PM
Do you need help with any of thefollowing?
● Assembly of flat-pack furniture● Chauffeuring● Electrics and plumbing● Help with using the internet● Lawn and hedge cutting● Painting● Repairs● Video and audio installation
I offer a personal, professional and reliable service with public liability insurance. Based in Brantham.
Paul OliverTel: 07772 [email protected]
[email protected] - www.fundancing.co.uk
Shimmy, Shake, Wiggle & GiggleDance Fitness
FunDancingClasses
spaces are limited - to reserve yours
Call Janet on07506 350 455
FunDancing.Suffolk FunDancing
Wed 10am Nayland Village Hall7pm Boxford Village Hall
Thu 10am St Mary’s Church7pm Capel St Mary
Fri 10am The InstituteStratford St Mary
Mind Body Momentteaching the safe & personalised
Solomon Yogalates™Methodto adults of
any age, gender & ability
www.mindbodymoment.co.uk
Welcome 121Single 60-min class
Introductory Course6 wkly 90-min classes
Mind Body Moment Classes4 wkly 90-min classes
at locations in & aroundCapel St Mary
07506 350 [email protected]
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CARPET FITTINGSUPPLY AND INSTALLATION
CARPET AND VINYL SPECIALISTFLOORING ACCESSORIES
07740 829 499 - 07933 157 121
www.britanniaflooring.co.uk(Based in Dedham)
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A HANDYMANSERVICE
Casper M A De BoerPilchard’s ,4 Visdelou TerraceShotley Gate, IP9 1PRPhone: 01473788 222Mob: 07789 751 781
Flatpack assembly - Carpentry Plumbing - Curtains - Draftproofing - Decorating - Painting
CRB checked. Established [email protected] job too large or small,
so just make the list.Please contact me for costs
and references anytime.
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Life is a Cabernet ….a Claret or aBeaujolais!
Dinner Party, Private Functionor a Special Occasion?
Allow me to select and serve aselection of fine wines and
port to compliment your meal
Michael OliverTelephone 079390 444 27Freeman of the City of Londonand Personal Licence Holder
Wine and Spirit Education TrustDiploma (Higher)
30 years’ experience wine andfood pairing in the restaurants
and wine bars of the City ofLondon including the hosting of
tutored wine tastings
DianaMCleaning
● Home weekly cleaning● Home deep cleaning
● Office cleaning
Contact information: Diana Marinova
Mobile number: 07925 624123
Email address:[email protected]
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Luke Jackman Bsc Hons OstRegistered Osteopath
Tel: 01206 322836/07974 144593www.dedhamosteopathy.co.uk
Dedicated to getting you betterOsteopathy and Western Medical Acupuncture clinic ideally located inthe heart of the Dedham countryside, providing treatment for you and
your family.
●Back pain/sciatica ● Tennis/Golfers Elbow ●One hour initial●Pain/stiffness from Arthritis ● Tendonitis appointment●Muscle strains ●Neck/shoulder pain ●On-site free parking●Hip/knee/ankle pain ● Ligament sprains ●Open weekdays, evenings and weekends
Experienced practitioner who has worked in busy multi-disciplinarypractice, giving a greater depth of knowledge in managing your
treatment and follow up care
Professional Services
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Foster Physiotherapy &Sports Injuries Clinic
· Back, neck & sciatic pain· Trapped nerves· Hip, knee, ankle, hand & wrist injuries· Whiplash injuries / Shoulder problems· Tennis / Golfers’ elbow· Muscle tension / strains
Former England Cricketer
Neil FosterChartered and Health Professions Registered Physiotherapist
Tel: 01206 299 749Victoria Cottage, Heath Road, East Bergholt, CO7 6RL
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Maths & Science TuitionTuition from an experienced Teacher
From Year 7 upwards
Celia IredaleTel: 01473 314151
Mobile: 07397 140403Email: [email protected]
Tel: (01206) 322244Mobile: 07887 987280victoria@victoriabakerpilates.comwww.victoriabakerpilates.com
Personally designed courses to improve posture, joint alignment, movement and strength.Group and individual sessions in a private, comfortable studio.
Unit 18Dedham Vale Business CentreManningtree RoadDedham CO7 6BL
Victoria BakerP I L A T E S
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THE BARN VETERINARY PRACTICE
Robert M Hill BVMS MRCVSWenham Road, Copdock, Ipswich
Tel: 01473 7302132A Ashcroft Road (off Norwich Road), Ipswich
Tel: 01473 743460Consultations by appointment 24 Hour Emergency Service
Monday-Friday: 8.30am-7pm.Saturday: 9am-12noon.
Sunday: 10am-1pm (Ashcroft Rd only)MODERN DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL
AND SURGICAL FACILITIES ON SITECAR PARKING
Surgical Operating Theatre • Ultrasound scannerRadiography Department • ElectrocardiographyOwn laboratory for rapid testing • EndoscopyHospitalisation with isolation ward • Stabling
Penrose & PartnersVETERINARY SURGEONS
Upper StreetSTRATFORD ST MARY
Tel: 01206 323414
“Friendly, Professional, Local”
Mon–Fri 8.45-12.30 & 2.30-6.30 (4.00 Wed)Sat morning at Brinkley Lane
Consultations by appointmentOperating Theatre
Main Branch 70 Brinkley Lane, Highwoods,Colchester 01206 842608www.penrosevets.co.uk
In Higham and its surrounding areas
Would you like your dog(s) walked close to homeon a regular basis?
Please call Michael Oliver 07939 0444 27Professional Dog Walking Certificate & Canine First Aid.
Fully insured and DBS checked
The answer to a l l yourpest problems
The Street , Raydon I P7 5LWE: info@pest solut ion.co. uk
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BENEFICE CONTACTS, SERVICES AND EVENTS
Contact details
Rector: Revd Rosalind Paul: The Rectory, Raydon, IP7 5LH. Tel.: 01473310677.Email: [email protected] Benefice website: www.4marys.org.ukPlease contact the Rector direct to talk about baptisms, confirmations,weddings, funerals, or for home visits. Please note that her normal day off isFriday.
Churchwardens
Higham Martyn Carr 01206 337325 (Elder) Hugo Parker 01206 337234
Holton Paul Torrington 01473 312046 Jeanette Appleton 01473 311487
Raydon Geoff Horrex 01473 310422 Simon Tennent 01473 310320
Stratford Christine Cousins 01206 322530 (Elder) Jonathan and Janet Dewey (Elder) (01206 322148)
ReadersRichard Appleton 01473 311487Nicola Tindall 01787 212340
Midweek CommunionThis month's short service of Holy Communion in the Parish Room at StratfordSt Mary will be at 10 a.m. on 17 January.
Home GroupThe final meeting on the Common Good will be on 18 January, and then we shallstart a new Lent group on the resurrection, meeting weekly at 5 Veyses End from2.30 to 4 p.m. on the following dates: 15 February, 22 February, 1 March, 8 Marchand 15 March. Do come and join us to talk about what the resurrection means tous as Easter people.
Silent Prayer GroupWe have decided to resurrect this group, to meet at the Rectory on or as close aspossible to the first Monday of each month from 11.30 a.m. for an hour, startingon 8 January; thereafter 5 February, 5 March, 9 April, 7 May, 4 June, 2 July. Allare welcome.
Services in January and February
Ash WednesdayOn Ash Wednesday, 14 February, at 6.30 p.m., SSM will host the Liturgy for AshWednesday with the imposition of ashes.
New Testament Readings and Collects for weekdays in January1st Romans 2.17-end. The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus2nd Colossians 2.8-end. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops, 379 & 3893rd Colossians 3.1-114th Colossians 3.12-4.15th Colossians 4.2-end
10.00 a.m. NB. 5 p.m.
7th Jan SSM Epiphany Carols Raydon Epiphany Carols
14th Jan Higham Holton
21st Jan Holton SSM
28th JanRaydon+SSM Family Hour Higham
4th Feb SSM Holton
11th Feb Higham Raydon
18th Feb Holton SSM
25th Feb Raydon+SSM Family Hour Higham
6th John 1.29-34. THE EPIPHANY
7 January: The Baptism of Christ. Heavenly Father, at the Jordan you revealedJesus as your Son; may we recognize him as our Lord and know ourselves to beyour beloved children, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.8th Matthew 21.1-179th Matthew 21.18-3210th Matthew 21.33-end. William Laud, Archbishop, 164511th Matthew 22.1-14. Mary Slessor, Missionary in W. Africa, 191512th Matthew 22.15-33. Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 116713th Matthew 22.34-end. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, 367
14 January: Epiphany 2. Eternal Lord, our beginning and our end, bring us withthe whole creation to your glory, hidden through past ages and made known inJesus Christ our Lord. Amen.15th Matthew 24.1-1416th Matthew 24.15-2817th Matthew 24.29-end. Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 35618th Matthew 25.1-13. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins19th Matthew 25.14-30. Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 109520th Matthew 25.31-end. Richard Rolle of Hampole, 1349
21 January: Epiphany 3. God of all mercy, your Son proclaimed good news tothe poor, release to the captives, and freedom to the oppressed; anoint us withyour Holy Spirit and set all your people free to praise you in Christ our Lord.Amen.22nd Matthew 26.1-16. Vincent of Saragossa, first martyr of Spain, 30423rd Matthew 26.17-3524th Matthew 26.36-46. Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, 162225th Philippians 3.1-14. The Conversion of Paul26th Matthew 26.57-end. Timothy & Titus, Companions of Paul27th Matthew 27.1-10
28 January: Epiphany 4. God of heaven, you send the Gospel to the ends of theearth and your messengers to every nation; send your Holy Spirit to transform usby the good news of everlasting life in Jesus Christ your Son. Amen.29th Matthew 27.11-2630th Matthew 27.27-44. Charles, King & Martyr, 164931st Matthew 27.45-56. John Bosco, Founder of the Salesians, 1888
For your diaries15 January 7.30 p.m., the Rectory, Minstry Team dinner22 January 7.30 p.m., 25 Strickmere, Family Hour meeting27 January 9.15- 1 p.m. Holton Village Hall, Suffolk MIND course
For your prayersFor those who are ill or in need, in our parishes and beyond:Holton: Ron Stedman, Ralphia NoelRaydon: Margaret Hammond, David King, May PeacockSSM: Nancy Ablitt, Barrie Cavendish-Tribe, Laura Kerry, TrinaOthers: Sophie Rose Armour, Tory Cook, Franke, Helen Gregory, Steve Kupfer, Gail O'Dell
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