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Bury St Edmunds Sixth Annual

Christmas FayreAn attractive combination of six markets, afun fair and free entertainment all runningfor three days, makes the Bury St EdmundsChristmas Fayre the biggest in East Anglia.

Held from Friday 27 November to Sunday29th November, the Fayre includes colour-ful stalls selling local produce and crafts, a'world' market with enticing goods frommainland Europe and beyond, aCathedral gift fair, and an historical marketin Moyse's Hall museum. On Saturday andSunday we also have our acclaimed provisions market - which is also the largestregular street market of its kind in the area.

The whole historic centre of the town will be welcoming shoppers from far and wide. The Angel Hill with its medievalAbbey Gate, cathedral and links to Charles Dickens will hostthe traditional fun fair and market stalls with the neighbouringGeorgian Athenaeum housing more traders most of whichare dressed in period costume.

Non-stop street entertainment in Abbeygate Street will drawvisitors into the heart of the town, with its famous name stores,

select independent shops, cafes and restaurants. The provisions market will be held on the Buttermarket and Cornhillon Saturday and Sunday and the nearby Corn Exchange willhave yet more interesting stalls. Younger visitors will have thechance to visit one very special guest in his grotto onSaturday and Sunday!

Visiting the Fayre has never been easier. The new improvedpark and ride service will operate from two sites on Saturday

and Sunday and if you would prefer toleave the car at home National Expressare offering a special promotion whereup to two kids travel free with a fare paying adult.

For further information on park and ride,national express offer and car parks contact the Tourist Information Centre on01284 764667, or visit [email protected]

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Launch of the Sudbury FlyerThe exciting news for November is the launch of the Sudbury Flyer -a sister publication to the Bury St Edmunds Flyer. The new magazinerepresents a great opportunity to enhance business advertisingopportunities and will also cater for local organisations based in

West Suffolk. Initially the Sudbury Flyer will be targeted towards the settlements ofLavenham, Long Melford and Clare.If you would like me to include your sports and community news features you aremost welcome to submit editorials to me for inclusion in the two magazines.I can be contacted on 0845 310 2448 (local rates apply) or by email [email protected].

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The Flyer November 2009

Page 1 Main Feature - Christmas Fayre

Page 2 Philip Vale Design Editor’s Note / Local

Matters / ContentsPage 4 Local Matters - views from

the MP and local councillor Page 5 Apex - Public VenuePage 6 Health News - New

Hypnotherapy SchoolPage 7 Pub & Restaurant of the

Month - White Hart BoxfordPage 8 Feature - Christmas FayrePage 9 Feature - Christmas FayrePage 10 Local Community NewsPage 11 Local Community NewsPage 12 Leisure News - West Suffolk

AnglingPage 13 Traders Guide / Business of

the MonthPage 14 Traders GuidePage 15 Temples Property

ManagementPage 16 BEK Plastics

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On the BusesThose of us of a certain age still retain some memory of bus travel as itwas. As I recall, there always seemed to be a lot of them and generally, they tended to go to, or very near, where you wanted to go.Even better, they went there when you wanted. Maybe things look different when you are small but they alwaysappeared to have a lot of passengers on board, all kept under controlby the conductor. He or she not only issued you your ticket but gener-ally policed their domain. Any problems and you were off at the next stop and ifcrowded, you had better be quick to give up your seat for someone older. Of course, there are similarities with bus travel today: they've still got a wheel on eachcorner and…well, that's about it. They no longer go where you want and that's agreat shame. Not only is it a waste of time and money driving an empty bus aroundbut it doesn't help those who depend on them. We've heard a lot recently about thebuses to the west of Bury so I'll give a little mention about bus travel in the east.Until the beginning of this year, there was a bus service that, despite being not partic-ularly reliable, did at least allow people to get from their homes to their doctor, theshops, the pharmacy and other community facilities. Then they (it's always them)decided to split the estate in half, with one bus serving the top half and the other busdoing the bottom half. Now, this wasn't the brightest thing they've ever donebecause people can no longer get to essential destinations. For example, does itmake sense for somebody living on Moreton Hall having to catch a bus to the busstation in town and catch another bus back to Sainsburys? "No" you cry, "it's barmy."It is barmy so we did what we always do and held a meeting. From that meeting, ittranspires that Moreton Hall is not natural bus territory, whatever that means but whatis really depressing is being told that buses can't get round some of the estatebecause of poorly laid out roads. Not roads laid out in the 11th century by theabbots but roads designed during the last 30 years by experts. That, coincidentally, isthe period when local authorities dedicated every waking hour to talking endlesslyabout sustainability.I don't use the buses because I am fortunate in having a choice. Those that don'thave that choice, often the most vulnerable, deserve better so it's time to stop talkingand start providing. Oh, and let's get it sorted out before the weather gets really bad.- Trevor Beckwith, County Councillor for Eastgate and Moreton Hall

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Local Matters - views from the MP and Local Councillor

David Ruffley MPThe Work of Voluntary Groups

The charitable and voluntary sectors are alive and well in Bury St Edmunds. Therecession does not appear to have damp-ened people's enthusiasm for helping others less fortunate than themselves.

The willingness of the local community to donate their timeand money to good causes was highlighted yet again when Iattended Macmillan Cancer Support's World's Biggest CoffeeMornings around town recently to support their fundraisingevents. Retailers, Scout groups, churches, housing associa-tions, charitable trusts and many more were doing their bit toraise money to improve the lives of cancer patients, theirfamilies and carers - assisted by Macmillan volunteers. Lastyear in Suffolk alone the event raised a staggering £92,000.

I am often contacted by fundraisers from local voluntary andcharitable organisations asking for advice on sources of fund-ing for projects to improve their facilities or expand their serv-ices - a community hall that needs updating or perhaps apre-school that is bursting at the seams and needs a newvenue. I am always happy to meet the project organisers todiscuss how I can support them. A letter of support from theMP or help in overcoming bureaucratic hurdles can often getthings moving.

I stand ready to help any section of the community but I havea special respect for volunteers who give their time toimprove their local community and the lives of others. Details of how to contact me are on my website:

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Cllr Paul FarmerLicensing Issues

Thanks to the Licensing Act 2003, thehours during which alcohol may be con-sumed on premises have been graduallyextended ever since the Act's implemen-tation in 2005. I say 'thanks to', becauseobviously this change may be a blessingto some and a nuisance to others. Goneare the days when those living in thetown could expect pubs to close in timefor things to become quiet soon aftermidnight. That's what anyone buying aproperty up until 2005 expected. But suddenly that allchanged, and those householders now find that they can bekept awake by cheerful drinkers on their way home after3am.

I spend a lot of my time sticking up for residents who sufferfrom night time noise. One of the arguments of the support-ers of late licensing hours is that the residents 'knew what theywere letting themselves in for'. But they didn't, unless theymoved in during the last two or three years. A recent newelector of mine to move in, and a very distinguished one,was recently quoted elsewhere as saying that if you thinkpeople walk around in slippers whispering to each other after10pm, then don't live in a town centre.

The situation is not made any easier in a town such as ours,with its tall town houses and narrow streets in the historic core.A modest call to a friend gets bounced off the walls of listedbuildings and echoes down our ancient streets. Louder andmore thoughtless noises become intolerable, and of course itcan get a lot worse than that. Some of the anecdotes of resi-dents would make your hair curl!

One of the 'safety valves' of the 2003 Act was a provision foran area to be designated one of 'cumulative impact'. My fel-low Abbeygate borough and town councillor Richard Routand I, together with members of the Churchgate AreaAssociation, enabled the historic core to become such anarea in January this year. What that means is that any addi-tional licence application within Guildhall, Westgate, Crownand Abbeygate Streets has to show that there will be nocumulative impact on neighbours. This has proved successfuland we hope it will be retained within the licensing policywhen it is reviewed in 2010.

The government, perhaps realising that the results of their leg-islation have not been what they expected, have justannounced its intention to introduce primary legislation togive local councils further powers to clamp down on the 24hour drinking culture where this has become a problem. Butthe clock can't easily be turned back. In a recent licensinghearing I was told by the applicant for an extension thatyoung people like to start their weekend evenings around10pm and move on to a club after midnight. Being chuckedout or refused entry after 2am can make them 'aggressive'.

I can only say that it's a far cry from my student days inLondon, when the pubs were open until 11pm at weekends(rather than 10.30 on weekdays) and clubs were somewhereyou went to in evening dress!

Cllr Paul Farmer - www.PaulFarmer.com

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Small Business of the MonthA14 Aerials

After years of experienceand City and Guild qualifica-tions Tom Allison started A14Aerials in 2004 providing hiscustomers with good qualitywork at affordable prices.There is no call-out charge,free estimates and a willing-ness to give advice either byphone or e-mail.

With reference the A14 Aerialswebsite, www.a14aerials.co.ukTom supplies and fits Digitaland DAB aerials, Freesat systems, Extra SKY points andrelocations etc.

Work is guaranteed for 12months as required by theIDSC (Independent DigitalStandards Commission).

A 10% discount is offered to serving members of HM Forces(Tom was in the RAF for 22 years!)

With the Digital Switchover it is good to use LOCAL businessesbecause in the event of problems we will still be in this area.

A14 Aerials offer the supplyand installation of:

Free view TV aerialsFM/DAB AerialsMulti point systemsSatellite InstallationsFreesat

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Green Credentials of the ApexHow long does it take for thetown to get itself a state of theart new Public Venue? Havingkicked off the process of get-ting it - yes, you can blame me- at the start of this decade Iam guessing on at least 10

years! My fellow councillor colleagues - especially SaraMildmay-White, John Griffiths and Lynsey Alexander - havemost diligently focused on pushing the project towards com-pletion. We're nearly there. It's going live in autumn 2010. So now we have to achieve our original vision which is trulyexciting for the whole of West Suffolk. We have a name (andmore importantly we have an enthusiastic and experiencedVenue Director to drive forward the venue's programme ofevents and activities); and need to now ensure that everyone- from the Howard estate, Horringer down to Haverhill - canenjoy and benefit from what, I hope, will be cultural excel-lence mixed with extensive community usage. As a Green Councillor people are often asking me about theGreen Credentials of new public buildings - so what are theApex's? According to the Venue Director, Tony Doherty, I amassured that:

the flexibility of the Auditorium means that it can be put to a widevariety of uses: so much is embodied in one building, where tradi-tionally the venue's functions might have required the constructionand operation - and more extensive energy usage - of severalbuildings

embedding the building within an overall building block reducingthe amount of exposed facade through which heat would typically

West Suffolk AnglingBy Chris Boughton

A day ticket coarse fishery in West Suffolkthat offers something for all anglers,whether they are interested in specimen,carp, match or general coarse fishing, isHinderclay Lakes. These waters lie in the

upper Little Ouse valley near Rickinghall and have been dugout to provide peat for the horticultural industry. There are fivefishable lakes at the present time with about a hundred wellspaced, comfortable pegs to choose from and there is alsoanother lake nearing completion that will provide an addi-tional 40 pegs in the spring. With the good quality soil on the

floodplain the fishery hasmatured rapidly with mass-es of reeds and bullrusheslining the banks of all thelakes. There is also plentyof car parking, a toilet onsite and a Portacabin sell-ing breakfast and bait. Aswith all commercial fish-eries there are some rules

to be observed but nothing too onerous and there is noneed to take your nets as the fishery provides them. The lakescan be pre-booked for club events and there are openmatches every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday but there arealways pegs available for pleasure anglers. Match weightsexceeding 100lb are not uncommon.

Spring Lake is a very attractive reed lined 7 acre water thathas 30 comfortable pegs with depths from 2 to 7 feet deep.This is primarily a specimen lake with carp up to 30lb, tench

7lb plus and a big head of crucians up to 3lb.

Reed Pool is a 3 acre mixed fishery with 24 pegs and holdsmainly carp (to 30lb), tench, skimmers and bream (to 4lb)with depths up to 6ft.

New Lake is a 2 acre water mainly stocked with carp to 12lband has 20 easily accessible pegs and a central islandwhich is ideal for fishing the feeder to. Average depth is 5ft.

Florence Lake has carp to 16lb, roach to 2lb, crucians, skim-mers and bream.

It is two and half acres, up to 7ft deep, has a central islandand holds 20 pegs. A weight of 175lb was landed in a 6 hourmatch from Florence Lake this year.

Willow Pool is a small half acre attractive mixed fishery with14 pegs and holds mainly carp to 10lbs with depths ofaround 5 ft.

William Lake is about to be stocked with small roach, skim-mers, carp, bream and barble for use as a match lake andwill open in the spring, with 40 pegs.

This is a commercial fishery and tickets can be purchased onsite, on the day.

For more information on fishing at Hinderclay Lakes call Stuarton 07787 521851

Chris Boughton

be lost. This means that the main facade of the building foyer (fac-ing west) can be more transparent, providing daylight and reducingreliance on electric lighting

provision of rooflights to provide daylight to areas deeper withinthe building, including the Auditorium, further reducing reliance onelectric lighting

borehole heating and cooling. Heat energy is electrically"pumped" out of (or into) groundwater, rather than relying on theburning of fossil fuels

exposed thermal mass of the brick auditorium and concretefoyer bridge helps to even out daytime and night-time tempera-tures, with reduced reliance on cyclic forced heating and cooling

extensive use of timber in structure and finishes. Timber is a car-bon "sink", locking up CO2 in its chemical structure, and fully renew-able.The Apex will operate as the heartof the arc development; a retaildevelopment that continues tobuck the national recession trends.Look at all the new shops, and inthe more established town centreas well. By Jove, soon we'll have a'top end' shop selling Apple com-puters! I don't know about you butI'd love to see some 'greenery' inthe main square in front of the Apex. Where is the shade forshoppers? Tree boughs for birds to perch? I don't think thosesmall Olive trees in planters will encourage much in the wayof birdlife. So the council has done much to live up to its'green credentials' - come on arc managers give the squareoutside the Apex some decent sized trees.

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Health News - New Hypnotherapy School Local Community News

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New Hypnotherapy School inBury St Edmunds

Piers Day, local Hypnosis expert has recently returned fromthe USA with some exciting techniques to teach peopleHypnosis and Hypnotherapy. He will be running courses basedin Bury starting in November.

We caught up with Piers during his busy schedule and weasked him what was going on!

In these troubled times I am finding more and more peopleare turning to Hypnotherapists to help sort out their issues,whether it be Anxiety, Fear, Depression, Stop Smoking andmore only to find that all therapists are not trained to thesame standard. I am appalled at some of the nightmare sto-ries I hear from people (especially in London!). I use a systemof Hypnosis called 5-PATH, developed in America by CalBanyan, and have been successfully helping people for 7years at Croasdales in the Market Square. I keep getting ther-apists asking me for advise as they have heard about 5-PATHHypnosis, so after much thought I went out to America againto train as a trainer.

I will be running 2 levels of courses - one for qualifiedHypnotherapists and one for people wanting to retrain andstart a new career. I have been overwhelmed by theresponse from all round Europe and whilst basing myself herein Bury St Edmunds I will be training people all over Europeand further afield in Dubai and Cape Town.

I ran HypnoClubs last year in Bury which were well attendedhowever have been working on Self Hypnosis Classes - usinga System called 7-Path I will be running 4 levels of classes foranyone who has an issue to work with. 7-Path is not the sameas conventional Self Hypnosis or Meditation - it actuallydeprograms people - so in a room I could have 30 peopleall working on different things in their lives and no one needknow what they are working on. Recently I ran a class inLondon where I had 45 people - some overweight, somedepressed, some stressed, some insomniacs etc and we hadan amazing time - and the emails following the event asamazing reading - this is immensely powerful and I an reallyexcited at sharing it with people. 17 have said that they nowsleep better than they have for years and most have alsocommented that they are more positive and actually lookforward to the next day. Keep an eye on the www.hypno-club.co.uk site as I will be placing some videos there towatch which will explain more!

It would be marvellous if I could reduce the medicationspeople are on - I am on a crusade to make sure that allHypnotherapists are able to offer 5-PATH to their clients - in mybook 5-PATH is the most incredible way of using Hypnosis andhas been tested on thousands of people worldwide (thereare over 2,000 5-PATH therapists in the world) and with 7-PathSelf Hypnosis as well we can help many many more people.

I have put up a basis website at www.piersday.com whichchanges almost daily for those wanting to train inHypnotherapy or retrain as a 5-PATHer andwww.hypnoclub.co.uk for 7-Path.

The Swan - Lawshall(6 miles from Bury St Edmunds, 6 miles from Sudbury)

Enjoy a drink by the log fire or a meal of home-cooked localproduce at affordable prices in our dining room.Bookings are now being taken for Christmas Parties and forthe best Christmas Day Lunch for miles around.We now have a Pool Table and offer free pool on Tuesdaynights from 6.00pm.

Forthcoming EventsSaturday November 7th - Live music with singer / songwriterTony Finnigan (back by popular demand)Friday November 13th - Disco/Party NightSaturday November 14th - Dracula Night. Those braveenough to wear fancy dress gat a free drink!Thursday November 26th - Quiz Night

For full details check out our website -www.lawshallswan.co.uk - or ring Lesley or Sue on 01284827342

"When"

A Poem provided by local Moreton Hall resident, John Snell

When all the tears have fallen,And smiles are in their place,When all the problems of theworld,Have flown higher into space.

When all the homeless in theworld,Have found a place to sleep,And all the thirsty and hungry,Given something to drink andeat.

When all the disillusioned,Find purpose in their lives,And all the angry and insecure,Can put away their knives.

When all those on drugs anddrink,To help them through their day,Can look to their Creator,To find a better way.

When politicians realise,They can play their part,Not speak the words from theirheads,But rather from their heart.

When the world looks with pride,If you're rich and greedy,Instead of how much you choseto give,To the poor and needy.

When sickness is mere history,And there's an end to pain,Then the whole world canrejoice,Again, again and again.

When all these changes come topass,I'm sure I'll want to smile,But I've got a feeling in my heart,It won't be for a while.


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Pub & Resaurant of the Month - White Hart BoxfordLocal Community News

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London.

Bringing all this experience together Ruch has developed a50 dish menu which offers the best of Thai and Oriental foodsuitable for all occasions. Whether it is just a quick lunch, or a special occasion there is something for everyone; from theclassic Pad Thai to themore complex flavoursof Red Roast Duckcurry.

At the centre of thepub there is a bar serving four real alesand a wine list select-ed to complement theThai menu. There arethen two additionaldinning areas whichcan seat up to forty.Private dining is alsoavailable for largergroups and confer-ences / meetings canbe managed throughout the day.

The kitchen is openTuesday to Saturday for lunch from 12 until 3pm and dinner isserved from 5:30pm till 9:30pm. There is also a takeawayservice available in the evenings.

Christmas booking now available

Just off the A1071 between Sudbury and IpswichBoxford White Hart Pub & Thai Oriental Kitchen

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Boxford White Hart Pub & Thai Oriental Kitchen

On the site of the original Boxford brewery this traditional 17thcentury Coaching Inn has long been a stopping off pointand watering hole between Ipswich and Sudbury.

Recently renovated in 2008, its current style is very contemporary while it retains all the charms and atmosphereof a village pub. For those with an interest in local history therenowned Tornado Smith, who is credited with being the firstperson in the UK to ride on the 'Wall of Death', lived at thepub in the 20's & 30's. His pet Lion also lived there and isburied somewhere in the gardens!

Freshly prepared food of the highest quality has alwaysbeen a major part of what the White Hart has to offer andsince June of this year its Thai Oriental Kitchen continues

that tradition.

"the bestThai food in

Suffolk"

Starting out in Bangkok theHead Chef Ruch, hasbeen preparing andcooking Thai and Orientalcuisine for over 30 years.Before coming to Suffolkhe has previously workedin some of the top restaurants in Israel and

Red roast duck curry

Fire Station Visit

Children from ABC - Moreton Hall Childminding Groupenjoyed a visit to Bury St Edmunds Fire Station on Thursday 8thOctober.

The children were given a short talk on Fire Safety in theHome and were then allowed to climb aboard a real-life FireEngine and try out the driver's seat for size!

Much to the children'sdelight they were thenlucky enough to oper-ate the high poweredhoses. At the end ofthe visit, the childrenwere treated to a story"Frances The Firefly"told by Firefighter IanHemsley. The childrenwere enthralled andwere thrilled to take thebook away to read athome along with someother goodies.

Sophie Curley,Chairperson ofAbsolutely BrilliantChildcare said "the visit

was organised to encourage the children to think about whatfire is, what it can do and encourage them to think abouttheir own safety. The visit was a great success and it was afantastic opportunity to give the children an insight into therole of a modern-day firefighter".

Absolutely Brilliant Childcare can be contacted on telephonenumber : 01284 765238 or email;

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