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Village VoicesThe local magazine for Hollesley, Boyton, Capel and Shingle Street 30p where sold

August 2011

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August Diary Contact

Regular eventsMonday Yoga 7.30pm Hollesley Village Hall Elly Lloyd 412053Monday Mothers’ Union 1.30pm, Bawdsey

Village Hall Pat Fleetwood 410409

Tuesday Welcome Club 2pm Marian Collins 411262Tuesday Hollesley Bay Day Centre Audrey Shelcott 411776Tuesday Mobile Library

Wednesdays Edward Bear Club 1.30pm Stella Moore 411749Badminton 8pm Chris Andrews 411126

Thursdays Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483Thursday Mobile Police Station 8.45am – 9.45am

Sundays Sunday Shape Up 10 – 11am Hollesley Village Hall Beck Williams 07956

622330Sunday Table tennis 4pm -5pm Boyton Village Hall AndrewCassey 411720

Dates for your diary

Saturday 6th August Boyton Community Group 9-11am PapaverSaturday 6th August Boyton Coffee Morning - Boyton Village Hall 10.30am to 12 noonSaturday 6-13th August Open Churches Week. Sunday 7th August 3pm Harp Musical Interlude followed by cream tea at 4.30pm

5pm Tower dedication service Boyton ChurchWednesday 10th August Summer Holiday Club 9.45am-3pm Hollesley ChurchWednesday 10th August Wednesday 10th August Copy date September Village VoicesAugust 20th-23rd Woodbridge RSPB Havesgate Island Adventure

Booking from August 1st: 01728 723155 (adults £9 under 16 £3)August 23rd Tai Chi Taster Session 10am-11am Hollesley Village Hall 411717Saturday 27th-29th August Hollesley Church Flower Festival - Composers and Their MusicSunday 28th August Discovering Bellringing 1pm-4pm Hollesley ChurchSunday 28th August Charity Pub Quiz Shepherd and Dog

To have your event listed here, please contact Debbie Pipe on 01394 411976or email: [email protected]

Felixstowe Ferries and BusesBawdsey to Felixstowe Ferry:

Every day from 10am to 6pm until 1st October; then at weekends until 30th October from 10am-5pm. Felixstowe Feeder bus:

A feeder service runs from Felixstowe Ferry to Great Eastern Square and the pier Monday toSaturday 10-3pm. Pick up point is outside the Ferry Boat Inn. Phone on the day: 07835 780239.

Felixstowe Open Deck bus:From Sunday 24th July-28th Aug. buses will be running on Sundays and Wednesdays from the

Ferry Boat Inn at Felixstowe Ferry with drop-offs at Great Eastern Sq., The Front and LandguardViewing Point. Times are 11.41am, 12.41pm, 2.41pm, 3.41pm, 4.41pm, this last one continuing

to Ipswich

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From the Editor

Dear friends,I am sure you will want to join me inextending many congratulations toBoyton Village for its amazing win ofBest Village (cover photo). What awonderful achievement, especially fortheir enterprise concerning greenissues. May they go on to even greateraccolades and win Best SuffolkVillage!

August is upon us; time for holidaysand leisure pursuits. Time once again,to wish our Hollesley Primary Year 6farewell and good luck. It seems hardto believe that half of these youngpeople were not so long ago atHollesley Pre-School which offeredsuch a head-start to their social andlearning skills. The Pre-School hasrecently achieved outstanding status,awarded by the Ofsted inspectorate;another good reason for celebration.

We have another action-packed issue for you this month including all the following: ourmain feature focuses on the rich biodiversity flourishing at HMP Hollesley (p. 4-6); thefinal short story in the current series, Smithy by Annie Page and Carina Clewley (p.20 -21); an article on Old Photos supplied by you at the Hollesley village fete (p.13) and theEuropean Roller on the common (p.37)? We also welcome the variety of articles from allour regular contributors.

Enjoy the summer and this latest edition!

Cheryl GrayCover photo: Boyton voted ‘Best Village’Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect theviews or policies of the editorial team.

Copy deadline for September issue of Village Voices is Wednesday 10th August

Year 6 leavers at Hollesley Primary School

Email: [email protected]

Editor Helen Macleod, Colyton

The Street, Hollesley, IP12 3QU

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Advertising Mike Adams

Tel 01394 411422

Email mja@ sandlings.co.uk


HMP Hollesley Bay boosts biodiversityHM Prisons at Hollesley Bay and Warren Hill occupy a very large slice of Hollesley parish,and they are by far the biggest employer in the area. And yet we know almost nothing aboutthe prisons, apart from the negative information we read in EADT or see on the televisionnews, so most local people know about the recent disturbance at Warren Hill, and whenprisoners abscond from the Open Prison at Hollesley Bay. I was intrigued then, to be invitedto Hollesley Bay to discuss wildlife.

In 2000, HM Prison Service committed itself to protecting and promoting biodiversity, andas it is the second largest Government estate in the UK after the MoD, that is great newsfor wildlife, and also for Hollesley. Not many dictionaries list biodiversity - certainly notmine. It is an invented word, but one that has become a powerful buzzword in Brussels, inGovernment and in local authorities throughout the land. Of all its definitions, I like thesimplest: the number, and variety of native plant and animal species in a place. Basically,the larger the numbers there are, the greater the biodiversity. The aim is to create greaterbiodiversity, and HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay is fully engaged in the challenge.I met Gwyn James and Pat Carter. Among their many roles, they are also responsible forboosting biodiversity at the prison, with the enthusiastic help of many prisoners. First, wecalled in expert help to survey the estate to see what wildlife alr eady lives here, says Pat.They already knew that badgers trundle around the prison after dark, but they weredelighted to have confirmation that the native black poplar tree also flourishes there:definitely four trees – but possibly fourteen, if the experts can agree among themselves.

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The next stage was long, detailed and essential – the preparation by Gwyn of a BiodiversityAction Plan (BAP.) As he says: Many wildlife species, or their habitats, are endangered andneed help. Threatened wildlife are called BAP species, and if you have them on your land,you must take steps to pr otect and conserve them. The native black poplar tr ee is a BAPspecies, and so is our barn owl that we often see hunting across the prison at dusk, and alsothe lizards that live here. Pat and Gwyn have identified about 80 acres of land at HollesleyBay that could be managed for wildlife, and are sufficiently advanced to possibly attractBAP species not present at the moment. This includes a wide range of wildlife that is morecommon. We have written the plan, and we will now make it happen , says Gwyn. There is lots of grassland at the prison, but only a portion will be turned over to nature. Wechat in the middle of a meadow, and as a cold breeze off the sea slices through us, suddenshouts and a blast on the ref’s whistle signal a cracking goal in a nearby soccer match. It’sPrison v Army, and I hope we are winning.

There are going to be thr ee wildlife ponds in this meadow , Pat says. At the moment, thethree ponds are just outlines in yellow paint in the grass meadow. Eventually, they will teemwith aquatic life, which may include the common toad, great crested newt and grass snake.All three are BAP species. Nearby, the turf has been stripped to reveal the sandy subsoil,where poppies and other native wild flowers will be encouraged to grow in this new habitatcreated especially for the purpose. Hundreds of native tree saplings have recently beenplanted at one end of the meadow. Decades from now, they will form woodland – one ofthe most important wildlife habitats that exists.

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Water is vital to wildlife:shallow ponds teem with life.


Hollesley Bay once included a farm, and it provided vegetables and dairy products to manyother prisons. Today, under the experienced eye of expert horticulturist Peter Bateman,prisoners grow from seed the perennial and annual plants that will be used in the native wildflower project. Prisoners are trained in the glasshouses and propagation units to grow herbsand vegetables for the kitchens of both prisons.

Insects have high priority in the Biodiversity Action Plan, because they are vital to agriculture, and also because so many attractive species we take for granted are in realtrouble. Bees come in all shapes and sizes, and because they all pollinate flowers and crops,their survival is crucial, both to our native flora and also to you and me. Pat’s

enthusiasm is boundless. She shows me a bee project being run by prisoners, where asuntrap between three walls will become a bee breeding area, with special nest boxesdesigned and built by the prisoners. Later, I meet the men in their well-equipped workshop,where they are producing nest boxes for owls, tits, flycatchers, hedgehogs – and bees. Lotsof their boxes go to schools, environmental trusts and local conservation groups throughoutSuffolk. In fact, the churchyards at Hollesley and Boyton received bird nest boxes in timefor the nesting season, as well as hedgehog and insect boxes.

As I left HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay, I passed beneath the large roadside rookery wheredozens of birds cawed in their treetop citadel and whirled through the air carrying twigs.Rooks are known to be pretty intelligent birds, and I think they chose their rookery sitewisely.

Laurie Forsyth

Wildflowers attract insects; insects are food for the migrant hawker dragonfly.

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Super sports week!Monday 27th June to Friday 1st July was National Sports Week focussing on the Olympicand Paralympic values. We had to try to achieve our personal best in a sporting activityand try to do something new that we wanted to do by the end of the week. Some peopledid skipping, tennis and others did running. Most people achieved their goal andeveryone got a certificate for trying their best. We had our own replica of the Olympic torch and on the first day (Monday) we all had aturn at carrying it part of the way around our field in a relay. It was then carried into ourschool hall by the youngest pupil (Jack Hartill) and the oldest (Luke Coates) where it wasalight all week.Earlier this month when we visited the O2 tosee the Royal Ballet perform Romeo andJuliet, we saw the Olympic stadium from thetrain and from Stratford station. This inspiredus for sports week. One of the themes for this year’s nationalsports week was sports we have never triedbefore. So in our PE lesson with Mr Abrahamwe tried a variety of different sports we hadnever tried before. We had 3 different villageswith a range of sports in each.In one there were disabled events. In this onewe did sit down volleyball, chair basketballand an assault course with no sight (we hadto wear blindfolds and be directed bysomeone else.)! In the next one we did sports from differentcountries there was the log throw fromScotland and French boules.And finally we did sports from previoustimes that our parents or grandparents mighthave done, such as the hammer throw and throwing horseshoes at a target. On the last day of our sports’ week we had a very important visit from our MP DrThérèse Coffey. The reporters and the school photographer showed her round the buildingand she talked to everyone in our assembly before meeting with the School Council.Dr Coffey is a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, and has hadthe amazing opportunity of holding the genuine 2012 Olympic torch so before she wentwe took a photo of her holding our torch.To finish our sports week, along with schools across the country, we put the torch out at12:20pm. Can you think why?

Luke Coates and Tabitha Chapman

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A Day In The Life Of Hollesley Village FeteWind rain, wind rain, does this deter the people of Hollesley....NO....Regret, in view of the changing weather we didn't do as well as last year. But we took£4,000 on the day and after expenses we made £2847, which this year the Fete committeeallocated to 14 of the Village projects - see the credits below the group photo (opposite).Despite the changing and unsettled weather and the band Hurricane getting lost on theway, we had a very good Fete. The music was very good if not better than last year. Rayand Gill Whiffin working flat out did an amazing job on the BBQ doing record businessand taking £616 ! The beer tent didn't do as well as last year but we sold the last drop asthe Grand Draw was being called at 4.00pm. Thanks to Carol from the Hollesley shopwho gave permission to sell raffle tickets outside the shop on the pre-Fete Saturday, weraised over £120 in ticket sales. When everyone ran for cover, Rosemary Busby and theLadies from the WI did a splendid job selling lots of teas and scones with deliciousstrawberry jam and cream. Meanwhile outside the 50 or so dogs were being led aroundthe Fun Dog show. Joan Butcher and her marvellous team did amazingly well with theBric a Brac, as did the White Elephant. Jackie on the Book stall took a whopping £196.Pauline Austerfield also took a record £125 raffling her watercolour of butterflies(featured on the June cover of Village Voices.)Out came the Sun and the Hollesley School did an outstanding performance with theirtrumpets and country dancing, Well done LynneWright and your team for showing us what thechildren can do. For the first time KeithClements came along with his collection ofhand-made boats all in working order. Theylooked great, thanks Keith. Charlie, the SuffolkPunch, came along looking fabulous with histail all plaited. Thanks to Jofor sending such amagnificent horse for all to see. The Judo clubput on a great display throwing one anotheraround. Thanks Julie, for putting on such agood enthusiastic display. Then the wind andrain came again blowing the Bouncy Castle offits base. It got too slippery for the kids to playon and for reasons of Health and Safety had tobe taken down.The Fete committee really would like to thankall the friends of Hollesley, our businesssupporters and the volunteers who helped tomake it another memorable day. Special thanks go out to Len Busby, Barry Rey, RichardPipe, and Ray Larson. Our grateful thanks go to the lads from HMP Hollesley for beingso helpful in putting up the marquee and tents.Should anyone have any comments or suggestions for next year’s Fete please contact meon 01394 412169 or email me on [email protected] you all next year! Stewart Austerfield

Summer Holiday ‘Messy Church’

Games-Drama-CraftMusic- Sweet Making

For 4-12 year oldsWednesday 10th August

9.45am-3pmAt Hollesley Church Free

Presentation in church at 2.30pmTo Parents and Friends

Bring packed lunch, trainers, suncreamSnacks and drinks provided

Ring Di 411079 orLydia 411799 to book

Organised by the parish churches ofAlderton, Bawdsey, Boyton, Hollesley

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Hollesley Village Fete Beneficiaries

Front Row (L - R): Mike Adams and Stewart Austerfield Hollesley Village FeteMiddle Row: Marian Collins Welcome Club, Julie Jolliffe Hollesley Judo Club,Rosemary Busby WI, Terrie Cornwall-Dunnett and Janice Wythe Hollesley Pre School,Ruth Hatchett Hollesley Church, Ray and Gill Whiffin Woodbridge Scouts, Polly TobinGarden and Allotment Assc, Shirley Green Riding For The Disabled, Top Row: Nicki Durbin Missing People (Find Luke), Pauline Austerfield, Len BusbyVillage Fete, Lois Bridgeman Hollesley Pre School, Tony Barnard Village Fete andHollesley School, Keith Burton Garden and Allotment Assc, Abby Day Hollesley School,Ross Dawson Suffolk Punch Trust, Tabitha Chapman Hollesley School, Fred StentifordVillage Fete and Hollesley Church Bell Tower, Sarah Anderson Woodbridge Scouts,Dennis Driver Hollesley Village Hall, Carole Anderson Village Fete, Isobel Lilley RidingFor The Disabled.

Shepherd & Dog QuizJune’s quiz was, at last, won by Brainspace who chose Riding for the Disabled as theircharity. Harriet and her harem have been second on more occasions than we canremember but they knew more about sport than anyone else and romped to victory. TheBouligans were relegated to second equal with undermanned Oakthatch.

In May The Bouligans had won; the May evening coincided with a Bank HolidayMonday and so more teams were present. The £58 raised went to Canoeing for Cancer(Mike Adam’s charity work). In April the quiz was won by Confused.com, a keen andmore recent team, who chose Suffolk Punch Trust as the recipients of £38.The quiz is open to all teams (up to 5 in a team) on the last Sunday of each month.

Nick Mason


From Our Team Vicar

Although the days are already beginning to get shorter, there is still plenty of summer toenjoy, with schools on holiday for the whole of this month and the opportunity to dosomething a little bit different. The visitors’ books in our local churches contain manyappreciative comments from people who are pleasantly surprised to find the church open.In this part of the peninsula at least, churches are almost always open during the day forpeople to look round or spend a few moments in the peace and quiet.

Open Churches Week which runs from 6th – 13th August is a chance to celebrate andexplore our wonderful historic buildings and many churches will offer a special welcometo visitors. So it is particularly appropriate that on Sunday 7th August, Boyton will be

celebrating the completion of thework on the tower of the churchand the restoration of the towersteps with an afternoon of musicand a special service conducted byour Archdeacon, Judy Hunt. Infuture, rather than being hiddenbehind a locked door forsafety reasons, the steps will bevisible and lit so that visitors cansee their unique construction.

In the same week, Hollesleychurch will again open its doors to youngsters aged between 4 and 12 for summer holidayMessy Church activities. (see advert p.8) Then at the end of the month, over the bankholiday weekend, the church will be holding a flower festival, celebrating not only thebeauty of creation but the gifts and talents of many people who create works of art todelight our senses and lift our spirits. The Bible tells us that Jesus welcomed everyone –old and young, in need and in celebration – to eat with them, to talk with them, to laughwith them, to weep with them. I hope and pray that everyone who comes to our churchbuildings will find that kind of welcome;and that, in turn, we may have thecourage to open the doors of our hearts tothe love of God.

With warm good wishes

Ruth Hatchett

HOLLESLEY CHURCH FLOWERFESTIVAL

Saturday 27th – Monday 29th August.11am – 5pm DAILY.

Light RefreshmentsStalls

Sunday 1 – 4pm ‘ Discovering Bellringing’.

Proceeds to All Saints, Hollesley.

Songs for Sea Sunday service at Coltec

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Day Boyton Hollesley Other Places

Sunday

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5pm J.H.

Dedication of

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9.30 R.H.

Holy Communion

9.30 Sutton

11.00 Alderton,

Bromeswell

6.30pm Shottisham

Sunday

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August

9.30 R.H.

Family

Communion

5pm Sing to the

Lord

8.00 Alderton

9.30 Bromeswell

11.00 Bawdsey, Ramsholt,

Shottisham

6.30pm Sutton.

Sunday

21st August

11.00 R.H.

Holy

Communion

9.30 L.C.

Morning Praise

8.00, 9.30 Alderton,

9.30 Bromeswell

11.00 Sutton

Sunday

28th

August

9.30 R.H.

Holy

Communion

8.00 Alderton

9.30 Shottisham

11.00 Bawdsey,

Bromeswell, Ramsholt

Sunday

4th

September

8.00 R.H.

Holy

Communion

9.30 R.H.

Holy Communion

9.30 Sutton

11.00 Alderton,

Bromeswell

6.30pm Shottisham

Ministers: J.H. Archdeacon Judy Hunt, R.H. Ruth Hatchett, L.C.Lydia Calvesbert - Reader

Church Contacts

Team Vicar:

Ruth Hatchett 01394 412052

[email protected]

Hollesley Churchwardens:

Fred Stentiford 01394 411469

Pat Shannon 01394 411214

Boyton Churchwardens:

Malcolm Fleetwood 01394

410409

Isobel Lilley 01394 411409

Hollesley Tower Captain:

Alan McBurnie 01394 411999

Weekday Services

Wednesday (17th

August

onwards)1.30pm Hollesley Church, Edward Bear

Club

0-5yrs and their carer(s)

12noon Sutton – Holy Communion

Thursday

9am Boyton Church – Morning Prayer

Friday

8am Hollesley Church – Morning Prayer

2nd

Wednesday

1.30pm Colyton, Hollesley – Prayer Group

1st Thursday

2.30pm Glebe House, Hollesley –

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Old photos say so much

Everyone loves an old photograph! Since the Hollesley village fete in June we have seenphotographs of places, events and people from the past which we have scanned to make apermanent record. After publication in Village Voices, they will be available for everyoneto see on the website - www.villagevoices.org.ukThis wonderful old photograph of Duck Corner was kindly lent by Kath Jones, and wasgiven to her by Michael Friend. It shows a thatched cottage on the corner (lefthand side). The cottage was pulled down in the 70’s, and Kath’s housewas built on the same site. Michael helped demolish the old cottage,and found a George 111 coin dated 1788 embedded in theplaster, left for him to discover 200 years later! Derek and Olive Andrews’ bungalow, Moorlands, builtaround 1930, is the light-coloured building you can see beyondthe council houses. Mr Fisk lived there until he evacuated toCanada with his children during the war. Derek remembers MissWalker and her sister living in the thatched cottage and Miss Calver in the late 50’s. RonHarris and his family lived at Moorlands after being evacuated from Shingle St.The cottage on the left in the foreground of the photo was known as Dunkleys. MissAndrews lived there, and Mr Dunkley lodged with her. In the background, the elm treeson the road to Woodbridge were felled in the 1950’s when Moorlands was built. The fourcouncil houses in the photo were built during the 1920’s, and Michael and Jenny Friendhave lived there since 1968.

Debbie Pipe

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Duck Corner (1930?)


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BOYTON VILLAGE HALL

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In Aid of Church & Village Hall


Proud Boyton Voted Best Village!

Boyton has won the Suffolk Coastal Village of the Yearcompetition (see Cover photo) and is now competing to beSuffolk Village of the Year! This is an amazingachievement, really putting Boyton and the whole of thePeninsula on the map.

The July meeting of the Community Group focussed onpreparations for the Group’s first AGM and CelebrationLaunch on Saturday 16th July which by the time you readthis will have already taken place. Interest in alternative sources of energy is still high.Following the survey of eleven properties, the group islooking into ways of financing community-based funding of photovoltaic panels, to harness the light of the sun togenerate electricity. In the longer term, the group is alsolooking at other alternatives including wind and tidal power.

The Bulk Oil Scheme - run by volunteers - continues to operate well, with the latestorder being the largest yet. We are looking at how to make the scheme to be even moreconvenient and easy to use. It covers the whole of the Peninsula and aims to get adiscount price whilst reducing the number of journeys made by the tanker,

In addition, the Group has started a trial scheme to Bulk Buy Wholefoods. Sixhouseholds pooled their orders and purchased goods at wholesale prices from Suma. It isplanned to continue the scheme but to keep membership low in order to minimiseadministration. If you are interested in setting up your own scheme, do let us know.

The vegetable exchange is still busy and there are plans in conjunction with the BoytonPCC, to create a mini allotment on land surrounding it and the village sign.

Watch this space for details of the Boyton Open Gardens planned for September and theBoyton Apple Festival which we hope toput on in October.

Our next meeting will be on Saturday 6th August at Papaver, Boyton from 9:00 to 11:00 am: please do come along - the meeting is open to anyone who is interested!

John Carpmael

We’ve won best village!

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From Our Country KitchenThe Nordic Bakery Cookbook by Miisa Mink contains excellent recipes utilising gardenproduce. Quark pastry is quite different to short pastry but is easy to make and results indelicious tarts. Quark, a low fat dairy product comes in 250g cartons and is available fromsupermarkets. Make the full quantity of dough as any surplus to requirements can bewrapped in cling film and frozen.

Pastry with Quark250 g butter at room temperature 250 g strong white bread flour250 g quark cheese 1 tsp baking powder

Put the butter and quark in a mixing bowl and beat well with a wooden spoon. Add theflour/baking powder. Mix until a dough and roll into a ball flattened into a disc. Wrap incling film; chill in the fridge for 30 minutes or until it is required.

Vegetable and Blue Cheese Tart -Serves 6 (starter) or 4 (main course) Preheat oven to 200c/400f Gas Mk 6 Quark pastry200 g broccoli florets200 g cauliflower florets1 tbls vegetable oil1 onion finely chopped100 g halved cherry tomatoes75 g crumbly blue cheese75 g Cheddar, gratedground black pepper

Cut the broccoli and cauliflower intosmall chunks. Put into a pan of boilingwater and cook for 3 or 4 minutes; drain,cool and dry on kitchen paper. Fry the onionsin the oil until softened. Allow to cool. Take the quark pastry from fridge and divide in 2. (Only half is needed for this recipe.)Grease a 26 cm [10 inch] loose-bottomed flan tin. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface.Line tin with the pastry, pressing it into the fluted edges, cutting off the surplus. Tip theonion into the pastry case and spread evenly. Top with the broccoli, cauliflower andcherry tomatoes (cut side up). Sprinkle the cheeses evenly over the top; season with blackpepper. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to coolbefore serving; also good served cold the next day.

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Hollesley WI

Some of us have been taking a well-earned rest from kitchen duties latelyand enjoying some more recreationalpursuits.The trip to the Adnams Brewery atSouthwold was great fun, despite theinclement weather. The rain spoilt anychance of enjoying the beach andbuilding sandcastles but the beer andwine tasting at the brewery more thanmade up; a thumbs up from all whoattended.Venturing further afield, the flowerappreciation members among us hitHampton Court Flower Show on its last day and as usual this event didn’t disappoint. Ithas now become a fixture on the WI calendar due to its popularity and most deem it to bebetter than it’s more prestigious counterpart at Chelsea. A small but select group of us attended a lunch and talk on Masterpieces of Constableand Gainsborough. With the aid of illustrations, the self-professed art educator JohnSheeran, one time curator of the Dulwich Picture Gallery brought to life some of hisfavourite paintings by these two famous Suffolk artists.Although we don’t have a meeting in August there is plenty to occupy us during themonth. A trip to Stratford, East London, to view the 2012 Olympic site; our annual visit toAldeburgh Theatre to see the Jill Freud Company production of Move over MrsMarkham; a day out with a French flavour, playing petanque and afternoon tea in ourPresident’s garden, are all firm diary dates.This column wouldn’t be complete without a mention of fund raising. Well done to allthose who have contributed, either individually or in groups to raise well over £1,000 forlocal charities so far this year. Cycling, baking, tea making or Great Xscaping, that prettymuch includes all of us.At the time of going to press our Antiques Road Show event is yet to take place. Watchthis space for any reports of priceless antiques having been discovered in Hollesley!

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David, Shirley, Gina, Denise and Helenenjoying Adnam’s Brewery.

Errata Re: Ticks and Lyme Disease Article in June IssueFollowing the piece on ticks and Lyme disease in the June Village Voices, we wouldlike to highlight the correct way to remove a tick - please pay attention as a small

error was made in the previous copy. 'Remove them immediately with a tickremoval tool...... Burn it or cover with chemicals should read ‘DO NOT burn the

tick or cover it with chemicals.’Please accept my apologies for this error. Editor


Smithy's Night Out Imagined by Carina Clewley with help from Annie (and Smithy of course)

The overnight rain had stopped, and the first day of May dawned in a blaze of sunshineand birdsong but that was only halfway through my Big Adventure. I'd been imprisonedin the grandparents' strange house by the sea for three long, hot days. Carina, Lydia andPhoebe had been popping in and out with aunts, uncles and friends, having fun sailing,picnicking, playing in the mud and swimming. Being a London cat, they thought I mightget lost at Shingle Street, so I'd been kept indoors in ‘the boss’s’ room, inside a blanketcave, or sitting behind the curtain. Desperate for a change, on the third evening, whenit was dark and the children were asleep, I sneakedout; no-one saw me go. First surprise: it was verydark, no streetlights like round my home in London.And it was raining - raining cats and dogs? Itcertainly rained on this tabby cat! The rain madeeverything sodden. Underpaw was damp andspongy; Banner Street in London is hard, you knowwhere you are. And if you don't, the straight edgesof the roads guide you. Second surprise: wet, leafy, nettly, squashy, grassy objects brushed my legs and ears,feeling dankly alive and making me jump. Third surprise: I smelled and saw several wild beasts who were really alive, and on themove. First were some grey chaps, eating, with big ears and white bottoms. They lookedlike this. Something small and fast attracted me, but by the time I thought to chase him, he'd gone.He looked like this little fellow.

Then some black and white groffling, short-legged fellowspassed by the gateway. You can see one of them here. To be quite frank, these beasts,and the continuing rain, mademe think fondly of my warmspot in the boss’s room. So Iturned back up the path. Fourth surprise: the doors wereall shut again. I could not get into the house. So I waited and

miaowed just a little. But no-one heard me. I tried to shelter under a deck chair but the rain drippedthrough it. I found some tasty sausage droppings. I know Carina likes sausage, so shemust have been eating out here with a barbeque. Then I felt some heat, and found a warmchimney. But it scorched me on the nose. I got a huge fright and jumped back. I jumpedso high that I found myself on a tall square pole, not big enough to perch on for long, andwithout shelter. I leapt to the next one, a little higher, onto the next one higher still, then Ijumped again and landed in a prickly creeping plant, so one more jump and I foundmyself on a wide flat space. Hooray, I thought, I'm home at last, this nightmare is over. The flat space seemed like theone behind our garden in London. I charged across and oooops ..... I fell off and dropped


a mile. I wasn't in London after all. Luckily cats landon all four feet, and I soon recovered. For a moment Ithought this was a good place to be. I could smellattractive egg smells of the sort that come from thebirds’ nests in Bunhill Fields, in London. I found quite a few nests and realised I was veryhungry. It's true I'm usually quite nasty to birds as I dolike the taste of their fresh little eggs. Cross birds soonwoke up and poked their sharp beaks at me as I camenear. Soon I realised there were no friends around.The doors and windows of the house were all locked tight for the night. There wasabsolutely no light. The floor was hard and cold. The plants were wavy and wet. I found acorner under some plant pots, curled up on some soft damp earth and went to sleep forages and ages. When I woke up the sun had passed right over the house and was already dipping behindthe plants with the bird nests in. I stretched and prowled, and felt lonely and hungry.Nothing had changed but the light. No people, no food, cross birds. I could not climbback up the wall I had fallen off as there was only glass to slither on. I passed through agate with bars, but went quickly back to my earthy bed, as there were only more slithery,wavy plants and cross birds. I was having a little weep to myself. I thought no-one lovedme enough to find me. But then I heard Carina's clattering footsteps and the boss'sfamiliar call. I ran to the gate crying: MAEEEAW, in case they could not see me.

MAEEAW.... The boss had been looking for me all daylong. Everyone had been looking for me allday long. The people who know ShingleStreet were sending emails all over the worldsaying I was lost. People phoned up fromLincolnshire to hear if I was found. It turnsout I am quite a star! Carina drew some pictures to show howhappy we all were. She drew paw prints andflowers because the garden I had dropped intois really the loveliest, floweriest garden inShingle Street. Then I helped Carina with thelast picture, which is here. It is a picture ofme, the famous Smithy and Carina. It showsthat we are going to live happily ever after.

200 Club WinnersWinners for recent 200 Club draws are as follows:

April: 1. K. Merricks 2. J.Andrews 3. Derek Moore 4. Pamela Legg.May: 1. M. Gibling 2. A. Kitson 3. A. Buswell 4. P. BallsJune: 1. D. Driver 2. P. Scopes 3. J .Dennis 4. S. Shannon

View a list of all winners at tinyurl.com/hollesleywinners.Thank you for all your support in raising funds for tower repairs.

You may view some of the work that has been done so far at: tinyurl.com/bellrepairs.Please let me know if you want to join the excitement of the 200 Club!

Fred Stentiford


Local MP goes back to the classroomTherese Coffey MP found herself back in theclassroom for the morning with the children ofHollesley Primary School. First stop was toadmire the excellent work on display in thecorridor, then to a maths lesson with Mr Field’sclass, where children were learning about Venndiagrams. Dr Coffey commented: Venndiagrams are often used to show how theCoalition government is working. Dr Coffeywas particularly impressed that children hadvisited the O2 and that they would beperforming at the Wolsey Theatre andAldeburgh Festival. In the Foundation class she

sat down with children tussling with money sums and explored the outside play area. InMrs Edwards’ class she saw topic work about the local area. She ended the morning surrounded by the whole school where the discussion rangedfrom favourite characters in the book Stig of the Dump to her work as an MP. TheSchool Council then threw questions at her such as: What is your favourite sport? Ofcourse, football, she said, having grown up in Liverpool. As to the famous people she’dmet since becoming an MP last May she said she’d been to dinner at Number 10 withthe Prime Minister and had met MPs from other countries.

Angela Lawrence

Greetings from Boyton MissionAugust is traditionally Seaside Month to enjoy time well spent with your children orgrandchildren on a seashore that is well-loved by all. Withice-creams, sandcastles, boating, sunbathing, picnics andjust enjoying quality time with family and friends. Jesus was often found at or on the Sea of Galilee with hisfamily and friends; teaching, healing and feeding thepeople who came to Him. He restored Peter and also spokepowerfully at the seaside. What a comfort it is for us during sad, lonely or difficulttimes, to know that Jesus still comforts, heals and restoresus today, at the seaside if we give Him our time.Praise my soul the King of Heaven who ransoms, heals,restores and forgives.Our Preachers for August are: 7th Paul Kemp(Stowmarket), 14th Phillip Hunt (Woodbridge), 21st MrOvidill Timpeseu (Romania), 28th Steve Dart (Hollesley).All start at 3pm and end with a fellowship tea.Every Blessing to you all. Steve and Lynda Dart

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Shingle StreetCoastguard

Hi once again,There have been three incidents to report onthis time. On 17th June at 1630 a member ofthe public reported that a yacht was makingheavy weather against wind and tide (southwest 6-7) off East Lane. We kept a close watchon the vessel and eventually it was spottedsouth of Woodbridge Haven heading forHarwich.On 23rd June at 0100 a member of the publicsaw a red flare over the East Lane area. Thiswas also confirmed by an oil tanker anchoredin Bawdsey Anchorage. After an extensivesearch by Harwich Lifeboat, the ILB, ShingleStreet and Felixstowe coastguards nothingwas found and the search was called off.

On 5th July at 1700 a Dutch yacht went aground in the entrance of the River Ore atShingle Street. The yacht had damaged its rudder and was towed to Orford Quay by thefishing vessel Jolene. That's it for this time, until next time, safe passage.

Roy Clark

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Your Chance to Own a Pub

What is the heart of a village - a church, a shop and a pub? All three provide sustenancecomfort and a community spirit. Here inShottisham our pub, the Sorrel Horse, is upfor sale. A group of dedicated people have leda bid for us all to buy it. If we succeed,purchasers will own shares in a limitedcompany and feel involved in the continuingsuccess of a pub at the centre of village life.More and more pubs are being closed. In1844, White’s Directory mentions 29 pubsand 9 beerhouses in Woodbridge. Only a fewof these remain. Other village pubs arestruggling to survive at a time of increasingcosts and decreasing incomes. We must notlet this happen on the Peninsula. Join us if you can. Go towww.buythesorrelhorse.com Find out thedetails of this new venture to help keep thecommunity alive and well.

Greville Bickerton.

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MUSIC AT FELIXSTOWE FERRY

August 5th at 7.30pm Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club

Songs From The ShowsMartin Waddington - Musical Director

Admission £10 children free. Prior booking on 01394 670633

August 25th 7.00pm St Nicholas ChurchA Little Sondheim Music

Lyn O’Hara & Shaun Macourt, SingersHattie Bennett & Martin Waddington

pianoAdmission £10 children free

Prior booking essential 01394 670633We are putting on a ferry service to thesetwo concerts from Bawdsey. St. Nicholaschurch is here at the Ferry. It looks like ashed but is lovely inside. It's on the track

just before the Martello tower.

Sutton Country FayreRecreation Ground Sutton,

Nr WoodbridgeSunday 4th September 2011

12 noon – 4.30pmA great family day out!

Music, barbecue, fun dog show,birds of prey, crafts,

ploughing match, refreshments,cake stall, raffle.


Fit VillagesRural communities are being given theopportunity to get more active thanksto a new initiative recently launchedby Suffolk Sport; why don't you joinGrundisburgh, Charsfield, Easton,Shotley, Lakenheath, Walpole,Framsden, Laxfield and Lidgate bygetting involved?!

‘Fit Villages’ gives villages the chance to run subsidised sporting and physical activitysessions from local facilities such as village halls, community centres and recreationgrounds thanks to support from national and local funding bodies.

By participating, local people are given the chance to engage with an activity programmewithout transport, cost, time and environmental concerns; often cited as obstructions toquality activity provision in rural areas.

Activities are determined following asimple consultation with local people andcan include things like health walks, tai chi,badminton, yoga, Pilates, keep fit andNordic walking amongst others. As part ofthe Fit Villages project, Suffolk Sporthas teamed up with Rounders Englandto hold the inaugural Suffolk CoastalInter-Village Rounders Tournament.Taking place on Sunday 11th Septemberat Hollesley Recreation Ground, thetournament will see 8 villages fromSuffolk Coastal go head to head in a bidto be crowned champions!

For further details and for an applicationpack please get in touch.www.suffolksport.com/fitvillagesFor queries and to register your village,please email [email protected] call 01394 444289.


Letter page – do please write to us.

Dear Editor,

Everyone has been so kind with their prayers and good wishes. I would like to thank oneand all. Firstly, I would like to thank all my relations and friends who have been so kindand thoughtful during my spell of incapacity. Secondly, my special thanks go to Caroland Chris Clements (mine hosts!) who voluntarily gave me a lifeline after leavinghospital by daily providing splendid meals, for which I am truly grateful.

Once again, to one and all, many thanks and God bless.

Mary Larter

Dear Editor,

Kyson School children have harvested theirfirst crops from the vegetable plots in the newgarden at at the Suffolk Punch Trust. Thechildren went home with a bag of radishesand a large bucket of Little Gem lettuceswhich they all promised to eat for their tea!These sunflowers were just six inches high inthe photo in July Village Voices!

Margaret Wyllie

Dear Editor,

Roy Ravenhill would like to thank the medical and non-medical staff, prisoners andambulance crew who looked after him following his fall at the prison on Tuesday 28thJune. Special thanks to Neil and Julie Joliffe for all the trouble they took getting Royhome from hospital and arranging to collect his car from the prison.All is well and Roy is now well on the road to recovery.

Roy Ravenhill

Dear Editor,

We are running a campaign to save the remaining woodland at Sutton Heath. Somepeople from your area are already involved but we want to encourage more people tocomplain via e mail or letter to Councillor Herring at Suffolk Coastal and Theresa CoffeyMP. We currently still have an area of mixed broadleaf and coniferous woodland whichprovides a rich habitat for birds and other wildlife. This combination creates a wonderfulambience for visitors, providing shade in the summer and shelter in the winter, a factmentioned by tourists. We want to keep what we have left.

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The removal of the tree canopy inlarge parts of the site has led to anexplosion of bracken, weeds, scrubbirch and pine. This is certainly notconducive to increasing the number of rare ground nesting birds. To create and maintain proper heathland,massive and sustained interventionwill be required. Large areas ofgenuine heathland, gorse and heatheralready extant on parts of the site areslowly being choked with bracken,brambles, birch and conifer trees. If these areas can't be properly managed what is thepoint in trying to create more?If anyone should wish to have a walk round the site please contact me via the editor.Regards,

Nick Day

Dear Editor,

The wedding of Vanda Andrews and PhilipHam, both of Rectory Road, Hollesley, tookplace at All Saints Church, Ramsholt on 11June (as mentioned in Village Voices Julyissue.) Here is a photo of our happy day.

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Autumn in July

What’s happening to our conker trees? In recentyears, their leaves have taken on a very strangeappearance from mid-summer onwards. Blotchypatches of yellow and shades of brown have spreadacross the leaves until no vestige of their normalgreen can be seen at all, and eventually, the entireleaf – and the whole tree – becomes a drabbrown, instead of the yellow and russet whichheralds autumn. It has all happened since aquarter-inch moth arrived in Wimbledon from the continent in 2002.Whichever language you use, it has a long name: it is the Horse Chestnut Leaf-Miner, or

Cameraria ohridella, and it lays its eggs on the surface ofhorse chestnut leaves. When they hatch, the larvae mine intothe leaf and begin to eat. They remain invisible to birds solong as they keep inside the tissue of the leaf, which meansthey are very, very small. Eating steadily, the larvae movethrough the leaf, creating those distinctive coloured blotches asthey go. There may be as many as 100 larvae in each of thefive leaflets that comprisethe whole leaf. Not surprisingly, the leaf wilts under theonslaught.Thankfully, few trees die, because the damage occurs frommid to late summer, and by then the leaves have done most oftheir vital photo -

synthesising work providing food for the tree. It does affect the size of the conkers though. In my youth, small conkers would have been amajor concern, but not today. Where did allthese moths spring from? They were recordedfirst in Macedonia in the early 70’s, anddescribed as a new species unknown to science. Austria was next, in 1989, and then the rest ofEurope: in England, it has reached Newcastle and is everywhere east of Cardiff. It is almost entirely restricted to mining the leaves of thewhite-flowered horse chestnut. The tree is a native of the Balkans, where this pretty little moth probably lived un- noticed for centuries until it started to move westwards.

Laurie Forsyth

The Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moth

Horse Chestnut leaf,with larval mines

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Parish Cemetery Gates – Repair or Replace?

The cemetery run by the Parish Council is a delightful, tranquil place, hidden away offSchool Lane. Many people have probably never seen it, or had occasion to visit it, unlessthey have a loved one buried there. As you walk down the lane you may have noticed thepair of wooden gates at its entrance, and if you’d chanced to hang over them to admirethe beauty of the spot you may have noticed how worn and crumbling the wood isbecoming.The Parish Council is now debating whether to replace the gates, adding higher netting to

keep out the deer. Before it takes anyaction, is there anyone with a familymember or a friend buried in thecemetery who would like to donate apair of gates in that person’s memory? The Council is not contemplating agrandiose structure but something inkeeping with the cemetery’s ruralsetting. Generous donors have alreadycome forward to put new benches inthe cemetery and these have beenappreciated by both cemetery users andthe council.

If you would like to consider donating gates or have any ideas for improvements to thecemetery, please contact the Parish Clerk, Noelle Gore, 01394 411032.

Angela Lawrence

FairtradeDo you recognize the Fairtrade Symbol? Look for it when you goshopping. Each item you buy helps someone in the Third Worldtowards a better life and may even go a little way to lifting them outof poverty. Helen Macleod and Di Barnard are volunteer Fairtradersfor Traidcraft, a Christian company, and the oldest of the Fairtradeorganizations, which dates back to 1959. Browse the very extensivenew catalogue which comes out early in August and place your orderwith us. There is a huge selection of food items, as well as crafts, beautiful hand madecards and other paper goods. You don’t have to buy big quantities as we can sell in pennynumbers. A few of the foods can be bought in the supermarkets, but they only sell whatmakes a good profit and we have many more on offer. Some of you buy from usalready, and to you we say a big Thank you! For each item sold there is a premium givento the producer which can be used towards whatever is most needed in their community,from clean water or sanitation, to health care or education. It’s not the cheapest shopping,but it is fair and every little helps!

Helen Macleod 411232 and Di Barnard 411079

Wood rot on cemetery gates

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From the horse’s mouth

Well hello! I am Dolly! You no doubtread of my arrival at the RDA Centre inthe last blog, reported by those tworeprobates, Ben and Monty talking aboutme over the fence. And they say thatblokes don’t gossip, I suppose they woulddescribe my arrival as a discussion aboutthe merits of a new member of the team,yeah yeah!As you know, we ponies, being ratherflighty creatures, take a little time to getused to any new situation. My handlers,fortunately, are experienced enough toknow this. I suppose it is a getting to know you exercise on both sides and benefits allparties. I mean, I know that I am calm and well trained, both for carriage driving as wellas riding but my handlers have no way of knowing that, until they try me out without theextra worry of clients. Finally I have to be assessed by an independent assessor andpassed as being suitable for working with the disabled. Modesty forbids, but I passed withflying colours!For the moment though, I shall be concentrating on the carriage driving side and I havenow taken out some clients. This is a new experience for me and I really enjoyed theirchatter and comments, even, dare I say it, their renditions of Hello Dolly! I know that Iam being trusted because I have taken out handlers who are training to become AbleBodied Whips. Just like me, they too will be assessed and when passed, will be able totake out the clients. It is all very strict but then, it has to be.But enough of me and my experiences, I have had time to notice that we have had adelivery of hay this last week and the barn looks pretty full. You may think that this is alittle early to be taking delivery of hay but even I know that, with the very dry spring, haywill be both in short supply and expensive - I’m in good hands when I see my winterforage already in the barn! May, rather cheekily I thought, managed to snatch a mouthfulas she went past and gave it the hooves-up sign for quality. Mind you, I’m glad I didn’thave to offload and stack 400 bales! It certainly made hot work for our two helpers, Carland Matt. With the aid of these two guys our other helpers are spared many of theessential but routine jobs. I gather that the riding sessions end this month and all the helpers have an end of termBBQ before starting a six-week break. I’m told this does not include the driving section,so I’m going to get lots of experience in my new job before the break in December. It willalso stop me getting bored and putting on weight!Well, as a newcomer, I think I’ve said enough, but I do know that I shall be happy in mynew home, so why not come along and share in the enjoyment of helping those whocannot help themselves. This is one Dolly who hopes that she will never go away again.Bye for the moment.

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Mothers' Union Report

Our July meeting this year was a little different as we had abring-and-share lunch which was thoroughly enjoyed byvisitors and members. Following the lunch, CatherineMcGregor, the Diocesan Social Policy Leader spoke aboutan investigation into the commercialisation andsexualisation of childhood in the world of today called theBye Buy Childhood Campaign which hit the headlines inJune. Commissioned by the Prime Minister, Reg Bailey(Chief Executive Officer of Mothers' Union) led theinvestigation. The report made three key recommendations:

• make public space more family-friendly by reducing the amount of on-street advertising containing sexualised imagery in locations likely to be seen by children.

• ensure children are protected when they watch television, are on the internet or use their mobile phones by making it easier for parents to block adult and age-restricted material across all media.

• stop the process where companies pay children to publicise and promote productsin schools or on social networking sites by banning the employment of children as brand ambassadors and in peer-to-peer marketing.

This report was also one of the thought-provoking highlights at the MU NationalConference, which I attended in Edinburgh in early June. We also toured the ex RoyalYacht Britannia - very interesting and went to Rosslyn Chapel, most awe-inspiring andspiritual place with wonderful stone carvings. We roamed the Botanical Gardens, a verypleasant meander and restful period plus thestunning Queen Mother's Memorial Garden. A magical five days.

Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral was the Venue for the annual Deanery outing in July, Holy Communion was followed by a guided tour. Our thanks go to Margaret Lowe from St Mary'sWoodbridge, for her organising skills. The next meeting is our Annual Children'sPicnic at Bawdsey recreation grounds, weather permitting, or if inclement weather,at the Village Hall, noon 1st August.

Until then, take care and God bless.

Pat Fleetwood

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What a stunner!

Some of you will have experienced the existence of a Roller at the Bomb Dumps end ofUpper Hollesley Common on June13th. (See editor’s page, July). It caused a big twitch inthe birding world hereabouts .The bird is really rare in Britain, especially in Suffolk.European Rollers are found in southern and eastern Europe and North Africa. They feedon insects and lizards - probably feeding on grasshoppers when it was present here.Driving skills were not at their best on that day. On behalf of birders I would like toapologise to any who were inconvenienced. If a similar event occurs, you should stop andhave a look. Any birder would offer to let you see what they were looking at. As for me, Ireceived countless texts asking me about the twitch. I was able to tell them - but from thetop of Ben Nevis. Yes I missed it!

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Website update

This year’s Hollesley Fete included a Village Voices stall where old photographs

could be scanned and published in the magazine. We also intend to set up a

Historical Picture Gallery on the website. So why not e-mail me your old

pictures if you have them online? Or maybe I can scan them and return them to

you; just state where and when the photographs were taken. We would like to

build up a historical database that will be around for generations to come.

Contact me or Debbie Pipe, who is co-ordinating the project (see the magazine

for contact details). The first photographs will soon be appearing on the website.

You can also see photographs from this year’s successful Fete, as well as a list of the raffle

prize winners.

Don’t forget to carry on sending us your photos or information from any of the walks in the

excellent 20 Walks on the Deben Peninsula book.

If you have any suggestions how the website might be improved or added

to, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Alternatively,

contact Helen, Rob, Cheryl or anyone else on the magazine editorial team

and they will be delighted to pass on your suggestions to me.

Danny Bethell

Deben Radio

Contributions and Volunteers Welcome!Listen online at www.debenradio.com

The Monthly Sports Update Programme hasnow been running since March.

The list of Contributors is growing fast.It would be good to hear from Clubs and

Societies in the Villages of the Deben ValleyArea - just send in a report by the last day of the

month to [email protected] .It doesn'thave to be every month and details of any

special events can always be sent [email protected]

New Volunteers are always welcome! Become apresenter or assist with a programme – or how

about becoming an audio editor? Training will begiven and it is all done at home on your

computer. Email us [email protected]

Lead thefts comeeven closer!

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Local ContactsHollesley Village Hall Bookings Christine Gillespie 411562

Boyton Village Hall Bookings Kay Lane 410361

Hollesley School Lynne Wright (Headteacher) 411616

Welcome Club Marian Collins 411262

Hollesley Womens Institute Gina Forsyth 411727

Mothers Union Pat Fleetwood 410409

Hollesley Players Sharon Culley 01728 688446

Whist Drives Jill Cocksedge 411108

Hollesley Bowls Club Roy Winchester 411564

Indoor Bowls Nigel Smith 411549

Alderton Surgery 411641

Hollesley Badminton Club Chris Andrews 411126

Junior Soccer Keith Banthorp 01473 737474

Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483

1st Sutton Brownies Sonja Patterson 420576

Hollesley Pre-school Terrie Cornwell-Dunnett 410492

Emergency Planning Coordinator Barry Towler 07530 571607

Suffolk Link Bus Sadie 0845 604 1802

Gardening Club Secretary Jane Stearn 411194

Hollesley Parish Council Dennis Driver (Chairman) 411707

Noelle Gore (Clerk) 411032

Boyton Parish Council Fred Stentiford (Chairman) 411469

Nicola Cassy (Clerk) 411720

County Councillor Andrew Reid 07545 423799

District Councillor Jane Marson 07771 608376

Hollesley Bay Day Centre Audrey Shelcott 411776

Community Police Offi cer PC Andy Warne 01473 613500

Hollesley Commons Nick Mason 411150

Community Car Service Janet Gardiner 01473 630866

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