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1 CHURCH HINTLESHAM The Village LINK CHATTISHAM PARISH Collator & Distributor: Helen Rogerson, The Old Rectory, Hintlesham, IP8 3PT. Telephone: SEPTEMBER 2018 Hintlesham & Chattisham GARDENING CLUB AUTUMN SHOW Flower, Fruit & Vegetable (with Cookery and Handicraft) Saturday 8th September, pm Closing date for entries: Thursday 6th September to Cathy Leney or (non-members welcome to enter) Exhibits to be staged by 10.15am

2 Hintlesham & Chattisham Community Hall To book the Hall or Meeting Room phone Richard on (9.00am 9.00pm only) Installation of our new benefice priest The installation of Reverend Jackson Crompton-Battersby as our new priest will take place at St Mary s Church, Kersey on Wednesday September 5th at 7.00 for 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome. So many syllables Where s Hintlesham? I asked one morning, I was sitting at the computer, I d just come back from teaching my lessons on Saturday morning at school. The children had been playing outside on one of those ridiculously cold and damp December days. They were sat round the fire with the dogs, cups of cocoa and faces that registered a look of excitement, why they wondered, are we going out? They had visions of somewhere bright and fun and with the possibility of a visit to the best place in their world - Pizza Hut. I don t get it myself, we ve never actually been to a Pizza Hut, we got close once stopping off at one at Nacton, starving hungry and thinking pizza might be healthier than Maccy D s. Anyway it was full, so we left but ever since the idea of going to Pizza Hut has been the prospect of a visit to a mythical country filled with unicorns and iphones that run all day on one battery charge. Why they asked, are we going somewhere exciting?! I looked at their expectant faces and knew I couldn t let them down, yes, we re going to look at a church!. Their faces froze is there a Pizza Hut there? asked Bosun the Dorgi and I wondered if the root cause of the tomato, cheese and dough bread obsession came from him and not the children. Scarves, coats, boots and an extra jumper each and we set off, the Dorgi wondering what To arrange a wedding, baptism or funeral please contact Jenny Cox Parish Priest: Rev d Jackson Crompton-Battersby rev@kind.church (01473) Facebook: Hintlesham and Chattisham Churches could be so amazing that humans would give up a place by the fire for it. It s not a church they shouted, Daddy s brought us to a car shop - a frequent thing I do, one of my many weaknesses is looking at cars and changing mine. Just look behind you. Hmmm, I thought, the lights are on, it s the middle of the afternoon, but I wonder if something s going on, better tread lightly, no one s supposed to know I m thinking of being the vicar here. Dogs were put back in the car and left to wonder that if they had evolved opposable thumbs and discovered fire, then it would be humans left in the boot of a car and dogs allowed to make the decision to go to Pizza Hut. We opened the door, a kind faced gentleman said are you here for the service? the family looked at me and I said I guess so. We were shown a seat - and wait for it - an actual real life honest-to-goodness heated heat, in a church! Heavens to Murgatroyd I love heated seats. What followed was an hour of thoughtful, funny, meaningful, spiritual, joyous community service, lead by Debs and Mary in a way that made me feel welcome and included and left me knowing that I was closer to the baby in the crib than I was before. What followed when we got back to the car was two reproachful faces and an acerbic comment about how much they d enjoyed not being curled up in front of the fire at home. Is that it? asked the Dorgi, are we going home. Not yet I said, we have to go look at the sister church in a place called Chattisham, but first I have to work out how to spell it for the sat nav, everything around here seems to have a lot of syllables. Never mind the phonology he muttered can we have pizza afterwards? Rev Jackson Crompton-Battersby 2

3 Friday 28th September 2.30pm until 4.30pm Hintlesham Community Hall Come and support Macmillan nurses and have a cup of tea and a piece of cake. Chattisham Church- Restoration Update We have not been able to continue with repairs in recent years, originally because structural engineers were monitoring the walls to measure how successful we had been in slowing down movement along the south side. Then some of the funds that we had available and earmarked for Chattisham were urgently required to pay VAT on repairs to the church roof in Hintlesham because it was leaking. Happily that work is now finished, the VAT will be returned, and so we can turn our attention again to Chattisham. Thanks to the huge efforts of the Friends and local generosity we do have around 30,000 but we will need more even just to carry out essential repairs. Grants might be available, but they are usually easier to justify if the plans include ideas to use the church more than the current one hour a fortnight. We are fortunate to have a new vicar taking up his post in September, the next PCC meeting is in September too, and it would be really good to hear from all of you how you see the beautiful little church at Chattisham being restored and used more for the benefit of our community of two connected villages. We will be circulating questionnaires and plan to organise a meeting to gather views, but, in the meantime, please do or contact either of us with questions or suggestions. We hope to have an exciting vision for the church that we can all sign up to! Mark Walters/ Margaret Anderson mark@markwalters.eu and maeandra@gmail.com VILLAGE MEMORIAL The village war memorial has received a makeover in time for the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Over recent years, the lettering had faded and the wording on the side facing the road was illegible. Missing letters have been replaced and all the inscriptions have been repainted. The work was funded by the Parish Council. Pictures of the restored memorial were posted on Facebook and spotted in Australia by a great niece of Clarence Wilkinson, who died in Details and stories about the men listed on the memorial are at 3

4 HARVEST LUNCH Saturday 29th September at 12.30pm in the Community Hall Everyone welcome to this celebration of harvest but please book your ticket so that we have enough food! Adult 5 Conc 4 Child 2.50 Family 13 Tickets from John Mower , Stephanie Coupland Cristiana V- Langton COFFEE STOP Welcome back on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 12th and 26th September at the Community Hall Drop in between and enjoy a cup of coffee and cake. Unlimited coffee, tea, hot chocolate 1 Homemade cake, cheese scones 50p More info from Margaret Langton Woodland Working Parties - Volunteers wanted! New and old, to begin woodland working parties on Sunday 23 September 9.30am-12.30pm. We will be having a general tidy and cut back of some of the vegetation over the pathways through the wood. Working parties are once a month from September to March. Much was achieved last year, and we hope to make even more improvements this year. This first one coincides with the fun day and all volunteers will be entitled to a free hog roast roll and drink. Meet at the community centre car park at 9:30 am. NEW BOOK CLUB DO YOU LIKE READING? DO YOU LIKE GETTING TOGETHER TO DISCUSS WHAT YOU HAVE READ? If your answer is YES please come to my house, Laburnam Cottage, George Street, Hintlesham 10.30am on Thursday 20th September, for coffee and chat to get us started on a new group. Stephanie: stephcoupland@aol.com 4 * * * * * * * * * 200 Club August 40 A Porter, Hintlesham C McElroy, Chattisham R Pearson, Hintlesham J Turner, Hintlesham A Hodge, Chattisham 473 * * * * * * * * *

5 QUIZ NIGHT in aid of Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) Supporting Farming Families Saturday 13th October; 7.00pm for 7.30pm, Community Hall Bring nibbles * Cash bar Ploughmans supper in interval 10 per person Teams of up to 8 HOLLYWOOD IN HADLEIGH BFI Neighbourhood Cinema Held in the Ansell Centre, Market Place (next to the United Reformed Church), once or twice a month on Friday evenings at 7.30pm 14th September The Greatest Showman 28th September The Post More information and to book your team contact: Ian Bryce ian@collegefarm.plus.com or Hintlesham Hall fireworks Saturday 15th September 2018 at 10.00pm Sunday 4th November at 7.30pm Price 3.50 for adults 2.50 children Tea, coffee or ice cream at the interval Hintlesham Golf Club Join us for Sunday Lunch See our website for this week s menu details New World Wine Tasting Evening Friday 7 th September ABBA Tribute Night Friday 19 th October Food & dancing. Live Music Afternoon Tea at the golf club is a wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion Gift Vouchers available and are redeemable throughout the clubhouse

6 Garden Club Bowls Club AUTUMN GARDEN CLUB TRIP SHEFFIELD PARK & GARDENS, Uckfield, East Sussex Sunday 14th October These gardens are well known for their Autumn colours and there are still a few seats left for this trip. Full Price to include entrance, coach and tip for driver: each. If you are a National Trust or RHS member entrance free, price for coach only: Please contact Stephanie Coupland for further details. stephcoupland@aol.com, Mobile , Home Walking Group Thursday 20th September: We start the new season with a local walk. Meet at 10am at the Community Centre for an easy 2 hour walk. All are welcome! Further details from Barry on BELLS We now have a group of people learning to ring the church bells at Hintlesham. The hope is that they will be able to ring at around midday on 11th of November to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1. It is also hoped to mark the day with a service and lunch to which all will be welcome. More details later The Winter League programme starts with Club nights in September and matches to start in October. What a challenge we will have after our promotion to Division One! JM Dates for September Wednesday 12th 7.30pm Wednesday 19th Wednesday 26th Summer Bowls June: Hint/Chatt 4 Polstead 6 Hint/Chatt 8 Whatfield 2 July: Whatfield 6 Hint/Chatt 4 August: Hint/Chatt 8 Sproughton 2 Bramford 4 Hint/Chatt 6 Burstall 6 Hint/Chatt 4 Before our away match against Whatfield we had a pizza get-together in the meeting room which was well attended and enjoyed by all. Our summer season has now come to an end and it has been a success. Thanks to all members who made it so. Colin Tuesday Circle The speaker for our meeting on 4th September is Claire Muckleston from the Bourne Garden Centre. We had a very interesting and informative talk from Claire last year and she brought with her many unusual plants for sale. Needless to say, the vast majority of them were snapped up by members! This time Claire will suggest ways of keeping gardens colourful throughout the winter months and we look forward to seeing her again. 6

7 Hintlesham & Chattisham Events presents COMMUNITY FUN DAY Sunday 23rd September pm A Day of Fun and Entertainment for the whole family Free entry for all ages Hog roast, Games, Inflatables Ice creams, Treasure Hunt, Raffle & Prizes Bar and Tuck Shop, Creams Teas and much more Donations/volunteers much appreciated. Prizes, big or small, loan of gazebos, chairs, tables etc. hintleshamevents@gmail.com SPONSORED BIKE RIDE Saturday 8th September, 9.00am 5.00pm It is time for the annual Suffolk Historic Churches Trust Bike Ride. This is a fund-raising bike ride. It started many years ago in Suffolk and is now almost nationwide. The idea is that you cycle from church to church, from county to county if you wish, and are sponsored by friends and family for doing so. Half your sponsorship money goes to your local church and half to the SHCT, which gives grants to churches towards all sorts of work. At Hintlesham we were given a grant towards our new roof. Sponsorship forms are available in each church and from Jenny or Hugo. BIRCH FARM CHILDREN S CENTRE OPEN WEEKEND Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd September; 10.00am-4.00pm Birch Farm Children s Centre will be opening this month and has undergone a fantastic refurbishment! 3 new companies have taken over the lease: Aquateach Swim School will be providing swim lessons for all ages and abilities and the pool will be available for private hire. Hadleigh Stars Gymnastics have remodelled the play barn into a great gymnastics centre for all levels of coaching alongside a lovely café yummy mummies, open to the public. There will also be Ballet and Tap Lessons available by Miss Rebecca! Birch Farm Montessori will be opening their doors shortly to provide excellent education and childcare for ages 2-7 years. Please visit for more information. 7

8 WHAT S ON - SEPTEMBER 2018 Tuesday 4th Tuesday Circle, 7.30pm, Community Hall Wednesday 5th Licensing Rev. J. Crompton-Battersby, 7.00pm, Kersey Church Saturday 8th Churches sponsored bike ride, 9.00am-5.00pm Saturday 8th Gardening Club Autumn Show, pm, Community Hall Wednesday 12th Coffee Stop, 10.30am-12.30pm, Community Hall Thursday 13th Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm, Community Hall Wednesday 19th Hall Lunch, 12.30pm, Community Hall Thursday 20th Walking Group, 10.00am, Community Hall Sunday 23rd Woodland working party, 9.30am-12.30pm, Community Hall Sunday 23rd Community Fun Day, pm, Hintlesham Field Wednesday 26th Coffee Stop, 10.30am-12.30pm, Community Hall Thursday 27th Parish Council Planning (prov), 7.30pm, Community Hall Friday 28th Macmillan Tea Party, pm, Community Hall Saturday 29th Harvest Lunch, 12.30pm, Community Hall CHURCH SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER Trinity 14 (Proper 17) 2 September 9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist Chattisham OT: Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9 NT: James 1: 17-end Gosp: Mark 7: 1-8, 14,15, Trinity 15 (Proper 18) 9 September 9.30 a.m. Mini Messy Church Hintlesham Gosp: Mark 7: 24 end Trinity 16 (Proper 19) 16 September 9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist Chattisham OT: Isaiah 50: 4 9a NT: James 3: 1-12 Gosp: Mark 8: 27 end Trinity 17 (Proper 20) 23 September 9.30 a.m. All Age Eucharist (Harvest) Hintlesham OT: Joel 2: NT: 1 Timothy 2: 1-7 or 6: 6-10 Gosp: Matthew 6: Trinity 18 (Proper 21) 30 September a.m. Deanery Communion Hintlesham OT: Numbers 11: 4-6, 10-16, NT: James 5: 13 end Gosp: Mark 9: 38 end AND NEXT MONTH: Trinity 19 (Proper 22) 7 October 9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist (Harvest) Chattisham OT: Joel 2: NT: 1 Timothy 2: 1-7 or 6: 6-10 Gosp: Matthew 6: Latest copy for October 2018: Wednesday 19th September, 5.00pm Please note that The Link is published on the village website and all information provided will therefore become freely available on the internet. The committee will try to find space, and indeed welcomes contributions, providing that they are legal and the writer s name and address is supplied. Any views expressed or implied are not necessarily condoned nor supported by the committee. 8