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1 CHURCH HINTLESHAM The Village LINK CHATTISHAM PARISH Collator & Distributor: Helen Rogerson, The Old Rectory, Hintlesham, IP8 3PT. Telephone: Friends of Hintlesham with Chattisham Churches Gardeners Question Time JANUARY 2018 Saturday 20th January; 7.30pm Hintlesham Community Hall Expert Panel Soil testing Raffle Bar Selection of desserts for sale Gardeners Young and Old/Experienced or Beginners all welcome Tickets available at 5 from Peter Hollis , Julia Faulds and Michael Deakin Please start sending your questions to: pjhollis20@gmail.com

2 Hintlesham & Chattisham Community Hall To book the Hall or Meeting Room phone Richard on (9.00am 9.00pm only) From the Registers Wedding, Hintlesham: Alex Ayres and Chloe Eaves Bell ringing As we are sure you are aware in St Nicholas Church we have been following the course of WW1. This exercise will finish in November 2018 At the end of the War, church bells which had been silent for the duration, rang out in celebration. It is hoped that this can happen again to mark the 100th anniversary. At St. Nicholas this is a challenge as we don t have our own band of ringers. Would you be prepared to attend some training sessions and have a go, so St Nicholas can join in this National Ring? We would love to hear from you. Jenny and Cathy Advance notice Holiday Club 2018 Next year s Holiday Club will take place from Monday 13th August to Friday 17th August. To arrange a wedding, baptism or funeral please contact Jenny Cox If you require a member of the clergy: Rev. Rosalind Paul, Acting Rural Dean Facebook: Hintlesham and Chattisham Churches POPPY APPEAL Thankyou to all who gave so generously and to the wonderful collectors who gave up their time. We made a record 892 and hope to achieve more next year. Auriol Wilson CHATTISHAM CHURCH KNEELERS Thanks to many people who have been busy sewing - most of the 20 kneelers for Chattisham church have been completed. They will be dedicated on Epiphany Sunday, 7th Jan at our 9.30 Eucharist when Rev David Atkins will be here. Christingle and FIND Thank you to everyone who has supported The Children s Society through the Church and school Christingle services in December. Your donations will help them continue their work with disadvantaged children in the UK. The gifts donated at our Church service, together with the tins collected in school, were sent to FIND ready for Christmas delivery to families in need in the Ipswich area. 2

3 THANK YOU! On behalf of the residents of Hintlesham and Chattisham, a huge thankyou to all our friends and neighbours in the villages who deliver The Link to us. I don t know about the rest of you, but it seems to come around very quickly every month and your help is much appreciated. Have a very Happy New Year. Helen COFFEE STOP Drop in between 10.30am-12.30pm on Wednesdays 10th & 24th January at the Community Hall Come and meet your friends or bring a neighbour and enjoy a cup of coffee and cake Unlimited coffee, tea, hot chocolate 1 Homemade cake, cheese scones 50p More info from Margaret Langton iscovery FAMILY FUN Please come along on 5th, 12th and 19th January from pm at the Community Hall to play together, do some crafts and share some food. Babies, toddlers, school age children and their parents/carers are all welcome. 1 per family to include tea/coffee, squash and a biscuit. Homemade cakes and hot chocolate with marshmallows will also be available. On Friday 26th of January we will be at The George for School Disco! For further information, please call Cris Langton ( ). THE CULTURE CLUB On Saturday 13th January 2018, the Culture Club are going to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts to see the exhibitions from the Russia Season: Royal Faberge and Radical Russia. * * * * * * * * * 200 Club December 50 S Mower Hintlesham S Wilkin Hintlesham D Coe Chattisham T Leney Hintlesham D Patient Chattisham A Bibby Chattisham 246 * * * * * * * * * 3 These exhibitions mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution and show contrasting art, life and culture in Russia before and after the Revolution. The morning will be spent at the exhibition, and the rest of the day will be free for people to enjoy Norwich city centre. If you are interested in receiving information about future cultural events that we will be going to, please contact me at caroline@thefarralls.co.uk. Caroline Farrall

4 NOTES FROM THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE COMMUNITY HALL ON THURSDAY 14 th December 2017 at 7.30 pm Present at the meeting were 7 Parish Councillors, County Councillor Christopher Hudson, District Councillors Barry Gasper and Nick Ridley and 5 members of the public. Apologies for absence were received from Parish Councillors Jamie Bostock, Chris Leney and John Whyman. These are my notes from the last Parish Council meeting of 2017, and there is no doubt that I am not the only member who feels underwhelmed by the performance of our elected District and County representatives this past year. Fast Broadband Roll Out Strategy; Although County Councillor Christopher Hudson is over six months into his term of office, he is yet to report back on any strategy that Portfolio Holder Jane Storey might have to provide fast broadband to all rate payers in Suffolk. Cllr Hudson did state that 37 million had been provided for this outcome. At the moment the UK ranks 23 rd in the world rankings of fast broadband coverage, overshadowed by such economic giants as Finland and Latvia. Babergh Planning Committee; Chairman of the Planning Committee Cllr Nick Ridley had already admitted that an answer he had given 6 months previously when questioned as to whether Planning Chief Philip Isbell was the sole person to decide Call Ins, was actually incorrect. In fact Philip Isbell is still making these decisions alone despite promises to make this process more democratic. At a recent Babergh Planning meeting, an application to build a further 11 houses on George Street was being decided by Committee as the Parish Council had rejected the proposal. Chairman Ridley had again refused a request to read out the submission made by Ward Councillor Barry Gasper, who was unable to attend. The importance of this request was amplified when ex Planning Chairman Peter Beer admitted that he had not read the submission as he had only received an copy that very morning. When corrected by Committee Secretary Linda Sheppard that the information pack had actually been sent out the day before, Cllr Beer admitted that he had only switched his computer on at 9 o clock that morning. Just as worryingly, suspended Conservative member Simon Barrett (now sitting as an Independent?!) stated that he had recently made a purchase from the village shop, a fine facility, along with other Committee members who appeared not to know where the application was actually sited in Hintlesham. It will come as no surprise to hear that the application was approved, proposed and seconded by the aforementioned Councillors Beer and Barrett. Now for the good news! Our residents in action. The MUGA Project; is making good progress and the first tranche of funding from Viridor will soon be made available, along with the Section 106 money. The main construction work will be carried out next Spring when the good weather arrives. As previously reported, several Committees have been set up to manage the various aspects of the project, comprising of residents with a good spread of ages and abilities. The Events Committee; hosted a very successful Quiz Night in November, and a recent Community Breakfast attracted over 50 hungry customers. Planning DC/17/ Cherryground Cottages Erection of first floor extension and internal alterations And finally; sadly for us, this was the last appearance of Samantha Barber as Parish Clerk, we send her best wishes for the future and thanks for all her hard work in the past. Minutes of this meeting will appear in due course on our excellent Village Website; Peter Eaton 16 th December

5 Hintlesham & Chattisham Social Club CHRISTMAS PARTY 23rd December, pm For members and their children. Come along and see Father Christmas who may have a present for you! Games, lots of fun and nibbles. Please call in to the Social Club to put your children s names down. Hintlesham & Chattisham Community Council Events Committee invite you to a CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Please join us for our Grand Prize Draw on Saturday 23rd December at 7.30pm Free hot buffet, games and entertainment Draw tickets 1 per ticket, 5 for 6 available from: Lauren , Glen , Michaela , Cris or at the Bar hintleshamevents@gmail.com Hintlesham Golf Club Join us for Sunday Lunch Join us for a relaxing Sunday afternoon. Our comfortable surroundings and beautiful view of the Suffolk countryside provide the perfect setting for your meal. See our website for this week s menu details New Year s Day Enjoy the first day of 2018 with us at the Golf Club See our website for menu details Valentines Sunday Luncheon Sunday 11 th February Gift Vouchers Gift cards are redeemable throughout the clubhouse. Call us for more details

6 Bowls Club First half of the winter season: Eight matches seven wins, one defeat can it last? Well done team and best wishes for JM Results Bentley 3 Hint/Chatt 7 Hint/Chatt 10 Burstall 0 Local Derby Dates for January Wednesday 3rd Club Night, 7.30pm Thursday 4th Whatfield H Wednesday 10th Club Night Wednesday 17th Club Night Thursday 18th Stutton H Monday 22nd Burstall A Wednesday 24th Club Night Wednesday 31st Club Night Thursday 1st Feb Rivers H Afternoon bowls: Tuesdays Tuesday Circle There was lots of laughter at our meeting early in December when we all joined in singing the golden oldies, popular songs that we all know, following songs and an interesting talk about the wonderfully tuneful music composed by the great composers of the nineteen thirties and forties. We ended up with Christmas songs such as White Christmas and Walking in a Winter Wonderland and eating mince pies. At the time of going to press we will be celebrating Christmas again with the annual dinner in the Community Hall on the 19th December from 7pm onwards. We will be eating again on the 9th January with the traditional Soup n Sweet lunch at midday, followed by the AGM when the annual sub. will be welcomed. We hope that 2018 will be as happy and as successful as 2017 has been for the club and wish all members a very happy new year. BINGO Dates for pm for 8.00pm start, Community Hall Fridays: January 26th, February 23rd, March 30th, April 27th, May 25th, June 29th Walking Group Thursday 18th January: Meet in Belstead at 10am. Directions: Coming from Copdock, go past Belstead Church and at the T-junction turn left. Carry on past the War Memorial and through the village. Park in the lay-by on the right just before the national speed limit sign. More details from Barry on

7 QUIZ NIGHT In aid of Churches Restoration Fund Saturday, 17th February Hintlesham Community Hall Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30pm start Refreshments & Bar Teams of per person including a 2 course meal. A fun evening for Friends and Family Please phone Julia Faulds , Peter Hollis , Jill Warner , Angela Lucabelli , Julia Woolley or Michael Deakin to enter your team ADVANCE NOTICE GOLF DAY 14th MAY 2018 The eleventh annual golf day in aid of church restoration funds will be held on 14th May at Hintlesham Golf Club. The format will be as for previous years; teams of 4, coffee and bacon roll on arrival and a two-course lunch after the golf. There will be team and individual prizes and tombola. Please contact Michael Deakin ( or mjd@michaeldeakin.co.uk) to reserve a place or for any other enquiries. 7

8 Friday 5th Tuesday 9th Wednesday 10th Thursday 11th Friday 12th Saturday 13th Wednesday 17th Thursday 18th Friday 19th Saturday 20th Wednesday 24th Thursday 25th Friday 26th WHAT S ON - JANUARY 2018 Discovery Group, pm, Community Hall Tuesday Circle Soup n Sweet, midday, Community Hall Coffee Stop, 10.30am-12.30pm, Community Hall Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm, Community Hall Discovery Group, pm, Community Hall Culture Club to SCVA Norwich, 8.25am, Community Hall Hall lunch, 12.30pm, Community Hall Walking Group, 10.00am, Belstead Discovery Group, pm, Community Hall Gardeners Question Time, 7.30pm, Community Hall Coffee Stop, 10.30am-12.30pm, Community Hall Parish Council Planning Meeting (prov.), 7.30pm, Comm. Hall Bingo, 7.30 for 8.00pm, Community Hall CHURCH SERVICES FOR JANUARY Epiphany 1 (Baptism of Christ) 7 January 9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist Chattisham OT: Genesis 1: 1-5 NT: Acts 19: 1-7 Gosp: Mark 1: 4-11 Epiphany 2 14 January 9.30 a.m. Mini Messy Church Comm. Hall Gosp: John 1: Epiphany 3 21 January 9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist Chattisham OT: Jonah 3: 1-5, 10 NT: Revelation 19: 6-10 Gosp: Mark 1: Epiphany 4 28 January 9.30 a.m. All Age Eucharist Hintlesham Gosp: Mark 1: AND NEXT MONTH: 2 before Lent 4 February 9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist Chattisham OT: Proverbs 8: 1, NT: Colossians 1: Gosp: John 1: 1-14 Latest copy for February 2018: 5.00pm Wednesday 17th January 2018 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