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CHEDISTON OLD TIME
FARMING DAY
Chediston Old Time Farming Day held at Bridge Farm on Saturday 19th
July. This was a great success and wonderful social
occasion. Read about it and see photos - use the Events
Report tab
Harvest Begins at
Chediston Green
Photo kindly supplied by Bill
King
CHEDISTON AND LINSTEAD WEBSITE SUCCESS CONTINUES- ONCE
AGAIN!
Figures just released show that once again we are pleased
to report that the Chediston and Linstead Parish
Website has scored well
within the top fourteen One Suffolk portal sites viewed by
different visitors in June. For up-to-date information on events
and happenings in our two villages, remember to regularly check
this website. Thanks to all contributors. Keep the information
flowing!!
BELLS LOWERED FROM
CHEDISTON BELFRY
July 1st saw the start of the bells
being lowered from the Chediston Church belfry in readiness for
retuning and repair. All are now (July 6th) either being
repaired or re-tuned. They will be back in early 2009.
See photos under the Chediston Church Project
tab
The photo shows Margaret Bloomfield (who used to ring the Chediston
bells many years ago) standing beside two of the lowered
bells
Doug Cady Rings Bells at
Chediston
Doug Cady rang the Chediston Church
bells at Evensong on Sunday 22nd June for the very last time before
the bells are removed for repair and re-tuning. The
Evensong Service was well attended and especially in Doug's honour
with wonderful singing from the choir and with Doug choosing two of
the hymns. Sherry and nibbles were served afterwards and a
toast was proposed to thank him for his dedication to ringing
at Chediston.
The photo on the left is of Doug multi-tasking
for the last time this year!
The refurbished bells should ring out
again in early 2009 so Doug will have a few months to get his
strength together to carry on where he left off !! Well done
Doug and we await your ringing of the
re-installed bells!
Work officially
started on the Tower Repairs on Monday 23rd June. Keep up to
date with progress by checking out the Chediston Church
Project tab on this website
EAST SUFFOLK BOUNDARY
PROPOSALS
In response to
the Government's request to the Boundary Commission to review
whether, and how, unitary local government could be introduced in
Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal has issued a document outlining their
proposal for East Suffolk. Read the proposal - see Parish
Council tab on this website.
OLD
PHOTOS
It has been suggested that we display some
photos of Chediston and Linstead as they were many years ago. Do
you have any such photos that you could either email or loan for a
few minutes while we scan them? Use the Contact Us tab to
respond please.
LINSTEAD JUNE
NEWSLETTER
Read the new edition of the Linstead
Newletter - see Noticeboard tab.
AIRCRAFT STACKING OVER EAST
ANGLIA
Are you concerned about the
proposals for civil aircraft stacking over or villages? Check
out the proposals on:
www.consultation.nats.co.uk
NHW Sub-Coordinators
Required
Jim Webb has kindly
volunteered at assist David Mantell in setting up a Neighbourhood
Watch Scheme to the South of the village. Jim will need a few
sub-coordinators to assist him. If you would be prepared to play
your part to ensure a NHW scheme is available to the south of
the village, then please the Neighbourhood Watch
tab for details.
In the meantime, until the scheme is set up for the
south of the village (by the bridge and along the B1123), if you
would like any alerts emailed to you David can arrange this.
Just use the Contact Us facility on this website to
provide your details.
BULK OIL DELIVERIES
Chediston heating oil
buying syndicate - use the Noticeboard tab to find out
more!
Coming Up
Next
July
2008
19
Old Time Farming Day - Bridge Farm, Chediston. 10am
- 5pm
Reports
See in Events Report photos and
a report upon the Great Linstead Treasure Hunt
See in Events Report photos and a
brief report upon the Chediston Open Gardens Day
Read the Parish Council Clerk's Summary of the Parish Council
Planning Meeting regarding the Proposed Caravan Site at Linstead
Magna on 7th July
Click
here
See in Parish Council photo
and Reports upon the Annual Parishes' Meeting on 12th
May.
Read the Parish Council Clerk's Summary of the
latest Parish Council Meeting held 9th June
Click
here
Read the latest signed-off Minutes of the Parish
Council
Click Here
About Us
Chediston, Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva are three villages
linked by a grouped parish council - they cover an area in North
Suffolk, extending from Halesworth, north to Metfield. There are
two churches remaining; the church of Linstead Magna disappeared
many years ago and is now a scheduled archaeological site on
private land. Linstead Parva church, dedicated to St. Margaret of
Antioch, lies at a road/river crossing on the extreme
edge of its parish
boundary. The church at Chediston lies in the heart of the
village, on a slight incline overlooking the river Blyth.
Recent excavations just outside Chediston
churchyard led to the discovery of a burial, possibly Saxon.
Remains of a minor Roman settlement lie near the river and
were excavated some years ago. There is a dispersed
settlement at Chediston Green lying about half a mile
away from the church to the north.
The road, B1123, runs through the village. There is a network of
footpaths and bridleways linking various parts of the parishes, all
well used. Many of the houses are listed as being of historic
interest and are timber framed and some have large moats
surrounding them.
There are several active groups in the villages, including the W.
I. Linstead has a village hall, on the B1123 and
in Chediston, the public meeting place is Chediston Church
Room. The public house, The Duke of Wellington, is now
a private house at Chediston Green and Linstead's pub,
The Greyhound, closed many years
ago.
Read the Linstead General Information Pack
Document-
LinsteadWebNewsletter.pdf