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THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 179 February 2012
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Brian Trudgian. 47
Walcot Rise, Diss IP22 4DP. 013379 642791
Mr Ray Stanley 01359 252207
FEBRUARY.
5th 10-30am Morning Service Mr D.
Freeman
7th 10-00am Coffee
Morning
12th 10-30am Morning Service Rev
Edna Buggey
13th 2-30pm Bible
Study
16th 5-00pm Service at Ashmore
House
19th 10-30am Morning Service Mr
R. Sayer
20th 2-30pm Bible
Study
26th 10-30am Morning Service Rev.
B. Trudgian (S)
As I
have been laid low with the dreaded cold virus, I have had trouble
getting my mind into gear to write anything of my own this month,
so please forgive me.
I
would like to share one of Patience's Strong," Thoughts for Today",
with you.
"While you're waiting for tomorrow, get the best of today.
While you're waiting for the sunshine don't complain of skies of
grey. While you wait for future pleasures don't forget the one's
you've had. Call to mind the things enjoyed, the happy times and
not the sad. While you're waiting for the granting of the wish you
hold most dear, don't lose sight of all the joys that life can
offer now and here. Times of waiting can be fruitful and to you
much good can bring. Make the winter yield a blessing while you're
waiting for the Spring."
I
would like to thank my friends for all their help and support while
I was not able to get out.
Pat Bolton.
Please see new Contact above :
Rev. B. Trudgian 47 Walcot Rise, Diss IP22 4DP
013379642791.
STANTON PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION.
THE PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION WILL
BE
REQUIRING A SECRETARY .
I F YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
MORE
PLEASE RING 01359 251691
ALL SAINTS
CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The Rectory, 1 Old Rectory
Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31 2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available on Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson 01379 898447 e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches, events, beliefs and
officers
Services for February
2012
5th Lent - 3 8.30am
Holy Communion Revd. D. Messer
9.45am All Age Jan, Hilary &
ACTS
12th Lent - 2 11.00am
Holy Communion Revd. D. Messer
6.45pm Praise Service Revd. D.
Messer
19th Lent - 1 8.30am
Holy Communion Revd. D. Messer
11.00am Morning Prayer John
Robinson
22nd Ash Wed. 7.00pm
HC at Hopton Revd. D. Messer
26th Lent 1 8.30am
Holy Communion Revd. D. Messer
Every Monday, Thursday &
Friday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays
8th, & 15th at 7. pm at Hopton
Services in our companion
parishes
Barningham 5th 11.00am
Holy Communion Revd. D. Messer
12th 8.30am Holy
Communion Revd. D. Messer
19th 11.00am All Age
Keith Hilary, ACTS
6.00pm Evening Prayer Revd. D.
Messer
26th 11.00am
4th Sunday Keith, Hazel, Dorothy
Coney Weston 12th
9.45am Morning Prayer Adam Barclay
26th 9.45am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
Hopton 5th 9.45am All
Age Dave Shorten
6.00pm Evening Prayer Revd. L.
Dawson
12th 9.45am Morning
Prayer Revd. L. Dawson
19th 9.45am Holy
Communion Revd. D. Messer
Ash Wed.
22nd 7.00pm Holy Communion Revd. D.
Messer
Market Weston 12th
6.00pm Evening Prayer Revd. L. Dawson
26nd 11.00am Holy
Communion Revd. L. Dawson
CONFIRMATION CLASSES
2012
Baptism is possibly something that we can all
understand-
‘Faith is the gift of God to his people. In baptism the
Lord is adding to our number those whom he is calling’. These are
the opening words of the baptism service. But what is
confirmation?
At
confirmation we are saying yes to Jesus’ call to follow him on our
journey through life, we are confirming our faith in him. Parents
and godparents will have said yes for us if we were baptised as
infants, but confirmation allows us to say yes ourselves. We have
all had the experience of getting lost. This can happen because we
have either no map or a very poor one. For me confirming our faith
in Jesus is like deciding to travel with a really accurate map
throughout life.
If
you would like to learn more about baptism and confirmation please
contact me and I will happily explore this with you. The deanery is
holding a Confirmation service in June 2012.
In
the story of Jesus’ baptism we should make his story our own, and
indeed in our own baptism, we too should expect the fresh energy of
the Spirit and the quiet voice which reminds us of God’s amazing,
affirming love and the path of vocation which lays ahead for all of
us.
Revd. David
Messer
COFFEE
MORNING ALL SAINTS CHURCH ROOMS STANTON
BOOKS
SALE, RAFFLE + OTHER STALLS
3RD MARCH 2012 10am-2pm
ACTS ARE
RAISNG FUNDS FOR CHARLOTTE MESSER AND DAN SHAFTOE
Their aim is to hitchhike across Europe, starting from “our home in
England, across to France, through Belgium, Holland, Germany,
Italy, and finally ending up in Croatia. It’ll be thumb-out by the
side of the road the entire route, with our trusty tent and the
couches of generous friends to sleep on. No swanky hotels
allowed!”
Link Community
Development works at all levels of the education system - with
individual school communities, district education authorities and
central government - to identify and remove the obstacles to
quality education. They currently operate international programmes
in rural districts of Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, and
Uganda, and there is a demand for them to extend their work to
other countries.
Link Community Development
Charity Registration No. 1048007,
Scotland SC037959
LCD
believes all children have the right to a good quality education.
The charity works with schools and their communities in the most
impoverished areas of Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa and
Uganda. By sharing and developing skills its work is bringing about
some remarkable, long-lasting changes in
Thank You:
Hilda Niemiec and
family would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all friends and
neighbours here in Stanton following the sad loss of "Big John".
Your friendship, comfort and support has been much
appreciated.
Thank You:
Sid
and Joyce Kent would like to thank everybody for the cards, prayers
and many offers of help after Sid’s recent operation and stay in
Addenbrooke’s Hospital. How lucky we are to live in such a kind and
generous community.
Thanks again
Thank You:
Just want to say
Thank You to the kind caring people of Stanton for your support
last year and for my surprise birthday party.
Pam
Wooderson
Thank You:
Thank You Brenda for
taking me to my Hospital appointments, your help was greatly
appreciated.
Sylvia
Parradine
CHRISTMAS WHIST DRIVE
The annual Christmas
Whist Drive took place on Thursday 15th December in the Church
Rooms. Despite fewer people attending we are pleased to say £164
was raised for church funds. We would like to thank all local
business people and friends for their support and draw prizes.
Whist drives are held on Thursday evenings in the church rooms and
we would welcome new players. It is a friendly, enjoyable and
inexpensive evening. Come and give it a try!
Jean Elers and
helpers. 250548
Recreation Ground
Multi Sports Court
The
Parish Council is pleased to announce that the multi sports court
is ready to be used again after receiving much needed refurbishment
work. Once the good weather arrives the court will receive its
final topping however, the court is fit for purpose and is
available for hire. The charges will be subject to a review once
the court is completed sometime in the spring.
Rates
as of February 2012 until the court is completed when the rates
will be reviewed:
Casual Bookings £4.00 + vat per hour plus £5.00 per hour
for lighting
Block
Bookings £4.00 per hour plus £5.00 per hour for lighting
A
£20.00 deposit for a set of keys is required for every
booking
Note:
Bookings of less than 10 individual sessions (of the same
consecutive slot) known as ‘casual bookings’ will incur a VAT
charge.
Please contact the Clerk to the Parish Council tel:
258015
email: stantonparishcouncil@tiscali.co.uk
NEWS
FROM STANTON W.I.
We
had a visit from Puddlemeade W.I. at our January meeting. Now, you
may not have heard of this group and that is not surprising because
it is the name of the fictitious W.I. that our drama group featured
in their interpretation of a 1950s committee meeting. Madge Lebeau
wrote and directed this hilarious comedy and was supported by a
cast of seven other well-dressed, rather odd, eccentric W.I.
members. There was much discussion about the tea-urn and stale
biscuits (very much like our own committee meetings really). The
tea-urn never did get sorted out because nobody could keep to the
point and the village hall caretaker wanted to lock up and go home.
To many of us it looked all very familiar ! We hope that Madge and
her team will entertain us again in the near future.
The
enjoyment of the meeting was further enhanced by food and drinks
which members brought along and the many visitors who
came.
Our
programme for the coming year is varied with some new ideas and
challenges including some interesting trips and visits. We will be
involved in many village events during this busy year, as well as
continuing our walking group and ‘craft and chat afternoons’ which
are held on the third Monday each month in the Church Room
beginning at 2.00p.m. You do not need to be a member to come and
for £1 you can enjoy tea and cakes.
For
details of any of these events or any other information about
Stanton W.I. please contact me.
Maureen Johnson
250739.
Stan
CoCo Trust & The Stanton Village Trust
December Tote Draw
The draw was made at The Post
Office on Friday 16 Dec. 2011
1st prize £100 No. 239 Peter
Long
2nd Prize £ 40 No. 220 Ray
Howe
3rd prize £ 20 No. 227 Tracey
Godbold
Groups seeking financial aid from
either The Stan CoCo Trust or The Stanton Village Trust should
apply in writing to the Secretary:
Mrs. Deirdre Siddaway, Nevada,
Duke Street, IP31 2AA Tel.:251831
We need more people in the
Tote During 2011 the trust gave £1490 in grants
to
Village organisations. If we are to continue serving
Stanton groups and amenities, we need more people in the Tote or as
donors to the trusts. If you are not already a Tote member, please
consider joining. £1 per month is not a lot to ask. Your local
collector would be pleased to enrol you. Alternatively, could you
offer an annual subscription to The Stanton Village
Trust?
For details phone:- John Robinson
251078 or Deirdre Siddaway 251831
The Queen’s Jubilee – Stanton
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is to be celebrated by an extra long
Bank Holiday weekend in June, Sat 2nd to Tue
5th inclusive. It is hoped that this unique event will
be celebrated in Stanton by the community in the form of a ‘Street
Party/Big Lunch’ on the recreation ground/village hall on Saturday
2nd June. The ideas suggested are, an afternoon infants
tea party/mini disco/entertainment, five-a-side under 10, &
11’s tournaments followed by an evening outdoor disco/band
supported by fun stalls, bar, food and a BBQ.
It is intended that the event,
supported by the Parish Council, WI, Royal British Legion, Football
Club and the village schools is being organised by a volunteer
working party from the community. Help is always welcome to make
this a party that the community will enjoy and remember. If you are
able to help as an individual, group or can support with a
commercial business in supplying much needed party items please
contact the Parish Council:
stantonparishcouncil@tiscali.co.uk
tele:258105.
STANTON & DISTRICT PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION.
It's here again, our
AGM takes place on Monday, February 6th at 2 pm in the Village
Hall. Please come along to have your say and to help to make
whatever changes you believe are needed.
Bob Mynn.
Secretary.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust,
Valley Fens Local Group Talks Tuesday 28th February 2012
Talk
by Pip Wright " The Diary of a West Suffolk Woodman 1827-1842"at
Redgrave and Lopham Fen Visitor Centre. 7.30pm start £2 entry
includes tea/coffee and biscuits
Contact no:01379 608313
STANTON BOWLS CLUB
Bingo, Saturday February. 18th 7pm for 7.30 start at the Bowls
Club.
June
Gallagher
The first Golden Age Fair organised by The Rural Coffee Caravan
Information Project was held Woolpit Village Hall on 1st April
2011.
This
year the Fair will be held in Stanton Village Hall on May
11th, probably from 1.00pm until 4.30pm but times will
be confirmed later.
The
purpose of these fairs is to encourage greater take-up of services.
Aimed at the over 60’s, the agencies present all offer services
with the view of making life safer, easier, healthier and happier
for those of a ‘golden age’. As the fairs are run by the council,
they lean heavily towards benefit advice. However, we at the Rural
Coffee Caravan Information Project aims to provide an enjoyable,
free event to help older people get on with their lives in a happy
and dignified way. We were hoping to create a relaxed atmosphere
with things to touch and watch, with a mix of entertainment and
information about more serious subjects and, of course, free
refreshments.
At
Woolpit some of organisations attending were:
Action for Blind People, Suffolk Circle, Alzheimers
Society
Library at Home Service, Suffolk Family Carers, Age
UK,
Ipswich & Suffolk Credit Union, Suffolk Foundation,
Suffolk Infolink,
British Heart Foundation, NHS Mental Health Team, Census
2011,
Orbit
East Handy Help Service, Optua, Citizens Advice Bureau, Falls
Prevention Advisers, Suffolk Hearing Support Service,
Police,
Hate
Crime Service, Town and Bridge Project, Digital Switchover, Royal
British Legion, University of the Third Age, Woolpit Health
Centre,
Trading Standards Trusted Trader, Rural Coffee
Caravan,
West
Suffolk Blind Association, Gipping Valley Model Boat
Club,
Snap/Cara Housing Advice, Homeshield Fire and
Security,
Stroke Association,
This
is not the Stanton list but just to give some ideas at this
early stage, further details will follow.
Jim
Thorndyke 250271, Kirsty Pittwood 01284 757109
Stanton Community Primary School
We had a very busy few weeks before Christmas, with a whole range
of plays and the school carol concert. Thank you to everyone that
came along to watch – your support is much appreciated as is all
the work that the staff put in. I’d like to say a particular thank
you to the children from the boys’ choir that attended the church
carol service on 18th December. We had lots of lovely
comments about your performance and beautiful singing so thank you
to Joshua, Adam, Jack A, Paddy, Scott, Joseph, Oliver, Toby, Sam B,
Lionel, Dylan, Ben W, Cameron B, Alexander, Michael, Cameron C and
Ryan.
All
the classes have begun this year with learning more about healthy
eating and the effect a poor diet can have on our teeth. Oak and
Ash class have been visited by the Oral Health Educator from
Suffolk Community Healthcare. They learned about the names and
functions of our different teeth; they looked at teeth of different
animals and how they differ according to their diet; and they
learned about plaque and the effect it has on our teeth. The
children also used disclosing tablets to show up any plaque on
their teeth and were taught how to clean their teeth
properly.
This
term the children are learning through the topic of ‘World Food’,
looking at where our food comes from and the different cultures of
those people around the globe that produce it. Amongst other trips
KS2 will be visiting a local supermarket and KS1 will visit a local
farm to see how our food gets to us. We are even hoping to build
our very own pizza oven in the school grounds next half term! All
of this will help the children learn across the curriculum, with a
particular emphasis on maths. It promises to be an activity-packed
term ahead and I know how much all the children are looking forward
to it!
Sue Chapman, head
teacher
“In
Your Garden” with Tripp Batt of Stanton
Bulbs are already poking their tips through, giving us the first
signs of spring. When Snowdrops have finished flowering, it is the
best time to split them up and increase your clumps. Herbaceous
plants can also be divided safely, throwing out any old growth and
spacing out smaller clumps. When winter-flowering shrubs finish
flowering, they can be pruned back, and in the case of Dogwoods
(Cornus), quite severely if required. The resulting shoots
this growing season will be brighter and more colourful than the
ones you remove.
Wisteria is a climber which rewards us with long racemes
of blossom each May, but only if correctly pruned. At this time of
year, last years growths should be cut back to about three or four
buds, then in August, the summers growth cut back to 6 leaves. You
may only get flowers this year, if last August’s pruning was
carried out.
Apple
and Pear trees too should be pruned during January or February,
removing old and diseased wood, and taking about two thirds off
last years growth. It’s normally easy to tell where last years
growth starts by a change in the thickness and colour of the stems.
Rhubarb will already be ‘reddening up’ so for an earlier crop,
cover some of these with tall pots or bins so the stems are
‘forced’ into growth. The sowing of hardier vegetables can be
started in modules under glass, or outside if glass or polythene
cover is provided.
If
you haven’t already done so, buy your potato tubers now, looking
for firm examples with tight eyes. These can be ‘chitted’ (put into
a tray until the shoots have emerged) at home and planted from mid
March. Shallots and onions can go into the ground as well providing
it isn’t too wet and cold.
Happy Gardening! Ian
Shilling
The
Royal British Legion
The
Stanton District Branch of The Royal British Legion held their
January meeting at The Cock Inn, Stanton with 16 members attending.
The members were welcomed by the chairman, D. Sexton. He then
opened the meeting with the Exhortation and Silent Tribute
remembering the life of Mr. J. Niemiec, a valued member of the
Branch who had passed away in December..
Apologies for absence were received from 4
members.
The
secretary read the minutes of the last meeting, also the
correspondence and relevant points were discussed. Items on the
Suffolk County Conference agenda to be held at Needham Market on
Sat. 14th Jan., which the Branch will be represented by D. Sexton
as delegate was discussed in some length.
The
Treasurer R. Baker gave his financial report.
The
members were up-dated of the social calendar by the Vice-Chairman,
H. Frost,
Forthcoming events
are:
Jun 29th Visit to RAF Honington
Graduation Day Parade +
TBN Visit to Adnams Brewery,
Southwold
TBN Visit to RBL Poppy Factory,
Richmond, Surrey
The next Branch meeting will be
at the at the Cock Inn, on Tuesday 14th Feb 12
At the conclusion of the official
business a social evening continued with refreshments and the
raffle was drawn.
B Bartrum Hon
Secretary
STANTON
WOODLAND & WILDLIFE ACTION GROUP
Thank you to all who came to our
News Years Eve workday, the coppicing work is continuing and
opening up areas to allows the planted Oak trees to flourish and
encourage wild flowers to grow.
If
you wish to be kept informed of future workdays both at Sid's Piece
and the Chase please visit our website www.onesuffolk.co.uk/swwag
click the email address and give us you name and email details, we
will then keep you in touch with activities.
Dates
for your diary.
Sunday 29th January coppicing at Sid's Piece
start time 11 am
Tuesday 13th March AGM
Sunday 1st April Plant FairWyken
Hall/Vineyard
Saturday 7th April Easter Egg Hunt and
Sunflower Seed Competition
(plant a seed in a pot, take it home, once started plant
in the garden, a
prize
will be given to the tallest sunflower, and remember, many
wild
birds
love to eat sunflower seeds) - The Chase - Start 3 pm
There
are many ways you can help us, perhaps you can display a poster for
the Plant Fair, help us at work days both at Sid's Piece and the
Chase, help us to set up a Community Facebook site, help at the
Plant Fair.
Terry Brooks 01359
250342
Abbey
Homes Appeal
The Planning inquiry against refusal of the Abbey application will
commence at 10am on the 13th March, it will be held in the
Conference Chamber at West Suffolk House in Bury St
Edmunds.
The
Borough team assembled to fight the appeal have apparently
withdrawn the condition relating to the windmill saying the
objection is not strong enough.
There
is also some confusion over the access onto Hepworth Road and where
it will be positioned, it is believed that County highways having
previously refused Abbey permission to use the position shown on
the master plan for the site have now changed their minds. Abbey
having planned their access in a position agreed with highways are
now believed to be reluctant to redesign their site plans in which
case the Borough should continue to object to the position as
planned.
This
is not the only highway problem, apparently they still intend to
narrow Hepworth Road to the extent that HGV will not have
sufficient space for two way traffic and we will another narrow bit
it will have two way car operation!
The Borough Council state due to a lack of
complaints there is not an odour problem with the sewage works, not
sure if this is true but if you do have a problem you could tell
Environmental Health on 01284 - 757037 or
757045
Jim Thorndyke
250271.
The Blackbourne Local History
Society.
The New Year kicks off on 31st
January with a talk by Keith Froom on
‘The history of The Mid Suffolk
Light Railway'. There will be a sales table.
To follow on Tuesday 28th
February the intriguing title of David
Cawdell’s talk is ‘Grandpa played the Cornet’. A look at village
music making.
Visitors are welcome. £2.50 0n
the door. 01359 250715 for information
or Look at
http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BlackbourneLHS.
Thank you Jillian
Friends of Stanton Primary School
A huge thank you to everyone involved in making such a success of
Stanton School's Christmas Fair. We raised £775 which will help to
pay for all the children to go on school trips to bring their
learning to life.
We
were very lucky that Father Christmas was able to make time in his
busy schedule to visit the children!
Our
special thanks go to the following businesses who supported the
event by donating raffle prizes or helping in other
ways:
Shelbourne Engineering, Tripp Batt, Stanton Fish &
Chip Shop, Animax,
BP
Garage, Suffolk Mushrooms, Wyken Hall, Vion Agriculture,
Whitton & Frost, Celia’s Hair Design, Stanton Stores,
Pollard & Sons,
Hillcrest Nurseries, JLF Designs,
Monsters Soft Play, Mulleys Transport, Henry Watson
Potteries, Paigles Florist, Fordham & Sons, Tesco,
Waitrose,
Kids
Play, Fun 2 Play, Morrisons and the Ipswich Regent Theatre/Ipswich
Corn Exchange.
THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 178 January 2012
STANTON METHODIST
CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33
Abbeygate, Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley –
252207
JANUARY 2012
1st 10-30am Morning Service Rev.
Briant Smith
2nd 2-30pm Bible Study
3rd 10-00am Coffee
Morning
8th 10-30am Morning Service Rev
Colin Hough
9th 2-30pm Bible Study
15th 10-30am Morning Service Mr
Neville Hodson
16th 2-30pm Bible
Study
19th 5- 00pm Service At Ashmore
House
22nd 10-30am Morning Service Mrs
Sue Goodwin
23rd 2-30pm Bible
Study
29th 10-30pm Morning Service Rev.
Brian Trudgiar Covenant Service with Communion
Entering in to a New Year is like
sailing through uncharted waters. We are not sure what the future
will bring. .But I think you have to be optimistic and think wisely
how to use your Time.
Many followers of Christ find
that a daily Time of Bible reading and prayer is essential in their
walk of faith.
This is a "quiet Time" a
disconnection from external distractions in order to connect with
God.
All of us can make Time to think
of God. But do we ? In Robert Foster's booklet "7 minutes with
God", he suggests a way to begin:
Start with a brief prayer for
guidance, then read the Bible for a few minutes. Its vital to take
Time to connect with Him.
We need to set aside the
Time
To read God's word and
pray
And listen for the Spirit's
voice
To guide us in His
way.
We would like to wish you all A
Happy New Year.
Pat Bolton
THANK YOU
Many thanks to all who have sent
cards, flowers visited and enquired of me, after my spell in
hospital. Special thanks to Yvonne and Brendon for all their
help.
Doug and I are grateful to you
both .
Sylvia Parradine
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The
Rectory, 1 Old Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31
2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available
on Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson
01379 898447 e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches,
events, beliefs and officers
Services for January
2012
1st Xmas 2 10.00am Benefice MP
Adam Barclay
8th Epiphany + 1 11.00am Holy
Communion Jan & ACTS
6.00pm Praise Service
15th Epiphany + 2 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
11.00am Morning Prayer JR &
Rev. LD
22nd Epiphany + 3 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
29th Epiphany + 5 11.00am
Benefice HC Rev. D. Messer
Every Monday, Thursday &
Friday 9.00am Morning Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays 11th,
18th & 25th at 7 pm at Hopton
Services in our companion
parishes
Barningham 8th 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
15th 11.00am All Age Rev. D.
Messer
22nd 4.30pm All Age Keith
Lewis
6.00pm Evening Prayer Dorothy
Lodge
Coney Weston 8th 9.45am Morning
Prayer Keith Lewis
22nd 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
L. Dawson
Hopton 8th 9.45am Morning Prayer
Jasmine Hobbs
15th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Market Weston 8th 6.00pm Evening
Prayer Hazel Maynard
22nd 11.00am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
We give thanks for the lives of
David Burfoot, George Lacey and Frederick Patten
Christingle Service
THANKS to Johnny Webber for
giving the oranges, to ACTS for assembling the Christingles, and to
all those who attended the service for raising £129 for The
Children's Society
Happy New Year……..Thank
you
- the church family that
continues to reach out to all members of the communities in which
we live, work and play. That the work which has been ongoing with
all sections of our communities young and old continues and that
those doing this work receive the support and encouragement of all
the communities.
All those who minister, Readers,
Elders and Retired priests, and I pray that you do not get
overburdened but continue to minister to all people with joy,
happiness and with a smile on our faces knowing that God is with us
at all times. Those who help us to sing your praise continue to
grow in number and song! Thank you to Revd Lorraine Dawson who
joined us as Curate this year.
Those who maintain our church
buildings our Churchwardens and all those on our Parochial Church
Councils who do not get overburdened with issues of fabric and
fittings and finance, but continue to enjoy the service they give
to people in the work that they do.
All those in positions of
authority and that they continue to be aware of their
responsibilities to the people they serve and that they serve
honestly and with compassion. We pray for all those involved in
School Re-organisation, our children, staff and teachers and those
who are decision makers.
I continue to hope that Jesus
Christ’s teachings are heard in the most unexpected places and that
people realise the relevance of his words and that we revel in a
living faith. A faith that sustains us at all times - faith that is
lived out everyday of the year.
I hope that you are all well and
those whom you love both near and faraway are safe and that you
know that you love one another as Jesus loves you.
So thank you and may you have a
joyful and peaceful New Year.
And so we pray…
We pray for those for whom this
month of January will be one of Remembrance and we pray for
families and friends who grieve.
Step softly into your weeping
world, incarnate God; embrace it in your love.
Bring light into broken lives,
warmth into frozen hearts, hope to those at war.
May your peace pervade every
place.
Help us to approach this new year
filled with the joy of our companionship, as we step out in faith
with you, ready to face the future, whatever it may hold.
Amen
Happy New
Year!!!!!!!!!
Revd David Messer
STANTON
W.IOur programme for
2012 is now prepared and, as always, we have some exciting
activities planned. Several interesting speakers have been booked
as well as outdoor activities for the warmer months such as our
picnic and the garden meeting.
We will begin the year by being
entertained by our very own Drama Group who are busy rehearsing –
and keeping very quiet about what we can expect ! Members may bring
guests to this meeting so we should have a good crowd enjoying the
fun.
We have a competition at some of
our meetings. Not all members like to participate but the ones that
do, produce a very high standard of entry. The ones in next year’s
programme include making a corsage and bringing a Halloween
decoration. The ‘competition cup’ is given out at the January
meeting to the member who has accrued the most points in various
competitions throughout the year.
The ‘Craft and chatter’ and
walking groups continue to be popular. We were pleased this year to
knit hats for seafarers and sent off 37 of them. We also continue
to support the East Anglian Childrens’ Hospice and the East Anglian
Air Ambulance through various fundraising events.
As always, visitors and new
members are very welcome at our friendly meetings. If you would
like to join us, please contact us.
Maureen Johnson. Telephone
250739.
Stanton Woodland & Wildlife Action
Group
Christmas and New Year are the
times when we receive our new calendars and diaries. So go to 1st
April 2012 and enter the SWAGG'S Plant Fair.
As usual this will be at Wyken
Vineyards and details of time etc. will appear closer to the
day.
Also we are holding a workday on
Sid's Piece on Saturday 31st December 2011 meeting by the gate at
10 am. This is to continue the coppicing. All are welcome tools
will be provided please bring gloves. This is a wonderful
opportunity to burn off a few pounds gained over the festive period
and to help your local woodland project. We should finish by 12
noon.
Terry Brooks - 250342
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/swwag
Stanton Community Primary
School
It’s been another busy term for
Stanton Primary School with all the children learning through the
topic of Australia. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this topic,
learning a lot across all areas of the curriculum and also sharing
their learning with others in our assemblies. Amongst other things,
we’ve had an artist in to demonstrate Aboriginal painting, been to
the Botanical Gardens in Cambridge to learn about Australian
plants, learned some Aboriginal dances, built a papier-mâche Great
Barrier Reef and have looked at the voyages of Captain Cook. We
were also extremely lucky to have Mr Chris Collins who emigrated
from the village to Australia come back to tell us about his
life.
By the time this is published the
children will have performed their Christmas plays (for nursery,
reception, years 1 and 2) and sung in the school Carol Concert in
the church (years 3 and 4). I know they’ll have had a wonderful
time and thanks to everyone that came along to watch and all the
staff for their help.
Next term all the children will
be learning through the topic of ‘World Food’ supported by a full
programme of visits and visitors, many helped financially by the
active Friends of Stanton School. We are already planning trips to
Cadbury World, a local supermarket and want to build our own pizza
oven in the school grounds. What an exciting start to
2012!
I’m very pleased to say that
we’ve now had the results for the last academic year and I’m
delighted to say that our Key Stage 1 and Foundation Stage results
have been our best for several years, well above both the national
and Suffolk averages. Well done to all the pupils, parents and
staff for helping us achieve this and showing that it is ‘Cool to
be Clever’.
Sue Chapman, head
teacher
New Stanton Heritage Project
Can YOU help?
The Theatre Royal is launching an
exciting project here in Stanton, and would like to invite YOU to
take part!
We would like to gather childhood
stories and
memories from members of the
Stanton community which will be compiled into a new play and
performed by 5 actors together with children from
Blackbourne Middle
School.
We will also be offering free art
and photography
workshops in Stanton to those who
have shared their stories, whose work will then be
exhibited alongside the new
production!
The project will begin in January
2012, with workshops running from February to May 2012
If you are aged 65+, would like
to develop some new creative skills and are interested in getting
involved, or if you would just like more information, we want to
hear from you!
You can contact the Community
Theatre Officer,
Amy Wyllie, via:
Telephone - 01284
829933
Post - Theatre Royal, Westgate
Street, Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk, IP33 1QR
Email -
amyw@theatreroyal.org
The Queen’s Jubilee – Stanton
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is to be celebrated
by an extra long Bank Holiday weekend in June, Sat 2nd to Tue 5th
inclusive.
It is hoped that this unique event will be
celebrated in Stanton by the community in the form of a ‘Street
Party/Big Lunch’ on the recreation ground/village hall on Saturday
2nd June. The ideas suggested are, an afternoon infants tea
party/mini disco/entertainment, five-a-side under 10, & 11’s
tournaments followed by an evening outdoor disco/band supported by
fun stalls, bar, food and a BBQ.
It is intended that the event, supported by the
Parish Council, WI, Royal British Legion, Football Club and the
village schools will be organised and run by volunteers from you,
the community.
A small working party has met recently to discuss
the event but they need your support, to make this a party that the
community will enjoy and remember. Are you able and willing to help
as an individual, group or commercial business?
If so please contact the Parish Council;
stantonparishcouncil@tiscali.co.uk tele:01359 258105.
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE OUR
CAT BACKI visited
my daughters grave today in St. Johns churchyard at Stanton, and
was shocked and appalled to find the stone cat which had been
placed on her grave by her sister twenty years ago, had been
stolen.
My daughter was Claire Hayward
who lived most of her twenty years in Stanton tragically died in a
car accident the end of October 1990.
I hope the person or persons who
did this feel some shame when they read this! It would be wonderful
if the cat could be returned.
Doreen Harvey, Claire's
Mother.
The Blackbourne Local History
Society
Our Website is
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BlackbourneLHS . Do take a look.
The 2012 season kicks off on
Tuesday 31st January with a talk all about the ‘Mid Suffolk Light
Railway’ from Keith Froome. If it is a place you don’t know come
along and find out all about it. Another good day out in
Suffolk.
Come along and join us in the
Church Rooms at 7.30pm.
Visitors are always welcome £2.50
payable at the door.
Need to know more? Please contact
Jillian Chibnall. 01359 250715. Or e’mail to
www.blackbourne-history@hotmail.co.uk.
Volunteers
required…
East of England Ambulance
Service
Stanton and Ixworth Community
Responder Group.
The local Community Responders
Group are looking to recruit volunteers who are interested in
working with the ambulance service in an emergency first aid role.
Our group is just one of many all over the country, mainly in rural
communities or in places where local knowledge may be useful. We
are contacted by ambulance control when a 999 call requires urgent
first aid care and a life is in danger. The work is varied but
typically Community Responders attend heart attack, stoke and
breathing problems but can be called to other emergencies too such
as diabetic and allergic reactions. We do not attend road
accidents, child birth and ‘category B’ calls. For the Ixworth or
Stanton responders that often means being first to the patient,
providing support and assistance until a Fast Response Vehicle or
Ambulance arrives from Bury St. Edmunds or Thetford. Our Community
Responder Group cover Stanton, Ixworth and Bardwell, although we
have attended calls in Honnington and Fakenham Magna when the
Honnington Responder Group is busy. The East of England Ambulance
Service provides training to all community volunteers and regularly
checks that our skills are up to date, medical qualifications are
not required. Probably one of the most important qualities a
Community Responder can have is to keep a calm head and being able
to communicate with patients and their families at a stressful
time. Additionally our group has regular training and briefing
meetings to keep us sharp, usually monthly, held at Ixworth Fire
Station.
Currently we have eight or nine
Responders and several supporters. We are currently providing cover
most days but we have gaps in our cover and we would like to
provide more.
Please contact us if you can
help.
If you would like a chat about
responding, need more information, or are just keen to get involved
please contact; Steve Thorp on 01359 233135 or
07798841013
Peter and Patricia Palmer would
like to wish all their friends, acquaintances and advertisers A
Very Enjoyable Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
Our apologies for not sending you
greetings cards this yuletide, but we will, instead, be making a
donation to All Saints Church Fabrics Fund.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Valley Fens Local Group
Talks
Tuesday 31st January
2012
Talk by Robert Maidstone: 'Squash
it or Not!' Insects in your garden.
at Redgrave and Lopham Fen
Visitor Centre. £2 entry includes tea/coffee and biscuits Contact
no:01379 608313
Tuesday 28th February
2012
Talk by Pip Wright " The Diary of
a West Suffolk Woodman 1827-1842"
details as before
STANTON BOWLS CLUB
Another date for your diary, a
bingo night will be held on Saturday January 7th at 7.30pm. At
Stanton Bowls Club
STANTON PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk to Stanton Parish
Council
Mrs Audrey Hubbard, Hillside,
Rickinghall Road, Walsham le Willows
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. IP31
3BL
Tel: 01359 258015 E-mail:
stantonparishcouncil@tiscali.co.uk
Stanton Parish Council is seeking
a Relief Litter Picker to cover leave of absence due to holidays or
illness.
Pay and Conditions can be
obtained from the Parish Clerk.
The Parish Council has received
complaints about dog fouling on the Recreation Ground. Please
ensure that dogs are kept on a lead and that you remove and deposit
in the bins provided, any dog excrement.
Do you want to be your own
boss?
FREE business advice sessions
available in Stanton
Menta, The Suffolk Enterprise
Agency, based in Bury St Edmunds are running free business advice
sessions in Stanton at the Village Hall. Menta's 'hands on'
business advisers will provide one to one business
advice.
If you would like to find out
more about being your own boss then why not ring Menta to book a
free one hour advice session. The support is confidential and
impartial.
Leanne Castle, one of the Lead
Business Advisers for Menta says,
“Our ‘hands on’ business advisers
offer confidential, professional business advice and this Outreach
service enables us to provide support to Suffolk villages and help
us take a step further to meeting the needs of our local business
community.
“At Menta we are looking forward
to meeting more people who are considering self employment. We work
with a wide range of people - some are looking to return to work,
maybe after a period of illness; some are trying to fit work around
family commitments and often find being their own boss really works
for them; and in today’s current economic climate, some people we
help and advise have found themselves unemployed due to redundancy
and are now considering working for themselves. There are many
different types of circumstances and if you are considering going
in to business - that's where Menta can help!”
If you know of someone living in
Stanton or one of the surrounding villages who would like further
information or wish to book a meeting in Stanton call 01284 760206.
Take a look at Menta's web site www.menta.org.uk
This project has been
commissioned by St Edmundsbury Borough Council as part of its Rural
Action Plan. If you would like to know about other Rural Action
Plan projects that you could benefit from, please visit
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/rural
STANTON BOWLS CLUB
A date for your diary, a beetle
drive will be held on Saturday
February 4th at 7pm for 7.30pm.
Come and have a fun night.
The Royal British Legion
As the Stanton District Branch
awaits the December meeting we are happy to say that the Christmas
Lunch held at the Cock Inn, Stanton on Saturday 3rd December 2011
was enjoyed by members and guests.
The January meeting of the
Stanton District Branch of The Royal British Legion will held at
The Cock Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 10th January 2012 commencing at
2000hrs.
The next 'C Group meeting will be
held at the Cock Inn, Stanton on Thursday 5th
January 2012 commencing at
2000hrs hosted by Stanton District Branch. All Branch members are
invited to attend.
B Bartrum Hon
Secretary
Money still available from The Suffolk
Foundation
Transforming Suffolk Community
Fund - Deadline 6 February 2012
Grants of up to £5000 for
Suffolk's voluntary and community groups, including social
enterprise companies and community interest companies.
Improve and Prove Fund: -
Deadline 19 March 2012
Grants of up to £5000 for
innovative projects that help to work towards the
self-sustainability of the group.
Creating the Greenest County: -
No deadline, applications dealt with on a first-come-first-served
basis: Grants of up to £25,000 for voluntary and community groups
who wish to deliver community based carbon reduction projects that
are 'visionary' and forward thinking in line with the Greenest
County mission.
The Suffolk Fund: - Deadline 10
January 2012; Grants of up to £2000 for charitable, voluntary and
community groups that are addressing Suffolk's priority needs. Fund
also includes Marriot Motor Group Fund, Baker Tilly Fund, AXA
Insurance Fund and Ipswich Building Society
Suffolk Disability Care Fund (new
grant) - Grants of up to £1000 to purchase daily living equipment
to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities who
live in Suffolk.
The High Sheriff Fund (new grant)
- Deadline 10 January 2012; Grants of up to £1500 to support work
with young people (aged 8 to 25 years) to improve their communities
and lives
For more information please
contact Sue Wright or Julie Rose by phone on: 01473 734127 / 734123
or by email at: sue.wright@suffolkfoundation.org.uk /
Julie.rose@suffolkfoundation.org.uk or visit:
www.suffolkfoundation.org.uk
Important changes to housing benefit from
January 2012
If you are between 25 and 35 and
renting self-contained accommodation from a private landlord, your
local housing allowance may reduce from January 2012.
Housing benefit legislation is
extending the age group for single people who can only claim a
shared room rate to help with their rent (rather than being able to
claim for self-contained one bedroom accommodation). This means you
may only be entitled to the lower rate of housing benefit for a
room in shared accommodation if all of the following
apply:
You are a single
person;
you are occupying one-bedroom
self-contained accommodation rented from a private
landlord;
your housing benefit is due to be
reviewed from January 2012 onwards;
at the date of the review you
will be aged 25 or over but under 35; and
you are not covered by any of the
exemptions on sharing accommodation such as:
you receive a Severe Disability
Premium within your applicable amount;
you have a boarder, lodger or
non-dependant in your property;
you need an overnight
carer;
you have spent at least three
months in a homeless hostel; or
you are an ex-offender who is
subject to MAPPA arrangements.
For more information please
visit
http://www.angliarevenues.gov.uk
or contact the Anglia Revenue
Partnership by phone on: 01842 756566.
For other housing options please
contact St Edmundsbury Borough Councils Housing team by phone on:
01284 757605 or by email at:
housing.options@stedsbc.gov.uk.
Issues may include:
• affordability of existing or
new tenancies following the April 2011 housing benefit
changes;
• finding
accommodation;
• homelessness;
• your rights and
responsibilities as a tenant;
• social housing; and
• advice on finding and moving
into private rented accommodation.
THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 177 December 2011
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33 Abbeygate,
Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley – 252207
4th 10.30am Morning Service Mr S.
Harewood
5th 2.30pm Bible Study
6th 10.00am Bumper Coffee Morning
10th 7.00pm Christmas Concert with The Mead
Singers. Tickets £5 each at the door. In aid of Macmillan
Nurses
11th 10.30am Morning Service Rev. Steve
Oliver
12th 2.30pm Bible Study
18th 10.30am Morning Service Mrs S.
Mann
7.00pm Carol Service with The Choir
19th 2.30pm Bible Study
22nd 5.00pm Service at Ashmore
24th 4.00pm Crib Service, Refreshments
served
25th 10.00am Morning Service Mr S.
Harewood.
An Organ Recital was
held on October 22nd 2011 with the talented Mr David Honeyball,
introduced by Mr Michael Phillips, the varied programme included
Imperial March by Elgar, Trumpet Volentary by Stanley, Wedding
March by Mendelson, with the Messiah Selection How Beautiful and
Hallelujah Chorus. It was finished with the delightful Toccato from
Suite Gothique. Everyone who came enjoyed the
performance.
You have another chance to catch up with David on
the organ when he joins the MEAD SINGERS for a Carol Concert on
DECEMBER 10™ AT 7PM.
From the 27th November was the start of Advent
which tells us it was four weeks before Christmas. Now we are in
December we are caught up with the Festivities that this period
brings.
This is the time of expectations and hope, with
the true meaning of Christmas. For some people it will just mean
how to juggle expenses for gifts, and organizing the food
fare.
But the true meaning of this time is the
preparation to celebrate the Birth of Christ, and I would like to
share with you these words taken from Rev Steve Oliver's
newsletter. "May your journey through Advent and Christmas be one
which will bring you closer to Christ than you can imagine, and
that any darkness you may feel surrounding you be dispelled with
the coming of light.
" The light shines in the darkness and the
darkness has never put it out".
We would like to wish everyone a Very Happy
Christmas from the Methodist Church.
Pat Bolton.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The Rectory, 1 Old
Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31 2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available on
Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson 01379 898447
e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches, events, beliefs and
officers
Services for December
2011
4th Advent 2 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
9.45am Christingle Jan & ACTS
11th Advent 3 11.00am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
14th 6.00pm Primary School Xmas Rev. D.
Messer
18th Advent 4 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
11.00am 9 Lessons & Carols John &
Rector
24th Xmas Eve 11.15pm Midnight H.C. Rev. L.
Dawson
25th Xmas Day 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
MesserEvery Monday, Thursday & Friday 9.00am Morning
Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays 7th & 14th, at 7 pm
at Stanton
Services in our companion parishes
Barningham 4th 11.00am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
11th 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
18th 4.30pm All Age Rev. D. Messer
24th 11.15pm Midnight HC Rev. D.
Messer
Coney Weston 11th 9.45am Carols Rev. D.
Messer
25th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev. D .
Messer
Hopton 4th 6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. L.
Dawson
11th 9.45am Morning Prayer Keith Lewis
18th 3.00pm Lessons & Carols Rev. D.
Messer
25th 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. L.
Dawson
Market Weston 11th 3.30pm Christingle Rev. D.
Messer
24th 7.00pm Lessons & Carols Rev. L.
Dawson
Welcome to the family of the church to Lucas
Walshe, baptized on 6 November
Thank You To Jean Elers, her helpers and members
of the Whist Drive for a further donation of £448 to All Saints
church. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Remembrance Service, From the remembrance Service
in All Saints on 13th November a collection of £152 was given to
Combat Stress to help those disabled by the trauma and stress of
war.
The Gift of the Birth of Jesus ……
He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he
was engaged and who was expecting a child. When they were there,
the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to
her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him
in a manger, because there was no place for them in the
inn.
(Luke 2: part of verses 6-7)
The time had come. The Messiah, so long promised,
was born at last. But he came in a way none of the prophets had
foretold, humbly and unregarded. His divinity was concealed, but
his humanity was laid in a loving mother's arms, guarded by a man
chosen to act to him as a father. Redemption had come to the world,
though the world did not yet know it.
We are sometimes too casual in our response to
the wonder of the Nativity. We listen to the Christmas story and
sing the Christmas hymns without deeply reverencing the amazing
grace of which they tell. We are sentimental when we should be full
of awe.
William Barclay says that we should ask God to
“Forgive the forgetfulness of familiarity, and give us more love
for the One who took our human nature upon himself.”
We live in a world where everyone doubts
historical events, for example Shakespeare did not write the plays
he is famous for, did the battle of Hasting really happen where we
are told and the list goes on and on.
So as we prepare for Christmas we should remember
that what happened all that time ago was and remains a mystery
beyond our full understanding and sometimes it’s a matter of
accepting a gift of such beauty without question.
We should give thanks for the wonderful gift of
God's own Son. As we pass our lives in a world that has been
favoured by supreme love, we should rejoice in our human nature
restored to the image of God who made it. May we have grace to
reflect on this great mystery and to adore the Child of Bethlehem
who is the Light of the World
Child of Bethlehem, weak and helpless, have pity
on our weakness.
Child of Bethlehem, loved and cherished, forgive
our lack of love.
Child of Bethlehem,, peaceful in a manger, calm
our restlessness.
Great Son of God made flesh, hold us in your arms
now and forever more.
Amen
Have a Wonderful and restful
Christmas!
Revd David Messer
STANTON W.I.
Quite often Annual General meetings can be dull
affairs which members avoid, but this was certainly not the case
for our recent meeting. All the committee were keen to be
re-elected and Jackie Dorling is our new president. After various
reports and information about forthcoming events, we moved on to
our activity which the committee had decided to call 'Surprising
Revelations'.
This proved to be a very appropriate name.
Members were asked to write on a piece of card something from their
past that others may not know about and then we would all try to
guess who had revealed this secret. Some amazing revelations came
to light. One member said that she once had a wooden leg . and then
revealed that she had gone to a party as Long John Silver! We heard
about interesting careers, delivering a baby at Ixworth police
station, becoming a great grandmother at 60 yrs old- and so it went
on. It was very interesting and quite hilarious.
Our recent Craft Exhibition was a huge success.
The standard of crafts, as always, was outstanding and much
appreciated by our many visitors. The hats which we had knitted for
seafarers were also on display. The beautiful quilt, made by
members was the main prize in the draw with hampers and other craft
items donated by members as other prizes. The East Anglian Air
Ambulance will benefit from the success of the day.
We are again supporting the Christmas Tree
Festival in All Saints Church by decorating a tree. Our monthly
walking group and 'Craft and chat' afternoons continue to be well
supported.
We have our Christmas dinner on 13th December and
at our January meeting our drama group, led by Madge Lebeau, will
be performing for members and guests. We are all eagerly looking
forward to this event.
Visitors and new members are always welcome at
our friendly meetings.
Maureen Johnson.
NEW YEARS DAY WALK
Assemble at the War Memorial at 10am, this year
the walk will be led by Don Miller. Come along and walk off the
excesses of Christmas!
STANTON & DISTRICT PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION
At the Village Hall, on Thursday December 8th at
10.30 am, we play host to the East Anglia North Regional Pensioners
Association of the NPC (National Pensioners Convention), Regional
meetings are held regularly throughout Suffolk and Norfolk, and on
December 8 it is our turn, If you are concerned about reductions in
the financial status of pensioners, the meeting will give you an
opportunity to voice those concerns. Don't forget our Christmas
Lunch at the Village Hall on December 12. Please give me a ring if
you have any wow-making presents you would like to donate to our
Christmas raffle,
If you have booked seats for the Christmas
Spectacular, Thursford on Friday, December 16 our coach will leave
SGP main entrance at 10.50 am before picking up at the Village War
Memorial.
Bob Mynn. Secretary. 252250
Stan CoCo Trust & The Stanton Village Trust
October Tote Draw
The draw was made at Tripp Batt & Co. Ltd on
Wednesday 2 November
1st prize £100 No.331 Veronica Sayer
2nd Prize £ 40 No.281 Mary Instance
3rd prize £ 20 No.84 Christine Major
Groups seeking financial aid from either The Stan
CoCo Trust or The Stanton Village Trust should apply in writing to
the Secretary:
Mrs. Deirdre Siddaway, Nevada, Duke Street, IP31
2AA Tel.:251831
We need more people in the Tote if we are to
continue serving Stanton groups and amenities. If you are not
already a Tote member, please consider joining. £1 per month is not
a lot to ask. Your local collector would be pleased to enrol
you.
Alternatively, could you offer an annual
subscription to The Stanton Village Trust? For details
phone
John Robinson 251078 or Deirdre Siddaway
251831
New Stanton Heritage Project
Can YOU help?
The Theatre Royal is launching an exciting
project here in Stanton, and would like to invite YOU to take
part!
We would like to
gather childhood stories and
memories from members of the Stanton community
which will be compiled into a new play and performed by 5 actors
together with children from
Blackbourne Middle School.
We will also be offering free art and
photography
workshops in Stanton to those who have shared
their stories, whose work will then be
exhibited alongside the new
production!
The project will begin in January 2012, with
workshops running from February to May 2012
If you are aged 65+, would like to develop some
new creative skills and are interested in getting involved, or if
you would just like more information, we want to hear from
you!
You can contact the Community Theatre
Officer,
Amy Wyllie, via:
Telephone - 01284
829933
Post - Theatre Royal, Westgate Street, Bury St
Edmunds
Suffolk, IP33 1QR
Email - amyw@theatreroyal.org
“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt of Stanton
Although another year is drawing to a close, for
gardeners, there is continual activity with autumn sown Peas, Beans
and Onions (not to mention planted Wallflowers) already making
headway before the spring. Check these regularly and protect from
pests (which can be slugs, mice or deer!). It used to be said of
Shallots that they should be set on the shortest day and harvested
on the longest day, but these tend to come into stock in January
nowadays. Vegetable patches with heavy soil ought to be left rough
for most of the winter so that frost and rain can break it down.
Lawns should be kept clean of the late autumn leaves otherwise moss
and worms will thrive.
The weather makes gardening less appealing at
this time of year, but Christmas is a good time to think of the
things which you could do with, to make gardening more pleasurable.
Here is a list of ten of our most popular gardeners gift
items;
Gardening gloves –
look for warm yet soft and pliable material.
Loppers with easy-action – Draper make a
lightweight and easy lever style pair.
Secateurs – choose ones to fit your size of hand,
for added comfort.
Boot socks – double insulation for wearing in
Wellingtons
Wheel Barrow – replace the old heavy one with a
lightweight and rust-free model
Pruning saw – very handy for quick thinning and
pruning
Stainless Steel Spade – the mud won’t stick,
ideal for heavier soils
Lightweight shears – less effort required,
cheaper than a hedgetrimmer!
Bird Feeders – watch the garden from your
armchair
Slippers – for warming those cold feet whilst
reading a gardening book!
Merry Christmas from us all at Tripp Batt! Ian
Shilling tel.01359 250268
Neighbourhood Watch Schemes (NHW)
Due to close - can you help?
The following schemes - Old Bury Road and Field
Court - will have been without a co-ordinator for two years by the
end of this year and will therefore be up for closure and any
neighbourhood watch signs that are in place will be
removed.
If you live in the above area might you be
interested in taking over the scheme and acting as the
neighbourhood liaison point for your area? It may be that you are
an existing co-ordinator who might be prepared to take over this
scheme if it adjoins yours? Neighbourhood Watch is a community
based initiative fully supported by Suffolk Police. I produce a
regular newsletter which keeps communities in touch with what is
going on locally with regard to initiatives on crime reduction. You
do not have to be a member of a NHW Scheme to subscribe to the
newsletter. If you are interested in further information on what
being a NHW co-ordinator entails then please contact me Morva
Wortley - Community Watch and Safer Neighbourhood Team Liaison
Officer for your area on 01284 774041 or
email me direct on
morva.wortley@suffolk.pnn.police.uk
for further details.
STANTON FC
The Season is moving on a pace and we are having
a mixed bag of results so far with the first team still trying to
settle down and the Reserve Team finding it a bit tough in the
Inter A league. Early days yet though and we are confident that we
can settle into some really good football as the weeks go
on.
December Fixtures at home include Woodbridge
Athletic, Grundisburgh and the 'local Derby' - Haughley - on New
Years Eve! We have seen an increase in spectators at the matches
and are grateful for your support -please do continue to come along
and cheer us on. (And buy a coffee at half time!)
On Saturday 26 November we held a Sponsors day to
say thank you to all the local companies who help us to manage the
increasing costs of running a football club which is in the region
of £140 a week. If you want to advertise with us then please call
to enquire about rates. The club was lucky to be asked to provide
the burgers on bonfire night in the village to help us raise funds
and we have recently held a Poker night at the Rose and
Crown.
One of our main fund raisers is the 100 club
kindly run for us by Nigel and Chris at the Cock Public
House.
We are looking for more people to join - we have
lots of numbers going spare - please get in touch! £2 per month
will really help us along the way.
100 Club winners
September October
£50 70 Barbara May 81 Charlie Downes
£30 99 Rebecca Boulton 62 Lorraine
Hall
£20 95 Christine Roberts 36 Heather
Downes
Joy Mayhew, Secretary, Stanton FC. 251668
joymayhew@hotmail.com
The Royal British Legion
The Annual General Meeting of the Stanton
District Branch of The Royal British Legion was held at The Cock
Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 8th November 2011 with 25 members in
attendance. Apologies had been received from 8 members.
The chairman, D. Sexton opened the meeting with a
welcome to the members, he then recited the Exhortation and lead
the members with the Silent Tribute to those who had died in the
last Legion Year especially those of our troops in conflicts around
the world.
The secretary read the minutes of the previous
Annual General Meeting.
The chairman, D. Sexton in his annual report
spoke of the successful events which the Branch had undertaken
throughout the last Legion Year.
The treasurer R. Baker presented the audited
accounts for the financial year. They were adopted by the
Members.
The secretary B. Bartrum in his annual report
gave a resume of the administrative events that the Branch had
attended or been involved with through the Legion Year
The Branch Officers were elected as follows:
President, F. Clarke: Vice-president, R. Rodgers: Chairman, D.
Sexton: Vice-chairman, H. Frost: Hon. Treasurer, R. Baker: Hon.
Secretary and Standard Bearer, B. Bartrum. The committee is: Mrs.
D. Bartrum, Mrs. I. Jackson, D. Sayer, Mrs. J. Sexton, A. Adams and
B. Wallace.
After the close of the AGM there was a short
interval followed by a brief Branch
meeting. The members were up-dated of the social
calendar by the President F. Clarke,
Forthcoming events are:
Dec 3rd Christmas Lunch at The Cock Inn, Stanton,
members please advise Mr. F.Clarke on 252171 if you wish to
attend
Dec 16th Christmas Show at Thursford (2.00pm
show). The coach will leave Walsham le Willows at 1040hrs and
Stanton memorial at 1100hrs. He then outlined the proposed
programme for the next few months and asked the members for other
suggestions.
At the conclusion of the official business a
social evening continued with refreshments and the raffle was
drawn.
The next Branch meeting, will be on Tuesday 13th
Dec commencing at 8 pm.
B Bartrum Hon Secretary
Christmas Tree Festival 2011
All Saints Church, Stanton are delighted to
announce that The Christmas Tree Festival will take place this
year. Once again we are looking forward to welcoming visitors to
the church to admire Christmas trees decorated by local
organisations, to visit the refreshment stalls and enjoy the church
building. This will be the sixth year that we have organised such
an event and those of you who have participated will know that
there is a lovely festive atmosphere. The dates and times for this
year are as follows:-
Thursday 1st December 6pm until 8pm Preview
Evening by invitation only for all organisations exhibiting a tree.
( 2 guests per organisation) Mulled wine, mince pies, and
trees.
Friday 2nd December 6pm until 8pm Open to the
public. Mulled wine, mince pies, stalls. quiz, Father Christmas and
trees.
Saturday 3rd December 10am until 4pm Open to the
public. Refreshments, stalls, quiz, Father Christmas and
trees.
Sunday 4th December 1pm until 4pm Open to the
public. Refreshments, stalls, quiz, Father Christmas and
trees.
The theme this year for the tree decorating will
be ‘Christmas Gifts.’ We will be asking visitors to vote for their
favourite tree and there will be small prizes for the three most
popular trees.
If you are part of a village organisation and
would like to decorate a Christmas tree please contact Caroline
Clarke on 251476 as soon as possible. We are hoping to attract
interest from many of the surrounding villages, not just Stanton
itself. Details of arrangements for the setting up of trees will be
sent out nearer the time.
All money raised will help maintain our beautiful
village church. We hope that as many visitors as possible will join
us for this special family occasion.
Thank you for your support.
At STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
A CHRISTMAS CONCERT
With THE MEAD SINGERS
Conducted by Mr Michael Phillips.
With Mr David Honeyball on the Organ
SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER at 7PM
Tickets at Door £5 each
In Aid of the Macmillan Nurses.
Refreshments will be served
The Blackbourne Local History Society
Many thanks to John Robinson for his talk about
the Changes in Stanton 1865 - 1917. A fascinating insight into the
changes the village went trough and the times in which they
lived.
November 29th Stephen Govier will be talking
about 'Suffolk Artists and Historians'.
Our Christmas meeting
is on Tuesday December 13th. Bryn Lewis is hard at work setting us
a Quiz.. There will be Christmas Tales and Reminiscences from
members; all washed down with a glass of Christmas cheer... and a
mince pie!
We have welcomed our
visitors to meetings this autumn and hope to see them at the
December meeting. Come along and join us in the Church Rooms at
7.30pm. New Members can join at the first meeting.
Visitors are always
welcome £2.50 payable on the night.
For further
information please contact Jillian Chibnall. 01359 250715. Or
e'mail to www.blackbourne-history@hotmail.co.uk
Our Website is
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BlackbourneLHS
Friends of Stanton Primary School
Get yourself into the Christmas spirit by coming
along to the Stanton Primary School Christmas Fair on Friday 9th
December at 3.15. There will be a wide range of fun games, stalls
and activities for children of all ages, plus bottle and chocolate
tombolas, a cake sale and a raffle with numerous fantastic
prizes.
We are also expecting a visit from Father
Christmas.
Thank you to all those who have already donated a
raffle prize; if you or your organisation would like to contribute
a prize please contact Sandie Shaw, PTA Secretary at
sandiemshaw(g),btinternet.com or 250599.
All the funds raised by the Friends of Stanton
School go towards providing 'extras' for the children. In December,
all the children at the school will watch a pantomime performed by
a visiting theatre company, paid for by Friends of Stanton
School.
Watch out for details of future events in the
Steamer.
ABBEY NEW HOMES APPEAL
By November 14th St Edmundsbury BC should have
notified anyone who made a representation about the application
that an appeal had been made. Any comments made will be forwarded
to the planning inspector, any additional comments must be
submitted before 12th December 2011. for full detail
see:
http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/swiftlg/TempMedia/84052-109415.pdf
Drop-In on Tuesday
The Kettle’s On Every Tuesday at
All Saints Church Rooms
Come and meet friends and neighbours
find out what’s happening in the
village
Free fresh coffee, tea, and home-made
cake
for everyone.
Every Tuesday morning from 9.30 - 12
except the first Tuesday of the month
when everyone enjoys coffee at the Methodist
Chapel.
EXTRACTS from the MINUTES of
the meeting of Stanton Parish Council held on 13th
October 2011 in the Terry Bray Room at the Village Hall at
7.00p.m.
Present: K McDonald, B Smithson, M Scowcroft, J
Mann,, J Miller, S Shaw, P Palmer, D Whymark and K Allen. Also
Present: Borough Cllr J Thorndyke
Apologies for absence: County Councillor Joanna
Spicer & Cllr A Shelton.
Approve minutes of previous meetings: It was
proposed by Cllr Mann and seconded by Cllr Smithson that the
minutes of the meeting held on 8th September 2011, be accepted as
correct. This was agreed by all and the Chairman signed.
The Chairman suspended the meeting for the Public
Forum to take place and to hear reports from Borough and County
Cllrs and from the Police Officer resent.
Public Forum: There were no members of the public
present.
Report from Ixworth Police: There was no police
present and no report received.
Report from Borough Councillor Jim
Thorndyke:
Councillor Thorndyke is still working on gaining
free maintenance for play area equipment from the Borough Council.
The Council carry out maintenance with town play areas but this
does not apply to villages. This proposal is shortly to go before a
cabinet meeting.
A reminder to members about the Parish Conference
was given.
Cllr Shaw asked for an update on the vacant
American housing. Cllr Thorndyke informed the meeting that a
conference had taken place today and the decision was moving a lot
nearer. However, there are still issues to be resolved
This concluded Cllr Thorndyke’s report, the
Chairman thanked Cllr Thorndyke for his report and he left the
meeting at 7.10p.m.
Report from County Councillor Joanna
Spicer:
There was no report from County Councillor Spicer
due to her absence. Parish Councillors understand that Councillor
Spicer is not able to attend every meeting due to other commitments
but will request that she sends a written report during her absence
as there are issues that need to be discussed.
and reconvened the meeting.
Clerk’s Report:
The clerk had requested an extra paper bank to be
installed at the recreation ground. This request had been agreed by
SEBC who also asked for permission to install a small cartridge
bank. Cllr Whymark will check space available.
In the absence of a report from Councillor
Spicer, the Chairman asked Cllr Shaw to report on the recent School
Organisation Review:
Suggestions for a ‘Free Secondary School’ at
either the Ixworth or Blackbourne sites enabling a smaller
Secondary School to be formed had been met with approval by
parents. Blackbourne had no strong feelings about which site could
be chosen but parents need to know as soon as possible about the
decision. Cllr Shaw informed the meeting that the Parish Council
will eventually need to discuss the options and submit its views.
The proposal is that Thurston and Beyton would create a two tier
secondary system consisting of three houses at Thurston and two
houses at Beyton plus a Free School at Ixworth. There has been no
opposition from the Headteacher of Thurston regarding a free school
at Ixworth.
Councillors were advised to attend the meetings
that have been arranged on 18th October at Stanton Primary School
and on the 23rd October at Blackbourne Middle School, both meetings
will begin at 6.30pm
Cllr Miller proposed that the Council accept the
quotation from GKW to site the four grit bins at £80.00 per bin.
Cllr Smithson seconded this proposal and all agreed. Gary Webster
of GKW will collect the grit bins from Clarkes of Walsham. The
clerk to make a request for two grit heaps at Meadow Court and the
Village Hall. The Parish Council to express an interest in extra
litter bins from SEBC depending on cost.
Cllr Miller expressed her concern regarding the
car park which is usually full when a football match is taking
place, leaving no space for vehicles if the hall is being used for
another event. It was agreed that this problem needs to be looked
at with the possibility of using part of the recreation ground
field. Cllr Allen felt that people should be encouraged to use
other forms of transport.
Three quotes had been requested to replace part
of the fencing around the tennis court. Cllr Miller proposed that
the quotation from C& W Fencing be accepted, seconded by Cllr
Whymark and all agreed. Only one quotation was received from the
three requested for the refurbishment of the Multi Sports Area. It
was unanimously agreed that the quotation from Anglia Surface Care
be accepted. The clerk to inform Anglia Surface Care of the
Council’s decision..
Cllr Palmer had contacted Tripp & Batt about
the alterations needed in the Multi Play Area. A quotation had been
received from Tripp & Batt for £140.00 + VAT to carry out the
work required. Cllr Palmer will liaise with Tripp & Batt. The
Chairman thanked Cllr Palmer for his work.
Cemetery: The working party set up to discuss
preparations and a survey for the burial area at the Cemetery
consists of Cllr’s Mann, Palmer, Whymark and Allen. Cllr Whymark
will speak to Susan McDonald from SEBC, who may be able to give
some guidelines.
Audit: The completed Annual Audit had been
returned from BDO and presented to Councillors. The following
recommendation had been identified by the Auditors, ‘The Financial
Risk Assessment, although in place, had not been approved by the
Parish Council during the 2010/2011 financial year’.
It was agreed that this item must be entered on
the Agenda to be discussed and amended as necessary each financial
year. Cllr Miller thanked the clerk on behalf of the Parish Council
for her work in preparing the audit.
Budget Meeting:
Stanton Steamer: Cllr Palmer informed the meeting
that the Steamer accounts are healthy at the moment. The Parish
Council will not to contribute towards the finances this year. It
was suggested that the Parish Council includes in the budget for
2012/13 £450 towards printing if advertising in the Steamer is
reduced.
Correspondence:
The Queen’s Jubilee Beacons – The Guide to Taking
Part. This item should include all local groups. The clerk was
asked to add this item to the November agenda for further
discussion.
Letter Mr & Mrs Johnson re Grass Cutting. The
clerk was instructed to contact Mr Cotton and ask him to cut the
grass on the corner of Barningham Road. This to be added to the
grass cutting contract for 2012.
Accounts: Cllr Miller proposed that the accounts,
be accepted as correct. The proposal was seconded by Cllr Mann and
agreed by all.
Any Other Business:
The white lines at the junction of The Chase
leading to Old Bury Road need re-painting and also at the give way
to oncoming traffic approaching Old Bury Road. Clerk to contact
Highways.
Cllr Miller requested that the accounts section
be moved further up the agenda.
There being no other business the meeting
concluded at 9.25 p.m.
Date of the next scheduled Parish Council
Meeting: Thursday 8th Dec at 7.00p.m.
SCHOOL ORGANISATION REVIEW,
HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE?
Consultation ends: 9th December 2011.
On line questionnaire at: www.suffolk.gov.uk/sor
or write to:
SOR Thurston Area, Suffolk County Council, 8
Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX.
Or email to: sor@suffolk.gov.uk
Some thoughts on SOR after several meetings
attended: Retention of primary schools in the villages is welcomed,
but there needs to be a reassurance that adequate resources
(£3.75m) are made available to make improvements; Remote classrooms
shown seems a backward step. Beyton is not a suitable location for
a secondary school to serve this area where we are to lose two
middle schools which currently serve 11 of the pyramids 17 primary
schools; A secondary school (LEA) should be revived and expanded to
the required capacity at Ixworth, on the current Middle School
site; The short-term investment required to increase the capacity
at Ixworth would outweigh the long terms costs of transporting
children in the north of the pyramid to Thurston and Beyton; If the
County council is not prepared to invest in the Ixworth site then
moves for a Free School on that site should be supported; The
relocation of Stanton Primary School to Blackbourne Middle site is
suggested if it is not to be used for secondary education. However,
there must be positive engagement with the local community and
others to ensure the viability of providing community facilities on
the remainder of the Blackbourne site.
THE
STANTON STEAMER
Number 176 November
2011
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33
Abbeygate, Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley –
252207
NOVEMBER.
1st 10-00am Coffee
Morning.
6th 10-30am Morning Service Rev.
B. Trudgian (S)
7th 2-30pm Bible
Study.
13th 10-45am Remembrance Sunday
at Memorial
Followed by service at All
Saints.
14th 2-30pm Bible
Study.
17th 2-30pm Service at Ashmore
House.
20th 10-30am Morning Service Mr
R. Wade.
21st 2-30pm Bible
Study
27th 10-30am Morning Service (1st
Advent) Mrs S. Goodwin.
This is the first time I've had
to keep you updated with events that have occurred in the last
couple of months.
We would like to give Rachael and
Steve belated Congratulations on their Wedding which took place on
the 24th September. The service was taken by Rev. Steve Oliver. The
church had been delightfully decorated with an explosion of cream
and white flowers by Mary and Stella. The bride was radiant in
cream, the bridesmaids were in a soft shades of brown, the young
bridesmaid was in a subtle shade of colours and the page boy was
very smart. It was bright and sunny and everyone enjoyed the
day,
We had the sad news of Miss
Margery Hammond who died peacefully at Stowlangtoft Nursing home on
September 16th .The funeral was at the crematorium and we had a
Thanksgiving Service on October 12th.
Margery was born in Ivy Nook,
Glassfield Road Stanton in 1926; it was there she spent her
formative years going to Stanton school and to the grammar school
in Bury St Edmunds.. Margery always wanted to be a teacher, and
after teaching College her first appointment was at Honnington and
after that for 28 years worked at Stoke Ash Primary school. Margery
had great joy and faith in being part of Stanton Methodist Church
where she was a Sunday School teacher and at 21 became the organist
where she completed 64 years. In 2001 Margery was accredited as a
local preacher and her services became an inspiration to many as
did her bible studies. In the last few weeks of her life Margery
lived at Stowlangtoft Nursing Home and we would like to thank the
staff who put all their energies into the comfort and reassurance
to Margery and those they care for.
Need I say that Margery will be
sadly missed by all that knew her.
Whatever task you find to do,
Regardless if it's big or small
Perform it well, with all your
might, Because there's One who sees it all.
Pat Bolton
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The
Rectory, 1 Old Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31
2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available
on Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson
01379 898447 e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches,
events, beliefs and officers
Services for November
2011
6th Advent - 3 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
9.45am All Age+Baptism Rev. D.
Messer
13th Remembrance 11.00am
Remembrance HC Rev. D. Messer
6.45pm Praise Service Keith
Lewis
20th Christ the King 8.30am Holy
ommunion Rev. Neil Dear
11.00am Morning Prayer John
Robinson
27th Trinity 21 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
Every Monday, Thursday &
Friday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays
9th,16th,223rd,30thh 7. pm at Stanton
Services in our companion
parishes
Barningham 6th 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. L. Dawson
13th 11.00am
Remembrance
20th 11.00am All Age Keith
Lewis
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
27th 11.00am Anglian/Methodist
Keith,Hazel,Dot
Coney Weston 13th 9.45am
Remembrance Keith Lewis
27th 7.00pm Harvest Festival Rev.
L. Dawson
27th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Hopton 6th 9.45am All Age Dave
Shorten
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
13th 11.00am
Remembrance
20th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Market Weston 13th 11.00am
Remembrance
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. L.
Dawson
27th 11.00am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Praise Service 13th November.
Keith Lewis continues the Beatitudes theme with The
Persecuted.
REMEMBRANCE AND
THANKS……
The night before he died Jesus
broke bread and shared wine and asked his disciples that they
should do this in remembrance of him. Whenever I lead Holy
Communion I am reminded daily to remember those who have gone
before us. Those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for their
loved ones, their communities and their country. We should also
remember those who daily place themselves in danger. I think of my
own family members who gave the whole of their lives to their
country. I remember the sacrifice my wife and daughters gave when
they came with me to the Benefice.
We have recently heard of the
miners who have lost their lives trying to get the coal to provide
energy and heat, and we saw the selfless act of those in the
nuclear reactor in Japan who faced certain death as they tried to
prevent a nuclear incident of immense magnitude. I continue to
remember and pray for those who have lost their lives after placing
themselves in danger because of the nature of the work but also
those who continue to do so, so that we get the things we
need.
Recently I had some
correspondence from a person on behalf of lady called Mollie
Fletton and there will be many in our communities who will remember
the generosity of Mollie and Doug Fletton. Then I thought of those
who in our communities I have said goodbye to, for example David
Calcutt, Pat Wood, Marjorie Hammond and other great friends who
gave time to others in the villages they came from and the
Benefice. I also think of those who have helped and supported me in
my training and gave me the opportunity to be part of the
communities of this Benefice.
So there is much to remember and
give thanks for on Remembrance Sunday, there are still many men and
women serving abroad trying to bring about peace and stability, so
continue to hold them and their families in our daily
prayers.
Be still and quiet and give
thanks for those who have gone before us and those who are far away
putting their lives on line for all of us and remember the
sacrifice Jesus Christ gave for all of us.
Let Us Pray
We give thanks this day, O Lord
of hosts, for all that makes our common life so secure; for the
peace and freedom we enjoy; and for the opportunity that is ours of
building a better society for the generation to come, We remember
with pride and gratitude those who fought and died to make this
possible; and we pray that the memory of their sacrifice may
inspire in us the resolve to seek your kingdom and to do your will
for the world of our day; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Revd David Messer
IF YOU
ENJOY SINGING
WHY NOT
JOIN US FOR OUR CAROL SERVICE IN DECMBER
REHEARSALS
START MONDAY NOVEMBER 7PM
IF YOU ARE
WILLING JUST TURN UP.
YOU ARE
VERY WELCOME.
Stanton
Methodist Church.
STANTON WI
Come & enjoy our Craft
Exhibition
The Church
Room
5 November 2011 1.30
pm
Exciting draw including a
beautiful quilt
made by
members
and other hand-crafted
items.
In aid of East Anglian Air
Ambulance
Stan CoCo Trust & The Stanton Village
Trust
September Tote Draw The draw was
made at The Cock on Saturday 1st October. 1st prize £100 No 93 Mr.
& Mrs. Balaam
2nd Prize £ 40 No. 297 Mr. John
Speller
3rd prize £ 20 No. 445 Mrs.
Reimann
Groups seeking financial aid from
either The Stan CoCo Trust or The Stanton Village Trust should
apply in writing to the Secretary:
Mrs. Deirdre Siddaway, Nevada,
Duke Street, IP31 2AA Tel.:251831
We need more people in the Tote
if we are to continue serving Stanton groups and amenities. If you
are not already a Tote member, please consider joining. £1 per
month is not a lot to ask. Your local collector would be pleased to
enrol you. For details phone John Robinson 251078 or Deirdre
Siddaway 251831
STANTON FOOTBALL CLUB
Have you been to support your
local team yet? If not then you are missing out on some great local
football - and all for the price of a cup of hot drink at half
time!
Last Saturday saw the first team
fight a courageous battle against Stowmarket Town and suffer a very
narrow defeat in the Senior Cup when they went down 4-3 in extra
time after an exciting game. More excitement to come with visits
from Crane Sports, Achilles, Leiston and Woodbridge for the first
team and the reserves facing Capel Plough, Melton St Audreys,
Coplestonians and Ipswich Athletic and all before the Christmas
break!
On the admin side we are looking
for help with all sorts of tasks including the Secretarial role. On
the finance side we are looking for help with fund raising,
sponsorship or just more members for the 100 club.
On the playing side - if you are
a frustrated footballer looking for a team then please do get in
touch and I will point you in the direction of our
managers.
We look forward to seeing you at
the next game
Joy Mayhew, Secretary, Stanton
FC. tel 251668 joymayhew@hotmail.com
Friends of Stanton Primary
School
Thank you to everyone who
attended and helped at Stanton Primary School’s recent Family Fun
Day, organised by the Friends of Stanton School. We were blessed
with good weather and entertained by excellent displays of dancing
and martial arts. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to play on a
wide variety of side shows and games, and the children thoroughly
enjoyed a closer look at a police car, which was on display.
Special thanks go to Bob, Jean, Rob and Bryan of Stanton Football
Club for running the popular barbecue and Nigel from The Cock Inn
for supplying the meat. The afternoon raised over
£1,000.
October also saw a groovy and
well-attended 60’s and 70’s disco. Thanks to Aiden of AS Sounds for
spinning some fab sounds for free for the evening, which raised
almost £500.
All the funds raised by the
Friends of Stanton School go towards providing ‘extras’ for the
children. Most recently this has included part funding a trip for
all children in Years 1-4 to the Cambridge Botanical Gardens. This
allowed them to experience what it is like in a rain forest and to
discover plants that do not normally grow in this country but which
give us everyday products such as banana trees, cocoa, coffee,
cotton and vanilla plants.
Watch out for details of future
events in the Steamer.
Kate Measures
Bonfire Night Saturday 5th November 7pm
start
Fireworks, glow
sticks,
licensed bar, kiddies fun
rides,
hot drinks and
refreshments,
hot
dogs/burgers/chips,
Sparklers
Ban
We’re very sorry to have
to disappoint all the children, and their parents, but despite
considering various options we have decided to ban all sparklers
this year, unfortunately the spent metal rods were simply strewn
and left all over the recreation ground last year, including the
football pitch, thus creating a hazard to all those who use the
recreation ground including dogs.
Tickets
Presold tickets for this
event will be on sale from mid October from Tripp Batt Country
Store which will enable pre night ticket holders a discounted
ticket and a faster entry on the night to the recreation
ground.
Presold Tickets sold
before Saturday 5th November will cost:
Adult Ticket £3.00 (£3.50
on the night)
Children's Ticket (under
16 years old) £1.00 (£1.50 on the night)
The
Bonfire
The bonfire will be built
by the Parish Council with the help and support of H Frost &
Sons & Shelborne Reynolds. All Stanton residents are kindly
requested not to dump materials on the recreation ground for
burning again this year. In previous years we have had most
unsuitable materials dumped i.e. furniture that gives off noxious
fumes, toxic plastics, gas cylinders, metal goods, old paint tins
etc. this is now a health and safety issue, all of which costs you,
the council tax payers, money to have cleared away. So please, we
ask for your help in not storing up materials for use on the
bonfire this year and we also require your help in advising anyone
seen fly tipping on the recreation ground not to do so for the
above reasons.
Any enquiries to:- Peter
Palmer (252333) Kelvin McDonald (251895)
On behalf of Stanton
Parish Council
Blackbourne Middle School Autumn
Fayre
On Saturday November 12th from
10am till 2pm the P.T.A will be holding an Autumn Fayre to help
raise funds for pupils of Blackbourne Middle School. There will be
a variety of craft stalls, tombola’s, raffle, children’s suitcase
sale and refreshments served by volunteers. Come and support your
local middle school and perhaps pick up gift for Christmas. If
anyone would like to have a craft stalls at £10 per pitch could
they please contact Suzanne 01359 252188 (Children’s suitcase sale
£2).
Mrs. Theresa Parrin, Chair of
P.T.A
“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt of
Stanton
November’s tasks include clearing
up autumns’ colourful mess, and preparing for next season with
transplanting and bulb planting.
It’s time to protect the less
hardy plants such as Dahlias, Geraniums and semi-hardy Fuchsias, by
bringing them in for winter protection, or moving potted plants to
sheltered frost-free positions. Dahlias can be wrapped in dry
newspaper, or dry sand. Pot up Geraniums and Fuchsias and prune
them back. Keep them on the dry side during winter and protect all
these plants from frost and vermin. Don’t forget to label them up
so that you know what colours they are, for when you bring them out
next year. Also make sure outdoor pots are raised from the ground,
or stood on gravel, to allow winter drainage.
Garden blowers and vacuums do a
wonderful job of clearing lawns – keep removing leaves, and
together with spiking the top 3 or 4 inches, moss will be deterred
and drainage will improve. The last grass cut of the year will be
soon, so it is worth giving the underside of the mower deck a good
clean afterwards. Once cleaned, a spraying of WD40 will protect
through the winter and will also reduce grass sticking next season.
Also think about booking in a service before its next use, as mower
workshops are always busy in the spring.
There is no better time to
replant than now. Providing it is of manageable proportions, move
any plant if it is not quite where you wanted it. Split up large
clumps of herbaceous perennials, discarding the older centres, and
replanting the outer younger growth which will be healthier and
more vigorous. Winter/Spring bedding should be planted now;
containers and hanging baskets can brighten up the dull days to
come. Resist the need to prune back plants with berries and seed
heads as the birds will feed on these. Check that trees are
adequately staked to withstand the winter winds, and rabbit proof
them where necessary.
In the kitchen garden, strawberry
runners can be re-planted, and rhubarb and Raspberry canes can be
divided. In the early part of the month, it may still be possible
to set over-wintering onions and broad beans.
Happy Gardening! Ian Shilling
tel. 01359 250268
S.H.C.T. Sponsored Cycle
Ride
Thanks to cyclists Angela
Burrows, Daniel Foskett, David Messer, Don & June Miller, John
Robinson & Pamela Wooderson and to all their sponsors who
raised £851 for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust.
Stanton WI
Jackie Dorling, vice-president,
welcomed our speaker, Steve Weston from Weatherquest to our October
meeting. Steve gave brief history of his education and how got
involved with weather forecasting. Weather is the here and now and
always changing. Climate is the average of weather recorded over 30
years i.e. rainfall and temperature. He told us not to listen to
alarmists about global warming and that if we read anything that
says that just grab a red pen and put a cross through it! Some
places are getting hotter and some colder. It is the natural rhythm
in the atmosphere. He told us we are now in a cycle of cold winters
- note to self, get some thick woolly jumpers and don't buy plants
that will not come through a harsh winter. He reminded us that
after all we are is just a spot of protoplasm on the third rock
from the sun! Steve judged our weather poem competition, won by
Jean Morgan. He laughed, said she had no idea how true some of it
was and asked if he could take it with him to show
colleagues.
Our monthly walk, immensely
enjoyed by our members, husbands and dogs, will be to
Thornham.
Plans for our forthcoming Craft
Exhibition on 5th November are being finalised. The finished quilt,
which is 1st prize in the raffle that day, was covetously eyed by
our members. I think a few of them will now be buying more raffle
tickets. Proceeds from the day are in support of East Anglian Air
Ambulance.
Linda Hall, Secretary, Stanton
WI
The Blackbourne Local History
Society
The new Season began with Monica
Place tracking Elizabeth Ist’s progress through Suffolk. Tracing
her visits to a variety of country houses.
John Robinson follows on in
October talking about the ‘Changes in Stanton 1865 – 1917’.
Illustrated from the Society’s photo archive.
On November 29th the talk will be
by Stephen Govier – ‘Suffolk Artists and Historians’.
His talk will include the work
undertaken by Maharajah Duleep Singh’s son recording the important
pictures in East Anglia.
For more information please
contact Jillian Chibnall. 01359 250715.
New members are always made
welcome.
Details of the year’s programme
can be found on the Blackbourne
Local History Website at
http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BlackbourneLHS.
The Royal British
Legion
Attending the monthly meeting of
the Stanton District Branch of The Royal British Legion were some
25 members which was held at The Cock Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 13th
October 2011 commencing at 8pm. The members were welcomed by the
chairman, D. Sexton, he then opened the meeting with the
Exhortation and Silent Tribute.
Apologies for absence were
received from 4 members.
The secretary read the minutes of
the previous meeting, also the correspondence and relevant points
discussed.
The treasurer R. Baker gave his
financial report.
The members were up-dated of the
Branch calendar by the Vice-Chairman, F. Clarke,
Oct 15th Quiz night Village
Hall
Oct 22nd Coffee Morning Church
Rooms 10am -12 noon
Nov llth Festival of Remembrance,
The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds. Tickets £10
Dec 16th Christmas Show at
Thursford (afternoon performance)
Remembrancetide:
On Sunday, November 13th the
Branch will head the Remembrance Day Parade in Stanton at the War
Memorial followed by the service in All Saints Church. The Parade
will assemble in the Cock Inn Car Park at 1045 hrs.
On Friday, November llth, the
Branch Standard Bearer accompanied by the Branch Bugler will
assemble at the War Memorial in Walsham le Willows at ll00hrs.
Branch members will meet at either Memorial to observe the two
minute silence, other members of the community are welcome to join
us.
At the conclusion of the official
business a social evening continued with refreshments and the
raffle was drawn.
The next Branch meeting, is the
Annual General Meeting and will be followed by a shortened monthly
meeting on Tuesday 8th November commencing at 8 pm.
B Bartrum Hon
Secretary
The Great Stanton Quiz –
The Battersea Barkers Do it Again!
Many thanks for all of you who
turned out to take part in a very sociable evening on Saturday 15th
October helping to raise £240 in support of The Friends of All
Saints Church. What a close finish!! Out of sixteen teams the
‘Battersea Barkers’ narrowly scraped one extra point from the
‘Stanton Mountain Rescue Team’ to win for the third year running.
All the teams did so well that by half-time every team was in with
a shout of winning. However, it was noticeable that one team
deteriorated somewhat as their concentration waned with the light
refreshments!
Many thanks to all those who
helped out with the catering, raffle, sound system and with the
clearing away, etc. Once again thank you to all the ‘Teams’. You
all made it another memorable quiz evening and we look forward to
seeing you again next year.
The Friends of All Saints
Church
BRECKLAND
BRASS BAND
STANTON
VILLAGE HALL
SUNDAY 27
NOVEMBER 2011
2.30PM
‘Step into
Christmas…….’ - On the first Sunday in Advent
By popular
request the Breckland Brass Band are returning to
the
Stanton
Community Village Hall
for an
afternoon of entertaining music and a taste of Christmas with
carols, mulled wine and mince pies included
Tickets -
£5 - available from the Post Office, Tripp Batt, The Cock Public
House or on the door.
Christmas Tree Festival 2011
All Saints Church, Stanton are delighted
to announce that The Christmas Tree Festival will take place this
year. Once again we are looking forward to welcoming visitors to
the church to admire Christmas trees decorated by local
organisations, to visit the refreshment stalls and enjoy the church
building. This will be the sixth year that we have organised such
an event and those of you who have participated will know that
there is a lovely festive atmosphere. The dates and times for this
year are as follows:-
Thursday 1st December 6pm until 8pm
Preview Evening by invitation only for all organisations exhibiting
a tree. ( 2 guests per organisation) Mulled wine, mince pies, and
trees.
Friday 2nd December 6pm until 8pm Open to
the public. Mulled wine, mince pies, stalls. quiz, Father Christmas
and trees.
Saturday 3rd December 10am until 4pm Open
to the public. Refreshments, stalls, quiz, Father Christmas and
trees.
Sunday 4th December 1pm until 4pm Open to
the public. Refreshments, stalls, quiz, Father Christmas and
trees.
The theme this year for the tree
decorating will be ‘Christmas Gifts.’ We will be asking visitors to
vote for their favourite tree and there will be small prizes for
the three most popular trees.
If you are part of a village organisation
and would like to decorate a Christmas tree please contact Caroline
Clarke on 251476 as soon as possible. We are hoping to attract
interest from many of the surrounding villages, not just Stanton
itself. Details of arrangements for the setting up of trees will be
sent out nearer the time.
All money raised will help maintain our
beautiful village church. We hope that as many visitors as possible
will join us for this special family occasion.
Thank you for your
support.
SUMMER LUNCH
Many thanks to all who supported
the Summer Lunch held on the 18th September. £346 was raised for
All Saints Church.
J. Miller
STANTON & DISTRICT PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION
If members haven't yet ordered
their ticket for the Christmas Lunch on December 12th at the
village hall, they should do so sharpish. At £10 per person the
lunch is very good value and the price even includes entertainment.
So contact Fred Clarke on 01359 252171 and join in.
Bob Mynn Secretary.
thank you
Once again I have to say a very
big thank you to a very special couple JILL and IZZY^they did a
really special coffee morning to raise money for my gt grandchild
who after a very big operation still is unable to walk ^ so she
needs a special wheel chair so she can go out and play with her
friends,and I want all the good friends who turned up to help make
it a success ,we couldnt believe that you all raised the
unbelievable sum of £260 thank you all so much^for turning up and
giving so generously best thing of all we all enjoyed the
morninglso much^as I have said before we have a lot of very good
people here thanks once again.
Doris Lomax, 101 Shepards grove
park
THANK YOU
Ray and Margaret of 53 S.G.P.
would like to thank all those Neighbours and Friends that kindly
sent cards and forwarded many good wishes for Ray when he was
unwell and confined to several weeks in Hospital recently, firstly
with many complications and a chest abscess, and then unfortunately
a heart attack
At the moment Ray is home and
hopefully on the mend. Thank you.
Margaret and Ray Howe.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
SEE??
We had a return visit to the
village hall on the 23rd September from Kevin Tomlinson, and the
management committee were very disappointed with the turnout. Those
few who came out, on what was a very pleasant Friday evening, were
well entertained for 2 hours, but with only about fifty people in
the audience we were left with a large bill to cover from village
hall funds at the end. When we re-opened the hall last year lots of
people spoke to us about being able to see professional live
entertainment here in the village. Where are you all?
The Village Hall Management
Committee are drawn from different village groups who use the hall
regularly to pursue their own various interests, however we need to
raise additional funds to maintain the fabric of the building and
continue to improve the facilities provide for all sections of the
local community. Were you aware that we are a registered charity
for instance?
We need to know what you want
entertainment you would like to see in YOUR local Village Hall.
Give us your ideas. Send them to
stantonvillagehall@btconnect.com
or contact one of the
committee.
At the end
of November we are welcoming the
Breckland Silver Band to the hall for a
Sunday afternoon of music.
We will be offering mulled wine and mince pies to get you into the
Christmas spirit. I hope that we can fill every available seat in
the hall all 250 of them!
Barbara Smithson Secretary
VHMC
STANTON BOWLS CLUB QUIZ
NIGHT
Saturday
26th November At 7.30.
No more
than six to a team. £2 per person.
STANTON POORS ESTATE
The annual distribution will take place
in the Church Room, Saturday 26th November, 10am -
12noon.
STANTON WOODLAND & WILDLIFE ACTION
GROUP
Time to Start Coppicing at Sid's
Piece Stanton Community Woodland
It is now five years since SWWAG
bought the three acre meadow that we call Sid's Piece. We were
helped by funds from Awards for All, Suffolk County and District
Councils, and now we create our own funds by being allowed to run
Plant Fairs at Wyken Hall, for which we must thank Sir Kenneth and
Lady Carla. I would also like to thank our many supporters and
helpers who make it such a success every time.
Autumn Action at Sid's
Piece
The oak trees that many of our
Primary and Middle School children grew from acorns, and then came
and planted, are now four to five feet high and doing well. However
some are being shaded by the vigorous growth of self-sewn willow.
This Autumn we need to coppice this willow to give the oaks more
space and encourage small wild flowers, such as cowslips and
primroses, to grow. Coppicing is the cutting of the willow to
ground level, not hard work as the willow is young. So if there is
anyone out there who would like some fresh air and exercise, come
along to Sid's Piece on Sunday 30 October between 10am and 12 noon.
Equipment will be provided. If the weather looks questionable call
me on 01359-259646. Mary Jane Toulson
Schools Future Pattern for Schools in the
Thurston Area?
Restructuring in the Thurston
Area, This booklet has been produced by Suffolk County Council,
working with the Thurston Partnership of schools.
All seventeen primary schools and
the upper school are members of the Thurston Partnership. It
explains why we want to reorganise schools in the Thurston area and
sets out a possible new pattern of schools. The model has been
developed by local schools, Suffolk County Council and the Church
of England Diocese. While planning for the future we are committed
to making sure there is no disadvantage to the achievement of
children currently in the system.
Possible Free School at Ixworth
or Stanton
If there was sufficient support
from parents, it would be possible to develop proposals to open a
free school on either the Ixworth or Blackbourne Middle School
sites in September 2014. The choice of site would be based on a
detailed option appraisal later in the process. This would be in
addition to the plan for Thurston Community College described
above. Some members of the local community have begun to explore
the possibility of setting up a free school for students aged 11-16
or 11-18 and the Church of England, which has a long history of
involvement with education in this area, has offered its
support.
In September 2011 twenty four new
free schools opened. Free schools are set up by groups of parents,
teachers and others to provide an additional school to reflect how
and where they want their children educated. Free schools get both
capital and revenue funding directly from the Government and
operate as academies independent of the local authority and with
the ability to work outside the National Curriculum, set their own
admissions policy, term dates and length of school day. Free
schools are still inspected by Ofsted to ensure they are providing
good quality education. Suffolk County Council supports the
establishment of free schools and academies where they are likely
to lead to improved standards and are consistent with the move to
two-tier schooling. The Thurston Partnership came into existence to
bring about two-tier education in our area in order to raise
standards for all our children. The establishment of a free school
is in no way at odds with these aims and the Thurston Partnership
would welcome the choice a possible free school would offer to
parents. If a free school were set up in the area, Thurston
Community College would still need to use the Beyton site until
such time as sufficient accommodation is available at the Thurston
site to educate all students on the Thurston campus.
Please use the consultation form
to let us know your views on having a free school in this area as
evidence of parents’ support is the first step in getting
the
Government’s approval.
Abbey Homes planning
appeal.
At the time of going to press it
appears that Abbey Homes will be appealing against the July 21st
refusal on the Hepworth/Upthorpe Roads application.
Here is part one of a shortened
version of the appeal procedure:
Planning applications are made to
the local planning authority (LPA). Appeals may be made for a
number of reasons, but most are made because the LPA have refused
planning permission. Appeals are made to the Planning Inspectorate.
Nearly all are decided by Inspectors, a small percentage are
decided by the Secretary of State
During the planning application
process local communities should have been given the opportunity to
comment on the development proposals which are the subject of an
appeal and members of the public would have been welcome to give
their views. If you had an interest in an application, whether you
were for or against it, you almost certainly will be interested in
the outcome of any appeal. This guide explains how you can make
your views known.
Who can appeal? Only the person
who made the planning application has the right to appeal. We must
receive all their appeal papers within six months of the LPA’s
decision notice.
If you wrote to the LPA about the
planning application:-
they should write to tell you
about the appeal within two weeks of us accepting it; and when the
arrangements have been made for the inquiry they should let you
know when and where it will take place.
The appellant must display
details of the inquiry, including the time and place, on the site
of the proposed development two weeks before the inquiry. Your LPA
may give appeals more publicity.
What you can do: The LPA will
send us copies of any letters of support or objection they received
about the planning application while considering it. These will be
fully considered by the Inspector who decides the
appeal.
If you did not write at
application stage, or you did write and now have something new to
say, you can send us your comments.
You can submit your comments on
line through the Planning Portal using the
Planning Casework Service,
www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs or you can write or
email to us. The LPA should have
told you our Case Officer’s contact details.
If you sent us your comments in a
letter, if possible, please send us three copies
of it. Please note that we do not
acknowledge receipt.
If you want to make written
comments, you must make sure that we receive
your comments within six weeks of
the starting date for the appeal. The LPA
should have told you the
deadline. We will send copies of your comments to the appellant,
the LPA and the Inspector.
Further details and addresses in
next month, it is hoped we can hold the inquiry in the village hall
but that is yet to be decided.
Jim Thorndyke 250271
If you love the countryside, then come
along to our Countryside Forum
Held at West Suffolk House on
Tuesday 15 November at 4pm, the forum will give you the opportunity
to hear presentations on the Brecks, past, present and future and
Red Lodge Heath, a site of special scientific interest.
For more information please
contact John Smithson by phone on: 01284 757092 or by email at:
john.smithson@stedsbc.gov.uk
One-to-one funding surgeries are
back by popular demand
As part of our Rural Action Plan
we have organised one-to-one funding surgeries for rural community
groups in St Edmundsbury. Details of where and when can be found in
the table below.
If your community group has an
idea for a project that will make a real impact in your local
community, then why not book a free slot (you can attend with a
colleague).
In total there are 12 slots
available, on a first-come-first-served basis, and each slot will
last 40 minutes. Booking is essential.
For more information, or to book
a free slot for your community group, please phone on: 01284 757109
or email at: rural@stedsbc.gov.uk
When Where
Monday 7 Nov Hundon Village Hall,
North Street, Hundon, C010 8EE
Friday 18 Nov Horringer Community
Centre, The Street, Horringer, IP29 5RU
St Edmundsbury supports rural
communities through:
The Rural Action Plan and
Grants
Contact Kirsty Pitwood:
rural@stedsbc.gov.uk
T: 01284 757109
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/ruralactionplan
Housing
Contact Niki Hollingworth:
niki.hollingworth@stedsbc.gov.uk
T: 01284 757604
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/live/housing.cfm
Rural youth outreach
work
Contact Simon Pickering:
simon.pickering@stedsbc.gov.uk
T: 01284 757077
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/play/scene.cfm
Planning
Contact Planning Helpdesk:
planning.helpdesk@stedsbc.gov.uk
T: 01284 757675
Please visit:
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/live/planning-services.cfm
THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 175 October 2011
STANTON METHODIST
CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33 Abbeygate,
Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley –
252207
OCTOBER
2nd 10-30am Morning Service Rev.
R. Hills.
3rd 2-30pm. Bible
Study
4th 10-00am Coffee
Morning.
9th 10-30am Morning Service Rev.
S. Oliver
10th 2-30pm Bible
Study.
16th 10-30am Morning Service Rev,
C. Hough.
17th 2-30pm Bible
Study.
20th 2-30pm Service at Ashmore
House
22nd 3-00pm ORGAN RECITAL with Mr
David Honeyball.
Tickets £5 sold at door.
Tea/Coffee served. All are welcome.
23rd 10-30am Morning Service Mrs
J. Weibel/Mrs Blake
24th 2-30pm Bible
Study
30th 10-30am Morning Service Mrs
E. Ritchie.
31st 2-30pm Bible
Study.
We all like to be popular, and we
try to do our best to please. It's like politicians after being
elected in an election, with a high rating but steadily decline
during a term, when the going gets tough.
Jesus was popular when He fed the
five thousand (John Ch 6 verses 14 -15 ) it plummeted when He told
His listeners that He had "Come down from heaven (verse 38) Their
response to His stupendous claim was, essentially, who does this
guy think he is. (verse41) His popularity dipped more when He
explained how they could have Him as Spiritual bread (verses
51-52).
Perplexed by what they heard they
said " This is a hard saying: who can understand it " (verse 60) As
a result many left Him.
Jesus asked his disciples "Do you
also want to go away (verse67), Peter answered "Lord, to whom shall
we go"? You have the words of eternal life" (verse 68).
Will you like Peter, choose to
ignore the world's ratings of Jesus and follow Him
daily?
Those searching to know life true
meaning.
Can find it in only one
way
By serving the Lord with
commitment
And living for Him day by
day.
Commitment to Christ is a daily
calling that challenges us all.
Pat Bolton
ALL SAINTS
CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The
Rectory, 1 Old Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31
2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available
on Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson
01379 898447 e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches,
events, beliefs and officers
October services
2nd Trinity 18 8.30am No
service
11.00am Harvest Festival Rev. D.
Messer
9th Trinity 19 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. L. Dawsons
6.45pm Praise Service Di
Barker
16th Trinity 20 8.30am Holy
ommunion Rev. L. Dawson
11.00am Morning Prayer John
Robinson
23rd Trinity 21 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. L. Dawson
30th Trinity 22 11.00am Benefice
HC At Market Weston
Every Monday, Thursday &
Friday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays 5th,
12th, 1 9th & 26th 7. pm at Stanton
Services in our companion
parishes
Barningham 2nd 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. L. Dawson
9th 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
16th 11.00am All Age Keith
Lewis
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
23rd 11.00am Anglian/Methodist
Rev. L. Dawson
Coney Weston 9th 9.45am Morning
Prayer Adam Barclay
23rd 7.00pm Harvest Festival Rev.
L. Dawson
23rd 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Hopton 2nd 9.45am Harvest
Festival Rev. L. Dawson
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
9th 9.45am Morning Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
16th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Market Weston 9th 6.00pm Evening
Prayer Rev. L. Dawson
23rd 11.00 am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
30th 11.00 am Benefice HC. Rev.
D. Messer
Praise Service 9 October. Di
Barker continues the Beatitudes theme with The
Peacemakers
Welcome to the church family to
Phoebe Turner, Oliver & Olivia Nield who were baptised on 4
September.
Congratulations to Matthew
Hazelton & Kerry-Anne Harfield who were married on 3 September.
We wish them every happiness.
We give thanks for the life of
Betty Oliver
Lorraine writes………
As we begin to prepare harvest
festival services I wonder why it’s so important to us - even now
when most of us don’t work on the land? Could it be because it’s a
very physical symbol of our dependence on God? A timely reminder
that we are not in control of everything? That we have God to thank
for ‘all good things around us’.
The past few years have presented
our farmers with more than the usual surprises. Torrential rain
threatens UK harvest - not this year’s headline (yet) but 2007 when
combines couldn’t even get on to the land and torrential hail in
some parts of the country caused severe damage. 2008 and the
headline was ‘Has the Harvest weather ever been as bad?’ and the
cost of diesel made drying the grain another kind of nightmare. As
I write this we are looking at the damage an early drought has
caused. Sugar beet doesn’t like a swing between wet and dry
weather. Yellow rust, septoria, fusarium ear infection, mildew……
the farmers among you could give a much longer list of the
challenges that disease and weather changes present. Not to mention
the risk of contracts being cancelled at short notice. And that’s
why it’s so important to say thank you - thank you to those who
work so hard to produce our food and also to come together as a
community to thank God.
We should also always remember
those who have no harvest, and pray for those places where natural
forces can’t be blamed. Particularly the places where the greed of
the world has robbed the poor of their resources, whether it’s
minerals, water, or crippling debt repayments.
The Kingdom of God that Jesus
spoke of is a kingdom in which all will be provided. We need to
remember that God gave us all good things for a reason, and that
reason has something to do with coming together as a community to
sustain each other.
Whether it means the community
here in Suffolk, or our global community, is for us to decide but
we have a duty to respond to those in need around us. We must never
forget that it’s only when we work towards His kingdom that God
will truly celebrate with us.
Revd. Lorraine Dawson.
Stanton
WI
Report for the meeting held on
Wednesday 14th September.
Jackie Dorlilng, our
vice-president, conducted the meeting as our President, Maureen
Johnson, is in hospital. Members all wished her well and signed a
Get Well card. Jackie welcomed members to our meeting, including
two visitors. There was only one birthday posy to present this
month and this was given to Angela Smith. We are all looking
forward to our Craft Exhibition in the Church Room on Saturday 5th
November, the highlight of which will be the raffling our a
wonderful quilt lovingly prepared by our members. Shirley Casey has
been very busy advertising this event, the proceeds of which will
be going to the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Unfortunately, our speaker did
not turn up but we made the most of the opportunity by having early
refreshments which enabled us all to have a chance of a good chat.
New members are always most welcome and you can be assured of a
friendly greeting and the chance to make many friends.
Linda Hall, Secretary, Stanton
WI
STANTON
WI
Come &
enjoy our Craft Exhibition
The Church
Room
5 November
2011 1.30 pm
Exciting draw
including a beautiful quilt made by members
and other
hand-crafted items.
In aid of East
Anglian Air Ambulance
The Blackbourne Local History
Society
On TUESDAY OCTOBER 25TH John
Robinson will be giving a talk on 'The Changes in Stanton 1865 -
1917'. This talk will be illustrated using photographs from the
BLHS collection.
Monica Place will be following
the ‘Progress of Elizabeth I through Suffolk’ on 27th
September.
Come along and join us in the
Church Rooms Stanton at 7.30pm. New Members can join at the
meeting. Visitors are always welcome £2.50 payable on the
night.
The programme can be viewed on
our website.
For further information please contact Jillian Chibnall. 01359
250715.
Or e’mail to
www.blackbourne-history@hotmail.co.uk
Our Website is
http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BlackbourneLHS
Stan CoCo Trust & The
Stanton Village Trust
August Tote Draw The draw was
made at cuttinroom.com on Saturday 3 Sept.
1st prize £100 No 202 Mr. D.
Perkins
2nd Prize £ 40 No. 136 George
Morgan
3rd prize £ 20 No. 300 Ruby
Townsend
Groups seeking financial aid from
either The Stan CoCo Trust or The Stanton Village Trust should
apply in writing to the Secretary:
Mrs. Deirdre Siddaway, Nevada,
Duke Street, IP31 2AA Tel.:251831
We need more people in the Tote
if we are to continue serving Stanton groups and amenities. If you
are not already a Tote member, please consider joining. £1 per
month is not a lot to ask. Your local collector would be pleased to
enrol you. For details phone John Robinson 251078 or Deirdre
Siddaway 251831
STANTON & DISTRICT
PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION
The next members meeting will be
held in the Village Hall on Monday, October 3 at 2 pm, Member John
Niemiec will give a talk on his rather unusual family history,
which promises to be very interesting,
The Christmas Lunch, scheduled
for Monday, December 12 at the Village Hall, will cost £10 per
person and will, doubtless, be to the usual high standard, Fred
Clarke, who is organising the event, would be grateful if attendees
will part with their tenners at the October meeting, or certainty
by the end of October. Your cooperation in this will help to make
old Fred's life a bit easier.
Bob Mynn. Secretary.
Bonfire Night
Saturday 5th November 7pm
start
Fireworks, glow
sticks,
licensed bar, kiddies fun
rides,
hot drinks and
refreshments,
hot dogs/burgers/chips,
Sparklers Ban
We’re very sorry to have to
disappoint all the children, and their parents, but despite
considering various options we have decided to ban all sparklers
this year, unfortunately the spent metal rods were simply strewn
and left all over the recreation ground last year, including the
football pitch, thus creating a hazard to all those who use the
recreation ground including dogs.
Tickets
Presold tickets for this event
will be on sale from mid October from Tripp Batt Country Store
which will enable pre night ticket holders a discounted ticket and
a faster entry on the night to the recreation ground.
Presold Tickets sold before
Saturday 5th November will cost:
Adult Ticket £3.00 (£3.50 on the
night)
Children's Ticket (under 16 years
old) £1.00 (£1.50 on the night)
The Bonfire
The bonfire will be built by the
Parish Council with the help and support of H Frost & Sons
& Shelborne Reynolds. All Stanton residents are kindly
requested not to dump materials on the recreation ground for
burning again this year. In previous years we have had most
unsuitable materials dumped i.e. furniture that gives off noxious
fumes, toxic plastics, gas cylinders, metal goods, old paint tins
etc. this is now a health and safety issue, all of which costs you,
the council tax payers, money to have cleared away. So please, we
ask for your help in not storing up materials for use on the
bonfire this year and we also require your help in advising anyone
seen fly tipping on the recreation ground not to do so for the
above reasons.
Any enquiries to:- Peter Palmer
(252333) Kelvin McDonald (251895)
On behalf of Stanton Parish
Council
STANTON VILLAGE
QUIZ
SATURDAY, 15TH OCTOBER 2011
–
VILLAGE HALL (7.15 for 7.30pm
start)
Get your thinking caps on for this very popular
event, and win the trophy for a year to impress your friends! By
popular demand at half-time pre-ordered hotdogs will again be
available for £1.50, complete with onions, apart from the usual
beverages Wow!!! Entrance fee is £1.50 per head. A maximum of 4 in
a team only, or turn up on the night and make a team up.
Proceeds from the evening will go towards keeping
our historical church building in good order.
Please contact Patricia and Peter Palmer ( 252333
with your Team’s name and hotdog orders by 10th October 2011
please, and this year we would like payment before the evening to
avoid a late start. Look forward to seeing you then for another
extremely competitive and social evening.
60’s and 70’s
night
Get out your gladrags, put on your platforms and
strut on down to a night of swinging 60’s and funky 70’s sounds at
Stanton Village Hall on Saturday 8th October. From 7.30 until late,
there will be a host of funky tunes from AS Sound, and a bar to
quench the inevitable thirst.
Tickets are available from Stanton Primary School
office, The Cock Inn and Stanton Post Office, and cost just £5
each. Fancy dress optional.
Presented by Friends of Stanton School, all
profits will go towards providing the 'little extras' that make a
difference to the experience that the children get at school. These
include everything from subsidising school trips and paying for a
pantomime to come to school for all the children to watch before
Christmas to providing ice lollies at the end of sports day. Groovy
baby!
Friends of Stanton School
LETTERS TO THE
STEAMER
Remembrance Sunday
Quote: " If it ain't broke, don't
fix it."
Having resigned the Presidency of
Stanton District Branch of the Royal British Legion and returned to
the back benches, I do not feel constrained to keep my views to
myself.
The Remembrance Service is
approved and published by the hierarchy of the Church of England
and recognised throughout the World.
The Stanton padre decided the
Service needed a "point of focus" and therefore introduced Holy
Communion into the main body of the Service rather than at the end
as is traditionally carried out.
Representations both written and
face to face meetings were made, but, the Vicar would not be moved.
At the last RBL meeting a vote was taken and was unanimous in
favour of the Traditional Service:
Whilst it is accepted that the
Vicar can do as he pleases in his own church, I do not believe that
he has the moral authority to tinker with tradition. Personally
having attended many remembrance Services throughout the World and
for many years, I cannot possibly condone the present
situation.
So, impasse, What is to be done ?
I offer the following solution to be discussed at the next monthly
meeting of the RBL.
On November 11th at 1100 all who
are available parade at the War memorial for the following :-Short
Prayers, Exhortation, Names to be read, Last post, Silence,
Revielle. Kohema Bidding - Dismiss
On Remembrance Sunday those who
wish to attend at Stanton Church, should do so, but, those who wish
a traditional Service should attend Walsham le Willows
Church.
This is a regretful circumstance,
which but for the obduracy of the incumbent would not have come to
pass. The subject is open for debate.
P.G.Raven (Lt.Col. Retd
)
Ex President of Stanton Branch of
The Royal British Legion
I wonder whether you might put a reminder in the
Stanton Steamer about disposing of wet wipes in the
toilets.
My neighbour, who is a pensioner in her 80's, had
a problem with her toilet bowl backing up with water. Her care
worker had to call out Dynarod as, due to a medical condition, it
is necessary for her to have her toilet in working
order.
Dynarod checked under the inspection cover
outside her property, which was full of water. He checked further
down other properties and found the problem was wet wipes. This
cost the pensioner £126:00 to have cleared.
It is not only baby wipes but cosmetic and
household cleaning wipes which cause the problem. The operative
told me that some packs say that the wipes are flushable. They are
not as they do not break down. The lady in question does not use
wipes of any kind. I am sure there are many residents who would be
grateful if you could assist in reminding the culprits of the cost
of their 'mistakes' to others.
Many thanks, Cathrine Sweeney
STANTON WOODLAND &
WILDLIFE ACTION
GROUP
(SWWAG)
Autumn Plant Fair Sunday 2nd October
at Wyken Hall by kind permission of
Sir Kenneth & Lady Carlisle
10am – 4pm
Autumn is an excellent time for planting, while
the soil is still warm before winter. It is also the time to plant
bulbs for your spring garden
The SWWAG Plant Fair will have many local
nurseries offering a wide range of plant and bulbs.
The Fair is run to raise funds for further
development of the Stanton Community Wood; “Sid’s Piece”. Four
years on from the first planting, Sid’s Piece is becoming a haven
for wildlife and a popular venue for walkers.
There will be lots of lovely prizes to win on the
Tombola. Please support this as it is a major source of funds for
SWWAG.
There will be a plant crèche with help available
to take your plants back to your car.
Rosie Meekings, Secretary
01359 259652
STANTON
FC
The new season has started
quietly with both teams struggling to get points on the table. The
first team are up against some tough opposition at the beginning of
the season - don't miss what will be a great match on October 8th
when the first round of the Senior Cup sees us at home against
Stowmarket Town! Where else can you watch good local football for
free? (But please do come and buy a cuppa at half time and a
programme!!) The reserve team has moved up a league on promotion
and finding the early days a bit tough against the big boys who got
the top spots last year but have been holding their own and looking
forward to getting a win under their boots.
There promises to be some really
exciting matches this season so come along and cheer them on - we
are here every Saturday and the bar in the newly refurbished
community village hall is also open for an hour after matches for
you to discuss tactics!!
QUESTION - CAN YOU SPONSOR US OR
ADVERTISE IN OUR PROGRAMME OR ON THE PITCH??
In Senior football we are
required to pay linesmen as well as the referee and therefore fund
raising is essential. Each match is costing us nearly £100. We are
currently looking for financial support and sponsorship. If you can
help with any fund raising ideas or would like to sponsor the
teams, we can help! We also offer a 100 club - £1 a month for a
monthly prize of £50/£30/£20. And for those of you with a business,
our advertising boards on the pitch are very very reasonable - just
£190 initial payment and then £100 per season.
More committee members are needed
and helpers are always welcome - how about teas/minutes secretary
or helping out with the ground? You will all be welcome. Don't
forget that we now have a junior team affiliated to us and the
future is looking very positive. Please get in touch and help us to
really progress this club for the good of the village.
Joymayhew@hotmail.com Secretary -
Stanton FC tel 01359 251668
STANTON METHODIST
CHURCH.
We Invite you to an ORGAN
RECITAL
With Mr David
Honeyball.
SATURDAY 22ND OCTOBER At
3-OOpm.
Tickets £5 each at the door.
Refreshments will be served.
A delightful afternoon of music not to be
missed.
All are welcomed.
The Royal British
Legion
Attending the monthly meeting of
the Stanton District Branch of The Royal British Legion were some
16 members, which was held at The Cock Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 13
September, 2011 commencing at 8pm. The members were welcomed by the
chairman, D. Sexton, he then opened the meeting with the
Exhortation and Silent Tribute.
Apologies for absence were
received from 8 members.
The secretary read the minutes of
the previous meeting, also the correspondence and relevant points
discussed.
The treasurer R. Baker gave his
financial report. At this point, Mrs. D. Bartrum, gave to the
treasurer £355 the sum raised at 'An Evening of
Clairvoyance'
An up-date of the social calendar
was given by the Vice-Chairman, F. Clarke,
Forthcoming events
are:
Oct 22 Coffee Morning in the
Church Room 10am - 12noon
Oct 30 Great South Run -
Portsmouth. Running to raise funds for the
Branch, A. Adams, a Branch member
is seeking sponsorship. For further details contact either the
Chairman, Secretary or Adrian himself.
Nov 11 Festival of Remembrance in
The Apex at Bury St Edmunds,
Dec 16 Christmas Show at
Thursford (2.00pm show)
At the conclusion of the official
business a social evening continued with refreshments and the
raffle was drawn.
The next Branch meeting will be
on Tuesday 11 October commencing at 8 pm.
B Bartrum Hon
Secretary
THANK YOU
A big thank you to all who
supported us, Doreen, Ida & Wendy at the 'Evening of
Clairvoyance' on 1st September in Ixworth Village Hall. With your
generous support the magnificent sum of £355 was raised for The
Royal British Legion, Stanton District Branch.
This money is 'earmarked' to be
donated to The Royal British Legion, Suffolk County Benevolent
Fund, which will help the welfare needs of Service, Ex-service
personnel and/or their dependants, in SUFFOLK, who are eligible for
Royal British Legion assistance.
Doreen Bartrum
“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt
Country Store of Stanton
Lawns – Apply an autumn feed,
either granular or liquid form, which will give your lawn good
colour and will toughen it up to last through the winter. To
improve root growth and avoid water logging, consider spiking and
aerating the lawn in order to keep it in good condition. It is also
a good time to scarify, i.e. raking off the build up of dead grass
and moss from the surface of the lawn, either by hand or
mechanically. Your lawn won’t look brilliant for a while afterwards
until the healthy grass has taken control again. Keep removing
leaves that can kill off the grass underneath.
Vegetables – buy young plants
now, of peas, Brassicas and broad beans for harvesting next spring
but be sure to protect from hungry pigeons in the winter. Broad
Beans can still be sown at the start of the month. Finish
harvesting and storing root crops before serious frosts
commence.
Tomatoes – outdoor bushes will be
vulnerable to frosts, so get as much from them as possible by
carefully lifting them and hang these upside down in the greenhouse
or shed, for the green fruit to ripen. Those that don’t can be used
to make chutney.
Fruit – Harvest time is under
way, but only store fruit which is in perfect condition otherwise
rotting will soon start. I’ve been caught out before with mice
having their feed, so protect accordingly. Apples and pears have
fallen early this year, but try to ‘tease’ these off their branches
before they drop and damage.
Finally, autumn is tidy-up time
in the garden, and we have our annual machinery demonstration day
at Tripp Batt on Saturday October 15th, where there’ll be the
opportunity to see a range of machines such as log splitters, leaf
blowers, vacuums, and chainsaws in operation. Happy
Gardening!
Ian Shilling tel. 01359
250268
ST EDMUNDSBURY BUDGET
CONSULTATION
Dear Resident,
Budget consultation - help us to
shape your services in 2011/12 and share in a 'thank you' prize
draw of £150
As a result of the well
publicised reduction in Government grants, St Edmundsbury Borough
Council will have £3.5 million less to spend over the next two
years. We would very much appreciate your views and ideas to help
councillors decide where we can - and should - make further savings
or generate more income, and how your money should best be spent
during 2012/13.
I am proud that St Edmundsbury
this year froze your Council Tax yet again; and that we have
already saved £3.5 million over the past two years while
maintaining, or indeed improving, your services. While this has not
been easy, the current economic situation now means we have to dig
even deeper and perhaps fundamentally change the way we do things
with, and for, our local communities.
This budget consultation survey
is your chance to guide us in our decision-making. Some of the
ideas - and I can assure you they are simply ideas, not decisions -
are very specific and are intended to 'get the ball rolling'. We
are looking for your comments on them but, equally if not more
importantly, would welcome your own ideas and suggestions about
possible savings or new income. We will take account of your
comments and suggestions when we look at the council's budget
during the autumn, with the final decision - the level of Council
Tax - decided in February 2012.
I look forward to your views and
suggestions which will help us to make sure we get things as right
as we possibly can. With best wishes and thank you for your
time.
John Griffiths
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
Leader
The questionnaire is available
at:
http://budgetconsultation2011.questionpro.com/
Please complete this
questionnaire by 4 October 2011. You do not have to give us your
name and address, but if you do then your details will be entered
into a draw with three prizes of £50. For further details on this
consultation form online please go to
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk
If you have any questions about
this form please call Davina Howes at St Edmundsbury on 01284
757070
THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 174 September
2011
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33
Abbeygate, Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley –
252207
SEPTEMBER.
4th
10-30am Morning Service Rev. E.
Ritchie.
5th
2-30pm Bible Study
6th
10-00am Coffee Morning.
11th 10-30am Morning
Service Mr R. Sayer.
12th 2-30pm Bible
study
15th 2-30pm Service
at Ashmore.
18th 10-30am Morning
Service Mr B. Smith
7-00pm Harvest
Songs of Praise L/A
19th 2-30am Bible
Study.
25th 10-30am Morning
Service Rev. C. Hough
26th
2-30am Bible Study.
STANTON METHODIST
CHURCH.
In the month of July, our Church
under went a dramatic "project". It had been agreed by our Church
Committee that we needed to have more flexibility with our
space.
The project was to remove the
first three rows of pews and be replaced by chairs. The remaining
pews were then made free standing. The remaining walls made
good.
The carpenter named Mr Richard
Clements who helped to make this transformation was excellent, He
completed his work in a week.
Mr R Stanley and Rev John Taplin
worked hard in helping clear the debris and by the end of the week
that part of the work was completed.
The whole floor was then carpeted
making the transformation complete.
We are pleased to announce that a
large number of chairs were sponsored by members, colleagues and
friends.
Our Thanks to everyone that
contributed to this "new look".
We hope to make more opportunity
for the community to be part of the Fellowship of the Church during
special occasions/ services and greater flexibility of the
Worshipping area. As always we offer a warm welcome to everyone to
join us.
Lord, give us a renewed
enthusiasm of heart for attending church, so that it won't be just
another Sunday.
Pat Bolton.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The
Rectory, 1 Old Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31
2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available
on Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson
01379 898447 e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches, events,
beliefs and officers
Services for September
2011
4th Trinity
11 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
9.45am All
Age Rev. D. Messer
11th Trinity
12 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
6.45pm Praise
Service Rev. P. Oliver
18th Trinity
13 8.30am Holy
ommunion Rev. L. Dawson
11.00am Morning
Prayer John Robinson
25th
Trinity
14 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
Praise Service 11 September. Rev.
Philip Oliver continues the Beatitudes theme with The Pure in
Heart
Every Monday, Thursday &
Friday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays 7th,
14th, 21st & 28th 7.30 pm at Stanton
Services in our companion
parishes
Barningham 4th 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
11th 8.30am Holy Communion Rev.
L. Dawson
18th 11.00am Harvest Festival
Keith Lewis
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. L.
Dawson
25th 11.00am (4th Sunday) Dorothy
& Hazel
Coney Weston 11th 9.45am Morning
Prayer Keith Lewis
23rd 7.00pm Harvest Festival Rev.
D. Messer
25th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
L. Dawson
Hopton 4th 9.45am All Age Jan
Jarman
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
11th 9.45am Morning Prayer Adam
Barclay
18th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
Market Weston 11th 6.00pm Evening
Prayer Rev. D. Messer
25th 11.00am Harvest Festival
Rev. D. Messer
Harvest Service 11.00 am at All
Saints Stanton 2nd October 2011 Please bring food and share it
after the service For further information contact Angie Burrows
01359 250008
Suffolk County Council is
introducing
intelligent street lighting in your area
Contractors working on behalf of
the county council will soon be seen installing an 'intelligent
street lighting system' to control the street lights around
Suffolk. The system will allow the council to switch off some
street lights, dim some street lights or leave them on remotely.
The lights will have fully adjustable settings, which means that
settings can be altered for different days of the week, take
account of British Summertime, or set street lights to stay on for
longer (for events or Christmas and New Year).
All street lights owned by
Suffolk County Council that are six metres in height or below are
to be switched off between the hours of midnight and 5:30am. The
council will be using the following criteria to consider whether
lights should be kept on for a longer period:
lights at major
junctions/roundabouts;
in town centres with CCTV, high
security businesses (e.g. banks), areas of high night-time
pedestrian usage, (e.g. near nightclubs and train stations),
outside community facilities or leisure centres;
areas where street lights are
needed to reduce road accidents;
areas where there could be an
increase in crime through reduced lighting (e.g. pubs and specific
residential areas);
remote alleys linking residential
streets; in public car parks;
at bus stops; near pedestrian
crossings, footbridges, and subways;
at level crossings, speed humps
and traffic lights; and
where there is sheltered housing
for the elderly.
The decision about which street
lights to keep on and which should be switched off has been made in
consultation with local town and parish councils, Suffolk police
and your local county councillor. The county council is moving to
this new system in order to save money (it is estimated that the
council will save £550,000 a year in energy bills) and to save
carbon. Suffolk has an ambition to reduce their carbon emissions by
60% by 2025 and the introduction of the system with part night
lighting will deliver a CO2 reduction of over 4000 tonnes by April
2013.
For more information, or to view
a map of which street lights are part of the scheme, and when your
street lights will become part of the scheme, please visit:
www.suffolk.gov.uk/streetlighting or speak to your local parish
council.
STANTON W.I. NEWS
Our garden meeting this year was
held in Linda Hall’s beautiful garden in Roydon. We all contributed
a plate of food and, as always, we were surprised at the variety we
produced making for a very tasty supper. After members had looked
around the garden, we enjoyed a quiz which Shirley Casey had
organised with some very tricky questions, won by Flo Cawson, Linda
Gridley and Jackie Dorling.
We were pleased to report that
Shirley Casey’s short story, entered in the Lady Denman cup, has
been passed through to the national level for judging. Also
pleasing is the amount of success that our members achieved at the
Stanton Village show where they won several trophies. We are now in
the process of putting together our entry in the co-operative cup
which includes cookery and craftwork so we are hoping for more
success from our talented membership.
In November we shall be holding
our Craft Exhibition in the Church Room when we will be showcasing
all our craftwork as well as holding the draw for the beautiful
quilt that our members are currently working on. There will be many
other prizes, including hampers and hand-made jewellery, so watch
for more details of this event.
Our walking group, led by June
Miller, went to Wortham last month and 14 members enjoyed
refreshments in the excellent tea shop there. The craft and chat
afternoons in the Church Room on the third Monday afternoon each
month are great fun and are open to all, including
non-members.
The theatre trip, this year to
Aldeburgh, is eagerly looked forward to, organised by Ros Smith our
treasurer, stopping on the way for lunch at the well-known fish and
chip shop in Dunwich.
If you would like to know
anything else about Stanton W.I. please telephone me on 250739.
Visitors and new members are always warmly welcomed at our friendly
meetings.
Maureen Johnson
(President)
SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB
Come along and try your hand at
this friendly sport, experience is not necessary, you will soon get
the hang of it, who knows you could be on the ‘telly’ at ‘Potters’
next year!!
We will be restarting our season
on Tuesday Oct. 4th in the Village Hall at 2pm and thereafter each
Tuesday and Sunday till March 2012 so come along and join us, you
will be made very welcome.
Our AGM is on the 23rd Sept 2011
at Stanton Bowls Club, at 19.30 if you wish to attend.
Royal British Legion Legion FundaY 30th
July
Well we were blessed with a
lovely sunny day. Our Branch President Mr. Peter Raven opened the
Funday. There were plenty of stalls for all the family to
enjoy.
Our thanks must go to our arena
entertainers, Kuk Sool Wan martial arts, and O Zumba, altogether a
very energetic afternoon well done and thank you.
On behalf of our Branch I would
like to thank all of our hard working stallholders and everyone who
came and supported us on our Funday.
In all a total of £800.00 was
raised. This money will be donated to the Suffolk County Benevolent
Fund, which supports the welfare needs of service/ex- service
personnel and/or their dependants. Once again thank you to everyone
who supported us.
David Sexton.
Chairman.
“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt Country
Store of Stanton
Harvesting is not just for
farmers, as gardeners have been doing it for many weeks now, and
will continue to do so, even into winter, with brassicas and leeks
etc. In fact it’s a continuous cycle, because Peas and Broad Beans
can be sown and onions can be set now, to get a head start come the
spring. Autumn sown Broad Beans tend to not get attacked by
blackfly. Greenhouse Tomatoes, Peppers and cucumbers will still
keep going with extra help from liquid feeding.
Fruit – Test if your apples and
pears are ready to pick, and do so before allowing them to drop
onto the ground, when they can easily damage. They are ready to
pick when they come off with a slight twist of the stalk. Remove
rotting fruit so that the rot doesn’t spread. You may want to
consider the use of wasp traps to attract them away from the
fruit.
Lawns – As long as the soil is
moist, start applying an autumn feed to strengthen and ‘green up’
your grass, making it stronger to cope with the winter. Treat moss
and weeds as well if these are a problem.
Herbaceous – Much of the later
herbaceous (Michaelmas Daisy, Japanese Anemones etc. is taller
growing, and may succumb to strong winds, so use short sticks,
making them inconspicuous if possible, to offer support.
Prepare for winter! While outdoor
wood is on the dry side, now is the time to against deterioration
through the winter. You can use a water-based treatment such as
“Shed & Fence” for rough sawn timber, and a spirit based
treatment for planed timber. Check the quality of barge boards and
roof felt on sheds and other out-buildings, repairing where
necessary. Also get chainsaws serviced and sharpened ready for use,
and loppers, hatchets and axes can be sharpened too.
Autumn is traditionally the best
time for planting as plants will have time to develop their root
systems giving them a head start next spring. We are pleased to
once again support the ‘Gardeners Tombola’ at the autumn plant fair
at Wyken Hall on 1st October, in aid of Stanton Woodland &
Wildlife Action Group.
Happy Gardening! Ian Shilling,
tel. 01359 250268
WALSHAM LE WILLOWS SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO A FAMILY FUN DAY
TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY 18TH
SEPTEMBER
AT THE CLUB FROM 12 ‘TIL 4
P.M.
WE HAVE A WEALTH OF ENTERTAINMENT,
INCLUDING A FUN RUN (OR WALK), BOUNCY CASTLE, FACE PAINTING, DOG
SHOW, PUNCH AND JUDY, BARBECUE, MINI GOLF AND MUCH MUCH
MORE
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT PAUL HUBBARD ON 07951
344889
STANTON
VILLAGE QUIZ
SATURDAY,
15TH OCTOBER 2011
VILLAGE HALL
(7.15 for 7.30pm start)
Get your thinking caps on for this very
popular event, and win the trophy for a year to impress your
friends! By popular demand at half-time pre-ordered hotdogs will
again be available for £1.50, complete with onions, apart from the
usual beverages Wow!!! Entrance fee is £1.50 per head. A maximum of
4 in a team only, or turn up on the night and make a team
up.
Proceeds from the evening will go towards
keeping our historical church building in good
order.
Please contact Patricia and Peter Palmer
( 252333 with your Team’s name and hotdog orders by 10th October
2011 please, and this year we would like payment before the evening
to avoid a late start. Look forward to seeing you then for another
extremely competitive and social evening.
Stan CoCo Trust & The Stanton Village
Trust
July Tote Draw was made at The
Bakery on Tuesday 2 August 2011
1st prize £100 No 12 Maureen
Knights
2nd Prize £ 40 No. 293 Fred
Patten
3rd prize £ 20 No. 105 Janet
Bolingbroke
Groups seeking financial aid from
either The Stan CoCo Trust or The Stanton Village Trust should
apply in writing to the Secretary:
Mrs. Deirdre Siddaway, Nevada,
Duke Street, IP31 2AA Tel.:251831
We need more people in the Tote
if we are to continue serving Stanton groups and amenities. If you
are not already a Tote member, please consider joining. £1 per
month is not a lot to ask. Your local collector would be pleased to
enrol you. For details phone
John Robinson 251078 or Deirdre
Siddaway 251831
SUMMER LUNCH
in Stanton Village
Hall
Sunday 18th
September
12.30 - 2.30 p.m. TICKETS
£8 (includes Tea or Coffee) from
Phyllis Bray 250709 Anne
HoIden 251065 June Miller 251889
Celia Robinson 251078
Audrey Weller 251628
IN AID OF ALL SAINTS
CHURCH STANTON
“Positive Steps to Keeping
Well”
Come and join us at Blackborne
View, Peddars Way, Ixworth for Exercise, Meeting Friends and
Fun!
Weekly Gentle Exercise with
Sam
Mondays 11.45 – 12.30
Improve your confidence and feel
good.
Improve flexibility and
suppleness
Strengthen muscles and bone
density
Improve co-ordination and
balance
Helps back pain, stress and
anxiety
Come and watch previous class at
11.00 & have a cup of tea, coffee & biscuits -
£1
Patient transport is available
for Ixworth Surgery patients on 01359 230252
For further information contact
Sam - 07850 207365
In partnership with Ixworth
Surgery, Suffolk Community Healthcare, Havebury Housing &
Orwell Housing
The Blackbourne Local History Society
Our new season gets under way on
Tuesday 27th September with a journey through Suffolk with the
Great and the Good. Monica Place will be following the ‘Progress of
Elizabeth I through Suffolk’. The places visited by Good Queen Bess
and the people she knew.
We have a varied programme lined
up for the year which should cater to all tastes and interests and
can be viewed on our website.
Come along and join us in the
Church Rooms at 7.30pm. New Members can join at the first meeting.
Visitors always welcome £2.50 payable on the night.
For further information please
contact Jillian Chibnall. 01359 250715.
Or e’mail to
www.blackbourne-history@hotmail.co.uk
Our Website is
www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BlackbourneLHS
The Royal British Legion
Attending the monthly meeting of
the Stanton District Branch of The Royal British Legion were some
21 members which was held at The Cock Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 9th
Aug 2011 at 8pm. Apologies had been received from 5
members.
The members were welcomed by the
Chairman, D. Sexton who then opened the meeting with the
Exhortation and Silent Tribute was observed.
The Secretary read the minutes of
the previous meeting also the correspondence and relevant points
discussed.
The Chairman thanked those
members who had been involved in the Fun-Day. (His report appears
in this issue) The Vice-chairman F. Clarke proposed a vote of
thanks to David Sexton, the Chairman for all his efforts in
organising the 'Funday’
The Treasurer gave his financial
report, included monies raised at the Fun-Day.
An up-date of the social calendar
was given by the Vice-Chairman, F. Clarke,
Forthcoming events
are:
Nov 11 Festival of Remembrance at
The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds.
Dec 16 Thursford Christmas Show
(2pm performance) coach to leave Stanton at 1130 am.
At the conclusion of the official
business a social evening continued with refreshments and the
raffle drawn. Next Branch meeting will be on Tuesday 13th September
commencing at 8 pm.
B Bartrum Hon
Secretary
Evening of Clairvoyance
An evening of clairvoyance with
Fiona Nichols in the Village Hall, Ixworth on Thursday 1st
September 2011 at 7.30pm. Tickets priced at £7 can be booked by
telephoning 01359 250792 or 01359 253523. All proceeds will be
donated to The Royal British Legion, Suffolk County Benevolent Fund
by the Branch. This Fund supports the welfare needs of service and
ex-service personnel within the County of Suffolk.
Helping hand for rural communities
Suffolk’s rural communities have
been urged to bid for their share of £15,000 to fund important
projects designed to boost village life.
The Suffolk Housing Society
initiative, called “village gold”, is open to people who live in a
rural area and are working on schemes to improve quality of life or
facilities in their village. Applications from a wide range of
initiatives are being encouraged, including schemes to install new
play facilities, improve village halls or set up crime prevention
groups.
Ian Winslet, society chief
executive, said: “At Suffolk Housing Society, we recognise the
importance of supporting our rural communities and take our role as
a champion of village life extremely seriously.
“That is why we’ve set up this
fund – to help people drive through projects to benefit their
community and reverse the trend which has seen an increasing number
of village facilities close down during recent years.
“We would encourage anyone who
would like to find out more about how their initiative could
benefit to get in touch with us. By working together to bring
forward projects which support village life, we can keep the heart
of our rural communities beating strongly and ensure they flourish
in the future.”
The first project to benefit from
the village gold funding is a £3,300 scheme to upgrade the
basketball area at the back of Hopton Village Hall.
Tudor Venn, from Hopton Parish
Council, said: “As is the case is many villages, this council is
conscious of the lack of amenities for teenagers in our community.
We are therefore very grateful for the support of Suffolk Housing
Society in assisting the Village Hall Management Committee to
provide the tarmac base for a basketball and netball area, as
requested by one of our younger villagers.”
Anyone who is interested in
applying for village gold funding should
email
villages@suffolkhousing.org
for more
information.
Suffolk Housing Society was
formed in 1974 and is a charitable industrial and provident
society. It is registered with the Tenant Services Authority and
provides and manages more than 2,000 homes for people in housing
need at affordable rents. It operates within a 40-mile radius of
its headquarters in Bury St Edmunds and has housing schemes in
Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk. Its website address
is
www.suffolkhousing.org
Want to reduce your council tax?
St Edmundsbury
Borough Council.
Read on, since you may be eligible for a reduction
Feeling the pinch? Lots of people
are finding it harder to meet their bills. Did you know that there
are many situations which may result in a reduction in your council
tax?
The aim of this article is to
bring to your attention the sort of situation that could make you
eligible for a discount or reduction in your bill. Many of these
reductions are easy to apply for and are not means-tested.
Reductions can be applicable for occupied and unoccupied
properties, depending on the reduction you are claiming.
Reductions for people with
disabilities:
You may qualify for a reduction
in your Council Tax bill if the property is occupied by someone who
is disabled and has:
a second bathroom or kitchen
required for meeting the needs of the disabled person;
a room set aside to provide
specific facilities for the disabled person; and
sufficient room for the disabled
person to use their wheelchair indoors.
Council Tax
disregards:
A full council tax bill is based
on 50% property and 2 occupiers (25% each) over 18 years of age. In
some cases we can disregard one or more occupiers because they fall
into one of the categories shown below.
People that will be disregarded
when deciding how many adults live in a property
include:
persons over 18 for whom Child
Benefit is still being paid;
certain school leavers under the
age of 20 and who have finished a full-time course between 1 May
and 31 October;
people with severe mental
impairment who are in receipt of certain disability and attendance
allowances;
qualifying students;
certain YTS trainees under the
age of 25; student nurses;
certain apprentices;
long-term/permanent hospital patients;
certain people resident in
residential care homes, nursing homes or mental nursing
home/hostel;
most persons in
prison;
members (and dependants) of
international headquarters and defence organisations;
members of religious
communities;
certain carers or care
workers;
residents of hostels and night
shelters;
members and dependants of
visiting forces;
non British spouses of students;
and
persons with certain diplomatic
immunity.
THE STANTON STEAMER
THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 173 August 2011
Planning Application – Glassfield Road,
Bardwell/Stanton
Use of land for the stationing of caravans for
residential purposes for (i) 1 no. gypsy pitch (ii) 3 loose box
stable block together with the formation of additional hard
standing and (iii) utility/ dayroom ancillary to that
use.
A public meeting with about 165 people attending
was held in Stanton village hall on 7th July to discuss the above
application. This follows a similar meeting held in Bardwell Church
with about 110 people attending.
Much information was exchanged between those
present and following the meeting the Parish Council compiled their
response to the Borough Council.
Further details of this application can be found
on the parish web site at: www.onesuffolk.co.uk/stanton - click on
Glassfield Road application for latest submissions.
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33
Abbeygate, Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley –
252207
AUGUST
1st 2-30pm. Bible
Study
2nd 10-00am Coffee
Morning
7th 10-30am Morning Service Mr
Steve Aspinall
8th 2-30pm Bible Study
14th 10-30pm Morning Service Rev.
Steve Oliver. ( Sacrements.)
15th 2-30pm Bible
Study
18th 2-30pm Service at
Ashmore
21st 10-30am Morning Service Mr
Moorman
22nd 2-30pm Bible
Study
28th 10-30am Morning Service Mrs
E. Ritchie
MEMORIES.
I have had a few days away
catching up with family, and celebrating a 50th birthday. It brings
you up with a start, "Where have all the years gone", and
inevitably sets the mind down memory lane, a loved one that was not
able to be there, and that makes one sad. All the laughter and
tears that have been shared through the years. Life is like a sky
of clouds, dark clouds when life is sad and then a friendly wind
blows the clouds away and suddenly the skies are bright again. The
storms of life blow in and out like that, and brings good memories
to the front.
By faith we cling to God's
promise. God loves us.
The purposes of God are
right
Although we may not
see
Just how He works all things for
good
And transforms
tragedy.
Pat Bolton.
The Wos Up mobile youth club, is visiting
again.
The Wos Up van is equipped with all kinds of
equipment for sports including basketball and football, plus
laptops with free internet access and other technology. There are
youth workers on hand to organise activities and to provide
information on health and other issues for over 13’s. The truck is
visiting villages with the support of their parish
councils.
Barningham: Wed 20 July, 5-7pm
Ixworth: Thurs 21 and 28 July, 4 and 11 Aug,
5-7pm
Stanton: Thurs 21, 28 July, 4,11 Aug,
7.30-9.30pm
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The
Rectory, 1 Old Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31
2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available
on Thursdays
Curate: Rev. Lorraine Dawson
01379 898447 e-mail:
ldawson@hotmail.co.uk
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches,
events, beliefs and officers
Services for August
2011
7th Trinity 9 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. L. Dawson
9.45am All Age at
Hopton
14th Trinity 10 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. Neil Dear
21st Trinity 11 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev. D. Messer
11.00am Morning Prayer John
Robinson
28th Trinity 12 8.30am Holy
Communion Rev D. Messer
Every Monday, Thursday &
Friday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Services in our companion
parishes
Barningham 7th 11.00am Holy
Communion Rev. L Dawson
14th 8.30am Holy Communion Rev P.
Oliver
21st 11.00am All Age Keith
Lewis
6.00pm Evening Prayer Dorothy
Lodge
28th 11.00am (4th Sunday) Dorothy
& Hazel
Coney Weston 14th 9.45am Morning
Prayer Mary Fleig
28th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev D
Messer
Hopton 7th 9.45am All Age Hilary
W-S
6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. L.
Dawson
14th 9.45am Morning Prayer Rev.
L. Dawson
21st 9.45am Holy Communion Rev.
P. Oliver
Market Weston 14th 6.00pm Evening
Prayer Hazel Maynard
28th 11.00am Holy Communion Rev.
D. Messer
30th Sponsored Bike Ride,
Saturday 10 September 2011
Get that bike out and the tyres
pumped up and prepare for a fun day cycling in beautiful
countryside and seeing beautiful buildings. Meet friendly people
en-route AND raise funds to keep those buldings going.
Sponsor forms available from All
Saints Church.
Half your sponsor money will help
us keep All Saints in good repair, while the other half helps other
historic churches.
Lorraine writes ……
Another summer holiday, another
year gone by. For those of us with schoolchildren at home it’s an
important marker, they will be moving up a year or moving to a new
school, or leaving school. It’s momentous, it’s life-changing, and
it happens every year.
August is a time of celebration
and joy in my family. A time for birthdays and reunions. Every year
we make the long journey to Scotland and find my family changed by
time but, in the important ways, just the same. It’s good to be
together again, the children have always grown more than we thought
possible, our parent’s generation looks a bit more faded, and we
are getting more and more like our parents! And when we say goodbye
we look forward to the next summer and wish it would come round
sooner. As we get older, of course, it comes round soon enough. Who
knows what the next year will hold?
For all of us this summer will be
a summer like no other, we will all be changed by whatever we’ve
lived through in the past year. All our families have seen gain and
loss, celebrating and suffering, some more than others. We will all
have moved on in some way, life won’t allow us to stand still. That
may be a comfort to some or a cause of regret to others.
Something that has stuck with me
since I was ordained two summers ago was the part of the service in
which the bishop reminds us that: - ‘You cannot bear the weight of
this calling in your own strength, but only by the grace and power
of God.’ It’s something that I often remember, particularly when
those promises weigh heavy, or the pain in the people around us
seems overwhelming. And it’s something I offer to you. Whatever
change the past year has brought, whatever the next year will
bring, God is always there. If your own strength is failing or
doesn’t feel equal to what lies ahead, you can always trust in the
grace and power of God.
Take Isaiah’s word for it
-
‘Even youths grow tired and
weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like
eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.’
Revd. Lorraine Dawson
STANTON W.I.
Our speaker this month was Clare
Richards from Norwich who told us enthusiastically about her
interesting life ‘from Nun to Mum’. Clare trained as a P.E. teacher
but, influenced by the Catholic nuns at her school in North London,
decided to become a nun. After 14 years, and due to some changes in
the Catholic church, she decided to leave and eventually married.
Wanting to adopt some needy children, Clare and her husband
travelled to Columbia where they were able to adopt twins Blanca
and Pedro who were orphans. Having always worked with children
Clare became involved with UNICEF where over 90% of the workforce
are volunteers. We were interested to hear of the many good works
of this worthwhile charity and can thoroughly recommend this
speaker to other interested groups.
Our beautiful birthday posies
this month were made by Carol Light and there were enough to give
one to some members who were unwell. Two members are moving house
shortly and Carole Stutely presented them with a gift to wish them
good luck.
Look out for our Craft Exhibition
on the 5th November where our quilt will be raffled. Several
members are currently involved in putting this quilt together under
the watchful eye of Jo Kemp, Shirley Casey and Linda Gridley. This
was an offshoot from our ‘Craft and Chat’ afternoons which are
great fun.
We are looking forward to our
forthcoming summer events such as the garden meeting which is now
at Linda Hall’s house, meeting at the memorial at 5p.m. and our
theatre visit to Aldeburgh.
Several Federation competitions
are coming up and, as we are a competitive group many of our
members are entering. We have been very successful in recent years
and hope for even more success.
As always, visitors and new
members are very welcome at our meetings, or at our other events
such as the craft afternoons and the monthly walks. If you have any
queries please telephone me on 250739.
Maureen Johnson (President of
Stanton W.I.)
“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt of
Stanton
August sees the gardener keeping
checks on crops and flowers so that they can be enjoyed to the
full. ‘Top fruit’, e.g. apples and pears, should have misshapen or
damaged fruits removed before fungus attacks. This will encourage
fewer but larger and healthier fruit. Strawberry ‘runners’ can be
pegged down to encourage roots, and thus propagation takes place.
If you don’t want more plants, then simply remove the
runners.
Now is the time for harvesting
many vegetable crops. Keep picking the ‘cut and come again’
varieties such as certain lettuces and baby spinach. You can
usually do this three or four times until the leaves lose their
sweetness. Root crops are best lifted when the soil is damp or in
the morning before they lose moisture content on a hot
day.
Remove dead flower heads from
bedding plants, Sweet Peas, Fuchsias and Roses, not letting them go
to seed, and still keep up the liquid feeding. Tie in new growth on
climbing plants before the wood ‘hardens’. If you would rather have
blue flowers on your Hydrangeas, apply a rich iron feed such as
Maxicrop with Iron.
There are a few ‘green’ gardening
tips which may come in useful at this time of year; banana skins
decompose giving off valuable potassium which Roses love. Scatter
them regularly around the base of the plants and you’ll be
surprised at the results. If you really don’t like the appearance
of the skins then just cover them with soil. Another organic
fertilizer can be made by leaving comfrey and nettle leaves in a
bucket of water for 2 to 3 weeks, though the result won’t smell of
Roses! Green manures can be sown after an edible crop has been
harvested (look for these amongst the vegetable seeds in shops). In
the autumn and winter, the resulting crop can be dug into the soil
giving nutrition and organic matter. This will also help keep cats
off your plot, that is, if spraying them with a houseplant water
sprayer has failed to do the trick!
Coming up soon is one of the best
local events for gardeners, the Walsham Open Gardens weekend which
takes place over the August Bank Holiday. This is an ideal chance
to see what other gardeners are doing and to get some ideas and
tips.
Happy Gardening! Ian Shilling,
Tripp Batt Country Store, tel. 01359 250268
WERE YOU THERE
When an improvising performer
walks on to stage and tells you that not a word of the show to
follow is prepared then you might start to worry about what the
evening has in store. With this in mind, the prospects of a daring,
spontaneous and thought provoking evening was most exciting. Kevin
Tomlinson starts his evening by asking every audience member to
write a quote or phrase on a piece of paper which is folded and
entered into a hat to be used randomly throughout the show at
opportune moments. This brings an interesting collaborative element
between performer and audience into his show, whilst also subtly
reflecting the audience's mood and sensibilities for Tomlinson to
savour.
The village hall was filled with
the sound of laughter from the diverse range of people who came
along to enjoy an evening of live theatre entertainment on Saturday
9th July. We found ourselves with tears running down our cheeks and
our jaws aching from the hilarious situations that the actor Kevin
Tomlinson and his assistant Abby Hood portrayed. Kevin’s ability to
involve the whole audience, where the ages ranged from about 5
years old to probably 80 years was masterful as we were taken
through the seven ages of man as described by Shakespeare in As you
Like it, from infant, through lovers to old age. A journey that we
all travel.
“Seven Ages”,with the help of the
lines written on pieces of paper by the audience at the start,
moved along with comic and often poignant results. It was
improvisation at its best! There was further audience participation
when Kevin encouraged first Terry to join him on stage to interact
with him in his portrayal of the character Flora, a lady who had
not had the greatest success with men (Terry had some great one
liners too) and then as the father of Jean, who just had to respond
with a yes or no answer as he enacted, by trial and error, the
relationship they had when she was a child of about 10
years.
The evening was organised by the
Village Hall Management Committee to broaden the range of
entertainment on offer in the village. The hope is that we might
make a profit to enable us to continue to improve the facilities on
offer to the hirers.
The Village hall is a registered
Charity and at present we are investigating a hearing loop and some
air cooling for the hall, both of which are costly but we think
worthwhile aspirations. This evening followed on from the night in
January when we had a performance from The Library Theatre Company,
called “My Brilliant Divorce”.
It is hoped that we might be able
to bring Kevin back to Stanton in the not too distant future to
perform another of his pieces entitled “On the Edge”. I hope that
the audience that came to see him this time will spread the word
and return when we offer the next event. At present we are planning
to welcome the Breckland Silver Band for a concert, hopefully in
September, so look out for further details
in next month’s Steamer and
posters that will appear around the locality.
REMEMBER the success of these
things relies on people coming along and paying the modest ticket
price to help cover the costs of inviting professional performers
to our village.
If you have any ideas about what
types of entertainment you would like in the hall then please do
get in touch with the committee, we meet monthly on the last
Tuesday, at the village hall.
Barbara Smithson Secretary
Stanton VHMC
STANTON & DISTRICT PENSIONERS
ASSOCIATION
Our next meeting is due to take
place on Monday, August 1, at 2 pm, in the Village Hall, our usual
venue. After a brief news and views interlude and as a change from
the usual one subject talk we shall present “Three in Harmony”, who
will offer a varied programme of solos, duets, music from the
Shows, poems and occasional funny stories. Nobody will mind if you
sing along (providing you do it quietly!), so come and enjoy
yourself.
Mr Fred Clarke, treasurer,
252171, would like all monies for the Thursford Show by the end of
August please. There are 6 seats left at the moment at £32.00
each.
Bob Mynn. Secretary.
Stan CoCo Trust & The Stanton Village Trust
June Tote Draw
The draw was made at Celia's
Hairdressing Salon on Saturday 2 July 2011
1st prize £100 No 176 Phyllis
Bray
2nd Prize £ 40 No. 161 Jim
Thorndyke
3rd prize £ 20 No. 70 Judith
Cawthorne
Groups seeking financial aid from
either The Stan CoCo Trust or The Stanton Village Trust should
apply in writing to the Secretary:
Mrs. Deirdre Siddaway, Nevada,
Duke Street, IP31 2AA Tel.:251831
During the last 5 years we have
made grants totalling £9,653
We need more people in the Tote
if we are to continue serving Stanton groups and amenities. If you
are not already a Tote member, please consider joining. £1 per
month is not a lot to ask. Your local collector would be pleased to
enrol you. For details phone John Robinson 251078 or Deirdre
Siddaway 251831
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
The Stanton District Branch of
The Royal British Legion held their July meeting at The Cock Inn,
Stanton with 20 members present.
The members were welcomed by the
chairman, D. Sexton, and he introduced the Rev'd. S. Long, a new
member, to the Branch. He then opened the meeting with the
Exhortation and Silent Tribute. Apologies for absence were received
from 5 members.
The secretary read the minutes of
the last meeting, also the correspondence and relevant points were
discussed.
The Treasurer R. Baker gave his
financial report.
The chairman D. Sexton gave an
up-date of the progress of the Funday adding that the Sub committee
will meet again on 26th July at the Cock Inn, Stanton at
7.30pm
The members were up-dated of the
Branch calendar by the Vice-Chairman, F. Clarke,
Forthcoming events
are:
Jul 30th Stanton Village
Funday
Aug 6th Newmarket Poppy Race
Day
Aug 9th Branch Meeting Cock Inn,
Stanton 8pm
Nov llth Bury St Edmunds Festival
of Remembrance
Dec 16th Thursford Christmas
Show, 2pm show, £32all inclusive.
The next Branch meeting will be
at the Cock Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 9th August
At the conclusion of the official
business a social evening continued with refreshments and the
raffle was drawn.
Hon Secretary, B
Bartrum.
Thank you.
I would like to say a big thank
you to all my lovely neighbours first Izzy and Jill who started it
all Brian, David, Colin and Robin they all worked so hard and
painted my home which needed doing badly, they all volunteered to
do this with no payment in the end agreeing that I could put
something to charity. We hear so much these days of so many bad
things being done isn’t it really great to know that there are so
many good people about and we do have a lot in Shepherds Grove
Park
This is to give them all a very
big thank you from
DORIS LOMAX 101 Shepherds Grove
Park
Report from Ixworth Police to June Parish Council
meeting
Apologies from Sgt Jay had been
received for his absence at last month’s meeting. PCSO Khrista
Wilding reported on the following crimes carried out in Stanton
over the last two months.
15/04/11 – Criminal Damage to
Motor Vehicle – Hepworth Road
Overnight an unknown offender has
caused damage to a secure and parked Red Mini Cooper parked on the
driveway by scratching the passenger side paintwork with an
offensive word with a sharp instrument. Crime finalised and
undetected.
21/04/11 – Causing an Affray –
Catchpole Way
During hours of darkness two
Intoxicated males were seen to fight each other by other members of
the public in the Street. Both males have been cautioned for the
offence.
25/04/11 – Common Assault (no
injury) – Field off A143, Stanton
During hours of darkness a known
male suspect has thrown a bottle of urine over the female victim
and when confronted, the offender pushed the victim to the floor.
Investigation is still on going.
29/04/11 – Theft, other – Bury
Road
Overnight an unknown offender has
removed a stone 2ft tall birdbath from the victim’s front garden.
(links to a part of a series throughout Suffolk)
29/04/11 – Criminal Damage, other
– Churchgate, Old Bury Road
Overnight an unknown offender has
kicked a 6ft fence panel causing it to break. 01/05/11 – Theft,
other – Old Berkleys, Duke Street
Over a 5-day period an unknown
offender has removed a concrete birdbath from the victims front
garden. Crime has been finalised. (links to a part of a series
throughout Suffolk)
11/05/11 – Burglary, other
Building – Bucklefields
Overnight-unknown offenders have
gained access to a locked and secure garage by breaking off the
door handle and removed various items from within including two
pushbikes, a set of golf clubs and various power tools.
17/05/11 – Criminal damage to
Motor Vehicle – Hilltop Way
During evening hours a known
offender has caused damage to the victims vehicle by denting panels
on the vehicle. Offender has been arrested and charged with this
offence.
17/05/11 – Section 4 Public Order
Offence – Hilltop Way
Linked to the above crime the
same offender verbally abused the victim. Offender was arrested and
charged with offence.
29/05/11 – Theft of Pedal Cycle –
Duke Street
Over night an unknown offender
has stolen a boys BMX bike left unattended and insecure.
29/05/11 – Criminal Damage, other
– Old Bury Road
Overnight-unknown offenders have
caused damage to a 6ft border fence by removing panels.
Stanton Show Cup list 2011
Parish Council Cup Best selection
of vegetables Bryan Elers
Stanton Women’s Institute Cup
Best single rose. Andrea Phillips
Tom Cook Memorial Rose Bowl.
Highest Points, vegetables. Bryan Elers
Stanton British Legion Cup. One
spray floribunda roses. Bryan Elers
Shelbourne Reynolds Rose Bowl.
Best floral arrangement. June Miller
Woodrow Cup. Highest points in
cut flowers. June Miller
Dolby Tray. Best salad selection.
Bryan Elers
Stanton Steamer Trophy. Highest
points novelty section Bryan Elers
County Mulch Cup. Best
organically grown veg. Madge le Beau
Shetland Boats Silver Tray.
Highest points cookery sectn. Rosemary Asker
Tripp Batt Candlestick. Highest
points in handicraft Shirley Casey
Diaper Ransome Cup. Best in show.
Doug Asker
Sherry Bovington Shield. Best
display by a village organisation. Stanton Women’s
Institute
Stanton Show Cup, 5-9 years.
Highest points flower sect. Sassi Frost
Stanton Show Cup, 10-16 yrs.
Highest points in flower sect Ryan Corby Jackson
Stanton Show Cup, 5-9 years
Highest points in cookery. Lucas Measures
Stanton Show Cup 10-16 yrs.
Highest points in cookery. Ryan Corby Jackson
Stanton Show Cup, 5-9 yrs.
Highest points in handicraft. Fenton Frost
Stanton Show Cup, 10-16yrs.
Highest points in handicraft. Ryan Corby Jackson
Show report should appear next
month.
ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL GARDENS AWARDS
Following the judging of gardens
by an intrepid group of Parish Councillors the awards were made at
the Stanton Show on 16th July by Bryan Cooper.
Best
container
Mrs Sandra Parrin
Best large
garden Mrs
Newton
Best small
garden Mrs S
Brown
Best business
display Celia’s hairdresser
Best group of
gardens Mr & Mrs Pusey 30 Michaelhouse
Way
Mr & Mrs Colman 32 Michaelhouse Way
Hazel Jones 34 Michaelhouse Way
Michael & Felicity 36 Michaelhouse Way
Best allotment (joint winners)
Susan Cocksedge
Ray Stanley
THE STANTON STEAMER
Number 172 July 2011
Abbey New Homes application for
101 homes between Hepworth
and Upthorpe Roads is to be
considered by the
Development
Control Committee of St Edmundsbury
BC on the
Thursday 21st
July 2011 at
Stanton Village Hall. The meeting will start at 10am.
The meeting is open to the public
and anyone wishing to speak on the day will need to register before
10am.
More details of the papers going
to the Dev. Control Committee on www.onesuffolk.co.uk/stanton from
15th July.
Further help from:Planning
helpdesk, 01284 757675 or
Email:
planning.helpdesk@stedsbc.gov.uk
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Contacts: Rev Stephen Oliver, 33 Abbeygate,
Thetford - 01842 753819
Mr Ray Stanley – 252207
JULY
2nd 7.00pm THE MEAD SINGERS - Conductor - Mr
Michael Phillips £5 per Tkt. at door. Organist - Mr David
Honeyball
3rd 10.30am Morning Service Mrs S
Mann.
4th 2.30pm Bible Study
5th 10.00am Coffee Morning
10th 10.30am Morning Service Mrs S.
Goodwin.
11th 2.30pm Bible Study
17th 10.30am Morning Service Mr R.
Webber.
18th 2.30pm Bible Study
21st 2.30pm Service at Ashmore.
24th 10.30am Morning Service Mr D.
Osborne
25th 2.30pm Bible Study
31st 10.30am Morning Service Mr R.
Sayer.
SHARING TIME FRIENDS.
I was fortunate to have had a 5 day holiday in
Harrogate in May. It was a coach holiday organised by Mrs Joyce
Weibel, a member of Thetford Methodist Church, so there were
members from Thetford, Mildenhall, Diss and Stanton Circuit that
made up our coach party. The driver of our coach was John, who did
an admiral job of driving us safely, and drove us on our day tours
as well.
Joyce had worked hard in organising these day
tours, and included Holmfirth, Last of the Summer Wine country, we
had a chance to see where the filming of Compo, Nora Batty, and
Cleggy, and Betty's Cafe took part in this popular
series.
Next was a trip to the Stately Home at Harewood,
with a conducted tour of the house, and also gave us a chance to
view the beautiful gardens. Lastly, York, which is always a
pleasure to spend time and savour all that York has to
offer.
The Hotel was a four star, very comfortable with
good food, and we were well looked after. We had fun coping with
the card keys, that had to be used in the lift as well.
On behalf of everyone, I would like to say a big
THANK YOU to Joyce, for all the hard work and thought that had made
this holiday so enjoyable.
It was good to spend time with friends and
colleagues, and we hope that next year, all being well, we can look
forward to another interesting destination.
We can all find a friend with Jesus as well, so I
will finish with a verse from one of my favourite hymns.
What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and grief to bear
What a privilege to carry,
Everything to God in Prayer
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we pain
All because we do not carry,
Everything to God in prayer.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Rector: Rev. David Messer The Rectory, 1 Old
Rectory Gardens,
Old Bury Road, Stanton, IP31 2BX
Tel: 01359 250239 e-mail:
david@dmesser.freeserve.co.uk
Rev. D. Messer is NOT available on
Thursdays
Benefice website:
www.unitedbenefice.com
for details of our churches, events, beliefs and
officers
Services for July 2011
3rd Trinity 3 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
at St. John's 9.45am All Age- Benefice JAn
Jarman
10th Trinity 4 11.00am Holy Communion Rev. L
Dawson
6.45 pm Praise Service see note
17th Trinity 5 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
11.00am Morning Prayer John Robinson
24th Trinity 6 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
31st Trinity 7 11.00am Benefice HC at
Hopton
Every Monday, Thursday & Friday 9.00 am
Morning Prayer
Choir practice Wednesdays 6th, 13th & 21st,
7pm at Hopton
Services in our companion parishes
Barningham 3rd 11.00am Holy Communion Canon S.
Fogden
10th 8.30am Holy Communion Rev. P.
Oliver
17th 11.00am All Age Rev. D. Messer
6.00pm Evening Prayer Dorothy Lodge
24th 11.00am (4th Sunday) Dorothy &
Hazel
Coney Weston 10th 9.45am Morning Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
24th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
Hopton 3rd 6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. D.
Messer
10th 9.45am Morning Prayer Adam
Barclay
17th 9.45am Holy Communion Rev. D.
Messer
31st 11.00am BeneficeHC Rev. L. Dawson
Market Weston 10th 6.00pm Evening Prayer Rev. L.
Dawson
24th 11.00am Holy Communion Rev. L.
Dawson
Praise Service: 10th July at 6.45 pm. Continuing
the 'Beatitudes' theme, the preacher will be Rev.John Pearse on
"The Merciful"
We give thanks for the life of Stefan Wooderson,
whose funeral was on Tuesday 31 May.
Thanks to Jean Elers, her helpers and the Whist
Drivefor a further contribution of £432 to church funds
Congratulations to Mary & Marilyn whose
Coffee Morning in Hopton Church on 14th May raised £826-75. Thanks
to all the helpers and to everyone for your support. Mary &
Marilyn look forward to seeing you all again on 19th
November
Christian Aid Afternoon Teas For Christian Aid
held on the 24th May at Church Rooms Stanton was a great success
raising £250 Both church communities worked very hard together to
make this a very happy time. Many thanks for everyone's help. Angie
Burrows - Churchwarden All Saints Stanton
RECTORY GARDEN FETE 2ND JULY AT 2- 4PM
funds for all the Churches of the
Benefice
refreshments will be available all
welcome!
OPEN AIR ALL AGE SERVICE at ST. JOHN'S CHURCH on
3rd JULY at 9.45 am followed by BARBECUE BRUNCH. Join us in worship
and fellowship in our beautiful countryside. Please contact Angie
Burrows (250008)if you are coming for food
PET SERVICE 11am on 24 July at HOPTON CHURCH
Please bring your owners to celebrate all God's animals
Now the dust has settled….
I would like to take this opportunity to say
thank you to all those who are involved in our churches and in
particular those who assist in services, those who help lead and
those who have responsibility for the running and maintenance of
our beautiful church buildings and to ensure our church communities
are happy.
These people have a sense of the great task that
we have been given by Jesus Christ to ensure that we reach out and
walk alongside people when we are most needed, to proclaim the Good
News of Jesus Christ and to praise his name. There is so much more
that is done that I could fill several pages about what we do and
that is for another time.
We had throughout April our Annual Parochial
Church Meetings where Officers were elected and reports given. I
would like to thank all those who have stood as PCC members and
those have served as members and our Churchwardens. We have a
number of new Churchwardens. At Hopton Mary Jo Pinder and Peter Cox
and at Barningham Dorothy Lodge who is standing for 1 year.
Therefore thanks has to be given for the service of those who stood
down John Hall, Sue Shorten and Jasmine Hobbs. They have along with
our current churchwardens given their time and energy towards the
work of our worshipping communities.
Thanks go to our Readers Adam and Keith who lead
and assist at services, our Elders who have a variety of
responsibilities. Hazel Maynard was commissioned as an Elder across
the Benefice. We have also been joined by Revd Lorraine Dawson as
our Curate and its been a pleasure working with her.
We have also over the last couple of years
developed the Choir whose repertoire keeps expanding and they have
led the singing at so many services and now regularly sing at 3
Holy Communions, Taize services and have been invited to weddings
in the Benefice and outside the Benefice. Thanks go to Dave and Sue
Shorten for their work with the choir.
And finally thanks to all those who keep our
churches clean and don’t tell me off when I leave a mess of paint
and glue or drip wax. Thanks to all those who decorate our churches
with flowers which look and smell so beautiful. And thanks to those
who provide coffee and tea and the occasional chocolate cake.
Thanks to the person who keeps our website so well
maintained.
And now finally thanks to all of you for your
support.
Everything that we do we do in the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord and Saviour!
Revd David Messer
“In Your Garden” with Tripp Batt of
Stanton
This year is proving a testing time for farmers
and gardeners alike. Fruit and those vegetables which did germinate
have been struggling through the long dry spring. July is normally
a month when, the fruits of our labour’s start to appear. Soft
fruit needs attention to ensure maximum harvest. Protect bushes
from birds especially, using light netting. Remove damaged or weak
fruit so that the best prospers, and keep an eye out for downy
mildew which thrives in warm humidity. For jam making, fruit should
not be over-ripe. Vegetables too will start to show results,
although many people have spoken of mixed germination results this
year. Peas and beans appreciate moist soils, so after a drenching,
use a mulch to retain soil moisture and also keep weeds down. Even
grass clippings will do this job. As with humans, the plants that
receive the best nutrition will better withstand attacks from
disease and pests. Greenhouse vegetables in particular will now
need liquid fertilizer such as Tomorite.
Shrubs and hedges on the other hand have been
putting on good growth. When finished flowering, shrubs can be
pruned in order to stimulate fresh growth for next year. These
include Ceanothus, Viburnums, Lilacs and Berberis varieties. Remove
old flower heads and don't be afraid to cut back substantially, as
you will be rewarded with healthier growth. Taller growing
herbaceous plants may need staking or similar support now as we can
still get strong winds in summer. Gladioli, Hollyhocks and Dahlias
come into this category.
Start liquid feeding summer bedding plants, in
tubs and baskets, as the nutrients in the compost will start to run
out. Lawns will also start to look a bit tired and these too can
benefit from a specific lawn feed in liquid form.
Summer also brings more fresh herbs from the
garden, and the likes of basil, dill and parsley can easily be
harvested and dried, and some herbs can still be sown for later on,
e.g. Chervil and Parsley. Roses have already been flowering well
this year, and many of these will keep producing more flowers if
their spent blooms are removed to a healthy shoot. There is also
the pleasure of bringing the odd flower head indoors for
decoration.
Happy Gardening!
Ian Shilling, Tripp Batt Country Store,
Stanton
STANTON W.I. NEWS
Our picnic this year was held at Redgrave and
Lopham Fen. We were able to use the visitors’ centre where we
enjoyed drinks while Jackie Dorling, our Vice – President went
through the business items. A volunteer from the Suffolk Wildlife
Trust then led a large group on a walk through the Fen pointing out
items of interest and ably answering the many questions. Following
a short quiz we then tucked into the delicious picnic. We all felt
that we had enjoyed a really good afternoon.
The patchwork quilt project being organised by Jo
Kemp, Shirley Casey and Linda Gridley is going well and is on
schedule to be on display and raffled at our craft exhibition in
November. Jo reminds members to return their squares to her soon,
and certainly by the next meeting so that work can
continue.
Gina Dunford is co-ordinating our entry in the
Margaret Hitchcock Cup and is busy taking photographs depicting a
year of activities for our W.I. As we are such a busy group, it
should be good.
Our regular groups continue with enthusiasm. June
Miller leads a walk most months and tells us that the walk will be
in Beyton this month with the welcome refreshments at the end. The
‘Craft and Chat’ afternoons are now in the Church Room on the third
Monday afternoon of each month and are open to non-members as well
as members (see the separate advert in this issue).
We are looking forward to our theatre trip in
August. Ros Smith, our treasurer, is taking names (and money). This
is always a popular outing.
Our next event is the Safari Supper on 24th June.
As we have such a large membership now it is difficult to find
members who can accommodate such a crowd but four willing
volunteers have been found and we are all looking forward to it
very much.
Visitors and new members are always welcome at
our meetings which are on the second Wednesday evening of the
month, usually in the village hall. If you have any queries please
telephone me on 250739.
Maureen Johnson (President of Stanton
W.I.)
STANTON WI
Craft & Chat afternoons
These will be held, from now on, in the Church
Rooms on the third Monday of each month, beginning on 20 June, from
2 – 4 pm.
OPEN TO ALL INCLUDING NON-MEMBERS
If you’d like to join in, bring along your
knitting, painting, embroidery, card-making – or anything else
creative – and share skills and ideas.
Tea and cakes and lots of fun for just
£1.
For more information contact Maureen on 250739 or
Shirley on 250146 or just come along. You’ll be most
welcome.
Wyken Farmers’ Market celebrates
a decade of local
produce
If you do nothing else today, go to your diary,
turn to the morning of Saturday 30th July and write down ‘WFM party
– 9 till 1’.
Marking its tenth anniversary, Wyken Farmers’
Market invites you to join the celebrations, with a morning that
promises something for everyone.
From a spot of Punch & Judy for the children,
to sampling Wyken’s estate-grown wines, enjoying cookery and
beekeeping lessons and toe-tapping to local musicians, you could
even find yourself winning a luxury hamper of market
produce.
And to keep your strength up, coffee, croissants
and home-made cookies are served in the Bullpen from the moment you
arrive, with breakfast in the café, and lunch in Wyken’s
award-winning Leaping Hare Restaurant (reservations 01359 250287).
Why not partake of a glass of refreshing Summer Punch as well, with
all proceeds going to charity?
All this, plus the usual quality local produce
that has seen Wyken Farmers’ Market voted one of the Top 10
Farmers’ Markets in the Country by both The Independent and The
Times newspapers. This is a morning not to be missed!
Wyken Farmers’ Market and The Leaping Hare
Country Store and Restaurant can be found by following the brown
signs for Wyken Vineyards from the A143 at Ixworth and Stanton.
Post Code IP31 2DW. For a map, please visit
www.wykenvineyards.co.uk.
STANTON & DISTRICT PENSIONERS
ASSOCIATION
Our meeting on June 6th 2011 was attended by 35
members who were welcomed by vice chairman Fred Clarke as the
chairman was on holiday.
There were three apologies for absence. The
minutes of the last meeting were read by the vice chairman who then
asked if someone would take on chairman or secretary
job.
Fred then thanked everyone who had helped with
the band concert and those who supported it with donations and
prizes. We were able to send £225 each to St Nicholas Hospice and
the Air Ambulance.
An outing to Felixstowe on Friday 30th September
to see a ‘seaside special’ at the Spa, leave Stanton at 9.30am -
2.30pm show cost £22.50 still 15 more needed.
Also Thursford Christmas Show on Friday 16th
December for the 2pm show, £32.00.
After tea/coffee we were entertained by Charlie
Haylock with his humorous tales of Suffolk.
Fred Clarke
The Royal British
Legion
There were 19 members who attended the monthly
meeting of the Stanton District
Branch of The Royal British Legion which was held
at The Cock Inn, Stanton on Tuesday 14th June 2011 commencing at
8pm. The members were welcomed by the chairman, D. Sexton, he then
opened the meeting with the Exhortation and Silent
Tribute.
Apologies for absence were received from 4
members.
The secretary read the minutes of the previous
meeting, also the correspondence and relevant points
discussed.
The treasurer R. Baker gave his financial
report.
The chairman D. Sexton gave an up-date to the
members of the arrangements for the Stanton Fun Day.
The members were up-dated of the Branch calendar
by the Vice-chairman, F. Clarke
Forthcoming events are:
Jul 5th Sub committee meeting, Funday The Cock
Inn 7.30pm
Jul 12th Branch Meeting The Cock Inn
8pm
Jul 26th Sub committee meeting - Funday The Cock
Inn 7.30pm
Jul 30th Stanton Village Fun Day Recreation
Ground 1pm - 4pm
Aug 6th Poppy Race Day Newmarket
Nov 11th Festival of Remembrance The Apex, Bury
St Edmunds
Dec 16th Christmas Show Thursford 2pm Show £32
all inc
At the conclusion of the official business a
social evening continued with refreshments and the raffle was
drawn.
B Bartrum Hon Secretary
THURSTON REUNION
Calling past students of Thurston Community
College and Thurston Upper School
All past students of Thurston Community College
and Thurston Upper School are cordially invited to a reunion event
at the College in the Sixth Form Hall on Wednesday 13th July
between 6.30 and 8.00 p.m.
This will be a fabulous opportunity to catch up
with old friends and to see how the College has developed since you
were there.
You’ll be able to have a tour of the College, see
old photographs and get involved in the Thurston Alumni
programme.
If you’d like to come along or are unable to but
would like more information on the programme then please RSVP
to:
Email:
alumni@thurstoncollege.suffolk.sch.uk
Phone: 01359 230885
Kepow Theatre Company
Presents
At Stanton
Community Village Hall
Saturday 9th July
2011
Performance
Commences at 7pm
Bar opens at
6.30pm
Seven Ages has been praised for it's
wonderful combination of comedy, drama and pathos, as it aims to
explore two of the most important questions one can ever ask
oneself: Why am I here? and What's important in my life? A truly
unique show - featuring masks and storytelling - that makes one
re-assess one's priorities in life, whilst simultaneously making
you laugh.
An imagination and wit as quick as a
swallow in flight....humorous yet poignant...all human life is
here...whatever your age, see Seven Ages
Suitable for ages 6 – 106 so why not bring
the kids too and enjoy an evening of family
entertainment.
Tickets available in advance
from:
Tripp Batt, The Cock Inn and
Stanton Post Officeor on the door on the
night
Adults £5 Under 16’s £2
each
THANK
YOU
We would like to thank all our
dear friends and neighbours for all their kind wishes, cards,
flowers and gifts during Mary’s recent operation. We very much
appreciated all your support and kindness.
Colin and Mary Moreton, 139
Shepherds Grove Park
http" & "https" - Do YOU Know The Difference ?
Once in a while, there is something that comes
down the pike that is of real importance.
What is the difference between http and https?
Don't know how many of you are aware of this difference, but it is
worth knowing.
The main difference between http:// and https://
is: it's all about keeping you secure** HTTP stands for Hyper Text
Transfer Protocol
The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure". If you
visit a website or web page, and look at the address in the web
browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://, This
means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular
'unsecured’ language. In other words, it is possible for someone to
“eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website. If
you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the
information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever enter your credit card
number in an http website! But if the web address begins https://
with that basically means your computer is talking to the web site
in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
You understand why this is so important, right?
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information,
you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with
https://. If it doesn't, you should NEVER enter sensitive
information.....such as a credit card #, SS # etc.
Stepping
Forward
Walking Group for
Bereaved People
'Stepping Forward' may be just the thing to help
you get back on track...
Enjoy the benefits of the great outdoors and gain
understanding and support through organised walks. Walk and talk
with a group of like-minded people and trained bereavement
volunteers.
Join us for a walk at Ickworth Park, &
Horringer, near Bury St Edmunds
6pm on the first Thursday of the month Meeting
point: Overflow Car Park
Upcoming dates are: 2 June • 7 July • 4 August •
1 September • 6 October
St Nicholas Hospice Care For more information and
to register your interest please contact Jennie Unitt, Family
Support Administrator
01284715572
jennie.unitt@stnh.org.uk
Abbey Homes
Development
Hepworth/Upthorpe Road
Extracts from the Parish Council
Objections to Abbey Homes Development
The Stanton Parish Council
welcomes limited further development within the village. However,
the Parish Council and its residents are still not convinced that
all the concerns regarding this development have been fully
addressed, and are still unhappy with some of the responses given,
especially regarding the new Upthorpe Road junction. It is strongly
upheld by both the Council and the Parish Residents that the need
for an access point on Upthorpe Road is totally unnecessary except
for emergency vehicles. During peak times a maximum of 53 movements
in the morning and a maximum of 43 in the afternoon are
anticipated, all of which will be using the A143 towards Bury St
Edmunds. If these vehicles use the Upthorpe Road access then they
will inevitably use the Old Bury Road/A143 road junction which
necessitates using the already congested, narrow and dangerous area
by the war memorial in the heart of the village. In consultation
with local HGV users of the Upthorpe Road, that by introducing the
suggested traffic calming scheme on the Upthorpe Road, vehicles of
7.5 tonne and more (including mobile cranes) using the Industrial
site will have to give way on a gradient. In icy conditions the
road could cause slippage and, when stopped, a 7.5 tonne plus
vehicle will have little traction on the slippery incline. That if
the Upthorpe Road/development junction was used for emergency
vehicles use and pedestrian/cycle access only the planned road
calming scheme could be revisited to create if necessary a simpler
and less costly solution.
Although the development road is
not a perfect 'rat run' it could still be used to avoid waiting at
the Hepworth/Upthorpe/Old Bury Road junction by the clock
tower.
At peak school travelling times
this whole area becomes somewhat congested with school buses,
cyclists, cars (parking and turning), and pedestrians all competing
with the commercial and car traffic from the industrial estate and
also the Shepherds Grove Park Homes traffic. Most road users act in
a sensible manner, giving way to each other, etc. and in general
sort themselves out at these peak times making the proposed traffic
calming scheme unnecessary.
Despite the best endeavours made
by Abbey Homes to make this scheme match in with existing village
properties it still seems to be more at home in an urban setting.
It has little in common with the village setting. Homes have been
squeezed in and, despite the fact that the development is well
within the government guide lines, it still appears very congested
as a whole. On the higher level the site is surrounded with single
storey homes (bungalows) and the single storey middle school, so
large one and a half and two storey units will not fit in at this
end of the development.
Hepworth Road and Junction The
egress from the site will still affect the property opposite. Has
the use of the original Grafton Villa access been considered to
eliminate this problem? Hepworth Road is already narrow the
increased width of the pavement to the West of the development will
increase pedestrian safety, but the reduction in road width is
still a concern as there is a risk that contra passing HGV's will
mount the pavement Large HGV's can be very frightening and
intimidating to pedestrians when thet are so close to the pavement.
Has consideration been given to purchasing a strip of land from the
four properties that border this point, thus removing the need to
reduce the width of the road?
STANTON SHOW 2011
This years show is on Saturday 16th July in the
Village Hall, the Show Schedule is in the centre pages of this
months Steamer and has details of how to enter and the timings for
the day. Show is open to everyone from 1.30pm, raffle and prize
giving from 4pm.
Please can we have cups etc returned before the
day.
Entry forms will be found on page 23 of this
issue.
Below is recipe for Class 50.
Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe.
4oz. Butter or Marge. 6oz Castor Sugar
2 Large Eggs. 6oz Self Raising Flour.
Zest of one Lemon. 4 Tablespoons of
Milk.
Pinch salt.
Syrup.
Juice of 1½ lemons (about 4
tablespoons)
4oz Icing Sugar.
2lb loaf tin greased and lined. Oven 170-180, Gas
Mk 4.
Cream butter & sugar. Add lemon zest &
beaten eggs.
Fold in flour gently. Add milk.
Spoon into tin and cook for 45 minutes until
golden and risen.
As soon as the cake is out of the oven puncture
the top of the cake.
Dissolve sugar and lemon juice in a pan until the
sugar dissolves.
Pour over warm cake- let middle absorb juice as
well as sides.
Leave in the tin until cold.
Alan Johnson - 250739. Jim Thorndyke -
250271
STANTON SHOW.
SATURDAY 16th JULY 2011
This form to be completed by the intending
exhibitor and returned to the committee on Tuesday 12th July
between 6.30p.m. and 8.00p.m.
IN THE TERRY BRAY ROOM, STANTON VILLAGE
HALL.
I intend exhibiting in the following
class/classes.
Class Number(s)………………………………………………
Remittance to the value of £………. is enclosed for
entry fees.
Exhibitors name…………………………………………………….
Address………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………….
I confirm that the entries abide by the rules of
the above show.
Signature……………………………….
NEWS FROM STEDMUNDSBURY
B.C.
New grant scheme for rural projects
Every year dozens of rural projects get a cash
boost from St Edmundsbury. Until now, we have had a couple of pots
of money to help these schemes but from this summer we are
launching the Rural Initiatives Grant Scheme (RIGS) to bring
together all the money available to support village
projects.
The new scheme will mean there is one initial
point of contact and one application form.
Councillors will also be considering other
changes to the scheme before it is launched. Recommendations
include lowering the minimum grant to £250 to help smaller schemes
and setting the maximum at £10,000.
It is also proposed that where we give a grant up
to £4000 applicants will have to wait two years to apply for more
funding, and for awards between £4000 and £10,000 the gap will be
three years.
Grant money can only be used for capital projects
– that is, not towards running costs – and we can only provide half
the cost. Applicants will have to raise the other half, through
local fund-raising or applying to other organisations.
Please talk to your local councillor or contact
us to discuss potential funding for a rural project.
For more information, please contact the Grants
Officer by phone on:
01284 757079 or by email at:
ruralgrants@stedsbc.gov.uk
‘Protecting Playing Fields’ funding round open
now
Sport England‟s funding programme, Protecting
Playing Fields, is part of the Places People Play Olympic legacy
mass participation programme, and £10 million of National Lottery
funding is being invested in community sports projects over three
years from 2011 to 2014.
The programme is being delivered via five funding
rounds. The first round opened on 25 May 2011 and closes on 6 July
2011, and the second round opens on 24 October 2011 and closes on
12 December 2011.
For more information, including details of
further funding rounds, please visit:
www.sportengland.org/funding/protecting_playing_fields.aspx
£500 grants to generate home energy
Grants worth up to £500 are on offer to St
Edmundsbury home owners
interested in generating their own
energy.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council have launched a
home renewable energy grant, available on a first come first served
basis, for homes that have not yet had any renewable energy
technologies installed.
The renewable energy technologies that qualify
are:
Biomass room heater/stove
Ground Source Heat Pump
Solar Thermal Hot Water
Wood fuelled boiler system
Air source heat pump
For more information, and to apply for a grant,
please contact Andrew Oswald by phone on: 01284 757622, by email
at: Andrew.oswald@stedsbc.gov.uk or visit:
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/live/HREGrant.cfm
Enterprise in the rural communities
Menta, the Suffolk Enterprise Agency, has been
commissioned (as part of our Rural Action Plan) to bring their free
business advice service to St Edmundsbury villages, allowing local
people to discuss starting a new business with Menta‟s experts.
Menta will be arranging a range of visits to villages in St
Edmundsbury, giving local people a chance to discuss their plans
for starting a business with experts. They will also be sending
rural enterprise champions‟ to the villages in advance to promote
the programme and ensure that as many people as possible can
benefit from it. Full details, with times and venues, will be
published on the Menta website and promoted locally in advance. We
are encouraging anyone that is interested to register their contact
details to receive more information as it becomes
available.
To register your interest, please contact Menta
by phone on: 0800 085 5090 or visit:
www.menta.org.uk
Housing advice event taking place in
July
St Edmundsbury Borough Council‟s Housing Team is
holding a housing event on Wednesday 13 July 2011 at The Apex,
Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds. Come and get housing help and
advice from a variety of different agencies and organisations. The
event opens at 11am and finishes at 7pm. For more information,
please contact Julie
Salisbury by phone on: 01284 757608 or by email
at:
Julie.salisbury@stedsbc.gov.uk