cratfield news october 2017
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CRATFIELD NEWS October 2017October 2017October 2017October 2017
HARVEST SUPPER
IN
CRATFIELD CHURCH
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7TH
7 FOR 7.30PM
£10.00
UNDER 11S £7.00
In aid of CRATFIELD
CHURCH
See page 23 for further information
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WELCOME
A very warm welcome to some more newcomers to our village:- to Sue and Adrian who have moved in to Poachers Close and to Anna Nelson who has moved in to Silverleys Green. We hope they will all be happy with us here in the village.
FOR SALE
Kitchen table and 4 chairs
Table top 120cm x 75cm (including 2 x 23cm drop leaves / 1 each end) 4 chairs seat height 45cm
Rubber Wood from Heal's of London – similar to pine, very light/blond wood, 4 years old, hardly used, as new condition £50.00
Andy/Richard – Poachers Farm, Bell Green, 01986 798346 (eves only)
Please note amended telephone number in the above ad. Apologies, firstly to Andy and Richard, then to anyone who tried in vain to get hold of Andy or Richard and who may have met with a somewhat confused householder who did not want to part with their dining suite at any cost, let alone the bargain price of £50.00, also to said householder who may have been rather perturbed/annoyed to receive such calls. Sue (Ed.)
FRAM BROADBAND
We have been with Fram Broadband for 6 months on the lowest tier, approx 5Mbps. Today (9
th September) we have 5.1 download and 4.6
upload speeds.
We found Fram Broadband very helpful to deal with. They advise by e-
mail of the date and times of any planned maintenance. On the very rare occasions there has been a reduced service an explanatory e-mail arrives advising what the problem was and how it was resolved.
We have been satisfied with the service and what it provides; we can rely on our internet for banking and e-mails. We can watch Smart TV catch-up programmes without continual buffering, BBC Radio iPlayer works fine. For us this is all a vast improvement on the situation we were in with BT.
Peter and Sue
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Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride
Many Cratfield residents will now know that if they go to the pop-up pub at the beginning of September they might get approached by a man (luckily not in Lycra) asking for sponsorship of the Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride. This takes place every year on the second Saturday in September and most Suffolk Churches are open for visitors on bike and foot. Funds raised go to support the upkeep of the churches. I have done this since 2004 and have so far visited 185 of the nearly 600 open churches in the county. I try to find a different route every year but always ending in the Low House in Laxfield! This year: Newmarket to Cratfield. If you cycle directly it is about 45 miles. When you add in all church detours it’s about 70 miles. Then it’s worth taking some time to look at the churches and chat a bit with the people there, so it takes the whole day. Starting 6.45 from home in London, the 7.15 to Cambridge was cancelled so arrived 30 mins later than planned, but a light trailing wind made an easy ride to Newmarket (15 miles) where I mingled with the racehorses hacking through the town. It’s surprisingly hilly around Newmarket but after that Suffolk is pretty flat and I managed to get in 31 Churches before the 5pm deadline. My would-be companion did his back in, so I did it on my own. This is fine when the churches have people to welcome you, but a bit gloomy when there is nobody there and they just leave you a form to sign and a bottle of squash. But generally there is a jolly welcome at every stop. And I did meet a companion cyclist around Thorndon: nice to have company as we tried to outrun the black rain clouds at the end of the day. Highlights: Wonderfully preserved High Victorian church of St Agnes, Newmarket, Sheela-na-gig (fertility stone) in Moulton, Flempton stained glass, West Stow cake, manicured lawns of Culford, full ‘lordship’ at Ampton, Great Livermere thatch, mediaeval wall paintings at Troston, Grand interior of Waltham-le-Willows, old details at Westhorpe, asymmetrical Gislingham with its ‘crazy paving’ stained glass, the wild churchyard at Thornham, best cake at Wickham Skeith, simplicity of Redlingfield, welcome at Wilby and a small welcoming party at the Low House: was it because I was wearing lycra?
Thank you to all who supported. Around £200 raised to support St Mary’s at Cratfield and other Suffolk Churches. Thanks also to all those who give up their time to sign in the cyclists: it is very much appreciated (especially the cake!).
Andrew Scoones
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WHO LIVED IN YOUR HOUSE?
Where in Laxfield are your ancestors buried? What happened in Laxfield in the past?
Have you traced any of your family in Laxfield?
What was the population of Laxfield in 1841 – was it bigger or smaller that today?
On Friday 6th October Laxfield Museum is holding its annual end-of-season
event in the Village Hall from 7.30 to 9.00pm. We will be showing our collection of old house deeds, wills, maps, church grave plans and names, family trees, Parish records, history and architecture of the Guildhall and much more. Come and trace all these things from our huge collection of documents – you'll be surprised what you can find out! There's a bar too, nibbles and our popular raffle. You can also have a sneak preview of the Photographic Exhibition which is on Saturday 7
th October (Market day) when we shall be
holding another popular Photo Exhibition. We shall have a number of laptop computers, with our photographic collection displayed on them, over which you can reminisce to your heart's content, scenes of old Laxfield, village weddings and people, shops, houses, pubs, events, and, if you would like copies of anything, we can provide them on the spot, for a small fee. This will be a good opportunity for those who find the Museum stairs a challenge to see what we have. There will be goods for sale, tea and cake, - stop and chat with friend and neighbours. Entrance to both events is FREE, as always, but donation would be much appreciated.
CONCERT TEAS SUMMER2017
With another season of serving teas in the Church during the Concert Interval over, it is necessary firstly to thank all those involved whether you
made a cake or two or served the audience at a concert your help is much
appreciated as all the monies taken go toward the upkeep of the village
church. The total this year was just short of £1,500 a magnificent sum. Finally, I understand that some of the newer residents in the village are asking who I am. Just to let you know that for 27 years my husband and I lived at West Hinder in Manse Lane and loved our time there, but my
mobility issues caused us to down size. I have been involved with the church and village hall during that time and when asked to arrange the teas for the concerts some 10 years ago I am still able to do so from my armchair. So thank you if you are someone whom I have not met, for your help and support. Anne Clark
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2017 MOBILE LIBRARY DATES
Silverleys Green 14.15-14.35
The Poacher 14.45-15.00
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Summer Term 2017 Report – All Saints Primary School
I am writing this report as we prepare for the new school year. Work is being completed to ready our fifth classroom along with its outdoor learning space and a group learning room is being created by removing the wall between two smaller rooms. We will begin the year with 106 pupils on roll. Rather than numbering our classes this year, we have named them after birds, so we have Wren, Robin, Kingfisher, Owl and Eagle classes. It is easy to remember the order as the youngest pupils have the smallest bird and the birds increase in size with the age of the pupils. In addition to welcoming 20 new reception pupils, we also welcome two new class teachers; Miss Muttock (year 1) and Mr Millican (year 3/4) along with Mr Brett, who is going to be teaching at both Laxfield and Stradbroke across all the classes. We had to say goodbye to Mrs Morgan, who has moved to Northamptonshire – we will miss her a great deal and wish her all the best. Our Arts week, in June, was all about animals and included a whole school educational visit to Banham Zoo. The weather was good to us and the pupils all had a handling session matched to their Science learning. My class (year 1 and 2) handled a land snail, a snake, a millipede and a tarantula exoskeleton and learnt about habitats, diet, adaptation, offspring and growth. We loved seeing all the animals, including feeding time for the penguins, otters and giraffes. The Key Stage 2 performance of Mystery at Magpie Manor was very well received with some fabulous acting, singing and dancing (including the Charleston). The pupils chose the Pancreatic Cancer charity to benefit from the collections at the performances. After entertaining us in the play, our year 6s headed off to Hollowford in Derbyshire for their residential, along with Miss Havers and Mr Hepburn. The pupils were wearing their bright red Leavers Hoodies, which were given to them by the Friends of All Saints. It was a great learning experience, including getting rather wet at times (whilst raft building) and being confident to attempt the ‘leap of faith’ (a jump at height - whilst wearing a harness for safety I will add). All the classes enjoyed swimming in the school pool this term, although we lost two weeks because the water quality was not acceptable at the first test, so needed to be rectified and re-tested. In view of this, we are going to take the pupils to Stradbroke swimming pool for six swimming sessions each class in this academic year. This will also allow deeper water skills to be taught where appropriate.
We are glad to report that the key stage 2 SATS results were excellent. In both reading and mathematics we had 100% success at reaching the required standard and in writing we scored 89%. We are very proud of our pupils, as, I am sure, are their parents and carers.
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You can contact any of these if the one you phone is not available.
The rain held off for the Summer Fair, which was organised superbly by Sheena, our Chair of the Friends and her committee and team of helpers. Lots of food, fun and fund-raising. A power cut did not dampen the evening – it was a good job the bouncy castle had a generator however. Moving forward, our governors are investigating the possibility of becoming a Multi Academy Trust, possibly working with Stradbroke CEVC Primary (our federated partner), Fressingfield CEVC Primary, St Peter and St Paul CEVA Primary (Eye) and Wortham Primary. In a letter sent to all parents and carers Melanie Barrow (our Executive Head) and James Hargrave (our Chair of Governors) wrote, “The appeal of a local MAT is that it would potentially enable our schools to strengthen an already existing local partnership for the benefit of all our pupils. We also recognise that it is government policy that schools should become academies as part of Multi Academy Trusts. So, we want to retain control of the school’s future by making a carefully considered decision at the right time. The Governors have come to the view that forming a MAT would be in the best interests of our school However, we want to consult with parents, carers, staff and our wider school community to make sure we understand your views.”
Looking forward to another fantastic year at All Saints.
Lucy Hammond (Mrs) Head of School
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VILLAGE HALL NEWS
100 Club Winners September 1
st Tim Ackerley No. 52 - £15.00
2nd
Helen Siddle No. 32 - £10.00 3
rd Sue Ackerly No. 47 - £5.00
Congratulations to the winners. (That's Sue and Tim out on the razzle then!)
Our next pop-up-pub at the Village Hall is Friday October 6
th, with as
usual, a bar and hot food to ward of f the darkening nights. All welcome. Remember it's the photo exhibition and social evening on Saturday Octo-ber 14
th with a cut-off date for getting your photos in by Friday 6
th Octo-
ber. This is a lovely evening when we get to see all the dozens of fascinat-ing interpretations of this year's subjects; Suffolk wildlife, nooks and cran-nies and reflections. We can't accept photos after the cut-off date as listing then by title and mounting them takes considerable time, so please make sure you deliver them by then. Your entry form is included in this issue. If you need more than one form you are welcome to photocopy or call me on 798790 for extras. Anyone may enter – Cratfield resident or further afield – as long as they stick to the category titles. All details are on the entry form.
Two festive dates for your diary:
Saturday December 9
th is our pre-Christmas fair and social event. Starting
at 10.00am until 3pm, come and drink mulled wine, have a bacon butty, catch up with friends and browse the stalls for festive gifts. Father Christ-mas will be dropping in for the very young, and his arrival will be posted in next month's magazine. Mums and Dads, it would be very useful to know if your little ones are coming to meet him as he wishes to know how many presents to bring. Craft/produce stalls are available to hire, £10.00 for the day, with preference given to local sellers. Any profits from the day will be split between the village hall, our church fabric fund and a local 'Crisis at Christmas' charity.
Following last year's heaving New Year's Eve do, we are having a repeat 'Eight till Late', with disco and hearty hot food. Bring your own booze and be prepared to shake booties, legs or whatever to welcome in the New Year. Free entry, all welcome. Donations are invited in aid of the Air Am-bulance. Last year we raised a sizeable sum for the charity.
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I reveal all about some of the meatiest rolls in my show
career In 1982, according to The Archers: The Ambridge Chronicles, Walter
Gabriel had been secretly injecting the marrow he was entering for the
Annual Produce Show with sugar and water to increase its size. It became
huge but the fermenting sugar rotted the inside, causing a gas build up.
Tom Forest gave it a prod and it burst with a sound, as the script said, of a
‘soft explosion, as of someone throwing up into a bowl of rice
krispies.’ Walter Gabriel was suitably crestfallen.
The village show can be the stuff of drama as this eloquently shows. The
battles, the rivalry, the secretly, the skulduggery.
A relative called Bill Barrett, a meat boner in a slaughterhouse, grew prize
vegetables for the village show each year. The length and thickness of his
carrots was the stuff of legend and predictably ribald remarks. I laughed
along with everyone else but was a little in awe of anyone who
accomplished such a grown-up achievement as winning a prize in a
produce show.
When we heard there was to be a Horticultural/Produce Show in Cratfield
this August we were thrilled to be able participate in an event so idyllically
rural. My wife is a gardener – so she could enter her garden produce and
her jam. What could I do? Scanning the categories I spotted the men only
cookery section. Sausage rolls or pickled onions. I settled on the sausage
rolls. I was not really a fan of the sausage roll – I had long ago banished
those stodgy, soggy and tasteless tubes of greasy pastry to a culinary
limbo along with tins of cling peaches and evaporated milk. But, for the
sake of glory, I steeled myself to bite the sausage roll bullet.
The first thing I did was to Google the finest sausage roll recipes known to
the human race. I found one that could not fail to win.
And I practised. After years of living without that meat product I found
myself cooking three batches of 25 sausage rolls the week of the show.
The third batch, cooked on the morning of the show, was the one I entered.
By that time, I felt had got the seasoning on my meat just right - though my
pastry was slightly less perfect than the crunchy coating of crispy gold the
recipe promised.
The morning of the show I was keyed up, stressed. Nervous as stallion
before a big race. Hands almost shaking with anticipation I arranged my
somewhat unevenly sized morsels on their plate and placed them
alongside the other men’s meaty offerings. Could I detect the slight whiff of
testosterone hovering over to the sausage roll display?
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In the end, I won third prize – out of four entries. But I had loved taking part
and the show was a delight. There were so many entries in so many
categories. Lots of people came. A great achievement for a little village like
Cratfield. I will certainly take part again.
If you will excuse the pun - roll on next year!
Nigel Cousins
In case you missed this last month, it was tucked away and in rather small
print.
CHURCH TREES
Most of you will recall that Hurricane Doris, on 23rd February, brought
down one of the four large horse chestnuts in front of the church.
Fortunately it was the one furthest from the church and so caused no
damage to the building.
However, as all the trees are the same age and the victim was found to
be rotting from the centre, it was a warning call; were one of the others to
come down the damage to the church would be considerable.
We propose, therefore, to pollard the three remaining trees, reducing
their height by about two thirds, and hope they will survive. Depending
on the condition they are found to be in it is possible that they may have
to come down altogether, but we feel it is at least worth giving them a
chance.
If you have a view on this do let one of us on the PCC know; all
comments from the village will be taken seriously.
St. Mary's PCC
A quick joke to fill some space:
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Just the one, but the light bulb has to want to change first!
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Laxfield Produce, Craft and Flea Market Saturday 7
th October 10am -12.30pm
inside All Saint's Church, inside the Royal Oak, and outside on Church Plain
A week into October and it's the much enjoyed Laxfield Market on Saturday 7
th. Last month several new visitors were bowled over by the
array of individual goods on offer and the welcoming atmosphere, vowing to return very soon.
Along with the usual favourite stalls, this month we welcome back Martin with his lovely selection of sour dough breads. Other edibles include delicious home-made fudge, free-range eggs and pork, cakes and savouries and goat's cheeses. Tasty items can all be ordered in advance for a special occasion (or that festive season creeping up on us!) Why not get ahead of these events and fill up your freezer with really good, natural, additive-free,tasty goodies?
A new stall this month is Christine's glass, she creates lovely stained glass pieces. There will also be children's clothing, crafts, painted china, plants, vintage stalls, collectibles, among others.
Entertainment will be provided by the Market's very own Eileen Tinney. You will normally find her at the Tropic cosmetic and skin care stand, but she hopes the weather will be fine enough for music to be set up, when she will shimmie out from behind her stall onto Church Plain, and leap into a demonstration of her lively Zumba dancing. Eileen teaches Zumba around the area, and if you haven't yet seen her in action, you have a treat in store.
As usual, visitors will find stalls set out inside the Church, inside the Royal Oak and outside on Church Plain so make sure to see all three areas.
Tea, coffee and cake will be available inside the Church, and The Royal Oak will be offering breakfasts, bacon rolls, liquid refreshment, and lunches.
Please contact Catherine Cawood on 01986 798852 for info on pitch spaces.
Cake of the Month – Maple and Pecan Cake
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October 2017
Dear Friends,
In the Celtic Christian tradition, we have a prayer for the start of each day which goes;
“Lord, help us to see you in all we meet today; Lord, help us to be you in all we meet today”. This can at times be challenging. The essential elements of both aspects, seeing God and being God, meet in one simple function and that is listening. God always listens though we can be forgiven for sometimes thinking that our words are not heard, so to be God to others, we must first listen. Similarly, if God is to speak to us through someone else, then similarly, firstly we must listen.
Simple? Not really, listening can take a great deal of effort and sacrifice. How often do you find yourself listening with your eyes, but you are planning what you are going to say next, and not really taking in what is being said? I often catch myself doing this. What is happening when we do this, is we are saying ‘I have no interest in what you are saying, but what I am planning on saying is much more interesting’.
When Lynne and I trained as bereavement visitors, we were given a copy of this symbol:
It is the Japanese word for ‘listen’. As with many Japanese words it is made up of others; in this case, its constituent parts are: undivided attention, eyes, ears and heart. That is, we should give our undivided attention and use our eyes, our ears and our heart. Our tutor wrote underneath the symbol: there is no mouth. Simply, listening does not need a mouth. Another piece of Western philosophy goes: we have two eyes, two ears, and one mouth, and we should use them in that ratio.
Sometimes people say to me that they don’t know how to deal with someone who is bereaved. The best thing to do is just listen. Listening is the most important as-pect of our relationship with others; when you are listening, you are showing that you value the other person and taking an interest in them. Just as God does.
With my prayers and best wishes,
Ron
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ST. MARY'S CHURCH - OCTOBER SERVICES
If you cannot fulfill these requirements please contact Margaret Thompson
HARVEST SUPPER - 7TH OCTOBER
If you haven't been before please come along. It's a great community evening. Fun, laughter, catching up with friends. Good food, home grown entertainment, bring your own drink and wrap up warm. Children welcome. Please ring Margaret Thompson on 07906509302 to reserve tickets.
Then on Sunday Evening at 6.30pm please come along and join us for the Harvest Festival Service at St. Mary's.
SUNDAY 8th
SUNDAY 15th
SUNDAY 22th
6.30pm
Harvest Festival DB
9.30am
Holy Communion DB
8.00am
Holy Communion DB
Reader Liz Dix
Reader A. Edmonds
Reader P. Baker
Sidesperson A. Edmonds
Sidesperson A. Edmonds
Sidesperson D. Peacock
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
Phil 3:4b-1 Matthew 21:33-end
Exodus 32:1-14 Phil 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14
Exodus 33:12-end 1 Thess 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22
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DIRECTORY:
Doctor’s Surgery Fressingfield 01379 586 227
Stradbroke 01379 384 220
Local officers:
Church Rev. David Burrell 01986 798 136
'The Vicarage, Noyes Avenue, Laxfield
Church Wardens:
Andy Edmunds 01986 798523
Lay Elder for Cra5ield - Margaret Thompson 07906 509302
Parish Council - LoFy Barbour 01986 798099
PC Clerk Sally Chapman 01379 855486 PC Website www.cra5ield.onesuffolk.net
Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator—Bob Stra5ord 01986 798143
Village Hall:
Chair Person - Rebecca Sannick 01986 799006
Vice Chair - Richard Turberville 01986 798346 Bookings - Jo Nunn 01986 799181
PainEng Club - Mick Chave 01986 798771
Laxfield School Act. Head Teacher - Mrs Hammond 01986 798344
Nova Group - Heather Hargood 01986 798180
Magazine Editors:
Sue Eade, Cranes CoFage, Cra5ield, IP19 0BN 01986 798725
Treasurer - Geoff Moore 01379 588024
ProducEon Manager -
Peter Sparrow, 2 The Street, Cra5ield, IP19 0BS 01986 798472
All informaEon must arrive by 20th
of the month.
AdverEsing rates p/a: Full page £60; half page £30; quarter £20; eighth £10; directory £8;
flyer £10.
Please contact Sue, Geoff, Molly or Peter for more informaEon