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December 2019

Village Voices

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Dates for your December diary

Regular EventsDay Time Activity Where Who

Monday 2 - 4pm Meet Up Mondays Shepherd & Dog Helen 411232

Monday 6.30/7.40pm Pilates Hollesley VH Sandy 410530

Tuesday 2pm Welcome Club Hollesley VH Marian C 411262

Tuesday Wk 2&4 2 - 4pm Peninsula Soc. Club Hollesley VH Alan 420092

Tuesday Wk 2&4 2 - 2.45 Glebe House Choir Glebe House Cheryl 411376

Wednesday 2 - 4pm Indoor Bowls Hollesley VH June 411172

Wednesday 9.45&11am Pilates Hollesley VH Sandy 410530

Wednesday 6.30-8.30 Just42 Youth Club Hollesley VH Michael 412052

Wednesday 10-11.30 Meet Up Weds Alderton VH

Thursday 1.30-3.00 Knit and Natter Liz 411426

Thursday After school EVNU All Saints’ Ruth 412052

Thursday Judo Club Tunstall Julie 410483

Thursday Week 2 7.30pm Hollesley WI Hollesley Jenny 412019

Thursday 5.45-7.15 (6.45every 2nd Thurs) Karate Hollesley VH

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Friday 9.30-11.00 Yoga Hollesley VHCathie 01728747001

Friday 11.00am Coffee morning Shepherd and Dog

Friday 7.00pm Whist Drive Hollesley VH Les 411642

Ist Saturday 10.30-12.00 Coffee morning Boyton VH Isobel 411409

Sunday (last) 8pm Charity Quiz Shepherd and Dog

Sat 30/11 2pm Children’s Christmas Cheer, Hollesley VH, toys etcSun 1 4pm Switch on of Christmas lights at Alderton, Mill HooThurs 5-Sun 8 2.30-7.30 Treasure Island, Hollesley Players, Hollesley VH 411079

Fri 6 2-3.30pm Knit and natter for venue ring Liz 411426Fri 6 7.30pm Quiz with Fish and Chip Supper, Sutton MH, book 411530

Sat 7 1030–12 Boyton Coffee Morning, Boyton VHSat 7 3pm Boyton Memories Service, St Andrew’s, BoytonMon 9 2 - 4 Energy Advice Caravan, Hollesley VHSat 14 9.30-12 Hollesley Community Café, Hollesley VHWed 11 7.30pm Gardening Club Social, Bowls ClubFri 13 2pm Christmas Cracker, Bawdsey Primary SchoolFri 13 10–12 Mental Health Session, Mill Hoo, AldertonSat 14 9-noon Christmas Community Cafe, Hollesley VHSat 14 2.30pm Glebe House Christmas Fayre, mulled wine, mince pies

Sat 14 2 – 4 Bawdsey Market Festive Special, Bawdsey VHSun 15 11am Christmas Carols, St Andrew’s, Boyton

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Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the

views or policies of the editorial team.

Editorial copy: Cheryl, Nick, Diane

[email protected] on paper to:

Laurie Forsyth, 11A, Parsons Hill,Hollesley, IP12 3RBTel: 01394 411727

AdvertisingGerry Bathe

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Hollesley, IP12 3JSTel: 01394 411376

From the editor

Cheryl Gray

Seasons’ Greetings to all our readers and welcome aboard for the final editionof 2019. Thank you to our Play Ambassadors for their Christmas designs on thecover and in the centre pages. They have put in a lot of effort over the year;thank you for supporting their endeavors to raise funds for new play equipmenton Hollesley Rec. We hope you will continue to do so.

Once again we would like to thank the background team who all do their bit tomake this magazine possible: the Village Voices management team, LaurieForsyth - distribution manager and proof-reader, our wonderful team of distributors and Debbie Pipe - subscriptions. We are always happy to welcomeon board anyone who would like to help out in any way.

Happy reading!

Please note: copy date for January issue will be 3 December

Debra

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Cover photo: Christmas Greetings by Chloe Baker



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Local lives - Derek Andrews

Derek was born in March 1931 in one of the cottages at Duck Corner, Hollesley.He was the eldest of twelve children:Vera, Edward, Barbara, Michael, Kathleen,Gwen, Nevil, Les, Douglas, Doreen and Christine. His father, Walter, worked asa horseman at the Suffolk Punch Trust. The family moved to Moors Farm when

Derek was 4 years old. During the early years ofWW2 when Derek was agedabout 10, a landmine wasdropped between Moors Farmand Dumb Boy Cottage (towards Shingle Street) andthe family were evacuated tofriends and neighbours inHollesley. Meanwhile thearmy moved into part ofMoors Farm and turned thepig-sty into a cookhouse!

Derek clearly remembers the deprivation of those years but also the fun theyall had playing in the fields and on the marshes. They played football using anold tin can and their coats for goals, went fishing in the ditches and scrumpingapples, pears and plums from the abundantfields of orchards.They also played whippertin,when a tin can was laid out in the middle ofthe grass and one child was it. All the otherchildren ran and hid and the object of thegame was to run out and touch the can beforeyou were had.

As WW2 approached, Derek and his friendswould sit on the wall at Moors Farm and andwatch dog-fights during bombing practice - afar cry from picnics on the beach in peacetime!

He attended Hollesley School in the Old SchoolHouse (now converted into homes). At the ageof 10/11 years, Derek became a choirboy in AllSaints’ Church when the vicar was Rev’d Wicksand the choirmistress/organist was Miss MayLennard. The choir sang at both the morningand evening services but before putting ontheir robes, they would ring the bells! Derek later became the Head Chorister and altar boy and he carried the cross at churchservices for several years.

He left school aged 14 years and worked for Mr George Lennard in the groceryshop (now McColls). He was a delivery boy and used a trade bike with a large

Derek as Head Chorister

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concerned about her cycling to Hollesley in the dark.

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basket, mainly delivering meat on a Saturday and groceries to both circles inOak Hill and through the forest to 3/4 cottages in Tangham. This was hard workand entailed going out in all weathers, snow, rain and shine. When he wasn’toccupied with deliveries, he was required to do shelf-stacking, so the days were

long and arduous 9-6pm.Two years later, aged 16,Derek started work with G.W.Smith of Alderton as an apprentice painter/decorator.His National Service was deferred for 2 years in orderfor him to complete his apprenticeship. He then beganhis National Service in the RAFand served for 2 years from1951-53.

He began his training in Wilmslow, Cheshire and then moved to West Drayton,

London near the American photo unit at Kodak. He did general duties aroundthe camp whilst waiting to be posted abroad during the Suez Crisis. His finaltraining was at Deckling in Kent, where he learnt to use a rifle and ammunitionbefore going to RAF Deversoir Airbasein Egypt, built as part of the defences ofthe Suez Canal. He stayed therefor 15 months and was mainlyemployed re-laying runways. Inthe sweltering heat, the tarwould melt and they were required to wear wooden clogs.

When they escorted the localWest Africans to buy provisionsin the local town, Derek carrieda rifle and was ordered to shootat the legs, not the body of any-one who might attack them.

He returned to England in June1953 during the Queen’s Coronation celebrations. All the ships in the Solent were lit up and carried flags as Derek’s ship approached the harbour.

He went back to work for G.W.Smith and it was during this time he met Olive,his future wife who also worked in Alderton as a maid for Dr Lund and Dr Eustache. Olive would make Derek cups of tea and they would enjoy a chat!Derek was invited by a friend to a dance on the lawn at Alderton Lodge andOlive was also there! That was the beginning of a lifetime’s romance. Derekwould cycle to Alderton to meet Olive after work as Olive’s mother was

Derek and comrades working on the runway

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Hubert, Barbara, Derek and Olive


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They were married in April 1954 - a double wedding at All Saints’ Church withDerek’s sister Barbara and Olive’s brother Hubert. Derek and Olive lived inMoorlands and later moved to his present home in Woodbridge Road. They hadtwo sons, Robert and Christopher and now have 5 grandchildren.

After a tip-off from a friend he applied for a post as painter/decorator at theunits within the prison Colony, where he remained for 25 years until he retired. He painted all the prison units and also the prison officers’ houses.

Groups of 3/4 prisonerswere trained up to workalongside Derek.

Some petty thieving tookplace, which Derek founddifficult to deal with but theculprits were reprimanded and after a while, Derek settled down and enjoyedboth the work and the companionship.

in the restoration of the church organ. Itwas stripped down and Derek sand-papered and painted all the organ pipes,including gold-leaf round the lip of eachpipe. It took him 2/3 weeks as therewere dozens of pipes, each requring twocoats of paint. The organ is still in constant use in the church today - andDerek had come full-circle after his earlyyears as a choirboy and bell-ringer!

Derek’s interests after his retirement included serving on the Village Hall Committee and two years on theParochial Church Council. He was also amember of the Church Fabric Fund andcaretaker of the Village Hall.

He has been a member of the Bowls’Club since 1958 and joined the Committee and was Chair for a while. He is now the President of the club and enjoys playing when he is able. A true member of our community!

Cheryl Gray

Ted, Mick, Kath, Vera, Doreen, Doug, Barbara, Nev,Derek and Les at Olive and Derek’s house-warming

party in October 1996

Hubie, Barbara, Derek and Olive on theirDiamond Wedding anniversary

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After he retired, Derek wasaproached by the Rev’dGates and asked to assist


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Weekday ServicesMonday 9.00am Alderton & Shottisham Church - Morning PrayerWednesday 9.30am Bawdsey Church - Morning Prayer Thursday 9.00am Boyton and Sutton Churches – Morning PrayerFriday 8.00am Hollesley Church – Morning Prayer1st Thursday 2.30pm Glebe House, Hollesley – Evensong 3rd Thursday 10.30am Glebe House, Hollesley – Holy Communion

From the church registers:Baptism

3rd NovGeorge Frederick Collins at All Saints Church, HollesleyWedding26th Oct James Nicholson and Rebecca Sohatski, St Andrew’s, Alderton

Mary Larter at Seven Hills CrematoriumJohn Garnham of Alderton, at Seven Hills Crematorium

Funerals16th Oct13th Nov29th Nov Roy Brundle at St Andrew’s Church, Alderton

‘Carols’ are something most of us associate with Christmas. But what is a ‘carol’and how is it different from a hymn or a song ? ‘Carol’ originally referred to ‘aring-dance or the song accompany-ing it’ but a more modern definitionis ‘a song of joy or praise; a Christ-mas song or hymn’.

Although when we speak of carolswe generally mean Christmas carols, there are ‘carols’ for otherseasons of the year as well, for example Easter, Saint’s days and Advent (the 4 weeks leading up toChristmas Day). Going ‘carolling’ has been a winter activity for hundreds of years – cheering people up in thedark cold evenings with merry songs, not necessarily of a religious nature butcelebrating life and music and being together.

Essentially a carol is a joyful song created and sung by ordinary people. Theirsubjects are down-to-earth and include references to plants and animals, foodand drink. While, in the middle ages, the church sang Gregorian chant in Latin,the people sang and danced to carols in the street, the home and the inn.At Christmas time we remember how God, the creator of the universe, camedown to earth, to share our lives in all its joys and sorrows and we celebrate bysinging God’s praise in our churches, schools, streets and pubs. Come and joinus at one of the many carol services in our village churches or singing aroundour streets. (See p.30) Wishing you all joy and peace at Christmas.

Rev’d Ruth Hatchett 412052 [email protected]



Church ContactsTeam Vicar: Ruth Hatchett 01394 412052 [email protected] Churchwardens: Boyton Churchwarden: Isobel Lilley 01394 411409

Hollesley Tower Captain: Peter Harper 01394 411775Lay Reader Emeritus: Lydia Calvesbert 01394 411779Lay Elders: Joy Andrews 01394 411596

Di Barnard 01394 411079 Helene Berry 01394 420012Judy Foulger 01394 410254

Alderton Churchwarden: Barry Vincent 411306 Jim Wyllie 01394 411792

Ray and Gill Whiffin 01394 410057

Helen Shand 01394 389013Pat Shannon 01394 411214Mel Spurling 01394 420398Gill Whiffin 01394 410057

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Other Villages

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9.30 Holy Communion

9.30 Sutton Heath11.00 Shottisham

Sat 7 3pmMemoriesService

Sun 8 8.00 HolyCommunion(BCP)

9.30 Family Communion

6.00 Reflection and Song

9.30 Sutton11.00 Bawdsey6.00 Shottisham6.30 Ramsholt

Sun 15 8.00 HolyCommunion

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11.00ChristmasCarols (withbrass band)

9.30 Café Sundae 11.00 Sutton*6.30 Shottisham

Sun 22 8.00 HolyCommunion(BCP)

9.30 Holy Communion

11.00 Ramsholt*3.00 Bawdsey6.30 Sutton

ChristmasEve

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5pm Crib Service11.30 Midnight

Mass4pm Sutton9.30pm Shottisham*

ChristmasDay

10.00ChristmasFamilyService

10.30 Bawdsey*11.00 Sutton*

Sunday29

11.00 Hollesley, Holy Communion with Carols for all the DebenChurches

* service includes Holy Communion. Please see Christmas card for furtherdetails of Christmas services and carol singing.



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Hollesley School - Pipers Vale visit

On 18th October, the whole of Hollesley Primary School went to PipersVale gymnastics centre in Ipswich. We travelled on two coaches withhalf of the school on each.

When we arrived, we put our coats and bags up on the balcony andthen we went down onto the sprung floor and did stretches and

balances altogether towarm up. After that we gotsplit up into groups, mostlyyear groups but a few ofthem were mixed.

Then we went off in ourgroups to do different activities. Some of the activities included usingthe bar, vaults, rings,trampolines and the racingobstacle course. At the endwe had some free timewhen we were able tochoose which of the apparatus we wanted to go

on. It was great to be able to use allof the special gymnastics equipment.

Lacey said, “It was really fun. Myfavourite part was doing flips intothe foam pit. I also enjoyed thetrampoline part – even though I felloff at one point!”

Ewan said “I enjoyed the trampoline because I could backflipon it and it was really bouncy andfun!”

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Nature Note - Christmas conundrums

Birdwatching can spoil you for other simple pleasures. When I’m watching afilm on TV, I can’t help noticing that the bird songs they put on the film tracks are often wildly inappropriate. From my armchair I have heard tawny owlshooting in Ireland (there aren’t any there), swifts screaming in February (Juneis more like it), and canaries singing in a Jane Austen English country garden

(come off it). Popular songs aren’t anybetter. How about ‘a nightingale sang inBerkeley Square’ (must have been arobin) and ‘there’ll be bluebirds over thewhite cliffs of Dover’ (swallows, I suppose– bluebirds are an American species).

Christmas carols aren’t any better. ‘TheTwelve Days of Christmas’ starts off OKwith twelve drummers drumming andeleven lords a-leaping, and I don’t reallyhave an ornithological problem withseven swans a-swimming or six geese a-laying. I’m getting suspicious, though,when we come to four calling birds (which ones?) and three French hens

(why French?). And I’m positively mystified when we reach two turtle dovesand a partridge in a pear tree. There aren’t any turtle doves around at Christmas – they’re summer visitors in Britain. As for the partridge, this is presumably a grey partridge since this is a traditional carol and the red-leggedpartridge wasn’t introduced into this country until 1790; but I’ve never seen agrey partridge up a tree of any kind, let alone a pear tree. Poetic licence? No,it’s more interesting than that. One theory is that all the twelve ‘presents’ arereally religious symbols and the whole carol is in a kind of code because it wascomposed at a time when it was dangerous to express an outspoken commitment to Christianity. Then it all makes sense: the twelve drummers arebeating out the twelve doctrines in the Apostles’ Creed, the eleven pipers arethe eleven faithful apostles spreading the word, and so on, down to sevenbeautiful swans as the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, six laying geese as the sixdays of creation, four colly birds (the old country name for blackbirds) as thefour apostles, three French hens as the three virtues, and two turtle doves asthe two Testaments. Finally, the partridge is lifted aloft as the resurrectedChrist, and that draws on an even older Greek myth whereby Athena raisedfrom the dead her lover Perdix (the Greek name for a partridge) and carriedhim to heaven in the branches of a pear tree.

That just leaves us with the puzzle of the Christmas turkey – wild turkeys beingnative to the USA. But perhaps we should just eat that and stop worrying.

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Dear Editor,

I would like to extend specialthanks to everyone in Hollesley village who welcomed all the trick ortreaters on Hallowe’en.

My boys William, Oliver andJack had a fantastic eveningand I just wanted to say thankyou to everyone who made the evening so special.

Jane Baker

Dear Editor,

I have an aviary of budgies - having gone down the garden today to find that28 budgies and 1 cockatiel have been taken from the aviary. I will ask neighbours when they come home from work, but I have checked the aviaryand there is no hole etc or any way otherthan the double door to get into it.

I am very concerned that someone hasbeen into the garden as it clearly was pre-planned, as you cannot steal 29 birdswithout any cages etc. I am writing thisletter as I dont want anyone else to gothrough the same trauma. I will contactthe local police to make them aware too.

Many thanks,

Colette Harper

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Dear Editor,

One Saturday I went to Weeley Working Weekend in Essex. I go every yearwith my Nan and Grandad. I’ve been going since I was five and I’m eleven

Dear Editor,Last week my nine year old daughter became incredibly stuck in the mud atShingle St, up to her waist and it was quite a horrific and terrifying experiencefor both of us, I am trying to get improved signage there, so no-one else experiences this.

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The Deal: County Broadband needs at least 30 people in a village to register an intereston their website. If that threshold is reached (or hopefully exceeded) it willthen arrange a community meeting to talk through the logistics of installationbefore making a final decision on whether to go ahead. It involves running fibrecables along the existing BT poles and/or underground cable routes, before a fibre optic cable goes straight to your home or business. For homesthe current price in Essex is £20/month for the first 6 months for a 300Mb/secservice (Up to 10 times the speed that you might be lucky enough to get at themoment). For the remaining 18 months this rises to £40/month. Unlike now,these are guaranteed download and upload speeds. There is no limit on theamount of data you can use. There is no installation fee, nor any connection

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charge and a free router is provided too. Nor is there any tie-in after the 24months. You could elect to shop around and choose another internet provider. You can also have a phone service, keeping your existing landline number andthe Essex prices are £6/month to call all UK landline numbers, £13/month toinclude all UK mobile numbers too, or £17/month to include international calls and calls to mobiles abroad. All calls on all deals are unlimited.

What next? So are you sufficiently interested? If so, please go to County Broadband’s Fibrewebsite:countybroadbandfibre.co.uk where you can find plenty more information. At this stage no one needs to commit financially or otherwise.

However, to take this idea any further those who are interested do need to register their interest on the County Broadband Fibre website. If we reach the30+ threshold we can then find out more. Please let me know you have registered an interest on [email protected], telling me which villageyou are in so we can monitor progress and try and get them interested in providing a service on the peninsula. If we can get 30 people in each of Hollesley, Alderton and Bawdsey, we should be able to get them fired up tooffer their service here.

Nick Crick

News from Father Christmasto all the village elves The Christmas cart has one address for present drop-offs: 1, School LanePlease make sure all parcels are well wrapped and clearly addressed so my naughty helpers and I can deliver them down the correct chimney!The route will start in Hollesley village working up to Oak Hill

See you bright and early on Christmas morning



Christmas card designs ...

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... by the Play Ambassadors - Happy Christmas!

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Hollesley WIOur speaker’s subject for October was ‘Comic Verse’ with Eric Punaks, who describing himself as ‘Pam Ayres with a paunch’ entertained us with some familiar (and unfamiliar) verses and poems, from theVictorian Capt. Harry Graham, through to T.S. Eliot and Carol Ann Duffyamong others, as well as a variety of ‘verses I wish I’d written’. He told ushow he began entertaining with both talks and verse and soon realised that heshould leave out the talk and just do the comic verse bit! One of the highlightswas his rendition of Victoria Wood’s ‘Let’s do it’ and he ended with Tom Lehrer’sfunny song ‘Irish Ballad’ with guitar accompaniment. He came across as a verywarm personality, and was relieved that we were a friendlybunch, unlike his very firstspeaker’s showcase auditionyears ago. I might just rummage through my understairscupboard and dig out my TomLehrer Songbook!

The choir have now performed atHollesley Church and also at LittleBealings, where they pulled outall the stops and gave a really enjoyable concert with our friendsfrom Ipswich. The church warden at Bealings thoroughly enjoyed it, sayinghow much the choir looked as though they were having fun, and that theywould be delighted to organise a return visit at some point - well done to everyone for a lovely evening!

Four members enjoyed a relaxed walk around Rendlesham Forest, taking in thebeautiful autumn colours and visiting the Bear Grills mobile cafe for baconand/or egg rolls and a well deserved coffee.

We have said a temporary farewell to our playreading group who got togetherto romp through ‘A Fete Worse Than Death’, a comedy/murder mystery by JanePage. This has been a really enjoyable way to spend an hour or so once amonth, with lots of laughs along the way. Thank you Daphne for finding such avariety of works to challenge us, and we look forward to re-starting at somepoint in the future.

By the time you read this we will have had our AGM and be preparing for ourChristmas meeting.

Don’t forget, new members can come at any time, and we would love to seeyou join us.

Jane Burn

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30 hours free weekly childcare forall 3 and 4-year olds at BawdseyCEVCP School, in our Early Yearssetting- in addition to these hoursthere are free lunchtime sessions.Sessions can start from their 3rd

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We had a trailer full of apples in readiness for the Apple

Day on 13 October - thanks to a very generous donation

from Dock Farm. Firstly the apples had to be washed and

quartered (no

need to core)

with just the

rotten bits and odd earwigs taken

out, . very therapeutic, . ready for

pomacing in the scratter - not

sure if a ‘plonker’ was used to

push the quarters down into the

steel teeth.. or if this was one of

Andy’s little jokes!

The crushed pomace was then ready to be filled into a straining bag and placed

in the press – a handle on the top of the press forces a wooden plate down

applying pressure to the layers of pomace - and juice rapidly flowed – we made

about 50 litres! Good fun had by all!

Fortunately the weather improved for

the bonfire and fireworks event on 2

November and it was very well

attended, with food being shared

around and a lovely warm community

atmosphere - the fireworks were a big

hit. A huge thank you to Andy Cassy

for organising both events and to all

those who volunteered their time, without

which these events would not happen.

Boyton Parish Council would like to takethis opportunity to wish all our

parishioners and adjoining parishes a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe

and healthy New Year. Our next parish meeting will be held on:

Tuesday 7 January at 7.00pm.

Jenny Lloyd, Clerk to Boyton Parish Council, [email protected]


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Andy Cassy instructing the young volunteers on the scratter



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Bawdsey Craft GroupAnnual Xmas Coffee

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Saturday 7 DecemberRaffle, Hamper, Crafts,

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Alderton Parish Council

Christmas TreeThe Parish Council will be purchasing a Christmas tree thisyear which will be erected at the entrance to Mill Hoo. Thisposition has been chosen to give enjoyment not only to asmany residents as possible but also to those drivingthrough the village. Lights will be switched on at 4 pm onSunday 1 December. To mark this occasion the ParishCouncil will be hosting a social event from 4 – 6 pm in thevillage hall, residents of all ages are welcome to attend. There will be mulledwine and mince pies as well as tea, coffee and cakes. Children (and adults ifthey wish) can decorate a tree decoration to take home and there will be a‘magical’ Lego display for all to enjoy.HighwaysAt a recent joint meeting of all parish councils in the Deben Ward it was decidedto set up a committee to liaise with Andrew Reid (County councillor), Highwaysand local landowners to press for better maintenance of our local roads.Next meetingThe next parish council meeting will be held in the village hall on:Monday 9 December at 7 pm.

Joy Andrews, Alderton Parish Clerk 411596 [email protected]


Orange and Marmarlade upside down cake

With lots of delicious oranges, clementines and satsumas in season, this is atwist on the classic pineapple upside down cake. It makes a great dessert or afternoon tea treat. It's also a good opportunity to use up the odd jar of home-made marmalade you may still have in thecupboard from earlier in the year. Bestserved warm with the Cointreau creambelow; but ice cream or custard also workswell. If citrus fruit is not your thing, substitute with plums, pears or apples. Allwork really well with the marmalade syrup.

Ingredients/ Equipment18-20cm diameter cake tin (not loose-bottomed!).1 orange, or 2/3 smaller clementines thinlysliced and chopped into small pieces (enough to cover the base of your cake tinin a single layer).100 grams orange marmalade2 tablespoons of golden syrup2 tablespoons whiskey or sherry170 grams self raising flour.

Cointreau cream200 ml double creamZest of an orange1 tablespoon of dark brown sugar Cointreau to taste! ( I usually use a good glug)

MethodGrease the sides and base of your cake tin well with butter. Pre-heat oven to160 c/ gas mark 3. In a small mixing bowl combine the golden syrup, marmalade and whiskey/sherry and pour onto the base of the cake tin. Arrangethe chopped fruit on top of this. Add all the remaining cake ingredients into amixing bowl and whisk for approximately 2 minutes until they are well combined and the mixture light and fluffy. Spoon carefully over the fruit basemaking sure it is completely covered and even. Place in the pre-heated ovenand cook for approx. 35-45 mins until golden brown and springy to the touch.While the cake is cooking prepare the cream. Place all ingredients in a bowl andgently whip until soft peaks are formed. Store in the fridge until ready to serve.Allow to cool for 5 mins and then run a knife around the inside edge of the tin,place a plate over the top of the tin and then invert carefully. Give the tin ashake to help release the cake and lift it off. Serve with the cream on the side.

Bridget Farrar (Pauline Austerfield is on holiday. Many thanks to Bridget. Ed.)


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170 grams caster sugar170 grams of softened butter or margarine 3 eggsFew drops of vanilla extract Grated zest of an orange


Boyton Coffee Morning

Although in competition with the WorldCup Rugby on 2nd November, the morning was well-supported and wekept in touch with the match on an i-pad as it happened!

The morning raised £29.50 which wenttowards a maintainance bill on theelectrics in the hall and we now feelmuch safer.

The next coffee morning is on Saturday 7th December, come and see the variety of Christmas knits which are unique and will be for sale.

Boyton Village Hall Management Commitee


Carol singing

Date Area Contact Meet 6.00pm

Thurs 19th The StreetJoan Butcher411689

6pm Duck Corner

Fri 20th

Swallows Closeand Parsons Hill

Joan Butcher411689

6pm SwallowsClose entrance

Mon 23rd Shingle StJoan Butcher411689

6pm MartelloTower car park

We need at least 6 singers per group each evening. Please bring atorch. Proceeds to be divided between Hollesley Church and St. Elizabeth Hospice. Thank you

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Guidance to help when sending an item for:

We are always grateful when people write in with information about events,stories or letters. However, it is important that when submitting informationabout an event, due notice is given. Our publication is completed on the 14th ofevery month and the final copy date is always the 10th of each month. Eachmagazine is for the forthcoming month, so to send us an item on 20th October for an event in November is too late - the magazine is already at the printers!We want to make sure that you get a copy through your door on the last weekend of every month.

We have a policy of using a quarter page for notices and are always happy toassist in producing a notice for your event. We will not as a rule, offer more space. We also cannot reduce an A4 size poster to fit in a quarter page because to do so would mean that you could not read the writing as it would betoo small. The quarter page size is 63.5mm x 94mm.

If you have a logo or picture to use, this should be sent separately. This is because if you have downloaded an image or clip art off the web, then the quality may be poor. The photos that we use in the magazine are 300 dots perinch to ensure sharpness, but the download clip art is 72 dots per inch. We lookforward to hearing from you!

Gerry Bathe

Exhibition of Arts and Crafts at Warren HillSome of us were invited to the Warren Hill Café to attend the exhibition of inmates’ art and craft work in Warren Hill. Inside, the room was very well setout and various crafts had their owners with them, whom I would add, spokevery well indeed, giving descriptions of their work so happily. Free coffee andtea were served.

The article which stood out to me was a doll’s house, built in two layers, with furniture in - all built with matchsticks. The garden even had a wishing well! Also, a lovely bench and table had been made, looking very smart! There weresales of goods being sold by the men. In the end they raised £1,300.

When speaking to Fanny Jacobs afterwards, she said she was always pleased toreceive donations of art material, craft, wool and any other materials that couldbe used at Warren Hill. Please ring Fanny with details of your donation on:07973135993.

Grateful invitee,

Liz Mark

Shelbies Warren Hill Coffee Shop Coffee Republic Hmp Young Offenders Institute, Warren Hill,

Grove Road, Hollesley



The Suffolk Heritage Garden has a new manager! Some of you will know HayleyChurchyard from Shottisham who joined us on 8 November.

Hayley works at the Sorrel Horse and was chosen from eight applicants. I thinkshe will be a perfect fit – and she's local!

As well as running the general maintenance and development of the garden, with the volunteer team,she will continue to research the origins of plants in our collection andhunt for others that have been lost.The end result will be a data baseand resource that can be accessedby students and anyone who is interested in the collection.

The main funder of this project is AONB, through an Amenities and Accessibility grant, with additional contributions from Adnams and the ScarfeTrust. I will work with her until she's familiar with the challenges that confronther. (Welcome on board, Hayley - we wish you well! Ed.)

Miggie Wyllie

Honour Run, Rendlesham

Iain Johnston, parish councillor from Boyton, andJames Mallinder ran the HonourRun at the end of October to raisemoney for the British LegionPoppy appeal 10 k run aroundRendlesham forest. About 250walkers, joggers and runners ofall ages took part in the run andraised a total of £2,600 for theSuffolk British Legion Poppy Appeal, which supports servingand ex-serving men and womenin the armed forces.

James Mallinder

Suffolk Heritage Garden

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Raise the Roofcampaign continues

Please support us when you shop on Amazon. If you register with SmileAmazon.co.uk support Hollesley Village Hall, yourshopping and account remains the same butAmazon will donate 0.5% to us at no cost to you.

As we near the end of 2019, I am working hard to develop a programme ofactivities for next year to raise funds for the new roof and solar panels. Our firstfully booked event is The Suffolk Police Choir in November. In the spring HelenLewis is planning a cycle ride to raise funds for the photovoltaic solar roofpanels and there is to be a village party .... look out for details. We hope thatour district Councillor will try to secure money from the £2 million which isunspent in the East Suffolk Community Infrastructure Levy and we have askedHollesley Parish Council for financial support.

You may have missed the chance to register with the 200 club. With only 13members so far, the odds of winning one of the three prizes drawn each monthincreases. In October, the winners were Di and Tony Barnard, Juliet and BrianJohnson and Bridget Farrar. So if you wish to register £5 per month to supportthe Raise the Roof campaign here are our bank details, sort code: 30-99-85and acc: 00505746. Email: [email protected] to tell us whichnumber you would like. The draw is held on the last Tuesday of every month.

Thank you to Woodbridge

Co-op shoppers .Your voting has enabled

our hall to receive a cheque for £454.40.

Please keep doing it ... every penny counts.

Have a look at our new websitewww.hollesleyvillagehall.com

Please go to crowdfunder.co.uk andsearch for Hollesley Village Hall as we start our latest fund-raising initiativeand please donate ... you will laugh at the film! This will help to try and get£5,000 from Marks and Spencer.

Gerry Bathe



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Season’s Greetings:Hollesley Parish Council would like to wish all residentsa Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The bus is back!

The fantastic news we bring you is that the Number 71bus is back in service 😊 The route is very similar tothat of before. It will pick up from Stores Corner (inWoodbridge Walk) at approx. 7.20am, then at the stopat Oak Hill and then on to Duck Corner for a 7.25ampick-up. The bus will then proceed to Sutton Heath, Melton, Woodbridge andthe Martlesham Park and Ride (getting there in time for the 8.05am for Ipswich).

The return bus will leave Ipswich (Old Cattle Market) at 5.10pm (marked asthe 70A), it will pick up at the Woodbridge Turban Centre at 5.45pm and willdrop people off in Hollesley around 6.00pm.

The return of the bus service is brilliant news for the village and has comeabout mainly due to protests and negotiations; many thanks to all those involved. However, usage is being monitored and if it is not used it willcease again! Please consider making use of the bus whenever you can.

VE Day Celebrations in 2020

Further to the item in the October VV, an event for Hollesley is now takingshape. We will be having an Afternoon Tea at the Village Hall on: Friday 8 May 2020.

Were you at the celebrations in 1945? If you were, we would love to hear fromyou and it would be great if you could tell your stories on the day. However,you may not wish to speak in front of everyone and if this is the case wewould be happy to have a chat to you before and then read out your memoriesfor you. Please call the Parish Clerk on 01394 411405 if you have memories.

Parish Council Budget for 2020/2021

During December and January, the PC will be setting their budget for 2020/21. Do you know of a project that you feel the PC should be involved in? If so, please let us know as soon as you can. We may have to set aside funds for it.

Judi Hallett, Clerk to Hollesley Parish Council [email protected] 411405 / 07739411927

Are you on the Grapevine? The Hollesley Grapevine is an electronic news distribution service for Hollesley residents. To put your e-mail address forwardjust e-mail the Parish Clerk (details below)


Hollesley Parish Council



Woodbridge library

Throughout DecemberContinuing the sale of donatedbooks and DVDs. Stuck for aChristmas present for someone?We have lots of lovely brand new donated books and DVDswhich would make the perfectgift! All proceeds go to the Friends of Woodbridge Library.

Sunday 1 December – Tuesday 31 December – ArtLib – Work by the Blaxhall Art Group. The Blaxhall Art Group is a small friendly group of peoplewho meet to paint/draw on a Thursday from 10.30am - 12.30pm at BlaxhallVillage Hall. Occasionally a visiting artist is invited to conduct a workshop ordemonstration for the group. These paintings are a sample of the group’s work.For further information about the group contact: Joyce Izzard 01728 688452.

Thursday 5 December 10am-4pm – Meet local author Pauline MandersThis is an opportunity to chat to the author of the Suffolk-based Utterly Crimeseries. Her latest, ‘Utterly Roasted’ is the eighth in the series. It stands alonebut we see the return of many characters met before:It is August 2013 and Chrissie Jax and D.I. Clive Merry return to Suffolk from ashort break in Amsterdam. Within a week, two bodies are delivered to themorgue and the international spotlight in on Clive and his investigation. Tensionmounts as a tangled web of car paint re-spraying, a catering outfit, pike fishingand chocolate draws in long term friends Matt and Nick. Chrissie becomes partof the investigation in a way not one could have predicted. The action movesfrom Alton Water to Ipswich; Bury St Edmunds to Felixstowe; Hadleigh toWoolpit and Woodbridge.

Buy a copy of this or another of Pauline’s books and get it signed. Wine or fruitjuice and mince pies also available!

Book Group (Meets the first Thursday of the month at 2pm)On 5 December we will be discussing ‘Lethal White’ written by Robert Galbraith. Please come along if you have read this book and would like to joinin the discussion.

Friday 6 December and Friday 13 December, 10.30am-12.30pm – Active Lives Singing GroupFeel your spirits lift and find a new confidence in singing. Learn some newsongs and learn harmonies to songs you know. Improve your breathing, yourcirculation and have some fun! Take some time out to relax and make musicwith others. £5 per session.For more information call Gina Silburn or Julie Stokes on 01473 345350 or visitthe Active Lives website: wwwactivlives.org.uk

Amanda Davidson



The Community Garden is needing freshening up! Winter is here.Wanted: Old/new scaffolding boards or railway sleepers.New beds are needed and some repairs to beds.Unwanted shrubs, rose bushes, climbers or any otherplants and garden ornaments.

Victoria Fletcher, Hollesley Gardening Club Secretary

Hollesley Gardening Club

The Club would like to say thank you to Deidre Charlestonwho gave a talk on Integrated Pest Management in Octoberand Donna Wallings and Mark Mason for their Gardeners’Question Time in November.

The Club’s Christmas social will be held on Wednesday 11 December 7pm at theBowls Club, please bring a plate of food and the club will bring the glass ofwine! Christmas raffle as normal. We look forward to seeing you there anddon’t forget new members are always welcome.Tips for December :

Enjoy your gardens!

Victoria Fletcher

Hollesley Community Garden

Check your winter protection structures are still securely in place•Insulate outdoor taps and prevent ponds from freezing•Harvest leeks, parsnips, winter cabbage, sprouts and remaining root crops.•

Alderton AdventCelebration

Alderton’s TreeLights Up

Sunday 1 December 4pm – 6pm

Alderton Village HallMince Pies and Mulled Wine

(Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate and Cake)Decorate a Bauble

Lego Winter Village on Display Hosted by Alderton PC - All Welcome


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Telephone: Alderton 01394 411641 & Orford 01394 450315www.thepeninsulapractice.co.uk

DAY ALDERTON ORFORD HOLLESLEY

Monday 8.00am to 2.30pm 8.00am to 6.30pm 1.30pm to 5.30pm

Tuesday 8.00am to 6.30pm Closed

Wednesday 8.00am to 6.30pm 8.00am to 1.00pm

Thursday 8.00am to 6.30pm 8.00am to 1.00pm

Friday 8.00am to 6.30pm 8.00am to 1.00pm

News

We would like to wish everybody within the Peninsula area, a MerryChristmas and a Happy New Year.

The Peninsula Practice and Church Farm Surgery Merger Update

We are excited to confirm that the merger between The Peninsula Practice andChurch Farm Surgery has been approved by NHS England. It is anticipatedthat the merger will occur at the beginning of January. We will keep patientsup to date on any further developments on our website and in the surgery.

Please accept our apologies that our email address on the New Appointment System Leaflet was incomplete. If anybody has any feedback or comments re the New Appointment System please email us at: [email protected]

GP Training and closure dates: the surgery will be closed on Wednesday 11 December at 13.00 for GP training.The surgery will alsobe closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Please contact NHS 111 when the Surgery is closed

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Subscriptions Do you know someone who would like to receive copies of Village Voices? Subscriptions are available at a cost of £12 for12 issues including postage within the UK.Rates for overseas are considered individually.

Please send the recipient’s name, address andtelephone number together with a cheque for£12 payable to 'Village Voices’ to: Debbie Pipe,4 Mallard Way, Hollesley, Suffolk IP12 3QJ.



Hollesley V Hall Bookings Meryl Montague 411458 07843377122

Boyton V Hall Bookings Wendy Jesty 410055

Alderton V Hall Bookings Joy or Ruth 07984 436028

Hollesley Primary School Mrs Wood, Head /Mrs Elder 411616

Hollesley Community Nursery Joyce Wong 410480

Hollesley WI Meryl Montague 411458

Welcome Club Marian Collins 411262

Peninsula Social Club Alan Martin 420092

Hollesley Badminton Club Chris Andrews 411126

Hollesley Bowls Club Terry Montague 411458

Alderton Bowls John Scott 411107

Hollesley Gardening Club Sue Barnes 411579

Hollesley Players (Drama) Di Barnard 411079

Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483

Mothers’ Union Michael Hatchett 412052

Sutton Heath Football Eve Wells 07867 698693

Alderton Parish Council Christopher Langley (Chair) 410003

Joy Andrews (Clerk) 411596

Hollesley Parish Council Hazel Hughes(Chair) 410255

Judi Hallett (Clerk) 411405

Boyton Parish Council Richard Jesty 410055

Jenny Lloyd (Clerk) 410395

County Councillor Andrew Reid 07545 423799

District Councillor (Deben) James Mallinder 07810 815879

District Councillor (O&E) Ray Herring 01728 746337

Good Neighbours’ Scheme Hollesley, Boyton, Shingle St 07707850126

Police Community Support 101

Hollesley Commons Nick Mason 411150

Community Car Service Colin Beecroft 411794

Connecting Communities Cats’ transport 01728 830516

Hollesley Community Gdn Keith Burton 411196/Victoria Fletcher 410090Mary Warner Homes Julie Scott 411234 or 501494516

Power cut UK power network 105

Hollesley Bay Prison 412400

EA Floodline Environment Agency 0345 988 1188

Hollesley McColls Store 410191

Alderton Village Shop 411834

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