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Tuesday 16th April

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7.15 pm

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ST BOTOLPHS PRIMARY SCHOOL RETURNS AFTER EASTER BREAK

Coffee on the Corner

Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955

Zumba

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Julie’s Aerobics

Progressive Whist Drive

Parkview Chapel

Rickinghall Village Hall


Botesdale Village Hall


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Wednesday 17th April 10.00 am

10.00 am

7.30 pm

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Day Centre

Redgrave Art Club

Redgrave Neighbourhood Watch Meeting

Wives Club


Activities Centre

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Methodist Church

Thursday 18th April 9.30 am RABBATS Rickinghall Village Hall

Friday 19th April 9.00 am

7.30 pm

8.00 pm


Whist Drive

Dance Classes


Bowls Club


Saturday 20th April 10.00 am

10.00 am

Church Open

Village Litter Pick for Botesdale and Rickinghall

St Mary’s, Rickinghall Inferior

Either village hall

Sunday 21st April 10.30 am

6.00 pm

Redgrave Footway Safety—clearing group

Zumba

Mill Lane/the Street


Monday 22nd April 2.00 pm

2.00 pm

7.30 pm

Needlecraft

RBL Women’s Section. Tai Chi

Slimming World

Activities Centre

Farnish House


Tuesday 23rd April 9.30 am

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm


Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics





Wednesday 24th April

10.00 am

10.00 am

2.15 pm

7.30 pm

MOBILE LIBRARY

Day Centre

Redgrave Art Club

Forget-me-not-Club

Heritage Circle


Activities Centre

Farnish House


Thursday 25th April 9.30 am

10.00 am

7.30 pm

RABBATS

RBL Women’s Section Coffee Morning

Redgrave Garden Club


Farnish House

Activities Centre

Friday 26th April 9.00 am

9.15 am

7.00 pm

8.00 pm


Rickinghall Ramblers. Tel : 01379 898243 Away Walk

Prize Bingo

Dance Classes





Saturday 27th April 10.00 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

2.00 pm

2.00 pm

Church Open

Drawing and Painting Trees. Booking essential on 01473 890089

St Botolphs Bowls Club Open Day

Lamb & Alpaca Day, British Red Cross Botesdale Branch

Jumble Sale

St Mary’s, Rickinghall Inferior

Redgrave Fen

Bowls Club

Wattisfield


Sunday 28th April 2.00 pm

6.00 pm

Lamb & Alpaca Day, British Red Cross Botesdale Branch

Zumba

Wattisfield


Monday 29th April 2.00 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Needlecraft

Slimming World

Parish of Botesdale Annual Parish Meeting

Activities Centre



Tuesday 30th April 9.30 am

12 noon

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm


Redgrave Luncheon Club. Ring 898615 on 29th for vacancies

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

RICKINGHALL

MODEL RAILWAY SHOW

in conjunction with Diss & District

Model Railway Society

SATURDAY 4th MAY

RICKINGHALL VILLAGE HALL 10am – 4pm

……….

At least nine layouts in popular scales

Trade Support

Specialist Societies

Admission £4, accompanied children £1

Refreshments available

Proceeds in aid of Rickinghall Village Hall Charity Number1031063

………..

Enquiries to Monty on 07747 846605

“JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Wednesday 15th May to Saturday 18th May 2013 at St Mary’s Church, Redgrave

Tickets at £15 each available from 1st April

from www.redgravechurch.co.uk or the Box Office : Margaret Hayward on 01379 898726

Admission is by ticket only (An amateur production by arrangement with

The Really Useful Group Ltd)

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust supported by The Mere Players

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust present their

SPRING

HISTORY WORKSHOP 2013

Saturday 8th June

10.30 am to 4.00 pm

“THE DEAD BENEATH OUR FEET”

(Disposal of the Middling Sort)

Tutor : Dr Julian Litten FSA

A Study Day drawing on monuments in the fascinating Redgrave Church. Eminent funerary historian Dr Julian Litten examines the way in which “the middling sort” (the middle classes) dealt with burial and commemoration from the mid-16th to the mid-19th centuries.

Admission : £15 (to include morning coffee and light lunch). Tickets available from June Shepherd on 01379 898450. Ordering by mail, please enclose a sae and send your order to Mill Meadow, Hinderclay Road, Redgrave, IP22 1SA. Cheques payable to Redgrave Church Heritage Trust.

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 10.00am - 4.00pm

Rickinghall Village Hall Entry: £1.00

Pottery - Art Deco - Ceramics - Victoriana Gold & Silver - History & Local History Books - Jewellery - Glass Postcards & Cigarette Cards Light refreshments available all day

Further details: Liz Draper. Telephone: 01359 251804

Proceeds to St Mary’s Rickinghall Inferior Church Fabric Fund

RICKINGHALL

Antique & Collectors Fair Rickinghall Area Hospice Fundraisers

COFFEE WITH CAROL

Thursday 9th May

10.30 am—12.30 pm

At Caradale, Mill Road South

The Common, Rickinghall

by kind permission of Richard & Carol Amps

Admission £1.00

Cake Stall ~ Book Stall ~ Bric-a-Brac Jumble ~ Plants ~ Phoenix Cards ~

Tombola ~ Raffle

Raising funds in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care, Bury St Edmunds.

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Jean Sheehan, 01379 890237

Redgrave Hall, built by Nicholas Bacon, 1545—1554 A Muniment Room containing over four and a half thousand documents was situated in the Palladian Redgrave Hall which was demolished in 1946. Most of these documents were sold beforehand at an auction sale in 1921 and the majority were bought by the University of Chicago. Amongst the papers was a large parchment bound book entitled ‘The Charges of Building Redgrave Hall’.

These were the accounts of Nicholas Bacon for all his building expenses between 1545 and 1554. Fortunately, the Revd Edmund Farrer, historian and Rector of Hinderclay, had access to the documents before they were sold. Edmund was able to write a fairly detailed account of some of the expenses, helped by the fact that at this time part of the Tudor Hall remained standing, incorporated into the Georgian house. In the hall there was also an oil painting of the old Redgrave Hall, painted in the 1670s which helped to show the

original design of the house, although it had two extra wings by the time of the painting.

Nicholas Bacon acquired Redgrave Park in 1544 after the dissolution of the monasteries. The Abbott of Bury built a stone hunting lodge for his deer park on this site early in the Thirteenth Century, but it was in a ruinous condition by the time Nicholas Bacon bought it. Edmund Farrer thought that this old hall was slightly to the north of the new house and plans drawn up in the 1930s show the remains of 13th century stonework either side of the

back door of the Tudor kitchen. The account book mentions repairs to the east end of the old hall and Edmund thought that part of the old buildings were used temporarily by Nicholas when he came from London to view the building works. A chimney was taken down in the backhouse and the bricks were cleaned for re-use. Three years later men were paid five pence a day for four days work to take down the walls of the original house, and the following month Garlond and his son were paid for twelve days to continue the

work. In the same month Garlond’s son took down twenty thousand tiles for which he was paid four pence the thousand, and this work continued. Stone was taken out of the old buildings and reused in the new house in addition to stone which Nicholas obtained from religious buildings, closed recently at the dissolution of the monasteries. The accounts included payments to send men to Bury todismantle the hospital there, which Nicholas had acquired for this purpose. He also paid for carriage of stone from religious houses at

Thetford, Redlingfield and Ixworth. The painting shows an elaborate stone porch on the Tudor hall which was probably made from materials from demolished ecclesiastical buildings. Four local altar stones were used, probably for paving, and Bugg was paid

eight pence each for carrying them from Wortham and Hinderclay churches to Redgrave and five pence each from Redgrave and Rickinghall churches on the 23rd March 1549. These would have been laid face downwards to hide the consecration crosses carved

into them. Paving stones were bought in massive amounts from other places but it does not say if they were formerly altars, but they probably came from ecclesiastical buildings. One hundred and twenty six were bought from J Wythe, free mason, for thirteen shillings and four pence, which is equivalent to a mark. Forty seven were carried from Mountefrey to Norwich for twenty pence, then from Norwich to Redgrave for thirteen shillings and four pence per load. Williams was paid two shillings and ten pence for three days

and two nights for taking his horse to Norwich. It must have been heavy work for horses dragging the cartloads of stone back to Redgrave. Fifty paving stones were bought at Norwich to pave the courtyard. He also bought paving stones from a gentlewoman who was selling stone but the book does not say who she was. Harry Carter was paid for carriage of twenty three hundredweight of stone from Norwich to Redgrave. A further eighty one stones came from Mountefrey. Two marbles are also recorded for carriage in addition

to twenty great stones.

The stone was used for doorways and windows but the remainder of the house was built of red brick. This brick may have come from the old brick kilns situated close to Jacobites, south of Redgrave Park, which are no longer there and probably moved to another site opposite New Waters at a later date. The brickmakers were known as brickburners and only one, named Person, was mentioned in the first year of the accounts. He was paid for 200,000 bricks at twenty two pence per thousand. Hubbard was paid in November for carting

sixteen thousand bricks at four pence the thousand. One penny, after decimalisation is worth 2.4 old pennies. The brick making was carried on until 1553. Roofing tiles were bought from Lambe of Wicken and he was paid for six thousand tiles at three shillings and four pence the thousand. Reve was paid for carrying one thousand tiles from Wyckenkyll in Stanton at thirteen pence the load. The sand for the mortar came from the estate and the lime from Stanton. The lime was bought from Osborne of Rickinghall and carried to

Redgrave where it was burnt with wood from the estate, but after 1550 additional lime was also bought ready made from Edmund Tricker.

To be continued next month.

Edmund Farrer’s printed article : Suffolk Record office, Ipswich.

Conjectural drawing by Mark Kenyon for Redgrave Reflections

(Redgrave History Group 1993).

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Harveys Close is on the site of Shepherd’s Bus Company. They had had a carriers business there from the 1890s. The business was taken over by Simonds Bus Company in 1935. The Shepherd family lived at what is now called Lavender Cottage which was also the

post office run by Mrs Shepherd. There is a photograph from the early 20th century showing this house with advertisements for Castrol Oil and cars for hire. Tiger Cottage and Forge Close are two cottages forming an ‘L’ shape. Tiger Cottage dates from the late 16th century and is a lobby entrance house which fronts onto The Street. Forge Close is at the back forming a ‘L’ with Tiger cottage and was possibly built in the

18th century. The Shemming family, Herbert and later his son Frank, were blacksmiths for many years from the 1890s until the 1930s. Their forge was in a building along The Street between Tiger Cottage and the house now called Shemmings, which is where the family lived. Herbert and Ellen’s eldest son, Robert came back from Canada to serve in the First World War. He died in 1918 and his name is on

the War Memorial. To the left of the house are the remains of a Second World War pill box. Forge Cottage is an early 16th century timber framed house which had a chimney stack inserted in the 17th Century. There is a Phoenix Fire Insurance plaque on the front wall. Linden House was formerly called The Garden Plot. Although the

deeds dated from 1742, which is probably when the present house was built, there appears to have been a house standing on the site earlier which may have been called Oakham. (1) Sales Catalogue in Diss Museum

(2) Millennium Miscellany, page 97

Di Maywhort, tel : 01379 898785

From Stanwell House to Linden House Stanwell House is a late 18th century building which was brick fronted in the early 19th century. Mrs Hall lived here for many years in the early 20th Century. She gave out Coronation Mugs to the children in 1910. The girls were sent to her from Rickinghall School for sewing lessons.

North View Cottages are four separate dwellings in one building which was built of clay lump, brick and flint in the 19th century. It is now a three storied building but it appears that it was originally two stories with an external staircase which is now in Number 4. This suggests that this end house was added later at the time the third story was added. Walter Rednall bought the whole building in 1894. He was a builder and it is possible it was he who added the top floor and the end house. The top floor was once used by

workers from the malting across the road which would explain the outside staircase. In 1933 Mr Francis, a tailor, purchased all four cottages and extensively renovated them, adding an extension to Number 4 to act as his workshop. Matilda Chenery was the tenant of Number 1 for many years. She lived there with her children, two of whom, Edward and Oliver, were killed in the First World War. The White Horse public house is an early 15th century house with an attached 18th century kitchen and brew house. It is possible that

the business moved from the Market Place in Botesdale in the early 19th century as there had been an inn of that name there for many years in the building now occupied by The Greyhound pub. There is a sales catalogue from 1840 which describes this premises as having a ‘large trade in wines, spirits and beer’. It had a spacious clubroom, a parlour, bar-parlour, large kitchen with cellars and stabling for nine horses. (1)

The Old Bakery was possibly built in the 18th century although the earliest house record is for 1811. It was originally part of The White Horse and belonged to the Robinson family in the late 19th century. It was part of an estate which included the mill in Mill Lane, Rickinghall. The Matthews family were tenants here from 1907. They bought the house in 1927 and it was a bakery from this time. Mr Matthews died in 1954. Mrs Hunter remembers taking their Sunday lunch to be cooked at the baker. (2). During the war a

British Blenheim bomber aeroplane crashed into the field opposite. As it flew over it knocked a chimney off the house. The pilot and navigator were killed but the wireless operator survived. There was strict security at the time so nothing appeared in the newspapers. There was once a cottage between The Old Bakery and Tipplers which was a shoemakers shop. This was demolished in 1954.

Tipplers and Hall House Cottage are in one building which is an early 15th century house originally one house of five bays with a two bay open hall. When it was listed in 1988 the roof had smoke blackened rafters, which indicates that this was once an open hall house. In a hall house the hall was open to the roof with a central hearth. There was no chimney so the smoke would go straight to the roof blackening the rafters. A chimney stack and fireplace would have been added later. The deeds only go back to 1699. In 1710 the owners were John Ellis and Dinah his wife, but by 1753 and for the

rest of the 18th and 19th centuries the house appears to have been divided into three dwellings. In the late 19th century a wheelwright had his business here. There was a cart house on the premises where carts were repaired. In the early 20th century the east end of Tipplers had a single storey extension to which an upper storey had been added. In 1990 a fire burnt much of the upper floors of both dwellings.

Working as an engineer in a hotel, I was asked to repair a

television in a guest room. When I arrived, I found the couple watching a picture one-third the size of the screen. I knew our spare sets were all in use, so I thought What the heck! and struck the side of the TV with the heel of

my hand. The picture immediately returned to full size.

“Look, darling,” said the wife to her husband, “He must have gone to the same repair school as you.” W O

Frank Shemming, Blacksmith, with son Bob. House was “The Cottage”, now “Shemmings”

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BRITISH RED CROSS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN From 31st March the British Red Cross is changing the way it provides medical equipment loans through the Botesdale Centre. The existing store will no longer be available and equipment will be ordered and delivered from the Red Cross branch headquarters at Bury St Edmunds.

Delivery will be available three days a week and there will be a small charge to cover transport costs. From the 1st April you should contact Lynda Miller (Service Manager Medical Equipment and Mobility) on 07595 279310 or email: [email protected]

or contact Bury St Edmund Medical Store direct on 01284 727252.

Ann Topham, Organiser, Botesdale Centre

OPEN DAY ST BOTOLPH’S BOWLS CLUB

Fen Lane, Rickinghall SPONSORED BY THE BELL INN

Fancy trying a sport that gives you some exercise, gets you out in the fresh air, can be as competitive as you want, and gives the opportunity to make new friends? Then why not come along to our Open Day and try your hand at bowls. No special gear needed (shoes and woods will be provided) and there will be a barbeque and drinks available.

Our Club will be open to all on Saturday 27th April from 10 am until 2.00 pm, so come along and have a go, you may enjoy it! Julia Maycock, tel : 01379 890275

American VHS tapes If anybody has American VHS video tapes recorded in NTSC (home movies or recordings of TV programs, but not commercial films), I can convert them to DVDs suitable for British DVD players. This

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I can transfer British VHS tapes to DVD, and Compact Cassette audio tapes to CD.

Slide Conversion: I can digitise your 35mm mounted slide collection for you.

If you are interested in any of these, please contact me at: [email protected] or at 01379 890952 and we can discuss your requirements.

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New Hardware Shop Open in Botesdale Hilltop Hardware and Pet Foods opened their doors for the

first time on Saturday, 2nd March. Carl and Tina Wilby offer

an Aladdin’s Cave full of ironmongery, DIY, electrical,

housewares, domestic pet foods and wild bird food. Hilltop

offers gardening tools and seeds – including seed potatoes.

Hilltop Hardware also stocks King Cole Premier wool. The

shop has teamed up with Home Hardware. All our prices are

‘price checked’ so they are competitive with the market and

offer great value. We will be sending out special offer

leaflets soon – so look out for them through your door.

Situated in The Street, Botesdale, the shop is open Monday –

Friday 9 – 4pm, Saturdays 9 - 1pm. You can contact the shop

on 01379 898139. A warm welcome awaits you, please pop

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Rickinghall Farmers Market The winner of the prize draw for a food hamper at the March Farmers Market was Mrs Dare of

Pakenham, who is a regular visitor. Many congratulations to Mrs Dare. Rickinghall Village Hall Management Committee

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Without the Bible Jesus never said, “Love your enemies”, nor “Father forgive them”. Without the Bible there would be no cross, no sacrifice for sins and we wouldn’t know that he told a convicted thief, “Today you will be in paradise with me”. There would be no

paradise or heaven, no God, no judgement and no hope beyond this world. There would be nothing apart from the contradicting ideas of people. It is very important to know whether the Bible is truth.

A lot of effort is made to ensure that our scientific discoveries are true. You may have heard it said when it came to the discovery of the Higgs Boson that it had been demonstrated to a certainty of five sigma. Put crudely that means that if they did a three and a half million experiments to show it exists they were only allowed one

failure. They now say that the probability of a Higgs like particle existing of better than 99.99997%. That’s pretty good.

There is no reason why we shouldn’t apply the same criterion to establishing the truth of the Bible. The Old Testament came along before Jesus was around. We know that from the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other sources of information. We know that it made some predictions about him. It tells us where he was to be born. That is something pretty tricky to arrange beforehand. How many places are there where he could have been born? It’s anyone’s

guess but we can be sure that there were more than 1,000 places. In those days few people moved from where they were born so it is quite surprising to find that Isaiah predicted that his main work would be in Galilee. Israel was divided into four Tetrarchs so there is now a probability of less than one in 4000 probability of getting by chance. How many ways to die are there when you consider that the Bible tells us that he would have his hands and feet pierced. You could die of old age, by the sword, a spear or you could even

have a tent peg driven into your temple by a woman while you slept as did Sisera the commander of the army of Canaan. We wouldn’t take long to think of ten ways to die. What about the prediction that the Roman soldiers would share out Jesus' garments and also played dice over his tunic because it was woven in one piece. Would you give yourself a better than one in ten chance of getting each of those two pieces of information right? I doubt if you’d give yourself a chance of one in a hundred, but we’ll call it one in ten because

we’ve already got to one in four million if you multiply those probabilities up. Some simple sums on extremely conservative guesses give the five sigma needed for scientific proof and we haven’t by any means exhausted the predictions about Jesus.

As well as that the Bible is the most thoroughly researched book that there has ever been. Huge amounts of work have been put into ensuring that we have the text right. It seems that we have to take the fact that the Bible talks of judgement and salvation more seriously than the scientists take the Higgs Boson.

Just when we hear again Thrushes, Blackbirds, Chaffinch and Hedge Sparrow bursting into song, down comes the rain, then the snow, then days of frost! Picture our migratory birds slowly coming north, the warblers from the Mediterranean or even south of the

Sahara, the Cuckoo from sub-Sahara tropical forests (you can even watch them on the internet), and further afield swallows, martins followed by swifts and terns. Does the message get through to them as well fed, they start this long passage to the north, do the advance parties say “hold on”, they are having a week of winter weather “up north”? I write this in early March, just when our snowdrops and winter aconites are fading and primroses are tentatively poking their heads out from ditch banks. Why come north to breed? It

must be the food here, and the birds are desperate to get the best food for themselves and offspring at breeding time. Presumably it is not available in their winter quarters.

However, I have met swallows on the Nile which stay throughout the year and warblers in the Canary Islands which do not migrate. Do they tell (or care to mock) the northward bound travellers and say “try staying in one place for a change”. Soon the first

Chiffchaff will sing its melancholic song from bare boughs. This really does lift the human heart to dare think that spring can come. Then follow other warblers. After that, the twittering of swallows (how refreshing it is to hear their song early in April—you hear it, think it is something familiar, the memory has forgotten, and there they are on the telegraph wires). Later the Cuckoo. Turtle Doves only if you are very fortunate, and lastly, the Spotted Flycatcher and perhaps the Nightjar.

This is the time of year when nature appears to make a start with young buds bursting. I have already seen Hawthorn leaves out and crocus. There are lots of bluebell leaves only, the flowers come later. Then nature hesitates, perhaps a false start, here in East Anglia we always persist with northerly and east winds. Will spring ever come?

However, there are other movements. Those of birds actually going northwards from us like the Field Fares and Redwings and even the Waxwings, again a great joy to us this winter. There are now records of large flocks in Lowestoft (60 on 3rd March), ready for the great surge north and back to a colder climate before their (to them) warmer summer.

Although I write in a somewhat pessimistic manner, I know soon that Redgrave Fen (apparently barren in winter) will be full of singing warblers. Soon the Swallow families will be with us and the year will move on. To prove it our clocks go forward—Spring on!

In our garden we have heard the Song Thrush and Blackbird, the Chaffinch and Hedge Sparrows singing and our feeders welcome

Blue and Great Tits.

I have now discovered the benefit of using the telescope. No longer is a bird “a little brown job at the top of the tree”, it is a Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch or a Linnet. In the far distant tall willows those birds are not “just Wood Pigeons”. They are Field Fares and Redwings. And there is a Kestrel preening itself on a distant tree.

Bird watching does not necessarily entail long walks. Bring the birds closer with a telescope. Duck on Redgrave Lake are Mallard, Gadwell, Tufted and Pochard. There are many Coot and the occasional Great Crested Grebe. There are plenty of gulls—the Blackheaded Gulls are getting their dark brown heads back again. I thought one of them might have been a Mediterranean Gull. It has a jet black head but the bill and legs are both red. No luck this time!

This was confirmed by my newly found telescope.

Incidentally, another garden in Hinderclay had a Brambling. Probably popped next door for a different feeding time.

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Ivan Youngman—A message of thanks I take this opportunity to send all my dear friends of the Churches of Rickinghall, Botesdale and Redgrave a sincere “Thank You” for your kindness and support during

this sad time of Ivan’s death. It is knowing I have that support which has been a comfort to me, Richard and Susan. Also, thank you for the lovely cards and letters.

Special thanks to Chris, our Rector, who has been a tower of strength to me, not forgetting Barbara, Rachel and Anna. I thank God for all he did for Ivan over the years regarding his health, and also knowing God is with me at all times. Once again, many thanks to you all.

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The dates are : Friday 31st May from 2 to 5 pm Saturday 1st June from 10 am to 5 pm

Sunday 2nd June from 2.30 to 4 pm

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“In Your Garden” “In Your Garden” “In Your Garden” “In Your Garden” with Ian Shilling of Tripp Batt Country Store of Stanton

After a challenging March, April is always an exciting time of year for gardeners as everything explodes into growth, and the days get warmer and longer. It is safe now to reduce your mowing height of cut to the height you wish to keep for the rest of the season. It is

also a good idea to give your lawn a boost now, and you can buy combined treatments which feed the grass as well as kill the weeds and moss. If your lawn suffers from moss other than at winter time, then consider aerating the lawn. Moss growth is a sign of poor drainage or too much shade. For small areas you can use a normal garden fork, prodded in every six inches or so. There are purpose made aerators also available. After aerating, rake in sharp sand which will filter into the holes and aid drainage. Unfortunately, the weeds also start to grown now, so think of labour-saving ways to deter these. Weed control fabric can be used over the surface of the soil and then covered with a natural material such as wood chips or decorative stones.

There are many varieties of vegetables which can be sown this month. Try to warm and dry the sowing area first using cloches or polythene, and keep these in-situ to give the seedlings some early protection. Think of the varieties that you know your family will enjoy and why not try something different such as white radishes or purple carrots as well? Salad crops can safely be sown at the end of the month, and these should be done in small doses but every two or three weeks to ensure a continuous harvest through the summer. Rocket, radish and baby leaf salads can all be dealt with in this manner, but leave a distance between the rows which will allow you to hoe down the annual weeds, in other words a bit wider than the width of your hoe.

Happy Gardening

Redgrave Neighbourhood Watch Group A meeting for all members of Redgrave Neighbourhood Watch, and anyone interested, has been arranged for Wednesday 17th April starting at 7.30 pm in the Activities Centre. Our Police Safer Neighbourhood Team has been invited to send a member to give an update on police matters and, as ever, light refreshments will be provide. All welcome.

John Robinson, Co-ordinator. Tel : 01379 890683

Shed/garage security The most recent crimes in the Mid Suffolk Area relate to shed break-ins and burglary of garages and outbuildings. These crimes are often committed by opportunists who will look for insecure properties or valuable items that have been left on display.

Whilst you may not consider the items in your shed or garage to be

of great value, please remember that most sheds and garages contain tools and other items that could be used to break into your house or that of your neighbours.

The following steps will help to ensure that your shed and garage stay secure:

• Fit good locks to all doors. Padlocks should be at least 6cm/2.5 ins wide, hardened steel, have at least 5 pins and be closed shackle. Pedestrian access doors should have 5 lever mortice

locks.

• Fittings should be bolted through the door and reinforced at the back with a steel plate or washer; hasps should have concealed screws.

• Use the locks at all times, even if you are at home.

• Cover the windows. Either cover them with mesh or metal bars or least obscure the view with newspaper or an old curtain.

• Make sure that the shed is in good condition. Weaknesses such as rotten wood or holes in the doors or windows will be an easy access point for a burglar, even if there are good locks on the doors.

• Fit additional locks to garage doors. Garages with pedestrian

access doors as well as up and over doors can be further secured by adding padlocks to the front of the runners when the door is shut to prevent the door being opened.

• Consider fitting an alarm or investigating if your house alarm

can be extended to cover the sheds/garage.

• Secure items within the shed. Lock items to each other with a quality lock or secure them to a fixed point in the floor.

• Security mark property and register it.

• Use dusk to dawn security lights around the

shed/garage.

• Make sure that the boundary fence is in good order, at least six foot high and check that gates are locked.

This time last year we also saw a rise in thefts of garden ornaments

and garden furniture. Do remain vigilant and keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles. It is also worth taking photographs of valuable items and keeping an inventory of these items as this can help police to identify stolen goods. If you see or hear anything suspicious, call police on 101 or 999 in an emergency. For further information please contact your local crime reduction officer on 101. For further information about security products visit or

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A ‘Goodbye’ PCSO Nic Kegge will be moving to pastures new from the Mid Suffolk North Safer Neighbourhood Team as he will be joining the Suffolk Constabulary as a PC. Nic has been our PCSO over the last six years and is sent every good wish for the future. The Safer Neighbourhood Team can be contacted by phoning 101 or emailing

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JUNIOR CHURCH School Years Reception – 11 Sundays 10.30am – 11.30am

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School Years 9 – 13 Sundays 7.00pm – 8.30pm

CROSSTRAX School Years 6 – 8

Mondays 7.00pm – 8.15pm

JUNIOR FRIDAY CLUB School Years Reception – 6 Fridays 6.00pm – 7.00pm

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School Years 7 – 11 Fridays 7.30pm – 9.30pm

For further information check out the website www.parkviewchapel.co.uk

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Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector

7th April Mrs Moss Miss Young Mrs Wilson All Saints All

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Mrs Foster Mrs Bennett

14th April Mrs Wright Mr Stokes Mrs White Mrs Shepherd

21st April Mrs Culley Mrs Purdom Mrs Self Mrs Whitehead

28th April Mrs Walker Mr Walker Mrs Sheehan Rector

Flowers

7th April Mrs Canning

14th April Mrs Canning Mrs Draper

21st April Mrs Cordeaux Mrs Draper

28th April Mrs Cordeaux Mrs Sheehan

Readings for Parish Church Sunday Services

Date 1st reading 2nd Reading

7th April Acts 5 : 27-32 John 20 : 19-end

14th April Acts 9 : 1-6 John 21 : 1-19

21st April Acts 9 : 36-end John 10 : 22-30

28th April Acts 11 : 1-18 John 13 : 31-35

Church Prayer/Healing Ministry Team As many will know we have a Prayer/Healing Ministry Team within our Parish. One aspect of it is a confidential telephone prayer circle which will pray every day for anyone who would like prayer for themselves or a loved one, either for health reasons or going through

a difficult time etc. This team has been in operation for many years. Many have been helped by it and have received comfort and healing, and have found that “prayer does indeed change things”. Originally, it was the brainchild of Beryl Waters. She was its leader and it has developed and grown over the years. Thank you Beryl.

There are now 85 people on this telephone circle in groups of 4-5. These groups include members of the Anglican, Parkview,

Methodist, RC and Cafe churches. Each group has one person who is the contact for the leader and is responsible for letting the members of their group know when a request comes in from the leader. We all know what to do and who to ring.

Sadly, Beryl has had to retire. Her leadership now has been taken over by Ruth Powell, 01379 898426 and Jean Bennett, 01379 890271. They are now responsible for passing on all prayer requests to the contacts of the groups. We are at your service and available at

all times. Do not fear to ring these numbers. Could I just ask that we have feedback as to the progress of your requests? Then we can pray accordingly and thanks can be given to God when appropriate. This is a very important part of this ministry.

There is also an Anglican weekly church notice sheet which is more public (optional). Named requests can go on this sheet for a minimum of 8 weeks and will be prayed for aloud every week during the church service prayers. After this period, unless a further request is received for continued prayer in this way, these names

will be transferred to the confidential prayer list and prayed for long term.

Again, I cannot overstress the need for feedback. It is always gratefully received.

Thank you Ruth Powell

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‘Certainly,’ said the young engineer. He turned on the machine, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.

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Parkview Chapel—April

Sundays Weekly at 10.30 am All Age Worship Except 7th & 21st 9.25 am Breaking of Bread

Tuesday 16th April 9 am to 12 noon ‘Coffee on the Corner’

Thursday 18th April 2.00 pm Ladies Meeting

Saturday 20th April 8.30 am Men’s Breakfast

Thursday 7.30 pm Ladies Evening—’Just Sew Stories’

Regular Activities Weekly home groups on Tuesday and Wednesday See Page 37 for Parkview Youth Activities—some of these activities do not take place during school holidays.

Phone 01379 898924 or 783216 for more details. http://www.parkviewchapel.co.uk

Botesdale Methodist Church

Sunday Services at 10.30 am unless otherwise indicated.

Sunday Club is at 10.35 am. All children are welcome.

7th April Rev Brian Trudgian Holy Communion

14th April Rev Heather Sorrell

21st April Mr Steve Aspinall

Also Sectional Service at Diss Methodist Church at 4 pm

28th April Mrs Margaret Gibson

Bible Study Monday 8th and 22nd April at 10 am

Christian Forum Tuesday 2nd April at 7.30 pm. Bargain Hunt - Brian Trudgian

Wives Group Wednesday 17th April at 7.30 pm. Bring & Buy Stall

Café Church – thinking out Christianity

Check with Nyall for the Wednesday evening series on ...... The Nature of God—understanding the Trinity

Cafe Church—Sundays at 10.30 am at Redgrave Activities Centre

Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067

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From the Registers— Rickinghall Thanksgiving 12th March 2013 Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Penny Reid, died 26 February 2013 aged 57 years

A testimony - With heavy snow on the ground, iced up side roads, and disruption at some airports, I have to admit that I was worried about my booked flight (last January) to see my family in France. However, I asked several people at church to pray for my travel arrangements – and I stopped worrying. By the time I came to travel the roads were clear, there were no delays in getting to the airport, my flight was on time, and no problems the other end. Three weeks later, still in February, there were no weather problems and I flew safely home. I thank God for

his provision for my safe travel. Janie Whitehead

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7th April ’13 2nd Sunday of Easter 8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave

All Saints Altogether

An interactive service for people of all ages starting with coffee

6.30pm St. Mary’s, Rickinghall Evening Prayer

21st April ’13 4th Sunday of Easter 8:15 All Saints, Redgrave BCP Communion

10:30 St Mary’s, Rickinghall

Worship Together Informal and interactive worship for people of all ages.

28th April ’13 5th Sunday of Easter 8:15 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall BCP Communion

10.30 Messy Church

Botesdale Village Hall starting with

“Coffee & Cake” & followed by

crafts, songs, stories and family fun.

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave CW Communion

14th April ‘13 3rd Sunday of Easter 8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion

10:30 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall CW Communion

Please note that due to school holidays

there will be no “Story Tellers” today

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5th May ’13 6th Sunday of Easter 8.15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion

10.30 All Saints, Redgrave All Together All Saints

6.30pm St Mary’s, Rickinghall Evening Prayer

Also this month:

Wed. 3rd April. 10.00am

Albert Close Communion

Thur. 18th April. 9.45am

Farnish House Communion These services are open to everyone

Thur. 25th April. 7.30pm

The Rectory, Rickinghall

A time of prayer for the work of the church in the community.

“Together in these villages we offer Christ’s healing grace through our worship and service.” For more information; Revd Chris Norburn 01379 898685

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