Parish Mag Master - St Mary's Church, Rickinghall Inferior, …stmarysrickinghallinferior.onesuffolk.net/assets/Parish... · · 2014-06-15This is the love which allows and moti-

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another because of the love and

forgiveness which we have

experienced from God.

Eros: this is associated

with our emotions, of being in

love. Such a love drives us to

gether in mutual physical,

emotional and sexual support

of one another. In short Eros

is the love shared between a

man and a woman.

Then there is Agape or unconditional love. This is the love

which drives the Church. This is the love we experience from God

through Jesus Christ. This is the love which allowed Jesus to take

up His cross and suffer for our sakes. This is the kind of love which

has no conditions on it at all. This is the love which allows and moti-

vates us to love our neighbour as ourselves and motivates us to love

our enemies, even though that's the last thing we want to do. Uncon-

ditional love is what leads us, guides us, motivates us to acts and

deeds of kindness without thought of the cost.

Yes, in our human frailty we make mistakes. But mistakes

won't change God’s unconditional love for us. That's the promise of

the cross, of the ascension, of Pentecost and why we celebrate a

triune God. That's God's promise to everyone who makes a decision

to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. We are all loved

unconditionally by God and we're called to let God's unconditional

love be seen in us by how we love the world unconditionally. Living

in the spirit of unconditional love demands grace and sacrifice that

can only come through Christ living in us and extending that love

through us.

The love of God for each one of us is absolute. Nothing in

this world can change that. Nothing we can do, say or think can

change the love of God. God demonstrated this when he allowed his

Son to die on the cross for us. The truth is Jesus died for us whether

we believe it or not, like it or not, accept it or not. We can choose all

sorts of things to believe in, material, intellectual or spiritual, but

God will wait with arms ready to embrace. The love of God is the

one great certainty – in this world and beyond this world.

I wish you all of God’s blessings for the summer months.

Rev’d Chris Norburn Rector of Redgrave cum Botesdale with the Rickinghalls The Rectory, Bury Road, Rickinghall, Diss. IP22 1HA Tel: 01379 898685 St Mary’s Rickinghall Inferior has a web site

http://stmarysrickinghallinferior.onesuffolk.net/ or Google: St Mary's Rickinghall Inferior

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Rev

Confirmation Preparation On Sunday 30th November 2014, there will be a Confirmation Service (10.30am). If anyone, adult or child, is inter-

ested in being confirmed please contact Rev Chris Norburn on 01379 898685.

Confirmation preparation (over a minimum of 4 sessions) will help candidates to learn about Holy Communion by

exploring the objects, words and actions of the Communion service.

Depending on numbers, adults and children may be taught together.

Thank you

A group of 4 to 8-year-olds were asked: "What does love mean?"

Here were some of their answers:

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is

different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth."; "Love

is what makes you smile when you're tired."; "Love is when my

mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giv-

ing it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."; "Love is like a little old

woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they

know each other so well."

But one of the children summed it up very much like Jesus:

"When my grandmother got arthritis," she said, "she couldn't bend

over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for

her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

The action of love speaks louder than words, as illustrated

by this demonstration of love. A 4 year old child whose next door

neighbour was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife

saw the man crying. So he went to the old gentleman, climbed onto

his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked him what he had

said to the neighbour, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him

cry."

As a church we have just celebrated the ascension of Jesus

to the right hand of his heavenly and our heavenly Father; Pentecost

when we celebrate the birth of the Church, as the Holy Spirit is

poured out on the disciples making them bold and courageous in the

witness of Jesus Christ; and Trinity Sunday, when we celebrate God

as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All of this points to God’s great love

for us.

The Bible clearly teaches us to live in and by the Holy Spirit

(Galatians 5:22-25). For me living in the spirit has to begin with

love. Someone put it this way: "Love is the key. Joy is love singing.

Peace is love resting. Patience is love enduring. Kindness is love's

touch. Generosity is love's character. Faithfulness is love's habit.

Gentleness is love's self-forgetfulness. Self-control is love holding

the reins." Love is the key.

The word we use for love in English actually comes from

four different Greek words. Storge, Philia, Eros and Agape. Each of

these words defines a different kind of Love. So Storge is about

affection. We use this word when we talk about something we like

intensely. For example the affection we have for pets, for our jobs,

our hobbies, for sports etc.

Philia: this is the affection or love we have for a friend or

someone of like mind and interest. It is the bond that holds church

congregations together. It's brotherly or sisterly love toward one

Smile : A curve that can set a lot of things straight!

From the Registers - Rickinghall

Sunday 18th May: Thanksgiving for the gift of a child : Isobel Betsy Bond

Saturday 31st May : Wedding of Ashley Robinson and Corinna Lister

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LATEST COPY DATE BY 12 NOON FOR :

October issue (possible revised format) Friday 12th Sept

November Friday 17th Oct

Divine Inspiration: Chris Norburn 01379 898685

PCC Representative: Bill Cordeaux 01379 898286

Ed Anonymous

General Dogsbody: Charles Greenhough 01379 890109

email : [email protected]

Printed by 321 Printing, Ipswich 01473 210321

Will contributors kindly e-mail copy to Charles, or deliver to The

Pightle, Water Lane, Rickinghall, Diss, IP22 1EL. The Editor

welcomes reports on items of local interest. Please get writing!

Please feel free to deliver your copy before the cut off date if you

have it available. THE EARLIER IT IS RECEIVED, THE

MORE LIKELY IT IS TO BE INCLUDED. The magazine is sent

to the printer on Friday afternoon of the copy date.

We accept items for submission in any of the following formats :-)

MS Word, e mail, .jpg, .bmp, .pub, Basildon Bond, Back of

Envelope.

Notices from voluntary organisations within the Benefice are

printed free of charge. We try to help similar organisations from

outside the Benefice wishing to place a notice in our magazine; this

is subject to space being available and we also make a small charge.

Web site for this parish magazine:

www.stmarysrickinghallinferior.onesuffolk.net

OR Google ‘Redgrave Parish Magazine’

THIS EDITION OF THE PARISH MAGAZINE CONTAINS

THE ANNUAL YELLOW TELEPHONE LIST.

PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST BY YOUR PHONE FOR

FUTURE REFERENCE AS IT CONTAINS DETAILS OF

OUR COUNCILLORS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND

IMPORTANT NUMBERS WHICH YOU MAY NEED IN THE

YEAR AHEAD.

AMENDMENTS WILL BE PRINTED IN THIS MAGAZINE

AS AND WHEN REQUIRED.

IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE. GOOGLE : REDGRAVE

PARISH MAGAZINE AND FOLLOW THE LINK ‘VILLAGE

ORGANISATIONS’.

Sir

Would you please include the following in your next edition :

“PRIZE FOR AN HONEST DOGWALKER!

The bag of unpleasantness you left hanging on the gate at the top of

Garden House Lane is still waiting where you left it. Your prize is

to be able to take it home with you now.

How good to be in an area with such honest folk who were able to

leave it where you left it! With thanks for the bad name you give

the rest of us dog walkers who dispose of such items properly.”

Thank you

Village Resident

Clues to the hidden pictures :

BONUS— no pictures

can you also find the

baseball bat

envelope

pencil

and hockey stick?

Community Bus Volunteer Driver

Would you like to help with

driving your community bus?

Can you afford a little of your

time to become part of the

team operating the most

successful community bus in

Suffolk?

The bus enables people who don’t have access to other transport to,

for example, visit the shops, the doctor or friends. We have a team

of 7 drivers (male and female), who offer their time for a half or a

full day on a regular basis to fit round their own commitments. Due

to a volunteer driver being unable to continue we are looking for

someone to take his place.

If you would like to know more please contact Gordon Lawrence on

01379 897109. (24/7 ansaphone).

After you have found the hidden pictures you can then colour in the

whole scene.

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HIGHWAYS

Finningham Road

Rickinghall, Diss.

RARE BREED GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLD RARE BREED GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLD RARE BREED GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLD RARE BREED GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLD

SPOT PORK AND BACONSPOT PORK AND BACONSPOT PORK AND BACONSPOT PORK AND BACON

Traditionally reared outside on our

smallholding in Rickinghall

Large or small quantities available from the

farm gate or at Rickinghall farmers’ market

Farm Butchery now open : Mon Farm Butchery now open : Mon Farm Butchery now open : Mon Farm Butchery now open : Mon ---- Fri : 9am Fri : 9am Fri : 9am Fri : 9am ---- 3 pm3 pm3 pm3 pm

Saturday : 2 Saturday : 2 Saturday : 2 Saturday : 2 ---- 5 pm5 pm5 pm5 pm

phone/fax 01379 898357. Mob: 07887 668445

Opening Hours

Mon – Fri 8:30 – 1:00pm

3:30 – 6:00pm

Sat 8:30 – 1:00pm

Sun 9:00 - 11:00am

Probably the smallest community shop in

Britain ... but surprisingly well stocked!

www.redgraveshop.co.uk 01379 898848

Redgrave Community Shop

The butcher, the baker, the farm shop, the dairy, They all supply Redgrave Shop!

Please support us and our local suppliers

Newspapers and general Groceries

Orders taken

CROSS KEYS, REDGRAVE IP22 1RW

01379 898510

Tuesday & Wednesday Evenings: Special deals Full À la Carte & vegetarian menus Don’t forget our traditional Sunday lunch!

Great food and rotational guest ales

Golden Years Wednesdays Lunch time and Evening 2 Courses £6.50 3 Courses £8.00

01379 668 186 07503 181 136

Quality homemade food for all occasions

large or small

For sample menu or informal enquiry

call Gail

Gail Jackson

Catering

Home grown seasonal fresh fruit, vegetables

& eggs etc.

Open: 9 - 5.30 Monday - Saturday 9 - 1.00 Sunday

Farm Shop

Stowmarket Road Rickinghall Tel: 01379 898 219

Cakes For All Occasions Cakes For All Occasions Cakes For All Occasions Cakes For All Occasions by Sharon Castroby Sharon Castroby Sharon Castroby Sharon Castro

Bespoke hand-made wedding, birthday, anniversary and special occasion cakes made to order. Choose from rich fruit cake, various flavours of light sponge or the more unusual refrigerator cakes. Also gluten/wheat

free cakes can be supplied. I can copy any style of cake you may have seen or help you decide on the right cake for your special occasion. Sugarcraft is my speciality and if you choose flowers for your cake these are hand made to match your colour scheme. Fresh or silk/foam flowers can also be used to decorate your cake.

I am based in Badwell Ash and deliver throughout East Anglia.

Contact me now on 0800 024 8540 or email me on [email protected] for an instant quote or to make an appointment for a no-obligation wedding cake consultation.

See my website for more details and photographs of previous work at www.sharoncastro.co.uk

Bar

Open All Day Every Day Breakfast Served Daily 7.30 am - 10.00 am

New Chef & New Style of Food—come and visit us

www.thebellrickinghall.com

Finest Local Food Served Daily

Mon-Sat 12 noon - 2.30 pm & 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm (Friday & Saturday to 9.30 pm) Sunday Roast served all day

The Bell Inn Rickinghall

Your local village Hotel, Restaurant & Bar

01379 898445

Under New Management

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Tuesday 1st July 10.00 am

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm

Open House

Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics

All Saints, Redgrave

Rickinghall Village Hall

Botesdale Village Hall


Wednesday 2nd July

9.30 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

MOBILE LIBRARY

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Macmillan Outreach Service

Activities Centre


Botesdale Health Centre

Thursday 3rd July

9.30 am

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

RABBATS

Fitsteps

Rickinghall Parish Council Meeting




Friday 4th July 9.00 am

10.45 am

1.00 pm

7.00 pm

8.00 pm

Church Cleaning

Positive Steps

Beginners Tai Chi

Prize Bingo Evening in aid of Papworth Hospital

Dance Classes.

St Mary’s Redgrave





Saturday 5th July 10.00 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

Churches open

Adult Course : Dragonfly & Damselfly Surveying.

£25/£21.50. Booking essential on 01473 890089

Guided Fen Walk. Cost £3. No booking required

St Mary’s Red, R I & C of Ease

Redgrave Fen

Education Centre, Redgrave Fen

Sunday 6th July 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall

Monday 7th July 2.00 pm

7.30 pm

Needlecraft

Slimming World

Activities Centre


Tuesday 8th July 9.00 am

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm

Coffee on the Corner

Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics

Parkview Chapel




Wednesday 9th July 9.30 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

2.15 pm

7.30 pm

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre


Forget-me-not-Club

Redgrave Parish Council Meeting

Activities Centre



Farnish House

Activities Centre

Thursday 10th July 9.30 am

12.30 pm

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

RABBATS

Phoenix Luncheon Club

Fitsteps

Rickinghall W I. ‘Roses & Labour Saving Gardening’


Activities Centre




10.45 am

1.00 pm

8.00 pm

Rickinghall Ramblers

Positive Steps

Beginners Tai Chi

Dance Classes. Phone 01379 783114 for further information





Saturday 12th July 9.00 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

Rickinghall Farmers Market and Car Boot Sale

Rickinghall Parish Council Surgery. To 11.00 am

Churches open

Wildlife Watch Group. Pond Dipping & Identification



St Mary’s Rick Inf & C of Ease

Redgrave Fen



7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Needlecraft

Slimming World

Botesdale Parish Council Meeting

Activities Centre



Tuesday 15th July 6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics

Progressive Whist Drive




Activities Centre

Wednesday 16th July 9.30 am

10.00 am

7.00 pm

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Dad’s Army Evening—see June magazine for details

Activities Centre



Contact information can be found in the pullout Telephone List enclosed

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Tel: 01379 788 904

Mob : 07 894 255 613

ELAINE BROWN Holistic Massage / Reflexology

Manicure / Pedicure

Spray Tanning / Sugaring

Facials / Facial Massage

Eyelash & Eyebrow Tinting & Eyebrow Shaping

The ancient Egyptian art of sugaring (similar to waxing) uses a

paste of natural ingredients to remove hair. The process has been

refined and modernised and it is a good alternative to waxing, providing a long lasting finish.

Also offering Indian Head massage and Hopi Ear candle treatments, Full client confidentiality assured

Lisa Howlett MBRA (Qualified 1999 Bayly School of Reflexology)

Experienced Reflexologist in Rickinghall

A good all round treatment which may help conditions such as : hormonal problems, digestive problems, peo-

ple living with cancer and long term debilitating illnesses, breathing disorders, stress & anxiety,

pregnancy and many other ailments.

For more information and advice or to book an appointment please call Lisa on

07989 565210 or 01379 898028

Foot care in the comfort of your own home

Sherralyn Blakely TCFCP dip Foot care specialist

Friendly and professional service

Nails cut

Hard skin removed

Callouses, corns, fungal nail, ingrown nails treated

Call for more details : 0787 664 8667

Aisling PracticeAisling PracticeAisling PracticeAisling Practice

I offer both a safe mobile service or a

comfortable room in my house for

counselling clients

There are always challenges in life : bereavements, loss, trauma, anxieties,

relationship issues, low self esteem, confidence issues, abuse. Sometimes one

needs time out, one needs to find peace within oneself, one can feel lost,

experience loneliness and need a safe place to explore our feelings. A time

for you. I will offer support, empathy, congruence throughout your journey.

Sample my evening tranquil setting with candles or during the daytime.

Call Jill 01379 897055 or 07800 639141 MBACP, Dip, BA (HONS)

Counselling Studies. CRB checked. Rates may be negotiated.

COUNTRY BEAUTY Professional Beauty Therapy

June Frost

Dermalogica Facials

Jessica

Manicure & Pedicure

Electrolysis & Waxing

Aromatherapy

Indian Head Massage

Hopi Ear Candles

Eye-lash Tinting

Brow Shaping

GIFT VOUCHERS for that special occasion

NEW Tel. 01359 230152

m. 07909 561321

We hope and trust that your visit to the practice will be pleasant and

relaxing.

We are a small private dental practice providing treatment in quiet, calm and

comfortable surroundings. This allows us to give you individual and

personal attention, plenty of time and an excellent service. We would like

to treat everyone as we would like to be treated ourselves.

GENERAL DENTISTRY • CROWN / BRIDGE WORK • ROOT CANAL TREATMENT DENTURES • TOOTH WHITENING • IMPLANT DENTISTRY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT • PARTIAL / FULL MOUTH REHABILITATION

www.botesdaledentalpractice.co.uk

Call our friendly staff for an information pack 01379 897176

Yoga at


Tuesdays 7.15 pm—9.15 pm

Term time only Join any time!

All abilities welcome

£42 for each block of 6 weeks

For more information please ring Julie on

01359 221655 or email

[email protected]

Yoga with P

For times and

locations of classes

please contact

Pieternella on

01379 890955

[email protected]

Exciting Zumba Classes

at Rickinghall Village Hall Tuesday & Sunday from 6—7 pm

each class £6

A great way to have a fun workout and enjoy exciting Latin sounds!

Facebook.com / jillmwzumba

Call Jill on 01379 897055 or 07800 639141 or just come along

Traditional Chinese

Acupuncture Restores Your Health

Deborah Ellis LicAc M.B.Ac.C

25 years experience

01379 651553

The Paddocks The Green Palgrave

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Thursday 17th July

9.30 am

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

RABBATS

Fitsteps

Crafty Corner



Parkview Chapel


1.00 pm

2.00 pm

3.30 pm

8.00 pm

Positive Steps

Beginners Tai Chi

School Carnival parade

Friends of St Botolphs Summer Fayre

Dance Classes.



Leaves Botesdale Village Hall

St Botolphs School


Saturday 19th July 10.00 am Churches open St Mary’s R I & C of Ease


Monday 21st July 9.15 am

2.00 pm

7.30 pm


Needlecraft

Slimming World


Activities Centre


Tuesday 22nd July

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm

ST BOTOLPHS BREAKS UP FOR SUMMER!

Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics




Wednesday 23rd July 9.30 am

10.00 am

2.15 pm

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Forget-me-not-Club

Royal British Legion Botesdale & District Branch, General

Meeting. Page 11 June of the magazine for details.

Heritage Circle. ‘1349-1500 The Impact of the Black Death on Rick.

Activities Centre


Farnish House

Bowls Club


Thursday 24th July 9.30 am

6.00 pm

RABBATS

Fitsteps




1.00 pm

8.00 pm

Positive Steps

Beginners Tai Chi

Dance Classes




Saturday 26th July

10.00 am

10.00 am

LAST DATE FOR OIL SYNDICATE AUGUST ORDERS

Churches open

Adult Course : Botanical Illustration with Christine Grey-Wilson

£25/£21.50 Booking essential on 01473 890089

St Mary’s R I & C of Ease

Redgrave Fen



2.00 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Royal British Legion Women’s Section

Needlecraft

Slimming World

24 Lives – an evening of song, music, poetry & drama to

commemorate the men of Redgrave-cum-Botesdale who died in

the First World War. Tickets (£5 pp): 01379 898826.

Farnish House

Activities Centre


St Mary’s, Redgrave

Tuesday 29th July 12 noon

2.00 pm

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

Redgrave Luncheon Club. Tel 898615 on 28th for vacancies.

Family Event : Pond Dipping. £2.50 pp. Bkg essential on 688333

Zumba

Julie’s Aerobics

Activities Centre

Redgrave Fen



Wednesday 30th July

9.30 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

MOBILE LIBRARY

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Activity Day. Investigating Invertebrates. 1child £6; 2 £10. 688333

Activities Centre


Redgrave Fen

Thursday 31st July 9.30 am

2.30 pm

6.00 pm

RABBATS RAHOF Annual Cream Tea with Music. Directions : 01953 681543.

Fitsteps

Redgrave Garden Club BBQ


Farm View, Ling Road, Nth Lop


Mill Barn, Sandy Lane


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SINGER AVAILABLE FOR YOUR FUNCTION

LARGE OR SMALL

I can also visit your home for parties and family

gatherings 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and

All Time favourites

Old Time Music Hall

(in full costume)

or a mixture of both

Tel: Gill on 01449 781 375

www.gillnicholls.co.uk

P J MusicP J MusicP J MusicP J Music Wayside Cottage, Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Diss, Norfolk,

Music Books, Instruments and Accessories

Recorders, Guitars, Ukuleles, Music Stands, Violins,

Tuners, Strings, Tutor Books, Easy Tune Books,

Country Dance Books, Amplifiers, Leads, Plectrums.

Guitar Lessons Beginners to Advanced

E-mail - [email protected]

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Photographer and Photographic

Restoration Service

Old & faded photographs restored Scratches & rips repaired ~ Stains removed

Montages ~ Special effects ~ Colour restoration Enlargements (up to A3) ~Reduction (to locket size)

All photographs reprinted on the very highest quality photo paper

Reproductions can be done from prints, negatives, slides, glass plates and digital images

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Tony Diamond presented the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII and gave an insight into their characters in his humorous talk to the May meeting of the Heritage Circle. Whereas he was in sympathy with most of these women, he dismissed Henry VIII as a ‘tyrant.’ Henry’s first wife, Katherine of Aragon arrived in England in 1501 aged 16 to marry Henry’s elder

brother, Arthur. She was widowed within five months but her father-in-law, Henry VII, kept her in England as a virtual prisoner so as not to lose her considerable dowry. When Henry VIII succeeded to the throne in 1509 he decided to marry Katherine. This was problematic. The Pope had to give permission for this but the Bible was contradictory about marriage to a brother’s wife. The critical question was whether the marriage had been consummated. Henry claimed this had not happened and the Pope was encouraged to grant his consent. Katherine proved to be a popular queen with the people. She gained a huge victory over the Scots in the Battle of Flodden in 1513 while Henry was campaigning less successfully in France. She saved 31 apprentices from a gruesome death after a riot in 1517 but she failed to produce a son. The only child to survive from the marriage was Mary. Henry was anxious to secure the succession with a male heir. He feared the political instability which had preceded the Tudor accession in 1485. Eventually, Henry decided to divorce Katherine on the grounds that her first marriage had been consummated. Katherine was confined to Kimbolton Castle until her death in 1536. In the interim, Henry married Anne Boleyn. Anne too only produced a daughter, Elizabeth, which led Henry to become disenchanted with their relationship by 1536. A sympathetic view of Anne was presented. She has tended to be condemned by history but Tony Diamond thinks that she was not guilty of the charges of adultery, incest and witchcraft which led to her execution. Within one day, Henry had married Jane Seymour. This time the couple appear to have been happy. She gave birth to a son, Edward, but she died shortly afterwards. Henry commemorated her in various art works and was eventually buried alongside her in St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Henry waited three years before his next marriage in 1540 to Anne of Cleves. She too has been disparaged by history in the view of Tony Diamond. Henry took an instant dislike to her, possibly because she had led such a sheltered life that she could not engage with his humour. After their annulled marriage, Henry treated Anne with generosity. She lived at Hever Castle and he referred to her as his ‘loving sister’. Anne is the only wife of Henry to be buried Westminster Abbey. Katherine Howard was only married to Henry for just over a year before being charged with adultery and executed in 1541. Whereas Anne Boleyn was ‘framed’ in Tony Diamond’s opinion, Katherine was probably guilty. Finally, Henry married Katherine Parr in 1543. She was 31 and had been widowed twice. She was a very accomplished woman. She managed to outlive Henry despite a scare in 1546 when she was accused of witchcraft. After Henry’s death in 1547 she married Thomas Seymour before she died in childbirth in 1548 at Wolf Hall. The evening concluded questions from the floor which led to an interesting discussion of issues surrounding the crisis in 1936 and the future of the monarchy.

The next meeting of the Heritage Circle will be at 7.30pm on Wednesday 25 June at Rickinghall Village Hall when David Cawell presents And the Bands Played On – a tribute to village and town bands that survived the First World War. New members and visitors are welcome. Further information about the Heritage Circle is available on its website ... www.heritagecircle.onesuffolk.net.

Gerry Gurhy

Royal British Legion

Women’s Section Eleven members attended the May meeting of the RBL Women’s Section. The speaker was Rosemary Jones of Rickinghall, who spoke on her trek in Ethiopia. This was very inspiring and

enjoyed by all.

Three members enjoyed the County Day at Needham Market on 7th June. Margaret Brown

BARWOODS BARWOODS BARWOODS BARWOODS Botesdale & Rickinghall

Community Woodlands

Our latest news is that Rickinghall Parish Council has donated a seat for Northfield Wood and it was installed by Tim Gaddis at the beginning of June. Tim also does good work mowing the paths in Northfield Wood and Low Meadow, which enable people to get to the seats if they want to; there are two in Low Meadow.

We have spent some time pulling up unpopular fireweed, ragwort, and thistles. We don’t get them all, but we hope to reduce their number year on year. As far as wildflowers are concerned, we like to leave the mowing until after the seeds have set, so that we have some more the next year.

More light filters into Miller’s Orchard now and it is lovely to walk through. Although the path is close to Mill Road, the wood feels quiet and peaceful.

Rosemary Jones

I am always very flattered at the number of people who not only read the Parish Magazine (and why wouldn't they as it is brilliant!) but who also read what I have written ... thanks very much! If you have got this far, then you are obviously reading this month's contribution!

The Coffee on the Corner event in June was some-what quieter than usual - not quite sure why, but I am

sure some folks, at least, have had holidays. If you were one of those, then I hope you had a grand time away. Having said that, there was the usual buzz of conversation in the room and the stand-in team who were helping to run the Coffee Shop managed admirably to make teas and coffees and provide and serve delicious cakes and pastries. The cheese scones, made by Susanne Dunsire, arrived later than the normal offerings, but disap-peared with the usual speed ... the whole plate was empty in less than five minutes! We were supporting the work of the Fisherman's Mission, an admirable charity that provides emergency and welfare support to fisher-men and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year. Your kind donations totalled over £80.00 and we are, as always, grateful for your generosity.

Next month's Coffee on the Corner will be held on Tuesday 8th July and we shall be donating to Nelson's Journey, the charity that supports bereaved children and their families; in August we will be open for our customers on Tuesday 12th when we shall support the work of The Soldiers' Charity ... do watch out for posters giving further details, or better still come along to discover more, both about the charities and the nice people who help me to run the Coffee Shop each month. The September date will be Tuesday 9th at the usual time ... 9am to 12 noon.

If you feel you would like to know more about the Coffee Shop or any of the happenings at Parkview, please call me on 01379 890423.

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Please contact her during OFFICE HOURS ONLY.

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All Councillors were in attendance for the 9th June meeting, which

started late due to a joint meeting with Rickinghall Parish Council

which was held at 7pm. The two parish councils were in attendance

to talk to Philip Tallent, Corporate Manager - Elections and Elec-

toral Management at Mid-Suffolk/Babergh District Councils, about

the process of a merger of the two councils. The subject of a merger

has been brought up a number of times prior to this and the parish

councils wanted to know more about what it would entail. With that

accomplished, the parish councils will each discuss this further at

their own parish council meetings, and decide whether they want to

go forward with a merger. Both councils would need to be in agree-

ment to make the request for a merger from the District Council. In

the meantime, if you have any feelings about whether or not a

merger should take place, please let us know.

Public Forum – The meeting was attended by our District Council-

lor, Sara Michell, who spoke about the proposed Community Infra-

structure Levy. The CIL is a charge, brought into being by the Plan-

ning Act 2008, which allows local authorities to levy “clear and

unambiguous costs on development to fund infrastructure develop-

ment, circumventing the need for drawn out and sometimes confus-

ing Section 106 negotiations”. The District Council is currently con-

sulting on the CIL until 18 July – see www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/

home/cil-consultation.

County Councillor Jessica Fleming reported on a number of county-

wide initiatives. Suffolk has recently been awarded an additional

£1.4m from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund and can offer

grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 to small and medium-sized

enterprises (SMEs). To register contact Nataliya Klymko, na-

[email protected], 01603 510073 to apply before 31st

October 2014. Suffolk Energy Action has received funding to en-

able householders to make energy efficiency improvements such as

loft insulation, double pane windows and new boilers. The assis-

tance is usually in the form of a loan against future anticipated sav-

ings, though grants may be available as well. To find out more,

contact the scheme via the Suffolk Energy Action website or

call 0800 840 9090. Suffolk’s Fostering Service encourages people

to come forward to explore fostering, especially when it comes to

older children. For more information contact the Fostering Service

on 0800 328 2148 or visit www.suffolkfostering.com.

Finally, Charles and Lesley Greenhough of the parish magazine

were present to discuss the future of that publication. As you are

aware this issue is covering three months in a changed format, and

they have agreed to produce an October issue. If you are interested

in taking on the editorial responsibilities, PLEASE contact Charles

and Lesley.

Correspondence – The PC had received information about a Com-

munity Emergency Plan workshop which Cllr Mike Bishop is going

to attend. Other correspondence concerned the proposed Commu-

nity Infrastructure Levy consultation which the PC will discuss at

the July meeting, giving councillors time to read some pretty hefty

documents!

There were no planning applications to consider.

Finally, the PC discussed two issues, the parish magazine and the

proposed parish merger. The PC is concerned about the loss of the

magazine in general, of course, and more specifically that it will no

longer have a way to disseminate information if the magazine folds.

Options were discussed but it was agreed that nothing could be done

without a decision from the Parochial Church Council, which man-

ages the magazine, on how they plan to take it forward, if at all. The

magazine will be discussed again at the July meeting, where hope-

fully an answer will be forthcoming.

The subject of a parish merger will also be discussed further at the

July meeting. At present, there is no strong feeling either way about

the merger, which would result in a parish council area of over 1600

electors, about the size of Eye or Stradbroke. On the one hand, some

feel that the individuality of the respective communities should be

preserved. On the other hand, it is felt that Botesdale and Ricking-

hall are very much one community, with shared facilities and com-

mon problems. Which way would YOU vote?

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man was knocked off his bike into the ditch. The Vicar

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ever be of help, then the man should not hesitate to ask.

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The June meeting was less well attended than usual with only the

councillors and two residents.

Jason Walker welcomed everyone, and, in particular, Richard Hilton

our newly co-opted member.

There was a lively discussion on the recent spate of road closures on

the B1113 and A143 which had been an apparently uncoordinated

shambles, presumably because they included both Suffolk and Nor-

folk. Redgrave was closed in both directions on the B1113 for a

time, such that only those knowing the byroads could get in or out.

The bus services were also cut. One resident’s mains water connec-

tion had to be rescheduled 3 times. County councillor Jessica Flem-

ing would take up the issue.

Verge cutting is only being done once per year resulting in unsafe

rural roads. This is a glaring example of how rural communities

suffer by funding being diverted to towns and cities. Norfolk ap-

pears to be far better than Suffolk at maintaining road verges.

Planning : Mid Suffolk has granted permission for the 9 windows at

Poppy Cottage.

The parish council had no objection to the Keys Cottage, ref

1149/14, 2 storey extension, but there was comment on the possible

need for more off road parking if the extension implied more resi-

dents.

Accounts : The accounts for year 2013/14 had been verified and

were agreed to go for audit.

The annual governance statement was approved and is recorded by

Minute 11.

Speeding : The request for a feasibility check on possible fixed

speed flashing indicators was sent to Suffolk County Council but

without any commitment at this stage. The speed monitoring statis-

tics had been received and would be available for the next meeting.

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heap regularly, mix the grass with other drier material, and if possible, add the grass over a period of time.

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Make a rootkiller for the compost heap. If you have a quantity of perennial roots, then I’m told you can mix with an equal quantity of grass

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Happy Gardening!

THE NEXT PARISH COUNCIL

MEEETINGS

WILL TAKE PLACE AT

THE ACTIVITIES CENTRE ON

WEDNESDAY 9 JULY & 10 SEPTEMBER

There is no meeting in August

All Parishioners are cordially invited to attend

www.redgrave.org.uk

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Parish Council Clerk : The paid parish clerk post had been adver-

tised and there has been interest. The next stage would be coordi-

nated by a group of three who would do any necessary interviews.

Other Matters : Following a discussion regarding allotments, Cllr

Richard Hilton would see if there was any interest for using the town

pit.

There is a lot of work at Gressingham Foods factory on the new road

layout and washing facilities. There had been no significant noise

problems recently.

There would be Redgrave bells project meeting with the Churches

Conservation Trust and David Ruffley at his Parliament office on

24th June.

It was agreed that if any of our charity grant recipients became part

of national bodies then the grants should be redeployed to charities

of local benefit.

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Your Clerk is :

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Tel : 01379 890 141


Please contact DURING OFFICE HOURS ONLY

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RICKINGHALL PARISH COUNCIL’S

NEXT MEETINGS ARE ON

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4 SEPTEMBER

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To be held at Rickinghall Farmers Market

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Saturday 9th August and

Saturday 13th September—tbc

Residents of Rickinghall are invited to come along and speak to

their parish councillors about matters concerning the parish

Parish Councillors will be in attendance from

10.00 to 11.00 am only

The contributions of members of the public through the public

forum were probably the most significant current issues discussed at

the Rickinghall Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday June 5,

2014 in the small meeting room at the Rickinghall Village Hall.

Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month, except

August, commencing at 7.30pm and members of the public are very

welcome to attend. There is an item on the agenda at each meeting

for contributions, questions, comments from members of the public.

There was great deal of discussion regarding the bottle bank at

Snape Hill. The isolated location of the site has given rise to fly

tipping and the cost of clearance was becoming unduly burdensome.

The Local Co-operative had been approached to see if they would

host the bottle bank there, but, disappointingly, they have declined.

After some discussion of other possibilities it was decided to

continue the discussion at the next meeting at which time, hopefully,

some other practical solutions might have presented themselves.

There had been complaints of unsociable parking with cars being

parked on the footway. In one case a car parked on the footway had

left insufficient room for a rider on a mobility scooter to get past the

car and they had to go out on to the road. It was noted that parking

on the footway which obstructed the footway was an offence and

offenders could be given a parking ticket by the police.

The Chairman reported back on a Mid-Suffolk District Council

Parish Liaison Meeting he had attended and provided some

interesting statistics, not least that the housing cost to income ratio

in the area was 7/1. This is considered quite high with London, a

very high cost area, being only slightly higher at 9.7/1. The high

cost of housing was becoming, if it was not already, a problem for

young families and working people. Added to this the demographics

of the area are such that by 2035 over 31% of the local population

will be in the ‘pensioner’ age bracket. Clearly local authorities

including the health system will need to undertake some significant

changes in order to accommodate these demographic trends.

One of the changes that will occur is the continued development of

the area. The Council cannot prevent development but can help

shape the changes so that development is sympathetic to the

traditions of the Parish and in keeping with the aims of the current

inhabitants. The pace of change is like to pick up soon and,

therefore, planning the development of the Parish is becoming more

urgent and important.

On more formal matters councillors responsibilities for various

matters such as the Parish Assets, Planning Working Party and

others were all appointed and will be reported in the telephone list

inserted in this magazine.

LEARN FRENCH in Kenninghall With experienced teacher

(native speaker)

ADULTS AND CHILDREN

All levels, emphasis on speaking

Individual tuition or group tutorials

Also telephone or Skype tuition

[email protected]

Tel : 01953 887 521

Q. What did the spider do on

the computer?

A. Built a website.

I'm Innocent!

"How is it that you can't get a lawyer to defend you?" the

judge asked the prisoner.

"Well, your honour, it's like this. As soon as those lawyers

found out I didn't steal the money, they wouldn't have

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BOTESDALE Traditional Fish & Chips Tel: 01379 898 543 MONDAY CLOSED except for a Bank Holiday Monday 4.00 - 8.00 pm TUESDAY 11.30 am - 1.30 pm 4.15 - 8.00 pm WEDNESDAY 4.15 - 8.00 pm THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 11.30 am - 1.30 pm 4.15 - 10.00 pm SUNDAY 4.15 - 8.00 pm

Monday 1st September 9.15 am

2.00 pm

7.30 pm


Needlecraft

Slimming World


Activities Centre


Tuesday 2nd September 10.00 am

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

Open House

Zumba

Julie’s Aerobics




Wednesday

3rd September

9.30 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

2.15 pm

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre


Forgt-me-not-Club

Activities Centre



Farnish House

Thursday

4th September

9.30 am

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

ST BOTOLPHS STARTS THE AUTUMN TERM

RABBATS

Fitsteps

Rickinghall Parish Council Meeting




Friday 5th September 9.00 am

10.45 am

1.00 pm

8.00 pm

Church Cleaning

Positive Steps

Beginners Tai Chi

Dance Classes





Saturday 6th September 10.00 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

Churches open

Border Craft Fair. To 3.00 pm


St Mary’s Red, R I & C of Ease



Sunday 7th September

6.00 pm

Bowls—Bury League Finals

Zumba

Bowls Club


Monday 8th September 2.00 pm

7.30 pm

7.30 pm

Needlecraft

Slimming World

Botesdale Parish Council Meeting

Activities Centre



Tuesday 9th September

9.00 am

6.00 pm

7.15 pm

7.30 pm

Forget-me-not-Club outing to Lowestoft


Zumba

Yoga & Relaxation

Julie’s Aerobics

Parkview Chapel




Wednesday

10th September

9.30 am

10.00 am

2.15 pm

7.30 pm

Redgrave Art Club

Day Centre

Forget-me-not-Club

Redgrave Parish Council Meeting

Activities Centre


Farnish House

Activities Centre

Thursday

11th September

9.30 am

12.30 pm

2.00 pm

6.00 pm

7.30 pm

RABBATS


Autumn Course starts, Rickinghall Further Education Group

Fitsteps

Rickinghall W I. Open Evening. Memories of a ‘Pommie’ Chid

Migrant to Australia with jean Brownfoot


Activities Centre




Friday 12th September

12 noon—LATEST

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OCTOBER MAG

9.15 am

10.45 am

1.00 pm

8.00 pm


Positive Steps

Beginners Tai Chi

Dance Classes

rickinghall Village Hall




Saturday

13th September

9.00 am

10.00 am

10.00 am

10.30 am

Rickinghall Farmers Market and Car Boot Sale

Rickinghall Parish Council Surgery. To 11.00 am. TBC

Churches open





Redgrave Fen

Sunday 14th September 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall


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