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Friday 27 October 2017


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Nov/Dec 2017



Needham Village Christmas Party

Saturday 16 December at 4pm









From the Editor

I’m very sad to say that after six years as Editor this is my last Needham Link. I am even sadder that there has been no interest from anyone in the Village in taking over the editorship so I’m afraid Village events will only be advertised on the noticeboards or at www.needhamlink.co.uk 

I should like to thank a few people without whose help I could not have produced the Link. Firstly, to Andrew, my husband, who drew cover pictures (some of them are on the centre spread)  for most of the 36+ editions and also the pen pictures for the Village Hall and St Peter’s Church. I should also like to thank him for proof reading and spotting any typos although I’m sure a few got past us both!  Another big thank you is to the team of distributors led by Sally Nicholson.  Sally collects the 150+ copies from me and then not only delivers her own consignment of more than 40 copies but also makes sure that Robi Dove, Pauline Spinlove, Libby Troake and, until last year, Mr Hall, also receive their copies for delivery. And lastly, to the guest editors who helped out when I was away: Celia Snaith, Stephen Miller & Jim Woodger - thank you!  If in the future anyone feels able to take on the it can be rewarding. I can still be contacted at  needhamlink@gmail.com 

The Friends of Needham Village Hall have been busy again and have organised a Christmas Party for the Village on Saturday 16 December.  It promises to be another really good Village event.  More details can be found elsewhere in this issue.

The Coffee Mornings at the Red Lion on the first Tuesday of every month continue to go from strength to strength.  An enormous amount of money has been raised for a variety of charities. Congratulations to the organisers for all their hard work in making this such a successful venture both financially and socially. 

There is a list of all the Parish Councillors in this edition.  If you have any village issues, contact one of your Parish Councillors - contact details are included.

Finally, thanks for reading the Needham Link over the past 6 years!


Helen

A selection of covers from the past 6 years

(with thanks to Andrew Major)























Helen

Needham Carpet Bowls Club

Nine members attended the Summer League Presentation & Quiz evening held on 29 September at Alburgh Village Hall.  Needham entered 2 teams for the quiz, coming 2nd & 5th.

On Friday 6 October we invited Pulham  Market Bowls Club to play a friendly match.  It was a very enjoyable evening.

The Winter League has now started but games arranged against Wortwell on 13 October and Occuld on 10 November have been cancelled by those teams.  The two matches will now take place in Feb 2018.

We have been invited to play a friendly match at Rumburgh on Thursday 9 November.

Club evenings are held each Wednesday at Needham Village Hall starting at 7:30pm.  New members are welcome.


Nudger

Friends of Needham Village Hall


Following the success of the summer barbecue we are already busy gearing up for the next event to be held at the Village Hall.  This will be a Christmas Party.  The party is for everyone, young and old, to be held on Saturday 16th December starting at 4.00pm.  Tickets are only £7.50 and children 11 years old and under go free!

There will be a buffet with a selection of hot dishes plus desserts and a bar.  Ipswich Hospital Brass Band will provide music, and there will be a children’s entertainer and face painting.  We also expect a visit from Father Christmas.  Please book in advance so that we know how many we have to cater for.  Tickets can be bought from:

Sandra & Glyn:      64 High Road. 01379 853887
Andrew & Helen:  Mill Farm Cottage, Mill Lane. 01379 852958
Dianna:                 6 The Common, Harleston. 01379 853825

Notices

Harleston & District 
Dementia Café & Support Group


AGM on Tuesday 14 Nov at 7:00pm at Malthouse Court, Harleston. Regular meetings on 3rd Tuesday of every month in the Piano Bar at the Swan Hotel. 

Borderhoppa Community Transport Service needs volunteers. 
Please contact: 01379 854800

St Peter's Church


5    Nov    Morning Prayer 11.00am
12  Nov    Remembrance Service 6.00pm
19
  Nov    Morning Prayer 11.00am
26
  Nov    Holy Communion  9.30am

3
      Dec     Morning Prayer 11.00am    
10   Dec     Morning Prayer 9.30am
17   Dec     Carol Service 6pm
25   Dec     Christmas Informal  Holy Communion 11.00am

Rector: Revd Nigel Tuffnell - 01379 308905 
Email: rector@7churches.org.uk
Facebook - www.facebook.com/7churches.org.uk

Administration - 01379 851148  -  Email admin@7churches.org.uk


Friends of St Peter's Church


A meeting was held on 13 October.  There are 17 members.  

The AGM will be held on 11 May 2018 in the Library in Needham Village Hall.

The Christmas Coffee Evening will be held on 9 December at 7:00 pm at Robi Dove’s house ( 8 High Road).  There will be cakes on sale as well as David Cunliffe’s Annual Quiz (£1.00).  All the money raised on the night and from the quiz goes towards the Friends of St Peter’s for the upkeep of the church.  If you are unable to attend the coffee evening but would like a quiz sheet please contact Pauline on 01379 853033.

Pauline Spinlove






Needham Action Group (NAG)

Community outdoor area update

Needham Action Group continues to work towards the establishment of an outdoor community space for the benefit of the whole village. Although there’s not much to see of all our hard work yet, we are assured by everyone that this is par for the course and once the paperwork is in place it will become relatively straightforward! Meanwhile, we are learning a lot and are increasingly hopeful that it won’t be long now before some real progress starts to show.
We are very excited to have found some excellent local craftsmen who would be willing to work on the project with us to create a truly unique and wonderful community facility and having identified some suitable funding streams we are raring to move into the next phase of the project. If all goes to plan, work will begin on the site in spring 2018, so (fingers crossed) we may yet find ourselves with our very own community outdoor area available for use by summer 2018!
And finally, we are always happy to welcome new members to the group, so if you are interested, have any skills that may help the project or want to have your say, please contact us and we will send you dates of future meetings and or workdays. Your help would be very much appreciated!

Fairlie Winship

Harleston Christmas Market & Lights Switch On

To mark the festive season Harleston will be holding another Street Market on Saturday 2nd December, with stalls selling food, drink and craft products clustered around this year’s Christmas tree in the Market Place and filling Exchange Street from 9.30am.  There will be hot dogs, hot turkey and gammon rolls and burgers, hot mulled wine, cider and apple juice, delicious breads, pastries and cakes, pâtĂ©s and terrines, as well as craft stalls. The Lost Elves and The Grinch will be causing mayhem whilst Too Many Cooks singing group and other musicians will provide street entertainment during the day, and Santa will be visiting his grotto at Harleston Information Plus in Exchange Street. At 3pm The Thoroughfare will be closed to traffic and filled with fairground rides, community stalls and activities. Look out for a procession of paper lanterns, Old Gory Molly Dancers and musicians and fire jugglers, the Thundermentals, before the Christmas lights are switched on at 5.30pm. For more details keep an eye on Harleston’s Future Facebook Page or go to www.visitharleston.org.uk 

Congratulations....

…. to Helen & Joe Walker on the birth, on 2 October,  of Charlotte, sister to Elliot & Felix.  


Welcome to Needham, Charlotte!   🍾 🥂

Carols

Christmas Carols at The Red Lion

Come and join us on Sunday 3 December at 4:30pm for  Christingle and sing-along carols followed by tea & cakes.


Everyone is welcome!

Red Lion Coffee Morning - Update

Thank you for all the support for the monthly coffee mornings which are held on the first Tuesday of the month.  All the proceeds go to different charities. In September/October this year we donated £500.00 to the MacMillan charity.  We are now in the process of buying Christmas toys for under privileged children aged 1-15 years in East Anglia through the Salvation Army.  Our target is to spend around £700.00 on the toys.
At the Coffee Morning on Tuesday 7 November Cheri Playne from the East Anglia Children’s Hospices is coming to give a talk about how we can help to raise money for the new centre they are building at Framlingham East.

We look forward to seeing you all at the next Coffee Morning at the Red Lion.

We would like to thank Helen Major for her hard work with the production of the Needham Link.

Angie Morrish

Hedgehog Update


You may remember an article about Horatio & Emma, Lady Hamilton, our two re-homed hedgehogs in the last edition of the Link.  The food was disappearing every night but I was anxious to see just who was eating the delicious dried mealworms.

It was with a certain degree of excitement that I looked at the pictures taken on a night vision camera borrowed from a friend and saw that the food bowl was being visited by at least one hedgehog.  I have yet to find any distinguishing features so I still don’t know whether only one  or both of them are coming at different times.  The camera does pick up other garden activities too. Fascinating! 






Harold Jefferson @ 90


 Harold Jefferson pictured at his 90th Birthday party  with Jean Youell. 

Jean had organised this secret party for Harold at the Red Lion.




                 

  
 Needham Village Christmas Party   

   Saturday 16th December 
   Start: 4pm


*
Hot buffet, Desserts and Bar.  
Music from Ipswich Hospital Brass Band.  
Children’s Entertainer &  Father Christmas.

  Tickets £7.50. children 11 and under free from:
 Sandra & Glyn, 64 High Road. 01379 853887
  Andrew & Helen, Mill Farm Cottage, Mill Lane. 
01379 852958

 Dianna, 6 The Common, Harleston. 01379 853825

Tuesday 24 October 2017

Sunday 22 October 2017

 Needham Village Christmas Party   

   Saturday 16th December 
   Start: 4pm
*
Hot buffet, Desserts and Bar.  
Music from Ipswich Hospital Brass Band.  
Children’s Entertainer &  Father Christmas.

  Tickets £7.50. children 11 and under free from:
 Sandra & Glyn, 64 High Road. 01379 853887
  Andrew & Helen, Mill Farm Cottage, Mill Lane. 
01379 852958

 Dianna, 6 The Common, Harleston. 01379 853825

Needham Parish Council

The Council meeting held on Monday 25 September was an opportunity for village residents to raise issues that affect us all.  

There have been reports of an increased number of sightings of rats in the High Road.  It is not unusual at this time of the year to see rats that have been disturbed by harvesting.  However, concern was expressed at the numbers being seen.  The South Norfolk Council Community Protection Officer has been requested to write to residents living on the High Road where there have been the most sightings, requesting they make sure that anything such as pet food and fallen fruit from trees are not left out.

A number of residents have also complained at the annoyance of smoky bonfires, particularly where household rubbish is being burnt.  Council advice is that bonfires are discouraged as there are many ways of disposing of waste without burning it.  However, if you do have a bonfire it is your responsibility to make sure it does not cause a nuisance to neighbours; burn only dry garden waste and on no account should household rubbish be burnt.

On a positive note, many Parish Councils are now taking over duties that have up until now been the responsibility of District Councils.  There are frequent complaints that undergrowth makes local footpaths inaccessible. The Parish Council is considering taking over responsibility for some footpath maintenance and would like to invite anyone interested to tender for the doing this on a specified number of paths.   If you are interested please contact me.  

It is hoped that at the next meting we will have a visit from a representative of Saffron Housing Association to talk about provision of affordable and rented property in the area.  The next meeting will be at 7.30pm on Monday 27th November in the annex of the Village Hall.

Andrew Major 
Chairman

01379 852958


Needham Parish Councillors: 2017

Diane Clarke 108 High Road
852603

Georgina Frost Larch House, Brook Lane
georgina@frostfrank.demon.co.uk

Andrew Major (Chairman) Mill Farm Cottage, Mill Lane
852958

Rose Martin Skeetsmere House, 
Upper Burnthouse Lane

Delwyn Snaith 133 High Road
851987
delwyn_snaith@hotmail.com

Celia Snaith 133 High Road
851987
celia_snaith@hotmail.com
Heidi Williams 83 High Road
01379 855405

The Parish Clerk is:
Philip Freeman philip.c.freeman@btinternet.com




Saturday 14 October 2017

Congratulations....

... to Helen & Joe Walker on the birth, on 2 October, of Charlotte, a sister for Elliot & Felix.

November/December Issue

Tomorrow (15 October) is the last day to get any copy to the Editor for the Nov/Dec edition of the Link.