Halesworth & Southwold Community News April 2017 11 Café Poets at Pinky’s
ALMOST in time for the spring equinox, poets, numerous as primroses, are out in full force. Twenty six writers arrive from as far away as Manningtree, Dereham,
Felixstowe and
Woodbridge, with many more from closer to. We welcome several new voices, and witness small wonders. Imagine the Maths of it. Twenty-six poets, each one reading two or three new, fresh and original pieces over two and a half hours. The air becomes electric. The range of themes, and topics as wide as ever, from Salvador Dali’s hot clocks to the far forests of rural England. You gain a real sense of what the world is really thinking. Outrageous satire makes us laugh, while meditations, elegies and remembrance renders us more thoughtful. It is a fact that Poems are made, first above all, to be heard. Black signs and inky
marks leap from the dead white page. The poet’s own voice lifts our sentiments to new levels of pleasure and enjoyment. Such experiences are unforgettable. In addition to all this, we privileged
are to have the
launch a new collection of poems by Elizabeth Bracken, a regular reader at Café Poets. ‘Appreciating the Place’ is published by Orphean Press at £5. Here are thirty-two poems tracing a fifties girlhood, from the farming community of Beccles, out into the wider world. Café Poets plan to meet at
7pm on May 19th at Pinky’s Café in the Market Place, Halesworth. Tickets
£3.50 at
the door. New poets and poetry lovers, all welcome. If you would like to read to us, contact Mike -
mab2015@icloud.com or telephone 01986 872981.
Family History Group ‘Open Day’ 2017 News from Cookpole
SADLY we lost three long term residents of our villages over the winter, Ralph Aldridge (91), Alan Pope (85) and Beryl Willard (78). All were much loved and will be sadly missed by all who knew them. Storm Doris also took its toll. It damaged the last of six pine trees along The Clink - a lovely tall pine with a forked trunk which was a favourite landmark for the village and could be seen from many directions. Unfortunately the damage was so severe that the tree had to be felled for safety reasons. However local residents have planted more pine and other native trees which will hopefully in time provide wildlife habitat and
colourful views for the
village. We held a very successful
Village Quiz evening in March. Several teams wore something green, in a nod to St Patrick’s Day, and everyone enjoyed a cheese ploughman’s and vying for the magnificent prizes of smarties for the smarty-pants or wooden spoons for the others. Our
ON Saturday 11th February the Alde Valley Suffolk Family History Group held its annual ‘Open Day’ at the Long Shop Museum in Leiston. Although the day was cold – temperatures of one degree with accompanying flurries of sleet and snow – the weather did not deter a steady flow of visitors who turned up to view our displays.
There was information about
the Group’s ongoing project that aims to record and research the history of all those houses in Leiston that are identified not only by number, but also have a named house plaque.
a
Di and Henry Mann presented display
which included
photographs, documents, memorabilia and written notes about the life of Leiston centenarian William Herbert Ling. The display drew interest from local visitors and family historians alike. Janet Huckle was on hand to provide assistance for people
wishing to date their old family photographs. Terry Davis and John Peters
offered computer expertise for those visitors searching their family history online.
In addition there were displays about the 1st World War,
information concerning
our family history group and, of course, willing members glad to give advice to those seeking help with their research.
The event was attended by 56 people (members and visitors) and raised a donation of £62.30 plus £31.10 for refreshments. Both amounts to the benefit of the Long Shop Museum. We hope visitors to our
‘Open Day’ found the displays interesting, the advice and information
useful, and that,
most importantly, they left with a desire to delve into their own family history.
Photograph copyright Diana Mann - Members and visitors researching their family history.
Halesworth and District University of the Third Age (U3A)
FOR April, the U3A ‘open to all’ illustrated talk will be held at The Cut on Tuesday 18th at 2.30pm. This will be given by Proof Tim Clutton-Brock, who is head of the Large Animal Research Group at Cambridge University. His research has focussed on long term studies of Red Deer on Rhum, Soay Sheep on St Kilda, and Meercats in the Kalahari. As always, we welcome non-members for just £2 on the door or in advance from the Box Office, no charge for U3A members.
Our March open meeting held at Holton Village Hall was attended by some 60 or so people who came to listen to a detailed talk by Ivan Bunn. Ivan told us about the visit to Halesworth in 1645 by Matthew Hopkins the so called ‘Witchfinder General’ and the five local people who were subsequently hanged for (allegedly) practicing witchcraft. He described a mix of Hopkins zealotry, and at best a passive acquiescence and widely held belief in witches held then by
many of the local population leading to a now almost unthinkable outcome. Scaled up for the size of the current Halesworth population some 30 people would now be so accused and perhaps half of these subsequently hanged following interrogation and often torture to gain ‘confessions’. A cautionary tale from local history for us all perhaps.
As always if you want to
know more about U3A come along to the new members hour 11am to noon at the Cut Café on Friday 28th April when over coffee we can tell you about our monthly talks programme and the many (30 plus) interest groups currently meeting as part of your local U3A.
For further information and how to contact us please go to our website, just search for ‘Halesworth U3A’ and follow the links for information or to send a message just click on the ‘flying bird’.
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2017 Car Boot Sale season starts on Saturday 15th April at 9am on Walpole playing field. As this coincides with the Easter weekend, we are organising an Easter Egg Hunt for local and visiting children during the morning. We shall be making Easter Egg Baskets, to put the eggs in, at the Cookpole Craft Club on Monday 10th April - see village website for details.
If you are having a clear out or a “declutter” our Car Boot Sales are the perfect venue for you. Car booters arrive with everything from plants, home made jams and chutneys, books, craft materials, garden furniture, DIY, clothing, childrens’ games and toys, etc etc. Many come regularly, attracted by the fresh coffee and the bacon baps which
are on sale in the café - along with home made cakes and bread pudding! If you would like to set up your own stall (from 8am) the cost is £6 per car. You can also buy books from our wonderful village bookstall.
All proceeds from village events, including the quiz and the car boot sales go towards the upkeep of the playing field, the childrens’ playground and the Pavilion. Finally, our most exciting
news. We are preparing for a major upgrade to our children’s playground area, with some exciting new equipment, which we hope will cater for older children as well as for those with disabilities - not forgetting a new picnic bench for accompanying adults. This has been a long time in the planning, our present equipment is all 25 years old and definitely looks past its ‘sell by’ date. Thanks to a small and dedicated group who have spent hours filling in bid application forms, we have so far been assured of grants from Heveningham Hall and SCDC Outdoor Playing Space Fund and our local councillor, Stephen Burroughes has funded one piece of equipment. We are still waiting to hear from one or two organisations but are hopeful that we shall be able to provide everything the children have asked for.
Dates for your diary: Car Boot Sales - Saturday
15th April; Saturday 20th May & Saturday 17th June. Village Summer event with live band and BBQ - Saturday 24th June. Flower and Produce Show - Saturday 2nd September. Remember to check the village website for all the latest news:
www.cookpolenews.
onesuffolk.net
Lesley Norton, Trustee & website editor NEWS FROM THE HUB
MARCH saw our first wedding reception at The Hub. The guests absolutely loved the venue - it was a delight to see them outside in the sunshine quaffing their champagne! The Hub is a great venue for this kind of celebration - with the Millennium Green, a playground and the Huntingfield Arms on the village green! We were delighted to welcome
Paul Yaxley, chef at the Fox & Goose in Fressingfield, on 15th March. Paul presented a Master Class in preparing and cooking a three course meal - with over 40 people watching fascinated by his skill and picking up many tips along the way. Who would have thought about using kitchen parchment over a grater so all the bits (lime in this case) are caught in the paper rather than have to brush them out of the grater! £123 was raised at this event for EACH (East Anglian Children’s Hospices).
Saturday morning Brunch was served by Tom and Mike - another great success. Due to bookings the Brunch is taking a break for a couple of months but will be back on June 3rd, this time to be cooked by Sally and David. The Huntingfield Events
Group showed the film ‘I Daniel Blake’ on Friday 24th March. A real taste of our times. The Film Club will take a break now until the autumn. In April all the usual classes are taking place - Yoga, Pilates, Jive, carpet bowls, table tennis, etc will continue. In addition the Open Space Theatre Company is to put on their production of ‘See How They Run’ on April 15th. We’re really looking forward
to that, a farce to
welcome in the spring! Looking ahead, the Eastern Angles will be performing ‘The Undoing of Prudencia Hart’ on Friday 5th May with bar provided by The Huntingfield Arms. I am a devotee of the Eastern Angles and have seen almost all of their performances over the years - I’m sure this production will be every bit as good as all of their others!
As always, if you would like
to visit The Hub with a view to booking privately or for tickets for any of our events, please contact us at thehub@
huntingfield.org, or leave a telephone message on 01986 799130.
Sue Lucas - Chair of The Hub CIO Trustees.
HOLTON & BLYFORD VILLAGE HALL
A well appointed Hall with stage, large grounds and car park Licence available if required Competitive rates
For further details phone Alison Cackett on 01986 874442
holtonandblyfordvillagehall@hotmail.com Reg charity no. 291379
Wenhaston Acorns Pre-School
Wenhaston Pre-School
Wenhaston Pre-School welcomes children aged 2½ to rising 5 years.
Wenhaston Pre-School welcomes children ages 2 to rising 5 years
Thursday 9am-12pm with the option of lunch club every day Ofsted Approved
Located 2 minutes from the A12 in a purpose built area within the Wenhaston Primary School the pre- school has use of the large outdoor play
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2 minutes from the A12 in a purpose built building within Wenhaston Primary School grounds Monday and Friday 9am-3pm Tuesday, Wednesday and
Tel: 07984 421156 Tel. 01502 478819 . Bungay Camera Club
THIS image (called ‘The Wall’) was taken by Marion Ridgley and was awarded joint First Place in the Monochrome category of the club’s recent ‘Doors, Walls and Windows’ themed competition, held on Wednesday 22nd March. David
Morrell’s monochrome
image was also awarded joint First Place and was judge Mike Cowling’s favourite in this category. Joint Second Place for monochrome prints went to Colin Hoffman, Sue Grief, Andy Wilson and Terry Tooze. The following achieved joint Third Place: Kenneth Warne, Holly Stranks, David Penrose, Peter Nixon, Ray Mason, Richard Roberts and Alan Lyall.
Images by Holly Stranks and Edward Lynch were placed joint First in the colour print section and Holly’s was chosen by the judge as his favourite in this category. Peter Nixon, Andy Wilson and David Morrell achieved joint Second Place. Joint Third Place went to Robert Taylor, Jane Murphy, Ray Mason, Sue Grief.
Digital Projected Images were judged in the second half of the evening and Kenneth Warne’s image was placed first. Ray Mason, David Morrell, Jane Murphy, Adrian Muttitt, Peter Nixon and Brian Philpott were all awarded joint second place, while the following achieved joint third place: Donna Finch, Edward Lynch, Marion Ridgley, Richard Roberts, Holly Stranks, Robert Taylor.
Pantomime Auditions at Leiston Film Theatre
LEISTON’S acclaimed Bright Sparks Theatre Group will be holding auditions in May, for talented adults, aged 18 and over, to join their friendly family in Pantoland and appear in their next exciting production of Beauty and the Beast, appearing on stage at Leiston Film Theatre in January 2018. With over 800 tickets already sold for their next production, the group are keen to hear from any adults who would like to take to the stage, as part of their popular annual pantomime.
Rehearsals are held on
Wednesday evenings throughout October and November and every Sunday in December. The pantomime show week is between January 8th and 14th 2018 and anyone auditioning must be able to commit to the rehearsals and be available for all shows during the pantomime run.
Bright Sparks was formed in 1985 by an energetic group of people with a passion to perform. In earlier days, the group presented a mixture of variety, seasonal shows and pantomime and in the year 2000, the group were invited to join forces with Leiston Film Theatre, to produce a quality, big budget (in Amateur terms) family pantomime. The response from the audience’s was one of huge plaudits and as a result, these jointly produced pantomimes
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have grown in production values and popularity and now play to over 2000 eager panto-goers over four days each January. The
group’s forthcoming production of Beauty and the Beast promises to be something quite special and Leiston Film Theatre manager and pantomime director, Wayne Burns is keen to bring this pantomime version of the beloved story to the stage. “This show is probably our most ambitious pantomime to date and involves a huge effort from everyone involved. Pantomime
Earlier in March, Club member Richard Roberts gave an informative presentation on digital video production - this covered equipment, camera settings and how to use software to edit footage.
The next themed competition takes place on May 24th and the subject is ‘Food and Drink’. Before then, members will be preparing for the forthcoming Print Battle with Beccles and Framlingham clubs, to be held on Wednesday 10th May (this year hosted by Bungay
at Broome Village Hall). The Club are also planning a trip to the North Norfolk Railway on Saturday 6th May.
The Club meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at Broome Village Hall (postcode NR35 2RW) and anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend two meetings free of charge. Doors
open at 7pm for
a 7.30pm start and more information can be found on the Club’s website: www.
bungaycameraclub.co.uk
is demanding in numerous ways, but at the same time, we all have immense pleasure in entertaining our appreciative audiences. We’re all looking forward to welcoming some new members into our quite unique panto family.” he said.
These rare auditions will be held at Leiston Film Theatre on Sunday 7th May from 10am. For further audition information contact Wayne Burns on 01728 830549, or email: info@leistonfilmtheatre.
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