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Templewicks


SORRY that I missed last month’s update, I couldn’t find time to do it before holiday, nice to be busy though. Recent articles in the national


press have highlighted that first- time buyers in London are look- ing further afield to get onto the housing ladder; apparently as far as Ipswich, Norwich and Peter- borough, due to house price increases over the last few months. Here in Beccles we have certainly seen changes in the market month by month. We experienced a strong start to the year with a peak in May of prop- erties coming to the market. We have seen more first-time buyers the last few months and feel a lot has to do with the lack of prop-


erty being purchased by investor landlords due to the increased prices and thus being unable to achieve their desired yield return. With the children back at school and the holidays over, more people are now thinking of placing their property on the market. Here at Templewicks we don’t just offer a ‘one size fits all service’. Our sales packages are tailored to your needs and bud- get. With the cost of selling your home with a local agent costing on average around £3,000 and the news released just last week that house prices could decrease by 35% in the event of a “no- deal Brexit”, you will want to hang onto as much cash as you can. We understand that agents fees can have a detrimental effect on your forward plans and that’s why we have introduced our NEW 3 TIER MARKET- ING SOLUTION with packages starting as low at £899 incl VAT. Give us a call to learn more. I am Jon Wicks, Managing


Director at Templewicks Estate Agents.


French Flamingos in Beccles Library


BECCLES Town Mayor El- frede Brambley-Crawshaw will be officially unveiling the mag- nificent artwork that has ap- peared in the newly refurbished Beccles library, along with the plaque that has been com- missioned for the event. The work is a gift to Beccles from the Town of Petit-Couronne in Normandy to mark the 40th An- niversary of Twinning between the two towns. The event will take place on


Sunday 23rd September between 2pm and 4pm and Bec- cles Twinning Association will be organising a number of activ- ities to accompany it. They will be delighted to show you some of the other gifts received in May which include Audio books and DVDs as well as a range of adult and junior fiction and non fiction books.These are now fully accessible to all library users, We will also have the Nor-


mandy national costume, which was donated in 2002 and other twinning memorabilia on dis- play. Light refreshments will be


served after the unveiling and all are welcome to share the occa- sion, when it is also hoped to setup a live video link with Petit- Couronne. September 23rd is the exact


anniversary of the signing of the first part of the Twinning charter in the Foyer Municipal in Petit- Couronne in 1978. Two weeks later, Elfrede and


some 35 other people from Bec- cles will be travelling to Petit- Couronne on October 5th, and will be there to share the exact anniversary of the signing of the final part of the Twinning charter on October 7th 1978. For more information please twinning.beccles@


contact gmail.com


To celebrTo celebrate 30 YEARS letti ng & managing residenti al property within the local area templewicks would like to off er Landlord`s an incenti ve to transfer their properties t properti es to us to take care of.


property within the local area, templewicks would like to offer Landlords an incentive to transfer their ake care of.


No expense or acti on is required on your part as we will arrange for the management to be seamlessly moved across to us.


Following our property inspecti on we will provide you with a writt en report on its conditi on together with both an appraisal of the current market rent as well as a sales market valuati on.


And the best bit is that we will then not charge you any management commission for the next 3 months.


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IF you’ve been thinking about giving up your free time to help children but have never got around to it, you are in luck, because the NSPCC in Suffolk needs you. The children’s charity is on


the look-out for new volunteers to help deliver its Speak Out Stay Safe service in primary schools in the county. The programme gives a gen-


eration of children the knowl- edge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect through age-appropriate safeguarding assemblies and workshops. Pupils are taught to speak out


if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or to Childline. Volunteers spoke to 21,575


children in Suffolk this academ- ic year (2017-18), delivering assemblies to 123 schools in the county. Lorna Stather is a retired


teacher from Lowestoft who has been volunteering with the NSPCC for four years – almost as long as the service has existed. Lorna, 63, said: “Having been a teacher with safeguarding


Do your bit for the NSPCC and volunteer in Suffolk’s schools


responsibilities for so many years, I know how reluctant chil- dren can sometimes be to speak up, and I wanted to help with this and give something back with the experience I have. I like the messages we are giv-


ing to children, and I wish this kind of thing had been around years ago. The importance of telling a child they can speak up about abuse shouldn’t be under- estimated. Even if we make things easier for just one child it’s worth it. As a former teacher, I can really appreciate the mate- rial used in the assemblies and workshops is very cleverly writ- ten. It has obviously been tri- alled and tested, and we know we are working with something that can really help children to understand things. Seeing that a child has really engaged with what you’ve told them is a reward in itself.” Katy Cole, Schools Service


Area Coordinator, said: “We have had children who have spo- ken out about abuse as a direct result of our volunteers going into schools delivering the pro- gramme. It is so rewarding for


the volunteers to know they have directly helped a child, and we give every one of them excellent training so they know how to manage these situations. I really admire that the volunteers give up their time to make a differ- ence to the lives of children.” To apply to become a volun-


teer, visit our website at www. nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/ volunteering-nspcc-childline/ volunteer-childline-schools- service.


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Beccles Flower Arranging Club


AFTER our summer break we begin our Autumn programme on Wednesday 26th September at 7.15pm at Blyburgate Hall, Beccles the Beccles Flower Arranging Club will welcome Area Demonstrator, Christine Hewson whose presentation is called “Upstairs, Downstairs.” The floral challenge for mem-


bers is “Tea for Two” and the entries will be judged by the vis- iting demonstrator.


Each month we hold a raffle


for the floral arrangements and refreshments are served half way through the evening. Guests are welcome to come


along. You will receive a warm and friendly welome. For further information about


the club dates or beginners workshops please contact Ange- la on 01502 677720.


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