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Halesworth & Southwold Community News - February 2021 11 Halesworth Community Church Know your value A well-known speaker started


off his seminar by holding up a £20 note. In the room of two hundred, he asked, 'Who would like this £20 note?' Hands started going up. He said, 'I am going to give this £20 to one of you but first, let me do this.' He proceeded to crumple the £20 note up. He then asked, 'Who still wants it?' Still the hands were up in the air. 'Well,' he replied, 'What if I do this?' And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. 'Now who still wants it?' Still the hands went into the air. He went on to say, 'you have all learned a valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth £20.'


In your life, you may have felt dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt. It is easy to feel completely worthless. Our present circumstances


in lockdown can reinforce such feelings. The sense of isolation for many, the loss of work for others. It may be that you are naturally negative about yourself anyway and if something goes wrong you point the finger back at yourself. Circumstances and events appear to reinforce that view of yourself. But, remember the £20 note? However it was treated, its value didn't change. Neither does your value. Every human being has value. When you hold that tiny baby in your arms you know he or she has the same value as somebody who has gone on and done great things in life. We all have a God- given, intrinsic value. I'm sure in this lockdown some have taken the opportunity


to have a good clear out of any unwanted clutter. Imagine you find in your loft an old painting that has been passed down through the generations. It's covered in mildew, cobwebs and dust. You leave it out in the back garden, exposed to the weather, waiting for the opportunity to throw it into the skip. A neighbour is out for a stroll with his dog and he happens to know a bit about art. He spots the picture, and his curiosity is aroused. He knocks on your door and asks if he can take a closer look. Imagine your surprise when he announces that this could be an extremely valuable painting by a famous artist - in fact you could be looking at millions of pounds! Your attitude to that painting would change in an instant. It certainly wouldn't stay out in the garden leaning against a wall! You would send it off to get it cleaned up and valued.


The Bible tells us that we are God's workmanship. We have incredible value, but it goes wrong when we fail to recognise our value and make decisions based on how worthless we feel. Like that valuable work of art, we need cleaning up. It always amazes me to see the intricate, painstaking care that the experts take when they restore a work of art. God wants to work in our lives to give us a fresh start, to change our thinking, to restore our relationship with him. He valued us enough to send his son to reconcile us to himself. If we accept God's valuation of us, commit ourselves to him for his work of restoration, we can go into this New Year, whatever it holds, with confidence and hope. John Sparkes


Progress at Halesworth Campus


Halesworth Campus is pleased to announce that the first planning applications for the proposed development of the former middle school site were submitted to East Suffolk Council earlier this month.


Full planning permission has


been sought for the first phase of the new sports and recreation developments, comprising a full-size, all-weather sports pitch with floodlights and a surface on which both football and rugby can be played. Councillor Tony Goldson, Chair of Halesworth Campus charity, said: "It has taken longer than we had hoped, but I'm delighted that we are now submitting a planning application for the first of the new sports facilities on The Campus. The all-weather pitch will greatly improve the opportunities for both training and match play for football and rugby clubs in Halesworth and surrounding parishes. If everything goes smoothly from now onwards, the pitch should be available for use from autumn, 2022. I would like to thank local residents for their patience while we've been developing these plans. I would also like to thank all the individuals and organisations whose contributions have helped us get to where we are today. We are looking forward to 2021 with


great excitement."


Once permission is formally secured, it is expected that work on the pitch will start in July, 2021.


Campus partner Castlemeadow Care’s application seeks full planning permission for a state-of-the-art care home for 54 residents along with accommodation for staff, and outline permission for extra- care apartments for a further 100 residents. In addition, the application will include plans for a range of social facilities which can be used both by residents and by members of the wider community. Owner Dr Sanjay Kaushal said: "After many years of work and design, I'm overjoyed that we are now ready to submit an exciting planning application for a new healthcare facility for Halesworth. A beautifully designed care home will provide a high standard of much needed care to the area. This will be followed by a second phase, which will provide apartments to residents looking for beautiful surroundings, whilst at the same time being able to access a high level of care."


Both schemes will be integrated through landscaping across the site including planting, community spaces and a peripheral trim trail with outdoor


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gym equipment. Together they set out the development proposals for a substantial part of what is designated as the 'Halesworth and Holton Healthy Neighbourhood' in the Waveney District Local


Plan, adopted in 2019. Future phases for the sports and leisure facilities will include a fitness suite, multi-purpose studios, indoor and outdoor changing rooms, sports hall, cafe and a community pool. The two organisations will work together to promote health and wellbeing through the use of the sports facilities and through art and


events in the community areas. Further details about future phases of the sports development on Halesworth Campus can be seen at:


halesworthcampus.org


For further information on the Castlemeadow Care proposals, please contact Dr Sanjay Kaushal via:


enquiries@castlemeadow.co.uk


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