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January.
407, February.
408, May
.411 June
.412 July.
413 August
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September. 415, October.
416 , November.
417 December.
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January 2006.
419 February.
420 March. 421 April.
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Honington
& Sapiston Newsletter, May 2006. 423.
Euston Rural
Pastimes
Tea Tent - Rural Pastimes is getting close! URGENT!! Help
is needed in the Tea Tent. Please contact Avery Triggs on
269613 if you can spare some time on the day and also let
Avery know if you can provide cakes - lots are needed so please
do your best to help in any way you can. AT
Lunches - Lunches will be served in the Old Kitchen at Euston
Hall on Rural Pastimes Day and we hope you (and friends and
relations) will come along and join us between 12 noon and
2.30pm. Tickets, which must be booked by the 9th June, are
available from Gill Farrow on 01842 763660 and Marion Cusworth
on 01359 269492. The 2-course meal, with a glass of wine or
fruit juice, followed by a cup of tea or coffee costs £7.00.
Please book your tickets as soon as possible. GF
Honington & Sapiston Parish
Council
Just to remind you that the next meetings of the Parish Council
will be the AGMs. We are at Sapiston Village Hall on Thursday
11th May at 7.30pm and Honington's AGM will take place on
Monday 15th May in Honington School Hall, also at 7.30pm.
All are welcome to join us and have your say. LP
Ixworth Patients' Association
Practice News The plans to extend the surgery have been granted.
This will provide 2 more treatment rooms amongst other facilities.
Building begins in April and should be up and running by September.
In October work will begin on the new pharmacy/dispensary.
A waiting area will make this a more customer-friendly place.
Over the counter medicines will be available and the pharmacist
will be able to give advice without the need to see a doctor.
Between these 2 building phases the waiting room will be refurbished.
The children's play area will have to be moved and will be
retained but with toys and tables etc. which have passed healthy
and safety standards. It is hoped that the waiting room will
have patient check in machines and also machines for patients
to check their height and weight. The computer system will
also be changed. Government money will pay for this as part
of their national care initiative. This system should be up
and running by June. Eventually, when all systems have been
changed, our records would be available at surgeries and hospitals
all over the country if treatment is needed while away from
home. Our surgery has scored very well in the latest patient
survey. Only 2 areas were under par: waiting times to see
the doctor; and phoning in for appointments. The practice
manager has put in "catch up times" so that waiting
times in surgery were less and this seems to be working. He
is also working on the phone-in system and trying to get a
balance between pre-bookable and bookable on the day appointments.
500 telephone consultation take place each week. A new registrar
- Caroline Chan, has joined the practice for 1 year.
Health Evening This will be on Wednesday 17th May. The topic
is Walking for Health and will start at the surgery at 7.00pm
with a briefing followed by a short walk, then back to the
surgery for conclusion and refreshments. Do come along. AT
Over Sixties Club
Margaret Price celebrated her 80th birthday on the 21st March
and kindly invited the members of the Over Sixties to the
village hall for a birthday meal. About 85 friends and family
sat down to a splendid 3-course lunch followed by cheese,
biscuits, coffee or tea and birthday cake. Our thanks to Margaret
for letting us share in and enjoy her special day. Our meeting
on the 6th April was our usual enjoyable format of social
afternoon followed by a cuppa and cakes. There has been a
slight change of plan for our AGM on the 4th May. The meeting
will commence with lunch at 1.00pm and we look forward to
seeing a good turnout of members for this important meeting.
KK
W.I.
Local author, Pip Wright, came to pass on some historical
tales about witches of Suffolk to our members on the 10th
April. Barbara Williams won the competition to write a spell.
During the evening refreshments were served and the trading
stall was busy. On the 9th May we have our Resolution meeting
when we will discuss the resolutions to be voted on at the
WI AGM in Cardiff in June. The roll call for this meeting
is a Fundraising Idea and the competition is for a jar of
lemon curd. DA
Honington School News
The children are looking forward to another Hotshots Disco
on the 19th May. We are learning a selection of Spring songs
and would like to invite our local Senior Citizens to a concert
on Wednesday 24th May at 10.00am. Please come if you can.
School finishes on the 26th May for half-term week. BAB
The Fox Inn News
Monday is Pensioners and Friends Lunchtime Day, between noon
and 2.00pm, with a two course lunch for £4.50 followed
by quiz and game of bingo at 2.15pm - come for one or both.
Wednesday is bingo night at 9.00pm. Thursday is free coffee
morning - come in, have a coffee and peruse the bookcase to
borrow a book. Followed by Mrs Thursday's Lunch Special -
2 courses for £5.00. We also have a free Pool Table
all day every Thursday. Friday is Quiz Night starting at 9.00pm.
Saturday is Winner Stays on Competitive Pool Night. Sunday
Lunches are on until they are gone from noon - it is wise
to book. Sunday Night Pool Knockout start at 8.00pm - winner
takes the pot.
Petanque Please enrol for this summer's petanque team by seeing
Billy Mc. We are having a practise game this coming Bank Holiday
Monday, 1st May at 3.00pm. You are welcome to come along and
just watch.
Now signs of spring are here we are getting the garden ready
for outside lunches and barbecues - watch for the signs. Our
extension plans are now postponed until the autumn.
Honington Community Internet
Facility. The broadband computer facility is going to
be upgraded in line with the Parish Plan with support from
the Parish Council. More news about this in next Newsletter.
STT
Village Community Sub-Post
Office
Please visit out new website at www.honington-post.co.uk.
Direct phone line 01359 269702. Open Monday to Friday 9.00am
to 5.00pm with no lunch break. IPP
Village Hall Diary & News
The AGM was held on 25th April and was well attended. A new
Committee was elected as follows:
Chairman: Trevor Jay, nominated by Reg Sheppard, seconded
by Ian Patterson-Parker - all agreed.
Treasurer: David Plampin, nominated by Sue Jay, seconded by
Reg Sheppard - all agreed.
Secretary: Debbie Cram, nominated by Sean Traynor, seconded
by Reg Sheppard - all agreed
Vice-Chairman: Reg Sheppard, nominated by Trevor Jay, seconded
by Robin Howe - all agreed.
Please contact committee members directly with matters pertaining
to the Village Hall. The Chairman thanked the outgoing officers
and welcomed the new officers.
Election of Committee Members: Sean Traynor, Ian Patterson-Parker,
Linda Howe, Barbara Leathom, Sue Jay, William McCranor, Josie
Goddard to represent the WI, Lin Kennedy to represent RAF
Honington, Robin Howe with special responsibilities, Jo Glen
- Booking Clerk. All were proposed and endorsed as Management
Committee Members.
Hire Charges and Conditions: Hire charges will stay at the
present levels. A 5p per unit levy was added to all current
electricity charges to account for the above inflation increase
in costs.
Salaries: No increase in salaries were thought necessary.
Any Other Business: A vote of thanks was proposed by the Chairman
and endorsed by all present, to the outgoing Treasurer, Rob
Williams, and also to Jo Glen in her role as Bookings Clerk.
Marion Cusworth, on behalf of Village Residents, thanked all
the committee members for their hard work.
Date of Next Annual General Meeting: Thursday 7th June 2007
at 7.30pm.
The Village Hall will be closed for two weeks for refurbishment
from the 25th July to 7th August. STT
Neighbourhood Watch
WARNING!! If you receive a card through the door from a company
called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) saying they have tried
to deliver a parcel to you and require you to contact them
by phone on an 0906 number for delivery instructions. DO NOT
CALL THEM. This is a scam using a high rate premium phone
line and you will be billed for £15 as soon as the answer
phone cuts in.
There have been burglaries in Barnham and Troston in the past
month. The Barnham break in was during the day and at the
back of the property. Please be alert and report anything
you consider suspicious, especially large white unmarked vans
driving slowly through our villages. Your immediate response
is vital. Dial 999. If you would like to receive police message
of crime happening in our area you can log onto policedirect@online.police.uk
Marilyn Williams 268165
Honington Church Draw
The first draw of the new year took place on the 26th April
and first prize went to John Cusford, second prize to Ian
Patterson-Palmer and third prize to Mr & Mrs Fuller. Many
thanks to all of you who have joined for this coming year
and good luck!
Church News
Thank you to everyone who made both Sapiston and Honington
Churches look so beautiful for Easter, they really did look
lovely. Our Archdeacon John Cox's retirement service is at
the Cathedral on Sunday 30th April at 3.30pm and our new Archdeacon
David Brierly's collation service is at Lavenham Church on
Saturday 6th May at 3.00pm. All are welcome.
On Ascension Day, 25th May, there will be a short Holy Communion
service at Ixworth Church at 10.00am and a service at Bardwell
Church at 7.30pm. Gill Farrow
The Calendar
Sunday 7th - 9.30am, Morning Prayer
Sunday 14th - 9.30am, Holy Communion
Sunday 21st - 9.30am, Rogation Day Holy Communion
Sunday 28th - 9.30am, Family Service
MAY DIARY
4th - Over Sixties AGM, Village Hall, 1.00pm
9th - WI Meeting, Village Hall, 7.30pm
11th - Sapiston Parish Council AGM, Village Hall, 7.30pm
15th - Honington Parish Council AGM, School Hall, 7.30pm
17th - Health Evening, Ixworth Surgery, 7.00pm
18th - Over Sixties, Village Hall, 2.30pm
24th - Spring Concert, School Hall, 10.00am
The cost of this Newsletter is borne by the Parish Council
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