August - Village Voices

Village Voices 

The local magazine for Hollesley, Boyton, Capel and Shingle Street 30p where sold 

August 2011

August Diary Contact 

Regular events 

Monday Yoga 7.30pm Hollesley Village Hall Elly Lloyd 412053 

Monday Mothers’ Union 1.30pm, Bawdsey 

Village Hall Pat Fleetwood 410409 

Tuesday Welcome Club 2pm Marian Collins 411262 

Tuesday Hollesley Bay Day Centre Audrey Shelcott 411776 

Tuesday Mobile Library 

Wednesdays Edward Bear Club 1.30pm Stella Moore 411749 

Badminton 8pm Chris Andrews 411126 

Thursdays Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483 

Thursday Mobile Police Station 8.45am – 9.45am 

Sundays Sunday Shape Up 10 – 11am Hollesley 

Village Hall Beck Williams 07956 

622330 

Sunday Table tennis 4pm -5pm Boyton Village Hall AndrewCassey 411720 

Dates for your diary 

Saturday 6th August Boyton Community Group 9-11am Papaver 

Saturday 6th August Boyton Coffee Morning - Boyton Village Hall 10.30am to 12 noon 

Saturday 6-13th August Open Churches Week. 

Sunday 7th August 3pm Harp Musical Interlude followed by cream tea at 4.30pm 

5pm Tower dedication service Boyton Church 

Wednesday 10th August Summer Holiday Club 9.45am-3pm Hollesley Church 

Wednesday 10th August Wednesday 10th August Copy date September Village Voices 

August 20th-23rd Woodbridge RSPB Havesgate Island Adventure 

Booking from August 1st: 01728 723155 (adults £9 under 16 £3) 

August 23rd Tai Chi Taster Session 10am-11am Hollesley Village Hall 411717 

Saturday 27th-29th August Hollesley Church Flower Festival - Composers and Their Music 

Sunday 28th August Discovering Bellringing 1pm-4pm Hollesley Church 

Sunday 28th August Charity Pub Quiz Shepherd and Dog 

Felixstowe Ferries and Buses 

Bawdsey to Felixstowe Ferry: 

Every day from 10am to 6pm until 1st October; then at weekends until 30th October from 10am-5pm. 

Felixstowe Feeder bus: 

A feeder service runs from Felixstowe Ferry to Great Eastern Square and the pier Monday to 

Saturday 10-3pm. Pick up point is outside the Ferry Boat Inn. Phone on the day: 07835 780239. 

Felixstowe Open Deck bus: 

From Sunday 24th July-28th Aug. buses will be running on Sundays and Wednesdays from the 

Ferry Boat Inn at Felixstowe Ferry with drop-offs at Great Eastern Sq., The Front and Landguard 

Viewing Point. Times are 11.41am, 12.41pm, 2.41pm, 3.41pm, 4.41pm, this last one continuing 

to Ipswich 

To have your event listed here, please contact Debbie Pipe on 01394 411976 

or email: diary@villagevoices.org.uk 

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From the Editor 

Dear friends, 

I am sure you will want to join me in 

extending many congratulations to 

Boyton Village for its amazing win of 

Best Village (cover photo). What a 

wonderful achievement, especially for 

their enterprise concerning green 

issues. May they go on to even greater 

accolades and win Best Suffolk 

Village! 

August is upon us; time for holidays 

and leisure pursuits. Time once again, 

to wish our Hollesley Primary Year 6 

farewell and good luck. It seems hard 

to believe that half of these young 

people were not so long ago at 

Hollesley Pre-School which offered 

such a head-start to their social and 

learning skills. The Pre-School has 

recently achieved outstanding status, 

awarded by the Ofsted inspectorate; 

another good reason for celebration. 

We have another action-packed issue for you this month including all the following: our 

main feature focuses on the rich biodiversity flourishing at HMP Hollesley (p. 4-6); the 

final short story in the current series, Smithy by Annie Page and Carina Clewley (p.20 - 

21); an article on Old Photos supplied by you at the Hollesley village fete (p.13) and the 

European Roller on the common (p.37)? We also welcome the variety of articles from all 

our regular contributors. 

Enjoy the summer and this latest edition! 

Cheryl Gray 

Cover photo: Boyton voted ‘Best Village’ 

Please note that the opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the 

views or policies of the editorial team. 

Copy deadline for September issue of Village Voices is Wednesday 10th August 

Email: editor@villagevoices.org.uk 

Editor Helen Macleod, Colyton 

The Street, Hollesley, IP12 3QU 

www.villagevoices.org.uk 

Year 6 leavers at Hollesley Primary School 

Advertising Mike Adams 

Tel 01394 411422 

Email mja@ sandlings.co.uk 

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Cheryl Gray

HMP Hollesley Bay boosts biodiversity 

HM Prisons at Hollesley Bay and Warren Hill occupy a very large slice of Hollesley parish, 

and they are by far the biggest employer in the area. And yet we know almost nothing about 

the prisons, apart from the negative information we read in EADT or see on the television 

news, so most local people know about the recent disturbance at Warren Hill, and when 

prisoners abscond from the Open Prison at Hollesley Bay. I was intrigued then, to be invited 

to Hollesley Bay to discuss wildlife. 

Wildflowers native to the Sandlings are being encouraged. 

In 2000, HM Prison Service committed itself to protecting and promoting biodiversity, and 

as it is the second largest Government estate in the UK after the MoD, that is great news 

for wildlife, and also for Hollesley. Not many dictionaries list biodiversity - certainly not 

mine. It is an invented word, but one that has become a powerful buzzword in Brussels, in 

Government and in local authorities throughout the land. Of all its definitions, I like the 

simplest: the number, and variety of native plant and animal species in a place. Basically, 

the larger the numbers there are, the greater the biodiversity. The aim is to create greater 

biodiversity, and HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay is fully engaged in the challenge. 

I met Gwyn James and Pat Carter. Among their many roles, they are also responsible for 

boosting biodiversity at the prison, with the enthusiastic help of many prisoners. First, we 

called in expert help to survey the estate to see what wildlife alr eady lives here, says Pat. 

They already knew that badgers trundle around the prison after dark, but they were 

delighted to have confirmation that the native black poplar tree also flourishes there: 

definitely four trees – but possibly fourteen, if the experts can agree among themselves. 

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The next stage was long, detailed and essential – the preparation by Gwyn of a Biodiversity 

Action Plan (BAP.) As he says: Many wildlife species, or their habitats, are endangered and 

need help. Threatened wildlife are called BAP species, and if you have them on your land, 

you must take steps to pr otect and conserve them. The native black poplar tr ee is a BAP 

species, and so is our barn owl that we often see hunting across the prison at dusk, and also 

the lizards that live here. Pat and Gwyn have identified about 80 acres of land at Hollesley 

Bay that could be managed for wildlife, and are sufficiently advanced to possibly attract 

BAP species not present at the moment. This includes a wide range of wildlife that is more 

common. We have written the plan, and we will now make it happen , says Gwyn. 

There is lots of grassland at the prison, but only a portion will be turned over to nature. We 

chat in the middle of a meadow, and as a cold breeze off the sea slices through us, sudden 

shouts and a blast on the ref’s whistle signal a cracking goal in a nearby soccer match. It’s 

Prison v Army, and I hope we are winning. 

There are going to be thr ee wildlife ponds in this meadow , Pat says. At the moment, the 

three ponds are just outlines in yellow paint in the grass meadow. Eventually, they will teem 

with aquatic life, which may include the common toad, great crested newt and grass snake. 

All three are BAP species. Nearby, the turf has been stripped to reveal the sandy subsoil, 

where poppies and other native wild flowers will be encouraged to grow in this new habitat 

created especially for the purpose. Hundreds of native tree saplings have recently been 

planted at one end of the meadow. Decades from now, they will form woodland – one of 

the most important wildlife habitats that exists. 


Water is vital to wildlife:shallow ponds teem with life. 

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Hollesley Bay once included a farm, and it provided vegetables and dairy products to many 

other prisons. Today, under the experienced eye of expert horticulturist Peter Bateman, 

prisoners grow from seed the perennial and annual plants that will be used in the native wild 

flower project. Prisoners are trained in the glasshouses and propagation units to grow herbs 

and vegetables for the kitchens of both prisons. 

Insects have high priority in the Biodiversity Action Plan, because they are vital to 

agriculture, and also because so many attractive species we take for granted are in real 

trouble. Bees come in all shapes and sizes, and because they all pollinate flowers and crops, 

their survival is crucial, both to our native flora and also to you and me. Pat’s 

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enthusiasm is boundless. She shows me a bee project being run by prisoners, where a 

suntrap between three walls will become a bee breeding area, with special nest boxes 

designed and built by the prisoners. Later, I meet the men in their well-equipped workshop, 

where they are producing nest boxes for owls, tits, flycatchers, hedgehogs – and bees. Lots 

of their boxes go to schools, environmental trusts and local conservation groups throughout 

Suffolk. In fact, the churchyards at Hollesley and Boyton received bird nest boxes in time 

for the nesting season, as well as hedgehog and insect boxes. 

As I left HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay, I passed beneath the large roadside rookery where 

dozens of birds cawed in their treetop citadel and whirled through the air carrying twigs. 

Rooks are known to be pretty intelligent birds, and I think they chose their rookery site 

wisely. 

Laurie Forsyth 

Wildflowers attract insects; insects are food for the migrant hawker dragonfly. 



Super sports week! 

Monday 27th June to Friday 1st July was National Sports Week focussing on the Olympic 

and Paralympic values. We had to try to achieve our personal best in a sporting activity 

and try to do something new that we wanted to do by the end of the week. Some people 

did skipping, tennis and others did running. Most people achieved their goal and 

everyone got a certificate for trying their best. 

We had our own replica of the Olympic torch and on the first day (Monday) we all had a 

turn at carrying it part of the way around our field in a relay. It was then carried into our 

school hall by the youngest pupil (Jack Hartill) and the oldest (Luke Coates) where it was 

alight all week. 

Earlier this month when we visited the O2 to 

see the Royal Ballet perform Romeo and 

Juliet, we saw the Olympic stadium from the 

train and from Stratford station. This inspired 

us for sports week. 

One of the themes for this year’s national 

sports week was sports we have never tried 

before. So in our PE lesson with Mr Abraham 

we tried a variety of different sports we had 

never tried before. We had 3 different villages 

with a range of sports in each. 

In one there were disabled events. In this one 

we did sit down volleyball, chair basketball 

and an assault course with no sight (we had 

to wear blindfolds and be directed by 

someone else.)! 

In the next one we did sports from different 

countries there was the log throw from 

Scotland and French boules. 

And finally we did sports from previous 

Dr Coffey holding the.school Olympic torch. 

times that our parents or grandparents might 

have done, such as the hammer throw and throwing horseshoes at a target. 

On the last day of our sports’ week we had a very important visit from our MP Dr 

Thérèse Coffey. The reporters and the school photographer showed her round the building 

and she talked to everyone in our assembly before meeting with the School Council. 

Dr Coffey is a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, and has had 

the amazing opportunity of holding the genuine 2012 Olympic torch so before she went 

we took a photo of her holding our torch. 

To finish our sports week, along with schools across the country, we put the torch out at 

12:20pm. Can you think why? 

Luke Coates and Tabitha Chapman 


Iona Balleny

A Day In The Life Of Hollesley Village Fete 

Wind rain, wind rain, does this deter the people of Hollesley....NO.... 

Regret, in view of the changing weather we didn't do as well as last year. But we took 

£4,000 on the day and after expenses we made £2847, which this year the Fete committee 

allocated to 14 of the Village projects - see the credits below the group photo (opposite). 

Despite the changing and unsettled weather and the band Hurricane getting lost on the 

way, we had a very good Fete. The music was very good if not better than last year. Ray 

and Gill Whiffin working flat out did an amazing job on the BBQ doing record business 

and taking £616 ! The beer tent didn't do as well as last year but we sold the last drop as 

the Grand Draw was being called at 4.00pm. Thanks to Carol from the Hollesley shop 

who gave permission to sell raffle tickets outside the shop on the pre-Fete Saturday, we 

raised over £120 in ticket sales. When everyone ran for cover, Rosemary Busby and the 

Ladies from the WI did a splendid job selling lots of teas and scones with delicious 

strawberry jam and cream. Meanwhile outside the 50 or so dogs were being led around 

the Fun Dog show. Joan Butcher and her marvellous team did amazingly well with the 

Bric a Brac, as did the White Elephant. Jackie on the Book stall took a whopping £196. 

Pauline Austerfield also took a record £125 raffling her watercolour of butterflies 

(featured on the June cover of Village Voices.) 

Out came the Sun and the Hollesley School did an outstanding performance with their 

trumpets and country dancing, Well done Lynne 

Wright and your team for showing us what the 

children can do. For the first time Keith 

Clements came along with his collection of 

hand-made boats all in working order. They 

looked great, thanks Keith. Charlie, the Suffolk 

Punch, came along looking fabulous with his 

tail all plaited. Thanks to Jofor sending such a 

magnificent horse for all to see. The Judo club 

put on a great display throwing one another 

around. Thanks Julie, for putting on such a 

good enthusiastic display. Then the wind and 

rain came again blowing the Bouncy Castle off 

its base. It got too slippery for the kids to play 

on and for reasons of Health and Safety had to 

be taken down. 

The Fete committee really would like to thank 

all the friends of Hollesley, our business 

supporters and the volunteers who helped to 

Summer Holiday ‘Messy Church’ 

Games-Drama-Craft 

Music- Sweet Making 

For 4-12 year olds 

Wednesday 10th August 

9.45am-3pm 

At Hollesley Church Free 

Presentation in church at 2.30pm 

To Parents and Friends 

Bring packed lunch, trainers, suncream 

Snacks and drinks provided 

Ring Di 411079 or 

Lydia 411799 to book 

Organised by the parish churches of 

Alderton, Bawdsey, Boyton, Hollesley 

and Ramsholt 

make it another memorable day. Special thanks go out to Len Busby, Barry Rey, Richard 

Pipe, and Ray Larson. Our grateful thanks go to the lads from HMP Hollesley for being 

so helpful in putting up the marquee and tents. 

Should anyone have any comments or suggestions for next year’s Fete please contact me 

on 01394 412169 or email me on stew.austerfield@talktalk.net 

See you all next year! Stewart Austerfield 



Hollesley Village Fete Beneficiaries 

Front Row (L - R): Mike Adams and Stewart Austerfield Hollesley Village Fete 

Middle Row: Marian Collins Welcome Club, Julie Jolliffe Hollesley Judo Club, 

Rosemary Busby WI, Terrie Cornwall-Dunnett and Janice Wythe Hollesley Pre School, 

Ruth Hatchett Hollesley Church, Ray and Gill Whiffin Woodbridge Scouts, Polly Tobin 

Garden and Allotment Assc, Shirley Green Riding For The Disabled, 

Top Row: Nicki Durbin Missing People (Find Luke), Pauline Austerfield, Len Busby 

Village Fete, Lois Bridgeman Hollesley Pre School, Tony Barnard Village Fete and 

Hollesley School, Keith Burton Garden and Allotment Assc, Abby Day Hollesley School, 

Ross Dawson Suffolk Punch Trust, Tabitha Chapman Hollesley School, Fred Stentiford 

Village Fete and Hollesley Church Bell Tower, Sarah Anderson Woodbridge Scouts, 

Dennis Driver Hollesley Village Hall, Carole Anderson Village Fete, Isobel Lilley Riding 

For The Disabled. 

Shepherd & Dog Quiz 

June’s quiz was, at last, won by Brainspace who chose Riding for the Disabled as their 

charity. Harriet and her harem have been second on more occasions than we can 

remember but they knew more about sport than anyone else and romped to victory. The 

Bouligans were relegated to second equal with undermanned Oakthatch. 

In May The Bouligans had won; the May evening coincided with a Bank Holiday 

Monday and so more teams were present. The £58 raised went to Canoeing for Cancer 

(Mike Adam’s charity work). In April the quiz was won by Confused.com, a keen and 

more recent team, who chose Suffolk Punch Trust as the recipients of £38. 

The quiz is open to all teams (up to 5 in a team) on the last Sunday of each month. 

Nick Mason 


Helen Macleod 

From Our Team Vicar 

Although the days are already beginning to get shorter, there is still plenty of summer to 

enjoy, with schools on holiday for the whole of this month and the opportunity to do 

something a little bit different. The visitors’ books in our local churches contain many 

appreciative comments from people who are pleasantly surprised to find the church open. 

In this part of the peninsula at least, churches are almost always open during the day for 

people to look round or spend a few moments in the peace and quiet. 

Open Churches Week which runs from 6th – 13th August is a chance to celebrate and 

explore our wonderful historic buildings and many churches will offer a special welcome 

to visitors. So it is particularly appropriate that on Sunday 7th August, Boyton will be 

celebrating the completion of the 

work on the tower of the church 

and the restoration of the tower 

steps with an afternoon of music 

and a special service conducted by 

our Archdeacon, Judy Hunt. In 

future, rather than being hidden 

behind a locked door for 

safety reasons, the steps will be 

visible and lit so that visitors can 

see their unique construction. 

Songs for Sea Sunday service at Coltec 

In the same week, Hollesley 

church will again open its doors to youngsters aged between 4 and 12 for summer holiday 

Messy Church activities. (see advert p.8) Then at the end of the month, over the bank 

holiday weekend, the church will be holding a flower festival, celebrating not only the 

beauty of creation but the gifts and talents of many people who create works of art to 

delight our senses and lift our spirits. The Bible tells us that Jesus welcomed everyone – 

old and young, in need and in celebration – to eat with them, to talk with them, to laugh 

with them, to weep with them. I hope and pray that everyone who comes to our church 

buildings will find that kind of welcome; 

and that, in turn, we may have the 

courage to open the doors of our hearts to 

the love of God. 

With warm good wishes 

Ruth Hatchett 

HOLLESLEY CHURCH FLOWER 

FESTIVAL 

Saturday 27th – Monday 29th August. 

11am – 5pm DAILY. 

Light Refreshments 

Stalls 

Sunday 1 – 4pm 

‘ Discovering Bellringing’. 

Proceeds to All Saints, Hollesley. 


Day Boyton Hollesley Other Places 

Sunday 

7 th August 

Sunday 


Sunday 

21 st August 

Sunday 


Sunday 

4 th September 


5pm J.H. 

Dedication of 

tower & 

commissioning 

of elders 

11.00 R.H. 

Holy 

Communion 

8.00 R.H. 

Holy 

Communion 

9.30 R.H. 

Holy Communion 

9.30 R.H. 

Family 

Communion 

5pm Sing to the 

Lord 

9.30 L.C. 

Morning Praise 

9.30 R.H. 

Holy 

Communion 

9.30 R.H. 

Holy Communion 

9.30 Sutton 

11.00 Alderton, 

Bromeswell 

6.30pm Shottisham 

8.00 Alderton 

9.30 Bromeswell 

11.00 Bawdsey, Ramsholt, 

Shottisham 

6.30pm Sutton. 

8.00, 9.30 Alderton, 

9.30 Bromeswell 

11.00 Sutton 

8.00 Alderton 

9.30 Shottisham 

11.00 Bawdsey, 

Bromeswell, Ramsholt 

9.30 Sutton 

11.00 Alderton, 

Bromeswell 

6.30pm Shottisham 

Ministers: J.H. Archdeacon Judy Hunt, R.H. Ruth Hatchett, L.C.Lydia Calvesbert - Reader 

Weekday Services 

Wednesday (17 th August 

onwards) 

1.30pm Hollesley Church, Edward Bear 

Club 

0-5yrs and their carer(s) 

12noon Sutton – Holy Communion 

Thursday 

9am Boyton Church – Morning Prayer 

Friday 

8am Hollesley Church – Morning Prayer 

2 nd Wednesday 

1.30pm Colyton, Hollesley – Prayer Group 

1 st Thursday 

2.30pm Glebe House, Hollesley – 

Evensong 

3 

Church Contacts 

Team Vicar: 

Ruth Hatchett 01394 412052 

ruth.hatchett@yahoo.co.uk 

Hollesley Churchwardens: 

Fred Stentiford 01394 411469 

Pat Shannon 01394 411214 

Boyton Churchwardens: 

Malcolm Fleetwood 01394 

410409 

Isobel Lilley 01394 411409 

Hollesley Tower Captain: 

Alan McBurnie 01394 411999 



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Old photos say so much 

Everyone loves an old photograph! Since the Hollesley village fete in June we have seen 

photographs of places, events and people from the past which we have scanned to make a 

permanent record. After publication in Village Voices, they will be available for everyone 

to see on the website - www.villagevoices.org.uk 

This wonderful old photograph of Duck Corner was kindly lent by Kath Jones, and was 

given to her by Michael Friend. It shows a thatched cottage on the corner (left 

hand side). The cottage was pulled down in the 70’s, and Kath’s house 

was built on the same site. Michael helped demolish the old cottage, 

and found a George 111 coin dated 1788 embedded in the 

plaster, left for him to discover 200 years later! 

Derek and Olive Andrews’ bungalow, Moorlands, built 

around 1930, is the light-coloured building you can see beyond 

the council houses. Mr Fisk lived there until he evacuated to 

Canada with his children during the war. Derek remembers Miss 

Walker and her sister living in the thatched cottage and Miss Calver in the late 50’s. Ron 

Harris and his family lived at Moorlands after being evacuated from Shingle St. 

The cottage on the left in the foreground of the photo was known as Dunkleys. Miss 

Andrews lived there, and Mr Dunkley lodged with her. In the background, the elm trees 

on the road to Woodbridge were felled in the 1950’s when Moorlands was built. The four 

council houses in the photo were built during the 1920’s, and Michael and Jenny Friend 

have lived there since 1968. 

Debbie Pipe 

Duck Corner (1930?) 


1.00pm 

Sat 3 rd Sept. 

BOYTON VILLAGE HALL 

GRAND DRAW AT 4.00pm 

In Aid of Church & Village Hall 


Proud Boyton Voted Best Village! 

Boyton has won the Suffolk Coastal Village of the Year 

competition (see Cover photo) and is now competing to be 

Suffolk Village of the Year! This is an amazing 

achievement, really putting Boyton and the whole of the 

Peninsula on the map. 

The July meeting of the Community Group focussed on 

preparations for the Group’s first AGM and Celebration 

Launch on Saturday 16th July which by the time you read 

this will have already taken place. 

Interest in alternative sources of energy is still high. 

Following the survey of eleven properties, the group is 

looking into ways of financing community-based funding 

of photovoltaic panels, to harness the light of the sun to 

generate electricity. In the longer term, the group is also 

looking at other alternatives including wind and tidal power. 

The Bulk Oil Scheme - run by volunteers - continues to operate well, with the latest 

order being the largest yet. We are looking at how to make the scheme to be even more 

convenient and easy to use. It covers the whole of the Peninsula and aims to get a 

discount price whilst reducing the number of journeys made by the tanker, 

In addition, the Group has started a trial scheme to Bulk Buy Wholefoods. Six 

households pooled their orders and purchased goods at wholesale prices from Suma. It is 

planned to continue the scheme but to keep membership low in order to minimise 

administration. If you are interested in setting up your own scheme, do let us know. 

The vegetable exchange is still busy and there are plans in conjunction with the Boyton 

PCC, to create a mini allotment on land surrounding it and the village sign. 

Watch this space for details of the Boyton Open Gardens planned for September and the 

Boyton Apple Festival which we hope to 

put on in October. 

Our next meeting will be on 

Saturday 6th August at 

Papaver, Boyton from 

9:00 to 11:00 am: please do 

come along - the meeting is 

open to anyone who is interested! 

John Carpmael 


We’ve won best village! 


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From Our Country Kitchen 

The Nordic Bakery Cookbook by Miisa Mink contains excellent recipes utilising garden 

produce. Quark pastry is quite different to short pastry but is easy to make and results in 

delicious tarts. Quark, a low fat dairy product comes in 250g cartons and is available from 

supermarkets. Make the full quantity of dough as any surplus to requirements can be 

wrapped in cling film and frozen. 

Pastry with Quark 

250 g butter at room temperature 250 g strong white bread flour 

250 g quark cheese 1 tsp baking powder 

Put the butter and quark in a mixing bowl and beat well with a wooden spoon. Add the 

flour/baking powder. Mix until a dough and roll into a ball flattened into a disc. Wrap in 

cling film; chill in the fridge for 30 minutes or until it is required. 

Vegetable and Blue Cheese Tart - 

Serves 6 (starter) or 4 (main course) 

Preheat oven to 

200c/400f Gas Mk 6 

Quark pastry 

200 g broccoli florets 

200 g cauliflower florets 

1 tbls vegetable oil 

1 onion finely chopped 

100 g halved cherry tomatoes 

75 g crumbly blue cheese 

75 g Cheddar, grated 

ground black pepper 

Cut the broccoli and cauliflower into 

small chunks. Put into a pan of boiling 

water and cook for 3 or 4 minutes; drain, 

cool and dry on kitchen paper. Fry the onions 

in the oil until softened. Allow to cool. 

Take the quark pastry from fridge and divide in 2. (Only half is needed for this recipe.) 

Grease a 26 cm [10 inch] loose-bottomed flan tin. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface. 

Line tin with the pastry, pressing it into the fluted edges, cutting off the surplus. Tip the 

onion into the pastry case and spread evenly. Top with the broccoli, cauliflower and 

cherry tomatoes (cut side up). Sprinkle the cheeses evenly over the top; season with black 

pepper. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool 

before serving; also good served cold the next day. 

Pauline Austerfield 


Pauline Austerfield 



Hollesley WI 

Some of us have been taking a wellearned 

rest from kitchen duties lately 

and enjoying some more recreational 

pursuits. 

The trip to the Adnams Brewery at 

Southwold was great fun, despite the 

inclement weather. The rain spoilt any 

chance of enjoying the beach and 

building sandcastles but the beer and 

wine tasting at the brewery more than 

made up; a thumbs up from all who 

attended. 

Venturing further afield, the flower 

appreciation members among us hit 

Hampton Court Flower Show on its last day and as usual this event didn’t disappoint. It 

has now become a fixture on the WI calendar due to its popularity and most deem it to be 

better than it’s more prestigious counterpart at Chelsea. 

A small but select group of us attended a lunch and talk on Masterpieces of Constable 

and Gainsborough. With the aid of illustrations, the self-professed art educator John 

Sheeran, one time curator of the Dulwich Picture Gallery brought to life some of his 

favourite paintings by these two famous Suffolk artists. 

Although we don’t have a meeting in August there is plenty to occupy us during the 

month. A trip to Stratford, East London, to view the 2012 Olympic site; our annual visit to 

Aldeburgh Theatre to see the Jill Freud Company production of Move over Mrs 

Markham; a day out with a French flavour, playing petanque and afternoon tea in our 

President’s garden, are all firm diary dates. 

This column wouldn’t be complete without a mention of fund raising. Well done to all 

those who have contributed, either individually or in groups to raise well over £1,000 for 

local charities so far this year. Cycling, baking, tea making or Great Xscaping, that pretty 

much includes all of us. 

At the time of going to press our Antiques Road Show event is yet to take place. Watch 

this space for any reports of priceless antiques having been discovered in Hollesley! 

Julie Kitson 


David, Shirley, Gina, Denise and Helen 

enjoying Adnam’s Brewery. 

Errata Re: Ticks and Lyme Disease Article in June Issue 

Following the piece on ticks and Lyme disease in the June Village Voices, we would 

like to highlight the correct way to remove a tick - please pay attention as a small 

error was made in the previous copy. 'Remove them immediately with a tick 

removal tool...... Burn it or cover with chemicals should read ‘DO NOT burn the 

tick or cover it with chemicals.’ 

Please accept my apologies for this error. Editor 


Helen Macleod

Smithy's Night Out 

Imagined by Carina Clewley with help from Annie (and Smithy of course) 

The overnight rain had stopped, and the first day of May dawned in a blaze of sunshine 

and birdsong but that was only halfway through my Big Adventure. I'd been imprisoned 

in the grandparents' strange house by the sea for three long, hot days. Carina, Lydia and 

Phoebe had been popping in and out with aunts, uncles and friends, having fun sailing, 

picnicking, playing in the mud and swimming. Being a London cat, they thought I might 

get lost at Shingle Street, so I'd been kept indoors in ‘the boss’s’ room, inside a blanket 

cave, or sitting behind the curtain. 

Desperate for a change, on the third evening, when 

it was dark and the children were asleep, I sneaked 

out; no-one saw me go. First surprise: it was very 

dark, no streetlights like round my home in London. 

And it was raining - raining cats and dogs? It 

certainly rained on this tabby cat! The rain made 

everything sodden. Underpaw was damp and 

spongy; Banner Street in London is hard, you know 

where you are. And if you don't, the straight edges 

of the roads guide you. 

Second surprise: wet, leafy, nettly, squashy, grassy objects brushed my legs and ears, 

feeling dankly alive and making me jump. 

Third surprise: I smelled and saw several wild beasts who were really alive, and on the 

move. First were some grey chaps, eating, with big ears and white bottoms. They looked 

like this. 

Something small and fast attracted me, but by the time I thought to chase him, he'd gone. 

He looked like this little fellow. 

Then some black and white groffling, short-legged fellows 

passed by the gateway. You can see one of them here. 

To be quite frank, these beasts, 

and the continuing rain, made 

me think fondly of my warm 

spot in the boss’s room. So I 

turned back up the path. 

Fourth surprise: the doors were 

all shut again. I could not get in 

to the house. So I waited and 

miaowed just a little. But no-one heard me. 

I tried to shelter under a deck chair but the rain dripped 

through it. I found some tasty sausage droppings. I know Carina likes sausage, so she 

must have been eating out here with a barbeque. Then I felt some heat, and found a warm 

chimney. But it scorched me on the nose. I got a huge fright and jumped back. I jumped 

so high that I found myself on a tall square pole, not big enough to perch on for long, and 

without shelter. I leapt to the next one, a little higher, onto the next one higher still, then I 

jumped again and landed in a prickly creeping plant, so one more jump and I found 

myself on a wide flat space. 

Hooray, I thought, I'm home at last, this nightmare is over. The flat space seemed like the 

one behind our garden in London. I charged across and oooops ..... I fell off and dropped 


a mile. I wasn't in London after all. Luckily cats land 

on all four feet, and I soon recovered. For a moment I 

thought this was a good place to be. I could smell 

attractive egg smells of the sort that come from the 

birds’ nests in Bunhill Fields, in London. 

I found quite a few nests and realised I was very 

hungry. It's true I'm usually quite nasty to birds as I do 

like the taste of their fresh little eggs. Cross birds soon 

woke up and poked their sharp beaks at me as I came 

near. Soon I realised there were no friends around. 

The doors and windows of the house were all locked tight for the night. There was 

absolutely no light. The floor was hard and cold. The plants were wavy and wet. I found a 

corner under some plant pots, curled up on some soft damp earth and went to sleep for 

ages and ages. 

When I woke up the sun had passed right over the house and was already dipping behind 

the plants with the bird nests in. I stretched and prowled, and felt lonely and hungry. 

Nothing had changed but the light. No people, no food, cross birds. I could not climb 

back up the wall I had fallen off as there was only glass to slither on. I passed through a 

gate with bars, but went quickly back to my earthy bed, as there were only more slithery, 

wavy plants and cross birds. I was having a little weep to myself. I thought no-one loved 

me enough to find me. But then I heard Carina's clattering footsteps and the boss's 

familiar call. I ran to the gate crying: MAEEEAW, in case they could not see me. 

MAEEAW.... 

The boss had been looking for me all day 

long. Everyone had been looking for me all 

day long. The people who know Shingle 

Street were sending emails all over the world 

saying I was lost. People phoned up from 

Lincolnshire to hear if I was found. It turns 

out I am quite a star! 

Carina drew some pictures to show how 

happy we all were. She drew paw prints and 

flowers because the garden I had dropped into 

is really the loveliest, floweriest garden in 

Shingle Street. Then I helped Carina with the 

last picture, which is here. It is a picture of 

me, the famous Smithy and Carina. It shows 

that we are going to live happily ever after. 

200 Club Winners 

Winners for recent 200 Club draws are as follows: 

April: 1. K. Merricks 2. J.Andrews 3. Derek Moore 4. Pamela Legg. 

May: 1. M. Gibling 2. A. Kitson 3. A. Buswell 4. P. Balls 

June: 1. D. Driver 2. P. Scopes 3. J .Dennis 4. S. Shannon 

View a list of all winners at tinyurl.com/hollesleywinners. 

Thank you for all your support in raising funds for tower repairs. 

You may view some of the work that has been done so far at: tinyurl.com/bellrepairs. 

Please let me know if you want to join the excitement of the 200 Club! 

Fred Stentiford 




Angela Lawrence 

Local MP goes back to the classroom 

Therese Coffey MP found herself back in the 

classroom for the morning with the children of 

Hollesley Primary School. First stop was to 

admire the excellent work on display in the 

corridor, then to a maths lesson with Mr Field’s 

class, where children were learning about Venn 

diagrams. Dr Coffey commented: Venn 

diagrams are often used to show how the 

Coalition government is working. Dr Coffey 

was particularly impressed that children had 

Dr. Coffey with children from 

visited the O2 and that they would be 

performing at the Wolsey Theatre and 

Hollesley Primary School 

Aldeburgh Festival. In the Foundation class she 

sat down with children tussling with money sums and explored the outside play area. In 

Mrs Edwards’ class she saw topic work about the local area. 

She ended the morning surrounded by the whole school where the discussion ranged 

from favourite characters in the book Stig of the Dump to her work as an MP. The 

School Council then threw questions at her such as: What is your favourite sport? Of 

course, football, she said, having grown up in Liverpool. As to the famous people she’d 

met since becoming an MP last May she said she’d been to dinner at Number 10 with 

the Prime Minister and had met MPs from other countries. 



Greetings from Boyton Mission 

August is traditionally Seaside Month to enjoy time well spent with your children or 

grandchildren on a seashore that is well-loved by all. With 

ice-creams, sandcastles, boating, sunbathing, picnics and 

just enjoying quality time with family and friends. 

Jesus was often found at or on the Sea of Galilee with his 

family and friends; teaching, healing and feeding the 

people who came to Him. He restored Peter and also spoke 

powerfully at the seaside. 

What a comfort it is for us during sad, lonely or difficult 

times, to know that Jesus still comforts, heals and restores 

us today, at the seaside if we give Him our time. 

Praise my soul the King of Heaven who ransoms, heals, 

restores and forgives. 

Our Preachers for August are: 7th Paul Kemp 

(Stowmarket), 14th Phillip Hunt (Woodbridge), 21st Mr 

Ovidill Timpeseu (Romania), 28th Steve Dart (Hollesley). 

All start at 3pm and end with a fellowship tea. 

Every Blessing to you all. Steve and Lynda Dart 

Lynda Dart 


Cheryl Gray 

Shingle Street 

Coastguard 

Hi once again, 

There have been three incidents to report on 

this time. On 17th June at 1630 a member of 

the public reported that a yacht was making 

heavy weather against wind and tide (south 

west 6-7) off East Lane. We kept a close watch 

on the vessel and eventually it was spotted 

south of Woodbridge Haven heading for 

Harwich. 

On 23rd June at 0100 a member of the public 

saw a red flare over the East Lane area. This 

was also confirmed by an oil tanker anchored 

in Bawdsey Anchorage. After an extensive 

search by Harwich Lifeboat, the ILB, Shingle 

Street and Felixstowe coastguards nothing 

was found and the search was called off. 

Shingle Street in high summer 

On 5th July at 1700 a Dutch yacht went aground in the entrance of the River Ore at 

Shingle Street. The yacht had damaged its rudder and was towed to Orford Quay by the 

fishing vessel Jolene. That's it for this time, until next time, safe passage. 

Roy Clark 

Shingle Street, showing sandbanks 


Cheryl Gray





Your Chance to Own a Pub 

What is the heart of a village - a church, a shop and a pub? All three provide sustenance 

comfort and a community spirit. Here in 

Shottisham our pub, the Sorrel Horse, is up 

for sale. A group of dedicated people have led 

a bid for us all to buy it. If we succeed, 

purchasers will own shares in a limited 

company and feel involved in the continuing 

success of a pub at the centre of village life. 

More and more pubs are being closed. In 

1844, White’s Directory mentions 29 pubs 

and 9 beerhouses in Woodbridge. Only a few 

of these remain. Other village pubs are 

struggling to survive at a time of increasing 

costs and decreasing incomes. We must not 

let this happen on the Peninsula. 

Join us if you can. Go to 

www.buythesorrelhorse.com Find out the 

details of this new venture to help keep the 

community alive and well. 

Greville Bickerton. 

The Sorrel Horse, Shottisham 


Cheryl Gray

Sutton Country Fayre 

Recreation Ground Sutton, 

Nr Woodbridge 

Sunday 4th September 2011 

12 noon – 4.30pm 

A great family day out! 

Music, barbecue, fun dog show, 

birds of prey, crafts, 

ploughing match, refreshments, 

cake stall, raffle. 

MUSIC AT FELIXSTOWE FERRY 

August 5th at 7.30pm 

Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club 

Songs From The Shows 

Martin Waddington - Musical Director 

Admission £10 children free. 

Prior booking on 01394 670633 

August 25th 7.00pm St Nicholas Church 

A Little Sondheim Music 

Lyn O’Hara & Shaun Macourt, Singers 

Hattie Bennett & Martin Waddington 

piano 

Admission £10 children free 

Prior booking essential 01394 670633 

We are putting on a ferry service to these 

two concerts from Bawdsey. St. Nicholas 

church is here at the Ferry. It looks like a 

shed but is lovely inside. It's on the track 

just before the Martello tower. 



Fit 

Villages 

Rural communities are being given the 

opportunity to get more active thanks 

to a new initiative recently launched 

by Suffolk Sport; why don't you join 

Grundisburgh, Charsfield, Easton, 

Shotley, Lakenheath, Walpole, 

Framsden, Laxfield and Lidgate by 

getting involved?! 

‘Fit Villages’ gives villages the chance to run subsidised sporting and physical activity 

sessions from local facilities such as village halls, community centres and recreation 

grounds thanks to support from national and local funding bodies. 

By participating, local people are given the chance to engage with an activity programme 

without transport, cost, time and environmental concerns; often cited as obstructions to 

quality activity provision in rural areas. 

Activities are determined following a 

simple consultation with local people and 

can include things like health walks, tai chi, 

badminton, yoga, Pilates, keep fit and 

Nordic walking amongst others. As part of 

the Fit Villages project, Suffolk Sport 

has teamed up with Rounders England 

to hold the inaugural Suffolk Coastal 

Inter-Village Rounders Tournament. 

Taking place on Sunday 11th September 

at Hollesley Recreation Ground, the 

tournament will see 8 villages from 

Suffolk Coastal go head to head in a bid 

to be crowned champions! 

For further details and for an application 

pack please get in touch. 

www.suffolksport.com/fitvillages 

For queries and to register your village, 

please 

email henry.tapp@suffolksport.com 

or call 01394 444289. 


Letter page – do please write to us. 

Dear Editor, 

Everyone has been so kind with their prayers and good wishes. I would like to thank one 

and all. Firstly, I would like to thank all my relations and friends who have been so kind 

and thoughtful during my spell of incapacity. Secondly, my special thanks go to Carol 

and Chris Clements (mine hosts!) who voluntarily gave me a lifeline after leaving 

hospital by daily providing splendid meals, for which I am truly grateful. 

Once again, to one and all, many thanks and God bless. 

Mary Larter 

Dear Editor, 

Kyson School children have harvested their 

first crops from the vegetable plots in the new 

garden at at the Suffolk Punch Trust. The 

children went home with a bag of radishes 

and a large bucket of Little Gem lettuces 

which they all promised to eat for their tea! 

These sunflowers were just six inches high in 

the photo in July Village Voices! 

Margaret Wyllie 

Dear Editor, 

Roy Ravenhill would like to thank the medical and non-medical staff, prisoners and 

ambulance crew who looked after him following his fall at the prison on Tuesday 28th 

June. Special thanks to Neil and Julie Joliffe for all the trouble they took getting Roy 

home from hospital and arranging to collect his car from the prison. 

All is well and Roy is now well on the road to recovery. 

Roy Ravenhill 

Dear Editor, 

We are running a campaign to save the remaining woodland at Sutton Heath. Some 

people from your area are already involved but we want to encourage more people to 

complain via e mail or letter to Councillor Herring at Suffolk Coastal and Theresa Coffey 

MP. We currently still have an area of mixed broadleaf and coniferous woodland which 

provides a rich habitat for birds and other wildlife. This combination creates a wonderful 

ambience for visitors, providing shade in the summer and shelter in the winter, a fact 

mentioned by tourists. We want to keep what we have left. 


Margaret Wyllie

The removal of the tree canopy in 

large parts of the site has led to an 

explosion of bracken, weeds, scrub 

birch and pine. This is certainly not 

conducive to increasing the number 

of rare ground nesting birds. To 

create and maintain proper heathland, 

massive and sustained intervention 

will be required. Large areas of 

genuine heathland, gorse and heather 

already extant on parts of the site are 

slowly being choked with bracken, 

brambles, birch and conifer trees. If these areas can't be properly managed what is the 

point in trying to create more? 

If anyone should wish to have a walk round the site please contact me via the editor. 

Regards, 

Nick Day 

Dear Editor, 

The wedding of Vanda Andrews and Philip 

Ham, both of Rectory Road, Hollesley, took 

place at All Saints Church, Ramsholt on 11 

June (as mentioned in Village Voices July 

issue.) Here is a photo of our happy day. 

Many thanks, 

Vanda Ham 



Nick Day 

Contributed


Contributed 


Autumn in July 

What’s happening to our conker trees? In recent 

years, their leaves have taken on a very strange 

appearance from mid-summer onwards. Blotchy 

patches of yellow and shades of brown have spread 

across the leaves until no vestige of their normal 

green can be seen at all, and eventually, the entire 

leaf – and the whole tree – becomes a drab 

The Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner moth 

brown, instead of the yellow and russet which 

heralds autumn. It has all happened since a 

quarter-inch moth arrived in Wimbledon from the continent in 2002. 

Whichever language you use, it has a long name: it is the Horse Chestnut Leaf-Miner, or 

Cameraria ohridella, and it lays its eggs on the surface of 

horse chestnut leaves. When they hatch, the larvae mine into 

the leaf and begin to eat. They remain invisible to birds so 

long as they keep inside the tissue of the leaf, which means 

they are very, very small. Eating steadily, the larvae move 

Horse Chestnut leaf, 

with larval mines 

synthesising work providing food for the tree. 

It does affect the size of the conkers though. 

In my youth, small conkers would have been a 

major concern, but not today. Where did all 

these moths spring from? They were recorded 

first in Macedonia in the early 70’s, and 

described as a new species unknown to science. 

Austria was next, in 1989, and then the rest of 

Europe: in England, it has reached Newcastle 

and is everywhere east of Cardiff. It is almost 

entirely restricted to mining the leaves of the 

white-flowered horse chestnut. The tree is a 

native of the Balkans, where this pretty little 

moth probably lived un- noticed for centuries 

until it started to move westwards. 

Laurie Forsyth 

through the leaf, creating those distinctive coloured blotches as 

they go. There may be as many as 100 larvae in each of the 

five leaflets that comprise 

the whole leaf. Not surprisingly, the leaf wilts under the 

onslaught. 

Thankfully, few trees die, because the damage occurs from 

mid to late summer, and by then the leaves have done most of 

their vital photo - 


Contributed


Parish Cemetery Gates – Repair or Replace? 

The cemetery run by the Parish Council is a delightful, tranquil place, hidden away off 

School Lane. Many people have probably never seen it, or had occasion to visit it, unless 

they have a loved one buried there. As you walk down the lane you may have noticed the 

pair of wooden gates at its entrance, and if you’d chanced to hang over them to admire 

the beauty of the spot you may have noticed how worn and crumbling the wood is 

becoming. 

The Parish Council is now debating whether to replace the gates, adding higher netting to 

keep out the deer. Before it takes any 

action, is there anyone with a family 

member or a friend buried in the 

cemetery who would like to donate a 

pair of gates in that person’s memory? 

The Council is not contemplating a 

grandiose structure but something in 

keeping with the cemetery’s rural 

setting. Generous donors have already 

come forward to put new benches in 

the cemetery and these have been 

appreciated by both cemetery users and 

the council. 

If you would like to consider donating gates or have any ideas for improvements to the 

cemetery, please contact the Parish Clerk, Noelle Gore, 01394 411032. 


Fairtrade 

Wood rot on cemetery gates 

Do you recognize the Fairtrade Symbol? Look for it when you go 

shopping. Each item you buy helps someone in the Third World 

towards a better life and may even go a little way to lifting them out 

of poverty. Helen Macleod and Di Barnard are volunteer Fairtraders 

for Traidcraft, a Christian company, and the oldest of the Fairtrade 

organizations, which dates back to 1959. Browse the very extensive 

new catalogue which comes out early in August and place your order 

with us. There is a huge selection of food items, as well as crafts, beautiful hand made 

cards and other paper goods. You don’t have to buy big quantities as we can sell in penny 

numbers. A few of the foods can be bought in the supermarkets, but they only sell what 

makes a good profit and we have many more on offer. Some of you buy from us 

already, and to you we say a big Thank you! For each item sold there is a premium given 

to the producer which can be used towards whatever is most needed in their community, 

from clean water or sanitation, to health care or education. It’s not the cheapest shopping, 

but it is fair and every little helps! 

Helen Macleod 411232 and Di Barnard 411079 


From the horse’s mouth 

Well hello! I am Dolly! You no doubt 

read of my arrival at the RDA Centre in 

the last blog, reported by those two 

reprobates, Ben and Monty talking about 

me over the fence. And they say that 

blokes don’t gossip, I suppose they would 

describe my arrival as a discussion about 

the merits of a new member of the team, 

yeah yeah! 

As you know, we ponies, being rather 

flighty creatures, take a little time to get 

used to any new situation. My handlers, 

fortunately, are experienced enough to 

Dolly, Ben and Philippa 

know this. I suppose it is a getting to know you exercise on both sides and benefits all 

parties. I mean, I know that I am calm and well trained, both for carriage driving as well 

as riding but my handlers have no way of knowing that, until they try me out without the 

extra worry of clients. Finally I have to be assessed by an independent assessor and 

passed as being suitable for working with the disabled. Modesty forbids, but I passed with 

flying colours! 

For the moment though, I shall be concentrating on the carriage driving side and I have 

now taken out some clients. This is a new experience for me and I really enjoyed their 

chatter and comments, even, dare I say it, their renditions of Hello Dolly! I know that I 

am being trusted because I have taken out handlers who are training to become Able 

Bodied Whips. Just like me, they too will be assessed and when passed, will be able to 

take out the clients. It is all very strict but then, it has to be. 

But enough of me and my experiences, I have had time to notice that we have had a 

delivery of hay this last week and the barn looks pretty full. You may think that this is a 

little early to be taking delivery of hay but even I know that, with the very dry spring, hay 

will be both in short supply and expensive - I’m in good hands when I see my winter 

forage already in the barn! May, rather cheekily I thought, managed to snatch a mouthful 

as she went past and gave it the hooves-up sign for quality. Mind you, I’m glad I didn’t 

have to offload and stack 400 bales! It certainly made hot work for our two helpers, Carl 

and Matt. With the aid of these two guys our other helpers are spared many of the 

essential but routine jobs. 

I gather that the riding sessions end this month and all the helpers have an end of term 

BBQ before starting a six-week break. I’m told this does not include the driving section, 

so I’m going to get lots of experience in my new job before the break in December. It will 

also stop me getting bored and putting on weight! 

Well, as a newcomer, I think I’ve said enough, but I do know that I shall be happy in my 

new home, so why not come along and share in the enjoyment of helping those who 

cannot help themselves. This is one Dolly who hopes that she will never go away again. 

Bye for the moment. 

Dolly 



Contributed

Mothers' Union Report 

Our July meeting this year was a little different as we had a 

bring-and-share lunch which was thoroughly enjoyed by 

visitors and members. Following the lunch, Catherine 

McGregor, the Diocesan Social Policy Leader spoke about 

an investigation into the commercialisation and 

sexualisation of childhood in the world of today called the 

Bye Buy Childhood Campaign which hit the headlines in 

June. Commissioned by the Prime Minister, Reg Bailey 

(Chief Executive Officer of Mothers' Union) led the 

investigation. The report made three key recommendations: 

• make public space more family-friendly by 

reducing the amount of on-street 

Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral 

advertising containing sexualised imagery in 

locations likely to be seen by children. 

• ensure children are protected when they watch television, are on the internet or 

use their mobile phones by making it easier for parents to block adult and agerestricted 

material across all media. 

• stop the process where companies pay children to publicise and promote products 

in schools or on social networking sites by banning the employment of children 

as brand ambassadors and in peer-to-peer marketing. 

This report was also one of the thought-provoking highlights at the MU National 

Conference, which I attended in Edinburgh in early June. We also toured the ex Royal 

Yacht Britannia - very interesting and went to Rosslyn Chapel, most awe-inspiring and 

spiritual place with wonderful stone carvings. We roamed the Botanical Gardens, a very 

pleasant meander and restful period plus the 

stunning Queen Mother's Memorial Garden. 

A magical five days. 

Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral was the 

Venue for the annual Deanery outing 

in July, Holy Communion was followed 

by a guided tour. Our thanks go to 

Margaret Lowe from St Mary's 

Woodbridge, for her organising skills. 

The next meeting is our Annual Children's 

Picnic at Bawdsey recreation grounds, 

weather permitting, or if inclement weather, 

at the Village Hall, noon 1st August. 

Until then, take care and God bless. 

Pat Fleetwood 


Contributed

What a stunner! 

European Roller on Hollesley Common - the photograph well describes the bir d! 

Some of you will have experienced the existence of a Roller at the Bomb Dumps end of 

Upper Hollesley Common on June13th. (See editor’s page, July). It caused a big twitch in 

the birding world hereabouts .The bird is really rare in Britain, especially in Suffolk. 

European Rollers are found in southern and eastern Europe and North Africa. They feed 

on insects and lizards - probably feeding on grasshoppers when it was present here. 

Driving skills were not at their best on that day. On behalf of birders I would like to 

apologise to any who were inconvenienced. If a similar event occurs, you should stop and 

have a look. Any birder would offer to let you see what they were looking at. As for me, I 

received countless texts asking me about the twitch. I was able to tell them - but from the 

top of Ben Nevis. Yes I missed it! 

Nick Mason 

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Website update 

This year’s Hollesley Fete included a Village Voices stall where old photographs 

could be scanned and published in the magazine. We also intend to set up a 

Historical Picture Gallery on the website. So why not e-mail me your old 

pictures if you have them online? Or maybe I can scan them and return them to 

you; just state where and when the photographs were taken. We would like to 

build up a historical database that will be around for generations to come. 

Contact me or Debbie Pipe, who is co-ordinating the project (see the magazine 

for contact details). The first photographs will soon be appearing on the website. 

You can also see photographs from this year’s successful Fete, as well as a list of the raffle 

prize winners. 

Don’t forget to carry on sending us your photos or information from any of the walks in the 

excellent 20 Walks on the Deben Peninsula book. 

If you have any suggestions how the website might be improved or added 

to, please e-mail me at danny.bethell@btinternet.com. Alternatively, 

contact Helen, Rob, Cheryl or anyone else on the magazine editorial team 

and they will be delighted to pass on your suggestions to me. 

Danny Bethell 

Deben Radio 

Contributions and Volunteers Welcome! 

Listen online at www.debenradio.com 

The Monthly Sports Update Programme has 

now been running since March. 

The list of Contributors is growing fast. 

It would be good to hear from Clubs and 

Societies in the Villages of the Deben Valley 

Area - just send in a report by the last day of the 

month to sports@debenradio.com .It doesn't 

have to be every month and details of any 

special events can always be sent to 

events@debenradio.com 

New Volunteers are always welcome! Become a 

presenter or assist with a programme – or how 

about becoming an audio editor? Training will be 

given and it is all done at home on your 

computer. Email us at 

contact@debenradio.com 

Lead thefts come 

even closer! 

This time lead has 

been taken from 

Hollesley Primary 

School roof. 

Please be vigilant and 

report any 

suspicious activity 

around 

uninhabited buildings. 


Local Contacts 

Hollesley Village Hall Bookings Christine Gillespie 411562 

Boyton Village Hall Bookings Kay Lane 410361 

Hollesley School Lynne Wright (Headteacher) 411616 

Welcome Club Marian Collins 411262 

Hollesley Womens Institute Gina Forsyth 411727 

Mothers Union Pat Fleetwood 410409 

Hollesley Players Sharon Culley 01728 688446 

Whist Drives Jill Cocksedge 411108 

Hollesley Bowls Club Roy Winchester 411564 

Indoor Bowls Nigel Smith 411549 

Alderton Surgery 411641 

Hollesley Badminton Club Chris Andrews 411126 

Junior Soccer Keith Banthorp 01473 737474 

Judo Club Julie Jolliffe 410483 

1 st Sutton Brownies Sonja Patterson 420576 

Hollesley Pre-school Terrie Cornwell-Dunnett 410492 

Emergency Planning Coordinator Barry Towler 07530 571607 

Suffolk Link Bus Sadie 0845 604 1802 

Gardening Club Secretary Jane Stearn 411194 

Hollesley Parish Council Dennis Driver (Chairman) 411707 


Noelle Gore (Clerk) 411032 

Boyton Parish Council Fred Stentiford (Chairman) 411469 

Nicola Cassy (Clerk) 411720 

County Councillor Andrew Reid 07545 423799 

District Councillor Jane Marson 07771 608376 

Hollesley Bay Day Centre Audrey Shelcott 411776 

Community Police Offi cer PC Andy Warne 01473 613500 

Hollesley Commons Nick Mason 411150 

Community Car Service Janet Gardiner 01473 630866

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