BRN January 2013 colour - Boxford Community Council

News from clubs and organisations
Groton Local Poppy Appeal
Thanks once again to the generosity of people in Boxford, Edwardstone
and Groton, the recent local poppy collections have generated nearly
£2,300 to help the Royal British Legion in its vital work. This is slightly
above last year's total. On behalf of the Legion, I would like to thank all
the house-to-house collectors for their hard work and dedication.
Thanks also to the various local organisations who purchased wreaths or
made space for collecting boxes, and to Boxford School whose staff and
pupils have given their usual support at Remembrancetide. The donations
at the special service in Boxford Church made a significant contribution
to the above sum.
Brian Jones, Local Poppy Appeal Organiser
The British Legion Poppy Appeal, Newton
House collection £650.76
All Saints £35.00
Saracens Head £30.28
Golf Club £49.15
Parish Council £40.00
Newton Village Green Trust £100.00
Golf Club competition £145.00
Total £1050.19
Thanks to all who gave so generously. Thanks to Lisa and Marilyn who
helped with the collecting abnd to Newton Green Golf Club for such a
magbificent effort. Harry Buckledee, Local Poppy Appeal Organiser.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
SHOEBOX APPEAL
The lorry arrived on 6th December to take all our shoeboxes to the
children in Belarus. We checked and packed 11005 boxes this year at the
Sudbury warehouse. We can't thank you enough for your generosity once
again. Not only do we get such good support from Boxford village but
the surrounding villages contribute with fillers and filled boxes too.
Visitors are always welcome at the warehouse to see how it all works so
if anyone would like to come along next year then you will be very
welcome.
For any further information or if you want knitting patterns please
contact:
Ann Porter 210581 Shirley Watling 210024 Jennie Lindsley 210520
Boxford Rovers Youth FC Kit Amnesty
Some of our teams are short of kit, so we are launching a kit amnesty for
any Boxford Rovers Youth kit and Jackets which people have and no
longer require.
This helps us save the costs of buying new kit. If you do have anything
please return to Kara Ives:
Address: 1 Hadleigh Road, Boxford, CO10 5JH
Home Tel: 01787 210190 Mobile: 07703 984411
Email: karaives@yahoo.co.uk
MISSING
Shelly, a brindle greyhound (pictured above) is missing form Polstead
Heath but by now could be anywhere. She is very shy and could be in
hiding or may even have been taken in by a kindly dog lover. If you
should see her alone or out walking please call 01473 827462 or
07969983554 or 07886389995
A reward is offered for a safe return
BIRTH OF THE CHRISTMAS CARD
Above: The world's first commercially produced Christmas card,
designed by John Callcott Horsley for Henry Cole
The first Christmas cards were illustrated by John Callcott Horsley in
London on the 1st of May 1843. The picture, of a family with a small
child drinking wine together, proved controversial, but the idea was
shrewd: Cole had helped introduce the Penny Post three years earlier
and was the chief organiser of the Great Exhibition and founder of the
V&A Museum. Two batches totaling 2,050 cards were printed and sold
that year for a shilling each.
Early English cards rarely showed winter or religious themes, instead
favouring flowers, fairies and other fanciful designs that reminded the
recipient of the approach of spring. Humorous and sentimental images
of children and animals were popular, as were increasingly elaborate
shapes, decorations and materials.
In 1875 Louis Prang became the first printer to offer cards in America,
though the popularity of his cards led to cheap imitations that
eventually drove him from the market. The advent of the postcard
spelled the end for elaborate Victorian-style cards, but by the 1920s,
cards with envelopes had returned.
The production of Christmas cards was, throughout the 20th century,
a profitable business for many stationery manufacturers, with the
design of cards continually evolving with changing tastes and printing
techniques. The World Wars brought cards with patriotic themes.
Idiosyncratic "studio cards" with cartoon illustrations and sometimes
risque humor caught on in the 1950s. Nostalgic, sentimental, and
religious images have continued in popularity, and, in the 21st century,
reproductions of Victorian and Edwardian cards are easy to obtain.
In recent decades changes in technology may be responsible for the
decline of the Christmas card. Email and telephones allow for more
frequent contact and are easier for generations raised without
handwritten letters - especially given the availability of websites
offering free email Christmas cards. Despite the decline, in the UK,
Christmas cards account for almost half of the volume of greeting card
sales, with over 600 million Christmas cards sold during the festive
period
Below: An early Christmas post card