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Monday 18th March 

Tuesday 19th March 

Wednesday 20th March 

Thursday 21st March 

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7.30 pm 

9.30 am 

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7.30 pm 

10.00 am 

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12 noon 

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Redgrave Village Cleanup Day 

Zumba 

Rickinghall Ramblers AGM 

Needlecraft 

Slimming World 

Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955 

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Julie’s Aerobics 

Progressive Whist Drive 

Day Centre 

Redgrave Art Club 

Wives Club 57th Anniversary Lunch 

RABBATS 

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Meet at The Knoll 

Rickinghall Village Hall 

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Friday 22nd March 

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Ladies Pamper Evening 

Dance Classes 




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Saturday 23rd March 10.00 am Botanical Illustration. Booking essential on 01473 890089 Redgrave Fen 

Sunday 24th March 6.00 pm Zumba Rickinghall Village Hall 

Monday 25th March 

Tuesday 26th March 

Wednesday 27th March 

Thursday 28th March 

2.00 pm 

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Needlecraft 

Royal British Legion, Women’s Section 

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Day Centre 

Redgrave Art Club 

Forget-me-not-Club 

Heritage Circle 

ST BOTOLPHS SCHOOL BREAKS UP FOR EASTER 

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RBL Women’s Section Coffee Morning 

Passover Meal 

Redgrave Garden Club 


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Friday 29th March 

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Saturday 30th March 26th Rickinghall 3 Day Car & Motor Cycle Show with The Pie & Ale Festival Rickinghall Village Hall 

Sunday 31st March 

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Jungle Talk 

Three animals were having a huge argument over who was the best. 

The first, a hawk, claimed that because of his ability to fly, he could attack anything repeatedly 

from above, and his prey had nary a chance. 

The second, a lion, based his claim on his strength ... None in the forest dared to challenge him. 

The third, a skunk, insisted he needed neither flight nor strength to frighten off any creature. 

As the trio debated the issue, an alligator came along and swallowed them all ... hawk, lion and stinker. 

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

RICKINGHALL 

MODEL RAILWAY SHOW 

in conjunction with Diss & District 

Model Railway Society 

WATCH THIS SPACE! .... for further 

details of : 

“JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” 

Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber 

Wednesday 15th May to Saturday 18th May 2013 

at St Mary’s Church, Redgrave 

Performance times, ticket prices and availability TBA 

(An amateur production by arrangement with 

The Really Useful Group Ltd) 

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust 

supported by The Mere Players 

SATURDAY 4 th MAY 

RICKINGHALL VILLAGE HALL 

10am – 4pm 

………. 

At least nine layouts in popular scales 

Trade Support 

Specialist Societies 

Admission £4, accompanied children £1 

Refreshments available 

Proceeds in aid of Rickinghall Village Hall 

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Enquiries to Monty on 07747 846605 

Rickinghall & Area Hospice 

Fundraisers—RAHOF 

We are preparing our 2013 programme 

and have the following dates for your 

diary : 

Friday 22nd March—Ladies Pamper Night, see ad on Page 7 

Thursday 9th May—Coffee With Carol at Caradale 

Saturday 1st June—Dancing in the Barn with ‘Sounds Imperial’ 

Thursday 25th July—Annual Cream Tea with Music 

Monday 26th August—Cake Stall at the Soap Box Derby 

Saturday 14th September—Jumble Sale at Botesdale Village Hall 

Saturday 19th October—Hospice stall at Botesdale Craft Fayre 

Friday 25th October—Annual Quiz Night at Hinderclay 

Friday 6th December—Christmas Event at Rickinghall Village Hall 

Programmes will be available shortly and, of course, events will be 

advertised in this parish magazine. 

Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore. And that is 

what parents were created for. 

Ogden Nash 

Advance Notice .... 

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust 

present their 

SPRING 

HISTORY WORKSHOP 2013 

Saturday 8th June 

10.30 am to 4.00 pm 

“THE DREADFUL 

DEAD” 

(Disposal of the Middling Sort) 

Tutor : Dr Julian Litten FSA 

A Study Day drawing on monuments in the fascinating Redgrave 

Church. Eminent funerary historian Dr Julian Litten examines the 

way in which “the middling sort” (the middle classes) dealt with 

burial and commemoration from the mid-16th to the mid-19th 

centuries. 

More details later. 

Further information in the meantime from June Shepherd on 01379 

898450. 

The Friends of Botesdale 

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Mum No. 2: I just put the cat on the bed. 

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In the Rickinghall Inferior churchwarden’s account book for the 

eighteenth and nineteenth centuries at Ipswich Record Office there is 

a loose sheet of paper giving a list of names of a group of men who 

walked the bounds on May 20 th 1800 and on the reverse another list 

for May 17 th 1814. This was an event carried out on one of the three 

Rogation days preceeding Holy Thursday (Ascension Day) in 

Rogation Week, which was a moveable feast two weeks before Whit 

Sunday. 

Twenty nine people walked the bounds in 1800 after the Rector 

announced in the church on Rogation Sunday that they would be 

doing this. The churchwardens and overseers organised the event 

and the church paid for the ale and food which amounted to £3.15s.6 

½d in the accounts. Thirty people were included on the list for 1814 

and the expenses started with sixteen shillings at the Swan, 

presumably for ale. The Swan later became the Black Swan and is 

on the boundary of Rickinghall Inferior, but on the Wattisfield side 

of Calkewood Lane on the old Turnpike Road. In the accounts nine 

shillings was paid out to labourers at eighteen pence each who had 

walked the bounds before. Three men were only paid one shilling 

each as it was their first time for going the bounds. The men who 

completed the course of over ten miles finished at The Bell as the 

accounts show a bill of £2.15s.8d which allowed two shillings each 

for nineteen labourers for a dinner and they were also allowed three 

pints of beer each. The expenses of the overseer amounted to 

£6.4s.0d. bringing the total expenses to £10.7s.8d. In earlier 

perambulations the expenses at The Bell in 1775 for ‘going the 

bounds’ was £2.10s.4d, and in 1736 the expenses for the whole 

perambulation were only eighteen shillings. Many boundaries were 

defined by water and boys were often chosen to walk or swim 

through the water, and in some other parishes these boys were paid 

half a crown. Boys were bumped against the trees or on the ground 

to help them remember exactly where the boundaries were. 

Perambulations are mentioned in court rolls as early as the thirteenth 

century as a way of learning the boundaries of the village before 

maps were drawn. It later began to be a religious event when a 

group would walk round the boundaries of the village and prayers 

would be said for the fruits of the earth and good weather. The 

minister was accompanied by the churchwardens and parishioners 

with the parish Cross, banners and hand bells and would walk the 

boundaries of the parish to rid their own parish of evil spirits and 

send them into the adjoining land. If they met a group of villagers 

doing the same thing from a neighbouring parish it would often end 

in a fight. By the early Tudor period it had also become a 

community event with eating and drinking, and some people left 

money in their wills for this. John Cole, a Suffolk yeoman, left 

money for a cross to mark a boundary and also money for drink for 

the parish of Thelnetham to consume at this cross at ‘Short Groves 

ende on Ascension Even’ after the gospel was read. 

Henry VIII passed an Act in 1540 ordering “12 discrete persons of 

each parish to make perambulations and to appoynt wher the 

boundes shal extend”. It was extremely important for a parish to 

know its boundaries as each parish was responsible for its own poor 

and from 1572 Overseers were appointed by the vestry. Prior to this 

the Churchwardens were responsible for a while. The Dolphin at 

Wortham was mentioned in a settlement order as Thomas Woods 

had worked in Wortham for 2 years from the age of 13 and had slept 

at the Dolphin. Eventually at the age of 38 he decided to get married 

and Eye was supporting him at this time as he was blinded after 

serving in the 12 th Regiment of Foot. Eye then tried to pass him off 

to Wortham but the boundary of Burgate also passed through the 

pub and one of the two witnesses who had walked the bounds 

twenty years before mentioned a beam in the kitchen as the 

boundary. As Thomas’s head in the bed above this was eleven 

inches in Wortham and the rest of his body in Burgate , neither one 

parish nor the other, he was deemed to be the responsibility of Eye, 

his birthplace. If a property straddled a boundary between two 

parishes the procession would walk through it. When Enclosure 

Award and Tithe maps were drawn up in the nineteenth century it 

was no longer necessary to walk the bounds as the boundaries of the 

villages were clearly defined and the custom faded away. 

References from Waveney Valley Studies by Eric Pursehouse., The 

Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy p136., and The Betts of 

Wortham in Suffolk, by Katharine Frances Doughty. 

A man was driving along the highway when saw the Easter Bunny hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to 

avoid hitting the rabbit, but unfortunately the Easter Bunny jumped in front of the car and was struck by his car. The 

basket of eggs and sweets the rabbit was carrying went flying all over the place. The driver, being a sensitive man, as well 

as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road, and got out to see what had become of the rabbit carrying the 

basket. Much to his dismay, the colourful rabbit was dead. The driver felt so awful, he began to cry. 

A woman driving down the highway saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car 

and asked the man what was wrong. 'I feel terrible', he explained, 'I accidentally hit the Easter Bunny and killed it. 

Children will be so disappointed. What should I do?' 

The woman told the man not to worry. She knew what to do. She went to her car boot, and pulled out a spray can. She 

walked over to the dead, limp rabbit, and sprayed the contents of the can onto the furry animal. Miraculously the Easter 

Bunny came to life, jumped up, picked up the spilled eggs and candy, waved its paw at the two humans and hopped down the 

road. 50 metres away the Easter Bunny stopped turned around, waved and hopped down the road. 50 metres further on, he 

turned again, waved and hopped another 50 metres, again he waved. 

The man was astonished. He couldn't figure out what substance could be in the woman's spray can. He ran over to the 

woman and asked, 'What is in your spray can? What did you spray on the Easter Bunny?' 

The woman turned the can around so that the man could read the label. It said: 'Hair spray. Restores life to dead hair. 

Adds permanent wave.' 

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Di Maywhort, tel : 01379 898785 

From Inglenook Cottage to Little Patches - North 

side of the Street 

Two sets of semi-detached cottages are dated to the 18 th century. 

Inglenook Cottage and Honeysuckle Cottage are the first two 

followed by Beame Cottage and The Four Horse Shoes. The latter 

was, for a time in the late 19 th and 20 th century, a beer house. In the 

mid 20 th century it was David Bailey’s Dairy Farm and was at that 

time called Street Farm. 

Maltings Cottages were built in the 18 th century as part of the 

maltings complex which stood next to them. In a sales catalogue 

dated 24 th February 1910 in which the Maltings were being offered 

for sale it says ‘Also adjoining is a Double Cottage, one tenement 

containing Two Sitting Rooms, Kitchen with copper, Pantry and 

Two Bedrooms, and the other Sitting Room and Bedroom; together 

with Sheds, Closets and Gardens, and [are] occupied by Mrs. Smith 

and Edward Bailey, at rents producing £7 12 0 per annum. (1) In 

the 1980s the then owner Mrs Viel had the cottages ‘stone clad’. The 

Mid Suffolk District Council served an enforcement order on her to 

have the cladding removed as it had been done without permission. 

However as she was in her 90s it was allowed to remain. It was 

removed at a later date when the cottages were renovated. (2) 

Jubilee House stands on the land where Robinson’s Maltings once 

stood. The same Sales Catalogue from 1910 describes the maltings 

as having a frontage of 174 feet to the street and that it is comprised 

of ‘Two Steeps, with good water supply, 3 Pavement and Cement 

Working Floors, and a total area of 7000 square feet. Two Drying 

Kilns, 27-ft by 24-ft and 23-ft by 21-ft respectively, lately rebuilt 

upon modern principle, with pitch pine lined roofs & ventilators, 

and fitted with overhead tram rails for loading and unloading. Two 

Furnaces and large coal stores. In the First World War the maltings 

were used by soldiers as a canteen. The Maltings complex was 

demolished in March 1926; this was documented by Edmund Farrer 

who took photographs at the time. The house was built in 1935 and 

named Jubilee House as it was the Silver Jubilee of King George V 

that year. In the 1940s and 1950s the Miss Warrens had their school 

here. It consisted of two rooms in the house. The whole class would 

sit around one long table to be taught. 

Jubilee House Barn is behind Jubilee House and is an 18 th century 

former stable block to the maltings. It was renovated and is now a 

dwelling called The Nettis. 

The Chestnuts were formerly called Malting or Accommodation 

Meadows. The houses here were built in the 1980s. 

Tudor Cottage, Hunnypot Cottage, Tudor Oak Cottage and Cob Tree 

Cottage are in a row which used to be called Widows Row. They 

were originally divided into seven or eight cottages and because they 

were very small, although not alms houses, widows tended to live 

here hence the name. (3) 

The Old Chequers is dated from the mid to late 16 th century. The 

listing says it was extended in the mid 17 th century and the fireplace 

has the date of 1652 on it. It was an inn in the early 20 th century but 

before that it was probably a beer house. In 1918 George ‘Joe’ 

Whistlecraft was charged at the Ixworth Petty Sessions for breaking 

windows at The Chequers. It was owned by Youngs Brewery at that 

time and Mr Leathers was the landlord. (4) Frank Pearce whose sons 

Maurice and Ronald died in the Second World War was landlord 

here in the 1930s. It is now a private house. 

The cottage, now known as Margaret Cottage, is where Mr. Bullock 

the builder and undertaker had his business in the mid 20 th century. 

The two next door cottages, Rose Cottage and Vine Cottage were 

also part of his business. It is called Margaret Cottage after the 

Gardening at ’Little Patches’ 

Australian daughter-in-law of the last owners, Mr and Mrs Clark, 

who restored the cottage. She died young and they wished to 

remember her in this way. 

Old Timbers and Flint Cottage are 17 th century semi-detached 

cottages which were re-fronted with knapped flint in the early 19 th 

century. The Francis family lived in Flint Cottage in the 20 th 

century. Charles Francis died in the Second World War and his 

name is on the War Memorial. 

Little Patches is a modern house on the site of the Rickinghall 

School garden allotments. Each school boy from Rickinghall School 

had his own ‘little patch’ to garden. The story goes that in 1940s and 

1950s the Head Master Mr. (Flogger) Reynolds would bring the 

boys to their patches then go to the White Horse for a beer while 

they worked! (5) It is possible that Flogger got his name, not from 

his readiness to use the cane, but because his initials were FLGR. (6) 

(1) Sales Catalogue kindly lent by Jill & Robin Brown (2) East 

Anglian Daily Times (3) Information from Arthur Bryant (4) 

Diss Express 13.9.1918. (5) Information from Michael Bailey 

and the late David Wilby (6) Chris & Marcia Bell. 

.............................. 

During this year a group of us, calling ourselves Quatrefoil, will be 

publishing various books on the history of Rickinghall, Botesdale 

and Redgrave. I shall be writing about the houses in Botesdale and 

Rickinghall, as well as those in the outlying areas of the two 

villages, as I have been doing in the Parish Magazine, but with extra 

information. If anyone has any information about their house, the 

people who lived in it, or photographs, I would be really grateful to 

hear from you as we want to make this information as 

comprehensive as possible. My phone number is above. 

Egg Laying Ceremony for Easter Sunday 

• Church notices: This being Easter Sunday, we will ask 

Mrs Cusworth to come forward and lay an egg on the 

altar. 

• This Monday we will be holding a 

'Bean Supper' in the church 

hall. Music will follow.................. 

• What do you call a chocolate bunny 

that was out in the sun too long? A 

runny bunny. 

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Ken Painter, who has been running the service for many years, is 

retiring. The existing store will no longer be available and 

equipment will be ordered and delivered from the Red Cross branch 

headquarters at Bury St Edmunds. 

Delivery will be available three days a week and there will be a 

small charge to cover transport costs. Until the 31st March you can 

continue to ring Ken Painter on 01379 890653. From the 1st April 

you should contact Lynda Miller (Service Manager Medical 

Equipment and Mobility) on 07595 279310 or email: 

lmiller@redcross.org.uk 

On behalf of British Red Cross, Botesdale Centre, I would like to 

thank Ken Painter for his excellent work over the past ten years 

handling the medical loans. We are also very grateful to Mr & Mrs 

Martin Sulo of the Botesdale Dental Practice who provided free 

storage for the equipment. 

Ann Topham, Organiser, Botesdale Centre 


The Village Hall now has its own 

website which can be found at 

www.rickinghallvh.onesuffolk.net 

Master Crafts Fairs at Botesdale Village Hall 

Saturday 6 th April 

May 25th - September 7th - November 2nd 2013 

A group of dedicated craft workers and makers from the Suffolk/ 

Norfolk borders are currently creating a new kind of craft fair. 

Working under the name ‘Border Craft Collective’ this talented 

group of individuals is presenting four unique craft fairs throughout 

2013 at the Botesdale Village Hall. Each fair will showcase up to 12 

different crafts, presented by the maker with live demonstrations 

and discussions. There will also be the opportunity to purchase one 

off unique items on the day or to commission pieces bespoke, just 

for you. 

Peter Harding one of the founders of the Border Craft Collective 

said “At every fair I go to people always ask, do you make it 

yourself? And where are you based? It’s clear people like to own 

products that have a story and they also like to know as much as 

they can about how it is produced, this really adds value to a 

purchase”. Peter also commented “We wanted to bring together a 

select group of individuals who are passionate about their craft and 

who are happy to demonstrate and promote it to others in a relaxed, 

informal environment”. 

Four dates have been set this year with the first fair on Saturday 6 th 

April. For more information about the fairs and the Border Craft 

C o l l e c t i v e p l e a s e v i s i t t h e i r w e b s i t e a t 

w w w . b o r d e r c r a f t c o l l e c t i v e . c o . u k , e m a i l 

info@bordercraftcollective.co.uk or, alternatively, call Peter in 

person on 07973 961011. 

Changes to the 2012 Telephone List 

Hopefully by the time you read this, googling ‘Rickinghall Village 

Hall’ will also find it. 

The website gives details of forthcoming public events being held at 

the hall, facilities available and terms and conditions of hire. 

Page S2 

Under British Red Cross—Medical Loans 

With effect from 1 April : 

Delete Ken Painter and his phone number 

and replace with Lynda Miller (Service Manager 

Medical Equipment and Mobility) Tel No : 07595 

279310 or email: lmiller@redcross.org.uk 

If your organisation is holding a public event at the hall that you 

would like to have advertised on the website, please contact the 

webmaster, Charles Greenhough on 01379 890109. 

Chris: Why is a computer so smart? 

Mum: It listens to its motherboard. 

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I welcome feedback, do get in touch. Nyall Davies 01379 897 067 

Twenty years on and he still gets choked off when he talks about it. 

His continuing turmoil is compounded by the relative leniency of 

the sentences. Twenty years on, when asked if it isn’t time to move 

on she says, “I've always said if there's a fight there to be fought, 

then I'll fight it for James. If I let go of that now I will feel I've let 

James down. That is something I'll never do, I'll never let James 

down. I want justice for James. He's never had justice." 

Twenty years ago, two eleven year old boys beat a two year old to 

death. The parents of that two year old are continuing victims of that 

crime. There are only too often, what I’ll call, secondary victims of 

crime. Parents, husbands, wives, friends and relatives are swept up 

in the anguish of others. What do we do in such circumstances? 

This morning I heard a man I assume is in charge of Barclays Bank 

say, “I cannot do anything about the past.” He is right none of us 

can do anything about the past, we can only affect the present and 

the future. The case above is a huge one but the principles apply 

whatever the size of the hurt we bear. We may be unable to control 

our initial reaction but at some time we have to sit down, think 

logically, ask ourselves some questions and produce some answers: 

Do I want to make myself a continuing victim of that crime or hurt? 

Does the course I wish to take do me or anybody else any good? 

Two wrongs make two wrongs. Is what I am doing right? 

I hear the word justice used so often on these occasions. I hear the 

words of James Bulgar’s mother, “I want justice for James. He’s 

never had justice.” I suspect she would say that she is prepared to 

continue to take those hurts all her life in order to win justice for 

James. 

Recently I was with a couple of people when one of them said, “We 

have to forgive Jimmy Saville.” As I was thinking how I might 

reply as he has never done anything to me, the other there said, “I 

think I’ll leave that to God.” To the Christian, life does not end in 

death and we can leave it to him. The apostle Paul actually said, 

‘Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, 

for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”’ 

For those that don’t believe life ends at death and James Bulgar will 

never see justice whatever we do and making ourselves continuing 

victims in search for justice, is fruitless. 

Peter went further than Paul in saying, “Do not repay evil for evil or 

reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were 

called, that you may obtain a blessing.” 

He is saying that our hurts are cured as we seek to bless those who 

hurt us. 

Cafe Church— 

Lent Series and Passover Meal, see page 39. 

Sundays at 10.30 am 

at Redgrave Activities Centre 

Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067 

Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. 

S.D. Gordon 

He who wants Lent to seem short should contract a debt 

to be repaid at Easter. 

Italian Proverb 

Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in 

terms of things but in terms of ideals. Charles M. Crowe 

Easter, so longed for, is gone in a day. 

James Howell 

Bill Cordeaux Tel: 898286 

Since my last report we have 

had some very unpleasant 

cold weather with frost and 

snow. Side roads took many 

days to clear and if, like us, 

you have a steep drive to ‘the 

highway’, it took a lot of 

constant snow clearing. 

Kingfisher 

Artist: Bixxy 

However, there have been 

some most interesting sightings from local birdwatchers. A Merlin 

was seen in a Garboldisham garden. This bird is the smallest of 

our raptors. It nests on the moors of central England and in the 

Scottish Highlands. It only visits East Anglia in the winter. It is 

slightly bigger than the Mistle Thrush, similar in colour to our male 

Sparrowhawk, but definitely smaller. 

Another winter visitor seen was a Woodcock. This bird is present 

all the year round but their numbers are increased from the continent 

in winter. It was cleverly photographed over the bonnet of the 

watcher’s car! (And emailed to me). By shape and colour he 

thought to start with that it was a Snipe but realised it was much too 

big and nearer woodland, and not marshes. 

My sightings are rather insignificant in comparison, but I did have 

an interesting and rewarding walk past Broomhills and on to Spring 

Meadows in the snow. A Little Egret at the bottom of Maypole 

Meadow, a beautiful clean, white bird in contrast to the dark leafless 

wooded background. Then, on arrival over the bridge onto the 

meadows, a Kingfisher was flying to and fro. With the failing 

winter light and from a sideways silhouette, not the easiest bird to 

recognise. In the poor light no flashing blue to be seen. However, 

the right size, dumpy shape, fast low and direct flight and the 

diagnostic long, thin bill. I saw another Kingfisher on the bridge 

back to Backhills, but it could have been the same bird searching the 

area for food. 

Also, on my walk, the well-known Barn Owl was quartering, and in 

the distance, a Buzzard flew over. Then, just I was nearing the 

village, a single Lapwing flew up from the meadow. What a 

rewarding walk on an unpleasant day. 

Of other items of interest, the Chaffinch was singing again on 1st 

February. An Oyster Catcher was observed in Spring Meadows. 

This bird is often seen in our area. It is an obvious wader, with a 

plaintiff call, black and white plumage, a red bill and legs. 

We have had a couple of Fieldfares feeding on the hips on our 

rambling roses on our terrace. It is interesting to see their colouring 

at close quarters. They are very possessive of their food and will 

‘see off’ each other or a Blackbird which tries to interfere. 

Every winter I hope to see a Brambling, a Chaffinch-like bird that 

comes to us from Scandinavia. Recently a ‘watcher’ in Hinderclay 

told me that they had had two or three on their feeders. I duly went 

to watch—a big garden full of feeders. I watched the Brambling’s 

usual feeder. Plenty of Chaffinches and Greenfinches. Then, after 

half an hour of being very patient, a Brambling appeared on the 

ground picking up the droppings from the feeders. A great event. I 

had not seen one for about ten years. Thank you ‘watcher’! 

Returning from my daily walk to pick up my newspaper from our 

local newsagent I heard the repeated ‘screeching’ of a Tawny Owl. 

I thought this was very odd. It was not intermittent, but continuous. 

Could it be our ornithological mimic the Starling? 

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Annual Jumble Sale 

This event took place on Saturday 

2 February, and, despite the 

inclement weather, regular and 

new customers enjoyed the 

bargains on offer. 

Thank you to all who supplied us, supported us and helped on the 

day and which resulted in some £632 being raised for village hall 

funds. 

Village Hall Management Committee 

THANK YOU 

Some 70 people gathered to hear Elizabeth 

Talbot talk about ‘Treasurers in the Attic’ 

on Monday 4th February at Botesdale 

Village Hall. It was a very entertaining and 

informative evening, interspersed with 

many questions and answers. 

Thanks to Jenifer Cordeaux and her team 

for organising the evening. And thank you 

to everyone who supported this fund 

raising event. The Chapel of Ease Fabric Fund benefitted by £305. 

Mary & Ernie DVD ‘OUR VILLAGE’ 

We would like to thank all the 

people who bought a DVD. 

Special thanks go to Botesdale 

Post Office and Botesdale 

Health Centre for selling them, 

and special thanks to Neil and 

Jan who produced the DVD. 

Well done to you all. 

Anne Shorten, Churchwarden 

All proceeds from the sale of the 

DVD have been shared between the East Anglian Air Ambulance 

and Botesdale Health Centre, each getting £780.00. 

Copies of the DVD are still available. Please ring 01379 898566. 

Mary & Ernie Baxter 

Rickinghall Inferior Church Fabric Fund 

A very successful quiz with Fish & Chip Supper was held at 

Rickinghall Village Hall on 15 February. Fifteen teams sat down 

for an entertaining and lively quiz set by Jean Wright, assisted by 

John. 

The Fundraising Committee would like to thank Jean and John for 

their continued support; to Richard at our Fish & Chip Shop; to 

RAHOF for the loan of equipment; The Heritage Circle for the loan 

of the sound system, and to the Chilean Wine Club for the supply of 

wine, and, of course, especially to the competitors for supporting us. 

The evening raised £376 for the Fabric Fund 

Thank you everyone. 

Jean Sheehan 

A cow walks into a bar. Barman says 'why the long face?' 

Cow says 'Illegal ingredients, coming over here stealing our 

jobs!' 

“In Your Garden” 

with Ian Shilling of Tripp Batt Country Store of Stanton 

We will soon be getting our mowers out for the first time this 

year. There are one or two tips to help ensure that all goes 

smoothly. Fuel left over from the previous season may have 

gone stale and can make starting difficult. Remove this if 

possible and put fresh petrol in the tank. If this is the case 

and the mower won’t start, try replacing with fresh fuel. 

Always check your oil level before trying to start a mower, 

and top up if necessary. An engine which has been damaged 

through lack of oil is often beyond repair. Also consider a 

complete oil change if this hasn’t been done for a year or 

more, and only use oil recommended for garden machinery 

(SAE 30 or 10-40) Replacing a spark plug can also be a 

cheap remedy to a starting problem. Remember to not cut 

your grass too short to begin with, and clear the lawn of any 

winter debris beforehand. A recycling tip – use old engine oil 

to protect the blades of spades and prongs of forks after each 

use. 

Continue preparing vegetable seed beds. Some seeds can be 

sown under protection such as Peas, Brassicas, Broad Beans 

and Carrots. To help reduce carrot fly attack, sow in the early 

evening, and if possible alongside members of the onion 

family, as the smell from onions masks the smell of the 

carrots which attracts the carrot fly. Look out for Johnsons 

Seeds Carrot Resistafly, supposedly resistant to carrot fly. 

It’s also time to use shelter your soil and emerging crops, 

using clear polythene cloches or a fleece membrane which 

allows water and light through, but protects young plants 

against frost. 

If you have hedges that will need cutting back, then try to do 

it before the birds start nesting, otherwise wait until midsummer. 

Happy Gardening! 

Rules of Chocolate Easter Eggs 

• If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're 

eating it too slowly. 

• Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and 

strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want. 

• Diet tip: Eat an Easter egg before each meal. It'll 

take the edge off your appetite, and that way you'll eat 

less. 

• If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the 

freezer. But if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's 

wrong with you? 

• If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of 

the fridge. Calories are afraid of heights, and they will 

jump out of the chocolate to protect themselves. 

• Money talks. Chocolate sings. 

• Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make 

you look younger. 

• The problem: How to get two pounds of chocolate 

eggs home from the store in a hot car. The solution: Eat 

the eggs in the car park. 

• Why is there no such organization as Chocoholics 

Anonymous? Because no one wants to quit. 

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

Grundle Farm 

& The Croft 

Wattisfield 

Will be open to visitors: Adults £4.00 / Children Free 

On Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 April from 2 – 5 p.m. 

Lambs & Alpacas 

Teas, Stalls, Nature Trail, 

Pond Dipping 

Signs off A143 at Wattisfield 

IP22 1PB 

Part of the British Red Cross ‘Open Garden Scheme’, the 

money raised will support our local services in Suffolk : 

Medical loans – Home from Hospital service - Training in 

lifesaving skills to adults and young people and much more. 

Parking on Footways 

There has been an increase in the number 

of cars that park on the footways in The 

Street Botesdale and Rickinghall, causing 

both pedestrians and especially people with 

pushchairs, to walk in the road. This is not 

acceptable and Police have been alerted to 

this problem. Drivers of offending cars 

should be aware of the possible 

consequences of a serious accident occurring through their actions. 

Local Contact Details 

For Neighbourhood Watch contact your local Co-ordinator, or else 

in Botesdale and Rickinghall Peter Beck on 01379 890495, 

(email : peter@pbeck.plus.com), 

and in Redgrave John Robinson on 01379 890683. 

Non emergency calls and enquiries to the Police, please ring 101. 

Emergency calls—Fire, Police, Ambulance, dial 999. 

A Funny Story of How the Internet Began 

In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the 

name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife 

by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, 

broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often 

called Amazon Dot Com. 

And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou 

travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou 

canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham 

did look at her - as though she were several saddle bags 

short of a camel load - but simply said, "How, dear?" 

And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and 

drums in between to send messages saying what you have 

for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best 

price. The sale can be made on the drums and delivery 

made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)." 

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have 

her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an 

immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at 

the top price, without ever having to move from his tent. 

To prevent neighbouring countries from overhearing what 

the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she 

and the drummers knew. It was called Must Send Drum 

Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language 

to transmit ideas and pictures: Hebrew To The People 

(HTTP). 

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia 

did secrete himself inside Abraham's drum and began to 

siphon off some of Abraham's business. But he was soon 

discovered, arrested and prosecuted for insider trading. 

And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth 

the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called 

Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or 

NERDS. 

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches 

and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that 

the real riches were going to that enterprising drum 

dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every 

drum maker in the land. And he did insist on drums to be 

made that would work only with Brother Gates' drum 

heads and drumsticks. 

Lo, Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is 

being taken over by others!" And as Abraham looked out 

over the Bay of Ezekiel, or eBay as it came to be known, he 

said, "We need a name that reflects what we are." And 

Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." 

"YAHOO," said Abraham. And because it was Dot's idea, 

they named it YAHOO Dot Com. 

Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious 

Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started 

using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside. 

It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to 

Locating Everything (GOOGLE). 

And that is how it all began. 

David Foley 

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Readings for Parish Church Sunday Services 

Date 1st reading 2nd Reading 

3rd March 1 Cor 10 : 1-13 Luke 13 : 1-9 

10th March Psalm 34 : 11-20 Luke 2 : 33-35 

17th March Philippians 3 : 4b—14 John 12 : 1-8 

24th March Isaiah 50 : 4-9a Luke 19 : 28-40 

31st March Acts 10 : 34-43 Luke 24 : 1-12 

Rota Chapel of Ease Redgrave Rickinghall 

Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector 

3rd March Mrs Wright Mr Wright Mr Robinson All Saints All Mrs Foster Mrs Bennett 

Together 

10th March Mrs Walker Mr Walker Mr & Mrs Rixon Mr & Mrs Rixon 

17th March Mrs Davies Mr Davies Mrs Self Mrs Whitehead 

24th March Miss Shorten Mrs McGrath Mrs Sheehan Rector 

28th March Mr Robinson Mrs Purdom 

29th March Mrs Hilliard TBC 

31st March Miss Shorten Mrs Shepherd Mr Lamb Mrs Lamb 

Flowers 

3rd March LENT LENT 

10th March LENT LENT 



31st March EASTER ALL HELPERS PLEASE EASTER ALL HELPERS PLEASE 

Church Prayer/Healing Ministry Team 

As many will know we have a Prayer/Healing 

Ministry Team within our Parish. One aspect of 

it is a confidential telephone prayer circle 

which will pray every day for anyone who 

would like prayer for themselves or a loved 

one, either for health reasons or going through 

a difficult time etc. This team has been in 

operation for many years. Many have been 

helped by it and have received comfort and 

healing, and have found that “prayer does 

indeed change things”. Originally, it was the 

brainchild of Beryl Waters. She was its leader 

and it has developed and grown over the years. Thank you Beryl. 

There are now 85 people on this telephone circle in groups of 4-5. 

These groups include members of the Anglican, Parkview, 

Methodist, RC and Cafe churches. Each group has one person who 

is the contact for the leader and is responsible for letting the 

members of their group know when a request comes in from the 

leader. We all know what to do and who to ring. 

Sadly, Beryl has had to retire. Her leadership now has been taken 

over by Ruth Powell, 01379 898426 and Jean Bennett, 01379 

890271. They are now responsible for passing on all prayer requests 

to the contacts of the groups. We are at your service and available at 

all times. Do not fear to ring these numbers. Could I just ask that we 

have feedback as to the progress of your requests? Then we can 

pray accordingly and thanks can be given to God when appropriate. 

This is a very important part of this ministry. 

There is also an Anglican weekly church notice sheet which is more 

public (optional). Named requests can go on this sheet for a 

minimum of 8 weeks and will be prayed for aloud every week 

during the church service prayers. After this period, unless a further 

request is received for continued prayer in this way, these names 

will be transferred to the confidential prayer list and prayed for long 

term. 

Again, I cannot overstress the need for feedback. It is always 

gratefully received. 

Thank you 

Ruth Powell 

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman were out 

fishing in a boat on a lake together and doing very well. 

'This is a terrific spot for fishing,' said the Englishman. 

'How will we know where this spot is next time?' 

'I've thought of that,' said the Scotsman, 'I've just put a 

mark on the side of the boat.' 

'You idiot,' said the Irishman, 'how do you know we will get 

this boat the next time?' 

PARKVIEW YOUTH 

JUNIOR CHURCH 

School Years Reception – 11 

Sundays 10.30am – 11.30am 

PYP 

School Years 9 – 13 

Sundays 7.00pm – 8.30pm 

CROSSTRAX 


Mondays 7.00pm – 8.15pm 

JUNIOR FRIDAY CLUB 

School Years Reception – 6 

Fridays 6.00pm – 7.00pm 

SENIOR FRIDAY CLUB 


Fridays 7.30pm – 9.30pm 

For further information check out the website 

www.parkviewchapel.co.uk 

or call Kev Gladwell on 01379 898924 

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ferrets 

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It is quick and safe and 

includes registering your pet on 

the Pet Log Database for life 

(there is an additional charge for 

changes to the information with Pet 

Log) 

For further details please 

call Angela on 

01379 898 442 

or 07899 985 668 

Cranley Road, Eye 

01379 678883 

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PAW PRINTS 

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dogs, cats and small animals. 

We now stock pet food, treats and accessories including 

wild bird food and chicken food. Special orders catered for. 

NEW—fantastic range of complementary products now 

available including flea treatments and wormers, coat and 

skin treatments, mobility powders, shampoos and more .. 

A WARM WELCOME AWAITS 

Tel : 01379 898032 or 07535 140799 

Unit 1, Lower Church Farm, Hinderclay Road, Rickinghall, IP22 1HD 

Amanda The Animal Carer 

3 The Old School, Wattisfield, DISS IP22 1NT 

We offer a wide range of professional caring 

services in the local area 

Dog Boarding, Dog Walking and Home visits - 

7 days a week 

Someone you can trust when you are not there 

Please call 01359 251019 or 07775 508041 

for more information or visit our new website 

at www.animalcarer.co.uk 

Happy Days Dog Walking Service 

I 

YOUR LOCAL VILLAGE DOG WALKING 

SERVICE 

Fun, friendly and reliable for daily, weekly or 

occasional walks 

PLEASE CALL : JANEY AT 

HAPPY DAYS DOG WALKING 

SERVICE : 077 6419 1542 

Based in rickinghall 

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Parkview Chapel 

Sundays Weekly at 10.30 am All Age Worship 

31st March 

Easter Service followed by light lunch 

Except 3rd & 17th March 9.25 am Breaking of Bread 

Tuesday 12th March 9 am to 12 noon ‘Coffee on the Corner’ 

Thursday 7th & 21st March 2.00 pm Ladies Meeting 

Saturday 9th March 7.00 pm Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper—tickets available 

Thursday 14th March 7.30 pm Ladies Evening—’Just Sew Stories’ 

Regular Activities 

Weekly home groups on Tuesday and Wednesday 

See Page 37 for Parkview Youth Activities—some of these activities do not take place during school holidays. 

Phone 01379 898924 or 783216 for more details. 

http://www.parkviewchapel.co.uk 

Botesdale Methodist Church 

Sunday Services at 10.30 am unless otherwise indicated. 

Sunday Club is at 10.35 am. All children are welcome. 

3rd March 

10th March 

17th March 

Mrs Sonia Mann 

Mr David Freeman 

Mr Russell Webber 

24th March Mr Neville Hodson Church Anniversary 

28th March Maundy Thursday United Holy Communion, 7.30 pm at All Saints Church, Redgrave 

31st March 

Mrs Sue Goodwin 

Friday 1st March 

Bible Study 

Christian Forum 

Wives Group 

Women’s World Day of Prayer 2pm at The Chapel of Ease 

Mondays, 11th and 24th March at 10.00 am 

Tuesday 5th March at 7.30 pm. Messy Church with Betty Palmer 

Wednesday 20th March, 57th Anniversary Lunch, Kings Head, 12 noon for 12.30 pm 

Café Church – answering your questions 

Passover Meal, 7pm Thursday 28th March—a roast lamb meal with traditional foods as Jesus did it. 

Tickets available from Nyall on 01379 897067 

Lent Series at 1 Helens Close, Redgrave at 7 pm. 

Wednesdays 6th, 13th and 20th March 

THE NATURE OF GOD—what ‘Three in One’ means and its practical outworking in our lives. 

Contact Nyall Davies on 897067 

Cafe Church—Sundays at 10.30 am 

at Redgrave Activities Centre 

Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067 

The 

From the Registers— Rickinghall 

Baptism 

10 th February 2013 Lee Curtis and Michelle Pye. Adult baptism 

Funeral with burial 

8 th February 2013 Julie Jane Curr. Died 26 th January 2013 aged 65 years 

Funeral with burial at St Mary The Virgin Church, Mellis 

12 th February 2013 Ivan Lewis Hector Youngman. Died 30 th January 2013 aged 85 years 

The boy's mother had bought him two new ties. He hurried into his bedroom, immediately put on one of them, and hurried 

back. "Look, Mum! Isn't it gorgeous?" His mother said, "What's the matter? You don't like the other one?" 

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All Saints 

Redgrave 

St. Botolph’s 

Botesdale 

St. Mary’s 


3rd March ‘13 

3rd Sunday of Lent 

8:15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave 

All Saints Altogether An interactive service 

for all ages 

3.00 pm St Mary’s Rickinghall Evening Prayer 

10th March ‘13 

Mothering Sunday 

8.15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 

10.30 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall Family Communion 

So no Story Tellers 

17th March ’13 

5th Sunday of Easter 

8:15 All Saints, Redgrave BCP Communion 

10.30 St Mary’s, Rickinghall Worship Together 

Informal and interactive worship for people of all 

ages. 

24th March ‘13 

Palm Sunday 

8:15 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall BCP Communion 

10.30 All Saints, Redgrave CW Communion 

10.30 Messy Church, Botesdale Village Hall 

starting with “Coffee and Cake”. 


Maundy Thursday 

7.30pm All Saints, Redgrave 

United Holy Communion 


Good Friday 

9.30 Walk of Witness from Rickinghall Village 

Hall 

10.00 Botesdale Market Place United Service 

2.00 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale Devotional Service 

31st March ’13 

EASTER DAY 

8.15 St. Mary's, Rickinghall BCP Communion 

10.30 All Saints, Redgrave Family Communion 

7th April ’13 

2nd Sunday of Easter 

8.15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 

10.30 All Saints, Redgrave All Saints All Together 

He Is Risen! 

6.30pm St Mary’s, Rickinghall 

Evening Prayer 

Also this month 

Tue. 5th March. from 10.00am 

“Open House” at All Saints 

For coffee, cakes and chat 

Thurs. 14th March 7.15pm 

“Spearhead” A time of worship 

and prayer for revival here in this 

area 

Wed. 6th March. 10.00am 

Albert Close Communion 

Thur. 21st March. 9.45am 

Farnish House Communion 

These services are open to 

everyone 

Thur. 28th March 7.30pm 

Venue to be confirmed 

A time of revitalising prayer for the 

work of the church in the community. 

“Together in these villages we offer Christ’s healing grace through our worship and service.” 

For more information; Revd Chris Norburn 01379 898685 

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