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Monday 16 July 

Tuesday 17 July 

Wednesday 18 July 

Thursday 19 July 

Friday 20 July 

Saturday 21 July 

Sunday 22 July 

2.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

9.30 am 

6.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

7.30 pm 

10.00 am 

10.00 am 

2.00 pm 

9.30 am 

2.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

9.00 am 

9.15 am 

7.30 pm 

8.00 pm 

10.00 am 

10.00 am 

7.30 pm 

Needlecraft 

Slimming World 

Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955 

Pregnancy Yoga. Subject to numbers and booking essential on 01379 890955 

Julie’s Aerobics 

Progressive Whist Drive 

MOBILE LIBRARY 

Day Centre 

Redgrave Art Club 


RABBATS 

Craft Club 

WARTS present ‘Duets’ 

ST BOTOLPH’S SCHOOL BREAKS UP FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS 


Rickinghall Ramblers Tel : 01379 890413 

WARTs present ‘Duets’ 

Dance Classes 

Open Churches—St Marys Rickinghall Inferior & Chapel of Ease 

Car Wash on the Corner 

WARTS present ‘Duets’ 

Activities Centre 

Rickinghall Village Hall 









All Saints, Redgrave 

Botesdale Village Hall 





Parkview Chapel 




Wednesday 25 July 

Thursday 26 July 

Friday 27 July 

Saturday 28July 

9.15 am 

2.00 pm 

1.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

9.30 am 

6.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

10.00 am 

10.00 am 

10.00 am 

2.00 pm 

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7.30 pm 

9.30 am 

2.30 pm 

9.00 am 

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8.00 pm 

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Rickinghall Ramblers. 01359 254101 

Needlecraft 

Royal British Legion Women’s Section Picnic Lunch followed by meeting 





Church CleaningCentre 

Redgrave Art Club 

Botanical Illustration. Booking essential on 01473 890089. 


Forget-me-not Club 

Heritage Circle 

RABBATS 

RAHOF Annual Cream Tea with Music 

Redgrave Garden Cl.ub Summer Barbeque 


Waveney Springs Art Exhibition 

Dance Classes 

Open Churches : St Marys Rickinghall Inferior & Chapel of Ease 

Waveney Springs Art Exhibition 



Farnish House 







Redgrave Fen 


Farnish House 



Mill Meadow, Redgrave 

Venue to be confirmed 


St Mary’s Church, Redgrave 


St Mary’s Church, Redgrave 

Sunday 29 July 10.00 am Waveney Springs Art Exhibition St Mary’s Church, Redgrave 



2.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

9.30 am 

12 noon 

6.00 pm 

7.30 pm 

Needlecraft 


Forget-me-not-Club Mystery Outing 


Redgrave Luncheon Club. Ring 898615 on 30th for vacancies 








There were 2 eggs boiling in a pan. One egg says to the other, 'My, it's hot in here.' 

The other replies, 'You think that's bad? When you get out they bash your head in.' 

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St Botolph’s Chapel of Ease 

Please put the following dates in your 

diary of fund raising events to raise 

money to make the Chapel of Ease roof 

weatherproof. 

Saturday 15th September. 

David Ryan, Master Chef, will be 

demonstrating “Stress-free Entertaining” 

with food tasting, at Botesdale Village 

Hall at 7.30 pm. Tickets £10.00. 

Friday 26th October. 

Rosemary Hawthorn, the “Knicker Lady” will be at Rickinghall 

Village Hall. Time : 7.30 pm. Tickets will be £12.50. 

More details about the September and October events to follow, so 

keep watching St Botolph’s space. 

Rickinghall Area Hospice 

Fundraisers (RAHOF) 

Dates for your 2012 Diary : 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

Rickinghall Further Education Group 

The ten week course starting on Thursday 13th September is 

entitled Europe and the “Film Noir” with Jo Statham to deliver 

this fascinating aspect of the world of film. 

“Film Noir” is the name given to the popular 

thrillers and detective films made in Hollywood 

during the 1940’s. Many European film 

directors, actors, designers and technicians 

migrated to Hollywood during the inter-war 

years and they took with them European culture 

and a way of interpreting subject matter which 

had a great influence on the Hollywood product. 

In this course we will look at the themes, plots and conventions of 

“Film Noir” including settings, anti-heroes, and beautiful femmes 

fatales. 

If you would like to register for this exciting course please contact 

Sue Emerson on 01379 897010 or email her on 

emerson500@btinternet.com 

QUIZ NIGHT 

At Botesdale Village Hall 

Thursday 6th September at 7.30 pm. 

Further details in the next issue of the 

magazine. 

Saturday 22 September—Bridge Day at Roydon 

Friday 26 October—Annual Quiz Night at Hinderclay Village Hall 

With quizmaster Mike Webb of ‘Mere Quacks’ fame. 

Friday 7 December—Christmas Party at Redgrave Activities 

Centre 

Full details are in our programme which is now available. 

Enquiries to Jennie Labdon on 01379 783598 / Marion Wilby on 

01379 898818 / June Shepherd on 01379 898450 or June Hart on 

01379 897180. 

In aid of The Friends of Botesdale Health 

Centre. 

|If you think it is hard to meet new people, try picking up 

the wrong golf ball. 

Jack Lemmon 

“In Your Garden” 

with Ian Shilling of Tripp Batt Country Store of Stanton 

As usual, a lot of what we have to do in the garden during July is dictated by the weather. If it is hot and dry, then we must turn our 

attention to making sure that our plants are adequately watered. The most vulnerable will be plants in pots and containers plus any plants 

which were planted out during the spring whose roots will still be trying to establish. What rain we usually get in July is usually in the 

form of short sharp bursts, and this is of very little use to plants. So keep watering even if it rains. The benefits of earlier mulching will 

also be valuable during the summer months, as the hidden ground should stay relatively moist. Grass clippings may not look very 

attractive, but a layer of these does a good job of keeping moisture in the soil where it’s needed, and they also keep annual weeds at bay. 

The wet weather earlier in the summer provided ideal conditions for fungus such as mildew, apple scab, and rose blackspot. Keep an eye 

out for symptoms and spray early before damage occurs. There are not so many chemical treatments available these days due to 

regulations, but a good general fungicide will do for most problems. For Roses, try Roseclear which is both a fungicide and pesticide. 

Whatever the weather, it is important to start supplementary feeding of baskets and containers and growbags now. A weekly liquid feed 

is advisable, using feeds such as Miracle-Gro, Phostrogen, or Growmore. If going on holiday, remove baskets and tubs to a cool shady 

spot, sitting baskets in large pots or buckets. 

Happy Gardening! 

Religion 

On the tour of Australia in 1962-63, the Reverend David Sheppard dropped several catches. 

'Kid yourself it's Sunday, Rev,' Trueman expostulated, 'and keep your hands together.' 

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01379 898445 

Competition! 

Calling all residents of Botesdale, 

Redgrave and Rickinghall. You could win 

Sunday lunch for two at The Bell Inn, 

Rickinghall, just by sending your food 

question in for Ross to answer! Send or 

email your question, along with your name, address and 

daytime phone number to Ask the Chef, The Bell Inn, Rickinghall, Diss, 

IP22 1BN. 

E-mail:info@thebellrickinghall.co.uk 

Closing date is FRIDAY 6th July . Whatever your food query, Ross can 

h e l p ! I f y o u r q u e s t i o n i s p u b l i s h e d i n t h e 

edition of this parish magazine you will win a Sunday lunch for two people. 

ASK THE CHEF 

Q. Can you please tell me how I can get the perfect chip. 

A. The Great British Chip is an institution with us all and we all strive to 

cook the perfect Chip. Here are my tips on reaching your goal. 

The choice of potato is important for a start to achieve a good chip. I 

always use either a King Edwards, Maris Pipers or Desirée potatoes. Or a 

good old “Monty Special”. Use a good vegetable oil. 

Ingredients: 

250g Potatoes per person and 1 litre good quality Vegetable Oil 

Preparation: 

For a good chunky hand cut chip cut the potatoes into slices 15mm/ ¾” 

inch wide. Place the chips into a colander and rinse under cold running 

water. Place the chips into a pan of cold water, bring the water gently to 

the boil and simmer for 3 - 4 minutes. Drain off through a colander and dry 

using paper towels. Heat the Vegetable oil to 120°C in a large deep 

saucepan. Blanch the chips a few handfuls at a time in the fat for a couple 

of minutes. When they seem drier and slightly cooked remove from the fat 

and drain. Keep covered until needed. Reheat the oil to 200°C and cook 

the chips until golden and crisp about 5 - 8 minutes. Serve immediately. 

Season with Maldon Sea Salt and Sarsons Vinegar. Enjoy !!! 

Recipe of the Month 

Fish Cakes 

Ingredients 

450g mixed fish such as Cod, Haddock or Salmon 

450g Potatoes 

2 tbsp chopped fresh Parsley 

1 tbsp snipped Chives 

2 free-range eggs, beaten 

½ tsp finely grated Lemon Zest 

85g bread crumbs 

Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper. Vegetable oil for frying. 

Preparation method 

1. Heat the oven to 190C. 

2. Place the fish in a roasting tin and cook in the oven for about 10-15 

minutes or until it starts to flake. When the fish is cool enough to handle, 

remove the skin and bones then flake the fish into large chunks. 

3. Mix the fish together with the mashed potato, parsley, chives and egg be 

careful not to break the fish up too much. 

Season, to taste, with the Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper. 

4. Shape the mixture into between 8 to 12 fish cakes, depending on how 

large you want them. 

5. Beat the egg on a large plate. Spread the breadcrumbs on a baking 

sheet and one by one, place each fish cake in the egg, and brush over the 

top and sides so it is completely coated. Roll the fish cakes on the crumbs, 

patting the crumbs on the sides and tops so they are lightly covered 

transfer to a plate and place in the fridge for one hour to chill. 

6. Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the fish cakes over a 

medium heat for about 5 mins on each side or until crisp and golden. 

When serving squeeze a little lemon zest over them to taste. 

Botesdale & Rickinghall Pre- 

School 

Taken from their Report given to 

Botesdale Village Hall Management 

Committee’s Annual General Meeting 

The last year has been a busy one for the Pre 

-School. 

Our biggest project has been the 

development of the woodland area at the 

back of the village hall into a fantastic play 

PRE-SCHOOL 

area for the children. This was made possible by the lease granted by the 

late Mr Peter Holt-Wilson. It has also enabled us to develop a small 

allotment, where the children are able to grow their own snacks! 

We have arranged a number of activities and events during the past year 

including a Teddy Bears Picnic, a summer trip to Melsop Farm, a Hawaiianthemed 

party and a sponsored walk. Some of the activities have taken 

place jointly with St Botolphs School Nursery and also with Wortham 

primary School, so as to continue to develop close links with local schools 

and to help ensure that children have a smooth transition into school. 

We have been able to raise Pre-School’s profile by undertaking a number 

of marketing initiatives including posters and leaflets, a banner outside the 

Village Hall and the creation of a website (www.botesdaleandrickinghallpreschool.co.uk). 

We have been able to do this with the support of Suffolk 

County Council. A special mention should also go to Gavin Rookyard who 

has given us really valuable support with developing the website. 

We continue to invest in staff training and development. The staff have 

attended a number of courses throughout the year, including ECAT (Every 

Child a Talker), Twos are Special, and first aid updates. Karen Hails, the 

Pre-School Supervisor, has completed a Foundation Degree in Early 

Years. Two other staff have obtained their Level 3 NVQs and Paula Erith, 

our Deputy SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator), is well on 

the way to completing her SEN training. 

We have also been joined by a new staff member, Joanne Saffery, who is a 

valued member of the team. 

Last September we increased the number of sessions by adding two 

additional afternoons. 

We continue to be busy, and currently have 51 children coming to Pre- 

School on a regular basis. There are, however, still a few vacancies for 

certain sessions. 

We have a number of fundraising initiatives planned for this next year so 

that we can further develop our facilities and the activities that the children 

are able to enjoy. 

Redgrave Luncheon Club–Taken from their Report given at 

Redgrave Annual Parish Meeting. 

Luncheon Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at midday. It is not 

intended to be a senior citizens club but we are mostly of that age as the 

younger people are working. The cost has now increased from £4.50 to 

£5.00 which all members agreed to and we do have to limit the number of 

people attending to forty. 

It seem some people now prefer to call this event the Village Lunch. The 

organiser has no objection to this so long as everyone realises there are 

two separate lunch clubs, the other being the Phoenix Lunch Club. The 

organiser is very grateful for all the support from everyone. The event 

could not run without help from Beryl Davies who cooks some of the 

delicious food and others who ring round for numbers attending, lay tables, 

collect plates and arrange tables for the next event in the hall. Thank you 

everyone. 

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets 

the cheese. 

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Rickinghall 

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Internal ~ External 

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Organic & Mechanical Silt Control • Plant Control & Removal 

Fish & Pond Health Surveys • Full Maintenance Contracts 

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OF RICKINGHALL 

Painter and Decorator 

General repairs & maintenance 

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• Installing new ponds 

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• Eradicating green/murky 

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• Advice on problems with fish 

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At the Fancy Dress 

competition Florence 

Wilson was judged Queen 

of the day and the judges, 

Roz Clark and Valerie 

Wilson, presented her with 

a Jubilee mug. Winners of 

the various races won 

chocolate gold medals and runners up were treated to jubilee 

sweets, lollies, pencils or party poppers. 

Rickinghall and Botesdale celebrated the Queen’s Diamond 

Jubilee on Monday 4 th June at Rickinghall Village Hall. The 

party was free, thanks to funding provided by the parish 

councils and the county council, together with the generosity 

of Howard and Georgie Newport of The Bell Inn, who 

supplied the teas. The Bell Inn also provided the hot food and 

a bar at cost. The WI provided the cakes and Jordan Newport 

and Sarah Raynham made the three-tiered jubilee cake. 

Despite the damp conditions on the ground and grey skies in 

the morning, the weather improved, the sun came out and at 

least seven hundred villagers flocked to enjoy the occasion, 

games, races and stalls. 

Shawna Humphrey, the face painter, was busy all afternoon! 

At the children’s tea each child was given an engraved 

medallion, a crown and a flag. During the over 60s’tea, 

Sarah Doig played music from the time of Elizabeth I. Then 

Irene Chandler cut the beautiful, tiered cake surmounted by 

an edible crown. Barbara Foster thanked the organisers for 

their efforts and proposed three cheers for Her Majesty. The 

party went on into the evening, achieving the aim of 

‘something for everyone’. 

In the evening people danced to the music of Back Street. 

The classic cars kindly brought by residents, aroused much 

interest. So also did repeat showings of the DVD of the 

Coronation. This was accompanied a display of memorabilia 

with a collection of photographs and people’s memories of 

Coronation day, 1953. 

Photographs supplied by Di Maywhort, 

Greenhough. 

Bob Clark, and Charles 

Our thanks go to Howard Newport and all his staff from The 

Bell for doing sterling work to provide the party food, and to 

the team from Rickinghall PC, Gillian Crossley-Holland, and 

Leeann Jackson-Eve for organising the event. Also to many, 

many people for contributing games and cakes, and for 

assisting and working hard on the day; and to all the people 

who came and made it a great success! 

Rosemary Jones 

Co-organiser 

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Jean Sheehan, 01379 890237 

John Goldsmith, Redgrave 

Eighteenth Century Bell Founder 

This year will be the three hundredth anniversary of the re-casting of 

the Rickinghall Superior Church bells by John Goldsmith. John was 

a bell founder from Redgrave, believed to live in the house now 

known as Pound Farm at Gallows Hill. The agreement for the bells 

still exists, dated 28 th May 1712, and was made between the 

Churchwardens of Rickinghall Superior and “William Rust and of 

the overseers of the poor of the sd. parish & other the Inhabitants of 

the [sd] Town of the other part”. The four bells were to be new run 

and made into five “Turnable Bells”. The bells were probably the 

bells recorded in the survey of church bells after the reformation. 

The contract included taking down the bells, re-hanging them and 

providing the timber, iron and brass and all other materials, except 

the ropes, at a price of thirty five pounds. Twenty pounds of this 

money was to be paid within fourteen days of the work being 

completed, and the remainder in Easter week of the following year. 

No metal was to be added to the bells, and an allowance of wastage 

of six per cent was allowed. John Goldsmith agreed to complete 

the work by the 1 st of August “next following”. 

According to the Revd. J.J. Raven who wrote “The Church Bells of 

Suffolk” in 1890, about twenty of Goldsmith’s bells were in 

existence in Norfolk and Suffolk at this time, with none in any other 

county. He only records five bells at Rickinghall Superior as being 

made by Goldsmith and states that the fifth bell is very small. All 

Goldsmith’s bells in Suffolk and Norfolk were dated between the 

years 1707 and 1713, although Raven said that the bells at Badley 

were dated 1702; however C.H. Hawkins says they are dated 1709. 

Goldsmith’s bells are considered to be rare, probably because he 

worked for such a short period. Many of the bells he re-cast were 

medieval, and he always inscribed their original dedication. One of 

the bells which he made for Darmsden near Barking, inscribed 

“Sancta Maria, 1710” has been re-hung in a bell cote on the west 

gable of the church when the church was rebuilt and dedicated in 

1880. There was a Goldsmith Bell in the church at Borgue in 

Scotland, but this is probably a re-used bell from somewhere in 

Norfolk or Suffolk dated 1712. It is believed it may have been 

bought for the tower when it was built in 1814. The name and 

inscription on the bell matches a description of the inscription made 

on a bell for Wilby which was made in 1713, the last bell which he 

made, but he may have used this inscription on all his bells . 

John Goldsmith was buried in Redgrave Churchyard on June 25 th 

1714, and the entry in the burial register states that he was a bell 

founder, which is unusual as the burial registers do not usually state 

a trade. John Goldsmith did not make any bells for Redgrave 

Church, although one of the five bells which was re-cast by Charles 

Newman in 1691 was inscribed Goldsmith Ch. W. This may have 

been a churchwarden at the time who was a relative of John 

Goldsmith. Three of the bells at Redgrave may have been recast 

from the bells mentioned at the time of a survey taken in the reign of 

Edward 6 th between 1547 and 1553. Albert Driver said a new bell 

frame was made at the same time from oak trees from Redgrave 

Park. Charles Newman lived at King’s Lynn and he used water 

carriage of the bells by river and sea, although it was probably not 

possible for the Little Ouse to be navigable as far as Redgrave. 

Charles Newman’s son Thomas re-cast the Redgrave lower 5 out of 

6 bells in 1736. Another John Goldsmith was inscribed with CW 

when the bells were re-cast in 1736 but this would have been too late 

to be the bell founder. These bells were in an earlier tower than the 

one we see today, which was re-built in 1784 by Richard Todd (who 

owned the house in which Botesdale Post Office is now situated in 

Rickinghall). 

When the Rev’d. Blyth, a keen campanologist, took over the living 

of the two Rickinghalls in 1903, he found the woodwork of the bell 

frame was in a very bad condition. He began to raise money for a 

new frame which was completed in 1906. The bells were taken 

down, cleaned and refurbished, and the Rector began to recruit a 

ringing team. 

More recently Albert Driver trained a new bell ringing team at 

Rickinghall Superior as there had been no team there for several 

years and they rang the bells for the first time in 2007, and now ring 

Redgrave bells regularly as well as other church bells. Albert had 

been the tower captain at Redgrave since 1939, following his father 

and grandfather. Albert became a regular member of the band at the 

age of 13, and continued to ring the bells into his nineties. Albert 

died, aged 95, in 2010, and left money in his will to add another 

three bells to the tower at St. Mary’s Redgrave, plans for which are 

going ahead. It is a pity that the bells will not be cast by John 

Goldsmith of Redgrave. 

Acknowledgements to Ipswich branch of Bury Record Office for 

copy of original agreement FB 121/E/2/1/1; Ranald W.M. 

Clouston’s article on ‘The Church and other bells of the Stewartry 

of Kirkudbright,’ and Barking Parish Council Web Site. 

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust Year to March 2012 

Taken from their Report given at Redgrave Annual Parish Meeting 

The sexennial report showed no major repairs are needed to the fabric of 

the church for the next six years. Underground safety inspections with 

micro-cameras showed three more vaults all in good condition, exactly as 

predicted by the ground radar and posed a mystery because one vault was 

completely empty when six coffins would have been expected. 

The new style harvest festival joint venture with the PCC was a great 

success and helped Water Aid. The Redgrave flagons were on show on 

loan from the Fitzwilliam for the first time in many years and David Ivory 

was the first to play the full range of the revitalised organ. The plays this 

year were more successful than the bigger name singers. 

The gates from All Saints which incorporate the 1800’s altar rails from St 

Mary’s were repaired and installed at the top of the bank on Steeple 

Meadow to form a new stepped entrance towards the churchyard. The 

front lay-by has been improved and the wall supported by a bank ready for 

the next stage of repairs to the churchyard wall. Albert Driver made a 

bequest for improvements and additions to the bells but implementation is 

proving to be beset by Heritage inertia, in much the same way that we 

encountered initial resistance to the toilets and mini-kitchen project. 

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

These notes are necessarily short and can only make one point. Over 

the years I have made many points relating to Christianity but 

cannot remember whether I have actually set out the actual steps to 

becoming a Christian. 

Throughout our lives we all do things that are wrong. Sometimes we 

can ignore them and, with time they go away. It isn’t very 

satisfactory as, at other times, they don’t go away and may cause 

lifelong troubles unless we do something to put them right. This 

could be an apology, the return of something or the restoration of 

something damaged. Those things could put right some earthly 

wrong. 

The other fellow we have to deal with is God. Even when he isn’t 

involved he still gets upset when we hurt someone. It is only logical 

when he cares for everyone. With him we can’t return anything 

stolen but we can put it right with an apology. Is that enough? The 

answer to that question is complicated by the fact that we need to 

accept and experience the forgiveness. On earth we can hear and 

understand the acceptance of our apology but not when it comes 

from heaven so God has made a way. 

I believe I’ve used the illustration before but it bears repeating. If I 

end up in court having done something wrong I may be fined. I may 

be unable to pay the fine and might ask the judge or the court for 

forgiveness. I may be very repentant but neither the judge nor the 

court are able to remove the just penalty for what I have done. My 

misdemeanour has not cost the judge nor the court anything. They 

are not involved apart from the need to exact justice. The only one 

that can forgive is the one I have offended. If that person pays the 

fine for me I know that they have forgiven me and the logic is for 

me to say thank you. 

God has given us Jesus Christ who has paid the fine for us. When I 

do wrong, I put it right with the person I offend, I apologise both to 

them and God. God sees I am repentant as I have put it right and 

restored any loss. He also has my apology. He forgives. I look at 

what Jesus has done on the cross and see that he has paid the price. 

It is a visual aid that tells me I am forgiven. Logically I receive it by 

saying thank you. 

It may be just one thing that brings us to this position but often it is 

the accumulation of wrongs. To become a Christian it only needs a 

simple prayer: “I have done many things wrong in both word and 

deed. I’m sorry and need your forgiveness. I know that you forgive 

because Jesus paid the price. Thank you, Jesus for paying the price 

for me. Please come into my life and help me to live a life that 

pleases you.” 

If you mean it, that is all it takes to become a Christian. You have 

put it all right and there is nothing between you and God. You try 

not to do so but you will still make mistakes and the way to put 

them right is in the same way. “As you first found Christ so walk in 

him,” says Paul the Apostle. 

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On 22nd May I witnessed an 

extrao rd in ary sight on 

Redgrave Fen. Three Cuckoos 

were hopping around and 

occasionally perching on a wire 

fence, while a fourth was 

calling some 200 yards away. I 

watched them happily feeding 

for half an hour. I noticed on 

the Pavilion Bird Recording 

Board that five cuckoos had 

been seen together the previous 

day. Before I have only seen 

cuckoos singly in flight and only 

one alone on the ground in the past. 

I have never heard of Cuckoos flocking together and migrating 

together. Records are always of single birds. The only recent 

record of Cuckoo movements has been the BTO’s tagged birds 

which were released singly, and did not appear to fly together at any 

time in the winter. 

Just for the record, I once saw a single Cuckoo in our vegetable 

garden at The Chapel House in Botesdale as late as 4th October. At 

the time we had a very good hatch of caterpillars which completely 

ruined our Spring Broccoli. No wonder it stayed so long. It must 

have been an easy supply of food for the return journey to Africa for 

which it was worth remaining. I remember the poem which ends : 

“... August go he must 

September he’ll never remember, 

October he’ll never get over”. 

I hope my cuckoo made it! 

Now a late record of our incoming migrants. Two Spotted 

Flycatchers on 1st June in Water Lane, Rickinghall and a pair (? 

same birds) seen several times in Rickinghall Churchyard (as last 

year). 

A Red Kite was seen flying low over a garden in Rickinghall, so 

low that its brilliant colouring was clearly visible. 

An addition to the dismal bird ramble on 15th May. I went on to 

look at the new Minsmere Reserve Pavilion. A vast improvement. 

Lots more room for the shop and the restaurant and the loos are now 

incorporated into the enlarged building. 

On that day I walked across the now enlarged North Pathway to the 

sea wall. Looking north over the heath land there was a good view 

of two Stone Curlews. No, I did not notice them myself at first, but 

asked two watchers with telescopes what they were looking at! You 

will find that watchers with the latest gear are only too pleased to let 

others look. 

We had a trip to the Italian Lakes recently and I wondered what 

interesting birds we might see. Mind you, there was not a lot of 

walking—but much coach driving. All the lake edges were filled 

with Mallard and Coots. Everywhere there were sparrows. House 

Sparrows, but they were different to our sparrows and, on checking 

with my Birdwatcher’s Pocket Guide, they were Italian Sparrows. 

The males are quite different to ours, with a black bib and chestnut 

brown colouring over the head and down the neck. 

But my book says there is also a Spanish House Sparrow, and the 

Italian Sparrow may be a hybrid between our House Sparrow and 

the Spanish Sparrow. Mine was definitely all Italian. It had an 

Italian accent and a most beautiful voice! 

All the crows were Hooded Crows and just before we left I saw a 

handsome Black Redstart. 

It is so nice to be back to local birding. 

A Cuckoo calling 

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Di Maywort, tel : 01379 898785 

Botesdale/ Rickinghall from Bridewell Lane to Northdene 

Mill House used to be a mill powered by a diesel engine with a 

malting behind it in Bridewell lane. 

A building between Mill House and The Maltings was a butchers 

shop with the abattoir behind it, where Bridewell Court stands now. 

The building was demolished and Hops Cottage was recently built 

on the site. The Maltings is dated to c1600. It was altered in the 19 th 

century when the bay window was added. 

St Catherine’s is a mid 15 th century building which originally had 

two cross wings. In the early 17 th century the west cross wing was 

burnt down, possibly in 1633, although no evidence has been found 

to back up this date. The east cross wing was extended in the 17 th 

century. The original 15 th century door is visible with two dragons 

carved on the spandrels. This indicates that it was a very high status 

house. These had been plastered over but were uncovered by the 

Bryant Brothers during repair work in the 1950s. Basil Brown was 

called in to examine it and he has left an account of this. In the 

1960s and early 1970s Elizabeth Craig the cookery writer lived here. 

The Swallows was built in the early 18 th century. One of the first 

owners was a patten maker who had a shop there. In 1760 it was 

leased for a rent of ‘one pepper corn’ a year. 

Seven Bells was formerly two cottages called Bell View Cottage. 

Mr Moss changed the name to Seven Bells in 1967 when he bought 

the Western cottage. In 1986 Mr & Mrs Moss purchased the second 

cottage and restored the building to a single dwelling. It is a three 

bay 16 th or early 17 th century house which was altered in the 18 th 

century with a three bay wing forming an L shape. In the early 20 th 

century Mr Pemberton owned it. His bus company was situated 

behind Highlands with the entrance from Warrens Lane. There was a 

petrol pump in front of the house at this time. Arthur Bryant’s 

family lived in the cottage on the west side during WWII. His 

mother was injured by shattered window glass when cluster bombs 

were dropped along The Street. 

Warren Lane leads up to a footpath which crosses a large field and 

then the bypass. This marks the boundary between Botesdale and 

Rickinghall. The footpath used to be called the Procession Way. In 

medieval times, at Rogationtide, there would have been a 

procession, with hand bells, banners, the parish cross and loud 

singing, around the boundary of the whole village. This was called 

‘beating the bounds’ and was to make sure the young people knew 

the village boundaries, but more importantly it was also to drive the 

evil spirits from the village. If a procession met one from the 

neighbouring village there would often be a fight as each thought the 

demons were being driven over the boundary into their village. (2) 

In the medieval period the field to the left of the footpath was a 

‘strip’ field called Botesdale Field. The field to the right, in 

Rickinghall, was called Patlotfield field which later became 

Howchins Field. The Ryders Way housing estate was built on part of 

Howchins field in the 1980s. 

In the 1930s the Ray brothers, who were acrobats, used to practise in 

the field at the end of Warren lane. They performed all over East 

Anglia at fairs and shows and billed themselves as the ‘Atlas 

Brothers – Tight-rope Artistes & Hand Balancers & Equilibrists.’ (1) 

Walnut Tree House is a timber framed house, the front part of which 

is possibly late 17 th or early 18 th century. An extension was put on at 

the back a little later. ‘Faiths’ shop was Stephen Warren’s butchers 

shop in the late 19 th and early 20 th century. His abattoir was on the 

the site of the building now used as the motor services garage. A 

post with a ring in it for tethering animals was found there. In WWI 

William Warren his eldest son, who had emigrated to Canada, came 

back to fight. He was killed and his name is on the War Memorial. 

Botesdale Post Office is actually in Rickinghall Superior. The PO 

has been here since the 1950s when it moved from where ‘Botesdale 

Kitchen’ is today. The house was built in the mid 1700s and was 

once lived in by Richard Todd, the stonemason who refaced the red 

brick tower of Redgrave Church with ‘Wool pit’ white bricks in 

1784. ‘Todd built me in 1784’ is inscribed on the top of the church 

tower. (3) 

The house now called Northdene was built after the original four 

cottages on the site were burnt down in 1935. The fire was thought 

to have been started by fireworks. The Goddard family, Mr & Mrs 

Boyce, Mrs. Plume & Mr & Mrs John Ray were the families burnt 

out by the fire. 

St George’s Drive is an estate of new houses built in 2005. 

(1) Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy (2) Information from 

John Ray (3) Redgrave Church Guidebook by Jean Sheehan 

With thanks to Arthur Bryant, Claire Appleby, Faye & John 

Dunkley, & Iain Smith. 

Washing 

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The Dunkley family would like to thank everyone 

involved in the organisation of the Village 

Jubilee Event, held at Rickinghall Village Hall. 

Joshua loved his Jubilee Tea and his grandparents 

thoroughly enjoyed their Over 60’s Tea! 

The small organising committee had worked 

really hard to bring everything together and they succeeded. 

It was a joy to see so many happy faces celebrating on the 

day and we are sure the children will have some lovely 

memories to look back on. 

Botesdale Centre of the 

British Red Cross - Spring 

Fund raising initiative 

A very big thank you to all the 90 people who helped to make 

possible the amazing figure of £4,483.73 raised over the last few 

months. 

Our Lamb & Alpaca days saw over 174 adult visitors and their 

many, many children visit, despite a dull and rainy day on the 

Saturday. Total raised : £ 1,734.00. 

Flag Week also attracted heavy rain at times but our 56 volunteers 

in 18 villages raised a staggering £1,849.73. 

The cluster of 6 lovely gardens in Rickinghall had 160 visitors and 

raised £900.00. 

Without the enthusiasm and hard work of so many at the farm, in 

the village hall and around the villages none of this would be 

possible. THANK YOU ALL. 

Money raised from this local fundraising is spent on services within 

our region : Medical Loan - First Aid - Home from Hospital - 

Emergency support - & more. 

Ann Topham 

Jubilee Monday afternoon: 

Rickinghall Village Hall’s perspective 

What a delightful day! What a brilliant turnout! What 

luck that the weather was kind! How good to see the 

Hall, the field, the play area and the skate park all 

crowded at the same time! How brilliant to see the 

Hall full to overflowing with our indoor ‘street party’ 

of the children’s tea! 

The most important focus of the afternoon of celebration was the 

food and drink: the children’s tea, the over 60’s tea, the hog roast 

and barbeque - and the queue for the bar! Everyone seemed to enjoy 

themselves. Full credit must go to Howard and Georgie Newport 

from the Bell, and to their family and staff who, with much 

appreciated help from volunteers, made all of this possible. Most of 

their profits from the day went towards the costs, especially of the 

free teas and all the decorations. On behalf of all who were there, 

thank you. 

No doubt someone else will name and thank all those many other 

people, from both Rickinghall and Botesdale, who made the 

celebrations possible either by helping to organise the day, its 

events and attractions, or by running them. On behalf of the Village 

Hall, though, I would just like to say thank you to everyone, 

including all who joined in the celebrations, for helping to make 

such a memorable day. Bob Clark, Hall Committee Chairman 

Sue’s Open House 

I would like to thank everyone who came and supported my fund 

raising event in May in memory of Laurie Dickson (of Redgrave) 

who died last year. Donations for cake, coffee and plants raised £75 

for Macmillan Cancer Research. 

Sue Carys Allen 

Rickinghall Day Centre 

We would like to thank all those for their support on Monday 4th 

June at the Jubilee event at Rickinghall. Our stall raised £50 

towards club funds. 

DELIVERER 

REQUIRED 

FOR PARISH 

MAGAZINE 

Sara Palmer has delivered the parish magazine to a section of The 

Street in Rickinghall for some years but has now retired. Thank you 

Sara. 

Can you spare half an hour or so a month to deliver some 43 

magazines, if so please contact Lee Amps on 01379 898 416. 

Woman Driver 

Magistrate: But if you saw the lady driving towards you, 

why didn't you give her half the road? 

Motorist: I was going to, Your Honour, as soon as I could 

find out which half she wanted. 

Botesdale Parish 

Council ...... 

needs a willing pair or 

two of hands to weed 

the flower beds at the 

Market Place. 

If you can do this as a one-off or on a regular basis, please 

get in touch with the Clerk on 01379 890 141. 

The Parish Council would like to thank Simon Gowen for 

kindly weeding and generally tidying up the flower beds 

after this ad appeared in the June parish magazine. 

Why do people put junk in their garage yet leave vehicles 

worth thousands of pounds out on their driveway or even 

the highway? 

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Botesdale After 

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Providers of quality affordable childcare 

for children between 3—11 years old 

Providing a safe, fun and social environment 

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Held in Botesdale Village Hall 

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The club provides a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities 

and games, art, craft and cookery, an IT Study and quiet area, 

including two computers and soft seating. 

Children are collected daily from St Botolph’s Primary School and 

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drop-offs can be arranged for Mellis and Wortham primary 

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Botesdale Breakfast Club 

Need a more flexible day? Simply book your child with us. 

The Club is based at St Botolph’s School and is open from 7.45 am 

till 8.45 am Monday to Friday during term time for children 

between the ages of 3 and 11 years and can offer your child a 

nutritional breakfast. We are working in partnership with 

Botesdale After School Club to provide wrap around care for your 

children. Come and try us! See what we can offer you. 

For more information or to book please contact 

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PRE-SCHOOL 

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Readings for Parish Church Sunday Services 

Date 1st reading 2nd Reading 

1st July 2 Corinthians 8 : 7-end Mark 5 : 21-end 

8th July 2 Corinthians 12 : 2-10 Mark 6 : 1-13 

15th July Ephesians 1 : 3-14 Mark 6 : 14-29 

22nd July 2 Corinthians 5 : 14-17 John 20 : 1-2, 11-18 

29th July Ephesians 3 : 14-end John 6 : 1-21 

Rota Chapel of Ease Redgrave Rickinghall 

Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector 

1st July Mrs Moss Mrs Pask Mr Robinson All Saints All Tog Mrs Foster Mrs Bennett 

8th July Mr Walker Mrs McGrath Mrs Self Mrs Shepherd 

15th July Mrs Davies Mr Davies Mrs White Mrs Whitehead 

22nd July Mrs Lamb Mrs Purdom Mrs Sheehan Rector 

29th July United Service at the Methodist Chuch at 10.30 am 

Mrs Sheehan Mr Lamb 

Flowers 

1st July Mrs Moss Mrs Cavanagh Mrs Girling 

8th July Mrs Whiteside - Mrs Whiteside 

15th July Mrs Whiteside Mrs Whiteside 

22nd July Mrs Canning Mrs Button Mrs Rippingall 

29th July Mrs Canning - Mrs Rippingall 

Advertise here. Suggested donation of £2 per insert per 

month. Tel : 01379 890109 

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For Sale - (by Grandparents) 

V Tech Sing and Soothe Cot Mobile. Hardly used £25.00. 

Fisher-Price Precious Planet Playtime Bouncer 

Birth to 6mths (20lbs). Hardly Used £25.00. 

Redgrave - 01379 890974. 

Free to good home, an EYECOM 3000 Microfiche reader with 

dust cover and a box of fiches of London, Devon and the Isle of 

Man. 

Contact David or Jenny Chaplin 01379 898735. 

Police Officer in Court 

Q: Constable, when you stopped the defendant, were the 

blue lights flashing on your police car? 

A: Yes. 

Q: Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her 

vehicle? 

A: Yes, sir. 

Q: What did she say? 

A: What disco am I at? 

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. 

A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and 

Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. 

A small child replied: "They couldn't get a baby-sitter." 

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A baby and toddler group for 

parents and pre-school children 


Every Thursday 

9.30 to 11.30 am 

Come along and join us 

For information call 

Kelly on 07870 178752 

or email us at rabbats99@yahoo.co.uk 

www.onesuffolk.co.uk/ 

rickinghallandbotesdalebt 

Susan Whymark Funeral Service Ltd 

Independent & Family Run 

• Funerals arranged by trained, experienced staff, in a friendly 

environment or in the comfort of your own home 

• Free transport for visits to registrars, our Chapel and other 

related appointments 

• Bereavement support group – open to all in need 

24 hour telephone number: 01379 871168 

Office and Chapel of Rest located at: 

The Old Stables, Chestnut Farm, 

Langton Green, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7HL 

www.susanwhymark.co.uk 

e mail susan@susanwhymark.co.uk 

Susan Whymark Funeral Service is independent of any large 

corporation and truly owned and run by the Whymark Family 

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Parkview Chapel - 

July 

Sundays Weekly at 10.30 am All Age Worship 

Except 1st & 15th July 9.25 am Communion 

29th July 10.30 am United Service at the Methodist Church 

Tuesday 10th July 9 am to 12 noon ‘Coffee on the Corner’ 

Thursday 5th |July 2.00 pm Ladies Meeting. 

Saturday 21st July 10 am to 12 noon ‘Car Wash on the Corner’ 

Weekly home groups on Tuesday and Wednesday 

Sunday 7.00 pm PYP for school years 9 - 13 ) 

Mondays 7.00 pm Crosstrax for school years 6 - 8 )Some of these activities will not take 

Friday 6.00 pm Junior Friday Club for school years Reception - 6 )place during school holidays 

7.30 pm Senior Friday Club for school years 7 - 11 ) 

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. 

1st July 

Mr Russell Webber 

8th July Rev Brian Trudgian Holy Communion 

15th July 

22nd July 

29th July 

Rev Edna Buggey 

Rev Colin Hough 

United Service 

Bible Study 

Christian Forum 

Wives Group 

Monday 2nd and 16th July at 10.00 am 

No meeting 

Friday 6th July at Rickinghall Village Hall—Prize Bingo in aid of Quidenham Children’s Hospice 

Café Church – tackling the difficulties of life 

Autumn evening series planned—The Secret Garden – a fresh look at the Garden of Eden 

(i) Spadework 

(ii) The snake in the grass 

(iii) The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil 

(iv) The Tree of Life 

(v) The Cherubim 

A set of subjects rarely tackled. What are these mysterious things in the Garden? 

Time and dates in August/September magazine. 

10.30 am Every Sunday at Redgrave Activities Centre 

Contact Nyall Davies : 01379 897 067 

Sunday 27 th May 2012 

Being fairly new to the village it has been interesting to see how things differ from the familiar. It can be difficult at 

times and enlightening at others. No one can but have been delighted with the United Pentecost Service held in 

Botesdale Village Hall. A warm welcome was extended to everyone as they arrived and the Inter Church Choir was 

already on the stage dressed in their splendid new purple and blue clothes, a very professional look. 

The hall soon filled with bodies and expectation. The choir led by Stephen Jarrold was superb and obviously 

enjoyed singing together. Their singing and the poems, readings and anecdotes between songs enriched us. For 

people of different Christian denominations to share together beliefs and views was a wonderful experience and we 

thank them. We enjoyed the opportunity to join with them for some familiar songs and filled the hall with our 

voices. 

The service was followed by a tea provided by members of the congregation, needless to say a marvellous spread and the chance to chat to 

each other. A memorable event at which God was present with us in a very powerful and beautiful way. 

Philippa Rixon 

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All Saints 

Redgrave 

St. Botolph’s 

Botesdale 

St. Mary’s 


1st July ‘12 4th Sunday After Trinity 

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

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave All Saints Altogether 

An interactive service for people of all 

ages starting with coffee 

8th July ‘12 5th Sunday After Trinity 

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

10.30 St Mary’s, Rickinghall CW Communion 

with the children starting at 

The Rectory, Rickinghall for “Story 

Tellers” 

6.30pm Upper Church, Rickinghall Evening Prayer 

15th July ’12 6th Sunday After Trinity 

8:15 St Mary’s, Redgrave BCP Communion 

10:30 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall Worship Together 

Informal and interactive worship for 

people of all ages. 

22nd July ‘12 Mary Magdalene 

8:15 Upper Church, Rickinghall BCP Communion 

9.30 Messy Church in Botesdale 

Village Hall for “Bacon Butty 

Breakfast”, crafts, songs, stories 

and family fun. 

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave CW Communion 

29th July ’12 8th Sunday After Trinity 

8.15 St Mary’s, Rickinghall, BCP Communion 

10.30 Methodist Church, Botesdale, United Service 

5th August 9th Sunday After Trinity 

8.15 St Botolph’s, Botesdale, BCP Communion 

10.30 All Saints, Redgrave, All Together All Saints 

Also this month 

everyone 

All Saints 

Redgrave 

Tue. 3rd July. from 10.00am 

“Open House” at All Saints 

For coffee, cakes and chat 

Thurs. 12th July 7.15pm 

“Spearhead” A time of worship 

and prayer for revival here in this 

area. 

Wed. 4th July. 10.00am 

Albert Close Communion 

Thur. 19th July 9.45am 

Farnish House Communion 

These services are open to 

Sun. 8th July. 4.00-6.00pm 

Brainstorm 

A group for teenagers meeting 

at Botesdale Village Hall 

Thur. 26th July 7.30pm 

St Mary’s, Rickinghall 

A time of 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 ring 01379 890204 or 01379 890756 

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Parish Mag Master - St Mary's Church, Rickinghall Inferior, Suffolk

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