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Yoga. Booking essential on 01379 890955 

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Julie’s Aerobics 

Progressive Whist Drive 

Parkview Chapel 

Rickinghall Village Hall 


Botesdale Village Hall 


Activities Centre 

Wednesday 17th April 

10.00 am 

10.00 am 

7.30 pm 

7.30 pm 

Day Centre 

Redgrave Art Club 

Redgrave Neighbourhood Watch Meeting 

Wives Club 




Methodist Church 

Thursday 18th April 9.30 am RABBATS Rickinghall Village Hall 

Friday 19th April 

Saturday 20th April 

Sunday 21st April 

Monday 22nd April 

Tuesday 23rd April 

Wednesday 24th April 

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Friday 26th April 

Saturday 27th April 

Sunday 28th April 

Monday 29th April 

Tuesday 30th April 

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Whist Drive 

Dance Classes 

Church Open 

Village Litter Pick for Botesdale and Rickinghall 

Redgrave Footway Safety—clearing group 

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Needlecraft 

RBL Women’s Section. Tai Chi 

Slimming World 


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Day Centre 

Redgrave Art Club 

Forget-me-not-Club 

Heritage Circle 

RABBATS 

RBL Women’s Section Coffee Morning 

Redgrave Garden Club 


Rickinghall Ramblers. Tel : 01379 898243 Away Walk 

Prize Bingo 

Dance Classes 

Church Open 

Drawing and Painting Trees. Booking essential on 01473 890089 

St Botolphs Bowls Club Open Day 

Lamb & Alpaca Day, British Red Cross Botesdale Branch 

Jumble Sale 

Lamb & Alpaca Day, British Red Cross Botesdale Branch 

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Needlecraft 

Slimming World 

Parish of Botesdale Annual Parish Meeting 


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• Stoves supplied 

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

RICKINGHALL 

MODEL RAILWAY SHOW 

in conjunction with Diss & District 

Model Railway Society 

“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 

Tickets at £15 each available from 1st April 

from www.redgravechurch.co.uk 

or the Box Office : Margaret Hayward on 01379 898726 

Admission is by ticket only 

(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 

Charity Number1031063 

……….. 

Enquiries to Monty on 07747 846605 

RICKINGHALL 

Antique & Collectors Fair 

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 

10.00am - 4.00pm 


Entry: £1.00 

Pottery - Art Deco - Ceramics - Victoriana 

Gold & Silver - History & Local 

History Books - Jewellery - Glass 

Postcards & Cigarette Cards 

Light refreshments available all day 

Further details: Liz Draper. Telephone: 01359 251804 

Proceeds to St Mary’s Rickinghall Inferior Church Fabric Fund 

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust 

present their 

SPRING 

HISTORY WORKSHOP 2013 

Saturday 8th June 

10.30 am to 4.00 pm 

“THE DEAD BENEATH 

OUR FEET” 

(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. 

Admission : £15 (to include morning coffee and light lunch). 

Tickets available from June Shepherd on 01379 898450. Ordering 

by mail, please enclose a sae and send your order to Mill Meadow, 

Hinderclay Road, Redgrave, IP22 1SA. Cheques payable to 

Redgrave Church Heritage Trust. 

Rickinghall Area Hospice Fundraisers 

COFFEE WITH CAROL 

Thursday 9th May 

10.30 am—12.30 pm 

At Caradale, Mill Road South 

The Common, Rickinghall 

by kind permission of Richard & Carol Amps 

Admission £1.00 

Cake Stall ~ Book Stall ~ Bric-a-Brac 

Jumble ~ Plants ~ Phoenix Cards ~ 

Tombola ~ Raffle 

Raising funds in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care, Bury St Edmunds. 

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Jean Sheehan, 01379 890237 

Conjectural drawing by Mark Kenyon for Redgrave Reflections 

(Redgrave History Group 1993). 

Redgrave Hall, built by Nicholas Bacon, 1545—1554 

A Muniment Room containing over four and a half thousand 

documents was situated in the Palladian Redgrave Hall which was 

demolished in 1946. Most of these documents were sold beforehand 

at an auction sale in 1921 and the majority were bought by the 

University of Chicago. Amongst the papers was a large parchment 

bound book entitled ‘The Charges of Building Redgrave Hall’. 

These were the accounts of Nicholas Bacon for all his building 

expenses between 1545 and 1554. Fortunately, the Revd Edmund 

Farrer, historian and Rector of Hinderclay, had access to the 

documents before they were sold. Edmund was able to write a fairly 

detailed account of some of the expenses, helped by the fact that at 

this time part of the Tudor Hall remained standing, incorporated into 

the Georgian house. In the hall there was also an oil painting of the 

old Redgrave Hall, painted in the 1670s which helped to show the 

original design of the house, although it had two extra wings by the 

time of the painting. 

Nicholas Bacon acquired Redgrave Park in 1544 after the 

dissolution of the monasteries. The Abbott of Bury built a stone 

hunting lodge for his deer park on this site early in the Thirteenth 

Century, but it was in a ruinous condition by the time Nicholas 

Bacon bought it. Edmund Farrer thought that this old hall was 

slightly to the north of the new house and plans drawn up in the 

1930s show the remains of 13th century stonework either side of the 

back door of the Tudor kitchen. The account book mentions repairs 

to the east end of the old hall and Edmund thought that part of the 

old buildings were used temporarily by Nicholas when he came 

from London to view the building works. A chimney was taken 

down in the backhouse and the bricks were cleaned for re-use. 

Three years later men were paid five pence a day for four days work 

to take down the walls of the original house, and the following 

month Garlond and his son were paid for twelve days to continue the 

work. In the same month Garlond’s son took down twenty thousand 

tiles for which he was paid four pence the thousand, and this work 

continued. Stone was taken out of the old buildings and reused in 

the new house in addition to stone which Nicholas obtained from 

religious buildings, closed recently at the dissolution of the 

monasteries. The accounts included payments to send men to Bury 

todismantle the hospital there, which Nicholas had acquired for this 

purpose. He also paid for carriage of stone from religious houses at 

Thetford, Redlingfield and Ixworth. The painting shows an 

elaborate stone porch on the Tudor hall which was probably made 

from materials from demolished ecclesiastical buildings. Four local 

altar stones were used, probably for paving, and Bugg was paid 

eight pence each for carrying them from Wortham and Hinderclay 

churches to Redgrave and five pence each from Redgrave and 

Rickinghall churches on the 23rd March 1549. These would have 

been laid face downwards to hide the consecration crosses carved 

into them. Paving stones were bought in massive amounts from 

other places but it does not say if they were formerly altars, but they 

probably came from ecclesiastical buildings. One hundred and 

twenty six were bought from J Wythe, free mason, for thirteen 

shillings and four pence, which is equivalent to a mark. Forty seven 

were carried from Mountefrey to Norwich for twenty pence, then 

from Norwich to Redgrave for thirteen shillings and four pence per 

load. Williams was paid two shillings and ten pence for three days 

and two nights for taking his horse to Norwich. It must have been 

heavy work for horses dragging the cartloads of stone back to 

Redgrave. Fifty paving stones were bought at Norwich to pave the 

courtyard. He also bought paving stones from a gentlewoman who 

was selling stone but the book does not say who she was. Harry 

Carter was paid for carriage of twenty three hundredweight of stone 

from Norwich to Redgrave. A further eighty one stones came from 

Mountefrey. Two marbles are also recorded for carriage in addition 

to twenty great stones. 

The stone was used for doorways and windows but the remainder of 

the house was built of red brick. This brick may have come from the 

old brick kilns situated close to Jacobites, south of Redgrave Park, 

which are no longer there and probably moved to another site 

opposite New Waters at a later date. The brickmakers were known 

as brickburners and only one, named Person, was mentioned in the 

first year of the accounts. He was paid for 200,000 bricks at twenty 

two pence per thousand. Hubbard was paid in November for carting 

sixteen thousand bricks at four pence the thousand. One penny, after 

decimalisation is worth 2.4 old pennies. The brick making was 

carried on until 1553. Roofing tiles were bought from Lambe of 

Wicken and he was paid for six thousand tiles at three shillings and 

four pence the thousand. Reve was paid for carrying one thousand 

tiles from Wyckenkyll in Stanton at thirteen pence the load. The 

sand for the mortar came from the estate and the lime from Stanton. 

The lime was bought from Osborne of Rickinghall and carried to 

Redgrave where it was burnt with wood from the estate, but after 

1550 additional lime was also bought ready made from Edmund 

Tricker. 

To be continued next month. 

Edmund Farrer’s printed article : Suffolk Record office, Ipswich. 

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From Stanwell House to Linden House 

Stanwell House is a late 18th century building which was brick 

fronted in the early 19th century. Mrs Hall lived here for many 

years in the early 20th Century. She gave out Coronation Mugs to 

the children in 1910. The girls were sent to her from Rickinghall 

School for sewing lessons. 

Di Maywhort, tel : 01379 898785 

North View Cottages are four separate dwellings in one building 

which was built of clay lump, brick and flint in the 19th century. It 

is now a three storied building but it appears that it was originally 

two stories with an external staircase which is now in Number 4. 

This suggests that this end house was added later at the time the 

third story was added. Walter Rednall bought the whole building in 

1894. He was a builder and it is possible it was he who added the 

top floor and the end house. The top floor was once used by 

workers from the malting across the road which would explain the 

outside staircase. In 1933 Mr Francis, a tailor, purchased all four 

cottages and extensively renovated them, adding an extension to 

Number 4 to act as his workshop. Matilda Chenery was the tenant 

of Number 1 for many years. She lived there with her children, two 

of whom, Edward and Oliver, were killed in the First World War. 

The White Horse public house is an early 15th century house with 

an attached 18th century kitchen and brew house. It is possible that 

the business moved from the Market Place in Botesdale in the early 

19th century as there had been an inn of that name there for many 

years in the building now occupied by The Greyhound pub. There is 

a sales catalogue from 1840 which describes this premises as having 

a ‘large trade in wines, spirits and beer’. It had a spacious clubroom, 

a parlour, bar-parlour, large kitchen with cellars and stabling for 

nine horses. (1) 

The Old Bakery was possibly built in the 18th century although the 

earliest house record is for 1811. It was originally part of The White 

Horse and belonged to the Robinson family in the late 19th century. 

It was part of an estate which included the mill in Mill Lane, 

Rickinghall. The Matthews family were tenants here from 1907. 

They bought the house in 1927 and it was a bakery from this time. 

Mr Matthews died in 1954. Mrs Hunter remembers taking their 

Sunday lunch to be cooked at the baker. (2). During the war a 

British Blenheim bomber aeroplane crashed into the field opposite. 

As it flew over it knocked a chimney off the house. The pilot and 

navigator were killed but the wireless operator survived. There was 

strict security at the time so nothing appeared in the newspapers. 

There was once a cottage between The Old Bakery and Tipplers 

which was a shoemakers shop. This was demolished in 1954. 

Tipplers and Hall House Cottage are in one building which is an 

early 15th century house originally one house of five bays with a 

two bay open hall. When it was listed in 1988 the roof had smoke 

blackened rafters, which indicates that this was once an open hall 

house. In a hall house the hall was open to the roof with a central 

hearth. There was no chimney so the smoke would go straight to the 

roof blackening the rafters. A chimney stack and fireplace would 

have been added later. The deeds only go back to 1699. In 1710 the 

owners were John Ellis and Dinah his wife, but by 1753 and for the 

rest of the 18th and 19th centuries the house appears to have been 

divided into three dwellings. In the late 19th century a wheelwright 

had his business here. There was a cart house on the premises where 

carts were repaired. In the early 20th century the east end of Tipplers 

had a single storey extension to which an upper storey had been 

added. In 1990 a fire burnt much of the upper floors of both 

dwellings. 

Frank Shemming, Blacksmith, with son Bob. 

House was “The Cottage”, now “Shemmings” 

Harveys Close is on the site of Shepherd’s Bus Company. They had 

had a carriers business there from the 1890s. The business was 

taken over by Simonds Bus Company in 1935. The Shepherd family 

lived at what is now called Lavender Cottage which was also the 

post office run by Mrs Shepherd. There is a photograph from the 

early 20th century showing this house with advertisements for 

Castrol Oil and cars for hire. 

Tiger Cottage and Forge Close are two cottages forming an ‘L’ 

shape. Tiger Cottage dates from the late 16th century and is a lobby 

entrance house which fronts onto The Street. Forge Close is at the 

back forming a ‘L’ with Tiger cottage and was possibly built in the 

18th century. 

The Shemming family, Herbert and later his son Frank, were 

blacksmiths for many years from the 1890s until the 1930s. Their 

forge was in a building along The Street between Tiger Cottage and 

the house now called Shemmings, which is where the family lived. 

Herbert and Ellen’s eldest son, Robert came back from Canada to 

serve in the First World War. He died in 1918 and his name is on 

the War Memorial. To the left of the house are the remains of a 

Second World War pill box. 

Forge Cottage is an early 16th century timber framed house which 

had a chimney stack inserted in the 17th Century. There is a 

Phoenix Fire Insurance plaque on the front wall. 

Linden House was formerly called The Garden Plot. Although the 

deeds dated from 1742, which is probably when the present house 

was built, there appears to have been a house standing on the site 

earlier which may have been called Oakham. 

(1) Sales Catalogue in Diss Museum 

(2) Millennium Miscellany, page 97 

Working as an engineer in a hotel, I was asked to repair a 

television in a guest room. When I arrived, I found the 

couple watching a picture one-third the size of the screen. 

I knew our spare sets were all in use, so I thought What 

the heck! and struck the side of the TV with the heel of 

my hand. The picture immediately returned to full size. 

“Look, darling,” said the wife to her husband, “He must 

have gone to the same repair school as you.” 

W O 

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Interested in growing 

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BRITISH RED CROSS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 

LOAN 

From 31 st March the British Red Cross is changing the way it 

provides medical equipment loans through the Botesdale Centre. 

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. From the 1st April you 

should contact Lynda Miller (Service Manager Medical Equipment 

and Mobility) on 07595 279310 or email: lmiller@redcross.org.uk 

or contact Bury St Edmund Medical Store direct on 01284 727252. 

Ann Topham, Organiser, Botesdale Centre 

New Hardware Shop Open in Botesdale 

Hilltop Hardware and Pet Foods opened their doors for the 

first time on Saturday, 2 nd March. Carl and Tina Wilby offer 

an Aladdin’s Cave full of ironmongery, DIY, electrical, 

housewares, domestic pet foods and wild bird food. Hilltop 

offers gardening tools and seeds – including seed potatoes. 

Hilltop Hardware also stocks King Cole Premier wool. The 

shop has teamed up with Home Hardware. All our prices are 

‘price checked’ so they are competitive with the market and 

offer great value. We will be sending out special offer 

leaflets soon – so look out for them through your door. 

Situated in The Street, Botesdale, the shop is open Monday – 

Friday 9 – 4pm, Saturdays 9 - 1pm. You can contact the shop 

on 01379 898139. A warm welcome awaits you, please pop 

in and say hello! 

The only trouble with retirement is you never get a day 

off! 

Fancy trying a sport that gives you some exercise, gets 

you out in the fresh air, can be as competitive as you 

want, and gives the opportunity to make new friends? 

Then why not come along to our Open Day and try your 

hand at bowls. No special gear needed (shoes and woods 

will be provided) and there will be a barbeque and drinks 

available. 

Our Club will be open to all on Saturday 27th April from 

10 am until 2.00 pm, so come along and have a go, you 

may enjoy it! 

Julia Maycock, tel : 01379 890275 

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I can also edit out the commercial breaks, to make a 

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I can transfer British VHS tapes to DVD, and Compact 

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Slide Conversion: 

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your requirements. 

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Rickinghall Farmers 

Market 

The winner of the prize draw for 

a food hamper at the March 

Farmers Market was Mrs Dare of 

Pakenham, who is a regular visitor. Many congratulations to Mrs 

Dare. 

Rickinghall Village Hall Management Committee 

Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, 

it will avoid you . 

Winston Churchill 

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

Without the Bible Jesus never said, “Love your enemies”, nor 

“Father forgive them”. Without the Bible there would be no cross, 

no sacrifice for sins and we wouldn’t know that he told a convicted 

thief, “Today you will be in paradise with me”. There would be no 

paradise or heaven, no God, no judgement and no hope beyond this 

world. There would be nothing apart from the contradicting ideas 

of people. It is very important to know whether the Bible is truth. 

A lot of effort is made to ensure that our scientific discoveries are 

true. You may have heard it said when it came to the discovery of 

the Higgs Boson that it had been demonstrated to a certainty of five 

sigma. Put crudely that means that if they did a three and a half 

million experiments to show it exists they were only allowed one 

failure. They now say that the probability of a Higgs like particle 

existing of better than 99.99997%. That’s pretty good. 

There is no reason why we shouldn’t apply the same criterion to 

establishing the truth of the Bible. The Old Testament came along 

before Jesus was around. We know that from the age of the Dead 

Sea Scrolls and other sources of information. We know that it made 

some predictions about him. It tells us where he was to be born. 

That is something pretty tricky to arrange beforehand. How many 

places are there where he could have been born? It’s anyone’s 

guess but we can be sure that there were more than 1,000 places. In 

those days few people moved from where they were born so it is 

quite surprising to find that Isaiah predicted that his main work 

would be in Galilee. Israel was divided into four Tetrarchs so there 

is now a probability of less than one in 4000 probability of getting 

by chance. How many ways to die are there when you consider that 

the Bible tells us that he would have his hands and feet pierced. 

You could die of old age, by the sword, a spear or you could even 

have a tent peg driven into your temple by a woman while you slept 

as did Sisera the commander of the army of Canaan. We wouldn’t 

take long to think of ten ways to die. What about the prediction that 

the Roman soldiers would share out Jesus' garments and also played 

dice over his tunic because it was woven in one piece. Would you 

give yourself a better than one in ten chance of getting each of those 

two pieces of information right? I doubt if you’d give yourself a 

chance of one in a hundred, but we’ll call it one in ten because 

we’ve already got to one in four million if you multiply those 

probabilities up. Some simple sums on extremely conservative 

guesses give the five sigma needed for scientific proof and we 

haven’t by any means exhausted the predictions about Jesus. 

As well as that the Bible is the most thoroughly researched book 

that there has ever been. Huge amounts of work have been put into 

ensuring that we have the text right. It seems that we have to take 

the fact that the Bible talks of judgement and salvation more 

seriously than the scientists take the Higgs Boson. 

Cafe Church—thinking out Christianity 

Sundays at 10.30 am 

at Redgrave Activities Centre 

Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067 

To prove his live for her, he climbed the highest mountain, 

swam the deepest river and crossed the widest desert. 

She left him. He was never at home. 

G C 

Bill Cordeaux Tel: 898286 

Just when we hear again Thrushes, Blackbirds, Chaffinch and 

Hedge Sparrow bursting into song, down comes the rain, then the 

snow, then days of frost! Picture our migratory birds slowly coming 

north, the warblers from the Mediterranean or even south of the 

Sahara, the Cuckoo from sub-Sahara tropical forests (you can even 

watch them on the internet), and further afield swallows, martins 

followed by swifts and terns. Does the message get through to them 

as well fed, they start this long passage to the north, do the advance 

parties say “hold on”, they are having a week of winter weather 

“up north”? I write this in early March, just when our snowdrops 

and winter aconites are fading and primroses are tentatively poking 

their heads out from ditch banks. Why come north to breed? It 

must be the food here, and the birds are desperate to get the best 

food for themselves and offspring at breeding time. Presumably it 

is not available in their winter quarters. 

However, I have met swallows on the Nile which stay throughout 

the year and warblers in the Canary Islands which do not migrate. 

Do they tell (or care to mock) the northward bound travellers and 

say “try staying in one place for a change”. Soon the first 

Chiffchaff will sing its melancholic song from bare boughs. This 

really does lift the human heart to dare think that spring can come. 

Then follow other warblers. After that, the twittering of swallows 

(how refreshing it is to hear their song early in April—you hear it, 

think it is something familiar, the memory has forgotten, and there 

they are on the telegraph wires). Later the Cuckoo. Turtle Doves 

only if you are very fortunate, and lastly, the Spotted Flycatcher and 

perhaps the Nightjar. 

This is the time of year when nature appears to make a start with 

young buds bursting. I have already seen Hawthorn leaves out and 

crocus. There are lots of bluebell leaves only, the flowers come 

later. Then nature hesitates, perhaps a false start, here in East 

Anglia we always persist with northerly and east winds. Will spring 

ever come? 

However, there are other movements. Those of birds actually going 

northwards from us like the Field Fares and Redwings and even the 

Waxwings, again a great joy to us this winter. There are now 

records of large flocks in Lowestoft (60 on 3rd March), ready for 

the great surge north and back to a colder climate before their (to 

them) warmer summer. 

Although I write in a somewhat pessimistic manner, I know soon 

that Redgrave Fen (apparently barren in winter) will be full of 

singing warblers. Soon the Swallow families will be with us and 

the year will move on. To prove it our clocks go forward—Spring 

on! 

In our garden we have heard the Song Thrush and Blackbird, the 

Chaffinch and Hedge Sparrows singing and our feeders welcome 

Blue and Great Tits. 

I have now discovered the benefit of using the telescope. No 

longer is a bird “a little brown job at the top of the tree”, it is a 

Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch or a Linnet. In the far distant tall 

willows those birds are not “just Wood Pigeons”. They are Field 

Fares and Redwings. And there is a Kestrel preening itself on a 

distant tree. 

Bird watching does not necessarily entail long walks. Bring the 

birds closer with a telescope. Duck on Redgrave Lake are Mallard, 

Gadwell, Tufted and Pochard. There are many Coot and the 

occasional Great Crested Grebe. There are plenty of gulls—the 

Blackheaded Gulls are getting their dark brown heads back again. I 

thought one of them might have been a Mediterranean Gull. It has a 

jet black head but the bill and legs are both red. No luck this time! 

This was confirmed by my newly found telescope. 

Incidentally, another garden in Hinderclay had a Brambling. 

Probably popped next door for a different feeding time. 

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

Botesdale Methodist Church in Fen Lane, Rickinghall, 

is planning another Flower Festival which, it is hoped, 

will be as successful as that held two years ago. 

The dates are : Friday 31st May from 2 to 5 pm 

Saturday 1st June from 10 am to 5 pm 

Sunday 2nd June from 2.30 to 4 pm 

Refreshments will be available and the event will be 

brought to a close with a celebratory Songs of Praise. 

Everyone welcome. Entry is free but donations for the 

work of the church will be welcome. 

If you would like to take part, sponsor an arrangement 

in memory of a loved one or contribute in any way, 

please contact Sue Goodwin on 01379 890539. 

Rickinghall and Botesdale 

Babies and Toddlers 

Nearly New Sale 

Saturday 18th May 

10.30 am to 12.30 pm 


*No entry fee* 

Refreshments and Cake Stall 

You provide the items and we sell them for you! Clothes, toys 

and equipment for bumps, babies and children up to 10 years 

old. 

For a sellers pack please contact 

Tanya Pratt on 01379 890820 

Or rabbats99@yahoo.co.uk 

http://rabbats.onesuffolk.net 

Www.facebook.com/groups/rabbats 

Zoe Edwards 

Animal Welfare Officer 

Will be giving a presentation on her amazing 

work on Saturday 25th May at 7.30 pm 

at All Saints Parish Church, Redgrave 

Doors open 7.00 pm. 

Tickets at £6 each (which includes light refreshments) 

are available from 

Redgrave Community Shop, Botesdale Post Office and 

Rickinghall Newsagents 

or direct from Sheila Purdom on 01379 890297. 

Any donations should be 

made to Mayhew Animal 

Home 

Event in aid of 

Benefice funds 

Advertise here. Suggested donation of £2 per insert per 

month. Tel : 01379 890109 

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math 

multiplication on the floor? 

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. 

Rickinghall Inferior Church Fabric Fund 

Quiz Night in February 

We omitted to thank The Bell Inn in 

Rickinghall who kindly provided glasses for 

the event. This was much appreciated. 

And further good news. We have had a further donation to 

the Quiz Evening which now brings the total up to £386. 

Jean Sheehan 

With my love and God’s Blessing 

Ivan Youngman—A message of thanks 

I take this opportunity to send all my dear 

friends of the Churches of Rickinghall, 

Botesdale and Redgrave a sincere “Thank 

You” for your kindness and support during 

this sad time of Ivan’s death. It is knowing 

I have that support which has been a 

comfort to me, Richard and Susan. Also, 

thank you for the lovely cards and letters. 

Special thanks to Chris, our Rector, who 

has been a tower of strength to me, not 

forgetting Barbara, Rachel and Anna. I 

thank God for all he did for Ivan over the 

years regarding his health, and also 

knowing God is with me at all times. Once 

again, many thanks to you all. 

Joyce Youngman 

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Redgrave Neighbourhood Watch Group 

A meeting for all members of Redgrave Neighbourhood Watch, and 

anyone interested, has been arranged for Wednesday 17th April 

starting at 7.30 pm in the Activities Centre. Our Police Safer 

Neighbourhood Team has been invited to send a member to give an 

update on police matters and, as ever, light refreshments will be 

provide. All welcome. 

John Robinson, Co-ordinator. Tel : 01379 890683 

Shed/garage security 

The most recent crimes in the Mid Suffolk Area relate to shed breakins 

and burglary of garages and outbuildings. These crimes are 

often committed by opportunists who will look for insecure 

properties or valuable items that have been left on display. 

Whilst you may not consider the items in your shed or garage to be 

of great value, please remember that most sheds and garages contain 

tools and other items that could be used to break into your house or 

that of your neighbours. 

The following steps will help to ensure that your shed and garage 

stay secure: 

• Fit good locks to all doors. Padlocks should be at least 6cm/2.5 

ins wide, hardened steel, have at least 5 pins and be closed 

shackle. Pedestrian access doors should have 5 lever mortice 

locks. 

• Fittings should be bolted through the door and reinforced at the 

back with a steel plate or washer; hasps should have concealed 

screws. 

• Use the locks at all times, even if you are at home. 

• Cover the windows. Either cover them with mesh or metal bars 

or least obscure the view with newspaper or an old curtain. 

• Make sure that the shed is in good condition. Weaknesses such 

as rotten wood or holes in the doors or windows will be an easy 

access point for a burglar, even if there are good locks on the 

doors. 

• Fit additional locks to garage doors. Garages with pedestrian 

access doors as well as up and over doors can be further 

secured by adding padlocks to the front of the runners when the 

door is shut to prevent the door being opened. 

• Consider fitting an alarm or investigating if your house alarm 

can be extended to cover the sheds/garage. 

• Secure items within the shed. Lock items 

to each other with a quality lock or secure 

them to a fixed point in the floor. 

• Security mark property and register it. 

• Use dusk to dawn security lights around the 

shed/garage. 

• Make sure that the boundary fence is in 

good order, at least six foot high and 

check that gates are locked. 

This time last year we also saw a rise in thefts of garden ornaments 

and garden furniture. Do remain vigilant and keep an eye out for 

suspicious vehicles. It is also worth taking photographs of valuable 

items and keeping an inventory of these items as this can help police 

to identify stolen goods. 

If you see or hear anything suspicious, call police on 101 or 999 in 

an emergency. 

For further information please contact your local crime reduction 

officer on 101. 

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PCSO Nic Kegge 

A ‘Goodbye’ 

PCSO Nic Kegge will be moving to pastures new from the Mid 

Suffolk North Safer Neighbourhood Team as he will be joining the 

Suffolk Constabulary as a PC. Nic has been our PCSO over the last 

six years and is sent every good wish for the future. The Safer 

Neighbourhood Team can be contacted by phoning 101 or emailing 

on midsuffnorth.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk 

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. 

“In Your Garden” 

with Ian Shilling of Tripp Batt Country Store of Stanton 

After a challenging March, April is always an exciting time of year for gardeners as everything explodes into growth, and the days get 

warmer and longer. It is safe now to reduce your mowing height of cut to the height you wish to keep for the rest of the season. It is 

also a good idea to give your lawn a boost now, and you can buy combined treatments which feed the grass as well as kill the weeds 

and moss. If your lawn suffers from moss other than at winter time, then consider aerating the lawn. Moss growth is a sign of poor 

drainage or too much shade. For small areas you can use a normal garden fork, prodded in every six inches or so. There are purpose 

made aerators also available. After aerating, rake in sharp sand which will filter into the holes and aid drainage. 

Unfortunately, the weeds also start to grown now, so think of labour-saving ways to deter these. Weed control fabric can be used over 

the surface of the soil and then covered with a natural material such as wood chips or decorative stones. 

There are many varieties of vegetables which can be sown this month. Try to warm and dry the sowing area first using cloches or 

polythene, and keep these in-situ to give the seedlings some early protection. Think of the varieties that you know your family will 

enjoy and why not try something different such as white radishes or purple carrots as well? Salad crops can safely be sown at the end 

of the month, and these should be done in small doses but every two or three weeks to ensure a continuous harvest through the summer. 

Rocket, radish and baby leaf salads can all be dealt with in this manner, but leave a distance between the rows which will allow you to 

hoe down the annual weeds, in other words a bit wider than the width of your hoe. 

Happy Gardening 

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Readings for Parish Church Sunday Services 

Date 1st reading 2nd Reading 

7th April Acts 5 : 27-32 John 20 : 19-end 

14th April Acts 9 : 1-6 John 21 : 1-19 

21st April Acts 9 : 36-end John 10 : 22-30 

28th April Acts 11 : 1-18 John 13 : 31-35 

Rota Chapel of Ease Redgrave Rickinghall 

Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector Sidesman Lector 

7th April Mrs Moss Miss Young Mrs Wilson All Saints All Mrs Foster Mrs Bennett 

Together 

14th April Mrs Wright Mr Stokes Mrs White Mrs Shepherd 

21st April Mrs Culley Mrs Purdom Mrs Self Mrs Whitehead 

28th April Mrs Walker Mr Walker Mrs Sheehan Rector 

Flowers 

7th April 

Mrs Canning 

14th April Mrs Canning Mrs Draper 

21st April Mrs Cordeaux Mrs Draper 

28th April Mrs Cordeaux Mrs Sheehan 

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 

When you think about it, God has to be the best inventor 

of all time. 

He took a rib from Adam and made a loudspeaker. 

The Shredder 

A young engineer was leaving the 

office at 5.45 pm when he found the 

CEO standing in front of a shredder 

with a piece of paper in his hand. 

‘Listen,’ said the CEO, ‘this is a very 

sensitive and important document, 

and my secretary is not here. Can 

you make this thing work?’ 

‘Certainly,’ said the young engineer. He turned on the 

machine, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button. 

‘Excellent, excellent!’ said the CEO as his paper 

disappeared inside the machine, ‘I just need one copy.’ 

Lesson : Never, never ever assume that your boss knows 

what he’s doing. 

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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PET MICRO-CHIPPING 

For dogs, cats, rabbits and 

ferrets 

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Microchip Implanter 

One single payment. 

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 

www.kingsfarmkennels.co.uk 

PAW PRINTS 

ANIMAL GROOMERS AND PET SUPPLIES 

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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 

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Dog Boarding, Dog Walking and Home visits - 

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Someone you can trust when you are not there 

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I 

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The 

Parkview Chapel—April 

Sundays Weekly at 10.30 am All Age Worship 

Except 7th & 21st 9.25 am Breaking of Bread 

Tuesday 16th April 9 am to 12 noon ‘Coffee on the Corner’ 

Thursday 18th April 2.00 pm Ladies Meeting 

Saturday 20th April 8.30 am Men’s Breakfast 

Thursday 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. 

7th April Rev Brian Trudgian Holy Communion 

14th April 

21st April 

Also 

28th April 

Rev Heather Sorrell 

Mr Steve Aspinall 

Sectional Service at Diss Methodist Church at 4 pm 

Mrs Margaret Gibson 

Bible Study 

Christian Forum 

Wives Group 

Monday 8th and 22nd April at 10 am 

Tuesday 2nd April at 7.30 pm. Bargain Hunt - Brian Trudgian 

Wednesday 17th April at 7.30 pm. Bring & Buy Stall 

Café Church – thinking out Christianity 

Check with Nyall for the Wednesday evening series on ...... 

The Nature of God—understanding the Trinity 

Cafe Church—Sundays at 10.30 am 

at Redgrave Activities Centre 

Contact Nyall Davies, tel : 01379 897067 

A testimony - With heavy snow on the ground, iced up side roads, and disruption at some airports, I have to admit that I was worried about 

my booked flight (last January) to see my family in France. However, I asked several people at church to pray for my travel arrangements – 

and I stopped worrying. By the time I came to travel the roads were clear, there were no delays in getting to the airport, my flight was on time, 

and no problems the other end. Three weeks later, still in February, there were no weather problems and I flew safely home. I thank God for 

his provision for my safe travel. 

Janie Whitehead 

From the Registers— Rickinghall 

Thanksgiving 

12th March 2013 

Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Penny Reid, died 26 February 2013 aged 57 years 

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All Saints 

Redgrave 

St. Botolph’s 

Botesdale 

St. Mary’s 


7th April ’13 2nd Sunday of Easter 

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 

14th April ‘13 3rd Sunday of Easter 

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

10:30 St. Mary’s, Rickinghall CW Communion 

Please note that due to school holidays 

there will be no “Story Tellers” today 

6.30pm St. Mary’s, Rickinghall 

Evening Prayer 

21st April ’13 4th 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. 

28th April ’13 5th Sunday of Easter 

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

10.30 Messy Church 

Botesdale Village Hall starting with 

“Coffee & Cake” & followed by 

crafts, songs, stories and family fun. 

10:30 All Saints, Redgrave CW Communion 

5th May ’13 6th Sunday of Easter 

8.15 St. Botolph’s, Botesdale BCP Communion 

10.30 All Saints, Redgrave All Together All Saints 

6.30pm St Mary’s, Rickinghall Evening Prayer 

Also this month: 

Wed. 3rd April. 10.00am 

Albert Close Communion 

Thur. 18th April. 9.45am 

Farnish House Communion 

These services are open to 

everyone 

Thur. 25th April. 7.30pm 

The Rectory, 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; Revd Chris Norburn 01379 898685 

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