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The StileCommunity NewsletterFor Barrow, Denham, Risby,Great and Little SaxhamMarch 2005A. E. Housman."Loveliest of Trees"LOVELIEST of trees, the cherry nowIs hung with bloom along the bough,And stands about the woodland rideWearing white for Eastertide.Now, of my threescore years and ten,Twenty will not come again,And take from seventy springs a score,It only leaves me fifty more.And since to look at things in bloomFifty springs are little room,About the woodlands I will goTo see the cherry hung with snow.

independent lady, single minded and knew her own mind. Her family, a veryextended one, was very special to her and she will be missed and rememberedby many.The following day, 8 th February, the funeral of Mrs S. Jerrold of High Trees,The Green, Risby took place at Barningham followed by cremation.To both families and all friends and neighbours we offer our condolences.May they all rest in peace and may light perpetual shine on them.All Saints’ Barrow - Church Duties for March 20056 th Family Service for Mothering Sunday Sidesman: Mrs Dee Pidgeon,Reader(s) To be advised; 13 th Morning Prayer Sidesman: Mr Roy Banks,Readers; Mrs Sylvia Morley/ Mrs Peter Morley; 20 th Holy CommunionSidesman: Mr Bob Vinten, Readers: Mrs Carole Andrews/Mrs ChristineGrimsdell, Intercessions: Mrs Dee Pidgeon, Elements; Mrs Christine Wells/Mrs Sylvia Morley; 24 th Holy Communion for Maundy ThursdaySidesman: Mr Christopher Tarr, Readers: Mr Terry Raine/ Mrs Pam Cant,Intercessions: To be advised, Elements: Mr & Mrs Brian Wells; 27 th HolyCommunion for Easter Day Sidesman: Mrs Christine Wells, Readers MrsHelen Wilcock/ Mrs June Rawlings, Intercessions: To be advised, Elements:Mrs Margaret Cant/ Mrs Cathy Snell; Sunday, 3 rd April Sidesman: Miss DollyPeason/ Mr Terry Raine, Readers: Mrs Rachel Wilson/ Mr Christopher Tarr,Elements: Mr & Mrs Peter Grimsdell. If you are unable to fulfil your duties,advise Churchwarden, Cathy Snell/Brian Wells, and find a substitute.The Greens of Barrow – our legacy for the futureThe Greens in Barrow are a vital part of the village environment and avaluable asset for our community. Many people in the village say that theGreens are a particularly attractive feature. In recent months the ParishCouncil has been receiving complaints about damage being caused by vehiclesbeing driven over or parked on these areas. The Parish Council has a duty toensure that the Greens are maintained in good order and preserved for thefuture. The Greens are covered by a By-law that makes it an offence to park ordrive or over the Greens, or access roads. It is also an offence under StatuteLaw to cause damage to any Parish Green. The Parish Council would ask forthe co-operation of everyone with vehicles to either park on their own propertyor on the village car park. At the February meeting, the Council passed thefollowing resolution: - “The Parish Council will take any action needed toensure that the Greens are maintained in good order and preserved for thefuture”. If you wish to approach the Council on this matter, please contact SueHoulder, Parish Clerk, Barrow cum Denham Parish Council.Please help us to look after our Village Greens.Autumn Close

Services for March 2005, Holy Communion Tuesday 1 st March at 10.00am,Evensong Wednesday 23 rd March at 6.30pm“Over Sixties Club”A few empty seats are available for a Mystery Outing on Thursday, 3 rd March.Also on Thursday, 31 st March a trip to the Norfolk Rural Life Museum,Dereham. Details please telephone 01284 850093.Barrow “300 Club” Draw ResultsThe 300 club” draw took place before the January PCC meeting at theRectory. The winners were - 1 st , No 138 Mr Johnny Cant £500. 2 nd, No 25Mrs Peggy Smith £75. Joint 3 rd, No 48 Mrs Christine Wells £25, No 47 MrsJanet Broughton £25and No 15 Mrs Betty Harrod £25. Congratulations to allthe winners.Risby WIMr Pip Wright gave a very enlightening talk on the entries he has found in oldParish Chests and Registers in Suffolk over the past centuries. The surprisesthey reveal about people of Suffolk is remarkable. On 13th April Sue Weeksis holding a coffee morning at her home in Woodland Close. This invitation isalso to non-members who will be most welcome to join us for a coffee andchat. We have a busy year ahead, three members are going to the WI Collegein Oxfordshire in March, and in May a visit to Paris and Monet's garden, wheneight members will cross the channel. Our next meeting on 19th March is AnIntroduction to Antiques with David Holmes. Why not come as a visitor -more details from Ruth Lee 811528.Barrow and District Horticultural SocietyAt the end of the AGM in February the Secretary told us of the meetingsarranged for the 2005 season. It all sounds very interesting, starting with atalk by Carol Holmes on Friday the 18 th March when she will tell us about”The Plantation garden”, an interesting garden in Norwich. In April there is atalk on the Brecklands and its forests, flora and fauna; in May on “Gardeningon Clay”. Later in the year there are talks on Paugers plants - the beginningsand development of a local nursery, on bulbs, and we hope, on a visit one ofour members is making to New Zealand, a country with splendid scenery an avery rich flora. In addition there are the summer and autumn flower shows.Visitors and new members are always welcome at our meetings; thesubscriptions is just £5 per annum. Further details are available from theSecretary, Marie Winder (01284 810378).Risby Village Hall NewsDuring February half term we had the first Children’s Holiday Club run byMichelle Curran of Bury Leisure Centre. Two more are planned for the EasterHolidays. I am sure that Risby School or Michelle (Tel: 01284 753496) willbe able to let any interested parents have more details. After the Easter

Holidays an After School Club will start from 3.30 to 4.30 every Monday. Agroup of parents are interested in starting a Junior Football Club and we arecurrently seeking advice on any work needed to the football pitch area of theRecreation Ground to make it suitable – but hopefully before too long this alsowill be up and running. Risby Pre-School are hosting a Chocoholics Party inthe Small Hall on Tuesday 1 March – so please go along to get those Easterpresents. January’s Bingo session was well attended? Why not come and joinus on the last Friday of each month – so book a date for 25 March at 7.30pm.Tea and coffee are provided free, but do bring your own “other drinks” andnibbles if you wish and join in the friendly atmosphere. The next IndoorCarboot Sale will be on Sunday 20 March. All proceeds go to the VillageHall. Thanks to Jill this usually raises about £300 towards the Village Hall.If you would like to book your table for the next sale please phone Jill Gray on811324. Rick Rawlings .Risby Gift Horse Appeal News40 new chairs have now been ordered from the money raised by the SponsoredWalk. These should be delivered on 4 March. Thanks again to all who helpedraise this. The winners of the January “50 Club” Draw were Joan Boyle,Welham Lane (1 st prize £75) and Shirley Wallis, Woodland Close (2 nd prize£25). At the time of writing this there are still a few tickets let for the 40sNight Dance, on 5 March. Dancing to Galaxy Big Band. Contact RodneyBrook on 811250 or Bridget Rawlings on 810660 for tickets. Wanted! TheGift Horse Appeal needs new members to join the group. If you have ideasfor Fundraising Activities or want to help organise events please let us know.We meet on an irregular basis to organise activities to raise money for projectsto improve our Village Hall. The money we raise also helps us to apply forgrants from other bodies. For example the Gift Horse Appeal has just beenable to provide £1,600 which has enabled us to obtain a grant of £14,000 torefurbish the Small Hall with new windows (where not already replaced),heating, flooring, ceiling and redecoration inside and repair and redecorationoutside. It is hoped this work will be completed by the end of the summer.Contact: Rodney Brook (811250), Roger Shuttler (810226), Diane & AlanBird (760260), Bridget Rawlings (810660).Neighbourhood Watch NewsAdvanced notice for the Bury Rural Neighbourhood Watch Conference –2005, which is to be held in the Horringer Community Centre on Monday the21 st of March at 7.30pm. All coordinators and members of Bury Rural Watchschemes are cordially invited.Bogus Callers Beware! There have been a number of burglaries in the areawhere the victim has been elderly or vulnerable. All manner of deceptionshave been used to gain entry to the house and distract the occupant whilst theoffender steals the property. People should always ask for identification and, ifthe caller is acting suspiciously, then shut the door and call the Police.

If in Doubt – Keep Them Out.During January in Risby four incidents to report. A man was arrested at6.45pm on the 3 rd of January in a house on South Street after an alarm hadbeen activated. A set of golf clubs were taken from a garage off South Streetbetween 11.45am and 3pm on the 5 th of January. The fence round the cricketfield was damaged between the 8 th and 10 th of January. Overnight on the 20 thto 21 st of January 500 litres of diesel was siphoned from a lorry in a park offNewmarket Road after the fuel cap had been prised off. Another vehicle alsohad its fuel cap damaged. Barrow. A lawn mower was taken from a shed offChurch Road between the 21 st of December and January the 8 th . LittleSaxham. Two wheels were taken off some agricultural machinery in a field offHoney Hill between the 18 th and 25 th of January.A Shock First for Illegal Hare Coursers. For the first time in this sector twovehicles that were being used in connection with illegal hare coursing wereseized under Section 19 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. In theirefforts to reduce this sort of crime the police will continue to seize anyvehicles they find involved in illegal hare coursing and apply for destructionorders at court. It is also possible for the driver of such a vehicle to bedisqualified from driving as a result of this sort of offence. This success hascome about as a direst result of timely information being provided bymembers of the general public. Much can be achieved by this sort ofcooperation to keep our Suffolk the safest county in England. Every little bitof information, passed to the police quickly, will help to keep it that way.I have been asked by one of my Risby Street Co-ordinator’s to bring to yourattention this telephone number. To contact your CPO, Call 01284 774100and Ask for the Officer’s Airwave Voicemail. In an Emergency always call999.Nigel Abrey Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator 01284 811138Barrow and District Local History SocietyIn February Mr Vernon Place reminisced about his schooldays and life as itwas before and during the Second World War, hence the title “Fings ain’t wotthey used to be”.Risby & District Garden ClubOur recent annual supper at Ravenwood Hall Hotel. was a great success.Lovely food and much fun was had with John Carter’s own brand of Bingo!Our next meeting will be on Thursday March 24 th when the speaker will beAndrew Tokeley from Thompson & Morgan. His title is Something Old,Something New and refers to the breeding of new plants, together withpreserving old varieties. Andrew also has a slot on Radio Suffolk’s gardeningprogramme on Saturday mornings. Our meetings are open to everyone not justmembers and we meet at the Village Hall at 7.30pm.

Easter Egg HuntSunday 20th March from 10am. Under 5's egg hunt on the playing field andover 5's treasure hut around the village. Every entrant receives a prize. Forfurther information please see local posters.Line Dancing for beginners starts on Thursday 24th March at Barrow VillageHall from 7.30pm. Dancing to all types of music. For further informationplease contact Peter or Ursula on 01284 810279.Risby - Stile subscriptions Can you please give the person who delivers yourStile the £1.50 annual subscription for Jan - Dec 2005.An Evening of ElgarThe Bury Bach Choir and Orchestra will perform an evening of music by SirEdward Elgar at St. Edmunds Cathedral on Saturday 19 March, conducted byPhilip Reed. The concert starts at 7.30 p.m. and will finish around 9.20 p.m,comprises Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, followed by six songs that compriseElgar’s Scenes from a Bavarian Highlands. The major work is The Musicmakers. The soloist is mezzo-soprano Louise Mott. For tickets, costing £7(side aisle) or £10 or £14 (reserved centre aisle), please ring Theatre RoyalBox office on 01284 769505.Risby Junior Church has special meetings on March 20 th Palm Sunday 4pmat Risby Church with Father Peter and donkey! and on Good Friday March25 th at 10.30am at Risby Church to make the Easter Garden and have an EasterEgg Hunt. Next term then starts on April 14 th . Diana Abrey 810590Saturday 26 th March - St. Giles, Come along and help decorate the Church forEaster and give it a good clean up. From 10am onwards. Many hands makelight work.Risby Parish Council have allotments available which can be rent free for thefirst year. Please contact Jill Lawrence, Parish Clerk, on 811309 for furtherdetails.Broadband Internet - confused, concerned - need help?Suffolk Online is a community focused internet service provider managed bySuffolk ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England), a registeredcharity with over 60 years service to rural communities on a not-for-profitbasis for the benefit of all in Suffolk. Now that BT will be enabling your localtelephone exchange on 08/12/2005 you may want to consider fast BroadbandInternet access but are daunted by the array of different suppliers or areconcerned about the risks associated with using the internet - viruses etc.Suffolk Online customers get the benefits of local support and advice from ourhelpful staff based in Suffolk but also the reliability and performance ofNildram who are widely regarded as one of the top three providers in the

country. Any profits from the service are re-invested in local communityprojects. Suffolk Online offers a choice of competitively priced Broadbandand Dial-up packages and in many instances there is no need to change yourexisting email address. Our Anytime dial-up packages start at £8.75 per monthwhilst our Broadband packages start at £22.75 per month. You can find outmore at www.isp.suffolkonline.net or by calling the helpdesk on 01473-242505.Do you want advice and information about your disability? WSDRC can helpyou. The West Suffolk Disability Resource Centre (DRC) is a partnershipbetween voluntary and statutory organisations. The centre is independent toensure that disabled people receive free, impartial advice and easy access tokey disability services. Disabled people, carers, family members and careprofessionals are welcome to use the centre. To contact the DRC, make anappointment or information about the services offered please contact: TheWest Disability Resource Centre, Papworth House, 4, Bunting Road, Bury StEdmunds Suffolk IP32 7BX Telephone 01284-748888, Fax 01284-748889,email WSDRC@papworth.org.uk, web www.papworth.org.uk/wsdrcBARROW DIARY - March 2005Tue 1 stTue 1 stThu 3 rdSat 5 thSun 6 th7.00pm Barrow Benefice Lent Talk No 3 in Barrow Village Hall7.30pm Barrow & District Women’s Institute meet in Barrow VillageHall. This month’s speaker is Mr Peter Rose talking about the workof the Stroke Association. The competition is your hyacinth in a pot ..Remember members, we gave you the bulb last November and wewant to see the end result!7.30pmThe Fellowship Group meets at Bev and Tom Hunt’s home,15 Papeley Meadow. “A trip to the Eternal City” speaker The Rev’dMalcolm Cherry.2.20pmThe Barrow and District RAL Women section holds itsannual “Spring Sale” in Barrow Village Hall. Items may be left at theHall on Saturday morning between 10.30am - 12noon, but please Nofurniture.12.30pm All Saints’ “Mothering Sunday Lunch” in aid of ChurchHeating Fund in Barrow Village Hall tickets £8 each. Further detailsplease telephone 810030.Mon 7 th 7.30pm Barrow cum Denham Parish Council meets in the CommitteeRoom of Barrow Village Hall.

Tue 8 th12noon-2pm Lent Lunch at Autumn Close. (Donations to be dividedbetween Parish Church and Primary School.) All invited -nonresidents most welcome.Tue 8 thTue 8 th7.30pm Barrow and District Local History Society, Mr David Leewill Lecture on “Duxford, Past & Present and Future”.7pmBarrow Benefice Lent Talk No 4 in Barrow Village Hall.Tue 15 th 7pm Barrow Benefice Lent Talk No 5 in Barrow Village Hall.Wed 16 th 7pm for 7.30 Easter Bingo and Raffle at Autumn Close.All invited non residents welcome.Thu 17 th 10.30am By kind invitation of Frank and Sheila Reynolds, thismonth’s 12noon “Coffee and Chat” is being held at their home, 13The Green. All welcome.Thu 17 th 7.30pm The Barrow and District RBL Woman’s Section meets at Bev& Tom Hunt’s home, 15 Papeley Meadow. After branch business avideo will be shown of “The 1940's” (includes the War Years).Fri 18 th7.30pm Barrow and District Horticultural Society in Barrow VillageHall. “The Plantation Garden, Norwich - a talk illustrated with slidesby Caroline Holmes.Mon 21 st 7.30pm Group “C” meeting of the RBL Women’s Section will takeplace at Ixworth Chapel. Competition “Fancy Teapot”.Tue 22 nd 7.45pm The All Saints Wives Group meets in the Committee Roomof Barrow Village Hall. “Suffolk Village Churches” Mr A Benton.Sat 2 ndApril 8.00pm “An evening with The Yetties” in Barrow Village Hall,tickets £7 each to include ploughman’s supper. Licence Bar andDraw. Telephone Sylvia Rodbourne 810577 For further details.Entrance by ticket only. Monies raised in aid of All Saints’ PastoralFunds.

Risby Village Hall Diary – March 2005Pre-School in the small hall every weekday morning in term time.(Easter Holidays 25 March – 8 April)TuesThurSatMonThurSatSunMonTuesThurSatSunMonTuesThurFriSatSunThur1 March 7.00 Chocoholics Party (open to all) run by Pre School3 March 5.30 Junior Church, 7.00 Carpet Bowls, 7.30 Parish Council5 March 10.00 Jazzercise, 7.30 40s Night Dance with Galaxy BigBand7 March 5.30 Brownies, 7.00 Bury Buggy Club (Large Hall)8.00 Risby Singers (new members always welcome)10 March 5.30 Junior Church, 7.30 Women’s Institute (Large Hall)12 March 10.00 Jazzercise13 March Bury Buggy Club – all day14 March 5.30 Brownies, 8.00 Risby Singers, 7.00 Bury Buggy Club15 March 6.30 Pre School Parents Group Meeting17 March 5.30 Junior Church19 March 10.00 Jazzercise20 March 2.00 Indoor Carboot Sale21 March 5.30 Brownies, 7.00 Bury Buggy Club, 8.00 Risby Singers22 March 6.00 Pre School Meeting24 March 7.30 Garden Club25 March 7.30 Bingo (all welcome)26 March 10.00 Jazzercise27 March all day Antiques Fair31 March 10am-4pm Children’s Holiday Club (enquiries to RisbySchool or Michelle Curran at the Leisure Centre tel: 753496)