News items

The tournament will be held on Friday 7^th July at Brandeston Hall School, Brandeston (by kind permission of the Master) commencing at 6.30 p.m. Teams should consist of nine players who must not have had their 14^thbirthday. Substitute players may be used for different matches. The event will finish at approximately 8.00 p.m.

Please bring a standard rounders bat and ball - clearly marked.

Entries forms from Mary Vellacott, 01728 685423.

1^st Earl Soham Scout Group – Annual Duck Race

Friday 7^th July starting at 6.00 pm

Come and have a quacking good time and support your local Beaver, Cubs and Scouts. Our annual Duck Race is at the Brandeston Bridge halfway between Brandeston and Cretingham.

Beer tent (sponsored by the Earl Soham Brewery), stalls, games, football pitch and of course a Duck Race, etc, etc.

Everyone is welcome

Earl Soham Village Fete

Saturday 5^th August 2006, 2:00 p.m. Earl Soham Village Green

A Date for your Diary

Please come and support your fete. This is the one occasion when the whole village can come together just as it has done for hundreds of years.

As usual we will be around collecting any contributions you may wish to make to the stalls about a week before the fete. Books, bottles, unwanted gifts, toys, homemade jam and preserves – in fact anything would be much appreciated. The exact date and time of the collection will be in the next magazine

Trip to Iona

An invitation to people in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich

People from the region that are interested in faith and history are offered the chance to explore the historical island of Iona during a six-night stay next year.

Fr. Tim Bugby is inviting pilgrims from across the region to join him on the journey of discovery from 22^nd - 30^th March 2007. The group will also visit Durham, Ruthwell and Whithorn as well as staying at St.John's College, Durham. It promises to be an exciting journey as we see the oldest Celtic Cross on these shores and hear about why kings wished to buried on the sacred Island of Iona.

£565 includes full board on Iona, a night in Durham and a night in Scotland as well as luxury coach travel from Durham to Oban and all ferry crossings.

For further information, please contact Rob Marshall on 0845 601 9567, news@ukltg.com www.ukltg.com

Earl Soham W.I.

Our annual garden meeting is to be held on Thursday 27^th July, 7.00 p.m. at Twin Elms, Bedfield by kind invitation of Celia Davies, Vice President. We are looking forward to an enjoyable time strolling around the garden, chatting to friends and savouring the delicious supper always provided for us by Committee members. Let us hope that the weather is kinder to us this year than the previous two years when we have been driven indoors by summer rain!

There is no meeting in August but our September demonstration (Thursday 28^th) will be "The Art of Painting on Silk". The following meeting on Thursday 26^th October will be a talk on "Volcanoes and Earthquakes". This is an open meeting to which members of the public are invited, so please mark the date in your diaries - more details later.

For further information, please contact our President: Enid Bazire on 01728 724649 or Secretary: Brenda Reason on 01473 890115.

Earl Soham Pre-School - Pedal Push

On Thursday morning 25^th May the Pre-school opened its doors wide to take part in the Childline PEDAL PUSH. Everyone locally was invited to come and visit the Pre-school, see the children pushing & pedalling their trikes, prams, bikes around the hall where cones had been set up and Stop & Start road signs put in place! A corner was set up as a workshop with tools, workbench, computer and phones to ensure that everyone could keep going!

Tea and Coffee was served as well as a homemade Cake Stall and Bookstall for people to browse through. It was lovely to see some Mums, Grandparents and local people popping in to see the delight on the children’s faces.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came and supporting the event. Childline answers calls from around 2,300 children every day. With our help they can extend their lines and answer many hundreds more who cannot at the moment get through because the lines are busy.

The children of Earl Soham Pre-school pedalled and pushed their way to raise and magnificent £115.00. Well Done.

St Mary’s Earl Soham Village Stall

Earl Soham May Bank Holiday stall on Saturday 27^th May raised £282 despite the rain that drove us into the village hall. We wish to thank all those who contributed by their help on the day and those who donated cakes, produce, plants and goods for sale. It was a very enjoyable village occasion thanks to everyone who came and supported the event.

Anika Weightman and Jane Cornelius

ES Parish Plan Update

There was a very good response to the question of Keep Fit and Yoga activities. In response to this we have arranged classes from September 2006.

All who wanted such classes please telephone Clare on 01728 621247 for Keep Fit and Sandra Coe on 01728 724374 for Yoga to enable you name to be put on the lists. They will also tell callers the days/evenings and times of the classes.

We hope for a good response from the village.

Brian Dale

The Henchman & Clubbe Educational Trust

Are you planning to go on to Further Education later this year? If you are under 21 and live in Earl Soham, why not apply to the Henchman and Clubbe for a Grant?

For those who permanently reside in the Parish of Earl Soham

The Trustees of the Henchman & Clubbe Educational Foundation have limited funds available each year for distribution as Grant Aid.

The Trustees invite application from young persons (under 21 years of age), whose permanent residence is in the Parish of EARL SOHAM and who are pursuing a full-time course in Further or Higher education, for grants to assist in the purchase of books, equipment and other necessary materials.

Application forms may be obtained from Mrs. T. Rothery, Clerk to the Trustees, Terrace House, The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7SA, to whom a stamped A4 sized envelope should be sent.

Application forms, when completed should be returned to The Clerk by 30th September 2006, enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope.

Cretingham 100 Club AGM

The sixty-third draw took place at the Post Office on Friday 2^nd June.

Congratulations to:

Mrs. T. Tuckwell - £25
Mr. S. Garratt - £15
Mr. A. Sherman - £10

The sixty-fourth draw will be held at the Church Fete on Saturday 8^th July 2006. This will be the first of the two Jackpot draws for this year.

Peter Markland (685796)

Ashfield Ladies Group

20^th June	AGM
18^th July	Visit to Police Headquarters
15^th Aug	Visit to Local Hostelry

For further information contact Susan Hansen on 01728 685738.

Earl Soham - Rota for Altar & Roll of Honour Flowers & Brasses

June	Mrs A Weightman	684825	Mrs A Wybar	685472
July	Mrs N Cotton	685240	Mrs M Kerridge	685700
August	Miss J Cornelius	685753	Mrs L Tinkler	685278

If you are unable to do your flowers, please contact Margaret Buckland on 685329.

St Mary’s Ashfield - Flower & Cleaning Rota

July	Doreen Baxter	685617
August	Susan Hansen	685738

If you are unable to do your month please contact another person on the list to arrange a swap.

RIP

Tom Arthur Nicholls

29^th November 1924 – 23^rd May 2006

It is with much sadness that we record the death of Tom Arthur Nicholls whose funeral was held in Kelsale Church on the 31st May 2006.Tom was a real gentleman with a strong faith, he clearly liked people, and he was loved and respected by all who had the privilege to meet and work with him.

Tom was born on 29th November 1924, the third youngest child of eight (four boys and four girls). Tom spent his early years on his father’s farm in Griffydam, Leicestershire – an early upbringing which clearly had a profound impact on him as a child and which lasted for the rest of his very fulsome life. It nurtured in him a love of harvest, haymaking and for animals.

When war broke out in 1939 he became a fireman in the Special Auxiliary Fire Service. In 1942 he was called up and joined the Royal Anglian Regiment as a driver, driving tanks. On June 7th 1944 he was sent to Normandy. He saw active service in France, Belgium and Holland. In 1949 he was demobilised and returned to Leicester.

Tom worked in the clothing industry for all of his working life, and it was at his work in Leicester in 1949 that he first met Anne. In 1952 they were married – which was the start of 54 years of a loving and fruitful marriage.

Anne and Tom had two sons – Shane born in 1957, and Simon born in 1960. Tom was granddad to six grandchildren - Harriott, Verity, George and Alice and Felicity and Drew his two step-grandchildren. Due to the unfortunate, relatively early, deaths of two of his brothers-in-law, Tom was a “stand-in” dad to a number of his nephews – a role that he accepted very willingly.

Tom and Anne moved to Earl Soham in 1992. They joined our Church family with enthusiasm, and very soon became a major part of our church and village life.

If there was a committee needing an active member, a social event requiring a willing helper, a job needing a volunteer or a charity needing funds to be raised Tom was there. He served on our PCC for many years and proved to be a man with strong views and quite a wicked sense of humour. He was also a trustee of the Friends of St Mary’s, which has raised thousands of pounds for restoration and repair work on our church.

Tom has a lasting legacy in Earl Soham, for which the villagers are, and will forever be, most grateful. He spent many hours renovating and rebuilding our garden of remembrance. It is a well-used spot, which is very much appreciated.

Tom was with us in Earl Soham for just 12 years, he was a friend to us all and we all missed him very much when the family finally moved to their new home in Kelsale. Unfortunately, since the move to Kelsale Tom’s health was not good, and latterly he was very ill indeed, and he died on the 23rd May 2006.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Anne and the family.

From the July 06 Magazine