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Welcome to the                                                               AUTUMN 2018
Autumn issue                                                                COMPETITONS
of Raring2go!                                                               To win tickets for the below,
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What an amazing Summer we’ve had, with                                      www.raring2go.co.uk/ipswich
the glorious weather meaning lots of outside
                                                                            • Family tickets to Colchester zoo.
activities were enjoyed, however now we get
to look forward to all that Autumn has to offer.                            • Gold passes to Empire cinema Ipswich.
With the new school year started, now is                                    • Family tickets to Ipswich
a good time to look at all the clubs and                                      Fireworks at Christchurch Park.
classes that are on offer, from martial arts and                            • Tickets to Co-op Juniors
swimming to performing arts and dancing.                                      Christmas Spectacular of ‘The
The October half term is just around the                                      Nutcracker’ at Snape Maltings.
corner, be sure to check out the activities
that are on offer. There is such a lot going on,
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Fireworks displays so do make sure you keep an                                             SAVE £4.00
eye on our website as more                                                                 PER PERSON
events are added all the time.                                                             at Pleasurewood Hills
                                                                                           Using voucher code: R2G2018
Best wishes,

Emily
Editor of Raring2go!
Ipswich, Felixstowe,
Woodbridge & West Suffolk

T: 07841 337 054
E: emily.parker@raring2go.co.uk
www.raring2go.co.uk/ipswich
www.raring2go.co.uk/westsuffolk
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What’s on                                          Sat 20th to Sun 28th – Jimmy’s Farm – Lots of
                                                   fun Halloween activities around the farm trail.

this Autumn                                        www.jimmysfarm.co.uk
                                                   Sat 20th to Sun 28th – Kentwell Hall –
                                                   Halloweenies is Kentwell school of sorcery
                                                   and magic. www.kentwellhall.co.uk
SEPTEMBER                                          Sat 20th to Sun 28th – Easton Farm Park –
          th      th
Sat 15 & Sun 16 – Countryside                      Halloween fun on the farm and it’s ‘Half term
& Falconry Fair at Stonham Barns.                  / half price’. All the fun, animals and rides at
www.stonhambarns.co.uk                             half the price. www.eastonfarmpark.co.uk
Wed 19th - Sun 23rd – Ipswich Regent
present live on stage David Walliams book
‘Awful Auntie’ – www.ipswichregent.com
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd – Easton Farm Park –
Magical Unicorn Weekend – Lots of sparkly,
glittery fun and a real live unicorn to meet and
even unicorn rides. Lots of unicorn inspired
fun and activities. www.eastonfarmpark.co.uk
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd – ‘Swedefest’
truck show at Stonham Barns.
www.stonhambarns.co.uk
Sun 30th – American car show at
Stonham Barns. www.stonhambarns.co.uk
                                                   Sat 20th to Sun 28th – Colchester Zoo have
                                                   ‘Shriek Week’ as well as some ‘Fright Nights’
                                                   on 20th, 22nd 24th, 26th & 27th in which they
                                                   are open until 9.30pm. www.colchesterzoo.org
                                                   Tue 23rd to Thu 25th – Spooky Halloween
                                                   Show at Stonham Barns including magic,
                                                   comedy, circus skills and acrobatics.
                                                   Tickets £10pp. www.stonhambarns.co.uk
                                                   Fri 26th – Fireworks & Halloween
                                                   Spectacular at Stonham Barns
                                                   www.stonhambarns.co.uk
OCTOBER                                            Sat 27th & Sun 28th – Felixstowe Steam
     th
Sat 6 – Ipswich Transport Museum                   Punk Halloween Festival – Suitable for all
– Classic Vehicles Day - An event celebrating      the family between 10.30am to 5pm. Booking
classic cars and light commercial vehicles.        essential. www.discoverlandguard.org.uk
Includes a special display of visiting vehicles
and free bus tours of the local area.
www.ipswichtransportmuseumn.co.uk                  NOVEMBER
Fri 19th to Sun 28th – Hollow Trees Farm –         Sat 3rd – Fireworks at Christchurch Park
‘Halloween All Creatures Great & Small’            Ipswich – Live music, fun fair, entertainment
- £7 per person. Children under 2 FREE –           and more.>ÌiÃœ«i˜È«“]wÀiܜÀŽÃLi}ˆ˜
www.hollowtrees.co.uk                              n«“°ÜÜÜ°ˆ«Ã܈V wÀiܜÀŽÃ°Vœ“

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Sun 18th – Ipswich Transport Museum – An        1st, 9th, 15th & 23rd – Hyde Park Winter
event focussing on the buses and coaches        Wonderland with Galloways coaches.
from the 1940s to the present day, with rides   Booking essential. www. travel-galloway.com
on museum and visiting vehicles.                Sat 1st to Mon 24th – Easton Farm Park –
www.ipswichtransportmuseumn.co.uk
                                                Father Christmas on the farm. Pre-booking
Sat 24th & Sun 25th – Christmas Craft Fair      is essential. www.eastonfarmpark.co.uk
at Stonham Barns 10am – 4pm.                    2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th – Mid-Suffolk Light
www.stonhambarns.co.uk
                                                Railway – Santa Special from Brockford
                                                Station. Booking essential. www.mslr.org.uk
                                                Fri 7th to Mon 16th Co-op Juniors present
DECEMBER                                        ‘Christmas Spectacular – The Nutcracker at
                                                Snape Maltings www.snapemaltings.co.uk
Sat 1st – Polar Express Mid Norfolk Railway
trip with Galloways coaches.                    Thu 27th – Warner Bros. Studio Tour, London
Booking essential. www.travel-galloway.co.uk    with Galloways coaches. Booking essential.
                                                www.travel-galloway.com
Sun 2nd – Ipswich Transport Museum
– Come and ride on a selection                  27th, 28th & 30th – Disney on Ice – Dream Big
QHƂTGGPIKPGUCPFDWUGUVJGPOGGV            with Galloways coaches. Booking essential.
Father Christmas in his grotto.                 www.travel-galloway.com
11am – 4pm. Entry to the grotto                 Sun 30th – Wed 2nd January – ‘A Christmas
is £1 extra but includes gift.                  Carol’ a production by The CTC (Children’s
www.ipswichtransportmuseumn.co.uk               Theatre Company). www.theapex.co.uk

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Why choose
Pennikkity Pots?
With over 10 years expertise in the art of ceramic
painting this quirky little business has established
itself as a ‘must do’ experience. Whether it’s
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a special occasion with a party or bespoke gift or
just getting messy and making a memory.

Open 7 days a week the friendly and talented
staff are ready to welcome you. Plus, the studio
also boasts a great little café and patio garden.

The past 12 months has seen the addition of
a new ‘Clay Studio’ so you can make as well as
paint. With children’s holiday workshops, toddler
term time sessions, adult evening classes and
pottery day camps planned there is always
something new to try.

The studio is also mobile so if you can’t get to it,
it can come to you. Follow Pennikkity Pots on
Facebook for up to date information.

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Channel your child’s creativity
& unlock their their potential with Stagecoach
Enrol your child this autumn for a trial at             of the Main schools also getting involved in a
Stagecoach and let us teach them how to                 circus themed workshop, or a stunt/puppetry
channel their creativity, how to use their              workshop. Further Stages will be taking the
imaginations and how to perform better in life.         centenary of the end of WWI as their inspiration
                                                        and have had a performance commissioned in
Stagecoach has been teaching performing arts
                                                        Ipswich in November.
for thirty years now, and given many thousands
of children a helping hand on their path to             Students at our schools can take the Trinity
adulthood. We are accepting new students in our         Bronze and Silver awards this year, enabling
schools in Ipswich, Martlesham and Woodbridge           Ì i“̜>``Ì ˆÃµÕ>ˆwV>̈œ˜̜Ì iˆÀ«œÀÌvœˆœ
and the autumn term is a great time to try out as       if they wish. Students can also join the dance
it’s our skills term which sets them up for the year.   troupe which rehearses on Saturday subject to
We have Early Stages classes for the 4-6s; Main         successful auditions.
school for the 6-18s and Further Stages advanced
                                                        All three schools are currently waiting to
training for the 15-18s.
                                                        hear whether their performances of Disney’s
In our Early Stages and Main schools, the term          Beauty and the Beast Jr helped smash the
motto is #This is Me. All groups will deliver a         world record for simultaneous performances
short performance in December, with some                of the same show

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CAN YOU                       IMAGINE
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO
NOT HAVE YOUR OWN BED?

We estimate there could be as many as
400,000 children in the UK for whom this
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The plight of
Mr & Mrs Owens                                                   Emma Woolard
                                                                 Partner, Blocks Solicitors
and an unwise purchase
/CP[QHWUƂPFQWTUGNXGUHTWUVTCVGFCVQWT           a) That the respondent has committed adultery
partner’s actions or indeed lack of action               >˜`Ì i«ï̈œ˜iÀw˜`È̈˜ÌœiÀ>Li̜ˆÛi
from time to time and sometimes this can                 with the respondent.
lead us to breaking point.
                                                      b) That the respondent has behaved in such a
9œÕ“ˆ} Ì >ÛiÃii˜ÀiVi˜ÌÞ> ˆ} «Àœwi              way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be
divorce in the news. Mr and Mrs Owens were               expected to live with the respondent.
married in 1978 and have two adult children.
                                                      c) That the respondent has deserted the
They separated during 2015 when Mrs Owens left
                                                         petitioner for a continuous period of at least
the family home. During May 2015 Mrs Owens
                                                         two years
issued a divorce petition alleging the marriage
had broken down beyond repair and that Mr             d) That the parties have lived apart for a
Owens behaviour caused the breakdown. This               continuous period of at least two years
was not accepted by Mr Owens who said their              immediately preceding the presentation
marriage had largely been successful. The Judge          of the application for a divorce and both
in the Family Court concluded the allegations            parties consent
he heard were variously “hopeless”, “anodyne”,
“scraping the barrel” and “lacked beef because        e) That the parties have lived apart for a
there was none”. Mrs Owens appealed to the               Vœ˜Ìˆ˜ÕœÕëiÀˆœ`œv>̏i>ÃÌwÛiÞi>ÀÃ
Court of Appeal and then the Supreme Court.           f) That your husband buys a hovercraft when
So, what is the law on divorce in 2018?                  you were away for a week as apparently
There is only one ground for divorce in England          he has always wanted one and it was a
and Wales which is that the marriage must have           bargain and it was cheap because it
irretrievably broken down. However, a court cannot       doesn’t work etc etc
hold that a marriage has irretrievably broken down    Mrs Owens lost and they remain married (for
՘iÃÃÌ i>««ˆV>˜ÌÉ«ï̈œ˜iÀÃ>̈ÃwiÃÌ iVœÕÀÌ   the time being) and are living next door to
œvœ˜iœÀ“œÀiœvwÛiv>VÌð/ iÃi>Ài\              each other. If you are contemplating a divorce
                                                      or separation then please do obtain specialist
                                                      legal advice to discuss the options that may be
                                                      available to you.

                                                      My colleague, John Simpson is a
                                                      collaborative family lawyer and a Resolution
                                                      Accredited Specialist in Children Law and
                                                      Complex Financial Remedies; he can advise
                                                      on all aspects of separation, divorce, and
                                                      children’s issues. He is contactable on 01473
                                                      230033 or by e-mail: jcs@blocklegal.co.uk

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