STEAMER - Stanton, Suffolk

The STANTON
 STEAMER
 Year 23 Issue 276 March 2020

Stanton Village Cinema,
‘Mrs Lowry & Son‘ (PG) Page 14
Village Litter Pick Page 16
St Nicholas pop up shop,
Next event April 15th Page 29
Parish Council Page 32 – 40
Life Link across Suffolk Page 48

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Number 276 THE STANTON STEAMER March 2020
 4 Methodist Church Services.
6, 8, All Saints Church, Services and news
10 Blackbourne Local History, Stanton Friendship Club
12 Stanton Village Tote, Stanton Village Show
14 Stanton Cinema ‘Mrs Lowry & Son’ (PG)
16 Stanton Village Pick
18 SWWAG
20 Sewing for Peru, Ixworth Secondary School Reunion
22 News from SET Ixworth School
23 Stanton Toddler Group
24 Mothering Sunday, Map of Sid’s Piece
26—27 What’s On in Stanton
28 Stanton W.I. news
29 St Nicholas Pop Up Shop in Village Hall, April 15th
30 Family Church
32—40 Stanton Parish Council minutes
40 Suffolk, How are you
42 Royal British Legion Redgrave and Lopham Fen

44 Some Stanton Current Planning Applications
46 Stanton Bowls Club Elvis Evening
48 Life Link across Suffolk

 Items for the April 2020 Edition to
 Jim Thorndyke, 23 Fordhams Close, Stanton or by
 Email to stantonsteamer@tiscali.co.uk or to
 Steamer Post Box in STANTON POST OFFICE
 by noon on 16th March 2020

STANTON METHODIST CHURCH
 Contacts: Revd. D. Ely. 47 Walcot Rise Diss. IP22 4DP. 01379 642791.
 Mr R. Stanley. 01359 252207.

MARCH.
1st 10-30am Morning Service Revd. D.Kemble
3rd 10-00am Coffee Morning.
6th 2-30pm WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE, Combined
 service with All Saints Church.. Being held in Church Rooms.
8th 10-30am Morning Service Mrs S. Goodwin.
15th 10-30am Morning Service L\A
18th 3-00pm Service at Ashmore House Mr S. Aspinall
22nd 10-30am Mothering Sunday Service Rev. D.Ely. (S)
23rd 7-30pm MEAD SINGER'S CONCERT FOR EASTER
 £5-00 each in aid of Church Funds. Refreshments.
29th 10-30am Morning Service. Rev. H. Sorrell

I always find it hard to start writing , confronted by a blank piece of paper not
knowing how to start. But I have been troubled by all the news in the media, with
floods, fires and earthquakes and the latest virus occurring around the world. Most
of it, we are told is caused by climate change, and we should be encouraged to do
what we can to help, even in a small way.
 There are writings in the bible relating to devastation. , in Isaiah Chapter 24, it
is headed The Lord's Devastation of the Earth it is worth reading to find out what it
is relating to, it certainly gives you food for thought.
 We should try and work together to improve what we can , in our life to make a
difference.
We would welcome you to join us on a Sunday so we can work and pray together
to improve things around us.
There's a purpose in life journey if with faith we work together and the hope of
God's forgiveness on our road of life.

P. Taplin.

 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER.
 FRIDAY 6th MARCH
 COMBINED SERVICE WITH
 ALL SAINTS CHURCH AND THE METHODIST CHURCH,
 BEING HELD IN THE CHURCH ROOMS AT 2-30pm
 ALL ARE WELCOME.
 Refreshments.

ALL SAINTS CHURCH
 Rector : Rev’d Cathy Bladen The Rectory,
 1 Old Rectory Gardens,
 Old Bury Rd, Stanton. IP31 2JH
 Tel. 01359 250239
 Email: revcathybladen@gmail.com
 Benefice website: www.unitedbenefice.com
 Notes from a Lay Reader
I guess for most people this time of year can be one of their favourites,
 as we move from late winter into early spring. We are hopefully through
the worst of winter and we look forward to signs of spring and eventually
the long hot days of summer.
On the 26th February the Christian Church moved into a period known as Lent. The
word Lent comes from the old English word of ‘Lencten’ which literally means spring
or spring season.
We can imagine for the ancient people of years gone by, the coming of spring would be
something to celebrate as life and living through the winter period would have been
precarious to say the least! Down through the years traditional celebrations were held
to mark the arrival of spring and May Day being one of them. As with many of these
ancient celebrations the Christian Church decided to use this time to celebrate
something that was more significant, not just of the seasonal, but far more importantly
something eternal. Symbolically Lent speaks of the approaching light of Christ, with
the resurrection dispelling darkness once and for all. Easter is the moment darkness is
defeated and God re-established friendship with all humanity.
Traditionally Lent is a period which starts from Ash Wednesday through to Easter.
Many people use this period of fasting and denial with Shrove Tuesday being the time
when people would use up all surplus food especially flour and eggs, and of course
what better way to put those ingredients to good use, than the production of pancakes!
Today I suspect that the act of fasting is not adhered to as it once was, and we could ask
the question ‘why would people put themselves through the ritual of fasting?’ In the
Church we know (in part) it was a time of penitence to commemorate what Jesus did in
the wilderness when he fasted for 40 days, but apart from imitating Jesus’ fasting in the
wilderness, is there really any practical point to the act of fasting? Well actually yes
there is! Scientists have studied the actions of the human brain when the intake of food
is radically reduced. They discovered that the brain seems to go into what can only be
described as over drive, our thoughts can become much clearer and we are radically
more decisive!
It is interesting to note that after Jesus had spent the time in the wilderness fasting, it
was then His message of salvation for mankind began, in St Matthews gospel we read-
‘from that time on Jesus began to preach, saying “repent for the kingdom of God is at
hand”
So lent can be a wonderful time of reflection, to look afresh at the whole of our lives
and to perhaps discover afresh what God was really doing by giving His only Son to
die upon a cross on that first Easter so that we might truly live.

Date Church Time Service
Sunday 1st Barningham 11.00am CW / Holy Communion
March Coney Weston
First Sunday Hepworth
of Lent Hinderclay 9.30am CW / Holy Communion
 Hopton 9.45am BCP / Morning Prayer
 Market Weston
 Stanton 10.00am Café Church
 Thelnetham
Sunday 8th Barningham 9.30am BCP /Morning Prayer
March Coney Weston 9.30am CW / Holy Communion
Second Sunday Hepworth 9.30am Morning Prayer
of Lent Hinderclay
 Hopton
 Market Weston
 Stanton 11.00am CW / Holy Communion
 Thelnetham 9.30am Village Service
Sunday 15th Barningham 11.00am Village Service
February Coney Weston
Third Sunday Hepworth
Of Lent Hinderclay 9.30am Village Service
 Hopton 9.45am CW / Holy Communion
 Market Weston
 Stanton 10.00am Family@church
 Thelnetham
Sunday 22rd Barningham
March Coney Weston 9.30am BCP Morning Prayer/
Fourth Sunday Hepworth 9.30am CW / Holy Communion
Of Lent Hinderclay
Mothers Day Hopton 9.45am All Age Service
 Market Weston 11.00am CW / Holy Communion
 Stanton 8.30am BCP
Sunday 29th Thelnetham 10.00am Benefice Holy Communion
March
Fifth Sunday of Lent
 Stanton CAFÉ CHURCH
 Sunday 1st March 10am in the Church Rooms.
 An informal time exploring the
 Christian faith over tea, coffee and pastries
 Please come and join us ...you would be very welcome
 This month we’re looking at the character of John the Baptist

THE COCK INN
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 TUES-SAT 12-2PM & 7PM-9PM
 DAILY SPECIALS BOARD FROM £7.95
 TUES-SAT 2 COURSES £8.95
 SATURDAY STEAK NIGHT SPECIAL
 £9.95 for 8oz RUMP STEAK WITH
ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, CHIPS & PEAS
 WE SERVE A GOOD SELECTION
 OF REAL ALES
 WHATS ON in MARCH / APRIL
 MARCH 8th Karaoke with CHAS
 ( new singers always welcome ).
MARCH 14th mixed open darts competition.
 MARCH 28th Karaoke with CHAS
 ( come along and give us a song ).
 APRIL 4th Live music with COAST
 (All your favourites from the 60s 70s and 80s ).
 APRIL 12th KARAOKE with CHAS
 ( EASTER SUNDAY ).

STANTON FRIENDSHIP CLUB
On the 3rd February 2020 we held our A.G.M. The chairman welcomed everybody
to the village hall and thanked them for their support over the last year. The minutes
of last years meeting were read out by the secretary. There were no matters arising.
The chairman gave his report of the events that had happened over the past year and
the things that were being planned for this coming year. He thanked the committee
for their work in supporting him but was sad to announce that Pip has decided to
leave the committee. The treasurer reported that the funds are very healthy at present
and therefore there was no need to change the subscription fee, therefore it will
remain at £5-00 for this next year. The members were asked if anybody would like
to come onto the committee, but there were no volunteers.
With the A.G.M. finished, Peter Palmer entertained us with a talk and picture
presentation about Stanton. Peter has a large collection of pictures and data about
the village so whenever he gives a talk there are always new facts that you learn
about every time.
Peter was thanked warmly, and we hope that he will visit us again soon.
Alan Johnson 250739

WYKEN VINEYARDS

 THE LEAPING HARE RESTAURANT AND CAFÉ
 EADT’s Best Restaurant in Suffolk Food & Drink Awards 2016
 Open daily 10am to 6pm
 Friday & Saturday evenings from 7pm
 The Leaping Hare Country Store
 Open daily 10am to 6pm
 Wyken Farmers’ Market
 Every Saturday 9am to 1pm
 Local growers, producers, bakers and makers
 Wyken Hall Gardens
 Open 2pm-6pm
 from Easter to October (closed on Saturdays)
 Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 2DW
 Reservations in Restaurant: tel 01359 250287
 (no bookings in café)
 www.wykenvineyards.co.uk

 Maths Tutor
Need help with Homework? Revision? Exam preparations?
 Extensive experience of working with all ages including
 students with SEN and anxiety disorders.
 Enhanced DBS checked.
 Competitive rate £10/hr for local students.
 07772273993 puremeissa@hotmail.com

GKW GROUNDWORK
 Block Paving & Patio Specialist
 All other types of driveways constructed
 Garden Walling, Fencing, Extensions , Drainage.
Over 20 years Experience with full Public Liability Insurance
 01359 250496 / 07990502354
 geewebster1966@gmail.com www.gkw-groundwork.co.uk

SGS
 Simon’s Gardening
 Services
 Grass Cutting
 Hedge Trimming
 Weeding
 Patio Cleaning
 General Garden
 Maintenance
 Free Estimates
01359250288 07507 637787
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 Dentistry for all the family
 Dentists
 Dr Danusia Nicklin BDS
 Dr Elizabeth Cockerton BDS
 Dr Stephen Manson BDS
 Dr Maija Whittingham BDS
 (Locum)
 Hygienist
 Mrs Gemma Ralfe FdSc
 t: 01953 688 110
 www.hoptondentalsurgery.co.uk
 e.dentist@hoptondentalsurgery
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STAN CO CO TOTE
The January draw was made at The Bakery on January 30th
First Prize £100 No. 148 H.Sharpe
Second Prize £40 No. 81 V.Hulkes
Third prize £20 No. 31 A.Smith
Thank you for your support and special thanks to all of you who have enrolled again
for this year. Your support really is appreciated.
The February draw will be made later than usual this time. Apologies for any
inconvenience.
If you are willing to help the Stan Co Co Trust in any way or wish to join the Tote
please contact Ian Engall on 250132.

 STANTON VILLAGE SHOW 25TH JULY 2020
The many gardeners, crafters, drink distillers and preserve makers in Stanton will no
doubt appreciate the advance warning of our annual village show. It’s a tad later than
usual giving more time to get those entries just ripe! Last years show was a great
success, with more children’s contributions too. We’ll be encouraging our future
cooks, gardeners and artists once again this year with the possibility of a crafts
workshop for juniors a few days before the show; it’s the first week of the school
holidays. If any clever and crafty parents want to join in they’ll be very welcome
and there will be more news to follow. For anyone new to the phenomenon of village
shows, it’s a great way to show what you can do and take part in a real community
event. Now’s the time to start thinking of growing vegetables, and if you’re a
beginner it may be best to put your best efforts into just two or three crops which are
easier to grow or you feel confident with. If you have no greenhouse then don’t think
of getting ripe tomatoes or cucumbers ready in time, but potatoes, shallots and broad
beans are all fairly easy and can be started now, in the garden or in planters. Thinking
of handicrafts? our classes include ‘any knitted item’, ‘embroidered article cross-
stitch or any other stitch’ and virtually any craft item has a category too. So get your
creative juices going and see what you can do.
Ian Shilling Tel. 250939

Court and of course Sid’s Piece - a peaceful place to listen to, and watch, birds.
Gardening and growing fruit and vegetables makes us more aware of this magic
thing ‘earth’, we have under out feet.
Just in the last six months the world has woken up to the critical state of Climate
Change. If we can all do small things locally it will help to combat this dire situation.
As a group SWWAG could do more, and especially if more of you were willing to
join us. We would like to put on more events for children - talks and walks, plant
surveys and bug huts. A Hedgehog Event is planned for later in the Spring.
Our main fund raising event is the Wyken Plant Fair - on Sunday 25th April - which
is a very popular occasion. It takes some management and we do need more help,
especially on the car park and entrance gates. Any help that you might be able to
give would be most welcome. Do contact me if you could give us an hour or two of
your time, to help.
Mary Jane Toulson (259646) Find us on Facebook
 Stanton WI Monthly Report
 Social evening with quiz and nibbles
In the immortal words of John Lennon, its ‘another year over, a new one just begun’.
And so it is, that we start our new 2020 WI year with a vote on the Resolutions to
go forward to The Federation, the 4th annual fund raising Flower Festival has been
booked at All Saints Church for the weekend of the 27 th June, several work shops
are to be arranged, there is the Safari Supper and Summer Garden Party to look
forward to and a plethora of monthly coffee shop mornings!
It was business as usual as Maureen, our President lead us through it, specifically
addressing the benefits of the £43 annual membership fee equating to less than £4
per session. You receive two monthly magazine subscriptions, numerous guest
speakers, refreshments and the occasional complimentary special event…. watch
this space for further details.
The competition was won again by Joan, come on ladies you must try harder! Next
month its for a decorated ‘cupcake’, let your imagination run wild and think outside
of the box. Who knows next month the winner could be YOU! Pauline ran the quiz
competition that we all vied to win! It was neck and neck to the finishing line, sadly
there could only be one winner and that was a LOOOOOOOONG way from second,
its back to revision for the rest of us!
If you’d like to join the WI and don’t know how to get started please give our
President Maureen Johnson a call.
Ginny Lamboll, for Maureen Johnson (President) 250739
12th February Meeting: ‘Over paid, over sexed, over here!’
Competition: ONE CUPCAKE…remember ladies here’s your chance
For more information about the WI please go to www.thewi.org.uk/suffolk-west

News from SET Ixworth School
The hills around SET Ixworth School are certainly alive with the Sound of Music!
as rehearsals for the school’s production are now well underway. Be sure to come
and see a performance, which are on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 March 2020,
starting at 6.00pm Tickets: £5 adults, £3 concessions, available from the School
Office.

Photos: Sound of Music rehearsals at SET Ixworth (© SET Ixworth School)
On the academic side, the latest Progress and Attainment 8 data has been published
by the Department for Education. Our three year average Progress 8 score is: +0.36
compared to the local authority (Suffolk) average score for state-funded schools of
-0.02. The average score for all state-funded schools in England is -0.03.
Our 2019 GCSE results show that students who had been at the School since Year
7, and had therefore had 5 years with us, secured a Progress 8 score of: +0.48.
Subjects with positive progress scores include:
English: +0.51
Maths: +0.2
Science: +0.46
Humanities: +0.28
Modern Foreign Languages: +0.47
This month we continue our series of Transition Masterclasses, offering the chance
for younger students to engage with the SET Ixworth community and experience
learning in a secondary school environment, with ‘King John’ for Year 5s on
Thursday 12 March. Students will become a history detective and discover how
figures from the past with local connections can be represented, using historical
sources to form their own opinion. The session runs from 2:00 – 3:00pm.
To book or for more information please contact the SET Ixworth School office on
01359 234050 or email Ixworth@seckfordeducation.org.uk.

SEWING FOR PERU – HELP PLEASE
This is a request for help by Glenys Logan who has been supporting two poverty-
stricken families in Peru. Her work has gathered pace and extended to other families
all of whom are living in shacks made with whatever materials they can find which
are standing on soil floors.
She now has many wonderful ladies helping her with various sewing tasks, but they
still need more help in producing items to cover the shack walls to give the families
more privacy and cushions to brighten up their meagre homes etc. all to make their
lives a bit better.
Glenys is looking for the following items:
Fabric material, curtains, bedding, wool, towels anything for young children, boys
and girls, silk or plastic flowers, jewellery for young girls, handbags, toilet bags, and
ladies’ toiletries, in fact anything that is not heavy as postage has to be paid for. Oh,
and sewing thread for the helpers.
If you can help or supply materials Glenis would love to hear from you 01359
251037.

Ixworth Secondary Modern School Reunion 2020
 It’s reunion time again folks!
 For former pupils/teachers & staff, from May 1957 to July 1973.
 This will take place at Ixworth Village Hall on
 Saturday 20 June 2020.
 The reunion will commence at 15:00 and will finish at 21:00.
 The cost is £20 per person and will include a buffet lunch.
 The village hall bar will also be open.
 For further details please contact
 Andrew Gough on 07585 552797.

Stanton Wildlife Group (SWWAG)
Winter work at Sid’s Piece has now been completed and signs of spring are there
to be seen, with the likes of Pussy Willow, emerging Cowslips and plenty of
birdsong, especially in the early mornings. Simon Wrigall has undertaken some
annual coppicing once again, felling mostly Willow and leaving sound examples of
Hawthorn, Oak and Birch to allow them to mature. This work and the tasks that
our volunteers have been doing will all support our aim of attracting a wider range
of plant and animal species to our small patch of under 3 acres. Our only ‘spring’
work party is on Sunday March 1st 10am to 1pm and we’ll be pleased to see
anyone who wants to help, for some or all of the session. Plans for our annual
fundraiser are well under way and there will be more than 30 plant and craft stalls
as well as demonstrations and some tasty refreshments at our plants and crafts fair.
The Carlisle’s at Wyken Hall are very kindly hosting this event once again, and
their gorgeous grounds and garden make the event extra special. It’s on Sunday
26th April and we are always glad of volunteer help for an hour or two. If you’d
like to help us then please get in touch.
Moles are a pest aren’t they? They can’t help making a mess of a lawn, leaving hills,
holes and ruts. At least that’s the reputation they have. However, they are also
beneficial to the garden too; their burrowing and soil disturbance actually improves
soil drainage and fertility, bringing air to the soil thus encouraging root growth for
ornamental plants. They are capable of digging tunnels up to 20 metres long in one
day, but these carnivores don’t eat plant roots. Imagine a human trying to dig a tunnel
of its own body width! Apart from during the breeding season, when a litter can be
up to five, moles are solitary animals and they use tunnels which may have been in
use for several generations. If you have moles, then the chances are you have good
quality soil and crucially, a good worm population, for worms are loved by moles.
Although they don’t hibernate, their presence (and disturbance) is more noticeable
from the spring, because the soil stays moist near the surface, and that’s where the
worm activity is. As the top layer of soil dries in the summer, the worms descend
and the moles follow. Gardeners have different ways of dealing with the hills. The
soil is often quite fertile so can be scooped up and used to mix compost or can simply
be spread out by raking, thinly enough for the surrounding grass to push through it.
We’re all now aware of the decline in population numbers of so much of our wildlife,
so if gardeners can tolerate moles, their garden will be better for it. However there
are humane deterrents should you want to keep them out of certain areas. Moles
don’t like noise or ground vibration, so toy windmills, as seen at the seaside, can be
strategically placed above the runs, and wine bottles (consume first!) can also be
sunk into the ground and tunnel with the lips protruding at the surface. The wind
blowing across the top of the bottle makes a sound. There are also proprietary sonic
mole deterrents on the market. All of this will be of no interest to Irish gardeners
though – there are no moles in Ireland!
Enjoy the onset of spring, and we hope to see you at our March 1st work party or at
out April plant fair. For more details of our activities, please like us on facebook or
take a look at our website. Ian Shilling Tel. 01359 250939

Stanton Toddlers Group
 Come and Join Lindsay
 At Stanton Village Hall
 Every Tuesday
 from 9.30am - 11.00am 1.50 per session
 50p for additional siblings
Every Half-Term the toddler group will be invited to stay and
 play at Stanton pre-school.
 We hope you can join us.
For more details please contact:
Lindsay Bradley at Stanton Pre-School 01359 251909

STANTON WI FEBRUARY REPORT
 Hidden Gems of Bury St Edmunds
Back of the net Jackie (our WI program coordinator)....what could’ve been a
potential calamity when the guest speaker had to cry off was soon rescued; the
evening turned out brilliantly when you found a stand in and what a stand in he was!
Who knew there were so many interesting hidden gems in town as we soon
discovered when Martyn Taylor, the stand in for tonight’s monthly meeting gave
such a witty and interesting overview of so many historical features, from a long
buried ‘posh cess pit’ to the Abbey White Stone and where to find it as well as so
many other interesting landmarks, not necessarily visible unless you knew where to
look.
Maureen, the President lead us through the monthly business which included plans
for the upcoming Flower Festival, to be held at All Saints Church in June, Pauline’s
workshop, Federation and Group business including the Rickinghall Fashion Show
in March. For more details please go to the WI website.
This month’s competition for a decorated cupcake was a draw in first place by Celia,
Jane and Karen…well done ladies! The decorations were an absolute work
of art, too good to bite into! Hope to see more of those for the Flower Festival 
 Next month’s competition is for a Bury St Edmunds momento, so start turning out
those drawers to find that hidden keepsake you bought on impulse and forgot you
had.
If you’d like to join the WI and don’t know how to get started please give our
President Maureen Johnson a call.
Ginny Lamboll, for Maureen Johnson (President) 250739
 11th March Meeting: Millennium of the Abbey
 Competition: A Bury St Edmund Momento
 For more information about the WI please go to
 www.thewi.org.uk/suffolk-west

WHAT’S ON IN STANTON DURING March 2020
Mon-Fri STANTON PRE-SCHOOL for children age 2-5 years to learn
 through play. Term time: Mon to Fri 9:00-12.00, Lunch Club 12.00-
 12.45, afternoons 12.45-15.15. Telephone the Play Leader
 01359 251909 or email: info@stantonpreschool.co.uk
Mondays PILATES CLASS, Stanton Village Hall, contact Catherine
 on 07951 019456
 BINGO, Church Rooms, 8.pm
 METHODIST CHURCH BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER
 GROUP, Chapel 2.30pm
 STANTON CRAFT & CHAT, second & fourth Monday of
 Month, Church Rooms 2-4pm, 250739
Tuesdays TODDLER GROUP, 9.30-11am, village hall, 251909
 FITNESS Class, 9.45am Yvonne, 01284 754258, Village Hall,
 All ages and abilities welcome, £ 4.00 per session.
 SHORT MAT BOWLS in the Village Hall, 2pm..
 ZUMBA—Fun fitness for all ages and abilities—7.30pm
 village hall, Lou 07866 534087.
 DROP IN –Every Tuesday except First Tuesday in the
 month-All Saints Church, Room, 9.30 – noon. All welcome.
 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Meetings, 2nd Tuesday in
 month, 8pm in the Cock pub.
 MOBILE LIBRARY, Shepherds Grove Park, 10th
 MOBILE LIBRARY, Village Centre, 24th
 STANTON MUSICIANS, 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month, 7
 to 9pm, 251013. Church Rooms.
Weds STANTON W.I. 2nd Wed in the month, village hall, 7.30pm
 FITSTEPS Dance Fitness class for all ages, village hall,
 9.30am, Marie 07917733655 Facebook: Fitsteps with Marie
 BOWLS CLUB club night 7.00pm, Club House, Bury Lane.
 BINGO, Women’s Section, R. B. L., Church Rooms 7.30pm
 KETTLERCISE, Marts body blitz, village hall, 7-8pm,
 Mobile 07545811690
 FRIENDLY ARTS GROUP, Church Rooms, 1.30 to 4pm
Thursday PARISH COUNCIL, 2nd Thurs in month, 7pm,village hall
 MOBILE LIBRARY, Bury Road, Village Centre and
 Hilltop Lay-by 5th
 TEA DANCE, Village Hall, 2pm - 4pm, Mick 01284788147
 WHIST DRIVE Church Rooms, 7.30pm 250548
 SLIMMING WORLD, 5.30 & 7.30pm, Village Hall.
Fridays BOWLS CLUB, Bury Lane, Carpet Bowls, 7.00 pm when
 matches played.

WHEELIE BINS Blue bins, Tuesday 3rd, 17th and 31st
 Black bins, Tuesday 10th and 24th
 Brown bins Village, Friday 13th and 27th
 North of A143 Friday 6th and 20th.
Sundays ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, service times see Steamer
 METHODIST CHURCH, service times see Steamer
 SHORT MAT BOWL Village hall, 2.30pm.
OTHER EVENTS in March and later.-
Monday 2nd Friendship Club Village Hall 2.15
Tuesday 3rd Methodist Church Coffee Morning 10.00am
Friday 13th Stanton Cinema, ‘Mrs Lowry & Son’ (PG) 7.30pm
Saturday 18th Stanton Bowls Club, A night of Elvis, 7.30 pm.
Saturday 21st Bingo at Stanton Bowls Club, 7 for 7.30 eyes down
Saturday 28th Village Litter Pick, 10am - 12 noon Start at Memorial.
Tuesday 31st Blackbourne Local History, Church Rooms, 7.30pm
Monday 6th April, Friendship Club Village Hall, 2.15pm
Friday 10th April, Stanton Village Cinema, ‘Knives Out’ 7.30pm
Wednesday 15th April St Nicholas Pop up shop, village hall 10am-2pm
Sunday 26th April, SWWAG craft and Plant fair, Wyken Hall.
Saturday 25th July, Stanton Village Show, Village Hall.

 STANTON COMMUNITY VILLAGE HALL
 All rates are hourly unless otherwise stated.
 Booking secretary, 01359 250271 Email: stantonvillagehall@btconnect.com

Room by the hour. Non-Commercial Commercial

Terry Bray Room £6.00 £8.00

Lounge £8.00 £9.00
Small Hall £8.00 £9.00
Small Hall & Lounge £14.00 £16.00
Large Hall £16.00 £20.00
Large Hall & Lounge £22.00 £27.00
Small Hall, Large Hall & Lounge £30.00 £36.00
Small Hall, Large Hall & Lounge Day £250 Day £300

Next shop WedNesday
 15th apRIL

Extracts from the MINUTES of the Meeting of Stanton Parish Council
held on 9 January 2020 at Stanton Community Village Hall at 7.00pm.
Present: F J Hart (Chair), B Smithson (Vice-chair), J Frizzell, A Kemp, B
Brown, J Miller, B Gordon, A Shelton, P Smith.
Also Present: DCllr J Thorndyke, CCllr J Spicer
Cllr Gordon advised that he would be recording the meeting.
Apologies for absence accepted: Cllr M Scowcroft – work commitments
The minutes of the meeting on 12 December 2019 were approved.
Public Forum:
A member of the public was present. Council were asked to allow CCllr
Spicer to give her report first due to another commitment. There were no
objections.
After CCllr Spicers report as below the resident asked if action could be taken
to resolves issues at Sturgeons Way, Meadow Court and Brook Close in
relation to cars driving across the grass and churning up the verges. It was
disgraceful and an eyesore. Photographs were presented to the Council.
Councillors agreed that there is a problem, Cllr Smith is already liaising with
the District Council in relation to other areas of the village including Hepworth
Road, Bucklesfield and North Close.
Cllr Gordon asked whether the verges could be better utilised by being
surfaced so that the grass. wouldn’t be churned up. This was discussed but
the areas are not Parish Council land.
It was agreed that the Clerk contact Havebury who own the land at Brook
Close and Meadow Court to seek solutions.
Action – Clerk to make contact with Havebury to propose a site meeting to
discuss the issues.
The resident also reported that the lane down to Old Barningham Road is
overgrown and asked that the householder be contacted and asked to cut
back their hedge from the street lamps.
Action – Clerk to write to householder at Jacobs Close
Report from:
S C Cllr J Spicer
Consultation has started on the Children’s Centres in the County. It has been
confirmed that Bluebells Childrens Centre on Bury Lane is not scheduled for
closure. It is hoped that it can be a base for more multi agency staff to use.
It will be a part time hub but no staff will lose their jobs. It is an important
provision that covers a large area so good news that it is to stay.
The new recycling centre/waste transfer station opens on Thursday 16
January and will mean that all non-recyclable waste is taken from there to
the Great Blakenham waste incineration plant to be turned into energy.
The application to lower the A143 speed limit is ongoing. Once approval is
granted then it needs costing and programming so things are progressing.
The Chair – Cllr Hart, and I met with the Doctors Surgery in early December
to discuss their future plans and to informally discuss ideas for a relocation

to the Upthorpe Road site where there is spare land adjacent to the Primary
School. Their planning permission for a temporary consulting room runs out
in March. This is ongoing.
CCllr Spicer paid tribute to everyone who turned out when the Grundle was
at its highest earlier in the month. There will be a working party meeting on
31 January with the Floods Management team from Suffolk County Council
to discuss the way forward with the maintenance transfer negotiations.
The Chair asked to put on record that the Council were disappointed by the
response to the first time the Grundle flooded against the woody dam. This
was reported to SCC on 13 December by the Clerk and a request made to
inspect the dam which had been backed up by a lot of debris.
There was no response from SCC which meant that by the time the second
heavy deluge came down the Grundle on 20 December there was nowhere
for the water to push through and so the height of the water caused a lot of
damage to the structure. This would very likely not have happened had
action been taken to clear the debris the first time.
Also, safety and liability have to be considered for any volunteer working in
such conditions.
CCllr Spicer said that these issues need to be addressed at the Grundle
meeting on the 31st
D Cllr J Thorndyke
Planning portal is down for IT upgrades until Tuesday14th January.
The planning committee have made a site visit to the proposed development
at Chardale on Chare Road and The Tripp Batt Site on Hepworth Road.
Thank you to Cllr Hart for also being in attendance.
The Tripp Batt site appears to have a corrugated iron engine shed on the site
which was interesting. The main issues for this proposed development are
for the plot adjacent to Lilac Cottage (Plot 5) This application will go to the
February development control meeting which is normally on the first
Wednesday of the month (5th February).
Bin collection days are now settling down and all seems to be working better.
Clerk’s Report:
Grundle -
Liaison with Suffolk CC when Grundle woody debris dam overflowed on 20
December. Attended at the Grundle and liaised with volunteers – Jamie and
Lee Maddox with Cllr Smith. Additional rake forks ordered at request of Chair
and volunteers after one rake snapped and only one other available. (Have
now been delivered and in Clock Tower store).
Urgent emails sent to floods management. Spoke to Steven Halls who
advised that he would be inspecting. Further photographs sent to SCC on 31
December showing damage caused by flooding.
No response received to request for site meeting.
Cemetery
Two interments are due to take place on Thursday 9 January. The burial of

Mr Walter Adams (Ixworth resident) and the interment of ashes of Mrs Diana
Stynes
Highways issues reported – Ref 264513 – Broken chamber cover –
Honeymeade Close – this has been broken for some weeks and has a barrier
around it. SCC chased.
Ref 261114 – sign down opposite j/w Bardwell Road on A143 – reported
already – chased with SCC
Village Maintenance
Cooks services requested to install post for new bin Hepworth Road.
Grass Cutting Contract 2020-2022 updated tender papers and circulated to
Vertas and WSDC and advertised on website and FB
Housing Needs Survey
No response received to request for information from WSDC – Staff member
on Christmas leave.
Community Transport Updates
The following information was received and will be published on the web site,
social media and in the minutes of the January meeting for the information
of residents -
The Community Transport service is run by the Botesdale and Rickinghall
Good Neighbour Scheme on behalf of Suffolk County Council, which
sponsors the service. It is also known as 'Wheels within Wheels'. The
scheme provides door to door transport for those unable to use public
transport and who are without the use of a car.
There is provision for wheelchair users.
The specially adapted vehicle can accommodate 8 passengers or 7
passengers plus one wheelchair and is available for shopping trips, visits to
the doctor or hospital, transport to and from a railway station, for club outings
or just for visiting friends.
As a contribution towards operating costs, the vehicle is charged at a fixed
rate per mile travelled, measured from base, irrespective of the number of
passengers. The service is operated by a team of unpaid, volunteer drivers
and each journey is dependent upon a volunteer driver being available.
To use the Community Transport service and for more information please
ring: Mr G Lawrence on 01379 897 109.

Councillors noted the work of the Maddox family over the Christmas
period at the Grundle and would like to place on record their thanks for
the work in difficult conditions –
Action – Clerk to write letter of thanks
 Declarations of Interest: There were no declarations of interest in items on
the Agenda
Planning Applications:
 New Applications received - No new applications received
 Previous applications decided

Accounts
The payments were approved. Bank account total as at 31/12/19 –
£66053.56
Cllr Miller noted that the water charges for the Recreation Ground appear to
be very high and in comparison, with last year have significantly increased.
The Clerk reported that there had been intensive cleaning work on the tennis
Courts and MUGA during Spring 2019 which would have used a lot of water
and also a leak from the water meter was identified which has now been
fixed. Council had received a £251 credit for the leak. The Council had been
billed on estimated and not actual usage as the meters are only read twice
a year.
Action – Clerk to raise a query with Anglian Water in respect of high
estimated bills and increased consumption
Statutory Business/Governance – None
Matters for discussion:
Grundle Structure Maintenance Agreement – as previously discussed
and to be subject of a further meeting on Friday 31 January 2020 with Suffolk
CC and CCllr Spicer.
Fireworks Event – Council received an update from Cllr Smithson on
equipment requirements for 2020. A profit of £1105.12 had been made from
the 2019 event. A budget of up to £400 for equipment was approved for the
2020 event which will take place on a date to be agreed at the February
meeting. Cllr Brown offered his services in sourcing a trolley and
wheelbarrows at discount cost to the Council. This was approved.
Cemetery burial fees – Council had received a request from family for the
fees for burial of the late Walter George Adams of Ixworth to be considered
under the policy as being eligible as a resident due to Mr Adams close ties
with Stanton and the fact that he already has close relatives buried in the St
Johns Churchyard.
His last wish was to be buried in Stanton cemetery although he has lived in
Ixworth for 35 years.
His family has advised the funeral directors that some of his family members
– specifically his Grandfather - are buried at Stanton and that he and his
grandfather were involved in building the Church rooms.
Under Rule 1b of the Cemetery Rules and Charges 2018-20, the right of
burial is reserved for residents of the Parish, (‘Parishioners’), former
residents within the last five years of the Parish and those with close relatives
already buried within the Parish Boundary.
The term ‘Parishioner’ means a person who is or has been a member of a
household that currently pays (or has in the past paid for not less than 5
years) council tax charges to Stanton Parish Council. In any dispute whether
a deceased qualifies as a 'Parishioner’, the Parish Council in its absolute
discretion will decide.
After due consideration and the fact that Cllr Miller could remember the family

and its association with Stanton, Cllr Brown proposed that the family of Mr
Adams should be charged for his internment as a resident of Stanton. This
was seconded and approved. There were no objections.
Action – Clerk to advise Funeral Director
Correspondence
Buckingham Palace Garden Party 2020 – noted – no nominations.
East Anglian Air Ambulance ack of S137 donation - noted
Ixworth Surgery response to refusal of S137 donation - noted
There being no further business the meeting finished at 7.55pm
Next scheduled meeting on 12th March

 THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
The Royal British Legion held their February meeting at The Cock Inn, Stanton with
11 members in attendance and apologies were received from 2 members.
The Chairman, D.Sexton, welcomed the members to the meeting. He then invited
the President, S. Kent to recite the Exhortation and the Silent Tribute was observed.
The Secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting and the correspondence
received with relevant points discussed.
The Treasurer R. Baker, reported on the Branch's financial situation.
The Chairman, as Branch delegate at the Suffolk County Conference held on 1st
February at Needham Market Community Centre, gave his report.
Forthcoming events
Mar 21 - Coffee morning -Church Rooms, Stanton -10.00 am - 12 noon
Apr 7 - Invitation to a Cheese & Wine Evening by Thetford & District RAF
Association at RAF Honington
Apr 9 - Next 'C' Group Meeting - Bury St. Edmunds Bowls Club
May 19 -Annual Branch Dinner - The Cock Inn, Stanton - 1930hrs for 200hrs
At the conclusion of the official business a social evening continued with
refreshments.
Next Branch meeting will be on Tuesday March 10th starting at 8 pm
B. Bartrum Hon. Secretary

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LifeLink extends across West Suffolk towns and villages
A health and wellbeing initiative which is achieving better outcomes for
people with anxiety, loneliness and other needs, has now be introduced
across West Suffolk. The Lifelink social prescribing project was initially
piloted in Haverhill in 2017 following a bid by St Edmundsbury Borough
Council (now West Suffolk Council) for Government funds. In Haverhill
the scheme has already supported more than 350 people, connecting
them to local community groups and social activities – and leading to a
reduction in their GP visits as a result.
LifeLink will now be extended in and around Brandon, Bury St Edmunds
Town, Bury St Edmunds Rural, Haverhill, Mildenhall, Newmarket,
Sudbury Town and Sudbury Rural thanks to the funding from West
Suffolk Council, Primary Care Networks and the NHS West Suffolk
Clinical Commissioning Group.A team of 10 LifeLink coordinators
employed at West Suffolk Council will work across individual areas to
support participants on a one-to-one basis, connecting them to social
activities, clubs, groups and local services and working together to find
each person’s ways to improve their wellbeing and meet their needs.
Benefits include meeting new people and developing friendships, feeling
healthier and fitter, learning new skills and developing opportunities for
volunteering and employment. Anyone aged 16 or over can self-refer or
ask a professional or supporter to refer them.
The LifeLink Co-ordinator for Bury St Edmunds Rural is Sarah Prince,
providing a service for people registered at Botesdale, Stanton & Woolpit
surgeries.
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LifeLink Co-ordinator, Sarah Prince said: “I am really looking forward to
taking on the challenges faced by people in the rural communities around
Bury St Edmunds, working together with them to take a preventative
approach to social isolation and wellbeing. I can’t wait to get started,
working with individuals, and making a difference.”
For queries and verbal referrals call Sarah on 07976 802085
Queries, referrals and referral forms to be sent to
buryrural-lifelink@westsuffolk.gov.uk
To find out more about LifeLink and your local scheme, visit
Website: www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/community/lifelink.