HONINGTON AND SAPISTON PARISH NEWSLETTER
JULY 2024
PARISH COUNCIL
A reminder that work is due to commence on the bridge at Stowlangtoft on the A1088 this month. The road will be fully closed so diversions will be in place. The pothole outside Manor Farm has been reported.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Monday 8th July at 7pm in the Village Hall.
Parish Council website www.honingtonandsapiston.com
HONINGTON VILLAGE SIGN
The new sign will be unveiled by the children of The School Council, with the assistance of Sally Fogden, on July 8th at 2.00pm. Anyone wishing to attend the ceremony is welcome to do so. The new sign will replace the one made by Mervyn Thurlow in 1993.
VILLAGE HALL
Hello everyone, unfortunately the weather has not improved this month - so much rain!! A huge thank you to all who organised the Bingo and Prosecco evening and to all who attended and supported the event. £710 raised for village hall funds, so well done all.
The field at the rear of the hall is looking amazing with trees now in place and rose bushes planted. A great backdrop to forthcoming weddings and events.
Please don’t forget Sunday 7th Charity Summer Fayre & Indoor Crafts Market 10.00 until 16.00. All proceeds to village hall funds.
This month’s community lunch will be on Thursday 11th, doors open at 12.30 lunch 13.00. On the menu a cold meat selection with various salads, selection of puddings, tea & coffee £8.00. Raffle, Play Your Cards Right. Please book your place on or before 11.00 Friday 5th July - 01359 268880 or email me on [email protected].
Community supper will be on Friday 26th, doors open at 19.00 supper 19.30ish. On the menu - summer BBQ with various salads and puddings, £8.00. Quiz, raffle and Play Your Cards Right. To book a place please book on or before 11.00 on Monday 22nd - 01359 268880 or email [email protected]
Please remember to vote on Thursday 4th, your polling station will be open 07.00 – 10.00. Your vote counts.
VILLAGE WEBSITE NATURE NOTES
Look around, look online - open your eyes to the natural world all around us and use our brilliant, recently updated websites to discover a variety of activities available right here in Honington & Sapiston. The new revised formats are easy to use - a boon for those of us who are not ‘tech wizards’ - and open a world of social and cultural activities held at the hall every week. Some may remember the Nature Diary I penned during lockdown. I’ve now gone online with the Parish Council Nature Notes which will be updated regularly so please keep coming back! – Brian Taylor
Parish Council website www.honingtonandsapiston.com and the Village Hall website www.hsvh.org.uk
BLACKBOURNE TREE GROUP
Everything is growing! We had a most successful June work day and the team were able to push my ride-on out of the mud, which saved the day!
Our next workday is Saturday 6th July at 9am, when we will start to clear the ivy from the Hawthorns as well as normal clearing. All welcome, especially with cutting equipment. Giles Smith
FOR THE LOVE OF ART
Hi there, happy painters, what an exciting event coming up in July! LADIES DAY at Newmarket races, then will have another event going to the coast painting. Also welcome Kath Moss to our group. Our group is growing by the minute and has got such amazing artists. We are also going to do some lino cutting if anyone is interested, Netty Mendez.
HONINGTON CEVCP SCHOOL
A busy time in school this term. Our Year 5 class thoroughly enjoyed creating some beautiful flower displays for the Euston Flower Festival at the beginning of June. Three of our older classes had an outing to West Stow Anglo Saxon village where they were encouraged to be investigators in the village settlement and handled replica finds in the Anglo Saxon museum. Our younger children had a visit to Lackford Lakes and took part in lots of fun activities organized by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust staff. Activities included birdwatching, pond-dipping, creating natural art and learning about trees and minibeasts!
Lots of fun outdoor learning.
CHURCH NEWS
We had a special part of the Family service in June to celebrate the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Christine and Eddie Leiper, many congratulations to you both. The winners of the Monthly Money Draw were Allan Johnson, Linda and Robin Howe and Julie Roberts. We will hold the next Draw on Tuesday 2nd July at our monthly Coffee Morning. Do come along and have a social hour with friends over a cup of coffee and cake. On Sunday 7th we are manning a stall, selling all types of produce from 10am till 4 pm at the Village Fayre in the Hall. Any donations are most welcome. Thank you to Terry who has worked hard keeping the fast growing grass in the churchyard down. Please try to keep to the national churchyard rules which are displayed on both our notice boards. They include no ornaments, plastic flowers or glass containers. Pots of plants must not hamper the mowing of the grass. In June we had the funeral of Daphne Huffee, our thoughts are with her relatives and friends. May she rest in peace. Our Special Service this month is titled Wild Water and we will meet with Karen near the decking by the side of the river at Honington at 4 pm on 7th July.
HONINGTON & SAPISTON WI
Twenty-seven members gathered on a chilly June evening to enjoy the monthly WI meeting. After the singing of Jerusalem, the giving of birthday posies and the amusing roll-call, Tricia introduced the speaker, Cheryl Brighty.
Cheryl told us the history of chocolate while making chocolates and explaining what she was doing. The chocolates she made were delicious. She told us that the price of the chocolate she uses has gone up 100% this year. It was a very enjoyable demonstration. After refreshments we had time to listen to Joanne's report of the National Federation meeting she attended at the Royal Albert Hall. Joanne recommended all members try to attend one of these meetings. The competition, a poem about chocolate, was won by Lucy with 2nd Julia R and 3rd Val N. Lucy now has the Josie Goddard Plaque for a
year and it will go with the Cath Balaam Cup she won in November with her decorated homemade biscuits. Congratulations Lucy. The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.
CAMERA CLUB
Our June meeting produced some really interesting and well taken photographs of "Abandoned Buildings and "Sculpture." Some excellent creativity and observations of everyday landmarks.
For our July 16th meeting the task is "Shoes & Hats" - an interesting challenge I'm sure!
Interested in photography? Then please come along to the village hall for a 7 pm start - you will be made most welcome.
Email [email protected] if you have any questions.
VILLAGE SHOW
You should have all received a flyer detailing this year’s village show on Bank Holiday Monday 26th August (there are spares in the village hall) and the programmes and entry forms will be coming soon. Hopefully the weather will be kind and allow some wonderful flowers, fruit and vegetables, but if not then please enter one of the craft or baking competitions! The show is very light hearted, a chance for our community to come together for a couple of hours, to have a chat and a piece of cake!
As always we are in need of raffle prizes. These can be dropped off to Ian at the hall or Carol/ Howard at Boreham House.
Also could we please ask all cup winners from last year to contact Stephen Reid (07913 021217) by the end of July to arrange their return? Many thanks. Carol King
BLACK BIN, RECYCLING AND GARDEN WASTE COLLECTIONS
Monday 1 July - BROWN bin
Tuesday 2 July - BLUE bin
Tuesday 9 July - BLACK bin
Monday 15 July - BROWN bin
Tuesday 16 July - BLUE bin
Tuesday 23 July - BLACK bin
Monday 29 July - BROWN bin
Tuesday 30 July - BLUE bin
Please remember to leave your bins out the night before the stated collection day, or by 06.15 on the actual collection day.
NB: Bin days may differ for people living on the outskirts of Sapiston and on bank holidays.
All meetings and events listed above take place at Honington and Sapiston Village Hall unless otherwise stated. If you are interested in setting up a new group please contact Ian Patterson-Parker to discuss hall availability and costs. 01359 268880. The hall is licensed for weddings and is available to hire for parties, meetings, exercise classes etc. The hall has a fully licensed bar and full catering kitchen.
Please don’t forget to use our new and updated website for information on all Hall events. Here you can view menus for all community meals, dates of church coffee mornings, different activities being held, copies of the newsletter, etc. www.hsvh.org.uk.
Contributions for the August newsletter to be submitted via e-mail to Caroline Keyton ([email protected]) or Carol King ([email protected]) by 20th July. Entries can be dropped off to Carol at Boreham House, Sapiston, if preferred.
FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August - Village Show
Saturday, 7 September - We will be celebrating the hall being open 10 years. Linda Howe has applied for a lottery grant to help with the cost of putting on an event on the field (weather permitting) or in the hall.
JULY 2024
PARISH COUNCIL
A reminder that work is due to commence on the bridge at Stowlangtoft on the A1088 this month. The road will be fully closed so diversions will be in place. The pothole outside Manor Farm has been reported.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Monday 8th July at 7pm in the Village Hall.
Parish Council website www.honingtonandsapiston.com
HONINGTON VILLAGE SIGN
The new sign will be unveiled by the children of The School Council, with the assistance of Sally Fogden, on July 8th at 2.00pm. Anyone wishing to attend the ceremony is welcome to do so. The new sign will replace the one made by Mervyn Thurlow in 1993.
VILLAGE HALL
Hello everyone, unfortunately the weather has not improved this month - so much rain!! A huge thank you to all who organised the Bingo and Prosecco evening and to all who attended and supported the event. £710 raised for village hall funds, so well done all.
The field at the rear of the hall is looking amazing with trees now in place and rose bushes planted. A great backdrop to forthcoming weddings and events.
Please don’t forget Sunday 7th Charity Summer Fayre & Indoor Crafts Market 10.00 until 16.00. All proceeds to village hall funds.
This month’s community lunch will be on Thursday 11th, doors open at 12.30 lunch 13.00. On the menu a cold meat selection with various salads, selection of puddings, tea & coffee £8.00. Raffle, Play Your Cards Right. Please book your place on or before 11.00 Friday 5th July - 01359 268880 or email me on [email protected].
Community supper will be on Friday 26th, doors open at 19.00 supper 19.30ish. On the menu - summer BBQ with various salads and puddings, £8.00. Quiz, raffle and Play Your Cards Right. To book a place please book on or before 11.00 on Monday 22nd - 01359 268880 or email [email protected]
Please remember to vote on Thursday 4th, your polling station will be open 07.00 – 10.00. Your vote counts.
VILLAGE WEBSITE NATURE NOTES
Look around, look online - open your eyes to the natural world all around us and use our brilliant, recently updated websites to discover a variety of activities available right here in Honington & Sapiston. The new revised formats are easy to use - a boon for those of us who are not ‘tech wizards’ - and open a world of social and cultural activities held at the hall every week. Some may remember the Nature Diary I penned during lockdown. I’ve now gone online with the Parish Council Nature Notes which will be updated regularly so please keep coming back! – Brian Taylor
Parish Council website www.honingtonandsapiston.com and the Village Hall website www.hsvh.org.uk
BLACKBOURNE TREE GROUP
Everything is growing! We had a most successful June work day and the team were able to push my ride-on out of the mud, which saved the day!
Our next workday is Saturday 6th July at 9am, when we will start to clear the ivy from the Hawthorns as well as normal clearing. All welcome, especially with cutting equipment. Giles Smith
FOR THE LOVE OF ART
Hi there, happy painters, what an exciting event coming up in July! LADIES DAY at Newmarket races, then will have another event going to the coast painting. Also welcome Kath Moss to our group. Our group is growing by the minute and has got such amazing artists. We are also going to do some lino cutting if anyone is interested, Netty Mendez.
HONINGTON CEVCP SCHOOL
A busy time in school this term. Our Year 5 class thoroughly enjoyed creating some beautiful flower displays for the Euston Flower Festival at the beginning of June. Three of our older classes had an outing to West Stow Anglo Saxon village where they were encouraged to be investigators in the village settlement and handled replica finds in the Anglo Saxon museum. Our younger children had a visit to Lackford Lakes and took part in lots of fun activities organized by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust staff. Activities included birdwatching, pond-dipping, creating natural art and learning about trees and minibeasts!
Lots of fun outdoor learning.
CHURCH NEWS
We had a special part of the Family service in June to celebrate the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Christine and Eddie Leiper, many congratulations to you both. The winners of the Monthly Money Draw were Allan Johnson, Linda and Robin Howe and Julie Roberts. We will hold the next Draw on Tuesday 2nd July at our monthly Coffee Morning. Do come along and have a social hour with friends over a cup of coffee and cake. On Sunday 7th we are manning a stall, selling all types of produce from 10am till 4 pm at the Village Fayre in the Hall. Any donations are most welcome. Thank you to Terry who has worked hard keeping the fast growing grass in the churchyard down. Please try to keep to the national churchyard rules which are displayed on both our notice boards. They include no ornaments, plastic flowers or glass containers. Pots of plants must not hamper the mowing of the grass. In June we had the funeral of Daphne Huffee, our thoughts are with her relatives and friends. May she rest in peace. Our Special Service this month is titled Wild Water and we will meet with Karen near the decking by the side of the river at Honington at 4 pm on 7th July.
HONINGTON & SAPISTON WI
Twenty-seven members gathered on a chilly June evening to enjoy the monthly WI meeting. After the singing of Jerusalem, the giving of birthday posies and the amusing roll-call, Tricia introduced the speaker, Cheryl Brighty.
Cheryl told us the history of chocolate while making chocolates and explaining what she was doing. The chocolates she made were delicious. She told us that the price of the chocolate she uses has gone up 100% this year. It was a very enjoyable demonstration. After refreshments we had time to listen to Joanne's report of the National Federation meeting she attended at the Royal Albert Hall. Joanne recommended all members try to attend one of these meetings. The competition, a poem about chocolate, was won by Lucy with 2nd Julia R and 3rd Val N. Lucy now has the Josie Goddard Plaque for a
year and it will go with the Cath Balaam Cup she won in November with her decorated homemade biscuits. Congratulations Lucy. The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.
CAMERA CLUB
Our June meeting produced some really interesting and well taken photographs of "Abandoned Buildings and "Sculpture." Some excellent creativity and observations of everyday landmarks.
For our July 16th meeting the task is "Shoes & Hats" - an interesting challenge I'm sure!
Interested in photography? Then please come along to the village hall for a 7 pm start - you will be made most welcome.
Email [email protected] if you have any questions.
VILLAGE SHOW
You should have all received a flyer detailing this year’s village show on Bank Holiday Monday 26th August (there are spares in the village hall) and the programmes and entry forms will be coming soon. Hopefully the weather will be kind and allow some wonderful flowers, fruit and vegetables, but if not then please enter one of the craft or baking competitions! The show is very light hearted, a chance for our community to come together for a couple of hours, to have a chat and a piece of cake!
As always we are in need of raffle prizes. These can be dropped off to Ian at the hall or Carol/ Howard at Boreham House.
Also could we please ask all cup winners from last year to contact Stephen Reid (07913 021217) by the end of July to arrange their return? Many thanks. Carol King
BLACK BIN, RECYCLING AND GARDEN WASTE COLLECTIONS
Monday 1 July - BROWN bin
Tuesday 2 July - BLUE bin
Tuesday 9 July - BLACK bin
Monday 15 July - BROWN bin
Tuesday 16 July - BLUE bin
Tuesday 23 July - BLACK bin
Monday 29 July - BROWN bin
Tuesday 30 July - BLUE bin
Please remember to leave your bins out the night before the stated collection day, or by 06.15 on the actual collection day.
NB: Bin days may differ for people living on the outskirts of Sapiston and on bank holidays.
All meetings and events listed above take place at Honington and Sapiston Village Hall unless otherwise stated. If you are interested in setting up a new group please contact Ian Patterson-Parker to discuss hall availability and costs. 01359 268880. The hall is licensed for weddings and is available to hire for parties, meetings, exercise classes etc. The hall has a fully licensed bar and full catering kitchen.
Please don’t forget to use our new and updated website for information on all Hall events. Here you can view menus for all community meals, dates of church coffee mornings, different activities being held, copies of the newsletter, etc. www.hsvh.org.uk.
Contributions for the August newsletter to be submitted via e-mail to Caroline Keyton ([email protected]) or Carol King ([email protected]) by 20th July. Entries can be dropped off to Carol at Boreham House, Sapiston, if preferred.
FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August - Village Show
Saturday, 7 September - We will be celebrating the hall being open 10 years. Linda Howe has applied for a lottery grant to help with the cost of putting on an event on the field (weather permitting) or in the hall.