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The STANTON STEAMER Year 25 Issue 291 June 2021 A143 Bury Road 30mph and 40 mph speed limit. The Story of Catchpole Engineering Suffolk Community Restart Fund Stanton Parish Council Meeting Minutes April 2021 Stanton Fun day
Number 291 THE STANTON STEAMER June 2021 ➢ Methodist Church ➢ All Saints Church ➢ Tai Chi at Shepherds Grove ➢ Friendly Art Group ➢ Stanton Musicians ➢ The Story of Catchpole Engineering part 1 ➢ SCC A143 New speed limits ➢ The vanishing mobility scooter ➢ Befriending volunteers ➢ What’s on or hopefully will be before much longer ➢ Suffolk community restart fund ➢ Stanton litter pick ➢ It’s poppy time again ➢ Stanton Woodland and Wild Life Action Group ➢ Voting at the May 2021 Elections ➢ Friendship Club ➢ Ixworth Free School ➢ Extracts from Parish Council minutes, April 2021 Items for the July2021 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 15th June 2021
STANTON METHODIST CHURCH Contacts: Revd. D. Ely. 47 Walcot Rise Diss. IP22 4DP. 01379 642791. Mr R. Stanley. 01359 252207. JUNE 6th 10-30am Morning Service Mr P. Mottram. 13th 10-30am Morning Service Mrs Browne. 20th 10-30am Morning Service Revd. D. Ely (S) 27th 10-30am Morning Service Mr. N. Hodson. As the rules and restrictions are being lifted, we can all breathe a sigh of relief, and look forward to catching up with families and friends. We have our Church open throughout the lockdown, with recorded music for the hymns, I hope and pray that singing will be allowed soon and the services can get back to normal. Over the last few weeks, I have found how important Friends are, and I am blessed with very good friends. I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for their support and help with my trips to the hospital and at my home as well. Friends are important in our lives, and I know that Jesus is one very good Friend to have by your side. He is always there to support and help us in all our difficulties, and those who do not know Him are missing out, it is easy you only have to ask. What a Friend we have in Jesus, What a privilege to carry, everything to God in prayer. O what peace we often forfeit, 0 what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry Everything to God in Prayer. P. Taplin.
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 Dear Friends and Neighbours As I write this in mid May Rev Cathy is taking some compassionate leave as she recently lost her father, so has asked me if I would do the reflection letter for June. It seems that every person on the planet has lost someone or something during this pandemic, be it a loved one passing away or being ill with symptoms, be it the loss of our freedoms and the chance to meet up with friends and loved ones or just devastating loneliness and fear as we isolate and withdraw from the human norm of living in community with each other. There is light at the end of the tunnel at least in the UK, that science and the lockdown is winning the race between the vaccine and virus, but as I write this in mid May a new variant of the virus has been detected in the UK and there is a fear that lockdown measures may well have to be introduced again. One of my favourite passages in the bible is from Philippians 2. (GNB) “I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself. Of course friends I really do not think that I have already won it, the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead. So I run straight towards the goal in order to win the prize, which is God’s call to Jesus Christ”. In all times and especially the challenging ones I find it helpful to keep the trust I have in God before me and to keep running or at least walking towards him. We should not forget what we have learnt through science to defeat the threat, but to use that knowledge and the progresses we have made to move straight forward boldly to face the enemy. We were made in God’s image and are sentient beings, intelligent, feeling and perceptive and it will take all our guile to come through this
difficult time, but WE WILL if we continue to keep our eyes on God and his love. Later in the chapter in Philippians Paul says to his brothers in faith “ I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me”. Now that seems to me a “power or a goal” worth running and striving towards especially as we move into summer and hopefully brighter times, let us all keep running the race he has set before us with the hope and trust we have in him. God Bless, Andrew Bladen. A family service for all ages every 4th Sunday in the month ... All Saints Church Stanton. 11.00am No matter what age you are, we would love you to come and join us... Covid protocols Sanitising hands, social distancing and adults wearing masks will apply For further details please contact The Rector Rev Cathy Bladen revcathybladen@gmail.com
June 2021 CHURCH SERVICES ACROSS THE BENEFICE Date Church Time Service Sunday 6th Barningham 11.00am Holy Communion Hepworth 9.30am Holy Communion Hopton 9.30am All Age Service Thelnetham 9.30am Village Service Sunday 13th Coney Weston 9.30am Holy Communion Hinderclay 9.30am Village Service Stanton 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 20th Barningham 11.00am Village Service Hopton 9.30am Holy Communion Market Weston 11.00am Holy Communion Sunday 27th Coney Weston 9.30am Village Service Hinderclay 9.30am Holy Communion Stanton 11.00am family@church family Service TAI CHI AT SHEPHERDS GROVE PARK We are a small friendly Tai Chi group who meet once a week for an hour, out side on the grassy lawn, at Shepherds Grove Park, Stanton. We have enjoyed learning the movements (the ‘form’), guided by Martin, our excellent teacher, for about two years. The gentle exercises are ideal for keeping mind and body in good shape. If anyone, who has done Tai Chi in the past would like to join us, please contact Jude, on 01379-408769 or 07985-191129
FRIENDLY ART GROUP. Hello Members, as the restrictions are being lifted we hope to start our Art Group on WEDNESDAY 7th July, l-30pm to 4pm.at the Church Rooms. It will be with social distancing and masks, but it will be good to be back with one another. Brush off the cobwebs from your paints and brushes and join us. My phone number is 01359 250212 if there are any changes. Pat Taplin. STANTON MUSICIANS – OUR VILLAGE BAND! It is now 10 years since we started fortnightly traditional music sessions in Stanton and about 6 years since we began playing at local events. Lockdown cancelled our regular sessions and 2020 bookings (apart from the bus shelter for Stanton Carol Service) but we have been “playing together separately” via the internet and also took part in an online concert for St Nicholas Hospice. We now have some 15 regular players (squeeze boxes, fiddles, strings, drum and whistles). We can be seen/heard on our website www.Stanton-musicians.net and always welcome new players. Why not dust off that old accordion/ guitar/ banjo/ fiddle/recorder whatever in the loft and come and join us? We all play from sheet music which is supplied. Under the Covid Rules “Controlled Indoor Event” we have 3 upcoming sessions booked at the Stanton Community Village Hall – all Tuesdays 18 May – 1 June and 15 June 7-9 pm. Social distancing/wearing of masks until seated/hand sanitising/signing in will apply. These meetings are essentially “sessions” for all abilities to enjoy. We would love to see some new faces!! Due to current seating arrangements etc please give us a call on 07747 131848 first. Pip and Colin Bedford Stanton Musicians LocaL Honey for SaLe Look for the signs at: Honeymeade Close & Dale Road Helen t.251625 Frances t.250282 Local Home Delivery - Jars £3-£5
Catchpole Engineering Stanton The Story of William Catchpole & the very first Production of a Mechanical Sugar Beet Harvester Part 1 - The Early years The British Sugar Corporation was formed in 1936, when the British parliament (coalition) nationalised the entire sugar beet crop processing industry. Up until then there were 13 separate companies with 18 factories across the country, in 1925 the Messrs Tate and Lyle Ltd. company in co-operation with Hungarian interests built the factory at Bury St Edmunds. At that time up until 1972 it only producing raw sugar before upgrading the factory to produce refined white sugar. Sugar beet growing in East Anglia is particularly suited to its soil but as many a farm labourer of that period would tell you; it was one of the hardest, back breaking, jobs going, especially in the harsh cold winter months with frozen or waterlogged ground. The slow, painstaking lifting, topping and delivery of the beet created problems at the factories that needed a continuous steady flow of beet to keep production at optimum capacity. In the years prior to the 2nd world war, little had been attempted in the machinery education in Suffolk. Several farmers had tried unsuccessfully to construct beet harvesting machines in the early thirties, but it was not until 1937 that a machine was marketed. In 1928 William Catchpole designed and built a self-propelled plough, powered by a Villiers two stroke engine, at Hector Mann’s Park House at Drinkstone. In 1930, he sold the patent to a George Munroe who manufactured and sold it under the name of ‘Rowtrac’. The patent money William received enabled him to pursue his ambition over the next seven years to design, test and build a much-needed mechanical sugar beet harvester, in response to the production
demands of the British Sugar Beet factories. The result of Williams dedicated work in 1937 was his first harvester, the single row standard beet harvester. The ‘Rowtrac’ William was a lodger at the Bardwell Rectory and was courting Joan (Alice Joan Edwards) whom he married in 1940. Joan was from a very successful market gardening family who lived at ‘Mothersoles’, Bardwell and Bardwell Hall. The 1939 register lists Joan as being a RP First Aid Post and a Women’s Land Army member, I believe Joan was the area organiser, later Joan was a very active leader of the Red Cross in BSE. In 1928 Joan’s Father, Alfred J Edwards purchased the Stowlangtoft Estate which is still owned by William and Joan Catchpole’s descendants today. However, in 1931 Joan’s father also purchased Manor Farm in Stanton, opposite All Saints Church, a mixed farm estate of 156 acres which included Baddle’s Field (the Chase area), Buckles Field, two orchards along with land around Bluebell Woods up to ‘Alecock’s Grave’ (Wyken/Bardwell/A143 crossroad). The estate also included land on George Hill and the haulage business complete with a barn workshop based at Manor Farm. A journal of that time written by Frank David Robinson, who was the grandson of the owners of Manor Farm, describes how the purchase came about (‘The Lords Pocket’ 1991). In the summer of 1931 a dreadful local flash summer storm, destroyed all the Manor Farm crops, washed away the young sugar beet
plants, maimed animals, including a bull which had to be put down, it washed away many tons of coal once owned by Frank’s fathers now ruined the transport business. The Street properties and all the land around were four feet deep in water and mud for several hours along with the Groop before it to was back to its normal channel. Unfortunately, most of the village wells had to be cleared before clean drinking water was available. The ruined Manor estate had to be sold by auction on Badwell’s Field (west of the manor) along with the farm equipment which was sold at fixed prices to pre-arranged bidders to ensure that such machinery was fairly distributed. Frank’s grandparents moved to Elmswell where they spent their remaining days. Frank and his family were offered shared accommodation with the Child family in Ixworth, Mr Child was a local butcher. An enduring relationship existed in the shared kitchen next to the slaughterhouse. Painting of Manor Farm Stanton before the summer storm of 1931 The Edwards family installed John Seaman as the Manor Farm foreman, he occupied Manor Farmhouse with his wife Margorie. Part of the farmhouse eventually became the office of Catchpole Engineering. Prior to production at Stanton, William had had six machines of his own design built by Robert Boby Ltd. of BSE. These first machines were successfully demonstrated on land near Hengrave Hall after which three
of the harvesters were immediately sold and used by Suffolk farmers. The harvester showed promise and in 1938 William produced twenty machines from his new Manor Farm premises in Stanton, with support from the Sturgeon Brothers forge. William employed Roger Pollard as his Forman of works and Ted Houton, an engineer, both recruited from engineering companies in Manchester. This single row harvester won a silver medal at the 1939 Royal Show (Windsor Great Park). At the same time, E J Cousins of the BSE factory was trying to encourage the making of an elevator and trailer to go at the rear of the Catchpole machine. However, it was sometime before this development was undertaken. Catchpole Engineering was financially backed at different times by the Ramsey Investment Group, the Johnson Maori Potato company of March (producing potato harvesters), followed by the Ross Investment Group of Grimsby in the 1960’s. At the start of the war other machines were attempted including a prototype made by Charles & George Borley of Great Glemham. It was tested by Ransomes, Sims, and Jefferies in 1942 but was not a success and extreme labour shortages stood in the way of further development. In the early history of the mechanisation of the sugar beet crop it is of interest to Suffolk and to the credit of William Catchpole that a PEP (Production Engineering & Planning) paper of 1949 records the following facts. “The crop occupies about 400,000 thousand acres and at present harvesting involves much hand labour. The departure of German prisoners has aggravated the labour shortage, and future beet harvests will be in grave danger if some increase in mechanisation is not achieved. Early in 1946 there were less than 200 sugar beet harvesters in use in the country, of which the majority were made by the British firm of Catchpole. Although not ideal under all conditions, the Catchpole harvester has so far proved the most suitable for the British agriculture, but the firm’s output is small and not nearly sufficient for the 35 to 40 per cent mechanisation of harvesting which the British Sugar Corporation regards as desirable.” A BSC report of 1947 records the use of 113 harvesters in Great Britain. The first national sugar beet harvester demonstration was organised locally by E J Cousins of the BSE BSC in conjunction with the West Suffolk War Agricultural Executive Committee, on October 24-25th in
1946, on the property of S Whiting at Barningham Hall. Five makes of harvesters were demonstrated, including the Catchpole harvester and two American machines along with five makes of elevators. Except for the Catchpole machine all the others were in early stages of development. The Catchpole machine created such interest that the surging crowd had to be kept back by field men holding lines of ropes. Reporting on the event the BFP headline was, ‘Machine which does the work of twelve men’, “the machine cuts the top off the beet, sweeps away the leaves, digs up the roots, knocks off the dirt and assembles the beet in compact heaps”. Ken Halls operating the first harvester on Buckle’s Field (North Close ) Next month Part 2 Production and New Models Hello I’m not sure if this is something you would want to publish. But a very elderly gentleman whom is my very close neighbour has had his mobility scooter stolen Monday night early hours of Tuesday morning from behind his mobile home here on shepherds grove park residential site, The gentleman is 93 years old and this has devastated him he can not afford to buy a new one I’m absolutely sick that some scum bag would even consider doing this, his name is John unfortunately I do not know his surname he has lived on this site for 60 years he worked on the land from leaving school and then worked on the airfield construction during the war. I'm gob smacked that there is people out there capable of this, regards Steve Lake resident of shepherds grove . We understand from the East Anglian Daily Times that the scooter has since mysteriously been returned to its owner.
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL (PARISH OF STANTON) (A143 BURY ROAD) (30 MPH AND 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND REVOCATION) ORDER 202- Suffolk County Council proposes to make the above-named order for Stanton under Section 84(1) (a) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The effect of this would be to reduce the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph on Bury Road from the existing 40mph speed limit signs at the western end of the village for 1220 metres in an easterly direction, and to introduce a 40mph speed limit buffer from the existing 40mph speed limit outside of ‘Morningside’ for 390 metres in a south westerly direction. A copy of the draft order and a map showing the length of road affected, together with the Council’s reasons for the proposals, may be provided via email only, with requests for documents to be sent to george.firth@suffolk.gov.uk Unfortunately, these cannot be viewed at our offices or made available for viewing at local libraries as normal due to ongoing restrictions due to Covid-19. Objections to the order and any other representations, specifying the grounds on which they are made, must reach Suffolk Legal at the address below or at george.firth@suffolk.gov.uk no later than 4 June 2021. Please note that any such correspondence cannot be regarded as confidential and may be inspected by any interested party. Date: 14 May 2021 NIGEL INNISS Head of Legal Services Suffolk County Council Constantine House 5 Constantine Road IPSWICH IP1 2DH Befriending Volunteers Needed In Your Area Hello and I hope this finds you well. All being well with the Roadmap and indoor mixing being permitted from 17th May we will be resuming our Face to Face Befriending Service. During the lockdowns we have operated a successful Telephone Befriending Service and will keep this going in addition to Face to Face. We have remained busy with referrals during the pandemic and are in need of more Volunteers for when our Face to Face begins again. Please could you be kind enough to put a shout out for Volunteers in your local area. We offer an induction, enhanced DBS check and ongoing support and it can be a wonderful opportunity to gain experience and develop new friendships.
We aim to match like-minded people and welcome Volunteers from all ages and backgrounds. We ask our Befriending Volunteers to visit their person once a week for an hour. For anybody who is interested in finding out more please contact Laura on 01638 608048 or laura@thevoluntarynetwork.org. Thanks so much, Laura Laura Cox-Watson Befriending Coordinator The Voluntary Network Telephone 01638 608048 E- Mail: laura@thevoluntarynetwork.org Website: www.thevoluntarynetwork. org Follow us on Facebook @thevoluntarynetwork1 The Old Courts, 147 All Saints Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8HH The Voluntary Network is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales Charity No. 1082478 Company No. 3954998 Suffolk Community Restart Fund Please find as below information regarding this important scheme. You may wish to draw this to the attention of community groups in your area you believe may benefit from the fund: The Suffolk Community Restart fund, funded through Suffolk County Council, is a grant fund totalling £300,000 and each District and Borough Council within Suffolk have been given £75,000 each to offer voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups a grant to help them resume their previous activities safely and/or to support them to transition to new ways of working. This scheme offers grant of between £250 and £2,500 to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Suffolk. The aim of the fund is to enable VCSE organisations to restart previous activities safely and/or to support them to switch to new ways of working. All VCSE groups are eligible to apply, provided funding requested is for equipment, adaptations or staffing (but these need to additional and not part of your core costs) to enable an existing/previous activity to resume safely or to enable a new activity/service to be developed/launched.
Key information: Before applying, please note that this funding is not intended to replace lost income/hardship experienced by VCSE organisations as a result of the pandemic, although it can be used help you to resume activities suspended due to Covid-19. We cannot provide retrospective funding for projects, unless it was something that has had to ‘pause’ due to COVID-19. What can be funded/Criteria: Examples of the types of activity the fund can be used for: Minor facility alterations – i.e. Reconfiguration/refurbishment to meet social distancing requirements Service alterations – i.e. Volunteer training, e.g. health and safety requirements, risk assessments, etc. Operational alterations - i.e. Signage/floor markings – maintaining social distance and avoiding congestion Process: Applicants will first contact Community Action Suffolk by email at vcsesupport@communityactionsuffolk.org.uk or telephone 01473 345400 to discuss their project and to ensure that it meets the attached criteria. How to apply: If you would like to access funding through the scheme, please complete the application form online https://forms.office.com/r/hYXMsYNkrK Please note, demand for the Suffolk Community Restart Fund is due to be high, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. For further information please visit Suffolk Community Restart - Community Action Suffolk At it again in April 2021! Well, the Parish Council have been organising a community litter pick annually now since 2010 (only last year it was cancelled due to Lockdown#1) I wonder how may bags we have filled in that time? This year there were around 20 bags, some of which were dropped by the Church wall ready for collection by WSDC, others were deposited in peoples home bins. This is less than when we first started, however still too many. We do of course employ Kenny & Charlie who both do a
great job every week, but we all need to do our bit everyday too. This year we had a few different faces joining the stalwarts to target different areas of the village, in a socially distanced Covid compliant fashion of course, gathering rubbish that had been left. Needless to say, there were the usual items, that sadly are a constant bug bear, such as dog poo bags dumped thoughtlessly, and fast-food packaging which seems to be increasing in the hedgerows and on road margins. On the Recreation ground this year we had a couple of first-time helpers, Poppy & Maisie with their Mum, who were shocked to see the number of “high energy” drink containers discarded around the field, especially as there are numerous waste bins that are there to use . They were further stunned when some teenagers deliberately threw their rubbish on the grass – when politely challenged by the litter pickers they did at least gather up their rubbish and deposit it in the offered bag. How sad that this challenge was necessary at all! There really is no excuse to be a tosser! This year I suggested to all the volunteers that, should they come across any rubbish that was of a type or size that they could not collect that using the app https://what3words.com/about to identify the exact location of it, would be really helpful they could be reported and hopefully moved by other means much more easily. Its also a really helpful way of reporting things like potholes or damaged road signs etc. You can download for free to your mobile, its helpful too should you need to call for help when out, or just meeting someone in an area that is no so familiar or with obvious landmarks. Thank you to the following for support and giving up a couple of hours on a fine and sunny Saturday morning to help keep Stanton looking tidy. Darren & Ginny, Francis & Joy, Maureen & Alan, Pat, Karen, Elaine & Emily, Rosemary, Brian & Mary, Daniel, Angela, Maria with Maisie & Poppy, Lorraine & Kaz, Viv and Craig with Freddie, Archie & Ellie.
https://www.facebook.com/stantonparishcouncilsuffolk If you wonder why the picture of me is minus the top of my head – that’s thanks to Cllr Harts photography skills! Report by Barbara Smithson Parish Councillor IT’S POPPY TIME AGAIN – GET OUT THOSE KNITTING NEEDLES! Why are we knitting poppies and decorating our war memorial again? When World War One ended, there were a great many of our armed forces who were suddenly out of a job with little money and few prospects. The British Legion was formed in 1921 to support the men and women who had fought for us. Over six million UK citizens served in the war and 725,000 never returned. Of those who came back, 1.75 million had suffered some kind of disability and half of these were permanently disabled. They desperately needed help and support as did the families of those who did not return, but as a result of the war, Britain's economy had plummeted and in 1921 there were 2 million people unemployed. This situation moved Lance Bombardier Tom Lister, a Lancastrian, who decided that if the Government was either unable or unwilling to do anything to improve the lives of ex-Service men, he would do something about it himself. The formation of The Royal British Legion can be attributed largely to the ultimate cooperation of Tom Lister and Field Marshall Earl Haig. We, in Stanton, have had a commemorative Poppy Decoration on our War memorial since the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI in 2018 and have enhanced it each year. This year we would like to add a little more to it to further commemorate and celebrate the formation of what is now The Royal British Legion which continues to do so much to help ex-servicemen and women and their families. Knitters – please knit – patterns available from me or online. If anyone has a
garden archway they no longer need or wire which can be bent into a firm shape, please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you. Viv Cunningham 01359 760638 or gareth.viv@sky.com CHURCH ROOM BOOKING We will be taking bookings for the church room re-opening ( as soon as government guidelines allow ). If you use the church room regularly, and intend to continue, please get in touch. The fee will still be £6-00 per hour. Phone Alan Johnson 250739 STANTON FRIENDSHIP CLUB We are still on course for our first meeting on 5th July with bees & bee keeping in the village hall at 2.15pm. Other meetings are :- 19th July……………………………..Social 2nd August…………………………...A-Z of Bury St Edmunds 16th August………………………….Social 6th September……………………….Life of a poacher 20th September……………………...Social 4th October………………………….Dogs Trust 18th October………………………...Social 1st November……………………….Main meeting ( games ) Trips which we are planing are :- Gorleston theatre. Hollesley horse centre. These are subject to the seating on the coach, which will affect the cost, if restrictions are still kept in place. Other trips which are local and can be covered by using our cars are :- Tour of Euston estate. Buxhall ( Stowmarket ) Museum with tea room. Alan Johnson 250739
Stanton Funday and ? The Funday is back! There is an and? after the event name. All will be revealed soon! Sunday, 15 August 2021 Stanton Recreation Ground NEWS FROM SET IXWORTH SCHOOL: All SET for Summer! One of the many impacts of the last twelve months and lockdown has unfortunately been the loss of in-person events at school. However, I am delighted to be able to invite families to our Year 4 & 5 Summer Open Evening on Wednesday 9 June, giving the opportunity to get a feel for life at our school, across a choice of events that we have planned. There are several ways of joining us, to explore how we can make a difference to your child’s future: At our COVID-secure in-school event, with two ticketed sessions between 4.30pm – 7pm with 1:1 meetings and tours with key staff, or via a live Zoom session at 6pm. (Please note: we will be following strict Covid Guidelines, which must be adhered to. Numbers will be strictly limited at the in-school event and ticketed only. The Zoom event is not limited numbers.)
This event will be followed by a Drop-In Morning on Monday 14 June 9am – 10:30am and a Drop-In Afternoon on Wednesday 16 June 2:30pm – 3:30pm and these can be booked as phone calls or Zoom sessions with a senior member of staff, including SENCo. Please visit www.ixworthschool.org.uk for more information and to register for one of our events. I look forward to welcoming you to our school. Mrs Pia Parker, Head of School STANTON WOODLAND & WILDLIFE ACTION GROUP During the last year, life - for me anyway - has slowed down and given time to appreciate the natural world; seeing, smelling, listening and enjoying what a wonderful world we live in. We can only hope that some of this atmosphere continues when we get back to ‘normal’. It looks as if we are all going to have to think a bit more carefully about the things that we are doing and live a bit more locally, and not just jump into a car or on to a plane. The younger generation are acutely conscious of this and many are trying to do something about it. I have just been for a wander at Sid’s Piece where the cowslips have been glorious. I saw a pair of swallows but have not seen many since. I was pleased to see a pair of bullfinches, and yellow hammers and the wrens are usually about and I heard the waffling of the green woodpecker. I noticed a tiny article in our daily paper about a National Churchyard Wildlife Survey, run by The Church Times, over the week of June 5th to 13th. It is called a citizen’s science event. It would be great if we could do it in the two church yards in Stanton. I will be at St John’s (the ruined church) between 3pm and 5pm on Sunday 6th June. I hope, by then, to have an official form to fill in, to see what birds, beasts and wild plants we can find. Please come and help; many pairs of eyes and ears are better than one! Or if you visit either of the church yards between June 5th and 13th and see any wildlife let us know by email swwag@hotmail.co.uk or ring 01359 259646. On Monday 21st June everyone is welcome to come to A Mid-Summer Picnic at Sid’s Piece and Talbots Field between 4pm and 6pm. Bring your picnic, a rug or chair to sit on, as there may be tics in the grass. There will be guided walks and plenty of space - Sid’s is 3 acres and Talbots 13 acres. We are hoping for good weather and look forward to seeing you there. Do look for us on Facebook or on swwag.onesuffolk.net Mary Jane (259646)
Mobile Library stops Every fourth Tuesday: Shepherds Grove Park, 09.35 to 10.25 Every fourth Tuesday: Field Court car park, 11.25 to 12.10. Every fourth Thursday stops at: Bury Road, 9.20 to 9.35. War Memorial, 9.40 to 10.00. Hilltop, 10.05 to 10.25. Suffolk County Council Election Votes cast for each Candidate SPICER Joanna The Conservative Party 2421 LAKIN Warren Gary The Green Party 534 BAILEY John Richard Labour Party 469 Police and Crime Commissioner Election Votes cast for each Candidate PASSMORE T Conservative Party 112,139 HUGHES E P Labour & Co-operative Party 47,159 PATMORE A The Green Party 27,965 SANDBACH J P Charles Liberal Democrat 17,801
WHAT’S ON IN STANTON DURING June 2021 Events may not be taking place, please check with Organiser 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 Mon - Fri Stanton Community Primary School Nursery 7.55am—6pm (Nursery hours 8.45am—3.30pm) Mondays Brown bins Monday 7th and Monday 21st 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 WHEELIE BINS Blue bins, Tuesday 8th and 22nd Black bins, Wednesday 2nd and Tuesday 15th & 29th 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, 1st & 29th MOBILE LIBRARY, Village Centre, 15th June 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 24th June 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 Sundays ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, service times see Steamer METHODIST CHURCH, service times see Steamer SHORT MAT BOWL Village hall, 2.30pm. OTHER EVENTS in June and later.- Friday Stanton Cinema, No show this month Sunday 6th SWWAG Churchyard Survey, St John's, 3pm to 5pm Monday 21st SWWAG Sid's Piece Picnic from 4pm till 6pm Monday 5th July Friendship Club Village Hall 2.15pm Sunday 15th August “Stanton Fun Day” Extracts from the Minutes of the Meeting of Stanton Parish Council held on 8 April 2021 at 7pm by Zoom Conference. AGENDA Roll Call and Apologies for absence: Present – Cllr Hart (Chair), Cllr Frizzell, Cllr Kemp, Cllr Shelton, Cllr Smithson (Vice Chair), Cllr Cleland-Smith, Cllr Smith, Cllr Brown, Cllr Davies. Apologies for absence accepted - Cllr Scowcroft. Also present – DCllr Thorndyke, CCllr Spicer. The minutes of the meeting on 11 March 2021 were proposed for approval by Cllr Brown and seconded by Cllr Smithson. Public Forum: The public were invited to join the meeting by notifying the Clerk by email at Stantonparishcouncil@gmail.com if they wished to take part in this meeting and to outline the question they would like to put to the Council in advance. One member of the public was present to observe the meeting Report from: D Cllr J Thorndyke The Government Restrictions Grants for businesses closed at the end of March and these are now being distributed. The Government has
announced ‘restart‘ grants – the details of which are awaited. Demolition has started at the Co-op site at Tripp Batt. There is a contamination issue to resolve. Upthorpe Road was swept again by West Suffolk Council on Saturday 3rd April. This is a County Council issue and will be taken up with them. Residents have reported an overgrown hedgerow at The Knowle adjacent to Hepworth Road. This is a Havebury owned hedge. This is a route used by heavy lorries and cars are having to wait for oncoming HGVs to enable them to pass side by side. On some occasions vehicles are mounting the pavement in order to pass. Clerk advised that it has been reported to Havebury in December 2020 the Ranger had responded that it was not considered to be a problem. Clerk will get photos and send them on to Havebury. Parking fines in February – 893. This is a source of revenue for the Council. Half the tickets were issued in Bury St Edmunds. Cllr Brown asked Cllr Thorndyke whether planning permission would be required for changes to the Play Area on the Mill View development. Cllr Thorndyke suggested that the Parks Dept could probably deal with that issue S CCllr J Spicer Would like to put on record the fantastic service of Councillor June Miller over the last 50 years and her thanks for the support Cllr Spicer has received from her. The A143 speed limit is now being advertised. The Police have an issue with enforcement of the 40mph area. Cllr Spicer will be submitting her letter of support in the next few days. Once approved the next thing will be to consider the signage required. The problems at Mill View are not getting resolved and she was sorry that this was taking so long. She suggested a meeting between all parties to try and resolve the outstanding issues in early June after the elections. Cllr Brown emphasised the need for a resolution of the stalemate as the outstanding issues are affecting property sales. Hepworth Road speeding problems – long term the development of the Industrial Estate will lead to reduced vehicles especially HGV’s. It is believed that Jaynic are close to submitting their plans and an HGV ban through the Village would be an expectation. Cllr Cleland-Smith emphasised that there needs to be a proper plan for the roads in and around the Village in relation to traffic calming and the lowering of speed limits. Speeding is also an issue in many other areas such as Barningham Road and Upthorpe Road.
Clerk’s Report: There were no queries with the Clerks report of the previous months activities. Declarations of Interest: There were no declarations of interest in remaining items on the Agenda Statutory Business/Governance – The resignation/retirement of Councillor June Miller was received reluctantly by Council. The Council wished it to be noted that they were very sad to lose her expertise and recognised her valuable contributions to Parish life over many years. A celebration of her service will be arranged for later in the year. The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 6 May by Zoom. After this date all meetings must be face to face. The Annual Parish Meeting will now be held on Thursday 27 May 2021 at the Village Hall. Planning Applications New Applications - DC/21/0444/FUL, Planning application - a. single storey lean-to porch extension b. insertion of glazed doors to existing porch and internal re-ordering, All Saints Church The Street Stanton RESPONSE – There are no objections to this application DC/21/0573/TPO | TPO 185 (1993) tree preservation order - one Beech (T1on plan T2 on order) crown thin by 20%, crown lift by three metres and reduce all over extended limbs by one metre | Willow House Duke Street Stanton IP31 2AA RESPONSE – There are no objections to this application Matters for discussion: SID posts requirement – A143 speed changes. This will be considered once the changes to the speed limit have been agreed Cllr Davies reported that she had been consulted by residents about a lack of street lighting in Bury Lane opposite the Old Primary School. The area is very dark at night and the edges of the pavement cannot be seen. After discussion the Clerk was instructed to report this issue to the Street Lighting Engineer at Suffolk County Council with a request for a site visit Cllr Brown had previously circulated Councillors with a new Allotment Tenancy Agreement. The old one had not been revisited for a significant number of years and was not fit for purpose. The new agreement had been modelled on the West Suffolk agreement. Several amendments were suggested and the matter including the consideration of rents will be brought back to the May meeting.
Cllr Cleland -Smith reported that Upthorpe Road had again been swept to remove loose granite chippings both on the road and on the pavements after the County Council contractors resurfaced in July 2020. This is an SCC problem and they need to be asked what they intend to do about the continual erosion of the road. CCllr Spicer responded that she was uncertain what else she could do. It was important that West Suffolk now take this up with SCC and charge them for the road sweeper services. The budget for the Summer planting of the Village Tubs was resolved at a cost of up to £450.00 plus VAT. Hillcrest to be asked to carry out the planting as per last year. Cllr Smithson discussed a Village Litter pick as a response to the ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaign. After discussion this was agreed to take place on Saturday 24 April 2021 between 10am and 12 Noon. Covid precautions will be in place. Cllr Smithson to carry out a Risk Assessment. Accounts The accounts were approved for payment (General Power of Competence applies) The Bank Account total as at 28 March - £59505.84 Councillors discussed the purchase of an Accounting system for the Financial Year 2021-22. Currently the Clerk uses Excel which is time consuming and cannot be viewed by others easily. Several systems were discussed. The Clerk advised the Council that the system would produce monthly budget reports and end of year figures which would save a significant amount of Clerk hours over the year. Free training was available and all Councillors would have access to the full accounts as ‘read only’ After discussion it was resolved that the Council will instruct ‘Scribe’ accounting at an Annual Cost of £468 plus VAT (£39 per month) with a one off set up charge of £197.00 plus VAT. System to be reviewed in September 2021 Coronavirus Updates Meetings of the Council will not now be lawful by Zoom after 6 May 2021. . Correspondence from SALC, NALC, Borough and County Councils and Police Play Area Reports – Mar 2021 - Noted Insp Paisley - Speeding on Barningham Road – Noted as below Safety Camera team response to Speeding on Barningham Road – Response to be posted to Social Media and website.
Community Emergency Plans consideration – Councillors were asked to consider taking on the project of completing a Community Emergency Plan and advise the Clerk. Correspondence Funding Request – AF Association East Anglia – to be deferred to the November Budget Meeting AP re Speeding Hepworth Road – Resident reported problems with speeding, parking and pot holes on Hepworth Road and sought support of Parish Council in introducing traffic calming measures. After discussion the Clerk was asked to compile a report to be forwarded to Suffolk County Council with a request for consideration of Traffic Calming. There being no further business the meeting finished at 8.55pm Minutes signed as correct.................................. F J Hart
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