Parish Magazine: November 2023 • Let your light shine, page 3 • War, treason and plots, page 6 • Beyton Christmas Fair, page 7 • Ride & Stride, page 9 • Hesset Parish Council news page 12 • Poet’s corner, page 20 • Family@Church, page 21 • Grow garlic! page 25 • Christian Christmas Fair, page 35 • Church services, back page Image by suksao on Freepik
2 The Parish Churches of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke Details of Church services are on the back cover. SuNday SeRviCeS Rev’d Canon Julia Lall 07543 824837 [email protected] WeddiNGS, BaPtiSMS, FuNeRaLS aNd aNy otHeR RequeStS Rev’d Canon Julia Lall 07543 824837 [email protected] Rev’d Sarah Lock 07510 114359 [email protected] Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/roughamchurches Beyton Church/vestry Diane Rendle 01359 270924 BeNeFiCe CHuRCH WaRdeNS Beyton with Hessett Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Tony Ciorra 01359 272685 [email protected] Peter Pitcher 01359 271997 [email protected] Rougham Di Ruddock 01359 270731 [email protected] David Palmer 01284 386108 [email protected] Rushbrooke Church Richard Ball 01359 232088 Bell Tower Captain Maurice Rose 01359 270298 Hospital visits Graham Rendle 01359 270924 Beyton Floodlights Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Hessett Floodlights Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Rougham Floodlights Di Ruddock 01359 270731 [email protected] PCC Secretary Peter Rutt 01359 242464 PCC Treasurer Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] Choir Ros Pitcher 01359 271997
Let your light shine Dear Friends, It is a beautiful autumn morning; bright, crisp and unseasonably warm as I write this. I have been out in the garden walking the dog and enjoying the beauty of creation. We have all settled well into the Rectory – humans and animals! – and we are very grateful for the warm welcome that you have given us. I love the turn of the seasons, and especially the run up to Christmas, with the Church’s emphasis on light in the darkness. Have you noticed that people are beginning to put up Christmas lights earlier and earlier each year? I think that says a lot about our need for comfort, reassurance and hope amidst the darkness. At my licensing service (which occured when I took up my new post in charge of the parishes), I chose this reading from Matthew’s gospel, because the theme of light is one that I associated with the churches in the Benefice when I first visited: You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. This is also the passage on which the Primary School has based its vision statement: ‘Together we shine brighter’ and wasn’t it wonderful to hear them singing about it with such enthusiasm at the service?! Our churches are all called to be shining lights in our communities 3
4 The Parish Churches of Rougham, Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke If you have any Safeguarding concerns, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer Ann Ciorra 01359 272865 or Rev’d Julia Lall 07543 824837 Policies and Diocesan contacts may be found at www.cofesuffolk.org/safeguarding Details of our church services for the month and contact details can also be found on the ‘A Church Near You’ website www.acny.org.uk Beyton Church now has its own website www.allsaintsbeyton.co.uk If you have a prayer request or would like someone from the church to call on you or would appreciate help in some practical way, please contact Rev’d Julia, Rev’d Sarah or any of the church members listed above. We would be pleased to pray for you and help in any way that we can. Alternatively you can use one of the “prayer boxes” outside each of our church buildings: simply write your prayer. Magazine The editor of the Parish Magazine is Jonathan Wilson. Contact him at [email protected] The deadline for contributions is the second Sunday of the month for the following month’s issue. The magazine is published monthly except for december & January and July & august which are joint editions. Advertising: Peter Pitcher 01359 271997 [email protected]
5 – beacons of hope, places of safety and people of welcome. It seems that many people are already doing this, but I wonder who else might have gifts and skills that can benefit the churches and communities? Who else might be waiting for the encouragement to shine? At our baptism we are called to ‘shine as a light in the world to the glory of God the Father’. We are given a lighted candle to remember the light of Christ in our lives, and to reflect it in the way we live out our faith. In doing so, we give others permission to shine. One of my favourite quotes, often attributed to Nelson Mandela, is this: ‘It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?… And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.’ So let us strive to shine a light of hope and kindness in practical ways, paying particular attention to our neighbours who are housebound, or who dread the long winter period of darkness. As we enter the season of shorter days and long, dark nights, let us turn to the light whenever we can, and remember Jesus’s words of comfort: ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ John 8, verse 12 Blessings, Julia Lall PS Don’t forget you can follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/roughamchurches Act of Remembrance: Can you help? I am looking forward to leading a short Act of Remembrance at the Hessett War Memorial on Saturday 11 November at 10.50am. (This is in addition to the Remembrance Service and Holy Communion at Rougham on 12 November at 10.45am). I am wondering if there is anyone in our communities with military connections who would like to read: ‘They shall grow not old...’ on either or both occasions? If so, please get in touch at [email protected] or call 07543 824837. Thank you.
6 Wars, treason and plots Remember, remember the 5th of November – gunpowder, treason and plot – one of the most memorable terrorist plots in this Kingdom’s history, writes Graham Rendle. In 1605 being the wrong sort of Christian made a very big difference in your life. James I was Protestant and the Catholic plotters hoped to install his nine-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, as the Catholic Head of State. In fact, the old Book of Common Prayer (compiled later that century) had a special prayer for 5th November thanking God for the deliverance of the King and Parliament. In recent years the sectarian divide in Ireland has resulted in injury and death on both sides. For most of us in this country we are very tolerant of the beliefs of others and the church and our leaders are not involved in politics. It was said that we are a Christian country but now we are a minority – most people are indifferent to our faith. For us in our villages the church still stands as a symbol of Christian values and we must do all we can in our community to show our love for our neighbours through such examples as “Pantry in the Porch”, coffee mornings and this magazine. Another important day for the church and others takes place this year on 12th November – Remembrance Sunday – when we hear the names of the men from our villages who died in the two world wars. We always mark the Sunday nearest to 11 November as that signalled the Armistice agreement between Germany and the Allied Forces in Paris on Monday, 11 November 1918 and ended the First World War – apparently “the war to end all wars”. But, sadly that was not the case and the world is still broken by conflict. In fact, when UK forces pulled out of Afghanistan in February 2014 this country had been fighting continuously somewhere in the world since 1914 – Europe, Korea, Malaya, Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus, the Falklands – also in Iran and Iraq peacekeeping for the United Nations. The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day continues to support injured men and women from our forces and their families. We pray for peace in this world and for all affected by conflict at this time.
7 CHRiStMaS FaiR BeytoN CHuRCH Saturday 18 November 10.30am-2pm various stalls including homebaking and sweets, gifts, books, competitions, toys, raffle, Christmas wreaths to order Refreshments Save the date and bring your friends! PRoFitS to BeytoN & HeSSett CHuRCHeS +
8 Hessett Church Preservation Society aNNuaL GeNeRaL MeetiNG Monday 13th November 2023 Village Hall, 7pm Please join us to hear about future plans and please consider joining the committee. We are a small group and could do with new members to help us raise funds to preserve the church.
9 driving forward for churches THANK YOU to all our riders and striders, classic/vintage car drivers and the wonderful volunteers who made this Big Day special! Everyone had fun and hopefully didn’t get too hot!! writes Diane Rendle. The Sponsored Ride & Stride is a national event, and every second Saturday in September cyclists and walkers all round the country are out making money for their local county Churches Trust. The idea started in Aldeburgh in Suffolk 40 years ago, and consistently Suffolk has headed the table of funds raised. Ride & Stride is the main source of income to Suffolk Historic Churches Trust to enable it to make grants to churches and chapels of all denominations towards repair and restoration costs. Ride and Stride is run entirely by volunteers and is inter-denominational, with participants sponsored for each place of worship visited between 9am and 5pm on Ride & Stride Day or with a donation, regardless of the number of churches visited. Money raised by each cyclist or walker is shared equally between the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and the place of worship nominated by the participant.As important as the participants are the many volunteers who give up the day to staff the churches and chapels and sign in the cyclists and walkers as they arrive. Hundreds of places of worship are looked after during the day and that takes quite a team of volunteers! It is a real community effort that is the lifeblood of the Trust. In rsrsSuffolk there is also a Pedal & Drive event on the same day, a car rally for vintage and classic cars. Riders & Striders take a welcome donut break at all Saints Church, Beyton during their charity day. yes, that is a Rolls Royce!
10 december village walk The next Hessett village walk will be on Saturday 2 December though the location has to be confirmed, writes Sally Spicer. Hopefully we will be walking to Blackthorpe Barns and back again. Meet on Hessett Village Green at 10am. As the magazine goes to press, the October walk was set for five miles of field walking at 10am, Saturday 21st October from The Bull Inn, Woolpit. Farewell to Jack Maydom Friends and family paid tribute and said farewell at West Suffolk Crematorium to Jack Maydom who has died just shy of his 97th birthday, writes Graham Rendle. Jack with wife Brenda moved from Newmarket to Beyton in 1989. He was a Divisional Manager at Pye Electro Devices Ltd, based in Newmarket, though he managed the Swaffham factory, which produced electro-mechanical solenoids. Jack retired shortly after the move to Beyton and with his boundless energy immersed himself in village life. He was a Parish Councillor, part of Beyton Village Association and involved with securing the Village Sign (of which he was justly proud), active in the the Church where he became a Warden, a position he held for about 25 years. He was also a member of Probus, the group for retired business people, where he served as Chairman. Meanwhile Brenda was a ward clerk on the maternity unit at Newmarket Community Hospital. One task she particularly enjoyed was taking pictures of the new born babies to give to their parents. Sadly, Brenda died in 2013 leaving Jack on his own for more than a decade. He remained a Churchgoer and was fond of our coffee mornings where he was known to regale others with tales of his time as air cadet during the Second World War, helping to service Spitfires during the invasion of France. He also recalled collecting abandoned bicycles from the local villages where RAF crews had been billeted. In later years when confined to wheelchair, he took delight in completing the Daily Telegraph crossword, and occasionally received communion at home. At his funeral, son Chris offered a fitting tribute, remembering his many achievements including a scholarship to Beckenham College and building a 22ft cabin cruiser for family holidays. Jack’s ashes will join Brenda in All Saints churchyard.
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12 Hessett & Beyton village Hall uPCoMiNG eveNtS: Saturday 11 November, 10am: Coffee & Cake – all welcome. Monday 13 November, 7pm: Hessett Church Preservation Society AGM – all welcome. tuesday 28 November, 7pm:: Hessett Parish Council meeting – all welcome Contact Tony on 07515 754203 for more information ******************************************************************* BooKiNG eNquiRieS PLEASE TO: Christine Whitton 07926 368901 [email protected] HeSSet PaRiSH CouNCiL NeWS Hessett Parish Council has some new councillors and a new Parish Clerk and we wanted to update you on our current and forthcoming plans, write Phil Barrett, Maggie Shaw, Tim Elliot and Andrew Pearson. The Parish Council is here to manage local village issues and, we work with the district and county councillors, to make sure that the views of Hessett residents are heard. Below are some of our aims: • Improve community spaces including the green, play areas and the heath; • Organise the management of the allotments to ensure they are allocated promptly as they become available ; • Minimise speeding via the use of interactive signs; • Organise an information event to enable residents to find out about the host of community activities that take place within the village; and • Continue to work with the district and county councils on wider issues such as planning. Also we have submitted an application requesting that the Five Bells Pub is listed as an Asset of Community Value supported by the fantastic 145 responses to our letter asking for your views. We would welcome more involvement from villagers and we have an open forum for all at the start of our meetings. Please do come along and meet us, ask questions, give ideas, or simply watch the meeting. Unfortunately, our powers are limited, but there are still lots of things we can do. Our next
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Floodlight sponsor news If you would like to sponsor the lights at any of our churches (in memory of a relative or friend or just to help with the costs) then please contact: RouGHaM: Di Ruddock 01359 270731 [email protected] BeytoN & HeSSett: Timothy Elliot 01359 270365 [email protected] 14 meeting is on Tuesday 28 November at 7.30pm in the village hall. We would also like to hear from residents who are interested in joining the Parish Council as we need more councillors. Being a councillor involves attending bi-monthly meetings and a few related tasks to help make our village a better place to live. For details on meetings and about the village please visit https://hessett.suffolk.cloud The Parish Clerk Michelle Fisher can be contacted at [email protected] Hessett supporting parishioners We are delighted to report that the Hessett charities will again be able to distribute funds in 2023. The charities invite applications from needy Hessett parishioners who could benefit from the annual distribution in December. Distributions are likely to be of the order of £100 to £150 per person. If you are a Hessett resident in need or aware of any Hessett resident who could benefit from a gift, please contact the Trustees in the strictest confidence, sending details to: The Chairman, Tony Ciorra, 9 Shrubbery Close, [email protected], 07515754203, or one of the other Trustees: Timothy Elliot [email protected], 01359 270365 Maggie Shaw [email protected], 01359 272545 The Revd. Canon Julia Lall [email protected] 07543 824837
15 Hessett Church Preservation Committee invites you to a Christmas concert 4pm, Sunday 10th december Local acapella quartet Classic Femme will perform a Christmas concert in Hessett Church tickets: £7.50 on the door to include refreshments Raffle and Christmas cards for sale More angels required! If you’re a knitter, or a crocheter, writes Debbie Marshall, and you have a bit of spare yarn and a little spare time, why not make a few angels for our annual Angel Bombing event the week before Christmas? It’s a perfect project while you’re watching the TV in the evening as the nights start to close in! Angel-making is already under way in several households but we would always welcome more. Use any pattern you like, and any colour of yarn, but please add a hanging loop. (A suitable knitting pattern appeared in the September Parish Magazine: if you need a copy let Debbie know, number below) Finished angels may be left with Di Ruddock (Rougham, 01359 270731), Sarah Lock (Hessett, 01359 271877) or Debbie Marshall (Beyton, 01359 271314).
16 thanks, eleanor! We are indebted to eleanor Walters who has been delivering this magazine in Rushbrooke for the past three years as part of her Duke of Edinburgh bronze volunteering efforts. However university studies mean she must pass the baton on, and happily we have another DoE volunteer to ensure the magazine reaches you in a timely manner. Boost for alzheimer’s Research Thanks to all who supported The Street Garage Sale, Heath Close, Hessett in late September, writes Deborah Lucas. Alzheimer’s Research will benefit to the tune of £410 thanks to everyone’s efforts. Rougham sings!
17 BEYTON CHURCH COFFEE MORNINGS Thursday2nd November•Thursday7th December 10am-noon The October coffee morning raised more than £400for St Nicholas ’ Hospice, BuryStEdmunds.Thankyou to all who came and supported us. It was lovely to meet some newcomers to the village and other residents. Pleasedo come again to our coffee mornings which are usuallyheld on the firstThursdayof every month. Diane Rendle 17 A Service of Remembering There will be a service of remembering with Taizé music on Sunday 5 November at 3.30pm in Beyton Church. A quiet, reflective opportunity to remember, honour and give thanks for family and friends who have died. Come and light a candle or say a prayer or just sit and remember.
Christian Meditation Group. The next meditation meetings will be at 2 pm on Thursday 2022 in the cabin, Guildhall Cottage. The verse will also be sent out to those who have expressed an interest. Contact: Helen on 01359 270365 The next meditation meeting will be on Thursday November 16th at 2pm in the cabin, Guildhall Cottage. No meeting in December. KNIT AND NatteR! Do you fancy a sociable morning with coffee, tea and chat? Our successful Knit and Natter mornings continue in Beyton Church Vestry, from 10am to 12 midday normally on the first Monday of each month. Bring any yarn project or just come for a chat! All welcome! Knit and Natter mornings coming up include: • 6 November • 4 december • 8 January No need to book, but contact Debbie Marshall on 01359 271314 if you have any questions tHuRStoN eveNiNG Wi Members and visitors are welcome to our meetings on the first Thursday each month (usually!), 7.30pm at Cavendish Hall, Thurston. November 2 It’s a Surprise. december 7 The Voice Squad, Birgitta Kenyon. For more information, please contact Vicky Pryke on 01359 231465. You are most welcome to join us! 18
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20 Poet’s Corner a day in autumn by R. S. Thomas It will not always be like this, the air windless, a few last leaves adding their decoration to the trees’ shoulders, braiding the cuffs of the boughs with gold; a bird preening in the lawn’s mirror. Having looked up from the day’s chores, pause a minute, let the mind take its photograph of the bright scene, something to wear against the heart in the long cold. Suggested by Helen Elliot If you have a favourite poem, let us know at [email protected]
Come and give it a try! Where? St Mary ’s Church, Rougham When? Sunday 19th November A breakfast of bacon and sausage butties, croissants, toast etc from 9.30am before a service for all ages starts at 10am. This will be followed by a traditional shortened Holy Communion service at 11.15am to which all are welcome. You are invited to attend either or both services! Family@Church 21
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25 Grow your own garlic Perk up those autumn dishes says yvonne Harbutt Garlic has many uses in the kitchen with lots of dishes calling for a few cloves to add extra flavour. It can also be used to flavour butters and oils and the like. It is relatively easy to grow and is best planted during November or December as it likes to be exposed to a spell of colder weather. There are two types of cultivated garlic. Softneck is easier to grow, has plenty of cloves and stores well. Hardneck produces fewer, larger cloves and because they have a thinner skin have a shorter shelf life. It also produces flower stalks as part of its natural growth. Elephant garlic is also a popular choice; while not truly from the garlic family – it is closer in flavour to leeks and can be used as a vegetable in roast dishes. Choosing cultivated garlic is recommended as it is resistant to most forms of disease as opposed to bulbs bought from the supermarket, it also allows you to choose named varieties depending on your taste. Once you have selected the varieties you would like to grow, split the large bulb into individual cloves. These can be planted directly into the ground or started off in pots and planted once they have established a root system. Garlic grows best in a sunny site in light, well-drained soil. Plant each clove upright and pushed into the soil – double their own depth – at intervals of approximately 15cm apart. They need very little after care, just nip off any flower buds which may appear – it is important to keep the area weed-free. Add a little general-purpose fertilizer in the autumn and a couple of times in the spring. Make sure you water regularly especially if
26 Come and borrow or swap books! Adult and children’s books are available in St Mary’s Church, Rougham For those who would like to stay a while to read and enjoy the calm surroundings, there is a comfortable reading area. Donations of books in good condition across all genres are welcome. the weather becomes drier through the coming months. However, as harvesting time approaches water less frequently to avoid rotting the bulbs. Harvest through the summer once the foliage has died back and fallen to the ground.When storing the bulbs, choose a cool, dry place where the airflow is good – a shed or somewhere similar would be ideal. Explore other preserving methods – drying for granules and powder or jar in oil or vinegars. Why not give it a go and enjoy fresh, tasty garlic throughout the year! Contact Yvonne Harbutt at Rougham Hall Nurseries on 01359 270577 or visit www.rhn.me.uk
27 RouGHaM RaveRS Wi We normally meet on the second Monday of each month at 7.30pm at Rougham Sports Hall, Almshouse Road, Rougham, IP30 9JN Monday 13th November: Crafting session Monday 11th december: Christmas meal Monday 8th January: Bingo! Monday 12th February: Ravers’ Recipes: Bring and share favourite dishes and the recipes for them. For more information, please contact Deborah Hockey on 07880 550382 Visitors and new members welcome! Coffee & Company A community-run initiative to help bring people together Coffee & Company is now firmly established at St Mary’s Church, Rougham.Why not drop in? oon Join us everyTuesday at 10am for: • Simple homemade tea, filter coffee and cake • Companionship • A change of environment • No charge but donations appreciated! Make new friends or meet up with old chums in a warm,safe and friendly place Image courtesy chevanon on Freepik
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35 Rougham Sports Hall and Community Centre has availability for a regular club or group booking on a Tuesday evening, at competitive rates. This is a unique opportunity at this busy and popular venue, as all other week nights have regular weekly bookings. If you are interested in this vacancy, please email [email protected] Christian Christmas Fair The Christian Christmas Fair takes place at West Suffolk Vineyard Church, Bury St Edmunds, on Saturday 2nd December, writes Kate Moss. The Fair started in 2019 with a fair in Cornwall, before becoming an online event during Covid years. This year it’s growing with various hosts putting on multiple pop-up events throughout the UK. The Christian Christmas Fair is an unapologetically Christian-focused fair that’s heart is to be a nonthreatening and welcoming event for the community. We are currently looking for Christian sellers who would love to have a stall at the event. We want to be able to support Christian makers, artists and creatives from our local community. If you think you would like to be involved to apply via the application form at www.thechristianchristmasfair.co.uk/apply-to-sell
Services for November 2023 mmmmmmmmmrch 2022 Please join us at any of the following services. We welcome everyone to join us in worship or just enjoy the peace and serenity of our historic churches. Sunday 29th october – Celebration Service 10.30am Celebration Holy Communion Beyton Sunday 5th November 9am Morning Praise Rushbrooke 10.30am Holy Communion Rougham 3.30pm Time to Remember Service Beyton Saturday 11th November 10.50am Act of Remembrance at War Memorial Hessett Sunday 12th November 8am Holy Communion Beyton 10.45am Remembrance Service with Holy Communion Rougham thursday 16th November 10.30am Morning Prayer Beyton Sunday 19th November 9.30am for 10am Family@Church Rougham 11.15am Holy Communion Rougham Sunday 26th November 10.30am Holy Communion Beyton Sunday 3rd december 9am Morning Praise Rushbrooke 10.30am Holy Communion Rougham