Hadleigh Healing Society

There is so much strife in our world at this present time, so much suffering and loss of life in the name of freedom and democracy. Do we in this country fully appreciate the freedom we have. We can have a say in the making of laws, we can protest and this the greatest thing of all we have ‘’free speech’. Many do not enjoy these freedoms and suffer by imprisonment or torture for daring to oppose the governmental line. We all moan about our lot but there are many things to be grateful for. Grateful for good health, grateful for peace of mind, grateful for the love of a family. Theses are all things to be treasured and nurtured. Some people do not have this and feel bereft. we, the healers are there to listen, not make judgement, and try to help people come to terms with these feelings. This all done in confidence.

If you would like help contact us by telephone 01473 823282 (answermachine) or log on to www.hadleighhealingsociety.org. You are not alone.

Rotary Review

OBITUARY:
It was with great sadness that members learned of the death of longstanding member ROY MADGE just short of his 81st birthday. Everyone extends their most sincere condolences to his widow, Jean. Roy had been a member of the Club since 1996 and served with distinction during that time. As well as joining enthusiastically in all club activities he was a past chairman of various committees, President 2004/5 and latterly attendance officer until his own attendance was curtailed by illness. In addition he was a regular member of the club bowls team which has contested the district competition with some success over the years. Roy will be greatly missed.

CLUB MATTERS:
The Annual General Meeting was held at the beginning of April and the following members were elected to serve on the Club Council for the year 2012/13 in addition to the officers: Geoffrey Cooley, Douglas Pulham, Ian Burne and John Robinson.

SPEAKERS:
1 Richard Kemsley, a member of Sudbury Club, gave members details of this year's Crucial Crew event which took place on April 23-27. This is an initiative organised with the help of the Police, Fire Service and District Council. It is designed to acquaint children aged 9-10 with various risks, dangers and accidents which may confront them in their daily lives. It provides them with knowledge to enable them to help in a crisis, avoid danger as much as possible and to become better citizens.In an action packed day they take part in sessions covering fire and electrical safety, bullying, drug and alcohol awareness, road safety and anti social behavior. They progress through a number of staged scenarios which illustrate the various problems and at the end each receives a certificate to mark the day. 602 children from Sudbury and the surrounding area took part including classes from all the Hadleigh Primary schools.

2 Matt Paisley, our local beat policeman, spoke about local policing and its difficulties given that police numbers are ever decreasing. He is part of the Safer Neighbourhood Team covering Hadleigh, Raydon and Capel St Mary with his responsibilities being Hadleigh and the immediate surrounding villages. He pointed out that Hadleigh generally was regarded as very safe (he spoke before the very recent spate of arson attacks and the ATM robbery!!). Much of his work revolves around anti social behavior and he praised the Porch Project for considerably reducing youth offending in this respect with 300 youngsters now attending regularly. His duties are wide ranging from crime reduction on the Industrial Estate to giving talks to local schools whilst he also regularly patrols the town at night and is the police advisor to the Trustees of the Porch Project.

3 Regular speaker Chris Dobrowolski attended again and provided great entertainment in his own very individual style. He mentioned as an intoduction a little of his family history. Originating from Eastern Poland the family were uprooted when the Russians invaded at the beginning of the second world war aand sent to eastern Russia but when Russia changed sides later in the war they were able to escape through Iran and father eventually joined the Free Polish Forces and finished the war in Italy. Afterwards they settled in England and his father liked to collect all manner of things which he stored in a number of sheds. When Chris was looking for inspiration he turned to the contents of these sheds and created many unusual and even unique sculptures incorporating such odd items as old record players, a suitcase, a derelict Triumph Herald amongst many others. His slide show revealed these which must be seen as they defy description and his commentary as always was hilarious.

FUTURE PROGRAMME:
May 3rd Business Meeting,
May 10th Speaker Meeting,
May 17th Speaker Meeting,
May 19th Stand at Hadleigh Show,
May 24th R Finch, Director Plant Parts Ltd,
May 31st R Gates War Historian.

For all information about Hadleigh Rotary Club and to contact members please visit Rotary Club of Hadleigh website.

These Things Happen - U3A

At our meeting this month members of Hadleigh U3A were treated to a very interesting and entertaining talk by the Reverend David Atkins on the subject of “Hatches, Matches, and Dispatches”. During his 40 years experience as a church minister, much of which was spent in Lewisham, South London, life for David was sometimes more strange than fiction, such as the time when a group of parents wished for all their nineteen children to be baptised at the same time in his church.

On another occasion, a baptism had to be administered in a bird bath, due to the destruction of the local church in a fire. Then there was the man who wanted to get married at the same time as his daughter, and another who wished to have a team of Morris Men in church at his wedding. David came to East Anglia via his appointment as Rural Dean at Chelmsford. During his tenure of 40 years, he conducted over 6500 Birth, Marriage, and Death ceremonies, and we are sure he has many more interesting and amusing stories to tell. Many thanks, David, for “These Things Happen” Gerald Tryon

At our next monthly meeting on May 14th Audrey Tyerman will give a talk entitled “A Philosophy of Gardening”. Organized events during the following few weeks will take groups of members to the Regent Theatre on April 27th for a concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring popular classical music by Grieg, Rossini, and Tchaikovsky, to the Wolsey Theatre on May 5th to see Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Farce”, and to the Suffolk Punch Horse Centre at Hollesley Bay on May 24th.

A number of other events to cover a wide range of interests are being planned for the year, culminating with a coach party visit to the Christmas Spectacular at Thursford in December.