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Organisations
1st Fressingfield Scout Group
The scouts turn out in force to remember:
Ninety members of the 1st Fressingfield Scout joined members of the Royal British Legion, Brownies, representatives of the Primary School, Parish Council and other community groups for the annual Act of Remembrance.
Standards flying for Explorers, Scouts, Cubs and Beavers led the parade from the Parish Church of St Peter and St
Paul down to the War memorial outside the Swan Inn.
Members of the Scout Association assisted by leading the Prayers of Intercession, lighting a candle of hope and supporting the church collection for the Royal British Legion. The boys and girls of 1st Fressingfield Scout Group
were a credit to themselves and their community.
1st Fressingfield Scout Group to launch HQ development fund.
Over the past three years the 1st Fressingfield Scout has expanded and extended its membership, opening three
new sections and taking its overall membership to almost 150. Serving Fressingfield and the neighbouring villages
the local Scout Group continues to provide excellent scouting for boys and girls from 6 years to 18 years old.
"With our ever increasing numbers, the increase of female membership and the requirement make scouting accessible to everyone - we have outgrown our existing facility at the Goodwin Hall." commented Group Scout Leader
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne.
The Scout Group Executive Committee has launched a £200 000 fundraising campaign to provide a Scout HQ in
Fressingfield that will serve the community and particularly the young people for the next 100 years. The Scout
Group is exploring a number of options on how to achieve our objective and are fortunate to have the support of
the existing Goodwin Hall Trust.
1st Fressingfield Scout Group invites everyone in our community to get behind the campaign help us towards the
huge but achievable target. If you can help in anyway - please contact Andrew on 07908 262623 or email at [email protected]
WE NEED YOU.
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne
Wingfield and District Gardening Club
Our talk “Getting The Best Out Of Roses” at the end of October was given by Ian Limmer from Beales Rose
Nursery, accompanied by his wife, Tina, to help with his demonstrations. It takes about 18 months to grow a rose
from budding to planting out. He went over the various types, and, most interestingly, when and how to prune
them. This included climbers, which need to be cut back along laterally-trained branches and about one third of
once flowering, and half the growth for shrub roses. He also touched on roses in pots, training climbers around
canes, and that standards should be trimmed into a ball shape. In December, we meet for a Christmas Lunch, which
is at The Fox & Goose at Fressingfield at 12:15 for 12:30 on 14th December.
Date for Diary: 14th December – Lunch – Fox & Goose, Fressingfield; 12:15 for 12:30.
For further information contact Caroline on 01379 384674
The Stradbroke Over 60s
We held our last meeting of 2013 on 21st November, and are now preparing for, and looking forward to, our
Christmas Lunch & Get-Together to be held on Thursday 5th December, when we will be catered for by Bakewell
Caterers of Scole in the Community Centre. We then have a break with our meetings, starting again on Thursday
20th February 2014. Our thanks to you all for your support over 2013. May we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and peaceful New Year.
Joan Grimes
Allotments Available in 2014
There are still a few allotments free for 2014. If you are interested and thinking of reserving one, do visit the site
at Draper's Hill and see the wonderful progress that has been made since August 29th 2013, when we took possession of the land. Do admire the crops which show fully what the land can produce.
Note also the mains water tanks, the large clubhouse and the programme of events that take place throughout the
year. Rent for the Year: Full Plot £50, Half Plot £30, Raised B Y0