The Flyer Update
Hospice
The St Elizabeth Hospice Great Garden
Trail is coming to a garden near you
support of St Elizabeth Hospice. Last
year the Great Garden Trail raised over
£31,000 for the hospice, which is an
amazing achievement for all of those
involved. We hope that this year we can
build on that achievement and make our
30th anniversary trail our biggest yet.”
Is it time to make or
update your Will?
The Great Garden Trail extensive list
includes 13 open village events from
Aldeburgh to Stowmarket this year, as
well as 31 individual gardens, including
the colourful Blakenham Woodland
Gardens, the beautiful village estate
at Playford Hall and the cottage style
garden at 618 Foxhall Road, which is just
a stone’s throw from the hospice. Every May is national Wills Month,
which means lots of Solicitors and Will
Writers give up their time for free to help
people make a Will, or to update their
Will. An alarming 60% of adults in the
UK die without a Will, which means their
wishes may not be carried out properly
and can lead to all sorts of stress and
legal issues for their friends and family.
There are four different events taking
place this month alone, so make sure to
keep an eye out for our wonderful Great
Garden Trail maps which are available
in all St Elizabeth Hospice shops as
well as selected garden centres and
nurseries around the county so that
you can keep up with the trail. Details
of all the gardens can also be found
at: www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/
greatgardentrail We’re pleased to be working with 15
different companies across Suffolk this
Wills Month to help as many people
as possible take advantage of this free
Will offer. Last year more than 100
people used this service and made a
Will during Wills month, so it really is
worth getting involved. The experts can
help you set up a Will free of charge,
and simply ask for a suggested donation
in return to St Elizabeth Hospice –
however the donation is not compulsory.
Appointments normally get booked
up fast, so if this is something you’re
interested in please don’t hesitate to get
in touch.
Fiona Ginn, community fundraiser at
St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “We would
like to say a huge thank you to all the
gardeners who have joined us for 2019.
Thanks to you, you’re helping us make
this year’s trail our biggest and longest
yet! The trail formally begins in March
and promises opportunities for people to
visit unusual gardens and see behind the
scenes of some of those hidden gems
from spring to autumn, right across the
county.
“We’re also really pleased to see that
our trail will feature a number of open
village events this year, making it even
easier for people to visit a number
of gardens in one day or afternoon.
This really demonstrates the fantastic
community spirit the trail creates in
10
Divorce Reform
Resolution is an
association of more
than 5000 family/
divorce lawyers who
believe in a constructive,
non-confrontational
John Simpson
approach to family
law matters. Resolution proposes a
new divorce procedure to remove the
apportionment of blame from the legal
process. A divorce should be fi nalised
where one or both parties to a marriage
give notice of their decision, supported
by information and with the opportunity
to explore other avenues, that their
marriage has broken down irretrievably
and one or both of them are still of that
view after six months.
Reform will require changes to primary
legislation by Parliament and that might
be some way off. In the meantime the
irretrievable breakdown of a marriage
must be established by relying on one
of the facts contained in section 1(2)
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. These are:
a) That the respondent has committed
adultery and the petitioner fi nds it
intolerable to live with the respondent.
b) That the respondent has behaved in
such a way that the petitioner cannot
reasonably be expected to live with the
respondent.
c) That the respondent has deserted the
petitioner for a continuous period of at
least two years immediately preceding
the presentation of the application for
a divorce.
d) That the parties have lived apart for a
continuous period of at least two years
immediately preceding the presentation
of the application for a divorce and the
respondent consents to a decree being
granted.
e) That the parties have lived apart for a
continuous period of at least fi ve years
immediately preceding the presentation
of the application for a divorce.
Therefore, at the present time, it is not
possible to end a marriage and to get
a divorce without fault being alleged
unless a couple have been separated for
at least two years.
John Simpson and Demelza Butler are
both experienced family practitioners
and trained in collaborative family
practice. John is a Resolution Accredited
Specialist in Children Law and Complex
Financial Remedies. They can advise
on all aspects of separation, divorce,
fi nance, property and children issues.
They are contactable on 01473 230033
or by e-mail: [email protected] or
[email protected]
These professionals can help you create
either a Single Will, Mirror / Double Will
or a Codicil and can help make the Will
writing process as easy as possible for
you if it’s something you’ve been putting
off doing for a while. Appointments can
be made throughout April and May,
subject to availability.
To fi nd out which companies can help,
go to www.stelizabethhospice.org.uk/
willsmonth or contact our fundraising
team on 01473 723600 or email
[email protected].
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