Haverhill News, January 26, 2017

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WSCCG along with Ip- ally,reallygoodnews,es- wasdeferreduntilJanuary
swich and East Suffolk peciallyforthevulnerable afterpublicconsultation.
Clinical Commissioning adults. Dr Christopher Brown-
Group(IESCCG)hadbeen “The transport to Ip- ing,chairmanofWSCCG,
considering cuts to the swich is difficult and it’s said: “I am extremely
IVF programme and ser- ludicroustogetthere. pleased at how many
vicesformarginalisedand “I think just positive people this engagement
vulnerableadults(MVA). commonsense has pre- reached which highlights
The cuts would have vailed.” the commitment of West
saved£1millionfromthe Had the cuts gone Suffolk CCG to talk with
groups’ combined budg- ahead,theHaverhillclin- andlistentotheviewsof
ets. ic for marginalised and ourlocalpopulation.
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governingbodymadethe as refugees and home- areultimatelygoodnews,
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ing. every Wednesday would matethecontinuedfinan-
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night, both Haverhill town
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MondayNightsafter6pmFREEjukebox.FREEWI-FIeveryday SkySports&BTSportsarestillavailable Council chose to increase
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suffolk County Council
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INSTALL • SERVICE • REPAIR cialcare.
speakingatthefullmeet-
ingofHaverhilltownCoun-
We are local family business with over 15 years
cil,mayordavidRoachsaid:
“it’sadifficultdecisionbut AgAinst:CllrPaulaFoxandCllrQuillonFoxvotedagainstthe
experience based in Haverhill and servicing Suffolk
ifwewanttokeepourtown riseincounciltax
and Essex.We also offer drinking water filters, with things our residents’
love, all our local commu-
purifiers and salt deliveries. nity groups, then these are Cllr Maureen Byrne eventslikethefireworksas
thedecisionswehavetobe voiced concerns about the examples of town-funded
mindfulof.” apparently significant in- projects.
Please call for a free survey and quotation intotaltheincreaseinthe crease. He said: “We are do-
town council’s precept will speaking at the meeting ing what the borough and
with no obligation
amount to £8.80 a year for shesaid:“ithink10percent county council should be
bandBhouseholds. isquiteahike.thereisstill doing. For the town we
HART WATER town clerk Colin Poole lotsofpovertyinthistown, shouldputitupbutidon’t
said: “Whilst 10 per cent that £8.80 is two meals for likedoingit.”
www.hartwater.co.uk soundsalot,itneedstobe somepeople.” Cllr Quillon Fox, who
put into perspective. Our Cllr Pat Hanlon was also votedagainsttheproposal,
10percentislessthanone- unhappyabouttherisebut questionedwhytherisewas
01440 713095 • 07856 775060 thirdofthecountycouncil’s acceptedthatboroughand somuchmorethanthe1.2
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WESTROPE MOTORS whatHaverhilltownCoun- pressuretoprovide. opposedbyonlytwocoun-
cil does. every penny gets Hepointedtotheappren- cillors. Cllr Paula Fox and
spent on the town and the ticeship schemes run with CllrQuillonFoxbothvoted
NORTH STREET, STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD
peopleofthistown.” One Haverhill and town againsttheincrease.
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YOURLOCALFRIENDLYVILLAGESHOP police
NEWSPAPERS•GREETINGCARDS•ATMCASHMACHINE•NEWSPAPERDELIVERY Month sees fall in crime figures
•GAS•COAL•LOGSOFFLICENCE•STATIONERY•SANDWICHES&ROLLS•FRESHLY
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JET FUELS @ COMPETITIVE PRICES HAverHillsafer offences,violencecausing Octoberhadthehighest
neighbourhoodteamhas injuryanddrugtrafficking. numberofreportsof
Open Hours: Mon-Sat 6.00am-7.00pm; Sunday 7.00am-1.00pm seenadecreaseincrime. sinceJune2016there serioussexualoffencesfor
novemberfigures hasgenerallybeena thetownatnine.there
POST OFFICE showedcasesofanti-social downwardtrendinmost werefiveinnovember.
behaviourmorethan crimeswithspikesat However,inJunethere
halvedfromtheprevious certaintimesoftheyear. wasjustonereportedcase
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inthepastmonththere thetimeofyear,saying respectively.
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2.00pm-5.30pmWednesday burglaries,serioussexual ofanti-socialbehaviour. reducethesenumbers.”
9.00am-1.00pm;Saturday9.00am-12.30pm
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community crime
Man
BrAverY:ACommonwealthWar
GravesCommissionstonemason bailed
addstheMMinscriptionto
thegravestoneofPteWilliam
Bannister,inset after
drugs
find
AHAverHillman
wasarrestedon
Wednesdayafter
policestoppedhis
car.
Policepulledover
the31-year-old
manbecauseofthe
wayhewasdriving.
Themanwas
drivingalongthe
B1061atThurlow
whenhewas
stoppedjustbefore
5pm.
Hewasarrested
onsuspicionof
drivingunderthe
influenceofdrugs.
Policealso
recoveredwhat
theydescribed
as‘anoffensive
weapon’andalsoa
Morelocalhistorystories
quantityofdrugs.
andfromwhereyoulive
atcambridge-news.co.uk Themanwas
releasedonpolice
Hero’s medal bailuntilMarch
2whenhemust
reportbacktoBury
HONOUr:ThenewadditiontoPteBannister’sgrave Stedmundspolice
station.
is recognised
JulianMakey nardiston,hadservedinthe “Itistheonlywargravein
11thBattalionoftheSuffolk the churchyard, and this
@JulianMakeyCN Regiment, which was the yearwillbethe100thanni-
Cambridge and Isle of Ely versaryofhisdeath.”
battalion,recruitinglocally. He said the fact that Pte
AFIRSTWorldWarsoldier’s Hesaid:“TheSuffolkRegi- Bannister’s gravestone was
forgottenheroismhasbeen mentwasbadlyaffectedin being corrected a century
marked on his gravestone theBattleoftheSommeand onwassomethingtobewel-
almost 100 years after his inbattlesin1917and1918. comed.
death. “Willie survived the dev- “Fascinatingly, as there
Private William Bannis- astation of the first day of isnotenoughroomtoadd
ter’s war grave at Hilder- the Somme on the July 1, theinformation,anewbitof
sham churchyard has now 1916,fortheBattalion,end- stonehasbeeninserted,”he
been altered to show that ingupbackinthetrenches added.
he had been awarded the inOctober1917. Hesaidthatalthoughthe
MilitaryMedal(MM),which “InanattackonOctober insert was paler than the
was missed in the original 21-22, the battalion lost a rest of the stone, it would
inscription. gooddealofmen.Williewas blendinovertheyears.
A mason from the Com- severely injured after dis- Mr Westwood-Bate said
monwealth War Graves playingexemplarybravery,” Pte Bannister, the son of
Commission had to cut a MrWestwood-Batesaid. WalterandEmilyBannister,
newpieceofstoneintothe “Back in Cambridge, he wasshowninthecensusof
memorialsothatMMcould wastreatedatthe1stEast- 1911asworkingasateenage
be added after Pte Bannis- ernGeneralHospital,where farmlabourerinImpington.
ter’sname. theUniversityLibraryisto- HejoinedACompanyof
Pte Bannister died of his day. the 11th Battalion in 1914,
woundsintheEasternGen- “OnDecember4,1917,he together with many of his
eral Hospital, Cambridge, succumbed to his wounds friends.
in December 1917, and and was laid to rest in The Commonwealth War
was buried in Hildersham Hildersham churchyard, as Graves Commission, which
churchyard. hisfatherwasahorsekeep- maintains war graves and
Hehadbeenawardedthe erinthevillageatthetime.” alsocelebratesitscentenary
medal for bravery in the He said that in January thisyear,saiditdidcarryout
field, although the full de- 1918 the King announced alterations to gravestones
tailsofhisheroismarenot inthegazettethatPteBan- fromtimetotimewhennew
known. nisterhadbeenawardedthe informationcamein.
Andrew Westwood-Bate, MilitaryMedal.Thiswasre- AspokesmanfortheSuf-
churchwarden and treas- cordedonthewarmemorial folk Regiment Museum in
ureratHolyTrinityChurch, inthechurch,butnotonthe BuryStEdmundssaid:“Iam
Hildersham, said Pte Ban- gravestone. gladtheMMisbeingadded.
nister,whowasbornatBar- Mr Westwood-Bate said: Iapproveofthat.”
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consultant at WSFT, said: “Pa- Children will have a new play-
tientcareisourpriorityanditis ground in haverhill’s east Town
ourteameffortandorganisedap- Parkintimeforthespring.
proach that enables us to deliver The playground is part of a
this high quality service for the £100,000 revamp of the play park
community. area.
winning
“For our more elderly patients, StedmundsburyBoroughCoun- design:
hipsurgerycanreallytakeitstoll cilhopesthenewplaygroundwill plansfor
on their health. They are some- beopenintimefortheeasterholi- eastTown
timesveryfrailwhentheycometo days,weatherpermitting Parkplay
us,soitisparamountthatweact CllrJoannarayner,Stedmunds- area
quickly to enable them to regain bury Borough Council cabinet
mobilityandagoodqualityofin- member for leisure and culture,
dependentlife.” said:“The play area at eastTown
An integrated team has intro- Parkisundergoinganexcitingma- Tocommentonthisstory
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icsatWestSuffolkhospitalsothat termonthsthatwillseeitdramati- co.uk/all-about/haverhill
patients’immediatecareneedsare callyincreaseinsizetoaroundfour
identified and they see the right timesasbigastheoldfacility.”
specialist at the earliest opportu- Thecouncilisspending£70,000
nity. ontheplayground.
Thetrustbeatnationalaverages Theplayareahashadnomajor partofscheduledrefurbishmentor- ParentsandthegroupFriendsof withTheFriendsofeastTownPark,
acrosstheboardwith88.2percent refurbishment for 20 years with ganisedbytheboroughcouncil. eastTownParkwerebothconsulted aswellasagroupoflocalparents
ofpatientshavingsurgeryonorthe theexceptionofonenewclimbing The previous playground was beforeadecisionwasmadeabout allofwhomhadchildrenofvarying
dayafteradmissioncomparedtoa frame. closedandtheequipmentremoved theproposedchanges. agesthatusethepark.”
national average of just 71.5 per Theupdatedplaygroundwillbe justbeforeChristmas. Cllr rayner said: “We had eight Aspartofimprovements£30,000
cent.Theaverageoverallhospital packed with new equipment in- Thecouncilsaidthiswastocause designs submitted for the project, willalsobespentonnewkioskfa-
staywas17dayscomparedtoana- cludingazipwire. the least disruption since fewer andthedesignbyWicksteedleisure cilities.Thekioskwillhaveavisitors
tionalaverageof21. Theworkisbeingcarriedoutas childrenusetheareaduringwinter. waschosenfollowingconsultation centreandsellsnacksanddrinks.
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