Haverhill News, January 5, 2017

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Thursday,January5,2017 cambridge-news.co.uk/haverhill 45pwheresold
Cyclist Woman Property
finishes hit by
guide
gruelling mobility
scooter inside
Kiwi ride
Tributes for
page2 page3
lovedlife:Claire
Taylorwastrainingfor
theRomeMarathon
inApril
mum killed
out on run
JoshThomas trainingfortheRomeMarathon. launchedtodeterminethecauseof
Inastatement,theysaid:“Claireis theaccident,andpolicearecalling
@JoshThomasCN
amuch-lovedwife,mother,daugh- forhelpfromthepublic.
terandsister. ASuffolkPolicespokesmanurged
A FAMILY have paid tribute to a “Claire loved life in all its many anyonewhohadwitnessedtheac-
“much-loved wife, mother, daugh- facets, kind and understanding to cidenttogetintouch.
terandsister”whowaskilledina all her family, both near and far, Thespokesmansaid:“Witnesses
collision. friendsandworkcolleagues. are asked to call the Serious Col-
“Kindandunderstanding”Claire “Clairewastraininghardforthe lision Investigation Team on 101
Taylor,41,fromGreatBradley,died RomeMarathonthatshewasrun- quotingCAD105.”
onTuesday,December27,afterbe- ninginApril2017,hertrainingwas ThereweretrafficdelaysonDe-
inghitbyacar. going well and she was on target. cember27astheroadwasclosed
Itisthoughtshewasouttraining Claire will be sorely missed by all whileofficerstriedtofindmorein-
foramarathonwhentheaccident who knew her but especially her formationaboutthecollision.
happened. husband,twochildren,motherand The air ambulance was also
Policewerecalledabout10.10am family.” called.
to reports of a crash involving a JohnBarnett,clerkofGreatBrad- An East of England Ambulance
Vauxhall Corsa and a pedestrian ley Parish Council, expressed sad- Service spokesman told the News:
ontheB1061atGreatBradley,near ness at the death, but said such “Wewerecalledat10.18amtothe
Haverhill. eventswere“extremelyunusual”in B1061toareportofacollisionbe-
Clairediedatthescene,despite thevillage. tweenacarandpedestrian.
theeffortsofambulancepersonnel “Country roads can be danger- “Arapidresponsevehicle,ambu-
andpolice. ous,”hesaid.“Itisverysadtohear lancecrew,ambulanceofficerand
Claire’s family have paid tribute someonehasdied.” EastAnglianAirAmbulanceattend-
tothekeenrunner,whohadbeen An investigation has now been ed.”
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roadsafety
Appeal by woman, 68,
hit by mobility scooter
HannaHMirsky public looked after her until man who helped me I don’t ride them should also get
@HannahMirskyCN anambulancearrived. know what I would have more training, as the man
“He said sorry to me and done.” whoknockedherovershould
A68-YEAR-OLDwomanwho thepolicetookhisstatement Annishopingthatherex- haveknownthatlongcloth-
wasknockeddownbyanout- and then he went off. I was perience will help to shine ing could get caught in the
of-control mobility scooter leftintheroadwiththisman a spotlight on the issue of wheels.
says the vehicles should be andwomanwhohelpedme, mobility scooter danger in “I think there ought to be
moreregulated. waitingforanambulance.” Haverhill town centre, and more of a comeback. I just
Ann Mills, who lives in The accident took place morebroadly. don’tlikethisgreyarea,”she
Haverhill’sWithersfieldRoad, around 11am on Thursday, “Ithinkit’sgoodifit’sput said.
wasinthetown’sSwanLane December15. in the forefront about these At present, drivers do not
whentheincidentoccurred. Ann said: “It’s taken me scooters, because they are needalicenceoranytraining
Shesaidthatthemanrid- awhiletogetoverit.Itwas dangerous,”shesaid. touseamobilityscooter.The
ing the scooter got his coat rightbeforeChristmasandI “Theydogoveryfastdown onlyrequirementisyoumust
caughtinthewheelandwas couldn’tdohalfmyChristmas thetown.Ifyousteppedout be more than 14 years old.
unabletosteerawayasitca- things.” slightly they wouldn’t do Therearenolegaleyesightre-
reeredtowardsher. Shesaidshewastoldbypo- anything. I’m a bit nervous quirements.
Ann said: “It was one of lice that because the mobil- nowwhenIgoupthetown. Themaximumspeedfora
thosehugeones.Myhandbag ityscooterwasnotalicensed [Walking on the pavements] scooter on the pavement is
wasontheothersideofthe roadvehicle,therewasalegal isworsethanwalkingonthe 4mph.Ontheroad,thisrises
roadandmyshoeswentfly- “greyarea”overwhetherany- roads,AndnowI’vehadthe to8mph.
ing.” thingcouldbedonetofollow experience of how they can Scooter users are sup-
She was left with severe uptheaccident. hurtyou. posed to obey the Highway
bruising to her ribs, as well “Ifeltthatmyinjurieswere “Ihaveheardofalotofpeo- Coderulesrelatingtovehicles
ascutsandbruiseselsewhere trivialisedabit,”saidAnn. plewhohavehadnearmisses when on the road, and the
andinjuriestoherfingers. She pointed out that the orbeenhurtbythem.” rules relating to pedestrians
“He literally mowed me response would have been She said she believed that when they are on the pave-
over,”shesaid.“Itwasquitea completelydifferentifithad thereshouldbemoreregula- ment.
traumaticexperienceforme.” beenacarthathither. tionsaroundmobilityscoot- Nocommenthadbeenre-
Shesaidthatthedriverof “What would have hap- erstoeliminatethelegal“grey ceivedfromSuffolkPoliceby
the scooter did apologise to penedifIwasseriously hurt? area”. the time the Newswent to
her,andtwomembersofthe If it wasn’t for this lady and Sheaddedthatpeoplewho press.
“TRAUMATICEXPERIENCE”:
Whatdoyouthink? AnnMills,whowashitbya
Haveyoursayat mobilityscooter
cambridge-news.co.uk/ Picture:WarrenGunn
all-about/haverhill
charity
Peace group helps businesses click
AJUMPERknittedin raising£25,000toship “Knittinggroupsprovide
Haverhillwillhelpwomen woolandneedlestorefugee enormoushealthbenefitsto
refugeessetupbusinesses. campsinKurdistan,where thesetraumatisedwomen.
Thejumperwascreated therearetwomillionSyrian Harry’schequewillgo
bytheHaverhill’sKnitFor andIraqirefugeewomen. towardsthis.”
Peacegroupfortheowner GretaPalmer,ofHaverhill TheHaverhillgroupalso
ofthetown’sDejaVuCafe, KnitForPeace,said:“The knitswarmitemssuchas
HarryZachariou. ideaisnotjusttogivethe blanketstobesentaround
Inreturn,hedonated womensomethingtodo, theworldtothepeoplewho
£150toKnitforPeace, buttoenablethemtoset needthemmost.
thenationalcharityto upsmallbusinesses,selling Theywelcomenew
whichtheHaverhillgroup theiroutputlocally–thus knittersandmeetatDeja
belongs. feelingusefulandmoving VueveryMonday,from
Thecashwillgotowards forward. 11amto12pm.
planning
Plan to convert offices to 58 flats
APLANNINGapplication spacesandfourspacesfor RichardHorleyat
hasbeensubmittedto motorcycles. architectsJohnFinchsaid
convertanofficeblockon Atransportassessment heunderstoodthiswasa
HaverhillHighStreetinto pointsoutthattheflats speculativeapplication,and
58flats. wouldbejustfiveminutes therewerenoimmediate
Theplanswouldseethe fromHaverhill’sbusstation, planstocarryoutthe
AXAbuildingat30to38 andsaysresidentswouldbe conversion.
HighStreetconvertedinto givenatransportpack. Hesaid:“There’sno
41studios,sixone-bedroom Theapplicationwas intentionofdoingit.
flatsand11two-bedroom receivedbyStEdmundsbury “It’sjustapaperexercise
flats. BoroughCouncilatthestart bythelandlordstoseehow
Thedevelopmentwould ofDecember,andissetto easyitwouldbeifAXA
havejust46carparking bedeterminedbytheendof decidedtomoveoutina
spaces,aswellas60cycle thismonth. fewyears.”
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What made headline
Compensationfor
still-birthandbrain-
damagedbabies
SandraPatton,a
PartneratAshtons
Legal,offerssome
advicefroma Hannah Mirsky takes a look back at some
JANUARY:
legalperspective.  The year got off to a
sad start as respected of the stories we reported on last year
borough and county
councillor Tim Marks
diedsuddenlyonaplan-
Ihaverepresentedthefamiliesofchildren ningcommitteesitevisit.
whohavebeenbraindamagedatbirth Hundredsturnedoutfor  Local company Rad-
forover20years.Theirmotivationfor hisfuneral. ford Homes announced
makingaclaimistogivetheirchildwhat Aninquestfoundthat plans to transform the
failuresinthewelfaresys- derelict Vixen pub in
everyparentwantsfortheirchildren,a
tem at HMP Highpoint Strasbourg Square into
goodqualityoflife,ahappylife,safety probably contributed to shopsandflats.
andthesecurityofknowingthattheir thedeathofprisonerCal-  HaverhillTownCoun-
childwillbeokaywhentheyhavegone. lum Brown in 2013.The cil announced its Youth
prison was asked to re- Strategy, which includes
Thelawinthiscountrygivespeoplethe viewitswelfarechecks. plansforanewskatepark
righttoclaimdamagesifinjuryiscaused Aplanningapplication in the east of the town,
bysomeoneelse’snegligence.Nodoctor foraretailparkinEhring- possiblyattheNewCroft
canbecriticisedincourtunlessthecourt shausenWaywassubmit- inChalkstoneWay.
findsthatheorshehasfallenbelowa ted.ItissettobringaLidl,  Castle Manor, Place
HomeBargainsandPets Farm and Burton End
reasonablycompetentstandardofcare.
at Home to Haverhill by Academies announced
Thelawalsorequiresthat,ifpossible, spring,2017. planstojointheSamuel
 New vehicle-activated WardAcademyTrust.The
damagesputtheinjuredpersoninthe
signs revealed that cars move brought seven of
positiontheywouldhavebeenbutforthe were travelling at up to thetown’s10schoolsun-
negligence.Sadlythatisneverpossible 90mph down some of derthetrust’sumbrella. Havingfun:frankieMainland,2,playingbasketballattheHaverhillBigDayOutwith
whereababysufferslife-changingbrain Haverhill’s residential  Community partner- mumSonya Picture:Warrengunn
damage.Insuchcases,thelawwill roads. ship ONE Haverhill held
compensateandgetasclosetothat  Haverhill Arts Centre its first public board saved from demolition
outcomeaspossible;so,forexample, unveiled its £125,000 re- meeting after two mem- when a planning appeal
vamp,withfreshinteriors bersresignedovertheis- to develop the site was
ifthechildcannotwalk,itwillprovide
designedbyWestSuffolk sue of private meetings. thrownout.
life-longcostsofwheelchairsand College student Ashley The board announced  A petition calling for
adaptedvehicles,ifthechildrequires Lloyd. planstotackleanti-social quickeraccesstoGPap-
physiotherapytopreventfurther,painful behaviour,youngpeople pointments in Haverhill
anddebilitatingdeformities,thelawwill FEBRUARY: outofworkandhealthis- wassignedbymorethan
provideforthosecoststobemetbythose  Poundstretcher sues. 800people.
opened its doors in the  The Newsteamed up  Almost 400 runners
responsiblefortheinjury.
old Co-Op building in withCastleManorAcade- turnedoutfortheHaver-
JeremyHunt’sannouncementrecentlyof Jubilee Walk, which had mytoputonthefirstever hill Festival of Running,
been empty since De- HaverhillHeroesAwards. whichincludedthetown’s
anewvoluntarycompensationscheme
cember,2011. firstmarathon.
forparentswhosebabiesaredamagedat
ACambridgeCityDeal APRIL
birthissaidtohavethedualpurposeof report described a rail  Changes to Suffolk MAY
makinghospitalstaffmorewillingtobe linkandadualcarriage- Police were rolled out,  Haverhill cyclist Sean
openabouttheirerrorsandtakestepsto way between Haverhill meaning the front desk Hickey,44,tragicallydied
improve,andofspeedingupclaimsfor and Cambridge as“poor of Haverhill police sta- afteracollisionbetween
families. valueformoney”,spark- tionclosedtothepublic hisbikeandacarinClare. REvaMPED:thenewcafeattheHaverhillartsCentre
ingabacklashfromcam- and a new inspector for ThePowerfamilyfrom Picture:KeithJones
Sadly,inmyexperiencetherearestaff paigners. thetown,DannyCooper, WestWickhamcelebrated
whoareopenaboutmistakesandthose  A new headteacher, tookover. as a campaign launched Fox,tookuptheirroles. WestonColvillehome.
KathJust,wasannounced Itemergedthatabuyer bysisterpaper,theCam- FiveprisonersatHMP  A brand new Armed
thatarenotsowhyshouldavoluntary
for Samuel Ward Acad- had expressed at inter- bridge News, raised Highpoint escaped and Forces Day celebration
schemethatstillpermitsfamiliesto emy. estinHaverhill’sderelict £26,000 for a new bed- heldguardsatknifepoint. took place, with military
suemakeanydifferencetothat?Asto  Ateenagerwhohada CornExchange.Thetown room and wetroom for paradesinthetowncen-
speedingupclaims,JeremyHuntstates seizurebehindthewheel council decided to de- disabled9-year-oldJack. JUNE tre.
thattheaverageclaimonbehalfofababy andanelderlymanwho clareitsintentiontobid CoupalsPrimaryAcad-  Three Haverhill men
takes11½years-theonlycircumstance had a heart attack both on the property, trigger- emy announced plans admitted being part of JULY
inwhichaclaimmaytakethislongisifit livedtotellthetaleindra- ingasix-monthmorato- to double in size with a a gang that robbed a  TheHaverhillFestival
maticscenesatHaverhill rium. £1.6millionnewblock. Cottenham couple at saw unusual characters
isinthehandsofnon-specialistsolicitors
Tesco.  Flint Cottage, a his- Thetown’snewmayor, knifepoint in their bed- takeovertheHighStreet,
orifthechildhastoreachacertain toric 200-year-old home Cllr David Roach, and room.JosephMcDonald, while over the same
maturitybeforetheirlife-longneedscan MARCH: inBumpsteadRoad,was deputymayor,CllrPaula of Thurlow Place, Ben weekendacraftbeerfes-
properlybeassessed. Darville, of Fallowfield tivalwasheldontheMar-
CourtandCareyWestley, ketSquare.
of Dunsey Wood Court,  HaverhillchefJanAd-
pleadedguiltytoconspir- amec, 40, pleaded not
acytorob. guilty to causing serious
 Britain – including St injurybydangerousdriv-
Edmundsbury–votedto ingafteracrashthatleft
leave the EU. MP Mat- footballersShaunWhiter
thew Hancock said he and Joey Abbs unable
was“disappointed”,while to play the game again.
UKIP councillor Tony Shaun Whiter had both
FairsteadHouse Brownsaidhewas“look- legsamputated.
7BuryRoad ingforwardtothefuture”.  Thousands of people
Thetford,Norfolk Planswereannounced turnedoutforHaverhill’s
toconverttheformerBell annual Summer Bash,
IP243PL Hotel in Haverhill High which this year featured
Tel:[phone] Streetintoabistro,Nine newattractionssuchasa
Jars,withahotelabove. falconrydisplay.
www.ashtonslegal.co.uk  “Biblical”floodinghit  FiguresreleasedbySt
theregion,catchingbride Edmundsbury Borough
TinaKimbleonherwed- Council revealed that
dingdayandforcingthe Haverhillhasthehighest
fEStivE:Haverhill’sChristmaslightsgetswitchedon Picture:DavidJohnson Framefamilyoutoftheir levelsofadultobesityin
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SEPTEMBER and were held to account lights were switched on by
 Anew£700,000state-of- overissuesofanti-socialbe- ‘Allo ‘Allo star Sue Hodge,
the-art3Gpitchwasopened haviour. who also performed in this
at the New Croft in Haver-  Haverhill in Bloom an- year’sHaverhillpanto.
hill’sChalkstoneWay. nounced that it faced clo-  The Rotary Club, which
 Haverhill Town Council sureifnewvolunteerscould hadbeencollectingforchar-
put in a bid for the Haver- notbefoundtoserveonits itywithSantaandhissleigh,
hill Corn Exchange, in the committee. hadabucketofchangesto- OVER 150 ROLLS OF
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installfivelife-savingdevic- stalled,theFirstResponders
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The Haverhill Commu- fibrillatorthatwillbringthe in Kedington, and the rest
nity First Responders are personbackintopermanent focusedonthemostpopu-
halfway through a drive to resuscitation,”saidKeith. latedareasofHaverhill.
get public defibrillators in- Hesaiditwasimportant Keithsaidthatwhiletrain-
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community
Town pastors
help revellers
WHENHaverhillrevellershit HannaHMirsky Forthelatestnews
thestreetsonNewYear’sEve, @HannahMirskyCN visitcambridge-
abandofcommunityheroes news.co.uk/all-
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andchocolatebars. usual but a good-natured
TheHaverhillTownPastors evening.
isagroupthathasbeenrun- “Itwasquiteagoodeven- items which could injure
ningsinceAugust,2011. ing,withajovialatmosphere people,suchasbottles.
The volunteers roam the –quiteafewpeoplewereout Thebandof14volunteers
town’sstreets–usuallyona and about enjoying them- is supported by 11 people
Fridaynight–carryingwater selves,”hesaid.“Therewere whostayatthetownpastors’
andchocolatetogivetorev- no major incidents that we baseuntilmidnighteachFri-
ellers. Their aim is to make saw.” day,keepingthemwarmwith
sure Haverhill residents re- But he said people they cupsofcoffee.
mainsafeontheirnightsout. met were keen to talk and Therearealso30members
Church army officer, Cap- reflect on the year that had oflocalchurcheswhovolun-
tain Andrew Payne, who or- passed. teer to pray for the pastors
ganisesthegroup,said:“We “A lot of people said that throughoutthenight.
aretheretobealisteningear 2016 was quite a difficult Capt Payne said he had
iftheywanttocomeandtalk year,” he said, adding that seen changes on the streets
tous. people were reflecting on of Haverhill in the six years
“Wearealsotheretobethe newseventssuchasthenu- sincethetownpastorinitia-
eyes and ears at situations merous celebrity deaths in tivebegan.
now that we don’t have so 2016. “We don’t get as many
many policearound.Wedo Thetownpastorswillcon- youngstersoutandaboutas
havelinkswiththeCCTV.We tinuetheirworkin2017,with weusedtoget,”hesaid.“It’s
aretheretokeeppeoplesafe apairofvolunteerspatrolling muchquieter.”
inthetowncentre.” thetowninfluorescentjack- He encouraged anyone
Hewasoneofthepastors etseveryFridaynight. who wanted to get involved
who was on the streets of Aswellaswater,chocolate with volunteering with the
HaverhillonNewYear’sEve, andapersontotalkto,they townpastorstogetintouch
and said it was busier than providefirstaidandpickup at [email protected] HelpingHand:TownPastorswereoutandaboutinthetownonNewYear’sEve
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