Haverhill Weekly News, January 2, 2014

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advertisers a happy neW year
Disgust as pet dog
is shot in the face
ADOGownerhasexpressedherdisgust DEBRaFox
afterherpetwasshotinthefaceinher
backgarden.
Bruce,a3-year-oldFrenchMastiff,had likehorses.
to have a pellet removed from his left “Iwalkthemwhenthere’shardlyany-
cheekafteritbecamelodgedunderneath onearoundintheeveningorearlymorn-
theskin. ing because people get spooked by the
His owner Caron Byrne, of Mill Hill, sizeofthem.”
Haverhill,isdismayedthatsomeonetar- Apolicespokesmansaid:“Crimessuch
getedtheanimalwhileitsatinthegarden asthisareextremelycrueltotheanimal
atherhome. concerned and could have resulted in
Shesaid:“WhenItakehimoutforwalks moreseriousinjuries.
he’salwaysonalead.Theonlyothertime “Wewouldappealtoanyonewithinfor-
they’reoutsideisinthegarden. mationaboutthisincidenttocomefor-
“The worst thing is that it happened wardandwewillbepursuingalllinesof
when he was sitting just outside our enquiry.”
home.” The incident happened between 8am
Caron discovered Bruce’s injury after and2pmonDecember18.
strokinghimandfeelingthebloodonhis Anyonewhowitnessedanysuspicious
face.HersonJames,26,removedthepel- behaviourinthearea,orwhohasinfor-
letandtheanimalhasnowmadeafull mationrelatingtothisincident,isasked
recovery. tocontactPCRupertBeynonatHaverhill
CaronalsohasanotherFrenchMastiff, PoliceStationon101.
Blossom, and two black and white cats YoucanalsocallCrimestoppersanony-
VieiraandVinnie. mouslyon0800555111.
SheadoptedBruceandBlossomfroma
home in Bristol just a few months ago
afterfindingthepairinanonlineadvert. Hasyourpeteverbeen
The 45-year-old has always kept ani- attackedlikebruce?
malsathome,andsaidithasnotbeenthe
first time that one of them has come IsthIsaproblemthatIson
homewithaninjuryfromanairrifle. theIncrease?
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Caronsaid:“Mydogsdon’tevenbark commentonthewebsite
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Teacher’s MBE for work in
transforming reading
A TEACHER is being recognised for
herworkinhelpingchildrenlearnto
read.
SueLloyd,ofHelionsBumpstead,is
being awarded an MBE in the New
YearHonoursListforherservicesto
education.
When Mrs Lloyd, 70, was teaching
receptionclassatWoodsLokePrimary
School, Lowestoft, in the 1970s the
schooldecidedtochangeoneoftheir
methodsinabidtohelpchildrenwho
wereunderachieving.
They switched from the ‘Look and
Say’methodoflearningtoread,where
children are expected to look and
memorise words, to using synthetic
phonics – which teaches the letter
soundsfirst.
MrsLloydsaid:“It’sagreathonour–
IamverypleasedandIhopeit[the
award] will do some good for chil-
dren.”
Whensyntheticphonicswasintro-
duced,MrsLloydandherfellowrecep-
tion teachers noticed an immediate
improvementintheirpupils’reading
standards.
Despitethis,ithasbeenabattleto HoNoUr:SueLloydisreceivinganMbeforherhardwork.
get this method of learning imple-
mentedintoGovernmentpolicyand schoolIwasteachingatchanged,and Theteacherlaterbecameinvolvedin
usedcorrectlyinotherschoolsacross it’stakenalongtime.” creating the Jolly Phonics and Jolly
thecountry. MrsLloydhashailedsyntheticphon- Grammarprogramme.
MrsLloydsaid:“It’sstillanewthing, ics as the “obvious” way to learn to MrsLloydsaid:“Therearestillalot
butIamhopingthatthishonourwill read,astheuseoflettersoundsgoes ofchildrenwhoarebeingfailed–we
bringmoreunderstandingthatifyou alongwithlearningtowrite. havegottomakesuretheylearnthe
dotherightthingsinthebeginning She has also written a hand book letter sounds and learn to put them
when you are teaching children, we aboutsyntheticphonicsaftermeeting together.
canensurethatallchildrenlearnto publisher Christopher Jolly in the “Once children start to fail, it
read. 1990s,whohadhisowninterestsin becomesmoredifficulttopickthem
“It was a long time ago that the howtheEnglishlanguageworked. backup.”
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Baby makes an entrance
Call for Club’s lotto
unwanted is biggest
Christmas at school awards night to date
presents
MEMBERS of a local
club could start 2014
withajackpotwin.
ACHARITYiscalling A weekly lotto takes
fordonationsforits place at Haverhill’s
stores. AMUM-of-fourhadaverydiffer- DEBRAFox Ex-Servicemen’s Club
StNicholasHospice entChristmasfromtheoneshe every Sunday – but a
Careisaskingfor expectedwhenherbabydaugh- rollovermeansthatthe
unwantedChristmas terarrivedaheadofschedule. in Bury St Edmunds by ambu- potisnowworth£5,400.
presentstosellinnine Billieann Monk went into lance. The stakes are the
shopsacrossWest labour six days early during an Therewerecomplicationsaslit- highest to date and
SuffolkandThetford. awardseveningatSamuelWard tle Evie-Mae, who now weighs more than 600 people
Anyonetryingtoput Academy,Haverhill. 6lbs8oz,hadhadherfirstbowel took part in the last
unwantedgiftstoa Lessthantwohourslater,little movement – meconium – when draw.
betteruseshould Evie-Maewasbornweighing6lbs shewasstillinthewomb. Steve Russell, club
considergivingthemto 6oz. Thismeantthatshewasindis- secretary, said: “The
thehospice. Billieann,36,said:“Iwaswor- tress,andwasindangerasthe lasttimeitwaswonwas
Thecharity’sretail ried about having her on meconium could have passed inJune,andthelastbig
teamisalsoasking ChristmasDay,soitwasnicethat intoherlungs. winwehadwas£4,300.
anyonewhoisupdating she was there with us to cele- She was checked at two-hour “It’s the highest it’s
theirfurnituretothink brate.” intervalsthroughthenight,and ever been, and it’s the
aboutdonatingtheir Thebundleofjoyshockedher was sent home to Church Park, highest turnover we’ve
olditems. parents and sisters with her Stoke-by-Clare,thenextdaywith everhad.”
Thehospicecansell arrivalonDecember17,only15 acleanbillofhealth. It’s a £1 to play the
clothes,goodquality minutes after mum Billieann Billieann said: “I really do lotto, and there is a
sofas,chairs,tablesas arrivedatWestSuffolkHospital. believe that if the women from drawofthreenumbers
wellasotherhome The36-year-oldwasatSamuel Samuel Ward hadn’t laid me betweenoneand24.
furnishingsandbrica Wardthatnighttowatchdaugh- downonthefloorIwouldhave Thegameisformem-
brac. terJade,16,receiveanaward. hadheralotquicker. bers only. Visit hesmc.
Vandriversarealso Shortlyaftertheeventstarted, “Thewholethingwasawhirl- co.ukformoreinforma-
availabletocollect shefeltcontractions. wind–itseemedveryquickcom- tionabouttheclub.
itemsifrequired. Billieann said: “I was halfway paredtomyothergirls.
IanDaniels,StNicholas outofthehallwhenmywaters “IexpectedtobelatelikeIwas
HospiceCareheadof broke.” withtheothers–itwasareliefto
retail,said:“Ifyouhave AftercallingherhusbandStan, getherherebeforeChristmas.”
anyunwantedgiftswe 42, Samuel Ward staff lay Evie-Maehasspentherfirstfew
wouldbeverygrateful Billieann on the floor and fol- weeks being pampered by her
tohavetheminour lowed the instructions of 999 familyandothervisitorsoverthe
shops,aswellasany staffuntilanambulancearrived. festiveperiod.
furniture. Themum-of-four,whoalsohas “She’sbeenagoodbabysofar–
“Ifyouhavebeen Roseanna,7,andCerys,14,was andhersisterslovehertobits,”
clearingoutyourold rushedtoWestSuffolkHospital sheadded.
clothes,wewouldbe
delightedtoreceive
them.Evenoldand
tattytextiles,which
cannotbesold,canbe
recycledandalsoraise
fundsforthehospice.”
Donationscanbemade
atthehospice’sshops
inHaverhill,BurySt NEWARRIVAL:Evie-MaepicturedwithmumBillieann,above,and
Edmunds,Sudbury, belowwithdadStanandsisterJade,16
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New heart health advice for women
THEfirstevervirtual 7,500diefromthedis- The British Heart easekillsnearlythree
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Father in
drugs case
avoids jail
sentence
ADAD-of-threewhohasbeenliv- DebraFox
ing in a tent after police found
drugsinhishomehasavoidedan Mr Earle said: “He has already
immediateprisonsentence. suffered substantially from his
WaynePearce,33,pleadedguilty ownfolly.”
to possession of cannabis with JudgeJohnHoltsaidheaccepted
intenttosupplyandpossessionof thatPearcewasonlyacustodianof
cocainewithintenttosupply. the drugs in exchange for pay-
Policeenteredtheflatheshared ment,butsaidhisrolehadbeen
with his partner and three chil- “significant”.
dreninJulylastyearanddiscov- Pearce, of no fixed address in
HarDWorK:PupilsfromNewCanglePrimarySchoolwithLynnLansdownandheadmistressLynbeale. ered10wrapsofcannabisandsix Haverhill, was sentenced to 18
Collection is on its way to Philippines wraps of cocaine, with a street monthsinjail,suspendedfortwo
valueofbetween£350and£400. yearsatIpswichCrownCourton
The33-year-oldtoldpolicewhere December18.
tolookfortheboxofdrugs,and Hewasalsoorderedtocarryout
saidhehadonlybeenlookingafter 200 hours of unpaid community
ACOLLECTIONofaidtohelpthoseinneedinthePhilippineshas donationshavebeensentaway. itforamateforafewhours. work,andwillbeunderProbation
starteditsjourneyfromHaverhill. TheirestimateddateofarrivalisthemiddleofJanuary. JamesEarle,mitigating,saidthat Servicesupervisionfortwoyears.
GrandmotherLynnLansdownorganisedacollectionthrough Lynnsaid:“Iamsohappythatit’sallgone. Pearcehadbeenco-operativefrom JudgeHoltsaid:“Youhavebeen
NewCanglePrimarySchoolonlydaysafterTyphoonHaiyan “AbigthankyoutoeveryoneatGurteens,Westropeandatthe thestartandpleadedguiltyatthe given a chance. If you throw it
struckthecountryinNovemberlastyear. school–wecouldn’thavedoneitwithoutthem. earliestopportunity. away you will be serving 18
Afterweeksofhardworkcollectingwashitems,clothesand “It’samazinghowmanypeoplehavedonesomethingfor Headdedthatthedad’smotive months.Nexttimeyouaretempt-
cannedfoodforthoseinneed,thepalletscontainingthe nothing.” wasfinancial. edthinkofyourchildren.”
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DONATION:StafffromLloydsandthecommunityprojectswiththecheque.
Cash for some good causes
VOLUNTEERSatsomeof hadtogothroughavetting whowouldwin.
Haverhill’scommunity processbeforemakingitto HenryWilson,Projects
projectsarestarting2014 thefinalfourfortheSt DirectoratREACH
withsmilesontheirfaces. Edmundsburyarea. CommunityProjects,said:“I
Thetown’sfoodbankand SamHellen,Customer wasreallypleasedjusttoget
furniturebankaresharing ServiceManagerfor nominated,sotomakeitto
£3,000offundingdonatedby Haverhill,saidtheprojects thefinalfour-wewereso
theLloydsBankCommunity werechosenbecausethey pleased.
FundAwards. dosuchagoodjoblocally. “Itmeantthatwewere
Theprojectswere Publicvotingtookplacein guaranteedtogetatleast
nominatedbystaffatthe Octoberviatext,onlinepoll £300,sotoget£3000is
localbranchofLloydsand andinbranchtodetermine fantastic.”
Traffic plan: We
need more time
PLANStodirecttrafficflow DebrAFOx unwantedtrafficintheHigh
outofHaverhillHighStreet Street,CllrBrownsays,would
havebeencriticised. betoemployatrafficwarden.
An Experimental Traffic Hesaid:“Iamfullybehind
RegulationOrderwhichwill CampsRoad. whatthisistryingtoachieve,
make part of Camps Road Otherareasaffectedinclude but there’s other ways to
one-wayissettostartinthe SwanLane,RecreationRoad achievethat.
towncentreearlythisyear. andHelionsParkAvenue. “We want someone that’s
ButcountycouncillorTony CllrBrownsaid:“It’snotjust goingtoenforcetheexisting
Brownhasspokenoutagainst going to have an impact on regulations-Ithinkthat’sthe
thetrialsayingitisnotwhat thecentre-it’sgoingtohave wayforward.”
Haverhillwantsorneeds. an impact on the whole A spokesman for Suffolk
At a meeting of Suffolk town.” County Council confirmed
CountyCouncilonDecember The plan, which has the thataninformalconsultation
19,CllrBrown,forHaverhill supportoflocalpoliceoffic- willtakeplaceinJanuaryand
East and Kedington, called ers and Haverhill Town that the scheme should be
for more consultation with Council,isexpectedtoreduce implemented towards the
residentstounderstandhow trafficintheHighStreetby60 endofFebruary.
the diverted traffic would percent. Other county councillors
affectotherstreets. Currently, the road is sup- and town councillors
AloadingbayonMillRoad posedtobepedestriansonly expressed their support for
is also going be moved 7m between10amand4pm-but thescheme,buthavevoiced
southofitscurrentposition, thisruleiscontinuouslyget- theirownworriestooabout
andoneofthestreet’sdisa- tingbroken. the impact on nearby resi-
bledbayswillberelocatedto Asolutiontotheproblemof dentialareas.
Have your say on shaping health care
PATIENTS,familycarersandmembersofthe AnneNicholls,CEGchairman,said:“The
publicarebeinginvitedtohaveasayonshaping communityengagementgroupbothinformsand
theirhealthcareservices. influencesthedecisionandplanningprocessfor
Thenextcommunityengagementgroup(CEG) healthservicesinWestSuffolk.
meetingforWestSuffolkClinicalCommissioning “Itisimportantthatpeoplegivetheirviewsso
Group(CCG)isbeingheldinBuryStEdmunds thattheCCGcancommissiontherighthealth
onJanuary10. serviceswhichmeettheneedsoflocalpeople.”
MembersoftheCEGplayavitalrolein ThelastmeetingwasheldinHaverhillon
ensuringthatpublicviewsonhealthcareinWest November11.Thegroupmeetsinadifferent
Suffolkareheard. locationsacrossWestSuffolk.
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Man, 27, sent
foul texts
to teenager,
court is told
AMANhasescapedaprisonterm DebraFox
despitebreachinganorderforbid-
ding him from contacting a tion of causing the teenager dis-
16-year-oldgirl. tress,andthegirlhadbeenseri-
Mark Butler, 27, of Somerset ouslyaffectedpsychologically.
Court,Haverhill,waschargedwith ButlerwasarrestedonAugust14,
breaching a restraining order, andpleadedguiltytobreachinga
whichwasmadeearlylastyear. restrainingorderinNovember.
IpswichCrownCourtheardthat Hehasspentfourmonthsincus-
Butler was sentenced in March todyawaitingsentence.
2013forharassment,andtheorder Jonathan Goodman, mitigating,
wasimposed. said that the 27-year-old has no
PeterGair,prosecuting,saidthat previousconvictions.
theyounggirlreceivedatextmes- MrRecorderJeremyBensonQC
PerForMaNCe:PupilsfromTheballetShoeWorkshop.
sageonherphonewhichshefound sentenced Butler to four months
upsettingandcontainedfoullan- imprisonment,suspendedfortwo Christmas show is a treat for pupils and parents
guageandwhichshebelievedto years.
havebeensentbyButler. He has also been placed under
ThisincidentwasonAugust11. the supervision of the probation
More texts and messages on service for two years and the BUDDINGdancerswelcomedinthefestiveseasonwitha Alison,principal,said:“Thechildrenalwayslovetoperformfor
Facebook followed, and though restrainingorderisstillinforce. performancefilledwithdancedelights. theirfriendsandfamilyandworkreallyhardeachweek
theydidnotbearButler’snameit Mr Recorder Benson said: “Any Morethan100pupilsfromTheBalletShoeWorkshop,runby rehearsingtheirroutines.”
wasapparenttothegirlthatthey breach of a court order is taken AlisonLaw,putonashowcaseofroutines,includingclassical TheannualChristmasshowtookplaceonDecember1atCastle
hadcomefromhim. veryseriously.” ballet,contemporaryandstreetdanceperformances,fortheir ManorAcademyandpupilsagedfrrom3to24tookpart.
MrGairaddedthatthemessages Butler was sentenced on parentsandfriends.Thisyear’sthemewasdancingbynumbers, [email protected]
hadbeenwrittenwiththeinten- December20. andeachroutinewaslinkedtoanumber. formoreinformation.
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aged26years. Aspecialthankstothe [email protected].
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start for brave Savannah
in 2014?
SMOKERS can take
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Live Well Suffolk has DEBRA FOX talks to one mother
been working with six
pharmacies in and
around Haverhill to about her battle for the very
providefreeandpracti-
caladviceforthosetry- best education for her daughter
ingtoquit.
These pharmacies
include Boots on the
High Street, David MOSTteenagersdreadhavingto needed.
Holland, the Co-op on go back to school after the Savannah, who previously
Mill Road, the Christmasholidays. attendedCastleManorAcademy,
Christmas Maltings Butforone15-year-old,thisnew shouldbeinYear11–butwhen
pharmacy, Sainsbury’s termhasbeenalongtimecom- shestartsathernewschoolitwill
andTesco. ing. bebackinYear10.
FloydCroll,LiveWell SavannahHanlonhasbeenout Her absence means she has
Suffolk Community ofschoolsinceMay2013afterher missedakeyperiodofsecondary
Health Coach, said: autism made it impossible to education and preparation for
“Quittingistough,and continuelearninginmainstream GCSEs.
wedon’twantpeopleto school. The 15-year-old will start at
thinkthatjustbecause Aftermonthsoffightingtoget Gretton School in Girton,
they’vetriedandfailed her daughter the appropriate CambridgeonJanuary7–butshe
in the past, they can’t education,mumWendyisstart- willhavetoboardthereduring
tryagain. ing 2014 with a weight off her theweekbecausehereducation-
“By taking advantage shoulders. alneedsarenowsosevere.
ofthefreesupportthat Wendysaid:“Inearlydidgive Wendy,39,said:“Themumin
is available from your upbecauseitwassostressfuland me doesn’t want that, but it’s
local pharmacy or GP wasmakingmeill–butI’mgladI what has got to happen at this
you’refourtimesmore didn’t.” stageinherlife.”
likelytoquitthanifyou Themotheranddaughter,who As well as attending classes, FRESHSTART:Savannah,right,andmumWendy
goitalone.” live in Queensway, Haverhill, Savannahwillenjoyleisuretime
For more on stop haverecentlybeenthroughatri- with her classmates to help Symptoms of the disorder tographer Colin Edwards, withthem.
smoking support visit bunal with Suffolk County improvehersocialskills–which include lack of interaction alsoofHaverhill. Aspokesmanforthecounty
livewellsuffolk.org.uk CounciltogetSavannahintothe arehamperedbyherhighfunc- skills,littleunderstandingof Shesaid:“WhenIamtaking councilsaidthattherewasa
orcallon01473229292. school which they believed she tioningautism. abstractusesoflanguageand photosIamsofocusedonthe schoolplaceavailableforthe
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BOOK YOUR WINTER CHECK NOW! Wendy. Savannahsayssheisableto independent SEN and
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and they really got involved raphyandhavecompletecon- her daughter’s educational
Levels • Lights • Tyres • Anti-freeze check anddideverythingtheycould troloverwhatshedoes–an needs,theprovisiontomeet
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witheveryoneelse.” autismsufferer. placement identified in her
The teenager was given a The local authority recom- daughter’s Statement of
hugeconfidenceboostatthe mended Churchill Special SpecialEducationalNeeds.
endoflastyearwhenshewon School,basedatSamuelWard “Having considered both
theyouthsectionofaphotog- Academy, for the teenager – written and verbal evidence
raphy competition, held at but Wendy argued that it on behalf of the parent and
EastTownPark. wouldbecounter-productive Suffolk County Council, the
Savannah’scloseupshotof for her daughter to learn Tribunal ordered that Ms
acardinalbeetlescoopedher alongsidemainstreampupils Hanlon’s daughter should
a tutorial with wildlife pho- when she could not interact attendGrettonSchool.”
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