Haverhill Weekly News, January 22, 2015

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marathon man set to open doors
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Priest on fraud charge
enters not guilty plea
COuRtREPORtER March. He made his first
court appearance in
AHAVERHILLpriestisto SeptemberlastyearatBury
standtrialatcrowncourt St Edmunds Magistrates
accusedoffraud. Court.
IanFinn,55,appearedat Speaking outside that
Ipswich Crown Court on hearing,thepriestsaidhe
Monday where he pleaded was“entirelyinnocent”.
notguiltytoanoffenceof “I have done nothing
fraudbyabuseofposition. criminallywrongandIam
The Rev Finn, of Hopton confident a jury will clear
Rise,Haverhill,istherector meofanywrong-doing,”he
of St Mary the Virgin said.
Church. “Thelastfewmonthshave
He is also an honorary beenadreadfulordealand
canon at St Edmundsbury I am grateful to all the
Cathedral. friendswhoaresupporting
Heisallegedtohavecom- meandsharemybeliefIam
mittedtheoffencesovera innocent.”
seven-yearperiod. Finnhasbeensuspended
Thechargerelatestothe from his post since
allegedlossof£13,204from Februarylastyear,whenan
feespaidforchurchservic- investigation by the
esbetweenJune1,2007and DioceseofStEdmundsbury
March 1, 2014, by false and Ipswich began into
accounting. alleged “financial irregu-
Finn spoke only to con- larities.”
firmhisnameandtoplead Speaking on Monday,
notguilty. Judge David Goodin told
Morethanadozensup- Finnthathistrialwasdue
porters attended court in totakeplaceinearlyMay.
thepublicgallery. Finn will continue to be
IDOBELIEVEINFAIRIES:PeterPantakestothestageatHaverhillArtsCentre
The 55-year-old was grantedunconditionalbail
tomorrow.Andticketshavebeensellingsofastthey’vehadtoputonanextra
charged in August 2014, untilhisnextcourtappear-
CHARGE:FinnatMagistratesCourtin afterfirstbeingarrestedin ance. performance.Fullstoryonpage14. Picture:JimMorgan
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Next step in centre
transfer to church
DeBRAFox Abusinessplanisbeingdeveloped
bythechurch,andisexpectedtobe
submittedtothecouncilsoon.
PLANStotransferacommunitycen- Oncetransferofownershipiscom-
tretoachurchcouldbefinalisedby plete, a “community management
theendofthefinancialyear. team”willbecreatedtooverseehow
ThatistheaimoftheRiverofLife the building and activities within it
CommunityChurch,whichiscurrent- willrun.
lyinvolvedinanassettransferforthe TheRiverofLifeCommunityChurch
ChalkstoneCommunityCentre. beganin1999,andhassincegrownto
CurrentlyownedbyStEdmundsbury around130members.
BoroughCouncil,thebuildingisrent- Intheearlyyears,thechurchmetat
edoutbyanumberoflocalgroups, thecentreitself,whichisinStrasbourg
including Haverhill WI and the Square,beforethevenuebecametoo
BefriendingScheme. small.
Paul Turner, senior pastor at the It currently meets at Castle Manor
church,said:“Mostpeoplewhohave Academy.
spokentomethinkit’sareallygood ASSeT:Thecommunitycentre. MrTurnersaid:“Anythingthatyou
idea.” wanttodohere[inHaverhill]that’s
Earlier this month, a community positiveforpeopleyouwillgetsup-
consultationwaslaunchedwithnear- centrecancarryondoingso. portfor.”
by residents, businesses and other “Ourdesireisthatweimprovethe He added: “We would be happy to
stakeholders. experience for [those who hire], not hearfromanybodywhohasthoughts
Allresponseshavebeenpositive,Mr makeitworse,”headded. orideasorwhowantstoworkwithus.”
Turner said, with the only concern “Wedonotwanttolosepeoplewho Email [email protected] or call
beingwhetherornotthoseusingthe arealreadyhiring.” [phone].
Appeal after industrial estate targeted
THREE attempted break- buttheoffendersfailedto noneofthemmanagedto sandsofpoundsworthof
inshavetakenplaceatan getineachtime. getin.” musical equipment was
industrial estate – spark- Inspector Peter Ferrie, At Meltech, offenders stolen.
ingawarningfrompolice. policing commander for climbed onto the roof to ItissharedbyHaverhill
Overtheweekend,crim- Haverhill, is urging the tryandgainaccesstothe Drum Tuition and Case
inals tried to enter publictogetintouchwith unit, Insp Ferrie said, ConstructionLtd.
Meltech, Grayson’s anyinformation. while entry was attempt- Ifyouhaveanyinforma-
FreightServicesandAMN Hesaid:“Overtheweek- edatGrayson’sFreightby tionaboutanyoftheinci-
Foam, all on Haverhill’s endsomeonehasgoneup forcingadoor. dents contact Haverhill
Hollands Road industrial to the industrial estate Theseincidentsfollowa Policeon101.
estate. andtriedtobreakin. break-in at a unit in You can also call
The premises were tar- “There have been three Homefield Road on Crimestoppers anony-
getedinavarietyofways, attempts to get in, but January 11, when thou- mouslyon0800555111.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Inquesttoopenintoman’sdeath
ANINQUESTintothedeathofaHaverhillman
willbeopenednextmonth.
TyAldrichdiedonOctober21lastyearatan
addressinBeckRow.
MrAldrich,ofWellumClose,Haverhill,was
32.
HisinquestwillbeopenedonFebruary2at
theActiveBusinessCentreinBuryStEdmunds.
Viewsneededatdrop-insessions
HOSPICEservicescanbeshapedbythe
communityatanupcomingevent.
StNicholasHospiceCareiscallingonthe
viewsofthepublicwithanengagement
sessionattheBurtonCentre,Haverhill.
ThecentreopenedinMay,andoffersarange
oftherapiestopatientsalongsideother
activities.
Thedrop-insessionsarebeingheldon
February19between11amand2pm,and4pm
and6.30pm.
Lorrydriver,71,arrested
ANESTONIANnationalhasbeenbailedin
relationtoimmigrationoffences.
The71-year-oldlorrydriverwasarrestedlast
Wednesday.
HisvehiclewasreportedlyparkedinHamlet
COLLISION:VehiclesatthesceneofthecrashontheA1307atLintononFriday. Road.
Itisallegedthatsixadultmales,whoaresaid
Lucky escape for motorists in two-car crash on A1307 tobefromEritrea,wereinthelorry.
Themen,whohaveallbeenquestioned,have
beenpassedontotheBorderForce.
ThedriverwillanswerSuffolkpolicebailon
DRIVERSandpassengersescaped Longqueuesoftrafficbuiltup crash.” vehiclesbeforeparamedics February26.
unhurtinacollisionwhich afterayellowPeugeot206anda Theyadded:“Itlookedpretty arrived.
destroyedthefrontofacar. greyCitroenC3crashedand seriouswhenIpassed–thefront Noseriousinjurieswerereported, Winterlunchonofferinvillage
Emergencyserviceswerecalled partiallyblockedtheroute. endofoneofthecarswasreally andnoonehadtobetakento
tothetwo-carcrashontheA1307 OnewitnesstoldtheWeekly smashedup.” hospital. FAMILIESarebeinginvitedtolunchinthe
atLintononFriday. News:“IwasjustontheA1307 Ambulancecrewscheckedona Cambridgeshirepoliceofficers ReadingRoomatWestonColvilleonSundayat
Theincident,onCambridgeRoad, comingfromHaverhillandIsaw femaleandtwoyoungmales,who stayedatthesceneuntiltraffic 1.15pm.Thecostis£15foradultsand£6for
happenedataround3pm. whatlookedlikeareallybad hadmanagedtogetoutoftheir flowedfreelyagain. childrenagedbetween5and10.
Call for changes
to light-up event
COUNCILLORS are calling DEBRAFOX attractionstobesetupsafely,
forchangestotheChristmas andinplentyoftime.
lights switch on – despite morestallsforthenextevent, Cllr Betty McLatchy told
2014 being one of the most hesaid. membersthatoneHighStreet
successfulnightsyet. Traditionally,theeveningis store closed earlier than
TheFamilyChristmasNight alsousedforlatenightshop- plannedduetothenoiseand
washeldonDecember5–and pinginthetowncentre,with smellfromthemachines.
for the first time there were some retailers leaving the Councillors were also con-
noincidentsforthepoliceor doorsopenuntil7pmor8pm. cerned about the price of
St John Ambulance volun- Speaking at the meeting, someofthefairgroundattrac-
teerstodealwith. CllrPaulFirman,whorunsa tions,whichtheysaywere£4
Haverhill Town Council’s marketstall,spokeoutagainst and£5.
Leisure and Community the road closures which he CllrMaureenByrne,deputy
committeemetonTuesday– said impacted the town’s mayor,calledformorefestive
andmembersdiscussedhow Fridaymarket. stallstobebroughtin.
theeventcanbeimproved. “Thetowncametoastand- Andsheadded:“Wehavegot
NickKeeble,artsandleisure still at 1pm,” he said. “The ayeartobeabitmoreadven-
manager,said:“Wereallygo shopsandthemarkettraders turous and look at what we
outtomakeitsuccessfuland suffered and we didn’t pre- aredoing.”
safe.In2015wearelookingat pareforthat.” Consultationwilltakeplace
howwecantrytobuildthe Road closures were put in withshops,MrKeeblesaid,to
event.” place earlier than usual on seewhateventswouldbenefit
Work has already begun the advice of police, Mr them.
with Sharon Fairweather, Keeblesaid.
market development officer They are put in place to Whatdoyouthink?
for West Suffolk, to secure allow fairground rides and [email protected]
Not guilty plea Couple admit theft
TWO brothers have pleaded not guilty to ACOUPLEhaveadmittedstealingfrom
beinginpossessionofClassAdrugs. threetowncentreshops.
RicardoandRomarioRobinson,ofnofixed GlenMassieandKellyWaterman,bothof
address, appeared at Bury St Edmunds BeaufortCourt,pleadedguiltytothree
MagistratesCourtonTuesday. countsoftheftfromashopandonecountof
It is alleged that the pair were found in goingequippedtosteal.
possession of heroin while staying in TheyappearedatBuryStEdmunds
Haverhill. MagistratesCourtonTuesdayandhave
TheywillanswerbailonMay1. beenbaileduntilFebruary18.
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TheFreedomofInformation Theorganisationis
requesttotheDepartmentof DebraFox appealingfor1,000of
EnergyandClimateChangewas Haverhill’sestimated5,500
madeonDecember11lastyear. smokerstogiveupsmoking
Itsaid:“Iwouldliketomakea forgoodoverthenextthree
FreedomofInformationrequest APROJECTbringingacom- months.
regardingtheMinisterofState munitygardentoHaverhill FloydCrollisthecommunity
forEnergyandClimateChange needsyourhelp. healthcoachinthetown.
MatthewHancock. StNicholasHospiceCareis Hesaid:“Ihopethatsharing
“Specifically,Iwouldlikealist creatingtheGardenofLifeat afewofmytophintswillgive
ofallstaffwhoworkforMr its outreach centre in the peopleaflavourofthesupport
Hancockwithinthedepartment, town after winning £50,000 thatIcanofferandencourage
andhowmuchtheirannual in last year’s People’s themtojoinoneofthefree
salaryis.” Millions. stopsmokingsessions
Aresponsewaspublishedon TheGardenofLifeWorking availableinHaverhill.
January12. Groupismeetingnextweek “Remember,withmyhelp,
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informationwasheldbythe –andyouarebeinginvitedto toquitthanyouareifyougoit
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itsopeningin2014.
theFreedomofInformationAct community partnership, Suffolkincludechoosing
2000. said: “We are looking for Picture:JohnBurns healthiersnackstosubstitute
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publicinterestwithwitholdingor garden.” Thosetryingtoquitarealso
disclosingtheinformation,it Thegrouphasbeenbrought beingencouragedtoattempt
said. togethertofinalisetheplans, beginintheweeksfollowing Welhamsaid. hospice for fundraisers and relaxationandbreathing
Theresponseadded:“We MrsWelhamsaid,andensure the meeting, with a provi- “The response has been opendays. techniquestogetthrougha
consideredthisexemption that the garden is really sionalfinishdateofMarch31. reallypositive.” Themeetingistakingplace craving,whichnormallylasts
carefullyandwehaveconcluded ownedanddevelopedbythe Thegarden,willbeopenfor Sheadded:“Itisnotourgar- onMonday,January26,atthe betweentwoandthree
thatthepublicinterestfallswith community. communitygroupstouse,as den,itisyourgarden. centre’s Haven Café from minutes.
withholdingtheinformation.” Adraftplanwillbeshown wellasthosevisitingthecen- “Whatdoyouwanttosee?” 11amuntil1pm. One-to-onesessionsare
Thesecondexemptionrelated to the meeting, and those tre. Raisedflowerbedswillbe Ifyouwouldliketoattend availableinHaverhillwith
topersonaldata,andthe attending will discuss their “Therearepeoplewhoreal- putinplaceand,aftercom- themeetingandbecomepart Floyd,andgroupactivitiesare
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bepublished. It is hoped that work will den come to fruition,” Mrs Itwillalsobeusedbythe Centreon(01440)848260. tolivewellsuffolk.org.uk
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Planning permission is town centre and should machinesavailabletoshare.
being sought to convert an therefore be welcomed by Permission is also being
officespaceinLowerDowns thelocalplanningauthority soughttochangetheuseof
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cyhomeontheupperfloor. ningpermission.” vacant retail units on the
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chartered town planner, it nearLowerDownsSladewas a cafe or restaurant on the
said: “[The development] recently approved with no other.
will provide two ground associated parking, Mr “Modest”alterationswould
floor trading units and McKillen said, and it is not bemadetothefrontofthe
affordablerentedaccommo- expectedthattheoccupants buildingifthechangesofuse
dationinanareawhereitis of the proposed homes are approved for the build-
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hasbeenchosenfortheevent encouraged to attend the healthandwellbeing.”
with garments available for event, which is running Guests to the centre can
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Morethan100warmcoats AmandaLyes,chiefcorpo- discusslocalhealthcareser-
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HospiceCare. Haverhill Market Square in
MrTappinsaid:“Ifyou’renot 2015.
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