Haverhill Weekly News, January 23, 2014

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Tiny tots’
Running for
charity toddle
little Henry
See page 4
See page 7
On your marks...
... for Haverhill’s first ever
half-marathon and 10k races
PULL on those training DEbrAFOx Haverhillsitechosenchari-
shoes...Haverhillisgetting ty for many years and we
ready to host its inaugural recognisethevitalworkthe
half-marathonand10kfun charitydoesinourcommu-
run. WestSuffolk,willstartthe nity.
Bothevents,tobeheldon 10K and Cllr Roger André “Sanofi is delighted and
May11,willraisemoneyfor will set off the half mara- proudtobeabletosupport
St Nicholas Hospice Care, thon. them in their forthcoming
whichisopeninganewout- MrHancock,akeenrun- eventandfor2014.”
reach centre in the town ner,isalsointendingtorun MrTappin,whohaslived
soon. thehalfmarathonhimself. in Haverhill since 2009,
JackTappin,racedirector, He said: “The event will said:“I’mhopingthisinau-
said:“Haverhillalreadyhas unite the community, guraleventwillattractsea-
a vibrant athletics scene bringingtogetherpeopleof soned runners as well as
and it’s a shame the town allagesandabilities,aswell thoselookingforastep-up
doesn’t have its own race as being an enjoyable day having completed 5k fun
when neighbouring towns out for the whole of runs such as the Race For
do,sohopefullythiswillact Haverhill.” Life.
as a flagship run and County councillors Tony “Ialsohopelotsofpeople
becomeanannualevent.” Brown, Julian Flood and willturnouttocheeronthe
Theeventsaresettobegin Anne Gower have all runners as they head
at 9.30am. Runners will pledged cash to the event throughthetowncentreat
travel along Recreation from their locality budgets the beginning and indeed
Road and Helions Park andHaverhillTownCouncil throughoutthecourse.”
Avenue, before heading will decide on providing a Entry is £16 for the
throughthetowncentre. grantatTuesday’sfullcoun- HaverHalf and £12 for the
Thehalfmarathonwillgo cilmeeting. Haver10.
through Withersfield and The event is being spon- Ifyoupayontheday,each
Great Wratting, and finish sored by Sanofi, with racewillcost£2moreand
backinthetownaftergoing Stylize, GreenAir Cars, affiliatedclubrunnerswill Chatty man sells out in 90 minutes
through the golf club and PerformSportsTherapyand pay£2less.
theChalkstoneEstate. CastleManorofferingsup- If participants raise £100
All finishers will be pre- porttoo. in sponsorship, they can
sentedwithamedalanda StephManning,ofSanofi, runforfree. COMEDIANAlanCarrwillbewarminguphisactinashowatHaverhillArtsCentre.Thegig,which
goodiebag. said: “St Nicholas Hospice wasannouncedonJanuary16,soldoutinanhour-and-a-half.
MatthewHancock,MPfor Care has been a Sanofi Continuedonpage2 Turntopage3forthefullstory.
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Aprons on ... it’s
time to get baking
Afteritshugelypopular
debut–whichsawdozens
ofamateurbakersbattle
itoutlastyear– The
CambridgeBakeOffisback.
Couldyoubeacontender?
AliceRyangetscooking.
ARE your sponge cakes unsinkable?
Do you make fondant flowers ‘for
fun’? Can you knock up a flawless
Sachertorteblindfolded?Iftheanswer
toanyofthosequestionsis‘Yes’,it’s hailedCambridge’sbestbaker,there
timetopullyourpinnyonandstart is an added incentive to enter – all
scouring your cookbooks – The finalistswillwinahamperfullofbak-
CambridgeBakeOffisbackandopen inggoodies,andthewinnerwillgo
forentries. home with a state-of-the-art
Billed as the city’s answer to TV’s KitchenAidstandmixer,courtesyof
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and-whistlescelebrationcake–onan using a recipe of their choice, and goodssuchasbread,cakes,pastries,pies,
Eastertheme–inthefinal. deliver it to the school from tartsandbiscuits.Itdoesnotrefertoother
OrganisedbyCarolineBiggsoffood 10-11.30am,returningtocollecttheir foodformsthatcanbeovencooked,orother
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unlucky,youareverywelcometotry donation of £5, to be split between intoaccount:skill,enthusiasm,drive,loveof
yourhandagainthistime. CambridgenightshelterJimmy’sand baking.Theinitialselectionwillbebasedonthe
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alongwithaphotoofoneofyourbest Thejudgeswillthenput24bakers copyrighttousephotographsofyouandyour
homemade cakes, and a couple of throughtoroundtwo. cakesinpromotionalmaterial(suchasfollow-up
linesexplainingwhyyoulovebaking As well as the accolade of being storiesintheNews,forexample).
Entries open
for town’s first
half-marathon
Fromfrontpage
Youcanenteronlineonthewebsite:
www.entrycentral.com/haverhalf.
Entrieswillalsobeavailablesoonon
www.runbritain.com/races
Applicationandsponsorformsare
available for collection at Haverhill
ArtsCentreandtheSanofireception,
inRookwoodWay.
[email protected]
form,moreinformationandifyou’re
interestedinvolunteeringontheday.
LAUNCH:JackTappin,centre,with
CllrsAnneGowerandJulianFloodand
stafffromSanofi.
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‘Tidal wave’ sell-out
Club’s Plans for
biggest new flats
lotto is opposed
for Alan Carr’s show
finally won by council
AWEEKLYlottowhich PLANStobuildablock
hasbeenrolledover of flats are being met
sinceJunehasfinally withopposition.
beenwon. BESPECTACLED comedian Alan DebRAFOx Havebury Housing
ThepotatHaverhill’s Carrsurprisedcomedyloversby Partnership proposed
ExServicemen’sClub scheduling a last-minute gig in here.” tobuildathirdblockof
wasupto£6,620before Haverhilltotryouthisnewmate- StaffattheArtsCentreonlyhad flats in Burton End,
memberMartin rial. thedateconfirmedhoursbeforeit Haverhill.
Mansfieldwonthe TheChattyManstariscomingto wasreleasedtothepublic. If planning permis-
drawonSunday. thetown’sArtsCentreonFebruary Thosewhomanagedtobagatick- sion is granted, there
Thestakeswerethe 19,asawarm-upforhisforthcom- etarealreadycountingdownthe will be 12 two bed-
highesttodate,with ingtour. days. rooms and three one
thesecondhighestat Details of the show were Shirley Ling, speaking on bedroom flats built on
£4,300. announced on Haverhill Arts Facebook,wasdelightedwithher thesite.
SteveRussell,club Centre’sFacebookpageandTwitter frontrowticketsandTwitterusers But Haverhill Town
secretary,said:“I’m feedonJanuary16. havealsobeencelebrating. Council is only one of
gladit’sfinallybeen Atotalof200ticketswentonsale @AbbieMariaCoxsaid:“Stillcan’t those to raise objec-
won,andit’sniceto at midday and were all sold by believe me and Jonny are seeing tions to the develop-
knowthatsomeone 1.30pm. AlanCarrinHaverhill.” ment.
whousestheclubhas PamJones,whoworksintheBox @xShannonxTx said: “Just been In their planning
gotthemoney.” Office,said:“Onlinebookersand putonthereservelisttoseeAlan committee meeting on
Martinhasbeen phone bookers came in a tidal CarrinFebruaryinHaverhill.” January 7, there were
attendingtheclubfor wave.Beforewehadtimetodraw Nick Keeble, Arts and Leisure concerns about visual
10years. breathitwasasellout.” Manager,said:“Weknewthatthe impact,additionaltraf-
It’s£1toplaythelotto, SaraMarsh,MarketingManager, show would be popular, but we ficandinadequatedis-
andthereisadrawof isurgingresidentsto‘like’thecen- didn’trealisetheextentofthelove abledparking.
threenumbersbetween tre’spageonFacebooktostayupto HaverhillhasforAlan.” Councillorsalsonoted
oneand24. datewithlastminuteadditionsto 8outof10CatsteamcaptainJon thattheflatsmayhavea
Thegame,heldevery theprogramme. Richardsonperformedatthesame negative impact on
Sunday,isformembers There is currently a waiting list venueinDecember–andhisshow vehicular access from
DiDyoumanage
only. forcomedyloverswhojustmissed soldoutin24hours. BurtonEnd.
togettickets?
Atthisweekend’s outontheirchancetoseeAlan–if AlanCarr’sappearancebrokethe Objections have also
drawtherewillbe ticketsarereturned,orifanother centre’srecord,withthequickest beenputforwardfrom
OrwereyOuOneOf
around£1,500inthe date is announced in the future sell-outever. residents living nearby
theunluckyOnes?
pot. theywillhavefirstrefusal. He last visited the town in July and Land
Visithesmc.co.ukfor Emailusorcommentonline Sarasaid:“Ithinkalotofpeople 2006. Contamination.
moreinformation [email protected] havebeendisappointedandwe’re Visithaverhillartscentre.co.ukfor Visit stedmundsbury.
aboutjoining. haverhillweeklynews.co.uk sorryforthat–butit’sreallygood moreinformationaboutupcoming gov.uk to view the full
YoucanalsocallSteve forHaverhilltogetanationalstar events. plans.
on07854166721. ONTOUR:FunnymanAlanCarriscomingtoHaverhill
Town clerk resigns his post
HAVERHILL’S town clerk has
announcedhisresignation.
WillAustinwasappointedtothe
postin2011andhasworkedalong-
side the town council and other
Haverhillorganisationseversince.
Hesaid:“Iwouldliketoplaceon
recordmysincerestthankstocoun-
cilstaffandtowncouncillors,who
have made this such an enjoyable
andsatisfyingroleforme.
“ParticularthanksgototheTown
Mayor Roger André and Cllr
MaureenByrne,DeputyMayorand
Chair of the Council’s Personnel
Committee,whohavebeenhugely
supportive during my time in
Haverhill.
“It is with great regret that I am
leaving, having developed a very
strongaffinitywithatownthatIam
proudtohavecalledhome.”
CllrAndréhailedMrAustinasa
“prominentforceinthelocalcom-
munity” who has defended the
interestsofHaverhillthroughouthis
post.
He said: “I shall miss Will as a
dedicated,valuedclerktothetown
councilandasastaunchadviserand
friendduringchallengingtimes.”
ReSIGNATION:WillAustin MrAustinwillleaveinMarch.
Celebration of air cadets anniversary
HUNDREDS of cadets will Around200cadetsandstaff nityforthecadetstoshowthe
line the streets to celebrate from the local area will be local community they are
the formation of the Air parading through the town proud of their heritage and
TrainingCorps. centre, starting in the car thattheATCisstrongerthan
Paradestomarktheforma- parkbehindtheArtsCentre. ever.”
tionbyKingGeorgeVIin1941 Theeventisbeinghostedby The parade will continue
take place across the UK the1451Haverhillsquadron. down the High Street to St
everyyear–andacelebration ChrisGoddard,pilotofficer Mary’sChurch,whereaser-
istakingplaceinHaverhillon and commanding officer, vicewilltakeplace.
February2. said:“It’safantasticopportu-
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Appeal after
Grants for
community
cyclist attacks
groups
COMMUNITY groups and
organisations could receive up delivery driver
to£5,000ingrantfunding.
Themoneyisbeingdistributed
by ONE Haverhill to projects
whichwillbenefitthetown.
All groups wishing to take
homeagrantmustprovetheir
projectwillmakearealdiffer-
encetothepeopleofHaverhill. POLICE are appealing for witnesses DebraFox
Sarah Howard, chair of ONE afteradriverwasattackedbyacyclist
Haverhill, said: “We had some inaroadrageincidentinHaverhill.
fantastic applications during The driver, who works at Haverhill
thelastroundofgrantsforwon- KebabHouse,hadjustmadeadelivery butthecycliststartedtryingtosnatch
derfulprojectsthatarebenefit- and was returning to the shop at thephone,hesaid.
tingawiderangeofgroupsand around11.30pmonJanuary17. “IrandowntothemainroadandI
people. The28-year-olddriver,whodidnot fell.Hechasedmedownandbeatme
“Thisisagreatopportunityfor wanttobenamed,saidhepulledout likeawildanimal.Herippedmywatch
your organisation to get some ofCambridgeCloseandwasaboutto offandthrewit.”
money towards a project that turn onto Western Avenue when he Asthevictimflaggeddownapassing
youareembarkingonorwould sawamalecyclist,believedtobeaged police car, the cyclist fled down
liketoembarkupon.” between35and40,approachingfrom CambridgeClose.
Those who have previously AshGrove. The28-year-olddriverwastreatedat
applied for money from the Hesaidthecyclistpulledstraightout thesceneforhighbloodpressure,and
boardarefreetoenteragain. of the junction without giving way, hassinceseenadoctor.Hehasinjuries
Thelastbatchofgrants,which oNTHeMoVe:ChildrenfromDizzyDucksenjoyedatoddleforcharity. andthedriverhadtobrakesharply. tohisback,legsandhead.
were handed out in October, Little ones get toddling for charity Hesaid:“Thecyclistcamestraightat Hesaid:“Iwastryingtodomyjob.I
went to seven applicants and mesoIhadtostop. don’tknowwhatIdidwrong,Isaved
totalled£20,284. “Iopenedmywindowandsaid‘are thisguy’slife.”
Youcandownloadanapplica- you hurt?’ and he swore at me and Thecyclistisdescribedasaround5ft
tionformfromonehaverhill.co. TODDLERSputtheirbestfootforwardto vulnerableunder5s.ClaireHackett, punchedmeintheface.” 11intallandofaveragebuild.
uk. raisemoneyfordisadvantagedchildren. nurserymanager,said:“Thechildren The victim, who is married with a Heiswhite,hasshortgreyinghair
Completed application forms DizzyDucksDayNursery,onHomefield lovedit,andtheyhadagreattimegetting one-year-oldson,gotoutofthecar. andwaswearingablackjumperand
shouldbesenttoONEHaverhill Road,Haverhill,heldtwosponsored verymuddy. “Isaidtohim,‘whatdidIdowrong?I darktrousersorjeans.
Grants Scheme, Haverhill Arts toddlesfortheiryoungstersyesterday. “Weliketotakepartintheeventevery saved your life, why did you punch Hewasonablackmountainbike.
Centre, High Street, Haverhill, Childrenunder2tookpartinamusical year–it’shardtofindactivitiesthatthe me?’ If you have any information about
CB98AR. toddleindoors,whileolderonestookto childrencantakepartinandthisoneis “He started punching me again on theincidentcontactPCMattEganat
Ifyouneedhelpwithyoursub- thenurserygardenforatreasurehunt. designedforthem.” myhead,soIkickedhimawayandgot HaverhillPoliceStationon101.
mission call Nick Keeble on Theirhardworkwasinaidof Staffhopethattheycanbeattheir2013 myphoneoutofmycar.” You can also call Crimestoppers
01440712858. Barnardo’s,toboostfundingfortheUK’s totalof£75. The victim tried to call the police, anonymouslyon0800555111.
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Tania gets
taken out
at awards
ACELEBRITYguestjoined
thefunatanawards
ceremony.
ComedianPaddy
McGuinnessco-hosted
theannualSlimming
Worldawards,heldin
Birmingham,andmet
someinspirational
women.
TaniaWatson,
consultantatHaverhill,
wassnappedwiththe
funnymanonthenight
whilecelebratingagreat
yearforhergroup.
Paddy,hostofITV’shit
showTakeMeOut,said:
“Jokesaside,Iwas
genuinelyamazedtohear
aboutwhatadifference
consultantslikeTania
maketopeople’slives.
“AttheceremonyImet
lotsofpeoplewho’dlost
incredibleamountsof
weightandithadtotally
changedtheirlives.
“Everysingleoneof
themtoldmethatthey
couldn’thavedoneit
withoutthesupportof
theirSlimmingWorld
groupandtheir
LAUGHOUTLOUD:TaniaWatson,picturedwithPaddyMcGuinness. consultant.”
Vision 2031:
public inquiry DON’T GET CAUGHT OUT THIS WINTER
FREE
BOOK YOUR WINTER CHECK NOW!
Levels • Lights • Tyres • Anti-freeze check
PLANS mapping out the DebrAFOx ered early to cope with the
futureofHaverhillaregoing extratrafficthedevelopment
tobescrutinisednextweek. willbring.”
Vision 2031 sets out how Topicsupfordiscussionwill Thedocumenthasrecently
travel, infrastructure, envi- includetheneedforaraillink beenmodifiedtoincludethis
ronment, community facili- between Cambridge and need.
ties, homes, jobs and the Haverhill, dualling of the Othermodificationsinclude
economywillchangeoverthe bypassroadandthepossibil- theneedtoassesshowmuch
nexttwodecades. ity of pedestrianising the healthcare will be needed
Appointedplanninginspec- HighStreet. becauseofresidentialdevel-
torRogerClewswillcarryout Whether or not Haverhill opments, and that a town
apublicinquiry,startingon needsamuseum,atwo-way centre masterplan will be
Tuesday. accessroutetothetowncen- developed at a later date to
The inspection will run treandanextensiontoEast ensureeveryoneisconsulted
untilFebruary12andduring TownParkwillalsobeonthe withandrepresented. MOTS
this time all of the submis- agenda. Discussions on plans for
sionssentinduringthesum- Representatives from Bury St Edmunds and the
merconsultationperiodwill HaverhillTownCouncilhave surroundingruralareaswill SERVICE
bereviewed. already had a meeting with also take place during the
Public hearings are being theboroughcouncilofficers inquiryperiod.
REPAIRS
heldforMrClewstoexplore toaddresssomeoftheirbig- Separate documents have
certaintopicsfurther. gestconcerns. beendrawnupforeachloca-
Residents are welcome to Will Austin, town clerk, tion,andallneedtobeadopt- BATTERIES
attend these meetings but said:“Aspartofaproposed ed by St Edmundsbury
cannot take an active part development plan for 2,500 BoroughCouncilaspolicy.
unlessthey’reinvitedto. homes in North West Visitstedmundsbury.gov.uk EXHAUSTS,
The hearings on Haverhill Haverhill, a relief road is toviewtheplans.
town are taking place on requiredaroundtheedgeof TYRES
February5and6atthetown’s thetown.
leisure centre on “We have argued that the Commentonthisstory:
EhringhausenWay. reliefroadneedstobedeliv- haverhillweeklynews.co.uk AND WELDING
£4m investment could bring jobs to town
01440 705505
AGALVANIZINGplantworth the existing site in Ashdon saidthataControlofMajor
£4 million could be built in Road,SaffronWalden. Accident Hazards must be
Haverhill. The current team will be carriedoutbeforeapproval. 01440 705811
Theapplication,enteredby relocatedtoHaverhillanditis The Ramblers and
AcrowGalvanizing,proposes thoughttherewillbeoppor- EnvironmentalHealthraised
that a factory is built on tunities for more jobs, if noobjection.
PiperellWay. approved. Adecisionisexpectedsoon, Unit9,BoundaryRoad,Haverhill,Suffolk,CB97YH
Ifapproved,thiswillreplace Haverhill Town Council visitstedmundsbury.gov.uk.
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