Newmarket News - January 21, 2015

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battle over
new licence
NatalieRobiNsoN wouldalsobeshut.
Committee members voted unani-
AGENTLEMEN’SclubinNewmarket, mouslytorenewtheclub’slicenceat
at the centre of a row over its posi- Monday’smeeting.
tionatthe“gateway”tothetown,has SpeakingtotheNewsafterthehear-
claimedvictoryinitsbattletorenewits ing, Jason Newell, a Heaven director,
licence. said:“Weareveryhappywiththedeci-
OwnersofHeaven,whichisopposi- sion.Theyagreenothinghaschanged
tive the Memorial Hall on the High overthelast12monthsandthebusi-
Street, went to Forest Heath District nessisgoingfromstrengthtostrength.
STAYINGPUT:Heavengentlemen’sclub
CouncilonMondayeveningtorenew “Weareverythankfulthatcommit-
theirsexestablishmentlicence. councilobjecttoandnottheexistence teemembershavegrantedthelicence
Newmarket Town Council and a ofit.ThisclubisinthegatewaytoNew- forafurtheryearandwelookforward
numberoflocalresidentshadopposed market.” to2015.”
thelicencerenewal,claimingtheclub But Philip Kolvin QC, representing CllrsWarwickHirstandRachelHood,
was“inappropriate”fortheHighStreet Heaven,saidtheclub“didnoharmto ofNewmarketTownCouncil,saidthey
where it was close to family leisure thetown”. weredisappointed.
premises, places of worship and his- Hesaid:“Lapdancingisalegalbusi- Cllr Hood, mayor of Newmarket,
toricbuildings. nessandthereisnoreasontocloseit said: “We are appalled on behalf of Friends reunited . . .
In November, the first licence re- downornotgrantalicenceforafur- NewmarketTownCouncilbyaninex-
newalmeetingwasadjournedafterthe theryearifit’snotcausingrealharmin plicabledecisionbythelicensingcom-
towncouncilemployedlegalrepresen- thetown–andthisoneisnot.Itadds mittee.Weareverydisappointedand
tationatthelastminute. tothediversityofthetown.Itdoesnot havebeenbadlyletdown.” SEVEN-year-oldZachJolleywasdistraughtafterlosinghis
Bothsideswerelegallyrepresented haveadominatingeffectontheHigh CllrHirstsaid:“TheNewmarketVi- belovedcuddlytoyduringatriptoAddenbrooke’sHospital.
onMonday. Street.” sionaredoingeverythingpossibleto Hismumlaunchedasocialmediacampaign... andasour
GeraldGourietQC,representingthe MrKolvinaddedthatifHeavenhad improve the High Street.The elected pictureshows,Zachissmilingagain.
towncouncil,toldthecommittee:“Itis to close, Innocence nightclub above representativesdonotwantitandnei- Fullstoryonpage7.
thelocationofthisclubthatthetown it,whichisownedbythesamepeople, therdoanumberoflocalresidents.”
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Tories put their
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DistrictCouncilelections.
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Friday 13th and Saturday 14th February. PeterCresswell,whowas Cresswell,left,andMathew
acouncillorforCheveley Shuter,withLucyFrazer
between2003and2011.
Aftertakingabreak
We show Sky Sports, Racing UK and At the Races. frompolitics,hesaysheis
“aimingforacomeback”. Shuter,acountycouncillor
Free wi-fi. HetoldtheNews:“Itook fortheWooddittondivision
abreakfromlocalpolitics onCambridgeshireCounty
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withtheparishcouncils. parliamentarycandidatein andwearelookingforward
Iparticularlyfavourlocal thegeneralelection. toworkingwithher.”
decisionsbeingmade Peteradded:“SirJames Electionswillbeheldon
locally.” Paicehasbeenmember May7forgeneral,district
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NewmarketNews.|newmarket-news.co.uk|January21,2015|3
Eagle eyed pupils revel in RSPB week bird show Mentors
for women
OWLS,hawksandfalcons
joinedinthelessonsata in business
schoolinNewmarketon
Monday.
TheRaptorFoundation, BUSINESSESledbywomen
whichisbasedin inSuffolkarebeinginvited
Huntingdon,tookalong to“meetamentor”atan
variousbirdsofpreyto eventinNewmarket.
FairsteadHouseschoolin Theinitiative,fundedby
FordhamRoadaspartof thegovernmentEqualities
RSPBweek. Officeandrunbythe
Eachclasslistened InstituteofEnterprise
toanassemblyfullof andEntrepreneurs,will
interestingdetailsabout becomingtoTheJockey
thevariousspecies, ClubRoomsonFridayto
beforethepupilswere “helpempowerfemale
abletogetupclose entrepreneurs”.
withthebirdsintheir TheNewmarketeventwill
classrooms. showbusinessownershow
Somebraveclasses theycangetthebestoutof
alsostrokedandheld workingwithamentor.
someofthebirdsand JoSwinson,womenand
watchedthemflyingpast equalitiesminister,said:
theirheads. “Therearemorewomen-
Aspokespersonforthe ledbusinessesintheUK
schoolsaid:“Allofthe thaneverbefore,andwe
childrenreallyenjoyed knowthatifwomenwere
thedayandhadlotsof settingupandrunningnew
questionsforthehandler. businessesatthesame
“Theyreallyliked rateasmen,oureconomy
havingthebirdsflyover couldbenefitfromone
themthenlandontheir millionmoreentrepreneurs.
arms.” Mentoringiskeytothis.It
TheBigSchools’ helpstobuildconfidence,
BirdwatchfromtheRSPB developkeybusinessskills
isrunninguntilFebruary andprovidesanetworkof
13. contactsforthosestarting
Formoreinformation WINGINGIT:Fairstead out.”
abouttheevents, Housepupilswiththe Theeventwillbeheldon
birds
gotorspb.org.uk/ Fridaybetween10amand
PicturesbyKeithJones
schoolswatch. 1pm.
Former De Niros
owner now faces
murder charge
 NatalieRobiNsoN
A MAN has appeared in
courtchargedwiththemur-
der of Adrian Williams in
Newmarket.
Peter Crotty, 33, of Nim-
busWayinNewmarket,ap-
pearedatBuryMagistrates’
CourtonThursday.
MrWilliams,wholivedin
Soham, died last Tuesday
at Addenbrooke’s Hospital
after he sustained serious REMEMBERED:FloraltributesleftneartheMemorialGardens
headinjuriesinNewmarket
onDecember27. chargedwithcausinggriev- been left to 51-year-old Mr
Police, ambulance crews ousbodilyharmbutfollow- Williams, who was known
andSuffolkAccidentRescue ingMrWilliams’death,the as Gus, at the gates of the
Service (SARS) were called chargewaschangedtomur- MemorialGardensfollowing
totheincident,whichhap- der. thenewsofhisdeath.
pened on the High Street, He did not enter a plea AcanofbeerandaWelsh
close to the junction with when he appeared before flag were also left at the
TheAvenueatabout9.55pm. magistrates and his case scenetorememberthepop-
Mr Williams was given was sent to Ipswich Crown ular farm worker, who was
emergency anaesthetic by Court. originallyfromWales.
SARSbutdied17daysafter Crotty was remanded in One said:“Rest in peace,
theincident. custodyuntilafurtherhear- oneofthegoodguys.”
Crotty,aformerownerof ingatIpswichCrownCourt Anotheradded:“Can’tbe-
DeNirosnightclubinNew- onApril10. lieve I’m writing this note,
market, hadoriginallybeen Tributesandflowershave RIPGus.”
4|January21,2015|newmarket-news.co.uk|NewmarketNews.
NEWAUTHOR:
KelvinReynolds,
fromBurwell,
whohaswritten
abook‘You
MadeMe’
Picture:Keith
Jones
Ex-teacher writes
the next chapter
ZERO inprint,
online
COMMISSION A RETIRED teacher and a former NatalieRobiNsoN front cover photo, taken by fellow
andmobile pupilhaveputpentopapertowrite studentBeccaBaker.
abookforyoungadults. “ItwasbychancethatIsawthis
Kelvin Reynolds, of Baker Drive, photographofTashaandIthought
Burwell, has released You Made itwastheperfectimageforthefront
Me,tellingthestoryof15-year-old angry about the family being split cover,”Kelvinsaid.
CoralwhotravelledtoCambridgein up and there is a moment with a “ThenIfoundoutherbestfriend
searchofherbiologicalfather. shotgun.” hadtakenitforanartprojectaspart
The idea for the book was born The former SawstonVillage Col- ofherA-levelsatLongRoad.
afterKelvinandhispupilsmadea legeteacherworkedalongsideMia “Tasha is also set to be featured
shortfilmofthesamename,shown Dakin,astudentatHillsRoadSixth inavideoatLondonFashionWeek
in community cinemas locally, FormCollege,towritethebook. next month which is very exciting
abouttwoyearsago. Kelvin,whostilldoessomesupply forher.
Kelvinsaid:“ThefirstpartofYou teaching at his old school, added: “ItaughtallthreegirlsatSawston
MadeMewasshownatElyCommu- “Mia helped me with some of the VillageCollegeandIamsograteful
nityCinemaandSawstonCinema.I writing.What I most wanted help fortheirsupportandinterestinmy
scriptedandproduceditinMarch withwastheteenslang. work.”
abouttwoyearsago. “TherewerethingsthatMiacame Thebook,whichwouldbemost
“Thattellsthestoryofagirlgoing out with that I have never even enjoyed by readers aged 12 to 18,
toanewschoolandgettingbullied. heardof. Kelvin said, was finished just be-
“Itwasfromtherewedecidedthe “She looked it over and added fore Christmas last year and has
storywasnotreallyoverandwede- thingsintovariouschapterstokeep nowbeenreleasedfortheKindleon
cidedtofinishitoff. ituptodate.” Amazon.
“Thebookpicksupwherethefilm Talentsofotherlocalyoungpeo- Thebookiscurrentlyforsaleon
leftoffbutit’samuchdarkerstory plewerealsousedforthefinished thewebsitefor£2.26.
now. bookwithTashaCole,aLongRoad To buy the book, go to amazon.
“Inthebook,thestepfatherisvery SixthFormstudentfeaturedinthe co.ukandsearchYouMadeMe.
Men detained in Audition for Jekyll
village are released and Hyde show
ELEVENmenwerearrested dressed appropriately for AUDITIONS are being Ifyou’dliketoaudition,
inFordhamonFridayafter theweather. heldtotakepartinastage a read through will be
beingreportedassuspect- “On attendance, two showtellingthestoryof heldonSunday,February
edillegalimmigrants. mentoldofficerstheyhad JekyllandHyde. 1at6pm.
Themen,aged15to30, travelled from Sudan and The Nomads theatre Asingthroughwillbe
toldpolicetheywerefrom some of the others from groupattheKingsThea- heldonTuesday,Febru-
theSudanandFrance. France. tre will be performing ary3between7pmand
A spokeswoman for “Eleven men, aged be- the show in the com- 9pm, and auditions will
Cambridgeshire police tween15and30,werear- ing months – but first beheldonSunday,Feb-
said: “We were called at restedonsuspicionofim- arelookingforpeopleto ruary 8, between 10am
2.11pm with reports of migration offences and comeandact. and2pm.
about 10 suspected illegal taken to the Police Inves- Good and evil will If you are interested,
immigrants in Fordham tigation Centre in Kings cometolifeonthestage emailinfo@nomadsking-
Road,Fordham. Lynn. asJekyllandHyde–are stheatre.com or call the
“Itwasreportedthatthey “All were released with you right for one of the director, Fiona Maguire,
looked lost and were not nofurtheraction.” roles? on016386960183.
NewmarketNews.|newmarket-news.co.uk|January21,2015|5
Project launched to bring
New plan
is not the
racing to the High Street
final furlong
THEplannedworkdoesnotend
withartinstallations–furlong
markersmayalsobepartofthe
plan.
NatalieRobiNsoN Thefurlongmarkers,which
wouldbedottedaroundthe
HighStreet,wouldallbe
THISpictureisjustoneex- sponsoredbylocalbusinesses
ampleofhowtheHighStreet andhavetheNewmarkettown
couldlook,withthelaunch logoonthem,completewith
ofanewprojectbytheNew- informationaboutnoteworthy
market Retailers’ Associa- localevents.
tion. JulieEdensaid:“We
The Equine Design Pro- areplanningtoputsome
ject,steeredbytheretailers informationonthem,whether
workinginassociationwith thatisaboutfamousraces,
NewmarketVision,proposes famoushorses,orfamous
a series of art installations jockeys,orevenfamous
on the High Street to help buildings.
the town make its mark as “Wewanttomakethem
thehomeofhorseracing. similartotheblueplaquesyou
It is hoped the project, see.TheywillstartintheHigh
whichcouldcostinthere- Street,butwehaveaviewto
gionof£2million,willhelp extendthemaroundtherestof
putNewmarketHighStreet thetown.”
onthemapasthehorserac- Themarkersaresettobe
ingHQ. installedatthesametimeasthe
Richard Goss, of Venus installations.
Hair and Beauty in Rous Julieadded:“Wewouldlike
Roadandamemberofthe tohavetheminplaceby2016
Retailers’Association,came whentheHeritageCentreopens.
upwiththeidea. Thiswilldrawpeopleintothe
Hesaid:“AboutayearagoI FULLGALLOP:Anartist’simpressionof town.Wewouldalsoliketo
walkedaroundthetownand oneoftheideasforanartinstallationon maketheminteractivesothat
hadalookatareaswherewe tGhoesHs,igJuhliSetrEedeetn,,aCbollvreR.oFbroinmMleilflta:rRainchdard themarkersinteractwithyour
couldmakeitmorepleasing MayorCllrRachelHood smartphone.”
forvisitors.
“IwaswalkinguptheHigh
Street, which is the centre towncentre. “Weareverysupportiveof
of the international racing Juliesaid:“Wewantpeo- thisanditissomethingthey
community, and yet there pletoseethisartandthink haveputahugeamountof
wasnothingtosuggestthat. ‘that’sNewmarket’. thoughtandeffortinto.
“Ifwebroughtaracingen- “At the moment there’s “Asamemberofthetown
thusiasttotheHighStreethe nothingonourHighStreet councilwesupportbusiness
would have no idea where todistinguishusasthehome and we appreciate all their
hewas.Wewanttobringthe ofhorseracing.Wewantthis hardwork.”
horseracingindustryin.” to be like the Angel of the Cllr Robin Millar, district
It is hoped there will be Northwhichissoiconicyou councillorfortheAllSaints
three installations: at the immediately know where ward,said:“Inthenextcou-
Clock Tower, with horses youare.” ple of years, Newmarket is
comingoutoftheirstarting Richard Goss added: “I goingtobetransformedinto
gate;midway,withhorsesin amextremelyexcitedabout a destination people will
“fullflight”andatthetopof it. From a business point come to and this is really
theHighStreetafinishline. ofviewwearetryingtoget goodnewsforthetown.”
But the association has business back on the High Public consultations will
stressed that the pictured Street, but they will only be held into the project in
artisnotthefinalplan–and comebackifwehavemore thecomingweeks.
artistsworldwideareinvited footfall. We hope these in- If you have are an artist
tosubmittheirideasforthe stallations will help with whohasanideaforthepro-
threeinstallations. that.” ject,orcanhelpwithfund-
JulieEden,whoownsCof- Thegroupwillberaising raising,emailnewmarketre-
fee&Co,andisamember fundstocompletetheinstal- [email protected].
oftheRetailers’Association, lations.
said:“Wewanttorunacom- Cllr Rachel Hood, mayor TelluswhaT
petition, nationally and in- of Newmarket, said: “I am youThink
ternationally,tofindinstal- hugely supportive of the
lationartistswhowillrealise retailersandsoisthetown doyouthinktheart
thevision.” council,andweareveryap- installationsarea
Theassociationhopesthe preciativeofeverythingthey goodidea?
installationswillbeinplace do to promote the town in Emailusorcommentonlineat
by 2016, and that they will coming up with innovative cambridge-news.co.uk/newmarket
bringmorepeopleintothe ideasforthearea. [email protected]
Great way to ‘brighten up the town’
TAKINGtheexampleimagesoutontheHigh thetowntobrightenitupabit.”
Street, public opinion was largely positive DoreenParnelladded:“Ithinkit’safine
abouttheproposals. idea.Anythingtoaddabitofcolourtothe
AllanKeane,whousedtoworkinracing, HighStreetcanonlybeagoodthing.”
said:“I think the installations would be a ShopperJoRitchiethoughtitwasagood
goodidea.ItwouldidentifyNewmarketas ideaforaracingtown.Shesaid:“Itwould
whatitis.Thereisnotenoughofitatthe showpeoplewhatNewmarketactuallyis.”
moment.Itisaracingtownbeforeanything JanetandCharlotteChamberlainhadcon-
else.” flicting views. Janet thought there was al-
Manysaidtheartwould“brightenupthe ready“enoughracing”inthetownbutChar-
HighStreet”.AlanWebber,whowasvisiting lottesaid:“Itwouldbringabitofdecoration
fromIsleham,said:“Thisisagreatideafor totheHighStreet.”
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Funding
REunITED:Zach fears for
withnurserynurse
AlixBosnicandhis
Legotoywhichwas schools
foundinthelinen
department.Inset:
Zachwithparents
SarahandJames HEADTEACHERSarefearing
fortheirschools’futureasthe
generalelectioncastsadoubt
overlastingfairerfunding.
TheGovernmentboosted
fundingby£23millionfor
Cambridgeshire’sschools
in2015/16,butthereareno
assurancesitwillcontinuedue
totheelectionandeconomic
situation.
Thecounty’sschoolswerethe
lowest-fundedinthecountry,
withpupilsgetting£600lessa
yearthantheschoolfundedto
thenationalaverage.
KateEvans,BottishamVillage
Collegeprincipal,saiditis
“simplywrong”childrenare
penalisedforwheretheylive.
Shesaid:“Wefeelthatour
argumentforthecaseforfairer
fundinghasbeenwonandwe
areveryhappywiththefunding
thathasbeenmadefor2015/16.
However,weremainveryanxious
aboutwhathappensafterthat.
Thereisageneralelectiononthe
wayandtherewillbeanother
Zach’s joy as spendingreview.Itwouldbe
disastrousifourfundingisn’t
improvedafter2015/16.”
SirJimPaicesaid:“Our
schoolsaredoingafantasticjob
withtheresourcestheyhave,
butcoulddoevenbetterifthey
werefundedatalevelmore
beloved Lego comparablewithschoolsinother
counties.”
toy is found
vERnOn
S m I T H vInyLS
A TREASURED cuddly toy eleanorbusby goodnewsonFridaynight.
that brought comfort to The nurse, who has been C a r p e t s
a Lego-obsessed boy in HouldsworthValley Primary workingatAddenbrooke’sfor
hospitalhasbeenfoundafter School in Newmarket until sevenyears,added:“Ithink
a social media campaign he had to leave due to his it was found in the linen
wentviral. healthearlylastyear. department of the hospital
It was a happy ending The family moved to and I believe people were
for Zach Jolley and his lost Upper Cambourne, near ringing round the hospital
Lego Minifigure soft toy on Cambridge,inOctober. lookingforit.Itgotaccepted
Monday when they were The family were ontothewardIworkonand
reunitedfollowingmorethan determined to find the toy thenthestaffhandeditover
twoweeksapart. asitisasouvenirofa“dream tome.”
The rare Lego man was holiday” to Legoland for Zach’smum,Sarah,whose
handed back to his 7-year- Zachafterhehadtwobone family live in Newmarket, WOOL RICH CARPETS
old owner, who has a life- marrow transplants and six said her son was “over the
threatening disease, at monthsofpainfultreatment moon” to be reunited with
Addenbrooke’s after a plea inhospital. theLegomanwho“kepthim
for help in the search was The original Facebook going” during months in
seenbythousands. postfromZach’smotherwas isolation.
The beloved toy was last shared hundreds of times She said: “Lots of people
seenbythechild–whohas and a number of people saidtheywereaskingstaffif
beeninandoutofhospital offered to buy him a new they had seen it, so they’ve SALE
formorethanayear–during teddy–includingLegoland. probably been bombarded
his latest five-day stay over AlixBosnic,anurserynurse withcallsandqueries.”
thenewyear. onC2,said:“Whenitstarted Sheadded:“Zachisreally NOW
Itisbelievedtohavebeen [social media campaign] gratefulforthesupportand
foundinthelinendepartment Shannon[afellowcolleague] wantstosayabigthankyou
of the Cambridge hospital sentmethelinkandIsawit toeveryonewhohelped.” ON
beforebeingreturnedtothe goviralfromthere. Zach’s family – which RUGS
wardwhereZach,wholived “Normally when stuff includesdadJamesandbaby
inNewmarketuntilOctober goesdowntolinenit’sgone sisterEllie–haveorganiseda
oflastyear,regularlystays. forever so I think his mum charityballatGirtoncollege
The story of Zach’s rare and dad have done a great in aid of ALD life. Tickets
37 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8NA
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comfort he finds in Lego, The pair were reunited tocomeforwardanddonate
touchedmanypeople. after the hospital called prizes for the ball’s auction www.vscarpets.co.uk
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WINNERS:MembersofFairsteadHouseEquestrianClubattheirlatestcompetition
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CambridgeRoad, Plenty of rosettes for school equestrian group armsince2013.
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contentsafteranoverdose
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startedtheclub. JumpingandInterSchoolsRPL the80cmeventstoo.”
MrHillsoughthelptocope
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Council won’t wait
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for MoD decision Crew puts
out bonfire
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rAF Mildenhall is home to are not prepared to sit on our thecouncilwillbetakingin- werecalledoutintheearly
3,200 airmen and their families handsandwait,andriskseeing formation gathered from the hoursofthemorninglast-
andissaidtobringin$331mil- thesiteeventuallymothballed.” meetings to the Mildenhall, Al- thursday.
INYOURTIME lion(£219million)ayeartothe He added: “While we are all conbury and MolesworthWork- the crew fought the
OFSORROW,FIND localeconomy. saddened,weallneedtoworkto- ing Group, set to be chaired by blaze for more than an
JOYINREMEMBERING cllr James Waters, leader of gethertoensureMildenhalland West suffolk MP Matthew Han- hourincadenhamroadat
Forest Heath District council the surrounding area emerges cock. 3.55am.
(FHDc), said meetings will be strongerfromthis. Meanwhile, operations are Afireservicereportsaid
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SAFETY:Afenceisbeing
putuparound
NewmarketAcademyfield
Work starts
to fence off
school field
WORK to fence off the field at NatalieRobiNsoN
Newmarket Academy started
thisweekinorderto“safeguard tionswhocurrentlyusethefield
pupils”. aboutprovidingakeysothatthe
Thefirststageofworkbegan fieldcanbeusedoutsideschool
onMonday. hours.However,membersofthe
Theschoolwastoldinitslast publicwillnolongerbeableto
Ofstedreportthat:“Studentsare usethefieldforplayingorwalk-
confidentintheschoolasasafe ingdogs.
environmentinwhichtolearn. AspokespersonforNewmar-
“However, although students ket Academy said: “The work
aresuitablysupervisedbystaffit isestimatedtotakeacoupleof
isnotunusualtoseemembersof monthsintotalbutthereshould
thepublicusingthesamespace notbeanydisruptiontotheresi-
to walk dogs without leads. dents.
This aspect of safeguard- “Headteacher Nick
ingshouldbeaddressed Froy is still hoping to
urgently.” meet representatives
Followingdiscussions of the community to
with residents, who Emailusateditorial@ manageaccesstothe
originally weren’t hap- newmarket-news. field out of school
pyaboutthefieldbeing co.ukorvisit hours.That is still to
fenced off, the school newmarket-news. be sorted out but we
hasagreednottoinclude co.uk dostillplantodothat
a path between the field forlocalgroups.
andhomesinFreshfieldsas “Duringthedaythesite
planned, but will provide two willbetotallysecureandno-
gatedaccesspoints. onewillbeabletoaccessit.
The school is currently in “This is all to improve safe-
talkswithgroupsandorganisa- guarding.”
A11 closed Burglars target
after collision homes in village
THE southbound carriageway of TWO homes have been bur-
theA11wasclosedjustafter4pm gledinExning.
lastThursdayatRedLodgeafter Silver necklaces were sto-
a collision between a car and a lenfromahouseinWindmill
lorry. Hill between 3pm and 8pm
Policeandtheambulanceser- on Monday, January 12. Last
viceattendedtheincident,treat- Wednesday,ahouseinBurwell
ingamaninhis30s. Road was burgled overnight
The man was not thought to butnothingwastaken.
needhospitaltreatment. Call101withinformation.
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I get so much pleasure from helping others’
Could you spare a few hours a week to make a big Her role is to look after a team of 10 Hospice Two of the people Phil has seen as a Hospice
differencetopeople’slives? Neighbours volunteers.After receiving a referral she Neighboursvolunteerhavebecomefriendsasaresult.
ThatiswhatStNicholasHospiceCareisaskingasit contacts the patient to fnd out what kind of support “Theybothsaidhowmuchtheyvaluedmyvisits.That
triestorecruitvolunteerco-ordinatorsforitsHospice theyneedbeforematchingthemwithavolunteer. wasveryheart-warmingtohear,”headded.
Neighboursservice. “It doesn’t take up much of your time. If you can just
Pat added: “I enjoy giving something back to the
The service, which has been running for four years, spareanhourortwoaweekitisveryworthwhile.You
community and helping people. Hospice Neighbours
sees volunteers visit people facing long term or canputasmuchoraslittleasyouwantintoit,”saidPat.
issuchagoodandworthwhileservicetobeinvolved
life-threatening conditions in their own homes to “You meet lots of new people with your team of
withthatIgetalotfromvolunteeringforit.”
provide companionship and help out with everyday Neighbours and you’re doing something that’s very
tasks,suchaslighthousework,gardeningorshopping. worthwhile.Igetsomuchpleasurefromthehelpwe Togetinvolved–eitherasaco-ordinatororasa
aregivingothers.” HospiceNeighbour-callKayNewman,Hospice
PhilHymers,ofBuryStEdmunds,joinedtheHospice NeighboursCo-ordinator,on01284719638or
as a reception and Hospice Neighbours volunteer gotowww.stnicholashospice.org.uk/join-us/
threeyearsago. volunteering/hospice-neighbours
“AfterbecomingaHospiceNeighbourIwasaskedif
Iwouldbeinterestedintakingontheco-ordinatorrole.
IknewitwassomethingIfeltIcoulddo,”hesaid.
“I get a great sense of
fulflmentoutofitandIget
abuzzoutofvolunteering.
I think the Hospice is so
HospiceNeighboursCo-ordinatorPatLangham-Service well regarded locally -
PatLangham-Service,ofThetford,hasbeenaHospice many people have had
NeighboursCo-ordinatorforthreeyearsandsaysitis relatives or friends or
arolesheis‘proud’tofulfl. neighbourswhohavehad
“Therearepatientswhodonotwanttocomeintothe some involvement with
Hospiceattheendand,withoursupport,theyareable the Hospice – that it is a
tostayathomeforlonger.HospiceNeighbourshelp HospiceNeighbours cause people are happy
togivepatientschoiceandfamiliessupport,”saidPat. Co-ordinatorPhilHymers togetinvolvedwith.”
Can you spare some time
Become a
to help out i r local c ity? Volunteer
Co-ordinator
“It’sademanding
role,butahugely
• Be at the forefront of an rewardingone.”
01284 719638
innovative service by leading BeverleyKelleher
VolunteerCo-ordinator
a team of Hospice Neighbours
[email protected]
www.stnicholashospicecare.org.uk
• Make an impact with a few hours a week by pairing
If you think you could help someone and supporting volunteers with patients
in your community by becoming a
• Help the Hospice grow its services to help make
Volunteer Co-ordinator or a Hospice
living with dying better for the local community
Neighbour, please contact us.
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