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Street Forge Workshops
Stowmarket Lawn
Tennis Club
As we come to the end of the winter
season, the teams at Stowmarket
Lawn Tennis Club who play in the local
Ipswich leagues are all starting to wind
up their seasons. The county has a
well established winter schedule, and
Stowmarket has fantastic representation
with 9 ladies teams, 2 men’s teams as
well as a men’s team in the winter fl ood
lit league. Defi nitely punching about its
weight in the country.
The Club will shortly hold its AGM where
the year ahead is discussed and agreed
by members who also get together
and enjoy a sociable drink after the
meeting concludes. Although it doesn’t
sound like the most exciting evening,
the Chairman Stuart Beaton always has
pleasure in thanking the keen volunteers
at the Club as well as discussing the
strong membership base and healthy
fi nancial position of the Club.
Stowmarket’s Tennis Club has recently
appointed a Diversity and Inclusion
offi cer with the aim of reaching out to
the local community and trying to make
the game as accessible to as many
people as possible. If you have always
wanted to play the game but are not
sure about joining a club, please do
contact us. We have lots of ways people
can get involved. The Club is run by
its members and we would also very
much like to hear from people looking
to help volunteer in the running and
management of the Club.
We will be de-installing our winter
dome. The weather proof facility is one
of only a few in the county and provides
weather proof tennis all year round.
More info:
Email [email protected]
Website www.stowmarkettennis.co.uk
Stowmarket Concert Band
2019 is gearing up! We’ve already had
some great socials (an 80-strong quiz,
plus a coach trip to see the amazing
Mnozil Brass), and our various
ensembles/bands are now rehearsing
for our fi rst two public performance in
May, both at Stowupland Village Hall,
and we’d love to see you there! Please
do contact us for tickets.
Our ‘Oompah Beernight’ on 17th
May at 7:30pm (Friday evening) is
a great night of traditional Oompah
music, plus some popular music
you will know (and can boogie to if
desired). Tickets must be purchased in
advance (email/phone/facebook), and
at £10 includes a traditional German
Bratwurst hotdog meal with sides (£6
for under 18s). Real Bavarian Beer will
be on tap from the ABK brewery, called
Hell DAS BLAUE. This beer won ‘Best
Beer 2018’ and is supplied to us via the
Greene King brewery. Suitable for all the
family, please confi rm tickets asap.
Our ‘Showcase Concert’ on 12th May
at 2:00pm (Sunday afternoon) will
be a more subdued event, but still
with great music now highlighting
various smaller ensembles within SCB,
including the Training Band, Brass
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Street Forge Workshops is a registered
Charity which has been on the same
site in Thornham Magna since its
beginnings back in 1987. It started
when a group of people, themselves
with physical disabilities, their families,
friends and interested professionals
formed a committee to lobby for
a workshop to offer experience in
woodwork, craft and computer skills to
adults with various disabilities.
We provide a day service Monday
to Fridays for adults with physical,
sensory or learning disabilities,
including those with multiple
disabilities and/or mild mental health
problems. We are accredited by Suffolk
County Council, which means our
services are safe, secure, legal and
sustainable.
We offer the following activities:
• Woodwork
• Woodturning
• Art, craft
• Cookin
• Horticultur
• Computer
In keeping with our beginnings, many
of our clients are involved in making
saleable high quality wooden, craft
and horticulture products as well as
bespoke commissions. We are currently
selling our products at Nutshells in
Stowupland and at The Little Gift
Shop in Thornham Walks and we are
very grateful for the opportunity to
showcase our items at these outlets.
We attend various shows throughout
the year to promote and sell to the
general public at which we are well
received, particularly when people
hear our story and understand our
ethos.
We have a superb team of active
volunteers who bring a wide range of
skills and experience to Street Forge.
Volunteers bring a huge amount of
‘added value’ to us, be it providing an
extra pair of hands or a listening ear.
No two clients are the same at Street
Forge. Activities are varied due to our
clients coming from many different
backgrounds. This generates a lively
social mix which produces an active,
bustling atmosphere, giving a heart
and warmth to Street Forge for all who
attend. Although we are a charity we
do have staff to pay and overheads
to meet. Therefore, we do charge
for attendance but this cost can be
recovered through local councils or
self-funded.
For all who attend our service, the
aim is to enhance their quality of life
and to enable people coming to Street
Forge to achieve their full potential
through tuition and guidance from our
wonderful staff and volunteers.
If you know of anybody who may
benefi t by coming to Street Forge or
could help as a volunteer, in the fi rst
instance please telephone the offi ce on
01379 678543 for further information.
Claire Keeble, Manager
Be the Link in YOUR
Community
Dectet, and our Trombone Ensemble.
Tickets are £3 on the door.
A small selection of our other ‘public’
events so far include (see website for
more):
09/06 ‘Rural Pastimes Show’, Euston
Hall stately home; 29/06 Haughley Fun
Day; 07/07 Stowmarket ‘Food & Drink
Festival’; 20/07 Stowmarket Carnival;
03/08 Bacton Fayre; 25/08 Oulton
Broad Bandstand; 19/10 Needham
Market Parish Church; 09/11 RBL
Festival of Remembrance at Regal
Theatre; 30/11 Training Band at Combs
Christmas Fayre; 04/11 Training Band
at Christmas Tree Festival; 14/12 URC
Christmas Concert (tickets available
in autumn). Contact us on Facebook,
email info@stowmarketconcertband.
org.uk, or call/text 07527 901746.
TH E FLYER | A PR IL 2019
We are trying
to reach more
of the people
who need our
help, by raising
awareness of the
services we provide.
To help us do this, we are recruiting
a network of Community Links
Volunteers – people who are willing to
become links within their community.
As a Community Link volunteer you
will:
• Share information within your local
community
• Talk to individuals and groups about
Age UK Suffolk’s services
• Attend local events to promote &
fundraise
• Find out the issues facing older
people and tell us about them –
giving older people a voice
Full training and ongoing support will
be provided for this role.
If you have some time to spare, enjoy
talking to people and are passionate
about improving the lives of older
people in your community, please get
in touch!
Lucy Evans
Community Engagement Worker
01473 298684
07525 817984
[email protected]
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