JasonF Hadleigh UK Just Testing !!! - and it seems to work ... Hadleigh Hadleigh UK Here's the place for general chat..... Fred Blake San Antonio TX USA I have information that Jane Garrard of Hadleigh married Jonathan Morrow on 21 September 1594 (yes, 1594). However, I have no proof of this marriage. Can anyone help me verify this? Any additional information on Jonathan Morrow and/or Jane Garrard will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Fred Blake claire Manchester UK Loved the website!. We thought it was informative and fun to read. Having visited family in the town several times, we are always envious of the slow-pace and pretty country setting. We also enjoy visiting Buyrite and wish we had one up north! dadhibb Hadleigh UK In trying to make my decision as to whether Tesco’s would be a Good Thing or Bad Thing for Hadleigh, I have been to the Babergh offices, read through all the reports and examined the drawings. It is clear that Tesco’s are extremely keen to enter the Hadleigh market. Babergh also support a supermarket based upon our needs in an equation relating to ‘retail floorspace’. The view is that we don’t have enough floorspace in Hadleigh to cater for the needs of the 25,000 or so local people who consequently do their supermarket shopping in either Sudbury or Ipswich. Babergh also believe that a new Tesco’s here will re-direct such shoppers to Hadleigh, and this will have a positive spill into the High Street. This seems to be the main argument for avoiding the ‘out of town’ BuyRight site. The proposed Brett Works location is favoured due to its proximity to the High Street, with environmental arguments (and even government policy on flood plains) taking a back seat. Tesco have made a website http://www.brett-works.co.uk where you can read their case. From following the debate in HCN for a few years it seems that the voice of the locals falls into two camps: the first is led by Mr RHH Smith, of the Tesco’s Supporters Group, who says that 70% of Hadleigh residents want Tesco’s. The Hadleigh Society and the majority of Hadleigh Town Council – with the exception of my neighbour and friend Keith Grimsey - take a different view. So who’s right? Tesco’s undoubtedly gives the customer (and shareholder) what he wants. This will not alter with Hadleigh. Residents will enjoy high quality produce at low prices. But the aim of all supermarkets is to win as much business as possible from local independent retailers and they do this by offering comparable but cheaper goods. So the real question here is: are those in favour prepared to pay the other price? Building a store in the town centre will not improve the situation for local retailers. You only need look as far as Stowmarket to see what eventually happens. I believe the location argument to be at best spurious. I am old enough to remember the market town I grew up in (Ringwood) 15 years before Sainsbury’s arrived. They too built right in the town centre, with a huge car park where nobody else had dared build (a flood plain). The arguments used were eerily similar. But local independent retailers were slowly squeezed out over the years and Ringwood, as it used to be, is now lamented by the same locals who thought it would be great not to have to go the 12 miles to Bournemouth. This convenience has been gained at the cost of their surroundings and community. Somehow the community has been damaged because the High Street no longer has anything local or human about it: it is impersonal. Was this the envisaged endstate when locals, back in the late 70’s, talked about dragging Ringwood into the 20th Century? And then there’s the question of ethics. If you knew how Tesco’s got such low prices would you still shop there? If you did still shop there, would you be more selective over what you bought there? Most people do care about ethics: evidence shows that the majority are prepared to pay a little bit more for goods carrying the Fairtrade mark and this, surprisingly, is not income-related. Yet one of Hadleigh’s own local fruit farmers could testify to Tesco’s unfair practices. If people were aware of these practices on their own doorstep perhaps they would buy such produce elsewhere. But there is no sticker on your apple saying “bought at half contract price from a local farmer due to not quite matching our housewives apple colour chart, which we introduced on the day of collection.” Growers and suppliers have asked for an independent regulator to protect them from exploitation by the company. At Tesco’s AGM last June, a farmer brandished perfectly good potatoes at the Chairman for similar reasons. Far from encouraging the local economy the evidence shows that they are drained by the gradual ‘Tesco-isation’ of Britain. We now spend every Ł1 in Ł8 at Tesco’s. So I shop as much as possible in the High Street. But I admit that we do also shop at Morrison’s, Asda, Tesco’s & Sainsbury’s Ipswich, so surely I’m a hypocrite? Well, perhaps a bit, but I try to support Hadleigh’s independent retailers, its butchers, newsagents, grocers and so on, by being selective over what we spend our money on in the Ipswich supermarkets. I know that not everyone has that choice, but surely not 70% for the sums we are talking about? I too hope that, post-enlargement, our Co-Op will try to be more competitive; we would rather not have to take the weekly ‘goat track’ through Hintlesham either. But we would rather do this than suffer the alternative. What about the other arguments? The 200 jobs Tesco’s will create here will be offset by the 200 lost, judging by national statistics (Corporate Watch). Then there are the environmental concerns of access, lighting, noise, pollution & traffic. Although the High Street seldom floods, Bridge Street does and narrowing the cannel downstream can’t help, surely? Whether you consider the river walk important or otherwise, the effect on local wildlife will be real and significant. I don’t pretend to have completely understood the traffic survey flow arrows and diagrams in the report but I wonder if the Inspector questioned the science used in them, or was even competent to do so? It seems obvious to me that traffic will increase. Tesco's own arguments demonstrate that 25,000 extra people could come into Hadleigh. The plan has parking only for an extra 220 cars. And what about access from Layham and areas to the south of the town? The traffic in the High Street is already heavy. Best not even mention Benton Street. Of course this will cause friction, noise, pollution and damage to the town’s buildings, many of which we should be seeking to preserve and protect for future generations. Hadleigh High Street is thriving because of its independent retailers. The value that they offer, although not always competitive with giants such as Tesco’s, is more difficult to measure, because it is more than monetary. They are the lifeblood of the community. Without the interaction that happens in them and on their doorsteps the community undeniably deteriorates. Whatever Tesco’s may claim now, it is these people that are firmly in their sights. It’s a long game. For the moment I have landed on the side of No Thank You because I believe it is not in the interest of Hadleigh, in the long term, to have such a predatory giant in or near to our town. Even with license restrictions he will eventually find a way to stretch his limbs. But whatever the outcome, my only interest is in the future of the town and the community that underpins it, making it a personable, friendly and pleasant place in which to live and raise a family. I spent nearly 20 years in the Forces, living all over the UK, Europe and elsewhere and have seen dozens of communities. I settled here in Hadleigh because it is very special by comparison. I too could be slightly better off if I always shopped elsewhere but I make a small sacrifice to help keep Hadleigh’s heart beating. 20 years after Ringwood’s experience its residents can only claim to know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Two decades from now I hope we can say something different. Yours sincerely, RJ Hibbert 102A High Street Summer Rain Hadleigh UK Just like to say a BIG well done to the people that designed the site. I just wish there was more Photo's of old Hadleigh. I have lived in Hadleigh all my life and i realy enjoy lookng at old photo's. hadleigh Hadleigh United Kingdom 'Summer Rain' - Thanks for your message. Glad to hear you like the website. If anyone has any old photos of Hadleigh, we would be pleased to add them to the site. E-mail them to us at info@hadleigh.org.uk. Craig Webmaster Hadleigh on the Web Lynnedel Hadleigh UK PLEASE NOTE: Please follow these directions Exactly, and Ł5,000 or more can be yours in 20 to 60 days. This program remains successful because of the honesty and integrity of the participants. 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There are tons of honest users looking at newsgroups and message boards everyday that will be willing to give it a try. Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new users joining the Internet every day. : So can you afford Ł3 and see if it really works? I think so... : **Remember** Play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will really work. DONT play honestly and fairly and it WONT. : Good luck in your new business!!! How to turn Ł3 into Ł5,000! Or more! Do it!! jackie Hadleigh 00-United_Kingdom sybil the border terrier is searching for sidney the norfolk terrier her friend from a week in southwold , if possible could we have a copy of the photos, if anyone can let sidney know it would be appreciated thanks Caroline Hadleigh UK Official Opening of Ł300,000 extensions & refurbishment to Hadleigh Baptist Church On Friday evening, 8th October, the Baptist Church in Hadleigh celebrated the official opening of major building work at the Chapel premises that has cost just over Ł300,000. The work began in January 2004 and was completed almost on schedule at the end of September. Around 80 people enjoyed a supper before listening to the Impact Singers from Arad in Romania and Pastor Steve Wyncoll from Waldringfield. As the youngest (Abigail Frost) and oldest (Eddie Rose) members of the Church held the ribbon the Town Mayor, David Grutchfield, along with the Deputy Town Mayor, Jean Chapman, officially opened the premises. The opening was the culmination of a week of thanksgiving with special events in the Church. A Bible & Christian Heritage Exhibition took place and the premises were open for viewing to the public. A thanksgiving service was held on Wednesday evening as the Church gave thanks to God for the way that He has helped them complete the work. The Church agreed designs and details of the extensions and refurbishment of the Chapel premises on 20th November 2002. Then in the summer of 2003 a tender process took place with five local building contractors. On 24th November 2003 the Church agreed to begin the work in 2004 and awarded the contract to Needhams Contracts Ltd from Ipswich. Downey & Warren Chartered Quantity Surveyors from Ipswich and Roger Balmer Design from Higham have managed the work. The work comprised of three phases and has taken 35 weeks to complete. First Phase: Rear extension – first floor extension above existing schoolroom providing the Church with a large lounge and small kitchen and an upgrading of the ground floor. Second Phase: Chapel alterations – removal of pews and pulpit, installation of new platform, new chairs, new deeper baptistry, carpeted floor, redecoration, insulation of Chapel ceiling, improved sound system and lighting. Third Phase: Kitchen & toilet extension – new larger kitchen, ladies, gents and disabled toilets. A large storage area and covered walkway down the sides of the Chapel. An upgrading of the existing heating system has been included in the work and a new fire detection system installed throughout the building. Images can be found on the Church web site: www.hadleighbaptist.org.uk The work has been financed almost exclusively by the membership of the Church through personal gifts and a commitment to the repayment of loans taken out to complete the work. RichardB Knebworth Herts 00-United_Kingdom Hello, I wonder whether anyone can help. We are planning to move Suffolk in the near future and recently visited Hadleigh. Being a young family, we were impressed by the range of local amenities and the feel of the village. Also the proximity to Ipswich for bigger shops and occassional trains to London is useful. So far I've heard mixed reports saying that its both nice and also that its rough so we dont know what to believe. Can someone, preferably a local, set us straight and tell us what its like to live in Hadleigh? We like to know good, bad and ugly so please feel free to let us know. Many Thanks Richard (richardbutlin@hotmail.com) TalentTV London UK Hi I'm a researcher on the BBC1's Test The Nation, with Anne Robinson & Phillip Schofield. I’m looking to get a team of 40 Greengrocers for our live Saturday night studio show, from your area. If you are interested in applying for the show and would like to receive an application form or want more information, I would love to hear from you. You can contact me by emailing steven.brown@talenttv.com Thank you Steve Phil Trayhorn Brixham UK I have just returned from a weeks holiday in Hadleigh. On my first night I was woken at 1.30am by a series of explosions, I counted 12, thunderflashes I think. This was followed by cars and motorbikes racing up and down George St. where I was staying. The next night only 4 explosions with more racing vehicles. I was told that this is a regular event epecially at week ends. If this took place in a city then armed police would have been out in force to deal with the terrorists! But in Hadleigh no manned police station! No wonder those that choose to act out at night do so with impunity. Hadleigh residents should put pressure on the police to help reduce this anti social behaviour. hadleigh Hadleigh UK What do you think about Cllr Nick Ridley's responses to the Hadleigh Swimming pool questions that the www.hadleigh.org.uk webmasters put to him in 'Babergh Matters'? The article has also been reproduced on this website, follow the link from the 'News' section. Let's see your comments below! Craig & Mike Connie Taylor Grand Prairie Texas, USA I recently discovered that one of my Great Grandfathers is Rowland Taylor that was burned at the stake in 1555. I am looking for any of my living Taylor relatives. Please contact me. Thank you. KevinM Chingford UK Hi, I am doing some literary research and looking to find out information on the following person and family:Lilian Violet Holder Born: 26/02/07 at 12 Angel St Hadleigh Father: Albert Frederick Holder Mother: Eliza formerly Taylor Father's occ: Shearer at Cocoa mat factory Hope somebody can help. Regards KevinM Wombat Kapunda S.A. Great days at Hadleigh High School (not really)But just seeing if any one out there remembers the 4B class of 1967..Along time ago Anthony D. Sudbury UK Great new web site for Suffolk just launched: www.suffolkhomepage.co.uk One Suffolk web site for Business and Charities to-gether on one HOMEPAGE. hadleighsonlyemo Hadleigh UK hey well there's a lot of messages on here isnt there?? i'm a 14yr old in hadleigh now-there's nothin to do at all-i'm not a chav lyk da rest of hadleigh-but pls if sne1 reads this pay sum attention + pls giv somthin 4 us 2 do-i dnt mean 2 offend ne1-but pls 2 keep us outa trouble-the skate park isnt 4 every1 delphic Sible Hedingham UK "Hadleigh... is populated by families whose connection to the town extend for generations and incomers attracted by its links to larger towns and London". Given that those so called "incomers" pay just as much in council tax to support the community as the "families" that is insulting. Just how tiny minded and parochial can anyone be? Cass Broadstairs UK has anyone got a holiday cottage to let from approx 27/12/06 to 02/01/2007 in Hadleigh for 4 adults and one child - pls email weldermlc@yahoo.co.uk any help gratefully rec'd!! jenniferaldridge Hadleigh UK Warning - a recent arrival in our town Cherry Crawford -Tiverton House 103 High Street has a tast for deception,adultery and the husbands of friends and neighbours.Be careful who you invite for supper!! bearrpam Hadleigh UK Has anyone there heard of a house in the area called (or formerly called) Exonia please? maryb Mackay Australia Hi, my mother's father Henry Mowles came from Whatfield, and I am visiting from Australia in early September. I would love to meet some relatives if possible from Whatfield and/or Hadleigh, so would love to hear from relatives. thanks, Mary Zena Ipswich UK Went into a smashing little eating place you have in Hadleigh called Huffers with my husband. Excellent value for money with very good portion sizes not to forget very attentive staff. ( I can recomend the jacket potatoes ) I will be paying Huffers another visit very soon. Zena Zena Ipswich UK Went into a smashing little eating place you have in Hadleigh called Huffers with my husband. Excellent value for money with very good portion sizes not to forget very attentive staff. ( I can recommend the jacket potatoes ) I will be paying Huffers another visit very soon. Zena