The Great Fruit Tree Hunt was launched by Ipswich Borough Council during ‘Impact Week’, highlighting the Council’s aims to cut it’s carbon footprint by 30% by 2013.

Councillor Inga Lockington, Environment portfolio-holder, said: “We are asking people to record fruit trees so we can build up a picture of all the varieties we have. It would be exciting if we could re-introduce traditional Suffolk varieties to Ipswich and raise awareness of traditional orchards.”

The Council’s Park Rangers will be working with local schools, allotment-holders, businesses and private land-owners on the project. A recording form is available on the Orchard Project webpage.

Ranger Laura Whitfield said: “We would like to know where the fruit trees are, what variety, how big they are and in what condition.

“We call fruit trees an orchard if there are more than five of them in a group. Some trees might be in gardens, parks and hedgerows, others on private land, where the owner’s permission will be needed to make the recordings.”

There are several award categories open to entry, which include the following:

Angel/VC backed Business of the Year;
Innovative Business of the Year;
Service Business of the Year;
Product of the Year;
Home-based Business of the Year;
Young Entrepreneur of the Year;
Business Plan of the Year.
The overall winner is crowned the Startups Business of the Year.

Applications are invited from businesses less than three years old at the time of entry and that are privately owned.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 3rd September 2010.

Visit: www.startupsawards.co.uk/how-to-enter.html.

We are a small charity based in Kesgrave that help elderly and disabled people in our area with transport for those that find it difficult to use public transport. We take several residents to places like doctors, local shopping and clubs. Our 8 seater minibus also has a wheelchair access. Twice a month on Tuesday afternoons we take several residents to a club that is held in the Kesgrave Community Centre. Unfortunately the driver we had can no longer continue so we urgently need a replacement.

This involves collecting residents and getting them to the Community Centre for 2pm start and then returning them when the club finishes at 4pm. This would probably take approximately 90 minutes. If you think this maybe something you could do, even if it was only once a month, please contact me on Ipswich 620307.

Our charity also holds coffee mornings every Thursday morning in the Community Centre and is well attended by local residents. If you feel you would like to come along and have a chat you would be most welcome. We open at 10am and finish approx. 11.30am. Also fish&chips are made available every fortnight for those that stay on for lunch.

Sue Snoulten, An organiser, Kesgrave & District Help Centre

The Annual General Meeting of the Conservative Club Bridge Club took place on Thursday 10th June 2010 The chairman and the Committee all agreed to serve a further year and were re-elected en bloc.

A motion was put to the membership to increase the number of days on which we play Duplicate Bridge on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays in the month, with Rubber Bridge being played on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Club, please ring the Bridge Club Secretary, Don, on 01394-282959.

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FASC For RP (Felixstowe are Social Club for Retired persons)

In August Mr P Hawden gave a fascinating talk on Felixstowe Through the Ages, accompanied by slides.

In September Jenny Gibbs will present a further talk on Her Life in Rural Turkey.

Sunday Lunches, theatre and other outings are organised during the year.

Anyone interested in joining the club should contact the secretary, Dennis Hutton, on 01394 286479 or attend one of the monthly meetings held on the second Tuesday of each month at 2.15pm at the Old Felixstowe Community Centre.

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Lioness club of Felixstowe

Just a update on our recent FUND RAISING – we have donated £300 to Felixstowe First Responders, £18 to Crossroads, £200 to the Facts Bus, and £100 to Coast Watch. We are small in number, but not in enthusiasm.. The money was raised by a ‘Bacon Butty Breakfast, Car Boot Sale, Members shared lunch, Fashion Show by Bon Marche with some Lioness models.

On the 29th of October we will be fund raising again, when Edinburgh Wool Shop will let us model some of their clothes. If you like Quizes, especially those run by Phil Hadwin, join us on Friday the 12th November in Broadway House. Obviously if Saturday mornings are rain free, we will be Car Booting.

For more information about Felixstowe Lioness Club, give me a ring on FLX 276284 – SB

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Brackenbury W.I.

We saw out the end of summer in President’s Diane’s garden, when members enjoyed socialising, while eating the odd cake or two. We start our ‘Autumn Term’ on the 21st of September, when the excellent speaker Patrick Thompson returns, to give us Part 2, of his talk “Catering the Royal Way”. On the 19th of October Mr Andy Malcolm will be telling us about the ‘History of Fish and Chips’ – fingers crossed there will be some samples to taste! Not all our meetings concern food, some of the girls meet once a month to play Scrabble, and others like craft. If you are new to Felixstowe, now is time to join a W.I., as the nights start to lengthen. Obviously we would like to welcome you to Brackenbury, but there are other W.I.s  out there who might suit you better.

We meet in thee Margaret White Hall in the Old Felixstowe Community Centre in Ferry Road, on the 3rd Tuesday evening of the month at 7.30pm. In any lady would like to know more about Brackenbury or the W.I. in general, please give me a ring on FLX 276284.