Just a brief reminder that the Mobile Library Service comes to The Lane, here in the village, on two dates next month;
Friday, 11th June
Friday, 25th June
The Mobile Library will be present between 12.05 p.m. and 12.20 p.m.
May 31, 2010
Mobile Library - June dates
Just a brief reminder that the Mobile Library Service comes to The Lane, here in the village, on two dates next month;
The Mobile Library will be present between 12.05 p.m. and 12.20 p.m.
May 27, 2010
National Express East Anglia - your chance to 'Ask the Managers'
As part of a policy of 'meet and greet', National Express East Anglia are offering us, the long-suffering passengers, a chance to meet their managers at Stowmarket station on Tuesday, June 1st, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
This is your chance to ask them why the Mainline service is so unreliable (only 87.8% of trains met the performance criteria). Just so that you know, these are the reasons why a train might be a 'public performance measure' failure.
This is your chance to ask them why the Mainline service is so unreliable (only 87.8% of trains met the performance criteria). Just so that you know, these are the reasons why a train might be a 'public performance measure' failure.
- arrived at its final destination greater than 4 minutes later than the advertised arrival time (or greater than 9 minutes for Intercity services)
- did not run at all
- did not complete its booked journey
- did not call at all its booked stations
I'm intending to be there, if only to ask them how they plan to deliver upon their promises when they're going to lose the franchise anyway...
May 24, 2010
Needham Market FC - Ridgeons League champions 2009/10
It has to be admitted that Creeting St Peter is not exactly a hotbed of sporting endeavour. Too small to have a team of our own, for competitive sport, one needs to fish at Creeting Lakes or visit a neighbouring town or village.
In recent years, Needham Market FC has become a bit of a big fish in the lower tiers of English football. FA Vase semi-finalists two seasons ago, they reached the quarter-finals last year and this, whilst challenging for the Ridgeons League title in 2007/08. This season, the title race went to the last week of the season, as Leiston, CRC (Cambridge Regional College) and Needham Market tussled for supremacy.
It all ended happily, with a win over Kirkley and Pakefield clinching the title, and with it promotion to the next level. And that's where the fun starts. Tier 4 of the National League Pyramid takes in the Unibond Northern League, the Zamaretto League (ex-Southern League) and the Ryman League (ex-Isthmian League). Either of the latter two could have been Needham Market's destination but, following some geographical juggling, they'll be playing their football in the Ryman League Division 1 North next season, alongside such teams as Harlow Town, AFC Sudbury and Ilford.
As a transplanted North Londoner, some of these teams used to play my local teams in the seventies and eighties, and I might even find time to catch the odd away game next season. So the best of luck to the Marketmen next season - one more promotion and their results will be broadcast on Sky Sports News!
In recent years, Needham Market FC has become a bit of a big fish in the lower tiers of English football. FA Vase semi-finalists two seasons ago, they reached the quarter-finals last year and this, whilst challenging for the Ridgeons League title in 2007/08. This season, the title race went to the last week of the season, as Leiston, CRC (Cambridge Regional College) and Needham Market tussled for supremacy.
It all ended happily, with a win over Kirkley and Pakefield clinching the title, and with it promotion to the next level. And that's where the fun starts. Tier 4 of the National League Pyramid takes in the Unibond Northern League, the Zamaretto League (ex-Southern League) and the Ryman League (ex-Isthmian League). Either of the latter two could have been Needham Market's destination but, following some geographical juggling, they'll be playing their football in the Ryman League Division 1 North next season, alongside such teams as Harlow Town, AFC Sudbury and Ilford.
As a transplanted North Londoner, some of these teams used to play my local teams in the seventies and eighties, and I might even find time to catch the odd away game next season. So the best of luck to the Marketmen next season - one more promotion and their results will be broadcast on Sky Sports News!
May 18, 2010
Is it a year already? Yes, it's time for another Annual General Meeting!
Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? It's hard to believe, but it's more than a year since the last AGM, and our ever-watchful Parish Clerk, Rosemary, has decided that we ought to have another one.
And so, if you live in Creeting St Peter, you are cordially invited to join the Parish Council in the Church Hall at the end of The Lane at 7 p.m. on Monday week, May 24th. I'll be there, as will Rosemary, our Chair, Steven Ashcroft and Vice Chair, Sue Lawson.
Hopefully, you'll find time to join us!
And so, if you live in Creeting St Peter, you are cordially invited to join the Parish Council in the Church Hall at the end of The Lane at 7 p.m. on Monday week, May 24th. I'll be there, as will Rosemary, our Chair, Steven Ashcroft and Vice Chair, Sue Lawson.
Hopefully, you'll find time to join us!
May 13, 2010
Creeting St Peter has a new Member of Parliament!
Yes, the election is over (and I suspect that we're all a little bit grateful for that, aren't we?), and we have a result. Regardless of the outcome, Creeting St Peter was always going to see a change, as the parish was transferred from the Central Suffolk & Ipswich North constituency into Bury St Edmunds as part of the most recent boundary review.
And so... (drum roll)... our new MP is David Ruffley. The full result can be found here...
And so... (drum roll)... our new MP is David Ruffley. The full result can be found here...
An apology is in order, gentle reader...
For those of you who have been kind enough to visit this blog in the past six weeks, you'll have noticed that not much has been happening. To be exact, nothing. My excuse? I've been busy on the campaign trail, campaigning for my political party across the country.
But now I'm back (from outer space), and I'll be trying to get back up to speed with events in, and around, our village. So join me, for continued tales of a small, but perfectly formed, village.
But now I'm back (from outer space), and I'll be trying to get back up to speed with events in, and around, our village. So join me, for continued tales of a small, but perfectly formed, village.
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