The Rural Community Responders
(Registered Charity No 1103206) are looking for new members
The Community Responder Scheme enables fully trained volunteers
to reach the scene of an emergency quickly. The volunteers
will usually be first on the scene following a 999 call
to begin lifesaving procedures. A paramedic and/or ambulance
crew will only be minutes behind them, but those few minutes
could mean the difference between life and death.
Community Responders have been fully trained by the Ambulance
Service in a range of lifesaving techniques, including
the use of a defibrillator and administration of oxygen,
and have to undertake regular refresher courses.
In the Southwold, Reydon and Wangford team, we currently
have nine members and are looking to recruit new members
to ensure a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week cover.
If you are interested in joining the Scheme, please contact
Peter Bulivant (07779 435 808) or Ian Johnson (01502 723781)
for further information.
Crick Court Social Club news
The winners of the whist drive held on 3rd April were:
Mrs S Forward and Mrs M Robinson
Mr R Wafer and Miss K Dunk
Mrs D White and Miss S White
Mr D Tomkinson and Miss A Honeybourne
Mrs H Walters and Mrs V Mills.
The winners of the whist drive held on 17th April were:
Mr and Mrs N Doughty
Mrs D White and Miss S White
Mrs V Mills and Mrs P Martin
Mrs H Walters and Mr R Wafer
Mr and Mrs J Robins.
Thanks to all who attended.
The next whist drive will be held on Thursday 1st May
at 7.30 pm.
Mrs Mary Edwards
Southwold Christmas Lights: the ball starts
rolling again
Fund-raising events to come
Saturday 14th June: horseracing evening at the Golf
Club with a sausage and mash and onion gravy supper,
and sweet. Enquiries should made to Sue on 01502 722768.
Tickets will cost £10 and will be available mid
May from Daddylonglegs, High Street, Southwold
Due to a date misunderstanding, the evening with Sidi
Scott will now take place in the autumn.
After this, we hope to run at least one monthly event.
A new website
www.christmasinsouthwold.co.uk
– please check this out now.
The AGM and several requests
The Christmas Lights AGM was held on 5th March. Our
long-standing Treasurer Ann Betts has resigned and our
many thanks go to Ann for all her work over the years
she looked after our finances. We cannot function without
a Treasurer. Ann says this can be done to suit timewise
and she is happy to explain what is involved. We also
need new members to enable us to run fund-raising events
– or the Lights will not happen. One could count
the members of the public who attended the AGM on one
hand. As put to me afterwards by Committee members:
do people really want the Lights?
We have had a meeting with our electrical contractors
who will be providing costings by the end of April and
I hope to state these next month.
Sue Allen, Chairman, Southwold Christmas Lights
Committee
Sportsdesk
Solebay Reserves v Kirkley
With four games remaining, Jason Wright, a First Team
regular, was tasked with the job of staving off relegation
for Solebay Reserves. Ably assisted by Chris Day and
advice from the experienced First Team Managers, this
feat was achieved with a fine 2–0 win over Kirkley
A team.
The match was evenly contested in the first 20 minutes
with the young Kirkley side playing their passing game
on the Common, but the experience of Solebay’s
G Palmer and R Allen was vital at keeping the score
0–0. It was the home side who opened the scoring
on the counterattack: powerful running from the returning
Day saw R Palmer coolly slot past the Kirkley keeper.
The second half saw Solebay continue in the same vain
and on 65 minutes R Palmer added to his current hot
streak in front of goal with a 30-yard thunderbolt,
which would have been good enough to win any game.
Manager Wright now introduced reserve team regulars
Foster and Abulaiziz, replacing Collins and the injured
Day. Both were straight into the action, with Foster
spraying the ball around to keep Solebay in control.
Kirkley threw everything at the home side, but Matthews
in the Solebay goal was equal to everything thrown at
him, and Solebay hung on for three vital points, which
has kept them in the Lowestoft and District League One
for another season.
Final result: Solebay Reserves 2 Kirkley 0
Man of the Match: Robbie Allen
Manager required for 2008/09 season for Solebay
United Football Club’s First and Reserve Teams
The Club has commenced ambitious plans including obtaining
FA Charter Standard Community Club Status and a new
ground at Reydon.
An FA coaching qualification is preferred and confidence/ability
to manage at Anglian Combination Senior Football Level
is essential.
If interested or need further information, please contact
Trevor Clifford on 07900 267239 or write to M Chapman,
Secretary, 70 Coney Hill, Worlingham, Beccles, Suffolk
NR34 7AX.
Richard Pope
