The house-to-house collection, which took place in July, raised the wonderful sum of £349.48. Our grateful thanks go to all the residents and holidaymakers who contributed, and also to our loyal collectors for their time and commitment.
Since then, we have held various other events. Gill Jones at The Tuck Shop organised 'A Pampered Chef Evening', along with the popular quiz sheets and the counter collecting tin. With the Book Swap and The Anchor restaurant bar collecting tin, we raised £322.04.
Our latest event was garden teas at Vine Cottage (by The Green), held by kind permission of Mary Clayton, and this raised £241.45.
Our small fund raising group remains dedicated to keep raising money to help the children of Suffolk.
As always, thank you for your support.
Cathryn Simpson, Tel: 723384

Evelyn, Arthur, Michelle and families were overwhelmed and grateful for all the lovely cards, letters and 'phone calls that we received following the sudden parting of John.

We miss him so much.
Thank you once again.
Eve Bloomfield

On behalf of Carol & John, Betsy & Vic, Tony & myself, I want to say a very big "thank you" to all those who gave so generously to the Garden Stall at the Village Fête.

Pat Lancaster-Highfield

Poppy Appeal Collections: As usual house-to-house collections will start at the end of October.
Poppy Appeal Coffee Morning And Bazaar: This annual event will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday 12^th November, from 10 a.m. to Noon. (Coffee, scones, jam and cream, stalls various and Raffle Prizes). Please come and support this very worthwhile cause.
Service Of Remembrance: Will be held in St Andrew's church, Walberswick, on Sunday 13^th November, starting at 10.45 a.m. Colonel and Mrs Leighton invite those attending, for coffee at "Shenburgh" (opposite the Church) after the Service.
AGM: The Branch AGM will be held in the Village Hall on Monday 21^st November, starting at 7.30 p.m. There will be refreshments after the meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Alan Walpole

Congratulations to Dr Chris Castle and the rest of the crew of the Coastal Voyager on their successful round UK trip to raise money for MS and we are sure they have raised tens of thousands of pounds for the charity.
It is 'flu time again and with birds migrating here from Russia it is wise to get vaccinated this year. All over 65 and at risk get one free. The definition of "At Risk" has been changed this year to include all carers - no matter what age. We will again be holding our main Clinics in St Edmund's Hall on 12, 18 & 27 Oct. or Walberswick on Tuesday the 25^th Oct.
You will be given your preferred time on your letter. If that does not suit, then call the Surgery (722326) and we will fit you in somewhere.  If you are housebound, we will be contacting you to arrange a home visit. If you get neither a letter nor a 'phone call by 25^th Oct, then we have somehow missed you and you need to contact us.
If you are neither over 65, nor a carer, but would like a vaccination, then you can have one for the princely sum of £10.00.
You may have read in the press that the NHS is reorganising itself again. We are working hard to ensure that services to our patients are improved by this change, and that "Care Closer to Home" becomes a reality.

Alasdair Wilson, Practice Manager