Southgate Ward news
Entries Open for Rotary Club Charity Swimarathon
The Rotary Club of Bury St Edmunds has announced the date for their next charity event and is inviting teams to sign up to raise money for local good causes. The third annual Swimarathon will be held on Sunday 20th March 2016 at the Abbeycroft Leisure Centre in Bury...
Parkrun Fun by Andrew Southwood
By the time you read this many of you will be 6 weeks into your new healthier 2016 routines. Yes? Okay, so I suspect a fair few may have faltered slightly, but don’t beat yourself up about it, we’re all human. However, fear not – I have great news. The (boggy) path to...
Recipe – Fillet steak with red wine balsamic reduction
Seared fillet steaks are finished in red wine and balsamic vinegar for a quick and simple romantic dinner for two. Ingredients: 2 fillet steaks salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 4 tablespoons dry red wine ...
Recipe – English Rose Cocktail
The look of this drink makes it great for Valentine’s Day, but it’s also great to sip along on anytime you’ve got a sweet tooth. Ingredients 3/4 ounce apricot brandy 1 1/2 ounces gin 3/4 ounce dry vermouth 1 teaspoon grenadine 1/4 teaspoons lemon juice Rim a...
The Delglyn Clinic
January has just whizzed by and now we find ourselves thrown into February. A cold and icy month, the last month of winter in the UK and the only month that can pass without a single full moon. However, to warm the “cockles of our hearts” February is also a time for...
Have you heard?…
The Hearing Centre in Bury St. Edmunds is offering FREE Hearing Tests on Wednesday 10th February.
Book your appointment now on FREEPHONE 0800 096 2637.
The mastered art of juggling by Lizi Long – January 2016
Somehow all mum’s learn it. We have to. Whether it’s juggling the appointments on the calendar so that all our little darlings end up in the right place at the right time; juggling the housework, the homework and the husband; or juggling a screaming baby in one arm...
What to do in your garden in January by Paul Clarke
Happy New Year to all Gardeners. As I write this the coldest winter for 50 years predicted by many newspapers has yet to arrive and in fact it has been mild enough to still warrant the need to cut lawns! Eventually Winter will arrive in Suffolk and on those days when...
FESTIVE FUN AT CHARITY FAYRE RAISES £1800 FOR LOCAL SCHOOL – January 2016
A whole feast of festive fun was had at The Friends of Abbots Green annual Christmas Fayre on Friday, December 4, raising over £1,800 for the community primary school in Moreton Hall. Around 300 children from Abbots Green Community Primary and their families enjoyed...
Show Stoppers by Andrew Southwood – January 2016
Having just returned from a double header of primary school Christmas performances for my oldest two, I can honestly say I think am more relieved than they are. Thankfully my son, now 7 years old, has no aspirations in the performing arts. Asked if there was anyone in...