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I don’t know whether this is possible to view this, but there is a programme of healthy walks organised by the Town and Bridge project.

The next one is tomorrow (Wednesday 14th July) in Bourne Park (ost code IP2 8RE, if you need to use your Sat Nav, councillors). Here are the details:

Meet at 12 noon at the People’s Community Garden, off Halifax Rd, Maidenhall. Access through the pedestrian entrance, please follow the signs. From the garden we will walk to and around Bourne Park and then back to the Garden for a relaxing lunch. Please bring a pack lunch with you. Refreshments will be available. Composting Toilet on site. Transport – No 16 bus. Everyone welcome, please come and join us and find out more about the People’s Community Garden.
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Led by the Town & Bridge Project

Other Bourne Park walks are on 28th July, 18th August and 8th September – all at 12 O’Clock. There are also walks around Christchurch Park, the details are in the document.

The Town & Bridge project is running “The Vegetable Games”. It’s on Saturday 24th July from 11.30am till 4pm at the People’s Community Garden in Maidenhall Allotments. There’s going to be quite a few events, including:

• Arts and Crafts Competitions
• Vegathon Games running all day
• Health Bus/ Barbeque/Tea and Home made cakes
• Samboomba Samba Band / Live Music in the Summer House
• Smoothie Bike-make your own healthy smoothies with pedal power

Just a note to say that the fun day will be on at 28th August. More details to follow.

I’ve managed to get Ben Gummer to agree to a trip to Parliament for Bridge Ward people. Please let me know if you’re interested, it’s very early days at the moment.

My email is james@bridgeward.org.uk

I believe in giving politicians a hard time and making them work for their titles.  It’s time to pester another politician, Ben Gummer is going to be at the Station Hotel tomorrow (Thursday) from 8pm onwards.

I won’t be there but please give him a hard time.

By the way sorry for the sporadic posting – it’s been a busy couple of weeks.

Tomorrow the Ipswich Maritime Trust will be opening a window museum at 6.30.  Here’s what they say:

Window Museum Opens 13^th September. The first and largest of the five Window Museum displays is nearing completion and will be officially opened on 13^th September with displays on the twin themes of ‘Thames Sailing Barges’ and ‘Sailmaking’. The opening will very appropriately be performed by Jim Lawrence of ‘James Lawrence Sailmakers, Brightlingsea’, and known to many of the IMT members through his fascinating talks on his early days on Thames Sailing Barges.

It will be near the Pizza Express on the waterfront (cross Stoke Bridge, turn right on the waterfront and walk for about three minutes).

I’ve already seen the window and it looks great.

The Ipswich Society is organising some local building openings on Saturday.  The timetable is here:

http://www.ipswichsociety.org.uk/events/

The only one I can see in Bridge is Saint Mary’s at Stoke church, which is two minutes away from me in Rectory Road.

Some nearby attractions that are open are:

• The Willis Building
• The Old Custom House
• Unitarian Meeting House
• St Mary At The Quay
• St Peter’s Church
• The Mansion, Wherstead

I definately want to see the Old Custom House.

The details of the opening times are in the following PDF leaflet:

http://www.ipswichsociety.org.uk/events/HeritageDay2009.pdf

The one big Conservative event that is not held on the other side of the river is the annual Summer garden party.  This is a great party, the Tories do tend to hold the best ones.

It’s on Sunday 16 August and starts from 2 pm with tickets at £12 each. 

It’s at Tudor House in Stone Lodge Lane, further details from Kathy at 688516.

There’s a map here:

Map

The Bridge Ward Social club will be hosting a meeting of the Ipswich Branch of the Railway Correspondance and Travel Society (RCTS) looking at the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway as was.  It will be on 14th September commencing at 7.30 pm.

The Ipswich Conservatives run a fantastic summer Garden Party.  You don’t have to be an activist or member, they’re just glad to take your money (unlike Chris Mole they have to raise their own money).

It’s at Tudor House, in Stone Lodge Lane – a bit further up Belstead Road from Bridge – about five minutes by car or fifteen-twenty minutes walk (depending where you start from).

It’s on Sunday 16 August and starts from 2 pm.  The tickets are £12 each – no taxpayer subsidy.

For further details phone Kathy Kenna on 688516.