Sunflowers How tall is your sunflower? One of ours at the Rectory has topped at a mighty 8ft 6inches (260cm). It towers over its neighbours and topples over when the wind blows. This photo was...
Sunflowers – From the Rectory
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Archive/Category: Month: August 2020
Coddenham Carpet Bowls Club
Carpet Bowls in Coddenham This Tuesday 1st September at 2pm. Come along To the Coddenham Centre, all skill levels (including none) very welcome. First session free, thereafter £2 an afternoon. Our...
Coddenham Community Shop – Officially Friendly!
The Community Shop is delighted to have been nominated by the Rural Coffee Caravan as 'More Than a Shop - it is a place of friendship'. The Rural Coffee Caravan seeks to address loneliness in...
Everybody’s Talking Nordic Walking @The Coddenham Centre
A moment with deer in Helmingham Hall park was captured by Alan West on last Monday’s informal Nordic Walk. No walk next Monday because of the Bank Holiday, but do look out for our Nordic Walker...
Another Local Business Re-Opens
The Beauty Spot Coddenham is officially back open for business They are now able to offer all treatments on the menu. With PPE all in place the girls are excited to welcome old and new faces back in...
Wondered How Many Times Our Local Roads Are Closed?
Your Community Shop has recently sought clarification under the Freedom of Information Act, on the number of traffic disruptions through Coddenham and surrounding areas. The enquiry asks for the...
A Gym with No Subscription on Your Doorstep @The Coddenham Centre.
Thanks to Lucy Evans for leading our gentle taster of work outs and stretches at our recent FREE Outdoor Gym. Theres a surprisingly effective routine available in less than 15 minutes which we’ll...
Check Out Our Latest Free Exercise Taster This Weekend!
Today, there is an opportunity to be introduced to the FREE Outdoor Gym at the Coddenham Centre Recreation Ground. The Coddenham Centre is hosting some gentle guidance with the help of Lucy Evans,...
Listen – From the Rectory
Listen (Isaiah 51:1-5) Before reading this, pause a moment and listen. What can you hear: the sound of traffic, a clock marking the half-hour, a moment of silence? Living alongside a main road it...
Coddenham Community Shop launches its own blend of ground coffee
Thanks to our fantastic supplier, feshpac of Halesworth, Coddenham Community Shop now has its own brand of ground coffee. It's our very own Coddenham blend of pure arabica coffees from Central...
Another Community Contribution!
Our thanks to David Oliver for his contribution of photographs of Coddenham From the Air this week! We have a wealth of talent at our fingertips.
Bowls Taster Afternoon at The Coddenham Centre Today.
Despite the blustery weather, the ‘Waterboyz’ will be demonstrating their skills and inviting you to participate, learn or just be introduced to outdoor Bowls on the Green this afternoon! Please...
Coddenham Community Shop – New Butcher
Our local butchery supplier, Palfrey and Hall of Debenham, have made the difficult decision to withdraw from supplying wholesale meat to shops like ourselves in order to focus their business on...
The Coddenham Carpet Bowls Club Launched!
Many thanks to everybody who supported the inaugural Coddenham Carpet Bowls Club meeting this week. Particular thanks to Dave Wythe, Malcolm Goodall and the support from Fit Villages, plus The Great...
Get COVID Match Fit for the Winter – FREE Tasters for Exercise at the Coddenham Centre!
We have a whole series of FREE taster sessions available for you, starting this week. Click here for our Exercise Taster Sessions Flyer, for more details. From Bowls to Nordic Walking or just our...
Coddenham People – The Butcher of Coddenham
JOHN DOVER MOORE “Old Pickles” 1809-1904 John Dover Moore was a butcher in Coddenham at the Old Butcher’s Shop in the High Street (now “The Limes”), from about 1830 until his death, 3rd October...
Food for Thought – from the Rectory
FOOD FOR THOUGHT It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs (Matt 15:26). If there is one of Jesus’ sayings that causes me a problem it is this one. Jesus is approached...
School Holiday Adventures in Coddenham
Looking for activities to keep children busy during the last weeks of the summer holiday? Why not pop into Coddenham Community Shop and pick up a Nature Trail or Guide to Buildings in Coddenham? ...
Fantastic New Range of Coddenham Greeting Cards
Coddenham Community Shop stocks a wide range of greetings cards to suit all occasions, including handmade cards by Haggiz and cards featuring local scenes photographed by local photograper, Ann...
Wonders of Creation
North Bosmere Benefice Service Sunday 23rd August at 10.30 am. For the whole family and your pets. To join this zoom service email reader.ruthdennigan@gmail.com.
Coddenham Facts – Can You Help Us?
From time to time we will post historical information which may be of interest to both the casual browser and those seeking relatives for their family tree Can you help us locate houses on the 1911...
Holy Communion – a Reflection
Christ Comes to Me - From the Rectory This weekend we will celebrate our first service of Holy Communion for nearly 5 months. With the constraints we are all living with, it may be a strange, even...
Launch of The Coddenham Centre Afternoon Carpet Bowls’ Club’ – Free Taster!
Carpet bowls beginners or experienced - we have a free taster session If a complete novice or experienced player, why not try our new ‘Club’ on Tuesday 18th August, 2.30 - 5pm, free of charge!...
We help four legged residents too!
A good news story over the weekend as these pages were used to reunite, black Labrador ‘Minty’ with his owners. Thank you David for the alert ( and temporary kennels) plus Bliss and Kelly for the...
Temporary Notice – Black Labrador Found
Good Morning Parish This is a temporary notice to alert that a large black labrador was found in Coddenham last night. Please contact David Oliver on 01449760725.
Late Summer Colour for your Garden
Coddenham Community Shop has a wide range of beautful plants from our fabulous supplier, 'Katie's Garden'. Take a look this weekend and add some colour to your garden or pots. Compost and grow...
Exciting New Supplier
The Community Shop is pleased to announce that they are now stocking delicious Alder Tree ice cream, made in Needham Market. Lots of flavours to choose from - Stem Ginger and Rhubarb, Belgian...
Perfect Weather for a Barbeque
All your barbeque essentials are available from Coddenham Community Shop. Charcoal, disposable BBQs, the famous Coddenham sausages, Palfrey and Hall burgers and ribs and why not complete your feast...
Welcome back to worship at St Mary’s Coddenham
The clergy and PCC are very pleased to welcome you back to worship at St Mary's from Sunday 9th August. There will be a communion service starting at 9.30am on each Sunday in August. To ensure that...
Would you welcome better cycling facilities for Coddenham?
Would you welcome better cycling facilities for Coddenham? Safe cycle lanes for leisure, recreation and fitness, and cycle lanes that go somewhere safely, e.g. Coddenham to Needham Market? Please...
Community Gets Together Again!
Perfect weather, enthusiasm and support from table hirers, guests, volunteers and friends, made for a perfect morning at the Coddenham Centre’s Table Top Sale. As was pointed out, probably the first...