Easter weekend and the school holidays are nearly here! The Community Shop is running two Easter competitions - guess the weight of the Simnel Cake (from Monday 29th March) and guess how many eggs...
Easter Fun at Coddenham Community Shop
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Archive/Category: Year: 2021
From the Rectory – The Future is ……….Bright
The future’s Orange, or so a mobile phone company once told us. It was a short-lived future; Orange has gone. Today, looking out from my study, the future looks distinctly and vibrantly yellow. ...
New Meat and Pastries supplier at Coddenham Community Shop
We are very pleased to announce the addition of 'K W Clarkes Butchery' to the shops supplier list! Supplying to the shop twice a week, Wednesdays and Fridays. These lovely guys are a local based...
Happy Birthday – The Coddenham Community Response Group
The Coddenham Community Response Group (CCRG) Celebrates its First Birthday! The CCRG was set up in March 2020 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, as the Coddenham Covid 19 Response Group. The...
A Message from Eleanor Margaritelli – Open Gardens
Planning is moving on for this lovely village event, and I have been delighted by the enthusiasm that so many have expressed about holding the event this year. We are still optimistic that the worst...
Abide With Me – From the Rectory
‘Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; shine through the gloom and point me to the skies’. (Henry Francis Lyte) This morning I stood silently rehearsing these lines as Ian played ‘Eventide’,...
Support the First National Day of Reflection 23rd March 2021
The first National Day of Reflection organised by MarieCurie will take place on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 On the first anniversary of UK lockdown many national organisations are supporting this...
More Virtual Entertainment Via The Coddenham Centre TONIGHT
Through our membership of Creative Arts East, The Coddenham Centre is delighted to offer you another entertainment event, Eddie & the Goldtops', streamed to your home free of charge! Badapple...
Support Red Nose Day at Coddenham Community Shop
Red Nose Day for Comic Relief takes place on Friday 19th March this year. With the help of our wonderful home bakers, the shop will be supporting this fantastic charity and giving you the...
From The Rectory – Light at the End of the Tunnel
The trains have long gone, the smoke cleared, the track lifted; the tunnel still stands, burrowing through the limestone hills above the Wye Valley. Old railway routes make good footpaths and one...
Don’t Forget Your Census Return!
The 2021 Census needs to be returned by March 21st. If you know of someone in Coddenham, who doesn’t have internet access, print a copy off or contact us and we’ll try to help. Census and details...
“Coddenham sausages are in safe hands….”
"Coddenham sausages are in safe hands...." Thank you to all the members who attended and voted at our first Annual Meeting both "in person" via Zoom and remotely via proxy ballot. Although a formal...
Nordic Walking and Free Tasters @ The Coddenham Centre Are Back!
Subject to government guidelines the Coddenham Centre’s popular Nordic Walking, will be back at the end of this month. Accessible to all ages over 16 and any levels of fitness, if you can walk, you...
Floral Gifts for Mother’s Day at Coddenham Community Shop
The perfect Mother's Day Gifts from Coddenham Community Shop. Beautiful spring planters and gift wrapped flowers will be available in the shop from Thursday morning. Prices from £8.99. We also have...
The Coffee Station is Here on Mothers Day!
All your favourite drinks and treats at The Coddenham Centre car park from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 14th March. Mask up , say hello and enjoy the takeaway goodies!
Got Some News or Information to Share?
If you have some local news, something to say, an event/special occasion for the diary or a comment about content, this is YOUR website! Email support@coddenham-parish.uk or drop copy into the...
The Coddenham Centre Has A Movie…..
As subscribers to Creative Arts East, the Coddenham Centre is able to offer another virtual movie. Following last years successful streaming, you can enjoy the experience again. It’s a virtual...
From The Rectory – Spring is Coming
Spring is coming. The sun shines brightly in a blue sky. Flowers of various hues brighten the garden. The garden is alive with avian activity and over the last few days, we have watched a robin...
Mother’s Day at Coddenham Community Shop
In store we have lots of Mother's Day goodies available to suit all desires! A large range of local crafts available Bags, scarves, candles, soaps, jewellery, ceramics, chocolates and much more....
Shopping on Amazon? Help The Coddenham Centre!
Whatever your shopping preferences, if using Amazon, please go to smile.amazon.co.uk and nominate The Coddenham Centre, as your preferred charity. Every time you shop Amazon Smile we will receive a...
Safe Travels Accreditation for Coddenham Community Shop
As part of the Visit Britain 'We're Good to Go' scheme the Community Shop meets the requirements of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and can now display the 'Safe Travels' stamp. The Good...
Good News – Extended Opening Hours at Coddenham Community Shop
Thanks to our amazing volunteers, Bliss and the Management committee are pleased to announce that from Saturday 6th March the shop will be able to open until 4.00pm for all your weekend essentials....
The Late Sylvia Harris
The funeral for Sylvia Harris was held at St Mary’s Church on the 24th February. For those unable to attend or prevented by COVID restrictions, the family have asked the CCRG to make their recording...
Three Hundred and Definitely Not Out
Your Parish Community Site has just hit a fantastic Three Hundred news and information posts since being launched, less than a year ago. We’ll have more to say next month, but in the meantime, thank...
Pray Alone – From The Rectory
The Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan (Mark 1: 12,13). Lent marks Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness; at the end of which he was...
Ipswich Borough Council Coronavirus Update
The Latest COVID19 Update from Ipswich Borough Council. Click here For details on the Borough Council update
Don’t Forget Your Community Shop AGM This Evening
Open to all Shareholders or Residents who are interested in this important asset for our Community. All details are here; https://zoom.us/j/94750874723?pwd=GJKZDJZTHpUWGJiM0J5U1djZFFvQT09 If you...
Two New Features on Your Community Website
Yet more for you at www.coddenham-parish.uk with your latest Local Weather and Bus Timetable. All on the Home Page or go to; Your Coddenham Buses (thanks Pete Thomas.) Your Coddenham...
The ‘Road Map’ Out of Lock Down
The latest Government information on the staged approach out of lock down is HERE What this means to our local services, facilities and events will be published here, on your Community Website. The...
The Coddenham Centre and the Government’s ‘Road Map’ to Recovery.
Our latest COVID19 Bulletin No.11 is now available. It lays out how we see the progressive re-opening of your Coddenham Centre and all its facilities, between now and May. You can book online or...
The Coddenham Parish Community Website, Welcomes Bliss Marshall!
We have great pleasure in welcoming Bliss as a contributor to these pages, alongside her important and established role, as Manager for the Coddenham Community Shop. You community website was...
Coddenham Shop’s new local chocolate supplier- Marimba World!
The Suffolk Chocolatiers, Marimba World, now have items available in store. Lots of lovely new items available; Chocolate selection boxes, truffles, fudges, chocolate buttons, thins, chocolate...
From the Rectory – Lent 1 – ‘To dust you shall return’
‘Out of the ground you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’ Gen 3:19. This week we have begun the season of Lent; traditionally a period for reflection, for repentance, for...
Farewell to Sylvia
Sylvia Harris's funeral will take place at St Mary's Church on Wednesday 24th February. Unfortunately, due to Covid 19 restrictions the funeral service is limited to invited guests only. Many...
Real Bread Week at Coddenham Community Shop
Supporting the Real Bread Campaign 20th-28th February 2021 Join us to celebrate real bread week. All of your fresh bread and bread making needs covered here! Why not try something new? Whether it be...
More Safety & Security at The Coddenham Centre
Following last years grant by Mid Suffolk District Council to improve the Coddenham Centre’s security and access controls, we have been able to complete work during the recent temporary closure....
Coddenham Shop Welcomes Back Mayes Fisheries
Mayes Fisheries is due to return to Coddenham on Wednesday 16th February 12.30pm-1.30pm We would like to give a warm welcome back to Clive, after a difficult stint in recovery for a broken leg, he...
Pancake day at Coddenham Community Shop
Pancake Day Tuesday 16th February. The Community Shop has all your pancake making essentials. Eggs, flour, milk, pancake mix, lemons, syrup, chocolate spread. Easy to make, delicious to eat! ...
The Coffee Station is Back on Valentines’s Day!
The Coffee Station will be at The Coddenham Centre car-park from 10am – 2pm on Sunday 14th February. Drop by for all your favourite hot drinks, snacks and pastries. Say hello, but please mask up and...
Winter Beauty – From the Rectory
How quickly the scene changes. A few moments ago, the sky was grey, the light had dimmed and snow was falling heavily. Large flakes danced and swirled gently past the study window, covering once...
Valentine’s Day flowers at Coddenham Community Shop
Lots of lovely flower bunches available in store ready for the special day What's your loved ones favourite flower? Why not treat them just in time for Valentine's Day! Here in shop we have a wide...
Snow Update – Coddenham – Thursday
All Roads Open, but Icy Conditions will Continue If you have any further information on conditions, please comment. As no further snow forecast for the immediate future, this will be the last update...
Coddenham Snow Update – Wednesday
Access remains available, although road conditions poor and only essential travel suggested. Please comment if you have further information. Thanks everybody who have managed to help clear paths,...
Snow Update – Coddenham – Tuesday
Access and Egress available for Coddenham. Most roads passable, but difficult and dangerous. B1078 open, but single file in many places. Drifting continues on the Henley Road particularly towards...
We Are Open – Coddenham Community Shop
Thanks to our amazing volunteers the Community Shop has been open today and will be open from 8.00am - 4.00pm tomorrow. Thanks to our fantastic suppliers and volunteers we have good stocks of fresh...
Coddenham Snow Update
Access and Egress available for Coddenham. All roads passable, including B1078 although heavy drifting on the Henley Road and should be avoided. Some milk deliveries disrupted. Steve the postman has...
Coddenham Open Gardens and Scarecrows 2021
Advance notice - Coddenham Open Gardens & Scarecrows This lovely village event is planned for Sunday 27th June. In these darkest of difficult winter days, we are looking forward to some lovely...
Look Out For Spring – Be a Nature Detective with The Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust have kindly made available a pictorial check-list of those buds starting to emerge around us. Aimed at schools, we think its something everyone could use, ‘grown-ups’ as well! So...
From The Rectory – “They also serve who only stand and wait” (John Milton, Sonnet 19)
This is a strange moment. Christmas is past, Lent is yet to come, we’re in between. What now? Normally at this time of year we make plans; holiday, family togetherness, community events. Our...
Coddenham Community Shop Accounts
The accounts for the year 2020 can be found as a download here
Latest feature from The Coddenham History Club – The Dukes Head
The latest editorial and archive from The Coddenham History Club has been compiled by Sylvia Bickers and John Pelling and is available on History Club Web Page, NOW! The Dukes Head has a long...
Temporary Changes to Church Opening Times
To allow for cleaning between funeral sevices St Mary's will be open for private prayer on Tuesday 9th February instead of Thursday 11th February. The church will be open on Thursday 18th February...
The Ten Village News – Coddenham Pages – February
Digital version of the February 2021 Coddenham pages - available now! The pages from your local contributors are available online here, in a special lockdown edition, with links to some of the nine...
Valentine’s Day at Coddenham Community Shop
Get ready to show your loved one how much you care on Valentine's Day, Sunday 14th February. The Community shop has a great range of Valentines cards and lots of lovely gift ideas. Cupcakes made by...
Spring is Coming! Daffodils Available from Coddenham Community Shop
The sun is shining and spring is coming! Treat youself or a loved one to a bunch of daffodils - just £1.30 from Coddenham Community Shop. Take a look at our plant selection from Katie's Garden -...
From the Rectory
Simeon said to Mary, ‘This child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel – and a sword will pierce your own soul too’ – Lk 2:34, 35 On the wall above my desk hangs a small picture of a...
Coddenham – A World Famous History?
The global reach of your community website for the parish, www.coddenham-parish.uk is already well established, with many contacts from around the world, as well as here in Suffolk. With over 4000...
Word of Purpose – From the Rectory
‘.. my word that goes out from my mouth; shall not return to me empty, it shall accomplish that which I purpose and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.’ Is 55: 11 This morning the postman...
Farewells
We regret to have to report the passing at the beginning of this year, of two distinguished Coddenham residents, past and present. Bernard Baker and Sylvia Harris were both well known figures -...
Sylvia Harris
Very sadly, this very special lady passed away peacefully on 16th January. She had been poorly for a while but was cared for by her family in Coddenham until the end. I first met Sylvia in 1972 when...
Bernard Baker 1929 – 2021
BERNARD BAKER 1929 - 2021 It was with much sadness that we learned of the death of Bernard Baker, who was so much part of our village life for many years. He was foremost a very talented artist,...
National vaccination data Dec 2020 – Mid Jan 2021
Just a quick update on the national vaccination figures from 8th December 2020 to 10th Jan 2021 The number of people who have been vaccinated for COVID-19, split by region of residence and age...
Get Ready for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch with Coddenham Community Shop
Every year the RSPB encourage people to count the birds they see in their gardens and report their sightings to create a data base to track how the different bird species are faring. This year the...
Vaccination Appointment Important Information
It would appear that the initial contact for arranging a vaccination appointment is being made by text. If the doctor's surgery has an old mobile phone number or if mobile phones aren't checked,...
From The Rectory – Prayer
Along with a growing number of communities across the country, we have decided to suspend all routine physical services for safety reasons. Our church buildings remain open for occasional activities...
Coming Soon. Your Digital Ten Village News – Coddenham Digital Edition.
Sadly, the Ten Village News publication is temporarily suspended because of Lockdown. However, a digital Coddenham Edition will return to these pages in February. With the help of voluntary...
COVID19 – Virtual Community Event – Q&A
NHS Suffolk are hosting a virtual community event about COVID – so that our community can put questions about the COVID-19 pandemic to a panel of experts from local health and care services and...
Covid Precautions – Church Worship and Prayer
Regrettably, the time has come to suspend all routine physical services inside the church buildings of Coddenham, Creeting St Mary, Creeting St Peter, Crowfield, Earl Stonham with Stonham Parva,...
Local Vaccination Update – COVID19 – Via the CCRG.
Here is an update of the local COVID19 vaccination arrangements, from the GP Federation. Go to here for further details Please forward via your social media or share with those who might be...
Coddenham Community Shop – Updated Product List
The current product list is now available on the Community Shop page of the website.
More from Coddenham’s History – Mary Day Diary Extracts
Another slice of life from Coddenham's history. Thanks to the History Club we have extracts from the diary of Mary Day. And it looks like she had a wintery start to 1940. See the article here.
Darkness – From the Rectory
For unto us a child was born; in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. (John 1:4) With these words I began my Christmas reflection; closing from the same passage with: The light...
Keep it Local, Keep It Safe at Coddenham Community Shop
Your Community shop is here for you during this lockdown. To ensure that we are Covid safe a full risk assessment has been carried out and regularly reviewed and we have been independently assessed...
Worship at St Mary’s Church Coddenham during Lockdown
Holy Communion at St Mary's Sunday 10th January. If you would like to attend this service please email Rev. Philip Payne - revphilippayne@btinternet.com for track and trace purposes. Fortunately the...
Tier 5 or ‘Lockdown’ – What it means for your Coddenham Centre.
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‘A New Thing’ – thoughts from The Rectory
See I am doing a new thing; …. making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland (Isaiah 43:19). The Bible doesn’t give us their names; we don’t know where they lived or how long their...