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Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Cedars Park Family Fun & Fitness Day

Sunday 3 June 2012 Midday - 6.30pm land adjacent to Cedars Park Children’s Play Area (Creeting Road East entrance)

Children’s attractions

• JUBILEE MOSAIC
• BIG BOUNCY CASTLE
• MESSY MITES - FACE PAINTING
• PENALTY SHOOT OUT
• AFRICAN DRUMMING
• D.J. DECKS
• HENNA & GLITTER TATTOOING
• SAMBA FOOTBALL & DODGEBALL

ALL FREE - open from midday

Stalls & Exhibitors

• NEW PEUGEOT CAR DISPLAY BY JOHN GROSE OF IPSWICH
• BURGER AND ICE CREAM VANS
• TEA/COFFEE BAR
• BEER TENT
• FEAST YOUR EYES
• CEDARS PARK PRE-SCHOOL
• CEDARS PARK CIC
• CEDARS PARK CHURCH
• CEDARS PARK PTA
• CEDARS PARK FOOTBALL CLUB
• TAOIST TAI CHI
• FLAGSHIP HOUSING
• STOWUPLAND PRE-SCHOOL
• VINTAGE COUNTRY CHIC
• KARZEES (portable toilets on site!)

Please pop along and visit us on the 3rd June to have fun and support your local community.

For more information and a timetable of events please download the pdf below. There is also lots of information on the new community centre!

Cedars Park Community Interest Company Application for Membership

The Cedars Park CIC was formed in May 2011 to carry out activities which benefit the Cedars Park community. Any profits made or assets used are principally for the Benefit of the community.

A board of directors was elected at the CPRA annual general meeting on 14th May 2011 and they have concentrated on progressing the implementation of the planned new community centre. Building will commence on 1st July 2012 with completion planned for early 2013.

The whole community is now invited to become members of the CIC to ensure that your views are represented and give you full rights to attend general meetings and vote.

Any person living within or owning a property within the boundaries of the Cedars Park estate and over the age of 18 years may apply to become a member subject to acceptance by the board of directors.

The liability of each member will be limited to £1, being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member. To apply for membership please click here to download the application form.

PRESS RELEASE CEDARS PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE
News and Views No. 2

Since appealing for local groups to perform at the Cedars Park Family Fun & Fitness Day planned for 3rd June the response has been overwhelming.

Dusty Miller, CIC chair and main organiser said local groups have astounded me with the quality and variety of performances available.

The afternoon programme is already booked solid and a waiting list set up in case of late withdrawals.

Performances will include Mr Ukelele and Friends, a Tai Chi demonstration, Urban Movements, a Jubilee Theme Dance, a troupe of 8 -13 year olds from the Cara Lee School of Dance and Zumba in the Park – a high energy audience participation event to work off the burgers and beer.

FREE childrens activities will include a Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Air Brush Tattooing, Penalty Shoot out, a Cedars Park Jubilee Mosaic, Cyclimpics and the WOTSIT TRUCK

John Grose will be exhibiting a range of Peugot Cars and a number of local organisations also aim to promote themselves by taking perimeter exhibition space.

Dusty now has to raise the money to support the event and would welcome offers of sponsorship from local trade and commerce both large and small.

A full colour eight page Jubilee programme will be distributed to all 1500 plus houses on the estate during the week before 3rd June and orders for advertising space can now be taken.

More volunteers are also needed for setting up on the day including Parking Attendants, Childrens Activity Supervisors and Marshalls.

All enquiries for sponsorship, advertising space, tombola prizes and volunteering direct to Dusty on 07570 065399 or e-mail at albert.miller100@btinteret.com

Dusty Miller 11/3/12

Do you want to get involved in Cedars Park’s first ever big community event?

The first ever big Community event to take place on Cedars Park is being planned for Sunday 3rd June as part of this years Stowmarket Festival. “Family Fun and Fitness” will take place on the open space beside the large play area at Cedars Park. The event is being planned by volunteers from Cedars Park CIC to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the organisers are keen to hear from people who want to get involved.

Dusty Miller, Chair of Cedars Park CIC and the main organiser of the event said, "This will be a free family event with various entertainment and activities. Cedars Park has been here for 14 years and is still growing, yet there has never been a community event like this on the estate. We want to hear from any local group who want to showcase what they do on the day – whether that’s music, dance, martial arts or anything else. We would love to hear from you. Also, any residents who would like to help organise the event, please get in touch."

If you are interested in taking part, please contact Dusty Miller on 07570 065399 or albert.miller100@btinteret.com

START DATE FOR NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE

Work to build a new £1 million community centre and football pitch for the Cedars Park estate will start on 1st July with completion by early 2013.

MP David Ruffley, Tim Passmore Leader of the Mid-Suffolk Council and Roger Willison-Gray, Cedars Park Residents Association have all been influential in supporting this project and are “pleased that the Cedars Park Residents will now get the community centre they deserve”.

The centre will consist of a social club with bar and kitchen, a large function hall for major events with access to the bar and kitchen, two further meeting rooms for public hire plus a full sized football pitch and changing rooms.

PLANNING FOR THE CENTRE OPENING

The Cedars Park Community Interest Company has been set up to run the new Centre on a commercial basis to ensure that it meets the residents needs and is run as a viable financial operation.

The directors of the CIC are all volunteers, live on the estate, and are committed to providing a first class venue that will be the hub of the estate and provide a focus for developing a proud sense of community spirit.

Initial work has concentrated on ensuring that the planning meets residents needs and that sufficient and varied meeting rooms will be available to ensure maximum letting revenues can be achieved.

A team have visited a number of other centres to learn from their experience and this has been beneficial in finalising our own plans. We have also been very lucky to have Andy Collett, a qualified architect, on the board and his input has been invaluable.

The next stage is to establish project management teams to ensure that all the required finance, personnel, equipment and systems are in place to allow the planned opening to proceed smoothly.

We will probably need more volunteers to help with the projects and will definitely want a lot of help from residents in running the centre. Full details to be published shortly.

We also would like residents to register their interest in hiring the hall or either of the meeting rooms in 2013. Any ideas on types of activities you would like to run or take part in would also be welcome.

To register your interest or forward your ideas please contact:

Stephen Carlton Walker
Tel: 07711 326506
e-mail: stephencw56@hotmail.com

The football pitch will be the home of Cedars Park FC who currently have two teams in the Suffolk and Ipswich League. They are looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd and enjoying the club facilities after the game.

There will also be space for other teams to use the pitch facilities and if you want to form a team of your own or are looking for better facilities please also contact Stephen.

This is an exciting time for Cedars Park, the year will pass quickly, please get into the community spirit now and get involved by registering your interest and passing on your ideas.

Dusty Miller

YOUR CEDARS PARK COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU!

Following a Board meeting held on Thursday 8th December, the Directors of the Cedars Park CIC are delighted to confirm that the planned £1million Community Centre is on track to open before Christmas 2012.

The Cedars Park Community Centre will give a much needed focal point to the community and help foster pride and a sense of belonging.

It will consist of a family focussed Social Club, a large function hall, a range of smaller rooms for meetings and group activities plus a full sized football pitch and changing room facilities.

The CIC needs to concentrate on detailed plans for promoting and operating the centre on a day to day basis and needs two or three enthusiastic volunteers to join the Board of Directors and help with this important task.

If this role interests you and you are keen to make a positive contribution to your local community, please contact us. Ideally some management experience in the hospitality or retailing sectors would be preferred along with commercial awareness. Of course, good organisational and communication skills would also be perfect.

This is an exciting time for Cedars Park and the wider community and if you would like to become a part of this then please e-mail a summary of your background to David Blackburn cedarsparkcic@gmail.com by Friday , 3rd February , 2012 or call him on 01449 776393.

Slow Internet? – WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Some residents on Cedars Park are reporting very slow internet connections and are not getting any help from their providers.

Are you having problems too? If we get together and pool our findings we can present a united front and force a review of internet access to the estate.

Please click here for more information and to tell us how your internet connection is behaving!

Cedars Park Community Centre Gets the Green Light!

The CPRA are delighted to announce that the planning committee of MSDC passed the planning application for the Cedars Park Community Centre.

The funding is in place and the land has been purchased. We really are going to have a great community centre next year!

The CPRA wish to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support in helping make this new community centre a reality.

Introducing your Safer Neighbourhood Team

Please click here to download a PDF document introducing the Stowmarket SNT

t: 01473 613500
e: stowmarket.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk
w: www.safersuffolk.org.uk