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Issue No. 157 incorporating The Wayland News, Attleborough & District News and The Wymondham News May 2010

Cold comfort A real red-letter day

for Wells Cole
Representatives of the users of Wells Cole Community Centre in
Saham have heard how the centre‘s future is now in jeopardy after
financial reserves have been reduced to minimal levels by an
inefficient and faulty heating system.
After numerous complaints from users about poor heating at the hall,
and at the invitation of the Parish Council, the new management team
met with councillors to discuss the possibility of a grant towards a
replacement heating system. But reporting the outcome, the Chairman,
Mr John Glascock, said that he was very disappointed with the reception
and subsequent negative feedback from the council.
―They surprised us by asking for 3 years worth of audited accounts
and a full business plan‖ said Mr Glascock ―But they must be aware
we cannot produce the accounts as there do not appear to be any
audited accounts since 2002 and during some of that time, the centre
was managed by the very people who are now asking for them.‖
Speaking from the floor, past Chairman, Mr Roger Harrold, said that
one of the reasons he had resigned as Chairman of the Centre in
2008 out of frustration at being unable to get the accounts presented
for audit and as a result potential auditors were lost.
Facing accusations of ―jumping ship‖ from others in the room, Mr
Harrold insisted had had made it clear on many occasions that he would
be resigning, and also said that in his time, the management committee
members organised events had helped to raise the reserves.
/Continued on Page 5

Postman Keith Gilbert delivering Eileen and Kenneth Gunnell their Royal Greeting and inset, Mr Roy Ivory,
Chairman of Watton Town Council, presents an arrangement of flowers and a card on behalf of the town council.

It was a real-red letter day for Eileen and
Kenneth Gunnell when they celebrated their
60th Wedding Anniversary at their home in
Brandon Road, Watton during April. The
Vice Chairman of Watton Town Council,
Mr Roy Ivory called on Eileen and Kenneth
to present them with a card and a lovely
arrangement of flowers from the council.
And then, shortly after, Mr Keith Gilbert,
another Watton Town Councillor, called on
the couple but in his working capacity as a
postman, to deliver a congratulatory card
from Her Majesty the Queen!
Originating from the London area, Eileen
and Kenneth met when they both worked
for Sperry Gyroscopes towards the end of
the war. At the end of the war, Eileen joined
the Auxiliary Territorial Service for 3 years
and then became a telephonist with the
GPO.
Kenneth, ―not bearing to be apart from her
after she joined the ATS‖ joined the Army
in 1945 and ended up serving twenty two
and a half years with the Royal Army
Medical Corps and then became an
Educational Welfare Officer for 14 years
before taking early retirement to setup his
own gardening business.
Eileen and Kenneth moved to Norfolk, after
their home in London became too much for
them, initially living in Brandon.
Discovering they were under the flight path
for RAF Lakenheath when aircraft returned
home after service overseas, they moved to
Watton in 2001.
Not being able to resist the traditional
question, I asked them both for the secret to
a happy marriage.
―Doing as I‘m told!‖ said Kenneth
laughing.
―Give and take . . . what‘s his is mine and
what‘s mine my own‖ replied Eileen with a
smile every bit as mischievous as Ken‘s.
Well, whatever it is, Ken and Eileen
definitely seem to doing well on it.

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BROOM HALL Gardening
Country Hotel Club
Saham Toney We are all looking forward to
warmer days and none more so than
Your Local Three Star Hotel gardeners, who have already been
busy planning and preparing for the
growing season ahead. But even the
most experienced of gardeners can
learn more and by belonging to such
a club as the one in East Harling,
that is just what they can do, as well
as enjoy good company, they can
Telephone: 01953 882125 join outings to gardens and
www.broomhallhotel.co.uk nurseries. Continued on Page 2
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East Harling
Gardening Club
continued from front page . . .
The club has been running since
1982, meeting once a month for a
variety of gardening related activities.
In addition, it arranges a summer
holiday based in different parts of the
country in order to visit the best of
British gardens.
There is an annual plant sale which
has become increasingly well
supported and offers a wide range of
annual and perennial plants, plus
salad, vegetable and fruit plants. This
sale is on Saturday, 15 May from
10am – 12 Noon. It is held in the Old
School Hall, School Lane, East
Harling. Easy to find, the lane is
between the two pubs on Market
Street. Why not come along to buy a
fresh supply of plants for your garden
– all at bargain prices.
CAR BOOT &
CRAFTS
Sat 15th May 9.00am
St Mary’s Church Car Park,
Watton Contact 01953
882936. Car Boots £4.00
No Need to Book
Great Ellingham
Recreation Centre
Fish & Chip
Supper & Horse
Race Night
Friday 14th May
7pm for 7.30pm start
At the Recreation Centre,
Watton Road, Great Ellingham
Bar and Raffle
Tickets £6 from:
Pat 01953 452492
Jean 01953 453375
Anne-Marie 01953 455939
Mike 01953 453874
The Fun Event of the Year!!!
Wild West Carnival
Citizens of Watton; make space in
your diary for Watton Carnival with
its ‗Wild West‘ theme on Sunday
13th June. The venue is Watton High
Street, the admission free and it
promises to be a fun filled
inexpensive family day out aimed at
incorporating all generations and
cultures.
This year we will have the newly
formed band from 864 Watton Air
Cadets marching us through the High
Street, and Margaret Devine from the
Twinning Association and our
Carnival Committee are already busy
making preparations for the Carnival
Princess and attendants, who will be
leading the parade in a horse drawn
carriage.
There will be live entertainment,
music, and demonstration from local
clubs throughout the day at Chaston
Place, and a variety of stalls and
fairground attractions, including a
Bucking Bronco for those who dare.
St. Mary‘s Parish Church will be
running the Festival of Hobbies at the
Queens Hall, Watton on Sunday 13th
from 10 am – 4.30 refreshments and
Free ‘Is It Legal?’ training
for community groups
Community groups and organisations
are due to benefit from a free training
day in Swaffham provided by
Breckland Council on 27 May.
The ‗Is it Legal?‘ session will
provide participants with an
understanding of basic legal issues
on topics such as the duties of a
trustee, what a ch aritable
organisation can and can‘t do,
constitutions and powers and
employing and managing staff.
Cat Lang, Community Development
Officer at Breckland Council
commented:
―All too often community groups and
projects can encounter problems
which can frustrate the good
intentions of those involved.
This is a great opportunity for groups
to check if they have a sound
lunches will be available from 12
Noon until 2 pm.
Watton Methodist Church will be
hosting the Flower Festival from
11th – 13th June. This year‘s theme
is ‗Read All About It!‘ and is based
around newspapers headlines, there
will be a evening concert on Friday
11th and a service of Festival Praise
on Sunday. The church will be open
throughout the day on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday and will be
serving light refreshments.
Over the last few years we have
had a fantastic turnout from young
p e o p l e . Th e c h i l d r e n fr o m
Westfield Infants and Watton
Junior Schools have really gone to
town with their costumes and have
done our community proud. I‘m
sure we are all looking forward to
seeing what ingenious ideas they
come up with this year. By order of
the Sheriff, please remember
Watton High Street is an alcohol
free zone.
For further details contact Steve Jolly
on: - 07729333002 or Cheryl Clayton
on: - 01953 882260.
structure and provide the knowledge
to make improvements for the benefit
of the communities they serve.‖
The training session will take place
from 10am – 4pm on 27 May at the
Swaffham Assembly Rooms. The
event is completely free of charge
and even includes lunch,
refreshments and plenty of handouts.
The training will be conducted by
Community Matters, The National
Federation of Community
Organisations which has been
supporting community associations
and similar organisations since 1945.
Places are strictly limited and will be
issued on a first come, first served
basis. To register or find out more
please contact Catherine Lang on
01362 656870 or email
community@breckland.gov.uk
Joyce Grenfell
at Attleborough WI
Betty Stacey, our President, welcomed
members & guests to our March
Meeting. Jerusalem was sung and
apologies for absence were given. The
branch business was read &
arrangements for The Mad Hatter‘s
Tea Party on April17th & the Spring
Fayre on May 22nd were discussed.
The evening‘s speaker was Jacqueline
Tevlin on ―Joyce Grenfell.‖ Jacqueline
has researched the lives of many
famous women, including Queen
Victoria & Jane Austin & brings them
to life with words & song. Joyce was
born in 1910 with an American
mother, who was the sister of Nancy
Astor & spent many of her younger
years at the Astor home on the
Cleveden Estate. Her friend, Virginia
Graham, said that she was in love with
life & was never bored. At events at
Nancy Astor‘s house Joyce was always
the wallflower, but loved
eavesdropping & wrote down peoples‘
conversations. She wanted to be a
ballerina, but attended RADA for one
term, then left after she met Reggie
Grenfell & married him in 1929.
She became a radio critic & in 1939
gave her first stage performance in the
successful, The Little Revue. During
Old Buckenham Players
Second from last in
the sack race
Old Buckenham Players' next
production will be Second from last
in the sack race by Michael Birch
(adapted from the novel by David
Nobbs).
Second from last in the sack race
has been adapted for the stage from
the writings of the author of Reggie
Perrin fame. It is a wry, funny and
entertaining play which traces the
ups and downs of young Henry
Pratt who was born in 1935 in a
back-to-back in northern England.
Henry‘s childhood is disrupted first
by the war, then by the
death of his mother and,
soon after, the death of
his father too. Henry is
entrusted to the care of
his social climbing
Aunty Doris and Uncle
Teddy and is passed
around relatives and
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the war she made two tours abroad
with ENSA. She became famous for
her monologues. Joyce was President
of her local WI & Jacqueline gave a
humorous rendition of The Committee
Meeting. We were treated to other
favourites such as Old Tyme Dancing,
Nursery School & Shirley‘s
Girlfriend‘s Picnic. Jacqueline also
sang songs associated with Joyce,
including I‘m Going to See You
Today, which was written for Reggie
when he returned from the war.
She hated the gawky, ugly image of
her film roles & decided to concentrate
on One Woman Shows. Virginia said
that she made fun without malice.
Joyce died from cancer in November
1979. She was married to Reggie for
50 years. Jacqueline had taken us back
to different era of entertainment &
evoked memories of years gone by.
Eileen Bowhill gave the vote of thanks.
The result of the competition – for an
old school prize book was 1) Brenda
Spencer. 2) Anne Tinker. Our next
meeting is on April 28th at 7.30p.m.
when the speaker will be John
Everett on ―Bees & Honey.‖ The
competition is a spoon for honey.
Anne Tinker.
friends learning his life skills in the
backstreets and then public school.
The play aims to make the audience
both love and pity Henry in equal
measure and pokes fun at his
family and mentors as he hurls
headlong towards his 18th birthday.
The play blends a mix of short, fast
-paced scenes together with music,
sound and visual images to draw
you into Henry‘s world of pleasure
and pathos.
Performances will take place at Old
Buckenham Village Hall on
Thursday 20, Friday 21 and
Saturday 22 May at 7.30pm at Old
Buckenham Village Hall. Tickets
are priced at £6 and available from
Old Buckenham Post Office, Nuts
‗n‘ Bolts in Attleborough or by
phoning 01603 810373.
http://oldbuckenham.blogspot.com
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Women’s Parkers know their ABC

Rights
Tr adi tiona ll y, wo me n have
received lower state pensions than
men. This is partly because some
women historically paid lower
National Insurance (NI)
contributions, but largely due to
them having broken work patterns
as a result of caring for children
and family members.
The next decade will see the
following changes to state pension
legislation:
State pension age for women will
increase
The qualifying period for a full
basic state pension will reduce
Rules for buying additional NI
credits will change.
Between 2010 and 2020, the state
pension age for women will
gradually increase from 60 to 65
to bring it in line with the state Picture: Submitted
pension age for men. The staged
increases will apply to women Pupils from Parkers School, Saham Toney praised the children on their preparation
born between 6th April 1950 and recently took part in the Norfolk County and delivery. The children enjoyed
5th April 1955; then, from 2024 to Music and Speech Festival in Norwich. performing and also watching the
2046, the state pension age for They performed 'The ABC' by Spike performance of others and were delighted
both men and women will Milligan. This was very well received by to receive a 'Highly Commended'
gradually rise from 65 to 68. Adjudicator, Anne Harris-Norman who certificate.
From 2010, people only need 30
years of NI contributions or
credits to get a full basic state Norfolk Credit Union announces
pension, rather than the current 44
for men and 39 for women. There another 3% Dividend
is no phasing of this change, so if
a woman reaches her 60th Norfolk Credit Union Ltd. was pleased to If you wish to find out more about credit
birthday prior to the 5th April announce at it‘s annual general meeting, held unions, do please contact us: Norfolk Credit
2010, she will still normally need this year in King‘s Lynn, that members who Union Ltd. 01508 533842 on the web at
39 years for the full state pension, save with the credit union will receive a 3% www.norfolkcu.co.uk
whilst a woman whose birthday is Dividend on their savings for the year Your local branch is Wayland Community
a day later on the 6th April 2010 September 2008 – 2009. Bank, Wayland House, High Street, Watton
will only need 30 years. Deferring All profits apart from some minor Where you will be welcome by our
retirement until after 6th April administrative costs, and a contribution to volunteers.
2010 will not help, as it is the date our reserves required by the F.S.A., are You can make an appointment by
of birth that is the determining returned to our members. Our members ‗phoning 01953 883915 or just drop in
factor. are our shareholders – there are no other during opening our times: Mondays 1 pm
A related change sees the shareholders. – 3 pm, Tuesdays 9 am – 1 pm, Thursdays
introduction of a new carer‘s This is the second year running when we 9 am – 11am. You can also visit our web
credit, which will help mothers have been able to give this dividend of 3%. site at www.waylandbank.org
and carers qualify for larger state
pensions. The credits will be
payable on a weekly basis,
meaning that someone caring for
part of a tax year will get
Remember When at the
protection, whereas they currently
do not.
It is possible to fill the gaps in
Queens Hall
your records for the previous six
years by paying voluntary NI
contributions, which will help to
boost the level of basic state
pension you will get. In addition,
those who reach state pension age
between 6th April 2010 and 5th
April 2015 and already have 20
qualifying years may be able to
buy an additional six years
contributions for tax years from
1975/76 onwards. However, this
will not be suitable for everyone.
Voluntary contributions cannot
increase the basic state pension
above the full rate and those who
may fall back on means-tested
benefits in retirement may see
little or no benefit.
It is important that all women are
aware of the upcoming changes,
how you will be affected and the
options available. Picture: Submitted
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News
Wells Cole News from Rocklands School
troubles
Continued from page1
Mr Glascock said that in the 6
months he had been Chairman; he
had gone through the Minute Book
and discovered that ―problems with
the heating were known about as far
back as 2002 but that no action had
been taken.‖ He also highlighted the
accounts which showed as much as
£18,000 in the reserves in 2004 but
which today, stood at just £900. As
a result, said Mr Glascock, unless
the heating system is replaced as a
matter of urgency the centre faces
closure when the money runs out.
It has been estimated that a
replacement heating system will
cost in the region of £26,000 but
offers of help had been received
from users who felt they could do
the job themselves whilst still
c o mp l yi n g wi t h l e gi s l a t ive
requirements could reduce that to
£10,000
The management committee have
started a fund raising programme
and had so far secured £1900. In
their letter, Saham Parish Council,
had suggested that money could be
best put to use in insulating the
building but Mr Glascock pointed
out that most donors expected their
gifts to be ring fenced and used only
for the replacement heating system.
Suggestions from the floor were
made that perhaps Saham Parish
Council could make a grant towards
the insulation costs and show their
support for the centre. This, it was
felt would inspire the community to
get behind the cause.
Mr Harrold said that ―Saham Parish
Council had a responsibility to the
whole parish and not just users of the
centre. The last appraisal had revealed
that only three percent of village
residents made use of the centre and it
would difficult for the council to
support without full information.‖
Speaking later, Mr Harrold said he
thought that ―Given the right
information and provided the business
plan was sustainable the council
would do all it could to support the
centre.‖
But adding as a personal comment
―There was no guarantee at this point
that the Parish Council would standby
the centre.‖
Caston Open
Gardens, Garage
Sales & Boot Sale
Many of the houses in Caston are
opening their gardens on Saturday
and Sunday 15th & 16th May
between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm.
Refreshments will be served in the
Village Hall on both days and
afternoon teas at one of the gardens
on each day.
Additionally many houses will also
be holding a garage sale from 10.00
am on the Saturday and there will
be a Car Boot Sale on at the
Village Hall on the Saturday also
commencing at 10.00 am.
Maps and entrance tickets are
Builders have been in the school this
month; unfortunately the school
chimneys started to move in the
wind (always a risk in a beautiful old
school building), and the bricks were
carefully taken down. The
chimneys have been capped and
hopefully will be replaced, more
firmly, during the summer. We have
also had a smart new pathway to the
school gate installed to allow
disabled access.
The health and fitness scheme;
The Golden Mile, is going very
well. Children are proudly
exclaiming how many laps they
have done during the breaks, and I
personally know of several
complaining of sore thigh muscles
the day after; they must be
working hard.
Class 1 hugely enjoyed their trip to
the East Anglian Transport
Museum on the last day of term.
This complemented the work they
have been doing in class on modes
of transport over the years. The
museum itself is a hidden gem in
Carlton Colville, Norfolk, manned
by very enthusiastic volunteers
with some wonderful examples of
trolley buses, trams and other aged
vehicles immaculately restored
and in full working order. The
pupils were treated to a personal
available from the village hall each
day and the entrance fee to gardens
will be £4.00 per person which
gives entrance to all the gardens for
both days.
Please do come and support this
event which is in aid of much
needed Village Hall funds.
Any enquiries about this event can
be made to Wendy Chapman on
01953 483756 or Stephanie
Blincow on 01953 488495.
Details are also on the Caston
O n l i n e w e b s i t e - Anniversary in 2005. Throughout
www.castononline.co.uk.
tour and rode on many forms of
transport and had tickets clipped.
They finished with a well deserved
ice cream and a coach ride home.
The school is very much looking
forward to the forthcoming events:
Class 2 has been studying JR
Tolkien‘s The Hobbit in school and
are off to see the stage show of the
Hobbit at the Norwich Theatre
Royal in June and Class 2 and 3 will
also be taking part in a Gandalf
Storytelling workshop in May, and
Class 3 is off to Smockshill
Common, Newton Flotman for a
Woodland Activity Day in June. The
final event planned so far, is a school
visit to the dress rehearsal of
Sleeping Beauty by the English
Youth Ballet at Norwich Theatre
Royal. As ever, all these trips would
not be possible without the support
of our enthusiastic and hardworking
Parent-Teacher Association and the
services of volunteer parents. We are
very grateful for their invaluable
contribution to our school.
Th e s c h o o l i s c o l l e c t i ng
Sainsburys‘ and Tesco‘s vouchers
(there is also a box in the village
shop) and also unwanted DVDs
and CD albums, if you think you
can help in anyway please drop
stuff at the school. We are also
planning a textiles collection, if
Norfolk and Norwich
Association for the
Blind information days
The Norfolk and Norwich
Association for the Blind (NNAB),
Mobile Equipment and
Information Centre will be based
in Sainsbury's car park,
Attleborough, on Tuesday 11th,
Wednesday 12th, and Thursday
13th May and at Tesco's car park
in Watton on Tuesday 8th,
Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th
June. On board will be information
and equipment that will help Blind
and Vision Impaired people to lead
as much of an independent
lifestyle as is possible.
NNAB celebrated its 200th
the County it helps 20,000 people
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5
Picture: Submitted
you could possibly hold on to any
unwanted linens/clothes, we would
be most grateful. The date will be
announced shortly and parent
volunteers will collect bags from
your doorstep.
The afternoon of the penultimate
day of school was full of Easter
activities. All pupils had an
opportunity to make an Easter
bonnet, decorate an egg cup and
make a bookmark and other
delights. Easter bonnets were
judged on the last day of term and
the happy winner and runners-up
took home the first chocolate of
the season. The Easter crafts were
The Hare &
followed by Easter Bingo; pitting Barrel Hotel
the pupils‘ number recognition and
speed against the head‘s voice as Originally an old manor house dating back
she bravely called the numbers in to 1806, we offer 16 en-suite bedrooms,
proper form. Great fun was had by 10 of which have been converted from
all and made a jolly end to a very the old Coach House Stables
busy and chilly term. We look ‘Noted for Good Food’
forward to getting the shorts and
summer frocks out for next term. Extensive Bar & Restaurant Menu
For further information about bookings advisable at all times
school activities, student projects A relaxing Conservatory ~ Beer Garden
and the opportunity to keep up to Patio ~ Bar ~ Restaurant
date with events, visit our website: Games Room ~ Car Park ~ Courtyard
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Visit the Parent page for school
Try our Traditional
term dates, and the calendar for Sunday Lunch
information and school events Discounts for large bookings always negotiable
throughout the year. Children Always Welcome
80 Brandon Road, Watton.
Tel: 01953 882752
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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6
HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH?
SOD THE LOT OF THEM!
I am Richard (Toby) Coke and I am the
UKIP Candidate for Mid-Norfolk in
the election on May 6th. I was born and
raised in Weasenham, Mid Norfolk,
where I still live.
After a Short Service Commission in
the Scots Guards, I worked in the City
and overseas before returning home to
take over the management of the woods
and farm at Weasenham.
In 2005 I opened Extreeme Adventure,
a high ropes course, in part of the
woods. I have two daughters, Annabel
aged 11 and Kitty aged 6.
The reason I am standing for UKIP as
your Parliamentary Candidate for Mid
Norfolk is because I have had enough
of being ruled from Brussels by
unelected bureaucrats and their army of
petty little regulators; and the relentless
flow of new laws and directives that are
costing all of us a great deal of money.
Many people think that we are far too
entangled in the EU to ever be able to
break free. This is simply not true. Even
after the ratification of the Lisbon
treaty, endorsed by all the three old
parties, any incoming government can
simply repeal The European
Communities Act of 1972. Then we
WALK, returning to free trade with our
European neighbours.
The same old story
The 3 failed old parties call for
endorsement of the status quo. They
offer no respite to spiralling taxes, more
regulation, and subservience to the EU.
With 75% of our laws now made in
Brussels the old parties are reduced to
little more than lobby groups in
They are all totally committed to
Europe and the £45 million that is
sent to Brussels every day. They
therefore have no room to deliver tax
cuts. All they can do is tinker on the
edges, offer a little tax cut here or
there and claw it back somewhere
else. None of them have a clue what
to do about the National Debt, so the
great thing is not to mention it, since
a good part of the solution is to
withdraw from the EU, thereby
freeing up vast sums of wasted
money.
Their policies on critical issues like
energy, immigration and taxation are
much the same. On energy both
Labour and Conservatives call for
£100bn to be spent on giant wind
turbines to meet absurd EU directives
on renewable energy. Be prepared for
the lights to go out. UKIP views it as
critical that a new generation of
nuclear power stations be constructed.
They bluster about getting tough on
immigration, but fail to tell you that
they have no control whatsoever on
immigration from within the member
states of the EU. You think it is bad
now - wait until 2014 when Bulgaria
and Romania have unrestricted access
and start flocking here for the benefits
to which we all contribute.
A new look at taxation
The recent row over employers
National Insurance, which is no more
than a tax on jobs, illustrates only too
clearly how similar the 3 old failed
parties policies are. With the
Conservatives gaining a few points in
the polls by vowing to keep
employers NI at the current rate of
12.8% while Labour lunatics say they
will increase it to 13.8%.
UKIP‘s policy is to phase it out
altogether over 5 years. On Income
tax there would be no tax at all up to
a threshold of £11,500 and thereafter
a combined income and employee NI
tax of 31%. Now that is real change
and a real boost to jobs and the
economy.
UKIP would abolish VAT and
replace it with a competitive US style
local sales tax, thereby attracting
businesses to areas that are run by
efficient low tax local authorities.
The European Union
Lib/Lab/Con all talk about the dire
consequences of leaving the EU.
You will hear them say that the EU is
our largest trading partner. Hundreds
of thousands of jobs depend on it.
They are all going to disappear. This
is totally ridiculous. The EU countries
are our friends. UKIP policy is to
withdraw from political union and go
back to free trade and co-operation. It
would have no detrimental effect on
real jobs.
You will hear them say that Britain
will be isolated. What rubbish. Are
Norway and Switzerland isolated?
These two countries, both originally
part of the European Economic
Community, but are not and do not
want to be part of the EU, export
more in % terms of GDP to EU
countries than we do. Outside the EU
Britain could be a deregulated,
competitive offshore haven.
You will hear them say that Britain
will have no influence on the EU. Do
we as a country want any influence
on such a corrupt and unaccountable
organisation? Currently any influence
we might have is going to be what I
call the lowest common denominator,
where an agreement can only be
reached by taking into account the
wishes of the most reluctant member
states. Bear in mind that all the UK
MEP‘s from all parties represent just
9% of the total in the European
Parliament.
To summarise, it is almost impossible
to have a sensible debate about the
EU with the old parties, as all they
can say in its defence is subjective
with words like ―isolation‖,
―influence‖ or you are some kind of
extremist if you do not agree with
their views.
Is it extremist to wish that your
country is returned to a truly
democratic nation, where
government for the people by the
people is the over ruling
principal? Of course not.
One of UKIP‘s core policies in
achieving this aim is the referendum.
Basically anybody who obtained the
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required percentage of signatures,
within a certain time frame, be it at
national or local level would get a
referendum on that subject.
We must as a country regain control
of our own destiny. Leaving this
corrupt and unaccountable
organisation will save billions of
pounds a year, both in our
contributions to the EU and more
importantly the estimated £18bn a
year cost of compliance. Some
estimates put the total cost of
belonging to the EU at £120bn a
year.
Once out of the EU
UKIP would repeal:
The Human Rights Act or “Crooks
Charter”. We have all read of the
bizarre court rulings that have handed parties seem to care more about the
more power to criminals and gravy train that awaits them in
obliterated common sense from our Brussels than representing your
criminal and legal system. views. It matters little which one you
The Climate Change Act. UKIP is vote for, as the only certain thing is
the only party that has not fallen for that not much will change. The real
the global warming scam, which you British people must fight for
are already paying for through vastly themselves as the three old failed
inflated energy bills, increased taxes parties are institutionally incapable of
on fuel etc, subsidising these absurd fighting for you.
wind turbines. Of course pollution I am not a professional politician. I am
must be minimised through the disgusted at the loss of our democracy
advancement of technology – not the and the loss of our national ideals, that
advancement of taxes. Ed Milliband, are sinking in a morass of political
the Energy and Climate Change correctness and over zealous regulation.
Minister, estimated the cost of this I will fight for the local people so that
Act at £18 billion every year until ultimately common sense and sanity
2050 and guess who is going to pay will prevail.
for it – YOU ARE. So if you share with UKIP this
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The wedding took place at Thetford
Registry Office between Patricia
Godfrey, daughter of John Rix and
Mary Murphy of Watton, and Andrew
Alderton son of Flory Alderton and the
late Walter Alderton of Cressingham.
Barbara’s day
at Rocklands
On Wednesday 19th May from 10
a.m. to mid afternoon, we will once
again hold our annual Garden Party
Day at "Cheyney", Low Lane, (Opp.
the School), Rocklands. There will
be Ploughman's Lunches with a
selection of salads and homemade
desserts plus teas and coffees on
request. In addition we will have
our usual stalls including homemade
cakes and jams, bedding and
herbaceous plants as well as varieties
suitable for planters - geraniums,
trailing petunias, begonias and busy
lizzies. Our popular bric-a-brac and
book stall will once again be
'manned' by Maureen and her team as
well as Tina and Shirley on the
tombola and raffle, all our prices are
very reasonable and there are lots of
bargains.
Do come along and spend some time
with us. You are very welcome to
wander around the garden to check
on how John's vegetables and fruit
Old Buckenham
volunteers needed
There is also a need for volunteers to
join the working party being set up to
arrange allotments for the village.
The Allotment Working Party of the
Parish Council will be holding an
open meeting on Saturday 15 May in
the Church Rooms starting at
10.30am. All those interested in
obtaining an allotment should come
along and ask questions of the
The bride was given away by her
father and Patricia wore a cream halter-
neck gown with a beaded bodice.
Witnesses were Rita Eastell and
Melanie Alderton and the reception
was held at Richmond Park Golf Club.
are coming along. The compost
heap is a great attraction especially
as so many of us are growing
organically!
This is our most important fund-
raising event in aid of All Saints
Church, schoolroom and churchyard.
This last year we have had many of
the flints re-placed and re-positioned
around the church porch, the chancel
and the schoolroom. The
schoolroom woodwork and outside
fence have also been re-painted
Although almost all of our team have
turned 70 now and we can boast a
wide range of ailments and dodgy
health conditions including bad
backs, creaky knees, wobbly hips,
excruciating feet, etc. But we are all
still very young at heart, energetic
and keen to give everyone a good
day and support the lovely church
which we are all so proud of.
Needless to say, excellent weather
has been ordered! Barbara
working party who should be able to
give details of the way forward on
the project. The Working Party is
hoping that some of those wanting
allotments will join the working
party so they can have an input into
the matter.
Those willing to take part should
contact the parish clerk, James
Watling, on 01953 880110.
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leg. Cos orl this mischif set our ole Chairman
a thinkin, he dint loike orl this attention thet
tha gals was a gittin so dash me if he dint
hafta fall on his hed, (mind yu, he du loike
his glass or tu). So ifen yor passin thru
Ovington, hold yu hard cos thars folk more
than likely to be layin orl oova tha rood.
Horry ‗n me went an hed a look at them
allotments tha other day, well I‘re gotta hand
it tha boys ‗n gals, thar got the grownd orl
pulled down, and moost of them hev got thar
taters in.
Thars several ole shuds up, an dungles bein‘
made, cos the weatha‘s bin on thar side ent it?
Thar wos this young mawther standin on one o‘
the plots a gawpin down at tha grownd loike
she‘d a lorst suffin, so Horry, he allus hafta
stick his nose in, say to har he say. ―Wos up my
bewty, hev yu dropped suffin?‖. She looked up
and sed ― Oh, hello my good man‖
Blarst she did tork posh. ―No I‘m looking for
my potatoes, they don‘t seem to be growing‖
―Oh‖ sed Horry, ―When did yu put em in
then?‖ ―Last weekend, I thought they would
be ready for me to have some new potatoes
for Sunday lunch, it‘s most annoying‖
Horry sorta seemed lorst fer words thar for a
minute. He say ― Wared yu git tha seed from
then gal?‖ ―From that nice man in Watton
High Street‖ she say ―They were called
Rocket and he told me they would be up in
absolutely no time at all‖ I say ―I reckon he
was a pullin yor leg Miss, thar ent nuthin
that‘ll grow thet quick‖ ―Dear me‖ she say
―What on earth shall I do?‖ Horry he say ―I
spect you mostly git your taters from the
supermarket?‖ ―Well no actually‖ she say ―
My father usually supplies me with all my
fresh vegetables‖
―Humph‖ say Horry ―Best yu keep on tha rite
side o yor ole man then cos yu arnt gooin to
git much orfa hare fer a while yet, but du yu
keep a troshin gal, yore duin orl right‖
We hed a bit of a larf arter we got owta har
sight, but she wos werry keen, yu cud see
thet.
I shell hafta hev a word or two with boy Geff
when I see him agin, tellin thet pore gel them
tales.
We‘re spectin suffin grand from the ole boy
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Medieval Norfolk’s relationship with Upstairs at the Acorn
North Sea uncovered in new exhibition
People with an interest in the history of
Norfolk will have the chance to find
out about the role the North Sea has
played in shaping the county‘s past at a
new exhibition that opens next week.
‗Norfolk and its North Sea World in the
Late Middle Ages‘ will open at the
Norfolk Record Office in Norwich on
Tuesday (13 April). The exhibition tells
the story of the county‘s relationship
with the North Sea and the countries
bordering it, with items relating to
international trade, exchange of ideas,
naval affairs, defence and war on show.
Documents written in Latin, French,
English, Dutch and Low German all
feature in the exhibition and
demonstrate that during the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries – the period
covered by the exhibition – Norfolk
was a vital and significant link between
England and the continent.
A wide range of documents from the
Record Office and the King's Lynn
Borough Archives have been collated
for the exhibition, and artefacts from
the Norwich Castle Museum will also
be on show.
Derrick Murphy, Cabinet Member for
Cultural Services on Norfolk County
Council which operates the Record
Office, said: ―The North Sea has played
an important role in Norfolk‘s past. It
has been both friend and foe to the
county over the years and today
Norfolk‘s tourism industry and
international trade links still owe much
to its North Sea links.
―Anyone interested in discovering the
events and circumstances that have
helped to shape our county will find
this exhibition fascinating.‖
The exhibition is being held to
coincide with a major international
conference at the University of East
Anglia, ‗East Anglia and its North
Sea world‘, which runs from
Tuesday, 13 to Thursday, 15 April.
The conference will include
contributions from scholars working
in Iceland, Denmark, the Netherlands
and Belgium, together with those
based in the UK. Delegates will visit
the exhibition at the Record Office
during the three-day conference and
receive an introduction to the exhibits
from Norfolk County Archivist Dr
John Alban.
Dr Alban said: ―Perhaps the most
exciting documents in the exhibition
are those that detail the extensive
defensive measures taken to protect
Norfolk in 1385-6. This was during
the Hundred Years' War when there
was thought to be a high threat of a
French invasion and the King's spies
suggested this would happen in East
Anglia. A document from the time
details the guns that lined the four
and a half miles of Norwich's city
walls. Although the section of wall
dates from a slightly later period,
examples of gun ports can still be
seen today in Norwich at Cow
Tower.‖
Other items on display include an
extremely rare original municipal
commission of array for King‘s Lynn,
one of only two examples of such
documents from the fourteenth century
known to exist in the UK. The
commission appoints the mayor and
five other burgesses of Lynn to muster
the men of the town for its defence
against the French.
Trade and commerce with the Low
Countries, Scandinavia and particularly
with the German Hanse trade
association are explained through
numerous documents from King‘s
Lynn and Great Yarmouth. For
example, there are sumptuously
decorated letters patent of Henry VI,
issued in 1428, confirming Henry IV‘s
grant, made in 1404, of powers of self-
government to English merchants in
Prussia, Scandinavia and the Hanseatic
regions.
Another important document is the
Great Yarmouth customs account for
1379-80, which shows a port heaving
with vessels from the Baltic, Germany
and the Low Countries. The Yarmouth
accounts are significant as being one of
only three series of English local
customs accounts which survive
locally, and they are by far the most
extensive and complete.
‗Norfolk and its North Sea World in the
Late Middle Ages‘ is open now and
will run until Tuesday, 13 July at the
Norfolk Record Office, located in the
Archive Centre on the County Hall site
in Norwich. Admission to the
exhibition and centre is free, for more
information and centre opening hours,
visit www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk
‗Over Here‘ will be the first of a
number of talks and workshops
planned to take place over the summer
months in the Acorn Conference
Centre at Wayland House.
Local resident Ken Godfrey, has
represented the two groups of
Americans based at Watton and
Griston during World War Two, for
more than forty years and during that
time has been able to bring together an
amazing collection of photographs
donated by those who served here, and
an equally amazing number of
entertaining tales and anecdotes about
their time in the area. On May 5th at
7.00pm Ken will be sharing his
photographs and the story of the 3rd
Strategic Air Depot and 25th Bomb
Group, using the excellent facilities
available in the Acorn Centre.
Tickets for this event are limited and
must be pre-booked. They are available
from reception at Wayland House
(01953 883915) at £5.50 including
Coming soon . . .
Saham Toney Village Fete
Saham Toney Village Fete will be
held on July 10th at the Wells Cole
Community Centre, Bell Lane,
Saham Toney starting at 1 pm.
Attractions will include a Rabbit
Slide, Bouncy Castle, Birds of Prey,
and Face Painting among others.
There will be a number of craft stalls
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interval refreshment,
with the proceeds after expenses going
to the Wayland Partnership, the
community charity (1081310) which
works to support the economic, social
and cultural well-being of the Wayland
area.
The Second event is a workshop by
textile artist Linda Turner. Linda will
be showing her work in the Dragonfly
Gallery at Wayland House at the
beginning of June in her exhibition
‗Quilt Inspirations‘ and on Saturday
12th will be inviting local stitchers to
spend a relaxing and enjoyable day
putting their favourite photographs
onto fabric and combining with some
precious fabric scraps to form a quilted
collage which they can stitch and
embellish with creative abandon! The
cost of this really special day will be
just £25.00. Places can be booked at
Wayland House Reception (01953
883915).
selling handmade cards, bags, cakes,
etc. and demonstrations of country
crafts such as rake making. The Wl
will provide teas, there will be
burgers, ice cream and the bar will be
open. This will be the best village
fete in the area so put the date in your
diaries and bring the family.
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Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers
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Presentation of Quilts to Rebecca Gorman. From left to right: Wendy Rice and Freda O’Brien (Castle Quilters),
Pat Phillips, Rebecca Gorman (Linus Norfolk Coordinator), and Jane Londcaulk.
Our Open Evening on 23rd March was
very successful learning a great deal from
our guests whilst enjoying ourselves. The
combination of raising money for charity,
listening to interesting people, buying
fabric and drinking coffee and tea whilst
eating chocolate biscuits made for an
interesting and entertaining evening.
Rob from Sew & So‘s in Bungay gave us
an update on the work supporting an
orphanage in Thailand. In the last couple
of years, since their previous visit to us,
they have bought new beds and had a
kitchen fitted. He also fulfilled a request
from this Christian establishment for a
Father Christmas outfit. He duly
purchased one for less than £5.00 which
cost £15 to post! The Orphanage is in an
area still too dangerous to visit but Rob
and Verona are ceaselessly raising
money and giving generously to this
project. We all gave in to temptation and
bought lovely fabric from him whether
we needed it or not.
Teenage Cancer Trust Bingo raises £753
towards unit at Addenbrookes Hospital
Yes, this magnificent sum was raised
in memory of Christopher Earp held at
the Wells Cole Community Centre at
Saham Toney on Friday 26th March
£753.00 is now being sent, in memory
of Christopher, to The Teenage Cancer
Trust (Registered Charity No.
1062559) towards the building of a
dedicated Teenage Cancer Unit at
Awareness day raises profile of deaf people in Norfolk
Did you know that deafness is one of the
most common disabilities and affects one
in seven of the UK's population? Among
older people deafness can affect as many as
three in four people and it is also one of the
least understood disabilities, because of its
hidden nature and people may not always
be aware that you are deaf, deafened or
hard of hearing.
Now Norfolk Council on Deafness is
aiming to raise awareness of the condition
and help that is available by holding a deaf
awareness festival on Wednesday 5 May at
the Forum in Norwich, from 10am to 4pm.
Funded by Norfolk County Council‘s
Rebecca Gorman, a Norfolk coordinator
for ProjectLinus, came to receive quilts
from us and, through two former long
term members, from Castle Quilters.
ProjectLinus is an international
organisation initially making quilts for
terminally ill and traumatised children in
the USA but now worldwide. In Norfolk,
quilts go to children‘s hospital wards and
hospices; a hostel for teenagers with
learning and behavioural difficulties run by
BREAK (which is entirely self-funded);
Haven refuges for abused women and
children; the Bishop‘s Gateway project for
refugee children who have witnessed and
experienced horrific injuries and
unimaginable violence and anyone in need
from premature babies to the age of 18.
They are also self-funding and only raise
money for stamps, wadding and materials
for those who have none.
With donations, a raffle and the sale of
refreshments, a total of £80 was raised
and shared between the two charities.
Addenbrookes Hospital which treats
young people with cancer from all over
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
So many people help to make this
event possible from those who kindly
donate prizes, make delicious cakes for
the refreshments, put the tables and
chairs out and clear away at the end,
make tea and wash up, and more – far
Sensory Support Unit, the event will help
promote the support available from local
organisations that work with the deaf
community.
During the day, there will be performances
by students from The Colman School and
City of Norwich School, British Sign
Language taster sessions, sign-language
storytelling, a singing choir, DC Dream
Dancers – Line Dancing and a quiz.
The Norfolk Deaf Association's 'Listen
Here Bus' will also be providing a hearing
support service where hearing aid users can
check their hearing aids.
Councillor David Harwood, Cabinet
Thank you to all who participated or
helped in any way and gave generously.
On Monday 12th April we had an all day
workshop making more quilts for Linus
or preparing them for members unable to
attend to finish. Our current project
involves fat quarters and we welcome
donations of these together with other
cotton fabric, including larger pieces for
backing together with unused fleece and
wadding. The day was productive and
also extremely enjoyable.
At our meeting on 27th April we will be
working on the Heart cushions for those
who have had surgery for breast cancer.
This is one of several changes to the
original programme; including the
cancellation of a workshop to be given
by a visiting tutor on 24th May. For up to
date details of this and all our activities
please visit our Blog on http://
htsqgroup.com or call me, Sue Hart on
01362 822536 or Jane on 01953 884215.
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too many to name without missing
someone out. A huge ‗Thank you‘ to
all these people and of course the
supporters who came along to play on
the night. Without all this support the
evening would not have been the
success it was. Thank you once
again, Elaine Skinner
Member for Community Services, said:
―Deafness is an issue that affects a lot of
people and this day is an excellent way of
raising awareness and letting people know
what services are available to them.‖
Norfolk Council on Deafness is made up of
representatives from many of the county‘s
health, education and public services -
including Norfolk County Council‘s
Community Services and Children‘s
Services - and meets regularly to discuss,
plan and provide a range of opportunities
for the deaf community.
For more information contact Stephen
Hurley: stephen.hurley@norfolk.gov.uk
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS
Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in May
16th May Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm until 4.00pm
All welcome—please come along and bring family and friends
WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
MAY 2010 MEETINGS
Wednesday 5th May 2.00pm Meeting at Watton CCC
Monday 17th May 12.30pm for 1pm Lunch at Griston Wagon &
Horses
Coffee at the Queens Hall
9.30am to 11.30am
Farmers Market Day-
Saturday 1st May
Watton Town Council
Councillor’s Surgeries
Come and talk to a Councillor and make your
views known in a comfortable and relaxed
atmosphere at The Surge, behind the Co-Op
Farmers Market Day
Saturday 1st May
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Saturday 22nd May Gordon Boswell Romany Museum & Springfields 9am
Adult £14 Child £11
Sunday 23rd May Houghton Hall & Bircham Windmill 9.30am & 4pm Return
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Saturday 29th May Southwold & Dunwich for Fish & Chips 9.30am & 4pm Return
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Sunday 30th May Southend Airshow 8am & Return After Last Display
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Saturday 5th June Barnsdale Gardens 9am & 4pm Return Adult £20 Child £15
Saturday 5th June Johnny Marks Showboat Adult £28
Saturday 12th June Hunstanton 9.30am & 4pm Return Adult £8 Child £5
Sunday 13th June Somerleyton Hall 9.30am & 3pm Return
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Thursday 17th June Fakenham 9.30am & 1.30pm Return Adult & Child £5
Saturday 17th July Country Company Showboat Adult £28
Saturday 14th August 50's & 60's Evening with Cardy & Coke Adult £28
Saturday 28th/Monday 30th August BBQ Cruise Evening Adult £24
Wednesday 8th December Thursford Evening Show Adult & Child £37.50
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Friday 23rd – Tuesday 27th July Isle of Wight
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Watton Ballroom Dancing

Association
Queen’s Hall, Watton 8 to 11.00 Admission £3.50
Saturday May 1st & Saturday June 5th
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In your Garden with Lotta Potts
May is usually one of the best months in the
garden, sunshine has warmed the soil and
everything is growing well. Unfortunately,
there's often a sneaky late frost in May.
Keep some fleece handy. If the frost gets
your beans a second sowing will probably
work.
Apart from late frosts, we can also get
caught out by unexpected strong sunshine.
There's nothing worse than finding a
greenhouse full of plants wilting in the heat.
That's where some automation comes in
useful. I have automatic vent openers fitted.
These aren‘t expensive and can be fitted to
most greenhouses if they weren‘t included.
Watering can be another issue in
greenhouses. Self-watering kits are
available but if this is neither necessary nor
affordable just remember that small plants
in warm greenhouses are as keen on a
freezing cold shower straight from the tap
as most people. Keep one or preferably two
watering cans in the greenhouse so the
contents are at least a degree or two above
that coming out of the tap.
If, like me, you're a vegetable grower then
you'll perhaps had problems with the carrot
root fly. Not only does the little beast go for
carrots, but also causes problems with
parsnips and even celery. The fly‘s maggots
cause the damage, killing seedlings and
tunnelling just under the skin of more
mature plants, leaving brown tunnels
behind. The fly is active in April and May,
using its incredibly sensitive scent radar to
target the crops. The fly tends to fly near to
the ground and vertical barriers around root
beds are somewhat effective at keeping
them away but the best course of action is
to cover with some fine mesh netting. Also
it‘s a good idea to thin the seedlings at dusk
when the flies have gone to bed.
Disturbance apparently increases the foliage
scent. Carrots and parsnips really do well in
raised beds where you can ensure a deep
light soil. If the bed is high enough the fly
will fly by below the level of the bed. By
using a protection kit you can easily cover
with fleece, without crushing the foliage
below. For ground sown crops, #fleece
tunnels provide the same protection and
improved growing conditions without a lot
of effort. Oddly enough my companion
planting book suggests that carrots and
parsnips don‘t really get on. Another way to
avoid carrot root fly is to grow carrots with
onions. I haven‘t tried it before but will do
so this year.
A good idea, if it‘s really dry, is to soak
the seed drills before sowing then water
with a fine rose on the can or hose once
the seeds are covered and this will settle
everything in. Boiling water for the drill
is recommended for parsley. No idea why
unless it‘s to break the seed coat.
Keep successional sowings of salad crops
going to avoid a glut, every two weeks is
the norm.
Mulching is said to be one of the most
important gardening tasks, whatever your
skill level. A mulch is simply a covering
of material over the soil between plants
that will reduce the need for watering and
prevent weeds from gaining a foothold,
provided it is put on damp soil. There are
basically two types: loose mulches which
can be organic, such as bark chippings, or
inorganic, such as gravel; and sheet
mulches such as mulch matting,
polythene or a piece of old carpet.
Apart from looking good but not in the
case of old carpet, an organic mulch
offers six main benefits:
it helps the soil retain moisture; it
insulates the soil keeping it warm in
winter and cool in summer; it suppresses
weed growth; it provides food for
earthworms and other soil creatures; it
improves soil structure and water-holding
capacity; it adds nutrients to the soil as it
is broken down.
Mulch is best applied now or the autumn
when the soil is moist. If you apply
mulch once the soil is dry in summer, it
can actually stop any new moisture
getting to the plants. However, there are a
few downsides: depending on what kind
of mulch you use, slugs and snails can
make a home in it. If plants with mulch
are attacked, scrape away the mulch
immediately surrounding them. It could
be said this just makes the slugs‘ journey
a bit longer. Also, in my opinion, mulch
prevents seedlings growing. This year,
despite the fearsome winter, I have found
self-sown seedlings flourishing once the
weather improved. If I had mulched they
would have disappeared and if I did it
now I‘d kill them. I guess the best place
is around shrubs and herbaceous plants
that are permanent plantings. Even dry
grass clippings can make a suitable mulch
around established plants such as trees
and shrubs, particularly at the back of a
border where the mulch is less obtrusive.
Sprinkle a thin layer onto the soil where it
will slowly rot down. The clippings also
can be dug into the top few centimetres of
soil, which will speed up its rotting
process. Make sure there is no sprouting
meadow grass among the sprinklings
Things to be doing:
Plant up hanging baskets and patio
containers with summer bedding;
Propagate shrubs using softwood
cuttings; Trim formal hedging such as
box; Clear spring bedding and continue
deadheading spring bulbs, dividing
overgrown clumps of daffodils
particularly if they came up ‗blind‘ ie
didn‘t flower. Apply a liquid fertiliser to
spring bulbs after they have flowered, to
encourage good flowering next year, and
help prevent daffodil blindness.
Allow the foliage of daffodils and other
spring-flowering bulbs to die down
naturally.
Feed fish as they become active and feed
pond plants with aquatic fertilizer;
Propagate perennials from basal cuttings;
Earth up potatoes; Plant out summer
bedding at the end of the month;
Regularly hoe off weeds; Open
greenhouse vents and doors on warm
days; Mow lawns weekly; Check for
nesting birds before clipping hedges.
The middle of May can be one of the
driest times of year and most gardens will
begin to dry out. Initially, this is a benefit
because the soil will reach an ideal
consistency for seed sowing. However, as
drying continues, there may be
insufficient water to keep the seedlings
going. Use water butts to collect
rainwater. Open rain-catchers are a start,
but fixing the butt to your down-pipe will
enable you to collect rainfall from your
house or shed roof as well. Target your
watering to when and where plants need
it - often at fruit set and fruit swelling
times, or coming up to flowering.
Divide clumps of herbaceous perennials
that you want to propagate. Bamboos and
clumps of bulbs or rhizomes can be divided
in the same way. Cutting back clumps of
spring-flowering perennials such as
Pulmonaria and Doronicum can encourage
a fresh flush of foliage. Divide primroses
after flowering. Divide hostas as they come
into growth. Spreading and trailing plants
can become tatty and patchy, trimming
them back after flowering encourages fresh
growth and new flowers.
Put supports in place for herbaceous
plants before they are too tall, or for those
- like peonies - that produce heavy
blooms.
Harden off plants raised from seed and
cuttings by leaving them outside for
gradually increasing periods of time. Start
with only the warmest part of the day,
and build up to overnight exposure.
Doing this for 10-14 days before planting
them outdoors permanently (whenever
the risk of frost has passed), will reduce
any check to their growth while
establishing in their final position.
Thin out direct sowings of hardy annuals.
This is best done in two or three stages at
fortnightly intervals. Final spacing should
be between 10-20cm (4-8in), using the
upper limit for tall or spreading plants,
and the lower limit for smaller plants.
Prick out indoor sowings when they are
large enough to handle without damage.
Hoe borders to prevent annual and
perennial weeds from spreading and
seeding themselves.
Sweet peas need training and tying in to
their supports to encourage them to climb
and make a good display.
Pinch out the leading shoots on plants
such as Chrysanthemum and Helianthus
to encourage bushy plants. However, if
tall thin sprays are preferred, they can be
left un-pinched, perhaps removing a few
buds to encourage larger blooms.
Liquid feed plants in containers every
two to four weeks.
Keep tubs, hanging baskets and alpine
troughs well watered.
Remove faded wallflowers and spring
bedding from beds and containers, to
make space for summer plantings.
Pot on plants showing signs of being root
bound. You can tip out the root balls of
unhappy looking containerised
specimens, to see if they are indeed pot
bound or if they are suffering from some
other problem.
Inspect lilies for the scarlet lily beetle as
the larvae can strip plants in days. The
beetles have a clever trick. If disturbed
they fall to the ground, turn over and
become invisible. Put a pale cloth or
paper under the lilies to catch them! The
larvae are extremely unpleasant. To
protect themselves they are covered in
their own droppings so they look just like
something a passing bird left. Use gloves!
Vine weevil larvae can be a serious pest
of containerised plants, and become
active this month. Tip out the rootball of
suspect plants, and inspect for the
creamy, orange-headed maggots, which
tend to curl up into a ‗C‘ shape. There are
various chemical and biological controls
available. Better still remove and squash.
Very satisfying. Vine weevils can‘t fly.
They don‘t run too fast either so are fairly
easy to catch. They resemble small brown
beetles.
Aphids can multiply rapidly during mild
spells. This year there have been lots of
overwintering ladybirds that appeared in
April so aphids should be controlled by
them
Continue to protect lily, delphinium,
hostas and other susceptible plants from
slugs and snails. If using slug pellets,
spread them very thinly, not in little
heaps. There are some now on the market
that claim to be harmless to wildlife but
if, like me, you are more interested in
protecting the birds and hedgehogs that
might eat them, try a slug pub or two. Old
margarine, cream or small ice cream tubs
can be used. Put a small amount of
(cheapest) beer or milk in the bottom and
bury it so the rim is proud of the soil by
about ½ to 1 inch. This is to prevent
beetles falling in. What you do with the
merry/drowned slugs is up to you. I
probably mentioned this before, but you
never know, there might be a new reader!
Have a very merry May and don‗t wreck
your back.
News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

Ashill cubs help bring Easter Watton European Teenagers’ Summit

colour to St Nicholas Church University of
Cubs from the 1st Ashill Pack had a
colourful start to their Easter
holidays! Having been invited to go
along and create an ‗Easter Garden‘
at St Nicholas Church in the village,
they duly turned up to help brighten
the Church for the Easter season.
They used moss, sticks, twigs,
leaves, stones, colourful pot plants
and a good deal of imagination to
create their lovely Easter garden. As
you can see from the picture, their
hard work certainly paid off!
The Cub Pack has been having a very
Picture: Submitted
recently, they followed that with an
‗anti-litter campaign‘, to help gain
the Global Conservation award. They
designed colourful posters which are
now displayed around the village,
and from comments received these
seem to be working too! The Cubs
are now looking forward to their next
event, which is a cycle ride in
Thetford Forest with family and
leaders during their Easter holidays
and of course to their forthcoming
Pack camp!
Anyone interested in joining 1st
the Third Age
(U3A)
Fifty six members attended The
Annual General Meeting of the
Watton U3A on Thursday 25th
March 2010 and the following
Management Committee was
elected.
Chairman Ron Upton – Vice
Chairman Ken Philips – Secretary
Margaret Upton – Treasurer Marion
Smith – Membership Secretary
Maureen Russell – Group Co-
ordinator Rita Hellard – Speakers
Brenda Bracewell – Committee
Members Margaret Smith, Diane
Coles and Brian Cubby.
The Chairman reported that three of
the four objectives set a year ago
had been achieved. Local awareness
of the Group was now more evident
mainly due to regular media reports.
The membership had increased by
twenty five per cent and many
members had participated in the
four outings that had been arranged.
The fourth objective to increase the
individual Group Activities had not
been realised although the
introduction of History and Pub
Lunch groups had changed the
formats.
However the formation of two
Computer Groups has recently been
established and with new Leaders
for the Garden Visits and Croquet
activities we will have fifteen active
Groups in the coming year.
The Chairman thanked the
Youth Councillors from both Wayland
and Swaffham Youth Councils have
been selected to represent the U.K. in
the European Teenagers Summit,
which will be held in May this year in
Timisoara, Romania.
A total of Seventy Teenage
representatives from Seven European
Countries will be attending a opportunity and a great privilege to be
weeklong summit in order to further
their development in becoming active
European Citizens; comprising of a
variety of Workshops e.g. Education,
Participation, Free Time Activities,
Discrimination and Racism, they will
learn decision making processes at
Local, National and International
levels. Concluding in a Conference at
TIMISOARA‘S Town Hall where the
A Midsummer Rocklands Shindig
Celebrate Midsummer at the
Midsummer Shindig in Rocklands
Manor Meadow (between Watton &
Attleborough) on Saturday 19th June,
6.30 p.m. The gates open at 5 p.m. for
you to choose your picnic site in the
meadow and to wander around the
gardens before the music starts if you
wish. The Village Singers are thirty
voices strong and what a sound they
make – you have to hear them to
believe how good they are under the
direction of Neville Moon who really
knows his onions when it comes to
Young People will debate, with Euro
Deputies and forward their suggestions
for the improvement of the European
Youth Action Strategy.
Lisa Clayton, aged 17, speaking in her
role as Chairperson to the Wayland
Youth Council and who will be
participating, said ―This is an exciting
representing my Country at European
Level‖.
The Project is financed by the
European Commission through Youth
in Action, Action 3.1.
Thanks to ―Children‘s Services,
Western Area Youth Work,‖ for
making both Travel Arrangements and
supplying Youth Workers to
accompany our Young People.
music. We all love the Rum Brothers
and have asked them to play for us
again – they provide the sort of music
you really want to jig to. Bring your
picnic, chairs, rugs, cushions – and
you.
Sparkling wine and Strawberries and
Cream will be on sale and you might
like to join in the singing during ―The
Proms‖. Tickets £10.00 Children
£5.00 from 01953 483226 or Rockland
Manor, Scoulton Rd., Rocklands,
NR17 1UW.
www.rocklandsmanor.plus.com

Kick Out the Tubby Telly

busy time lately! Not content with a
visit to the Hunstanton theatre to see
‗Tales from the Jungle Book‘
Attleborough Heritage Group
―Railways are a comeback industry‖,
announced Mr Gerald Siviour as he
began his delightful and well-
illustrated talk to a fascinated
audience of members and guests of
Attleborough Heritage Group on
Saturday 27 March. Mr Siviour‘s
talk, entitled ‗The Changing Railway
Scene in Norfolk‘ indicated his
comprehensive knowledge of the
railways of East Anglia, from the
investment boom of the 1840s which
opened up towns like Brandon,
Thetford and Attleborough, through
to the second boom of the 1880s,
nationalisation in the 1940s and
privatisation three decades ago.
The story initially led us from
Liverpool Street to Norwich with
diversions along branch lines and
focussed not only on the transition
from steam to diesel power but also
on the enormous transformation in
railway architecture brought about
by changes in both passenger and
freight traffic. The audience saw
Craft Market at the Queens Hall
Thank you to everyone who attended
the Craft Market in 2009. We
managed to raise £778.40 for
Macmillan Cancer Care and Support
in Norfolk.
The next Craft Market in the Queens
Hall will be on 15th May 2010.
There will be a good selection of
locally handmade items including
Ashill, and enjoying the fun and
activities, call Brian Lee on 01760
440693.
images of majestic engines puffing
out clouds of smoke, workaday
diesel cars and sleek modern
multiple unit trains. Gerald
reserved his true railway passion
until towards the end of his talk
when he spoke about the Heritage
Railways in East Anglia and, in
particular, the North Norfolk
Railway and the Mid-Norfolk
Railway, both are excellent tourist
attractions. He also emphasised the
importance of Community
Railways in the County.
The Group's next illustrated talk for
members and guests will be on
Saturday 22 May at 7.00 for 7.30 pm
in St Mary's Church Hall,
Attleborough. This will be a talk by
Rosemary & Peter Salt entitled
"Changes in the Norfolk
Countryside." Tickets and full details
from the Heritage Room, Soma
House, Station Road, Attleborough,
NR17 2AS tel 01953 455553 or
455877.
cards, knitwear, glassware, wooden
items, Jewellery and some unusual
items as well.
Opening times will be 9.30am to
2pm and admission will be free.
Refreshments will also be available.
Next date for 2010 is 2nd October. If
you require any further information
please call Brenda on 01953 885559.
committee, especially those who
were retiring, for their help and
dedication over the past years.
The Secretary gave a comprehensive
resume of the activities and events The great SONY trade-in deal is back
undertaken in 2009/2010 and the
Treasurer presented the Financial
with up to £100 allowance on your
old Tubby Telly. And with a
Statement that showed a healthy FREE 5 Year Guarantee
balance for the year. He thanked there has never been a better time
Ken Philips for assisting in the
to kick out the old analogue set and
preparation of the accounts. The
get yourself an incredible SONY
Auditors Barbara Anderson and
Alan Bickers were thanked for their Bravia Digital LCD TV in time for the
work and were duly elected for the Digital Changeover
next year.
Presentations were made to the
retiring Treasurer Ian Abbey and to
Margaret Smith in appreciation for
arranging of teas at meetings over
the past years.
The meeting concluded with The
Chairman giving a short talk on the
Trade-in and a FREE
history of the U3A.
Members are reminded that 5 Year Guarantee
subscriptions for the year 2010/2011
are now overdue.
A new trip has been organised for
on a new digital
Wednesday 30th June. We go by
coach to Holt where we board the
SONY Bravia LCD TV
Poppy Line Steam Train (reserved
coach) to Sherringham. Then by
coach to Cromer with plenty of free
time for lunch etc Final stop is
Bircham Windmill for cream tea.
All inclusive cost £17pp. PLUS trade in your old video and get
New Year Members programmes
are now available at monthly £50 off a Digital DVD Recorder
meetings or from the Membership
Secretary. All this plus FREE delivery and connection
The speaker at the 27th May
meeting is Mike Wabe with ―Life of
a WW2 Bomb Aimer‖
The membership Secretary can be 32 - 34 High Street, Watton
contacted on 01953 885358. For
further information on the National
U3A go to www.u3a.org
Tel: 01953 881248
email: sales@adcockselectrical.co.uk
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

Calling all Photographers Great Ellingham (St. James) Scout Group

The fourth annual ‗Breckland Photography
Competition‘ is now open.
Organised by Breckland Council with the
support of partners – Wayland Partnership,
The Iceni Partnership in Swaffham, Dereham
Area Partnership, Dereham Library, Thetford
Arts Centre and Zuari Café in Attleborough -
the competition will run throughout the
Spring and Summer. It will culminate in a
touring exhibition later this year. Entrants can
submit photographs under any of the
following categories:
Nature in Breckland
This can include landscapes, plants, animals
or wildlife in their environment. The judges
are looking for aesthetic appeal, beauty in the
natural environment and images that are
distinctively Breckland.
Architecture in Breckland
This may include historical or modern
buildings within Breckland. The judges are
looking for hidden gems in the district,
capturing unique features, character and
detailing of buildings.
Active Breckland
Photographs should capture movement and
action. This may be through sporting activity
or events, work and local industry, objects,
people or wildlife. The judges are looking for
originality and a creative view on this.
Creative Breckland
This category is about experimentation,
allowing you to use software and equipment
for manipulate your image. Photographs
should capture new ways of seeing people or
places and there should be a connection to the
district. Images may be figurative, abstract or
conceptual. The possibilities are endless in
this category.
The competition closes on Friday 3rd
September 2010 and photographs should be
delivered by hand to any of the designated
delivery venues. Entries will be judged by a
professional panel, and the winning
photographs will be displayed in a touring
exhibition hosted in turn by each of the five
Breckland market towns.
Entry forms and further details of the
competition categories, regulations and
photograph delivery venues can be found on
the Breckland Council website at
www. breckl and. g ov.u k/
calling_all_photographers. Forms are also
available from Wayland House in Watton,
Zuari Café in Attleborough, Iceni at
Swaffham Community Centre, Dereham
Library and 2new Horizons / Tourist
Information Centre in Thetford. For any
queries about the competition, contact
Breckland Council Arts Officer, Sam
Dawson, on 01362 656870.
New Councillor
for Watton
John Rogers has joined Watton Town
Council as a Councillor filling the recent
vacancy. He is the Watton Ward
Councillor for Norfolk County Council and
also a Breckland District Councillor and
Carbrooke Parish Councillor. Mr Rogers
has been involved in local politics for
many years and brings with him a great
deal of knowledge and experience.
With young people from the
villages of Great and Little
Ellingham, Rocklands, Hingham,
S cou lto n, Shr oph a m an d
Attleborough, the Scout Group
has grown into one of the more
successful groups within the
Southern Norfolk District.
We have four sections within the
Group, Beaver Scouts for six to
eight year olds, Cub Scouts for
eight to ten and a half year olds,
the Scouts, ten and a half to
fourteen and within the last year
we have formed The Hunters
Explorer Scout Unit for 14 to 18
year olds. Altogether we now
have over 70 members. This has
been achieved because of the
hard work and dedication of the
leaders and their assistants,
parents and helpers, and the
committee, both past and present.
On the 20th May, the Group
From the Wayland Chamber of Commerce
At its March meeting the
Chamber Committee discussed
the work towards the launch of
a new website - surveys have
been distributed to Chamber
member businesses for design
views and ideas.
A series of high profile
Business Breakfast Forums is
planned for the year; on 26th
will be holding it's A.G.M. at
the Crown P.H. Church Street,
Great Ellingham - 7.30p.m.
This is a formality we have to
do. We are a registered charity
and a member of the Scout
Association. Once again, the
Executive committee, Leaders,
Helpers and friends of the
Group will come together to
celebrate another successful
year. This year the format will
be different, a quick run
through the annual reports,
election of committee etc then
we will have a chance to meet
S o n j a M a y, a r e g i o n a l
development officer with the
Scout Association.
Sonja will enlighten us on 'Flexible
Volunteering', how to make the job
of running the Group easier, how
to find funding etc. We need all
parents, grandparents, aunts,
It was agreed to support and be
involved in an initiative by
Breckland Pride to stage a 5-a-
side football tournament and
related activities on 24th July to
coincide with the culmination
of the World Cup - watch out
for more details of this!
Other discussions about the
town‘s CCTV and recent
uncles, friends and anyone with a
desire to help to attend.
In these times of austerity and
cut backs, Scouting offers the
best value for money youth
activities to young people.
Being a helper could give you
access to the activities, a
chance to learn new skills
(training available) and become
involved in helping young
people to develop their skills
and experiences. With flexible
volunteering every little helps.
We need you, because you need
us!
Please come along to the Crown
on Thursday 20th. May, 7.30
p.m. to find out how your little
bit can provide so much. Need to
know more - contact Dennis
Leech, Group Scout Leader on
01 953 453375.
PLEASE COME - thank you.
New members were agreed and
welcomed: SMJ Financial
Ser vices, Quality P eople
(recruitment), Jonathan Banks
Garden Services and Steggles
Larner Property Services.
The Wayland Chamber of
Commerce can be contacted
through the Secretary:
secretary@wayland-

Drome Garage April, 26th July and 26th

October 2010. Both member
and non-member businesses are
welcome to attend - booking is
outdated newspaper coverage of
Watton resulted in the Secretary
being asked to write letters to
Breckland Council and the
chamber.org.uk, 07979 264047
or 01760 440837 or write to
Wayland Chamber of
Commerce, Wayland House,

Norwich Road, Watton, Thetford, essential. For more information

contact the Chamber Secretary.
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Tel: (01953) 881343 Fax:(01953) 882923 Nossa solidariedade à
For servicing and MOTs for all comunidade polonesa
makes including diesel Queridos Leitores desde ja queria dar os pesames ha Comunidade Polaca
que se encontra de "luto" pelo sucedido.
A tragica noticia da morte do Presidente da Polonia o Sr. Lech Kaczynski .Num total
de 96 mortos , 88 eram cidadaes e Oficiais Polacos , incluindo a Esposa do
Presidente. Realmete uma situacao jamais vista, uma vez que o Presidente se deslocava com a comitiva para
uma homenagem a 22 000 prisioneiros de guerra ,que aconteceu ha 70 anos atras.
Tambem trago uma informacao que no futuro vos possa ajudar.
Numa pagina do council via internet , eu obtive a seguinte informacao: O escritorio de Solicitadores, WF
Smith & Co em Watton, oferece os seguintes servicos: Problemas com Dividas , Emprego , Familia , Casa e
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Drodzy czytelnicy z powodu tragedii która dotknęła Naród Polski chciała bym wyrazić
szczere słowa współczucia .Razem z wami jesteśmy pogrążeni w żałobie .Razem z
Prezydentem Lechem Kaczyńskim i jego Żoną a także bliskimi współpracownikami Rządu
samolot lecący do Smoleńska na obchody uczczenia rocznicy mordu Katyńskiego gdzie 70
lat temu Rosjanie zamordowali kilkadziesiąt tysięcy Polskich oficerów rozbił się podczas
lądowania.W katastrofie tej zginęło łącznie 96 osób.
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Ray Harman(Proprietor) Dear Readers since already wanted to give condolences to the Polish Community who is "mourning" for
what happened. The tragic news of the death of the President of Poland Mr. Lech Kaczynski. A total of 96
dead, 88 were Polish citizens and officials , including the wife of the President.
Really a situation not seen since, the President was travelling with an entourage to honour the 22,000
prisoners of war, what happened there 70 years ago.
Unit B, Yaxham Rd, Also bring an information that can help us in the future. In a page from the council thru the internet I got the
following information: The Solicitors firm of WF Smith & Co in Watto,offers the following services:
Dereham Problems with Debt, Employment, Family, Home and others. Help for free / low cost if eligible, CLS
(behind Halfords) funding if eligible. With access to interpreters in Portuguese, Polish and German. I hope this information can
help you. Email tina.wattonfamilysupport@live.co.uk
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Join in the
Big Lunch 2010
Imagine a summer‘s day on which
millions of us, throughout the UK, sit
down to have lunch together – in the
middle of our streets, around our
tower blocks and on every patch of
common ground. The food,
entertainment and decorations we
will have grown, cooked or created
ourselves. It‘ll be a day to break
bread with our neighbours, to put a
smile on Britain‘s face. Well,
imagine no more. It‘s called The Big
Lunch and this is your invitation to
join the fun.
The Big Lunch is inviting you and
all 61 million people across the UK
to sit down and have lunch with your
neighbours, in the middle of your
street on Sunday 18th July as a
simple act of community.
An Eden Project initiative, The Big
Lunch encourages communities to
come together through growing food
and flowers; creating street music, art
and theatre; dressing the street and,
of course, cooking and eating
together.
It took place for the first time last
year and there were over 8,000
lunches in every kind of community
all across the UK. Up to a million
people took to the streets in the
Clube De
Boliche de
Watton
(Lock
Neaton)
O nosso clube estά
aberto a todos os
Portugueses para
assistir ou jogar ― Bola
de relvado ―, Lown
Bowls conosco.
Treino e aulas de ensino sobre o
jogo e regras serao dadas a quem
estiver interessado.
A prόxima época começa no
principio de Abril e termina no
final de Setembro.
A inscriçao anual do clube é de £45
por ano.
O clube abre das 14.00h. άs 14.30h.
todas as Terças-feiras , Quartas-
feiras , Sάbados e Domingos.
Durante o Inverno o clube estά
aberto todos os Sάbados das
10.00h. as 11.30h. para encontros e
um cafézinho.
Todos serão bem vindos
Watton (Loch
Neaton) Bowls Club
Our Club is open to all Portuguese
Nationals to come and play Lawn
Bowls with us. Coaching and tuition
in how to play the game would be
given if required. The playing
season starts in early April and ends
at the end of September. An annual
subscription to join the club is
£45.00 per year
Club Days (Roll Ups) are Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
14.00 for 14.30 start.
Winter opening each Saturday for
coffee morning 10.00 until 11.30
All are welcome
biggest set of street parties since the
Golden Jubilee, and 80% said they
felt closer to their neighbours as a
result.
You can get involved by:
1) Organising a Big Lunch - it‘s
really easy. The Big Lunch website is
packed full of information to help
kick start your planning step by step.
We‘ve got the tools, inspiration and
resources to make it as simple, and
fun, as possible. Search for existing
Big Lunches in your street or area or
add your own using our special Big
Lunch map.
2) Spreading the word – tell your
friends, family and colleagues about
The Big Lunch and encourage them
to get involved. We have leaflets and
posters to download from our
website to help and you can join us
on Facebook, follow us on Twitter
and be inspired by Big Lunch stories
on our blog.
To find out more visit
www.thebiglunch.com, have a chat
with the team on 0845 850 8181 or
email info@thebiglunch.com
If you would like to hold a Big
Lunch in Breckland and need help to
organise it please contact Cat Lang,
Breckland Council on 01362 656870.
Get behind
Break for The
Royal Norfolk
Show Ball
Take up for tables at this year‘s Royal
Norfolk Show Ball, the 2010 Norfolk
Celebration Ball on Friday 25 June at
the showground has been fast and
furious and a reserve list for tickets is
now in operation.
The evening will be a celebration of
the best that Norfolk has to offer,
supporting Break, a charity that brings
the best possible care to vulnerable
people in our community. The menu,
wine list, music and entertainment are
all organised and Break is really
grateful to Anglia Farmers for their
support in so many ways.
However, sponsorship opportunities
are still available, starting at as little as
£250 for an advertisement in the
programme or to display corporate
identity on a cheese cart or coffee
station, £500 to sponsor a dessert
display with corporate identity, £1,000
to display corporate identity on the
floral displays and £1,500 to sponsor
the welcome champagne reception.
With over 800 guests, there is also the
opportunity to sponsor one of the four
seating areas for £2,000 - or all four!
The organising team have already
received many generous donations of
vouchers and merchandise for the
envelope prizes, but would welcome
more donations. All companies and
individuals making a donation to the
prize draw will be mentioned in the
programme. Any donation towards the
evening, would be really help towards
raising as much as possible from the
evening.
For further information on the ball and
sponsorship opportunities, please
contact Sarah Bunn, sarah.b@break-
charity.org 01603 670106 or Gillian
Bolam, gillian.b@break-charity.org
01603 670103.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13
Watton Westfield Multiskills Champions Again!
Picture: Submitted
At a recent Multiskills Tournament the Westfield teacher who led the sportsmanship and behaviour. In
for all the schools in the area, Multiskills Team, reported that it the picture above you can see the
Watton Westfield Infant and was an afternoon of fun, team winning team. Westfield will look
Nursery School sent a team along games and skill. She also felt forward to the next tournament in
and won !!!!! Miss Shelley Thomas, enormously proud of the children‘s the Summer Term.
Ladies Fashion Show
Events at
At Great Hockham Village Hall
Watton Monday 10th May @ 7.30pm
Library Outfits by She Fashions, Attleborough
Admission £4.00 Free Refreshments & Nibbles, Raffle In
New Book Club The Six Book Club is a
aid of Great Hockham Yoga Group Tickets from
friendly fun new reading group starting in
Watton Library on Wednesday 5th May 6pm - June on 01953 498343
7pm. We will be reading popular fiction and
sharing our thoughts about the books we read
in the group and other books we've enjoyed. If
you would like to start your own reading
group you can come along as well and find
out how the library service can support you.
It's free and we'll even give you a cuppa!
MOTs £35.00
VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS. £40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES
Please contact Watton Library on: 01953
881671 for further information.
Smashing Saxons Discover what Saxon life
IVAN CHUBBOCK GARAGE SERVICES
in Norfolk was like and make a Saxon clay
thumb pot to take home. This free family
event is at Watton library on Thursday 3rd
SHIPDHAM
June
2.00 – 3.00pm. No need to book but children
must be accompanied by an adult.
Silver Surfers - Computers for the
Tel: 01362 820416
Terrified Free, friendly 2 week course for
older people. An introduction to the Internet
Freshl y Cooked Especiall y For You
Now In Our 6th
and email for complete beginners. Friday 21st
May 10.30am -12.00pm. Booking is essential
so please contact Watton Library on: 01953
Successful Year
881671 to book your place. Further courses
T he Best Traditional Fish & Chips
will be held later in the year, including Family
history on the Internet. Keep looking in your
The Right ‘Plaice’
Mid Norfolk Times for details of these and
other library events.
Book of the Month A Year in the Province by
Christopher Marsh to get the best!
THE WATTON PLAICE
The tale of ridiculous, yet heroic Jesus
Sanchez Ventura, an Andalusian peasant
whose wife Begona tires of the heat, the 9 Middle Street, Watton
lemons and the tranquillity of Spain, and
persuades the family to relocate to Belfast. Frying on Tuesday to Saturday
The problems he experiences with the culture,
from 11.30am to 1.45pm
politics and not least strange colloquialisms
and subtleties of language are hilarious. His and 4.30pm to 8.00pm
daughters revel in their new found freedom Closed Sunday and Monday
and, despite the comic mishaps and problems “Gone fishing!”
they encounter, Jesus and Begona soon make
Don’t forget our Thursday Lunchtime Delivery
a big impact in their adopted country. This is
the funniest book I have read for a long time, I Service for the Housebound and Elderly only.
There is no charge for delivery - you pay only the
laughed out loud on nearly every page.
'A Year in the Province', is available from normal take-away prices.
your local library or mobile library. If the Plaice your order before
book you want isn't available you can request 11am on a Thursday
it for a small charge and it will be delivered to
the library of your choice. Children's books WET FISH available from 9am daily
are free to request, giving you a choice of
thousands of titles across Norfolk Library and Telephone 01953 882 401
Information Service.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14
2010 Virgin Mrs. A. Kate Chapman
London Marathon
– Nearly there
As this edition of the Mid Norfolk Times went to press,
Marathon runner and local pharmacist Geoff Ray was lining up
at the start of the 2010 Virgin London Marathon with thousands
of other eager runners waiting for the starting gun.
Readers will have to wait for next month‘s edition to find out how
well Geoff did but as he limbered up for the start Geoff was
focused on finishing the 26 miles in gratitude for the enormous
support he has received from friends, family and customers.
Geoff Ray of Total Health Pharmacy in Watton is running the
London Marathon in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance
(Registered charity number 1083876) which receives no lottery
funding or government grants, and relies upon fund raising to
provide a vital emergency service to our rural area 365 days a
year. You can still make donations to Geoff‘s fundraising at
Total Health Pharmacy, 14 Gregor Shanks Way, Watton
(opposite the Watton Medical Practice) or by visiting
www.justgiving.com/geoffray
HJC Ltd Motor Engineers
Servicing & MOT preparation to all makes of
modern cars & light commercials
Tyres, Exhausts, & Batteries supplied and fitted
Courtesy cars available
Ask for Steve at: 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd
Industrial Estate Watton
Tel: 01953 889924
Augusta Kate was born at Litcham on May
20th 1920, the only child of Gladys and
Tom Milford. The family lived at Sporle
until Tom was appointed Manager at the Co
-op in Watton in 1929 when they moved to
a house along the Thetford Road – Kate
was very fond of telling people about the
time when, soon after they moved in, the
end of the house fell out. As it was just
before Christmas they had to be given
‗room at the inn‘ and they were invited to
stay at The Gables. Later they moved to a
house in Brandon Road, on the site where
Tom Milford Place now stands.
Kate attended school at Sporle and Watton
and then won a scholarship to Thetford
Grammar. She hated school especially
disliking her time at Thetford. However, it
was through school that she met Cecil who
was to become her husband. They were
cycling back from the station one day and
Cecil was fooling about and knocked her
off her bike. She injured her legs badly, had
to have two weeks off school and began a
relationship which lasted in total for 57
years.
Disillusioned with working for the Co-op,
Kate‘s father set up in a grocery business in
Harvey Street; she helped him prepare
orders although mostly her role was to look
after her mother who was wheel chair
bound.
Kate and Cecil were married in 1942 - he
had 48 hours leave to get home get married
and get back again to the barracks in
Prestatyn where he was stationed at that
time. Kate continued to live at home. After
the war Cecil took over his father‘s coal
business and Kate helped him with the
paperwork, continued to help her father and
look after her mother.
Much of Kate‘s life was spent caring for
people. Soon after her mother died, her
father became ill so she cared for him. She
kept an eye on her parents-in-law who lived
at Saham. There was also a great aunt at
Swaffham and one of the weekly rituals
was catching the 12 o‘clock train to
Swaffham on a Saturday to visit Auntie,
always taking some dinner in a basin for her
to reheat the next day! Kate really had a
YOU ARE INVITED TO A
Photographic Exhibition
of
African Wildlife & Culture
by David Jessup
at Woods Restaurant,
Richmond Park Golf Club, Watton on
Saturday 5th June 10 - 4pm
Sunday 6th June 10 - 3pm
Entrance by donation only
All proceeds will go to helping improve the
life of Zulu families in Africa
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thing about feeding people. In times of
stress apple pies were delivered and
whenever people came to the house they
were always offered coffee and something
to eat. Sunday lunch was very frequently
shared with someone who was alone and in
need of a bit of company. When Cecil
became ill she re-focussed her attention and
looked after him; driving him out in the car,
pushing the wheelchair and generally
ensuring that his life continued to be as rich
and full as possible.
Kate was always associated closely with the
Methodist Church – being involved in fund
raising for a long while. However, her
greatest triumph in church was Bright Hour
which she built up to about 35 members.
She was secretary for 29 years and used to
go round collecting people up in the car.
Later she became President. She also did
her fair share of flower arranging, and used
her not inconsiderable skills as a
salesperson to part people from their cash;
she liked baking, and enjoyed hosting
events and meetings – especially at the
house in Norwich Road.
When changes were proposed and new
ideas suggested, Kate was inclined to see all
the flaws and generally become somewhat
negative. But, and it‘s an important but,
once a scheme had been adopted she would
get behind it and back it to the hilt. As a
pastoral leader for many years she kept in
touch with the members of her group and
tried to offer help and support where it was
needed. In addition to these activities Kate
was a member of the group which brought
Women‘s World Day of Prayer to this area,
and she work tirelessly for Christian Aid.
When Kate‘s family caring duties allowed, Meals on Wheels.
she became very interested in other things. In these later years Kate found it very
The one subject she liked at school was
history and she was involved with the WEA
difficult to accept the help which she
had always given to other people: she
helping to write a book called Watton in an hated to be so infirm and so dependent.
Earlier Age. She also joined the Steering She had a lot of illness and spent long
Committee which was formed to try and get periods in hospital. When she was
a museum in Watton. She took up painting finally unable to continue to live at
and became quite an accomplished artist. home she became a resident at
As a long standing member of the Wayland Shipdham Manor Care Home where she
Guild of Artists she would take part in their was looked after with an extraordinary
annual exhibition. For a time Kate also did level of love and care until she died.
South Africa again with a
touch of Mozambique
and Swaziland
By David and Carolyn Jessup
We have noticed a sad decline in public discipline in Kruger National Park since we
first went 6 years ago. There are a number of general Rules laid down by the Park
authorities but unfortunately not many staff to ensure that they are adhered to. These
Rules are handed to every Park visitor on arrival. The most obvious rule is ―STAY
IN YOUR VEHICLE‖. Unless in a designated area visitors must remain inside their
vehicle. No part of your body may protrude from a window or sunroof and doors
should remain closed at all times.
I‘m sure it wont be a surprise to learn that this rule is widely broken. On this trip we
have seen a man get out of his car to take a photograph of a Spotted Hyaena which
was standing less than 20 meters away from him. This is a very dangerous animal
with a very strong vice like bite. Also dangerous are Hippopotamus and on a
separate occasion a man got out quite near to a pod of about 25 Hippos which were
out of the water. You wouldn‘t feel very comfortable with your head in a Hippos
mouth !! These massive animals kill more humans in Africa than any other animal.
In spite of their size they can run at speeds of up to 40km an hour.
Now from the wildlife to Soccer. As I‘m sure most people are aware the Soccer
World Cup is due to take place in South Africa in our summer of 2010. It is sure to
attract thousands of foreign visitors and new stadia have been built where the
matches are due to be played and new roads constructed to take the additional
traffic. Billions of Rands have been ploughed in to help ensure the success of this
very high profile competition, but I can foresee problems.
Towards the end of 2009 there were ugly demonstrations near the new stadium in the
City of Nelspruit (soon to change its name to Mbombela). The scenes were apparently
reminiscent of the apartheid era with Police firing several warning shots and the angry
mob hurling rocks at the peace keepers. The rioters were all children with ages ranging
from 6 to 18 who were trying to discourage workers from entering the stadium and
threatening to disrupt further building unless they received new schools. Just one year
earlier during a similar protest they burned down their temporary classrooms with all
their books, claiming it was too hot to concentrate in them.
News
Wayland Scout Group Brownies
As we reach the end of our first term it
is a good time to reflect on what we
have been up since the beginning of the
year. Considering we only started in
January, we have had a very successful
term.
Both the Scouts and Cubs have settled
into the Scout HQ in Watton and the
really great news is that both Sections
have grown in numbers.
Over the last term the Cubs have done
a number of activities including
painting a life size Cub, made sweets,
learnt about disaster relief with Shelter
Box, made rope and learnt to tie reef
knots and of course plenty of games.
The Scouts have also had a busy
term, the highlight being a night
hike. They have also started the
Shelter Box Challenge and are
working on their Global and Creative
Challenge badges.
They have made sculptures out of
recycled materials and made and
decorated salt dough Boomerangs and
Need funding for your
community project?
Come to the Fair
Breckland Council is supporting
voluntary and community groups in
the district in finding and applying for
funding by holding a funding and
advice fair on Tuesday 18 May from
10.00am to 3.30pm, at the Eco Tech
Centre in Swaffham.
The event has attracted over 120
community groups who have secured
their place on the day and 22
organisations will be attending to
provide advice and guidance on this
sometimes complex issue.
Local voluntary and community
organisations will be able to get help
on accessing all types of large and
small grants, from local charitable
trusts to government and national
funding.
Officers will be on hand to provide
practical advice on how to complete
funding application forms to increase
the number of good quality
applications and income for groups in
the district.
Representatives from The Big Lottery,
Heritage Lottery Fund, and Lloyds
TSB, Breckland Council and
Community Matters will be giving
presentations on various funding
opportunities from 10.45am to 3.30pm
and other funders will be there until
3.30pm to discuss funding projects,
Bull Roarers as part of their Global
work. During the Easter break a group
of Scouts and Cubs helped the Leaders
clear out the stores (above) to prepare
for the new camping equipment that is
on the way ready for their first camp in
May.
The lighter evenings mean we can look
forward to taking more of our
programme outside, something we are
all looking forward to.
As a Group we would like thank
everyone that has been involved in
getting us up and running, out
Committee, parents and the local
community for their support. Plus a big
thank you to all the Cubs and Scouts
that make it all worthwhile every week.
We look forward to an exciting and fun
packed summer term.
If you are interested in joining us for
either Cubs or Scouts, please get in
touch. Contact Paul Cutts 01953
884243 or email us on
waylandscouts@google.com
constitutions and how to sell your
organisation to potential funders.
Cat Lang, Community Development
Officer said; "The previous fair held
was a wonderful opportunity to meet
funders and find out what is available.
It's a great opportunity to get inside
their head to find out what they are
looking for to make applications
successful.‖
There will be displays with
information on the various funds and
application forms. Funding is available
for a wide range of projects from play
areas, community buildings, sports and
arts. Community Matters and other
support organisations will be on hand
to provide project development
support.
Breckland Council are committed to
supporting and promoting a vibrant
voluntary sector. As part of this
commitment it has held funding fairs
over the last few years to help non
profit making organisation operating in
the district
The previous funding fair attracted
over 100 people from over 20
organisations and attendees said they
found it very useful to talk to each
other to getting funding tips and advice
on how to make successful
applications.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15
at the
races
1st Watton Brownies to one
step closer to completing
their Adventure 100
Challenge at Easter, when
they held a Race Night.
Wearing their handmade
Easter bonnets and "dressed
to the nines", they could
have gone to Ascot! We had
a fun evening racing all
manner of things the length
of the hall. The win-up rats
were definitely the fastest,
but the waddling chicks had
the "aahh" factor. As our
last meeting before the
Easter holidays, it was a
super end to a busy term.
SANCTUARY COUNSELLING
Attleborough SERVICE WATTON
Heritage Group It’s good to talk! Counselling can help
The Heritage Centre is open every Thursday from
9.30 am to 3.30 pm. Why not come along and meet
if you’re struggling to cope with:
the team and have a coffee and chat? We provide a Relationship difficulties Bullying/Abuse
public resource for: Bereavement Addictions
Researching family history and local history; the Stress Depression
identification of vulnerable standing buildings and Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with
landmarks professionally trained counsellors, who work on a short-term or long-term
Student and school projects; offering an basis. Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment.
opportunity to capture precious memories of the Appointments are available 6 – 9pm Tuesdays and 9.30am – 1pm Wednesdays.
Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk), registered charity number 1054419
Attleborough area by simply reminiscing; we have
facilities to ―digitalise‖ donated photographs,
Need small home improvements?
documents and similar items. This is available to
anyone wishing to record their own memories for
posterity. Why not join us and become a member?
Access to the above research and information
facilities, quarterly newsletters and entry to events
at reduced cost. Annual Subscription £5 per
Keith Huish
person. Skilled & Experienced Carpenter
Details from The Heritage Centre, Soma House,
Station Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AS
Tel: 01953 455877 or 455553 e-mail
Doors, windows, locks . . . no job too small.
attleboroughheritage@tiscali.co.uk website Free no obligation estimate.
www.attleboroughheritage.org
Dates for your 2010 Diary
K R H Carpentry Services
22 May ―Changes in the Norfolk Countryside‖. An
illustrated talk by Peter & Rosemary Salt - further
details from Heritage Centre.
01953 (Watton) 882484 – Mobile 07746 114285
30 May Attleborough‘s Development. A walk that
looks at the Victorian Development that doubled
the size of Attleborough and compares it to the
current proposals for the development to the south
of the town. The walk starts from the Heritage
Centre at 2.30 pm
27 June Medieval Attleborough. A walk into
Attleborough‘s medieval past from St Mary‘s
Church to the old market place. The walk starts
from the Heritage Centre at 2.30 pm
25 July Pub Crawl around the Town. A walk
around the centre of Attleborough looking at the
past and present locations and history of Beer
Houses, Inns and Public Houses. The walk starts
from the Heritage Centre at 2.30 pm
22 August A walk from the War Memorial down
Queen‘s Road and back through the cemetery.
Looking at the past and the present. This walk will
start at 2.30 pm at the War Memorial.
Tickets are available for all walks from the
Heritage Centre £1.00 members and £2.00 non-
members. Tea and coffee will be served at the
Centre following each walk.
18 September By popular request – Heritage Cyder
Evening at the Connaught Hall, Attleborough.
Illustrated talk static displays and social get
together. More details from the Heritage Centre.
13 November Coffee Morning at St Mary‘s
Church Hall, Attleborough, 10.00 –11.30 am.
Raffle, Cakes etc. followed in the evening by
―Norfolk in the Great War‖ Illustrated talk by
Peter & Rosemary Salt. Details from the
Heritage Centre.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16
Watton Medical Practice Watton
Pantomime
– Staying in touch
Group
The Partners would like to inform our
patients that Dr Tim Gibbs has decided
to retire after 24 years of being a
partner with the practice. Dr Gibbs has
been an excellent GP to our patients
and he will be very sorely missed by us
all. We all wish Dr Gibbs a long and
happy retirement and wish both him
and Mrs Gibbs good health for the
future. We will be recruiting a partner
to replace Dr Gibbs‘ position and hope
to have some news in the next few
weeks.
For the next 4 months Dr Richard
Nickinson will be on a placement at the
surgery. I hope that you will join with
us in welcoming Dr Nickinson to the
surgery.
We have altered the appointment
system this year, in line with patient
feedback. This allows our patients to
book up to 3 weeks ahead with a
doctor of their choice (providing the
clinical need is suitable for a doctor.)
Unfortunately, by allowing advance
booking, the number of patients not
attending their appointments has
increased significantly. We now have
1 in every 15 appointments or 6%
NOT kept. I am sure that you will
agree that this is neither acceptable not
sustainable. Please let us know if you
cannot attend your pre-booked
appointment. Phone us, fax us or use
the comments option on the web page;
www.wattonmedicalpractice.co.uk
to let us know that you cannot attend.
The new appointment system seems to
be working well so far; but to again
clarify the procedure
To be seen on the same day that you
need to be seen, please call between
8.30am and 10am. You will be
assessed by a member of the Same Day
Team (doctors and nurses) who will
treat you. It will not usually be
possible to select a clinician of choice
if you need to see a doctor on the same
day.
To ask for a visit please call before
11am we can not guarantee a specific
doctor for any visit.
To ask for test results or to ask any
question please call after 10am.
To book ahead to see a doctor or nurse
call after 10am. Usually you will be
Ladies Day at
St. George's Church
The Friends of St George's Saham
Toney are to hold a Special Ladies
Day at St George's Church, Saham
Toney, on Tuesday 25th May 2010.
Gentlemen will not be refused
a d mi s s i o n ! Th e d a y w i l l
commence with coffee from 10.30
a.m. followed by a flower
arranging demonstration to be
given by Margaret Thomas, who
will guide beginners through the
display techniques, and give some
practical and perhaps new ideas to
the more advanced flower
arrangers.
Following the morning
demonstration lunch will be served
with a glass of wine for you to
enjoy. Those of you who have been
to one of the Friends events will be
familiar with the quality of the food
served by our ladies. The lunch
could be well worth the cost of the
able to book up to 3 weeks in advance.
We are often asked why the
receptionist asks for a brief reason for
needing to see the doctor or nurse
when you want an appointment. The
request to do this has come from the
doctors to ensure that our patients are
seen by the person who can deal most
appropriately and most quickly with
their condition.
We are open for pre-booked
appointments from 7am on Tuesday
and Thursday and until 8.30pm on a
Wednesday. On a normal day we are
open from 8.30am until 6pm, on a
Friday we are open from 8.30 am –
4pm. This amounts to 49.5 hours a
week
When we are not open, there are other
services available for our patients;
For general health or medication
questions use NHS direct 08454647
For medication questions and minor
illness use your local pharmacy
For more serious health issues call the
GP out of hours service on 01603 488
488
For all GP type issues call The Timber
Hill Health centre in Norwich 0300
0300 333 This is open 8am – 8pm 7
days a week.
For genuine accidents or for medical
emergencies go to your nearest A & E
department, or if necessary dial 999
General good health and wellbeing:
If you are over 65 and have not ever
had a pneumonia vaccination, please
contact us and book an appointment to
have one.
Stay fit and active; eat a sensible and
healthy diet with 5 portions of fruit or
vegetables every day.
If you are a smoker, make a quit date
and come and see us for direction to a
stop smoking service.
Take responsibility for your own
health needs. Take your prescribed
medication as directed; follow up on
regular tests if you have an illness
that needs regular monitoring, pick
up information leaflets or use the
internet to stay well; keep simple
everyday medicines in your medicine
cabinet – ask your pharmacy for
assistance with this.
ticket alone! Our ladies have a
reputation for serving good food,
which they will wish to maintain.
Following lunch sit back and be
entertained by Linda Scholes who is
to give a talk with the interesting title
of 'The Yanks are coming'. Linda is
becoming well known in the area as a
public speaker with a terrific sense of
humour, so you will not be
disappointed. The day will conclude
by 2.30 p.m. to allow time to collect
the children from school!
A s up erb r a ffl e and o th er
attractions are being arranged to
enable you to contribute to the fund
raising for the upkeep of St
George's Church. All this for £7.50.
Please call now for tickets from
Saham Post Office or Beverley on
881802, Carol 850291, Sheila
882722, Audrey 881788, Marlene
881148 and Angela 889988.
The group had a very successful
Pantomime this year and would like
to take this opportunity in thanking
everyone for their help and support;
we really could not do it without
you. Following our pantomime we
were able to make a donation to the
First Response Team in Watton. In
March we held our A.G.M, the
following officers were elected
Chairman - Stephanie Easter
Vice Chairman - Adrian Spencer
Secretary - Sandra Skipper
Treasurer - Matt Denny.
On May 20th we will be holding our
Pantomime Auditions and everyone
over the age of 16 are welcome.
These will take place in the Green
Room at the Queens Hall at 7.30pm.
Two thoughts
on redundancy
Your Job Search
Thoughts from a Career Coach
Firstly, don't take it personally.
Redundancy does not mean that your
personal value has reduced; it means
that the business you were working
for cannot fund the post you held
anymore. Your skills are still valuable
to a well funded business.
Secondly, people find that one of
the most depressing aspects of
redundancy is that it is an indication
that the whole business sector they
have worked in is suffering a crisis.
This is the time to evaluate which of
your skills are transferable; for
instance people skills are relevant to
all business sectors. Not all industry
sectors have collapsed - read the
good news business stories in the
press and ask yourself how your
skills and experience could help that
type of business.
David Bridge is a Career Coach with
Ma yfair Coa ching P ractice.
www.mayfaircp.com Telephone
01379 650045
Carbrooke
Village Fete
A date for the diary
Saturday June 26th 2010 at 1pm
Carbrooke Village Millennium
Green – opposite Carbrooke Church
This year‘s fete will build on the
long tradition of Carbrooke
Village fetes with an emphasis on
a great family afternoon out on the
Millennium Green with an
agricultural theme and is a joint
venture involving the Church,
Millennium Green, Playgroup,
School, and Village Hall.
Last year the fete returned to its
roots with an exciting display of
agricultural vehicles and
machinery alongside huge long
distance haulage vehicles and a
star prize of an evening out on the
combine harvester at the peak of
harvest time.
Penalty shoot outs, darts
competitions, cake stalls and card
stalls sit alongside the open bar,
cider sales and a fresh local produce
barbeque with the usual raffles and
prize games for all to enjoy.
Come and join in on June the 26th –
all welcome
News
Where did they come from
and where did they go to?
The Blenheim crews of 1940
Frank Harbord DFM died 19th January 2010
The fourth of 6 children Frank was
born in September 1918 – two
months before the Great War ended,
on the Hamptons Estate at Hadlow
near Tonbridge in Kent, where his
father worked as a chauffeur, his
parents however soon moved to the
small village of Little Casterton near
Stamford in Lincolnshire.
Frank Frank attended the village
school and secondary education was
at the Blue Coat School in Stamford.
Leaving at the age of 14 his early
employment was as a delivery boy
for International Stores although he In 1946 He returned to England and
had a strong interest in aviation and married Phyllis and two years later
engineering subjects encouraged by Frank‘s son was born and the family
schoolboy magazines. His boyhood moved to Peterborough. He worked
hero, Albert Ball VC, was, like Frank for Peter Brotherhood, a diesel
a shy and sensitive man as well as a engine manufacturer, in
brave military aviator. Peterborough as a draftsman. In 1952
After working for International he moved to Welwyn Garden City
Stores Frank wanted to better himself and a job with the De Havilland
and saw an advert for a job in a local aircraft company at Hatfield. In 1953
engineering factory, and they helped his second child was born and in
him study at evening class for ONC 1962 another daughter was born.
and HNC in Mechanical Frank had moved job again to
Engineering. English Electric at Stevenage where
In 1938 he applied for aircrew he worked on guided weapons and
training and after rigorous selection
processes was accepted. He joined
the RAF and went off to
Northampton for training to be a
Navigator on the Blenheim tactical
bombers. His expertise in geometry,
algebra and trigonometry stood him
in good stead.
It was when he was stationed at
Swanton Morley in Norfolk that
Frank met his future wife Phyllis, on
a bind date organised by her sister
Doris.
He was soon in the thick of things
and in May 1940 Frank was flying
daily over France as navigator on the
Bristol Blenheims of 82 Squadron
based at Watton, life expectancy for
Blenheim crews in those times was
as little as 14 days, however, Frank
somehow survived. then moved back to Hatfield when
In his book ―Bomber Command‖, Max both English Electric and Hawker
Hastings, includes a whole chapter Siddeley which had succeeded De
about 82 Squadron, based at Watton in Havillands became part of British
May and June 1940. The attrition rate
was appalling although the sense of
Aerospace.
During those years at Welwyn Garden
walking with history was intense.
Frank often quoted Shakespeare and
City Frank‘s lifelong interest in
engineering frequently came in useful.
Henry V‘s speech on the eve of
Agincourt with great feeling. Flying
He had a succession of old Ford motor
cars starting with a 1933 model ―Y‖,
with 2 Group Bomber Command until through a succession of Prefects to
1941, Frank now with 105 Sqn was
posted off to Malta , the most bombed
Ford Consuls. He spent many hours
under those cars changing clutches,
place on earth at the time. gearboxes and even engines with the
The day after arriving in Malta Frank aid of an elaborate gantry and a series
and his crew led eight aircraft on a of pulleys.
low level raid on shipping in Tripoli In 1988 at the age of 70 he ran the
harbour at dusk. They managed to London marathon and for a time
get away without loss. Another became a regular at local half
incident, on Frank‘s 23rd birthday in marathon events winning a number
1941, involved eight Blenheims of cups and medals as the oldest
making an attack on a convoy competitor.
making for Tripoli. After the attack In the latter part of the 1990‘s he was
one of the Blenheims plunged into persuaded to write his memoirs of
the sea. Frank reported the position life in the RAF during the war which
of the dinghy containing the crew he published as a book called
and the next day the RN submarine ―Familiar Voices‖. The book was
HMS Utmost picked up the survivors well received in the aviation press
and carried them back to Malta. and many copies were sold in shops,
In 1943 Frank was awarded the DFM via web sites and by mail order.
for his coolness in combat and Frank was a great survivor and re-
devotion to duty in Europe, Malta invented himself many times;
and Burma. He continued flying Grocer‘s boy, engineer, military
mostly in India, for the rest of the aviator, marathon runner and author,
war in different roles and, a great survivor who loved the
miraculously, survived many scrapes. English countryside.
News
It does your heart good
From the Editor
I sometimes think of myself as a bit
of a cynic; you may have come to that
conclusion yourself from some of my
other editorials! But every now and
again, I come across something that
restores my somewhat jaded faith in
humanity.
Recently I attended a meeting of the
Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers group
for the purpose of taking a picture or
two to go with their article. One of
the subjects of the evening was
Project Linus which I knew was
something to do with quilts but not
really of interest to me. Well, it turns
out that Project Linus donates free
homemade ―security‖ quilts to
seriously ill, abused, bereaved or
traumatised children from premature
birth to 18 years old. What‘s more,
local quilters have, through their
organisation, Norfolk Quilters,
always been strong supporters of
Linus and many members make
quilts for the project, with the number
donated to date being in excess of
3,400!
Members of that same organisation
also produce ―Heart Cushions‖ which
are small heart-shaped support
cushions for people who have had
surgery for breast cancer. If someone
underwent surgery as long as ten
years ago, a heart may still be found
Inner Wheel Club of Watton New Year’s
We met at the home of Lesley Cowling followed with all the skills they foster.
to hear about the Air Cadets A chaplain is attached to every
organisation. Jason Allan from the
Dereham Branch was our speaker and
with the help of his laptop he gave us a
very educational insight into the aims
and workings of the Cadets. Fostering
the spirit of adventure and encouraging
leadership qualities and good
citizenship are some of the aims to
strive for. There are nationally 46,000
Air Cadets, the largest youth
organisation in the UK. The age range
is 13 to 20 and all the helpers and
organisers are volunteers. One of the
principal reasons to join is to fly. All
Cadets get the opportunity to get
airborne. They can gain certificates and
at 18 if they show enough potential get
75% of a pilot‘s licence, this is gained
usually with a view to having a career
in the RAF. They get the chance to go
gliding, even solo if they show
aptitude. Adventure training to develop
leadership qualities takes place in the
Lake District, Peak District and Wales.
They can ski in Europe and are able to
go on exchange training schemes in
many other countries including
Germany, Canada, Ghana etc. Duke of
Edinburgh Award Schemes are
Wayland Agricultural Society
Young Achiever of the Year 2010
Nominations are invited for the
Wayland Agricultural Society Young
Achiever of the Year 2010. The award
is designed to recognise outstanding
dedication and contribution to
agriculture, horticulture, wildlife or any
other rural related sector or industry.
All entrants must be under 21 years of
age. All entrants will be required to
demonstrate and share their
commitment and involvement to their
related subject. This should include
beneficial, so they make and give
them to anyone - women and men -
who have experienced breast cancer.
As if that wasn‘t enough, the meeting
was also told of the ―Last Cuddle‖
quilts. These quilts, again made by
members of Norfolk Quilters, are
used to wrap still born babies for
parents to have their last cuddle. They
are then able to keep that quilt for all
time as a permanent reminder of the
child that was lost to them.
I have to say I find it quite humbling
that in these days of financial scandal,
when even our own MPs have been
ripping us off - but are still asking us
to vote for them - that there are
wonderful people in this world who
give their time, money and skills
freely just to make life a little bit
better for others less well off.
Local quilters would welcome
donations of spare cotton fabric,
wadding, unused fleece and even
sewing threads which would be used
to good effect, and our local quilting
group, the Hackers, Tackers and
Stuffers can be contacted through Sue
Hart on 01362 822536.
And if you see anything about Project
Linus, make a point to find out about
it and make a point to support it,
you‘ll find it will be a very pleasant
antidote to the self serving attitudes of
today.
Resolution?
squadron and available for advice and
listening. The funding is mainly from
the RAF and all trips and equipment is
found for the Cadets or in the case of
trips heavily subsidised.
Cadets are involved in the community
helping at shows, festivals and
displays. It sounds an ideal association
for active young people and gives them
added experience and qualifications to
put on their CVs.
Jason was thanked by Joanny Palmer.
The next part of the meeting was the
induction of Lesley Cowling as a full
member. She was welcomed for the
second time as she has been an
honorary member.
The lunchtime concert in March was
presented by Pamela Warren, Ken
Davis, Brenda Davis and Patrick
Monk. Karen Smith was at the piano.
We were delighted to make a profit of
£309.58 to go to our many charities.
Forthcoming events: Strawberry Tea
17th June in Brenda Davis' garden.
2pm – 4pm. Entrance £2.50 includes
tea, delicious strawberries and cake.
Judy Wilson
their achievements and their
aspirations. Applicants will be
required to show passion and
enthusiasm as well as a sound
knowledge of their category. The
award is sponsored by Weco
Engineering of Watton.
All nominations must be made in
writing to: Attn: Mrs Bridget Hall,
Wayland Agricultural Society, Broom
Hall, Richmond Road, Saham Toney,
Thetford, Norfolk IP25 7HJ
Diabetes UK
We were thoroughly entertained at
our April meeting by a Victorian
Prison Officer who came to speak to
us about "Life & Death in a
Victorian Gaol."
Mike, the Prison Officer, also brought
with him various items from that era
which prisoners had allocated to them,
as well as some "punishing"
equipment and "hanging"
memorabilia. My two volunteers for
the demonstrations, John & Rod,
forged excuse notes but Mike was
able to continue without their input
and they were relegated to the back of
the room. Mike and his "persuader"
were warmly thanked and hopefully
he will be back next year in another
guise
On May 10th our speaker will be
Jason Houghton, Osteopath. He has
visited us before and is extremely
popular with our group. The meeting
starts at 10.15am at the Pentecostal
Church, Old Dereham Road, Watton,
whom we thank for the use of their
facilities, all welcome.
Looking to the future, at our
September meeting we are very
fortunate to have as our guest
speaker Richard Lane, OBE
President of Diabetes UK. More
details will be available later, but for
more information about our group
and our meetings, please phone
Helen, 01953 884713, leave a
message and I will get back to you
as soon as possible.
We were delighted to welcome
Linda Kerr from the Redwings
Horse Sanctuary to our meeting in
April when she told us about the
wonderful work being done across
the country on behalf of not only
horses but ponies, donkeys and
mules as well. They have been
established for 25 years and have
visitor centres (free entry) in
Norfolk Essex & Warwickshire. The
Norfolk one is at Caldecott Nr Gt.
Yarmouth and is open from 10am-
5pm every day from 27th March to
31st October. You can even join
their Adoption club which
contributes towards the care and
feed for rescued animals
It may seem a bit late in the day for
New Year resolutions but it is in
May that we always vote on the WI
Resolution that is being put forward
for debate nationally. We are all
aware of how difficult it can be to
know whether some food has
actually been produced or just
packaged here and that is why, at
our National AGM to be held in
Cardiff in June, the resolution being
debated is This meeting urges the
Government to introduce clear and
mandatory country of origin
labelling on all meat, poultry and
fish products sold in this country.
Over very many years the WI has
been at the forefront of bringing the
attention of the Government to bear
on many issues that concern us all.
After the serious part of our May
11th meeting we will be enjoying a
craft evening with the emphasis on
friendly chatter and exchange of
ideas and skills. For any lady
wanting to find out more about the
WI this would be an ideal evening
to pop in to Watton Christian
Community Centre (7.30pm) and
have a chat.
June is going to be quite busy too. It
is our 20th birthday and in place of a
normal meeting we will have a
birthday party at the home of a
member. Once again we will be
present at Watton Carnival and also
take part in the Methodist Flower
Festival.
On 5th June a Coffee Morning will
be held at 14 Kingfisher Way, there
will be a raffle, bring and buy table,
cake stall etc.- all welcome. We
look forward to meeting some of
you there. We also look forward to
visiting BBC Radio Norfolk in July.
To contact us ring Pat on 01953
882275 or Barbara 01953 882595
Wayland
Partnership
News
There's room at Wayland House In
recognition of the difficulty in finding
low cost meeting and training space in
Wayland, the Wayland Partnership is
launching a SPRING THROUGH TO
SUMMER promotion and is offering
meaningful discounts to local
community groups and organizations.
Call us on 01953 880204 or pop in to
Wayland House in Watton High
Street, tell us who you are and what
you want and we will tell you about
the spaces available and what deals
we can offer you. Alternatively mail
iain@wayland.org.uk for more
information.
Community Support Services
Available at Wayland House Just a
reminder of the information and
support services available at Wayland
House.
Breckland Council Customer Services
- If you need advice on council tax,
how to get a bus pass or the cost of a
senior rail card, a Breckland Council
Presence Officer is available at
Wayland House between the hours of
9.00am and 4.30pm every Wednesday
and 9.00am and 4.00pm every Friday.
Closed for lunch between 1.00-
1.30pm on both days. No appointment
is needed – just call in at Main
Reception.
Breckland Council’s Housing Advice
and Homelessness Service -
Breckland Council‘s Housing Advice
and Homelessness Service is has a
regular half day surgery for homeless
people and customers at risk of
homelessness in the Watton area on
Tuesdays from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm. If
you are at risk of losing your home
and would like to see a Housing
Advisor, call Breckland Council on
01362 656870 or mail
housing.advice@breckland.gov.uk.
The Council‘s website –
www.breckland.gov.uk – has a
housing section with some useful
information.
Norfolk County Council Registrars
Office Norfolk County Council‘s
Watton Register office is at Wayland
House during the hours of 1.00 to
4.00pm every Thursday for the
registration of births, deaths and
general advice. Appointments should
be made through the Registrars office
as usual. For Marriages and Civil
Partnerships telephone 01842 766848,
for Births and Deaths telephone 01842
754115 or mail
registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk.
Peddars Way Housing Association
Peddars Way Housing, the largest
provider of affordable homes in the
Eastern Region offer free drop in
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17
advice surgeries at Wayland House.
An officer from Peddars Way is
usually available on Tuesday
mornings from 9.00am to 11.00pm.
Connexions Connexions Norfolk,
provide a free drop in service for
young people at Wayland House
every Wednesday. They offer advice
on a range if topics including health,
housing and employment. Call them
on Freephone 080 800 13219 to make
an appointment.
Wayland Community Bank The
Wayland Community Bank, a branch
of the Norfolk Credit Union, is open
at Wayland House on Monday‘s from
1.00pm to 3.00pm, Tuesday‘s from
9.00am to 1.00pm and on Thursday‘s
from 9.00am to 11.00am. No
appointment is necessary. The
Norfolk Credit Union is a member of
the Financial Services Compensation
Scheme, which means that your
money is as safe as in any Bank or
Building Society. It‘s the place to
come for simple borrowing and secure
saving.
Wayland Partnership
Spring Craft Fair
The latest in our very successful
Craft Fairs is being held on
Saturday 1st May between
10.00am – 2.00pm at the Queens
Hall, Watton. Admission is free.
We are delighted to offer you a
c elebration of local craft s
including walking sticks, fly
dressing, greetings cards, candles,
jewellery, corn dollies, wood-
turned items, engraved and stained
glass, embroidered items, original
paintings, handmade cushions,
photography and much more. If
you are looking for something
different and if quality and
affordability are important to you,
you will find what you are looking
for at a Wayland Partnership craft
fair.
The Day
Gaymer’s
Was
Bombed
A memory recorded by the
Attleborough Heritage Group
―I was staying with my
Grandmother, Mrs F Jones, at
Warmans Farm which was on
Hargham Road in Attleborough. I
was standing on the kitchen table
looking out of the window which
faced Hargham Road (the railway
line ran parallel to Hargham Road)
when a plane flying very low passed
the window.
I shouted to my Mother ―Quick
look, the plane has a picture on its
tail.‖ My Mother grabbed me by the
legs and threw me under the table.
Immediately we heard pop pop pop
rattling on tin. My Mother thought
the plane had machine-gunned
Russell‘s Granary (now demolished)
which was located nearer the top of
Hargham Road. Then there was a
loud bang. It was not until later (no
telephones in those days) that we
heard in fact it was Gaymer‘s
factory which had been bombed.‖
Marion Williamson‘s (née
Semmence) memories of the day,
during the Second World War, when
a single German bomber raided the
Cyder factory and works by the
railway station in Attleborough.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 Gardening
ST MARY’S CHURCH, WATTON
HOBBIES EXHIBITION
Tomato – Tomayto
Gardening in Navasota, Texas with Helen Quinn
at the QUEEN’S HALL WATTON
Sunday 13th June 10am to 4.30pm The Bluebonnets have dwindled to a
sparse few after a spectacular show in
out to be a magnificent
specimen plant – I
Admission Adults £2.00 Children under 12 –50p mid-April. As you can see from the probably won‘t eat it, but
photos, they are really miniature lupines. can hardly wait until it
Family Ticket £5.00 They draw tourists from all over the blooms! I remembered to
Refreshments will be available 10am—3.30pm place, and all along the roadsides cars are feed the strawberries this
and Lunches between 12 noon and 2pm parked and Mum, Dad and the children year, which made a big
are taking pictures of each other amidst a difference! Had a great
sea of blue. Especially popular for crop.
Picture: Submitted
Cinema Club pictures of dogs and babies! Hands up
everyone who thought Texas was all
Wells Cole Community Centre, Saham Toney cowboys, cactus and rattlesnakes?
The temperature is climbing and the
Saturday May 29th, Invictus hummingbirds are back. The feeders are
(Nelson Mandela, Real Life Drama) up and filled with the usual mixture of 4
Sat June 26th June A Single Man parts water to 1 part sugar (red food
12A BAFTA BEST ACTOR – COLIN FIRTH colouring optional – most of the feeders
Entrance £4.00, fully licensed bar, wheel chair access, free parking, have red on them to attract the birds.)
raffle in interval. Free draw ticket to win the film of the night. For In the garden the tomatoes, peppers,
more information please ring 01953 883394 or purchase a ticket eggplants and cucumbers are coming along
well – maybe this year there will be
from Saham Post Office.
something ready for the County Fair
The WCCC needs a new heating system and all profit from horticulture divisions in June. I dug up a
the evening goes towards this project. huge rosemary bush to make way for more
vegetables, and have dozens of cuttings
rooting to sell at our local Farmers‘ Market.
ART @ Stoke Ferry Church These markets are becoming very popular
now, and while all the towns around us
(PE33 9SF )
have one, our town seems to have a hard
Free Entry Exhibition time getting one together. I sell vegetables
22nd May to 6th June Open Daily 10 - 5 if I have enough to part with, bedding plants
and herbs, fresh cut herbs, marmalade and
Free adjacent parking and easy access All Are Welcome. Around
jellies, herbal vinegars and baked goods Picture: Submitted
100 exciting new pictures by acclaimed local artists - wildlife; land
such as banana bread, pineapple-cheese
and seascapes; flowers; abstracts; still life and figures. bread, and zucchini (courgette) bread. This Fortunately the turtle family did not Southern Plantations, and botanical
Contact Teresa Waller on year I am trying a new herb, Stevia. This is discover the vegetable garden, especially gardens. I‘m told that this is the best
01366 501369 for more details. being highly promoted as a natural the lettuce, to which I understand they are time to visit because of the great
sweetener to replace all ―unhealthy‖ very partial. display of azaleas, which don‘t grow
sugars, corn syrups, etc. I am also trying I‘m off in the morning to Savannah, here on our alkaline soils. Hopefully
fennel this year, and the cardoon is turning Georgia, to sample great seafood, old they will be blooming on schedule!

Bradenham & District Horticultural Society

Saturday 10th April was perfect for the
Spring Show: gloriously warm, sunny
and most of all dry! Unfortunately we
had fewer entrants and entries this year
than last. Norwich were playing at
home (they drew) and there was a horse
race. These factors added to the
weather may have contributed to the
low turnout. However, 15 entrants
produced 111 (Nelson‘s for cricket
lovers) entries of very high quality. It
Bales Browne Accountancy was interesting to note that due to the
late spring we had more entries for
Services Limited tulips this year and the hyacinths were
stunning. The scent in the hall was
Accounts preparation for Sole traders, almost intoxicating. The double
Limited Companies and Partnerships daffodils were largely missing as they
Personal, Limited Company, and Partnership Tax Returns are still in bud, very frustrating for the
Book-keeping PAYE VAT Returns people who normally enter them. After
the Show, when we opened the Hall for
Karen Bales ACCA MAAT Bsc (Hons) teas, it was very good to see a large
number of visitors and I am told we
Telephone 01953 884019 recruited more members.
We had a lovely surprise visit from
118 Norwich Road, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk. IP25 6DU Wayland Radio. Paul Young and
Email: balesbrowneaccountancy@yahoo.co.uk Gabbie Sharp arrived to interview some
of our winners and President, Allison
Griffiths. Gabbie presents the
Gardening Show on Fridays, 1200-
1300 and Sundays 1300-1400, just in
All your plumbing R.S. Plumbing & time for GQT on Radio 4. Wayland
Radio broadcasts on 103.7FM so we
and heating needs
Heating must have a listen, especially as they
persuaded Geoff Twelftree to part with
some of his monthly Topical Tips.
Boiler Servicing, Installations and Gabbie and Paul were kind enough to
stay for the presentation of the
General Plumbing All work undertaken. silverware, shared tea with us and even
CORGI Registered won a raffle prize! I hope they will join
Telephone 01953 883829 us for the Autumn Show on 4th
September as I am sure they would
07836 267 419 enjoy the auction that ends that day‘s
proceedings.
So to the winners:
The Spring Cup for most points in the
flower section - Ralph Kinsley
The Bill Aylott Cup for the best
arrangement of flowers ‗This Green and
Pleasant Land‘ - Geoff Twelftree
The Hendry Plate for most Points in the
domestic section - Judy Atkinson
The Sid Lancaster Salver for the most
points in show - Judy Atkinson
Class Results:
1. Daffodil, trumpet as long as or longer
than petals: 1st Libby Cossins; 2nd June
Martin; 3rd Pauline Middleton; Highly
Commended (HC) Geoff Twelftree
2. Daffodil, trumpet more than 1/3 length
of petals: 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Pauline
Middleton; 3rd Geoff Twelftree; HC June
Martin
3. Daffodil, trumpet no more than 1/3
length of petals: 1st Jackie Priestley; 2nd
Joan Loveday; 3rd Ralph Kinsley; HC
Pauline Middleton
4. Daffodil, double flowers: 1st Judy
Atkinson; 2nd Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Geoff
Twelftree
5. Daffodil, multi-headed: 1st Jackie
Priestley; 2nd Judy Atkinson; 3rd June
Martin; HC Ralph Kinsley
6. Daffodil, miniature: 1st June Martin; 2nd
Sheila Sorrell; 3rd Pauline Middleton; HC
Ralph Kinsley
7. Tulip: 1st Judy Atkinson; 2nd Ralph
Kinsley; 3rd Geoff Twelftree; HC Joan
Loveday
8. Tulip, miniature: 1st June Martin; 2nd
Judy Atkinson; 3rd Geoff Twelftree
9. Hyacinth: 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Jackie
Priestley; 3rd June Martin; HC Judy
Atkinson
10. Polyanthus: 1st June Martin; 2nd Ralph
Kinsley; 3rd Joan Loveday; HC Geoff
Twelftree
11. Single Bloom not listed above: 1st June
Martin; 2nd Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Joan
Loveday; HC Judy Atkinson
12. Cactus or Succulent: 1st Pauline
Middleton; 2nd June Martin; 3rd Ralph
Kinsley; HC Geoff Twelftree
13. Orchid: 1st June Martin; 2nd Judy
Atkinson
14. Flowering Pot Plant: 1st Geoff
Twelftree; 2nd Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Joan
Loveday
15. Non-flowering Pot Plant: 1st Geoff
Twelftree; 2nd Ralph Kinsley
16. Arrangement ‗This Green and Pleasant
Land‘: 1st Geoff Twelftree; 2nd Peggy
Twelftree
17. Jar of Marmalade: 1st Judy Atkinson;
2nd Peggy Twelftree
18. Jar of Jam: 1st Peggy Twelftree; 2nd
Judy Atkinson
19. Jar of Chutney: 1st Judy Atkinson; 2nd
Peggy Twelftree
20. Light Fruit Cake: 1st June Martin; 2nd
Judy Atkinson; 3rd Jackie Priestley; HC
Julie Stacey
21. Cheese Straws: 1st Judy Atkinson; 2nd
June Martin; 3rd Pauline Middleton
22. Shortbread Pieces: 1st Julie Stacey; 2nd
Mary Marriott; 3rd Judy Atkinson
23. Fruit Scones: 1st Mary Marriott; 2nd
Belinda Ashman; 3rd Peggy Twelftree
24. Handicraft: 1st Jackie Priestley; 2nd
Julie Stacey; 3rd Libby Cossins; HC Mary
Marriott
Our next meeting will be held on
Thursday, 20 May at 7.30pm in the
Village Hall, when our speaker will be
Mr. L Speller on Acer Cultivars. As
ever, all are welcome. Also we shall
have a Plant Stall at the Annual Village
Sports Day and Fete on the green,
Monday 31 May (Bank Holiday)
Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Attleborough and District Great Hockham DEREHAM &

Horticultural Society Gardening Club News
There was a very pleasing attendance
of members and guests at the March
meeting who much enjoyed a
powerpoint presentation ―Images of
Japan‖. Speaker Len Speller opened
with some basic Japanese phrases and
then took us on a journey through a
land of contrasts; the concrete jungle of
modern urban Japan being interspersed
with colourful temples and beautiful
Japanese gardens. Something of the
culture of Japan also came over, with
its emphasis on politeness, tidiness and
desire to conform.
The prolonged cold weather cut the
number of entries for the table
competition, but hopefully now that
spring has at last arrived we will see
more entries next time. Winners were
Shirley Penfold (any variety of daffodil
and three stems of flowers), John
Darlow (any vegetable) and John
Phoenix (any flowering bulb, corm or
tuber).
The May meeting will be on
Wednesday 19th May at 7.30pm in the
main hall at Attleborough Junior
School. The talk will be on the subject
of ―Bulbs for small Gardens‖ and as
always we will be very pleased to
welcome guests as well as members.
On Wednesday, 14th APRIL,
DEREK ARCHER talked to us
about his ORCHID collection and
how to grow these beautiful plants.
He brought along just a few of his
magnificent collection and showed
us the rest in flower on screen. His
examples, some over 40 yrs old,
ranged from the smallest to the
largest forms and from rare UK
orchids to those species from
Japan. He told us the best way to
keep orchids at home and many of
us realised we have been killing
ours with kindness; as they need
humidity, by standing on damp
gravel and yet the pot needs to be
well drained. Water and feed and
DISTRICT
village green at 6.45pm to arrive
CAT ADOPTION
there for a 7pm start.
HORN FAIR on MAY 30th.
CENTRE
Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP
Members are asked to bring plants,
flowers, vegetables, garden Rehoming Cats and Providing
equipment etc. to sell on the day Advice & Help With Neutering
for our plant stall and to volunteer OPEN 7 Days a
their services for help to me as
soon as possible. Week 11am to 3pm
We will need sandwiches, cakes,
scones, biscuits etc. for the
Telephone . . .
refreshment stall too. Take these to
Jill at Nurses House please. Many
01362 687 919
thanks. We hope lots of you will
support this unique event, and buy
excellent value plants from us as
well as enjoy our home-made cakes Attention All
on the refreshment stall. See you

Ashill Garden Club leave to drain before replacing in

On the 15th April Ashill Garden
Club was treated to a visit by Mr R L
Sutton, a noted member of the
Norfolk Chrysanthemum Society.
This was a most opportune visit; now
that Spring has finally arrived , we
all need help in preparing for sowing
and planting. Mr Sutton took the
Garden Club members through
various aspects of horticultural care
required before during and after the
growing season.
For instance, cleanliness in the
greenhouse is vital, and Mr Sutton
described how he is able to keep
the greenhouse free of pests with
the liberal use of Jeyes fluid and
Milton, among other things. He
explained how to clean flower pots
with bleach, and was able to
demonstrate by the use of slides,
how even flower pots of some
antiquity can be kept fresh and
clean with appropriate care.
Mr Sutton also had some practical
tips involving the use of bubble
wrap in the greenhouse and the
mixing of soft soap with
insecticide. These guidelines, being
of a practical and economical
nature, were very useful, as were
the instructions on how to plant the
growing tips pinched out of
chrysanthemums, to produce ―free‖
plants. The talk finished with slides
of some fine specimens of
Breckland Flower and
chrysanthemums, and the club were
most appreciative of Mr Sutton‘s
informative discussion.
The next Garden Club meeting will
take place on the 27th May, during
which Graeme Simmonds will
discuss historical objects we might
find in our own gardens. This
should be an inspiring discussion,
since members are asked to bring
along items they may have found in
their garden or at the beach.
Stop press: we still have tickets
available for the trip to Stody
Lodge Gardens. This will take
place on the 12th May and will
give members and their friends the
chance to wander through some of
t h e t en a cr e s o f b e auti fu l
Rhododendrons and Azaleas which
are in bloom each May. This outing
is also combined with a trip to
Holt, the historic Georgian city,
and promises to be a ―grand day
out‖. Please contact John Vincent if
you require tickets – telephone
01760 440320.
Finally, it may seem like a long
way off, but the Committee are
busy making arrangements for the
Annual Flower Show on the 27th
June, and the Vegetable Show on
the 26th August. You might like to
pencil these dates in your diary,
either to show or just come along
and enjoy yourself.
the gravel based pot.
A very informative, entertaining
talk, inspiring us all to have a go at
growing these tricky but incredibly
exotic plants. Derek judged the
flower competition; 1st Patsy
Peachey, 2nd David Peachey and
3rd Shona Levy. A good selection
of entries to choose from this
month, so congratulations to the
winners.
Our next meeting, on Wednesday
12th May, will be our first
OU TS IDE V ISI T to the
JAPANESE GARDEN at the OLD
BAKERY, Caston and afterwards
refreshments will be at the home of
2 of our members, at Brook House,
Dukes Lane.
This garden is well known by our
speaker too as he is responsible for
all the ‗green‘ planting there and
told us it is one of the largest
Japanese gardens in the country
and well worth seeing. So hope
lots of you will come along, share
lifts if possible; we will leave the
Ovington Gardening Club
The April meeting was a talk on
‗setting up a wormery‘ by Jan Hunt
who gave us an insight into the
trials and tribulations of starting a
wormery from scratch. The
methods used to keep the worms in
a tip-top condition were discussed,
with more about what not to do,
and to throw away the instructions
which came with the unit!
The Tea Dance
there!
Our thanks to Chris Dalton who
entered our Village Green in the
Telegraphs ‗Most Lively Village
Green‘ competition and guess
what? We are in the final 4 and
have won a year‘s membership to
the ‗Open Spaces Society‘ and so
far £50! Watch this space… We
will use the money towards filling
the flower boxes at the entrances to
the village. In fact, thanks to our
£50 grant from Breckland Pride
earlier this year the boxes have
looked beautiful this Spring and
our thanks to the members of the
Club responsible for their upkeep.
For more information look us up
on our website:
www.greathockhamgardeningclub.
org.uk. Or ring me on the number
below. We are a very active,
friendly club, always keen to
increase our membership and now
is a great time to join. If anyone
would like a lift to meetings please
give me a call. Jane Dalton
(Secretary) 01953 498694
The May meeting will be at the
village hall from 10-12 noon on
Saturday 15 May when we will be
running our plant stall, coffee and
cakes and the raffle to bolster our
funds. So, if you need any plants,
come and see us first! Any further
information can be obtained from
Ed on 01953 885848 or Carol on
01760 440719.
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Watton Sports Centre, Dereham Road.
All the sessions are designed to promote stamina,
strength and flexibility whilst taking into account
the fitness level and ability of participants.
General Aerobics Mondays 7pm
An hour long, as energetic as you wish!**
Nifty Fifties Fridays 11am
A challenging workout for
"recycled teenagers"**
Gentle Option Fridays 10am
40 minutes duration, no floorwork. Problems such as
arthritis and joint replacement are taken into account.
** Please bring a mat for floorwork
Please note there will be no classes during the
half-term holiday Monday 31st May to
Friday 4th June inclusive
For further details, please contact
Diane Cuthbert
01953 850275
RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher
Classes held during term-time

Garden Club It‘s the Sunday Tea Dance and they‘ll all be here today

Members and visitors enjoyed the
'Flower Girls' demonstration at
April's meeting entitiled Here
Comes Summer. Sheila Bullen and
Joy Tumore took a 'holiday in
Scotland' which reminded us of the
pink and purple hues of heather
whilst 'the picnic' - in a hamper -
included bright sunny gerberas.
Designs for a church wedding
included candles, pink lilies,
carnations and green
ch r ysanthe mu ms. Herb ac eous
borders were interpreted by parallel
arrangements and white blooms.
Two large urns held the final
designs which included a wide
variety of foliage, green carnations
and white lilies.
The Flower Arranging competition
winner in the Old Hands class was
Ursula Jackson who also won the
Rachel Tarry Trophy for the Best
Exhibit (no entries in New Hands)
and Ann Norris was the winner in
the 'From Your Garden'
competition with three stems of
daffodils.
Next meeting will be held on
Thursday 13th May 2010 at 2pm
when Mrs Rosemary Ward will be
talking on Container Gardening.
The competitions will be for a
'Foliage Arrangement' for the Betty
Warburton Trophy, and three stems
of blossom.
Visitors are always welcome.
Further details from Pat 01953
457315 or Sally 01953 788712
Aches and pains forgotten, dance the afternoon away.
Foxtrots, quicksteps, waltzes, some are slow but some still nifty,
With memories of how it was way back in nineteen-fifty.
Norman‘s in the toilet and he‘s struggling to pee,
HARMONY
He‘s got trouble with his prostate and he‘ll likely miss his tea.
Eddy‘s got a new love that he met in Thornton Heath,
She does a lovely tango, but she hasn‘t any teeth.
His latest fancy footwork nearly broke his partner‘s neck,
QUILTING
She mistook his outside swivel for a travelling contra check. A Professional Machine
Ida‘s had her hair done and she‘s ready for a saunter,
She had a vindaloo last night and it‘s coming back to haunt her. Quilting Service
Florrie‘s mini-skirt‘s revealing when she‘s spinning in the jive,
She really shouldn‘t wear a thong, approaching eighty-five. !!! You do the patchwork !!!
They‘ve had their tea and cake and chat and a little laugh,
Then gamely rise with creaking knees to face the second half.
I do the quilting
Norman‘s made it back in time for rumba number one, For Quilting
His cucaracha‘s very neat, but he‘s left his flies undone.
Vera‘s fallen over in a massive crimplene heap, Wadding & Backing Prices
Bert‘s got indigestion and Mabel‘s fast asleep. www.harmonyquilting.co.uk
It‘s last waltz time and up they get for Humperdink‘s old tune
And then: Goodbye, Good luck, take care, God willing see you soon.
Anon (Sent in by Edith Pleasance who is suffering writer‘s block)
Tel: 01953 882484
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

SUPPORT YOUR The historic Parish Rainbow’s puddings

LOCAL SHOPS Churches of Norfolk help Big C
And get your copy of the
Mid-Norfolk Times
By Frank Wilder
Prior to the introduction of WILLIAM SALTER
at these businesses the railway into Norfolk in Yarmouth Stage Coach Man
1844 with the building of Died October the 9th 1776
Thorpe station, the pace of Aged 59 years
Rocklands life in the county, and
indeed, the whole country,
Here lies Will Salter, honest man
Deny it, Envy if you can
Post Office & Stores was determined by the speed
of the horse which governed
True to his business and his Trust
Always punctual always just.
The Street, Rocklands everything from the races at His horses, could they speak, would tell
Newmarket to the ploughing They loved their good old master well.
01953 483 217 of fields, the transport of His uphill work is chiefly done
Car Tax, Lottery, Fresh Milk crops and the towing of His Stage is ended, Race is run
canal barges. One journey is remaining still,
The fastest commercial To climb up Sion's holy hill.
Great Ellingham vehicle was the PO Mail And now his faults are all forgiv'n
Coach, established in 1784, Elijah like drive up to heaven
Village Stores & P.O. which ultimately managed Take the Reward of all his Pains
about 8-10mph on the And leave to other hands the Reins.
Long St, Gt Ellingham macadam roads built from
01953 452 155 1816 onwards and which Sacred
Post Office, Fresh Bread & Milk Daily usually travelled at night. A To the memory of
daily service from Norwich Picture: Submitted
JOHN FOX
to London was established Who on the 20 of Dec 1806
Quick Stop in 1785 and ran until April
1846.
The stagecoach was a
In the 79th Year of his Age was
unfortunately killed near this spot
On Thursday 25th March 2010, 2nd
Watton RAF Rainbows and Leaders
presented Lesley Cologne,
and the Managers of Tesco's and Co-
op Watton and to everyone who sold
tickets for the event, for their
Church Street, Attleborough having been thrust down and trampled
somewhat slower vehicle on by the horses of a Waggon. Tho Community Fundraising Manager of generosity and support. We are
01953 458 036 carrying, as it did, more his Life was humble yet it is deserving the Big C Cancer Charity with a extremely delighted by the amount
Italian Wines 2 for £5 Wide range passengers and with several of imitation. He was a worthy & useful cheque for £251.66, which is 50% of raised, and we will be able to use the
stops (stages) on its journey. Member of Society an honest the total amount raised from their money raised to help fund sleepovers
of Polish Foods available Farm horses, ploughing or really successful Pudding Evening and provide equipment for the
& industrious Labourer.
moving heavily laden carts, READER held on Friday 5th March 2010. The Rainbows. We currently have 17
usually managed 2-4mph – Rainbows and Leaders would Rainbows and are desperately
Old Buckenham Stores walking pace. Horses used
If thou drivest a team be careful
& endanger not the Life of especially like to say a big thank you looking for some more adults to help
The Green, Old Buckenham for recreational purposes another or thine own. to Simon Rowling of Broom Hall us having fun at our weekly meetings
01953 860219 were usually ridden at the Hotel, Sue of the Dutch Flower and when we have sleepovers, if you
If you purchase goods from the shop costing over 'canter' - about 10-17mph – a speed round tower divided by three bands Parade and Hannah Daniels for can help us, please contact Jo Jacklin
£40 (excluding the post office, cigarettes, lottery apparently known as the with each stage marginally smaller providing free manicures or hand and on 01953 880112 or email
and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be 'Canterbury Gallop'. A galloping than the one below and deep C15 arm massages. Gary of Little Gary's jmj57@btinternet.com for more
entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth £5) horse could travel at about 25- chequered battlements above. The Plaice, Denise of Spoilt for Choice information
30mph, but only for a short twin triangular headed bell
distance. openings are clearly Saxon but are
Lovells Post Office Both William Salter, Yarmouth surrounded by Norman carved
stage coach man, and John Fox, billets, so the church must belong to Jarrolds -The city’s
& Stores were working men and would not the so-called C11 overlap.
have been paid a great deal and yet The treasure of this church may be
Market Place, New Buckenham each has as his memorial, a well seen in the C15 south porch – a
carved and decorated mural highly decorative Norman doorway
Jewel in the Crown
01953 860 351 monument, that of William Salter at with concentric bands of chip
Haddiscoe and of John Fox at carving, zigzags and scalloping and
Colney. It is obvious that both were above it, in a niche, a seated figure, Wayland Women in Business
held in high regard by their a rare piece of Norman sculpture, a
Village Stores contemporaries who must have vested priest with hands raised and
contributed to the cost of these what may be a dove overhead. The
Yet another full house attended our
March lunch, we introduced two
Sharon Gibbons from SG Therapy
and Lyn Ratcliffe from Jamie @
Market Street, East Harling splendid and unusual memorials. door itself is covered with splendid exhibitor stands and a raffle, both Home.
proving very successful and great Wayland Women in Business has
01953 718115 The round towered church of St. ironwork of very early date,
Andrew at Colney must be the most probably locally made. Lots of fun. received some funding from the
A wide range of products in stock familiar church in Norfolk, standing interesting things inside including a Guest speaker Pat Crawford gave Participatory Budget Fund which
Anne and Kevin Ledgard as it does just across the road from small black slab, halfway down the an amazing and enlightening talk will enable us to set up a much
the Colney Lane entrance to the nave, to Bele, the wife of Peter, son about her successful career after needed website, watch this space.
Norfolk and Norwich hospital. It is of Peter the Dykegraaf (master of losing her sight, her dedication to Baroness Gillian Shephard has
Londis Banham Anglo-Saxon in origin with three the dykes) who died in 1525. Great
blocked double –splayed windows. changes were wrought in this area
helping the blind is truly amazing.
The Wayland Women in business
kindly invited the group along to
the Houses of Parliament, there are
meetings are open to everyone. forty tickets available on a first
01953 887320 John Fox's memorial is over the of the marshes by Dutch drainage
tower entrance door. experts. The memorial slab to Although most attendees are come first served basis. The coach
Your Local Village The rest of the church is in C19 William Salter was originally fixed
restorer's Decorated style. on the outside of the south wall of
running businesses, please do not
let this deter you from coming. We
will leave from Watton, tour of
Parliament, cream tea at Central
Supermarket St. Mary, Haddiscoe, which stands the churchyard but was moved into
on an escarpment at the eastern end the church when the wall collapsed.
were pleased to see a number of
employed and retired ladies this
Hall Westminster, some free time
in Westminster, and a two course
of Haddiscoe marshes also has a time and a number of ladies who dinner in Newmarket on the Return

Londis Methodist Church June

News Extra Flower Festival
High Street, Attleborough, Watton Methodist Church will be
(Opposite Sainsburys) hosting their annual Flower Festival
once again this year. This year it
01953 453 257 will be open to the public over three
days, Friday the 11th, Saturday the
Newspapers & magazines 12th and Sunday the 13th June
Wide range of confectionery, tobacconist
2010. On the Sunday it will become
Wide range of Wines, Beers and Spirits part of the Carnival activities.
are seeking to return to the work
place.
Our next lunch will be held at Broom
journey. This fabulous ladies day
out is on Tuesday July 6th prices to
be confirmed.
Hall Saham Toney on Wednesday All are welcome. Ticket sales will
2nd June 12-2pm £13.50 per ticket
which includes a hot lunch, a glass of
be circulated in the next few weeks.
For further details please contact
There will be a Concert on the
wine and tea and coffee served with Jane Richards 01953 885554
handmade truffles. We are pleased to sales@janerichards.co.uk
Friday evening, 11th June, again
announce our guest speaker is Suzie Clare Rowling 01953 488993
this is a change to the usual
Saturday concert.
Abel. Suzie is the spokeswoman for
Jarrolds Department store in
enquiries@rowlingbuilding.co.uk
Ann Lusher
Please book the dates now. More
information and tickets for the
Norwich and is coming to talk to us lusherann@yahoo.co.uk
about the running of the store and Clair Rylands 01953 880146
concert will shortly be available, so
fashion. There will be two exhibiters, Kingfishertax@oasis-mail.net
watch this space!
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Shaken by an earthquake Cash boost for JB’s Catering

Takeaways Made To Order
Letter from Australia by
Chris O’Connor
at some stage in the future and
Adelaide will be damaged. It's just a
matter of time."
Community Radio Gaymers Industrial Estate
I don‘t know if you have ever lived
through an earthquake but I did the
He said SA experienced at least one 0777516 9265
magnitude 3.8 quake a year, and
other night and it was one of the most
Adelaide faced the greatest risk of
frightening events I have ever
experienced. Lying in bed at 11.30 on a
Friday night I suddenly heard this
earthquake damage out of any major
capital city due to its large number of Candy Cave
volatile fault lines.
massive explosion and then everything
Friday's quake was a wake up call to Chapel Street, Shipdham
shook and I mean everything – pictures
on the wall, vases on the cupboard etc
communities and authorities to be 01362 823111
better prepared in the event of a more
– and then within seconds another one. Newsagents and convenience store
destructive tremor.
It sounded as if an ammunition factory
"This is the fourth relatively small
had blown up such was the impact of
the noise.
I had no idea it was an earthquake and
earthquake in just a few weeks, which
is unusual," he said. Ashill Food & Wine
"This earthquake was possibly up to a
nor did my neighbours so there we all
magnitude of even four and it's only
Picture: Submitted 1 Hale Road, Ashill
were in our dressing gowns looking
around for a fire, something, anything
the depth (of the quake) that saved you Theresa Hewitt presenting Station Manage Dave 01760 440932
from damage. Hatherly with a cheque for £24,000 Fresh bread and milk, news and grocery.
that would tell us what it was. Finally
"I think at the moment there is a high Alcohol. Paypoint
one neighbour sauntered down the
probability of an earthquake in this
road. He‘d lived through a quake Our local radio station on to us and help us to further
same area of the Adelaide metropolitan 107.3fm, Wayland Community develop the distinct service we
before and knew all about it.
area, state emergency services should
We all know that earthquakes occur all
over the place, regardless of where the
be looking at their procedures again
Radio in Ashill is celebrating a
£24,000 grant from Breckland
are offering to the district.
We're enormously grateful for
Wayside Farm Shop
and what they need to be doing to
fault lines are. And it is somewhat
different from California, where you
respond to an earthquake.
Council to further develop the
station which provides
the support the Council has
offered us."
Stow Bedon
can see most of the earthquakes happen
"People who manage schools and volunteering opportunities and The station currently has more Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
hospitals ought to also be making sure
on major fault lines that they know are
they are not vulnerable."
greater community cohesion. than 50 volunteers and was Home Produced Pork
01953 483 375
moving. The station offers work originally started because of
What makes it even worse is the experience and volunteer the lack of a radio station to
The South Australian earthquakes are
experts say they have no way of placements for people to learn serve the Watton and
spread out far and wide, though there
predicting them. "There's always the media and general life skills. Swaffham area and
are more in the hills than on the flats
which makes me feel even less
insecure given that I live in the hills of
chance of something bigger, but the
probability of that is really quite low.‖
"If there are a lot of these in the next
The stations programmes and
initiatives are particularly
surrounding villages. The
whole of the studio complex is Londis Banham
Adelaide and this quake occurred five targeted at young people, over disabled friendly and fitted out
kilometres from where I live.
An earthquake specialist put it this way
couple of months some people might
get upset, but this is close enough to
45s and migrant communities
although the output it proving
with professional equipment,
the radio mast delivers a strong
01953 887320
normal - except we don't usually have
―it is quite common for people to be very popular across all ages. signal across the broadcast
able to hear and see an earthquake
them down here, we usually see them D a vid H ath e rl y, St at ion area. Your Village Superstore
up in the Flinders, further north of Manager for Wayland Radio, Cllr Theresa Hewett, Executive
without feeling it. He said the
Adelaide" And I had dreams of retiring said: "We launched the station member for Communities said;
earthquake compression waves were
to that area of the world. on a shoestring last August, "Community radio gives local
equivalent to sound waves. As the
Friday's seismic activity was about and it's already a valuable people a real voice. Wayland
waves come up through the ground it is
20km underground. Police and resource for local community Radio makes a great
possible to hear low-frequency sound
emergency services were inundated groups and popular with our contribution to Breckland
waves. It does sound like a rumbling as
with emergency calls from across the audience. The grant from communities, because its
it comes and goes."
state as people near the epicentre Breckland Council will enable strength lies in that it is run by
"When you are closer it tends to be
reported the sound of an "explosion". us to enhance our public local people, for local people,
more a big boom sound, but what
More than 500 calls were logged information broadcasts; we will about local issues. This
people actually hear is a probably a
within hours of the quake hitting; with be working with other local fu ndin g wil l he lp gi ve
little subjective and probably
shockwaves felt up to 100km away and agencies to ensure that their community radio a much
depends on where they are and what
as far as Kangaroo Island, but by the information is reaching our needed boost at this stage in its
they are doing."
light of day the State Emergency audiences more efficiently. development."
Well mate, to me it sounded like a
Service had reported no structural That will make a big difference
bomb going off in my backyard and,
damage.
believe me, thousands of people were
And what did I do after the quake? – I
jolted from their sleep when a
magnitude 3.8 quake - the state's
went back to bed and began to read a
book and then asked my wife ―did the
Prayer of the Heart Activities
strongest in more than 20 years - struck
earth move for you too darling?‖
just south of Mt Barker at 11.27pm on
Post Script: After filing this story, the
at Watton Methodist Church
Friday. Its shockwaves were felt across Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship. For
the state.
West Australia Goldfields have been
those seeking reflective prayer, mid week worship with a more
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South Australian quake. It closed the
19 days, with three recorded near Meditation No meditation on 3rd May, Monday 17th May
Kalgoor Lie Super Pit, damaging
Kuitpo, including a 1.9 magnitude ‗Walking the Labyrinth‘ with Rev Mary Cousins, Next Monday
buildings and burying a teenage girl
tremor on April 2.
Australian Seismological Centre
under rubble. Seismologist David
Jepsen said the quake was the largest to
Evening Worship 28th June 7.30pm in the Vestry
Spiritual Journey Book Club—more dates later
RICHARD’S BUILDING
director Kevin McCue said it was only
"a matter of time" before SA
hit the area in 25 years and possibly the
largest ever.
On Monday 7th June Anne McDonnell of the World Community
for Christian Meditation will be with us to speak briefly about MAINTENANCE
experienced a repeat of the 5.5 WCCM and John Main. We would like to welcome new folk to all
magnitude quake of 1954 that caused
Geoscience Australia seismologist
our meetings.
For all your internal and external
David Jepsen said the quake hit about
$70 million damage across Adelaide.
10km southwest of Kalgoorlie and was maintenance works
"I think we probably haven't seen the
fairly shallow.
worst yet, but the probability would be
―People in Kalgoor Lie would have Has Your PC Slipped a KITCHENS & BATHROOMS
pretty small that it will happen in our FITTED WALL & FLOOR TILING
lifetime," he said.
experienced strong shaking. We would
expect people up to several hundred
Disc? Netted a virus? LAMINATE FLOORING
That really makes me feel like moving
to . . . well there is no place to really
kilometres away would have felt it.
―This is the largest event in the last 25
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move to as they occur all over the
world. I just wish they didn‘t happen in
years in this region and it might be the
largest since we started recording.‖
wont work now? Whatever your needs give me a call
my backyard!
―The quake was significantly larger Quick response promised
And now the cruncher; just when you
thought it would be safer than say
than the mining explosions that For all manner of computer Free estimates Call Richard on
regularly rocked the towns, Mr Jepsen
California for instance, Dr McCue says
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that in places like Adelaide, very few
buildings are designed to resist
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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

The sight and sounds of

tractors, more tractors
and even more tractors
Well over four hundred veteran
tractors left Tibenham Airfield on
Sunday 4 th April for their run
around the local roads and stopped
for their lunch break on Old
Buckenham Green.
What a spectacle they made - first
driving into the village centre, then
parking up in row after row, having
some lunch and then off round the
lanes again to return to the Airfield.
The local Old Ram Tractor Club
did the organising of this national
event that brought tractors and their
Picture: John Frost drivers from all over the country.
It was a very friendly occasion, a
photographer's delight and even the
sun shone occasionally. The sound
of all those engines and the smell
of diesel will remain in people's
memories for years to come.
Picture: Churchwarden John Frost
braved the long ladders to get to
the top of All Saints church tower.
Thanks to his efforts, we can all
share this view and get a better idea
of just how many tractors there
were on the Green at old
Buckenham.
http://oldbuckenham.blogspot.com

SSAFA 125 and other stuff . . .

What a busy month! I really don‘t know
where to start. Of course! SSAFA125 is the
best place to start, of course, but before I do
I would like to put out an appeal for a
volunteer or two?
We urgently need volunteers for the
Thetford District and for Downham
Market. If you have a few spare hours and
you are interested in people this may be for
you. You will be given full training and
support by some very friendly people and
you will meet some some very interesting
people. We would love to hear from you so
please ring or email norfolk@ssafa.org.uk
for details.
So back to SSAFA 125. This is the
campaign to celebrate the first 125 years of
SSAFA Forces Help. The very first
National Collection Day raised more than
£74,000, pretty good for a first effort, don‘t
you think? £250 came from the dear
customers of CO-OP Watton and another
£400 from Fakenham team. In 2011 the
collection day will 14 May! So watch out
for details and if you would like to help;
just ring that number.
www.ssafstore.co.uk is now open for
business. You can buy all sorts of SSAFA
goodies on there, such as mugs, polo
shirts, pens, limited badges, bracelets and
you will also be able to buy them from us
when we appear at the local fairs and
festivals this summer.
Phil Packer is a man and a half. In 2008 he
suffered terrible spinal injuries whilst on
duty as a Major in Afghanistan. He has
entered for the London Marathon and will
be taking 26 hours –yes 26 hours! to
complete the course. Each mile has been
nominated to a charity and on the SSAFA
mile he will be accompanied by Marine
Andy Grant. To sponsor Phil and Andy go
to www.ssafa.org.uk
And for the cooks amongst you, Gary
Rhodes has contributed to a brand new
cookery book, Simply Cyprus. It took a
year for the volunteers to compile it and
children from the British Forces Primary
Schools illustrated it. www.ssafstore.co.uk
or bookshop@mouflon.com.cy
That is just a small sample of the wonderful
things peeps are doing to raise funds and
awareness for SSAFA Please remember
our aim is FIRST IN> LAST OUT and we
will stay with you for a lifetime to help you.
Locally, we are going to be busy this year.
28th April – presentation at Robertson
Barracks Swanton Morley
16th/17th July Weeting Steam Rally
28th July – Sandringham Flower Festival
1st August – The 133rd Wayland
Agricultural Show
These are a few of the places you can find
us this summer; please come and talk to us.
Norfolk Branch News: The Branch has
been very busy over the last year.
SSAFA Norfolk helped 558 cases and
raised over £300k from various charities
for these cases.
Sadly, there has been a marked increase in
the number of broken marriages in the
region and £29k was needed to help the
families move on to a new start.
There are now 3 prisons in the region,
HMPs Wayland, Bure and Norwich and
SSAFA Norfolk continues with its Prison
In-Reach programme. We do need
volunteers for this scheme, too. If you have
experience of prison visiting or social work
we would love to hear from you.
And finally, just for information SSAFA
Forces Help work with Help for Heroes but
our roles are completely different. SSAFA
FH bought the two Houses at Selly Oak
and Headley Court for the families to stay
in while visiting injured relations, H4H are
building the swimming court at Headley
Court. They are also responsible for the
proposed 12 Recovery Centres, the first of
which opened in Edinburgh recently.
SSAFA look after everyone for life. If your
Gran or Grandad needs help, if your Mum
and Dad need help, if your wife needs help,
if children of serving men and women need
help SSAFA will always be there. You just
need to ring this number 01 603 403322

Dragonfly Gallery
Spring exhibition
The Dragonfly Gallery at Wayland whose drawing of the
House was packed with artists and Babes in the Wood has
friends at the preview for the Spring been used for the cover of
Exhibition, the first in 2010. Fourteen the 2010 Chamber of
artists from across the region were Commerce Directory. The
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Margaret Holmes pictured with jan
Godfrey, re-launched the Gallery under
its new name saying how fortunate the
Wayland area is to have such a facility to
support the cultural life of the
community and encourage artists.
Those attending the preview agreed that
the standard of work in this exhibition
was very high. The youngest artist
showing her work was 15 year old
Bethany Vargeson, who is currently
working towards her GCSE art exam and
scale is miniature artist, Enid Clarke She is the daughter of ‗Come Dancing‘
from Carbrooke, member of the Royal Icon, Peggy Spencer who with her late
Society of Miniature Artists whose husband Frank trained formation dancing
exquisite still life work is admired teams for the original show. Peggy, now
wherever she exhibits and indeed two of almost 90, visited the Gallery on its first
her three paintings were sold within 24 day and spent about an hour looking at
hours of the opening. the exhibition and chatting with local
The Gallery was also delighted to residents who had met her in their
welcome Helena Anderson from Kings younger days and with the press. Peggy
Lynn to this exhibition. Helena is a was delighted with the exhibition and the
professional artist who specialises in gallery and clearly very proud of her
portraits, in particular animal portraits. daughter‘s talent and contribution.
News
Attleborough High School working
to become even greener
On Tuesday 30th March
Attleborough High School ran an
extremely successful day long,
whole-school Environment Day.
The ambitious aim was to really
ingrain environmental issues in the
consciousness of students, staff and
the community. This was a
completely new venture for the
school with all students off time
table from years 7 through to Sixth
Formers working in tutor groups
with staff on a specific recycling or
sustainability project. The day was
organised by Geography teacher
and Lead teacher for the
environment and conservation Mr
Joel Rodker, with Assistant
Headteacher Carmina McConnell.
A number of visitors attended on
the day - from local government,
Green peace and artists who use
recycled objects - and they were on
hand to give presentations and lend
their expertise.
Staff and students selected a range
of projects to work on including
designing clothes for a fashion
show made of recycled materials,
making films using state of the art
green screen technology, making
sculptures, making bird boxes,
writing a 'green newspaper',
auditing the school's waste and
making jewellery and furniture from
recycled objects.
During the day students produced
Watton Rotary roundup Firefly meets Dragonfly
One of the annual deviations from our
normal weekly evening meeting at the
Crown Hotel is an outing to the Debut
Restaurant at the Norwich College of
Arts & Technology. Some years ago,
we decided that a formal Rotary
Christmas Dinner with our partners
was becoming a bit unnecessary with
all the other activities going on around
that festive period. Our partners
muttered a bit because they do like
joining in with us from time to time.
Listening, as we always try to do, we
searched around for something else at a
different time where we could sit down
to a special meal. The Debut
Restaurant was suggested and thus it
came to pass, and someone dubbed it
―The UnChristmas Dinner‖!! Just
before Easter, for the fourth year, we
donned our DJs – and the ladies their
finery – and headed off to Debut where
the whole meal is prepared and served
by the students. Part of our raison
d‘être of using Debut is that it falls
within our commitment to young
people and we know that many of our
local youngsters go on to NORCAT.
Another meeting deviation takes place
in April. The Brandon Rotary club
meets on Thursday evenings, the same
as we do. So, once a year, we have an
‗exchange‘. This involves a number of
our members going to Brandon with
our President, who then officiates at the
Brandon meeting, reciprocated by their
members with their President coming
to Watton. Thus Brandon Rotary
Club‘s President Kevin Hamilton
presided over the Watton‘s Rotary
meeting on 8th April, with 6 of his
members in attendance. Our President,
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Prize Bingo
Saturday 15th May
Doors Open 6.45pm
some exciting and innovative
recycled projects and arrived at
Eyes Down 7.30pm
intelligent and creative solutions for Proceeds in aid of Great
sustainability issues. The day
culminated in a celebration of the Ellingham (St James)
day's activities in a series of
assemblies in the afternoon, with 32 Scout Group
groups giving presentations of the Charity Number 1062603
answers they have arrived at.
Lead teacher for the environment
and conservation Joel Rodker said
that AHS was taking seriously the
government's target for all schools
to be sustainable by 2020. "This
makes sense on so many levels. We
are addressing urgent problems such
as energy use and deforestation so
that our students can enjoy the same
quality of life and wonders of nature
that were able to benefit from. They
are learning valuable skills which
will give them the advantage in any
area of employment and enable
them to make important choices in
their lives. And we are helping to
reduce the impact our school and
community has on the environment.
When given the chance young
people are always keen to show
how much they care about the
planet and their neighbours,
whether they are next door or on the Recycling for a better future at Attleborough High School
other side of the world.
AHS is already involved in a county Scandinavia to share strategies for difference and the Environment Day
wide project called ANSWER reducing energy use. Staff and on the 30th was a chance to put
which links Norfolk schools with students at AHS and across Norfolk some of this enthusiasm into action.
each other and with schools in are committed to making a
Richard Akister, did likewise at An exhibition of original designs, teacher. She has experience in
Brandon Rotary, accompanied by 9 of hand painted on silk, as well as many art forms having worked
our members. watercolour and acrylics by and taught for over 30 years in
Yet another of our changes from the Norma and Alan Ashcroft will the world of design and
routine of Thursday meetings takes take place from May 15th to 22nd technology. Alan is a ―self
place on the 5th Thursday of April. We from 10 till 4pm and 10 till 1pm taught‖ artist working in silk
call it ―Scatter Week‖. We cancel our on Saturday at the Dragonfly painting but now primarily in
meeting but not the attendance Gallery, Wayland House, High watercolours and acrylics. Both
requirement; instead members are St, Watton. are former members of the Guild
expected to attend a meeting at any Alan & Norma Ashcroft are of Silk Painters and regularly
other Rotary Club, which, to count, partners in Painting on Silk demonstrate this art form
they must do within 2 weeks. It is known as ―Firefly Art‖. Norma throughout the Eastern Region.
relatively easy to find another club to initially trained in Haute Couture Free Preview Evening Tickets
go to: in a radius of some 15 miles of in London before training as a contact 01953 880205
Watton there are 6 clubs and within 30
miles there are three times as many,
with a wide choice of days and times -
some are breakfast meetings! For
Wayland House
pictures see our website:
www.wattonrotary.org.uk
Learning Programme
We are pleased to report that moneys
The IT for Beginners 6 week course has been so well subscribed that we
are still rolling in to the ShelterBox
have put on a second session, which will be held on Fridays from 10.20 –
campaign on the back of the Haiti
12.30, starting on April 16th. Some of those interested in Creative Writing
disaster. St Mary‘s Church has raised
were not able to do the course during the day so this has been moved to an
the cost of at least another box, and
evening slot – on Tuesdays from 6.30 – 8.30 starting on June 8th. Topics to
Wayland Community High School the
be covered will include short stories, personal writing, poetry and writing
price of 2 boxes. Clearly, Haiti
for children, but will also cover planning, style and structure. Those
required an enormous number of tents,
interested should contact Jan on 01953 880202.
and still does; because of this the
ShelterBox stock has been depleted
and donations being received at the
ShelterBox HQ now go to replenishing
stock ready for other disasters -
Bygone Transport Rally
population displacing earthquakes and 1pm Monday 31st May, Bradenham
floods are occurring at a rate that
makes it difficult to keep up the flow of Village Green
the much needed humanitarian aid.
Since Haiti, ShelterBoxes have also Vintage Tractors, American Cars & Trucks, Lorries
been sent to remote parts of Chile Motorcycles, Military Vehicles
(earthquake), Fiji (cyclone) and Classic Fords & Minis invited
Uganda (landslides).
Martin Anscombe Horse & Carriage Rides, Beer Tent
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 News

Saham Through the Ages with John Newton

I am sure that many people in Saham will
remember John Newton, whose family lived
in the parish for several generations. John
moved to Wiltshire more than twenty years
ago, but while he lived here he applied his
legal-trained mind to recording and
assembling Saham history. He has kindly
offered to return to Saham to give a public
presentation on ―Saham through the Ages‖.
John‘s talk, supported by pictures and
slides, will describe village living
conditions and life-styles, spanning the
period of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 up
to more recent times, as seen through the
eyes of a number of colourful historical
figures who lived in Saham.
It must be remembered that Saham was a
village of some regional importance in much
of this period. At the time of the Norman
invasion it was ―held‖ by, that is owed feudal
dues to, the King himself and had a Fair,
directly under royal warrant. It was larger than
Watton up to the time of the opening of the
turnpike road between Cambridge and
Norwich which was routed south of the
Watton Brook (or as older Wattonian‘s might
know it, the River Wissey) and so directed
trade and official functionaries to Watton
rather than Saham.
The evening will run from 6pm to 9pm and we
hope to provide refreshments, a raffle and
other activities, a small exhibition on Saham
by Saham Heritage and as the main event,
John‘s illustrated talk. Please do make a note
of the date and place and come along for an
instructive and entertaining evening - and
bring your friends.
Date & Time: Saturday 12th June from 6pm at
the Wells Cole Community Centre, FREE
Entry. For more information call me, and
watch for publicity.
Brian Mitchell; Marshfrog1@aol.com; 889550
Pictured right is the Old White Horse in
Saham Toney

BROOM HALL Work Capability Assessments for Employment And Support Allowance – ESA
Country Hotel Citizens‘ Advice is concerned with
how sick and disabled people are
Saham Toney being assessed for Employment and
Your Local Three Star Hotel Support Allowance (ESA). This new
benefit was introduced in October
2008 to replace the existing
incapacity benefit for new claimants.
It aims to give more help to those
who might, with support, be able to
work.
Wednesdays Steak Night Since ESA was introduced, CAB
Sirloin or Rump with chips £10.00 advisers across England and Wales
Fridays Pie & Mash Night have been reporting high numbers of
Pastry Pie & Mash with Dessert £9.95 seriously ill and disabled people
being found ‗fit for work‘ under the
New Ivy Room for Bar Meals new Work Capability Assessment
Monday to Saturday 6.30 – 8.30 (WCA). Examples of CAB clients in
Tuesday to Saturday 12.00 – 2.00 this situation include people in the
advanced stages of Parkinson‘s
01953 882125 Disease and Multiple Sclerosis,
www.broomhallhotel.co.uk people with severe mental illness,
and some who are dealing with acute
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short-term health problems, such as
Ltd. awaiting open heart surgery.
Unit 2, Coughtrey Industrial Estate Citizens‟ Advice has produced a
Church Road, Griston. IP25 6QB report - 'Not working - CAB
evidence on the ESA Work
Fitted Kitchens Capability Assessment‟ - which
Bathrooms
outlines concerns with the limited
effectiveness of the assessment.
Internal Doors Claimants undergo a medical test,
which should assess what they can
do, but the evidence shows that the
test doesn‘t account for the
complexities of many illnesses and
disabilities. Citizens Advice is
hearing numerous reports of hurried
medicals, where medical examiners
miss vital details, make unjustifiable
assumptions and don‘t place enough
emphasis on the impact of mental
health issues on the ability to work.
Free Quotations & The report shows how, for these
Full Planning Service people, failing the WCA can have an
enormously detrimental effect. By
01953 881243 being told they must find work, they
face further hardship by either having
to claim JSA, which is a less
supportive benefit, or, in many cases,
no benefit at all. Moreover, the stress
of the test, and the prospect of
fighting unfavourable decisions at a
tribunal adds to the considerable
pressure of their situations. In these
cases, the system risks moving
already vulnerable people even
further away from a return to the
workplace.
To illustrate these points, the
following are examples of CAB
clients failed by the Work Capability
Assessment
A CAB in London saw a former
engineer in his 50‘s who was
working as a driver. After feeling ill
for a number of months he visited his
G.P and was immediately referred to
hospital where he was admitted with
heart disease and required a triple
bypass. About three weeks after he‘d
been discharged he started to feel
extremely ill again. He went back to
hospital and after a series of new
tests was diagnosed with inoperable
and incurable stomach and liver
cancer. Although he was advised to
continue taking regular exercise, he
found walking and breathing
difficult, was in constant pain and
suffered a number of uncomfortable
side effects from both his cancer and
heart medication. At his WCA he
was found fit for work on the basis
that he remarked how he walked
daily (although not far and not
without discomfort) and could raise
his hands above his head (once).
None of his medical consultants
could believe the decision. He
recently appealed the original
decision and was successful in being
put into the support group for people
not required to look for work.
A Wiltshire bureau reported that a
client with Parkinson‘s disease had
both physical and cognitive
difficulties. He went for a WCA and
was found fit for work despite being
unable to stand for longer than 10
minutes, a tendency to fall,
deteriorating speech and
concentration - he slurred his words
and could not control saliva, and had
very poor short term memory, with
inability to recall conversations that
happened a few hours previously.
His mental health had also suffered
because of his difficulties.
A CAB in Leeds reported a client
who, following an attack by a gang
during which he was shot at and
suffered multiple injuries, suffered
post traumatic stress disorder along
with anxiety and depression. The
man, who had consistently worked
throughout his life until this point,
now finds it hard to leave the house
and suffers flashbacks, but is
undergoing medical treatment and
counselling as he wants to return to
work as soon as he can. He failed his
WCA and was found fit for work. He
feels completely let down by the
system and believes the test didn‘t
take into consideration the true
impact of his situation, because the
questions were focused so much
towards prescriptive questions which
just require ‗yes‘ or ‗no‘ answers. He
says he felt like he was on trial and
that he was being branded a benefits
cheat, when all he wanted was
enough time to get himself better
before returning to work. He
appealed the decision and was
successful and is now in the group
for people needing extra support and
time before finding a job.
Citizens‘ Advice believes that a
much more sophisticated approach is
needed, that not only looks at a
person‘s ability to undertake a certain
task on the day of the test, but
considers supporting medical
evidence and other aspects, such as
the variability of a person‘s condition
and the external barriers they face in
finding work.
If you have been affected by
decisions from the Work Capability
Assessment as part of a claim for
Employment and Support Allowance
then contact your local Citizens‘
Advice Bureau for help in seeking a
fairer outcome.
Flowers and
glass are back
at Watton
Country
Market
With spring weather finally
arriving we are now seeing fresh
cut flowers on our counters as well
as the first of the spring plants and
vegetables. Etched glass is also
back in our range of gift items.
Our knitters, wood workers,
jewellery maker and greetings card
makers continue providing a wide
range of gift items for your delight.
The cooks have a delicious variety
of cakes and savouries and fresh
eggs arrive straight from an Ashill
farm every week. Do come and see
us on any Wednesday morning
between 8.30 and 11.30 a.m. in the
Watton Christian Community
Centre.

FINE BOOKS
J.C. BOOKS BOUGHT
SOLD
AND CASTON VILLAGE FETE
& Applestore Gallery Caston Village Fete will be held at
Greenwich Villa, Griston Road, Caston
Telephone/Fax 01953 883488
55 High Street, Watton
Saturday, 5th June 2pm
For quality out of print books, Fine Bindings and
Parking near Caston School
Collectable Editions. New Books including local and Stalls, games, competitions, Books, bric-a-brac,
children’s classics. cakes, plants, BBQ, Raffle & Tombolas,
Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor, Watton Silver Band. All Proceeds to Caston Church
exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his Everyone welcome to join us for our
complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton
and Wymondham. traditional village fete!
Church Times Mid-Norfolk Times Page 25
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, WATTON CHURCHES TOGETHER
We all make Merton, Stow Bedon, Thompson
Worship Calendar: May 2010 Service Calendar for May 2010
Sunday 2nd May

mistakes 10:30 am United Holy Communion

SUNDAY 9TH MAY— ROGATION SUNDAY
Stow Bedon
St. Mary‟s Church, Watton
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion
2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues,
Thought for the month from Roger Pawsey, 9:00 am Matins Merton Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm Tel: 01953 881252
10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson margaret@churchadm.freeserve.co.uk www.stmaryswatton.org
Watton Pentecostal Church Sun 2nd 8.00am Holy Communion
Its true we all make mistakes, it doesn‘t matter who we are or what 3:00 pm Farm Walk and Prayers, Chase Farm, Caston
10.00am Holy Communion
we do we all make mistakes. Now some mistakes are just THURSDAY 13TH MAY—FEAST ASCENSION DAY 12 Noon Holy Baptism
embarrassing, for instance, I was in a posh hotel restaurant in 7:00 pm United Holy Communion Gt Hockham Sun 9th Christian Aid Week
Chennai. Looking at the menu I noticed that there was naan bread 8.00am Holy Communion
and buttered naan bread. I asked the waiter what the difference was SUNDAY 16TH MAY
9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham 10.00am Holy Communion
and with a kindly smile he said ―we spread butter on one but not Thur 13th Ascension Day
the other‖. Embarrassing maybe, but no real harm was done. 10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles
7.30pm Holy Communion
There are mistakes that are embarrassing but some are more SUNDAY 23RD MAY—PENTECOST Sun 16th 8.00am Holy Communion
important and it is only over time that they are revealed such as the 9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton 10.00am Holy Communion
men who predicted . . . 10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston Sun 23rd Pentecost
―I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." 8.00am Holy Communion
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943. SUNDAY 30TH MAY—TRINITY SUNDAY
10:20 am Sunday Club Gt. Hockham 10.00am All Age Worship Service with the
―This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously Methodist Congregation
considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently (ages 4-11, church room)
10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham 12 noon Holy Baptism
of no value to us.‖ Western Union internal memo, 1876. 6.30pm Choral Evensong
―Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.‖ Marechal (Festival of Church‘s title: The Holy Trinity)
Sun 30th 8.00am Holy Communion
Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre. SUNDAY 6TH JUNE
―We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.‖ 10:20 am Sunday Club Griston
Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
Watton Methodist Church
(ages 4-11, ‗Manorcourt‘ Day Centre, Manor Rd.) Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and
Events in the future and the things we say about them can often 10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston prayer between 10.am & 12.00noon
embarrass us as our predictions go astray, while there are other (Festival of Church‘s patrons: Sts Peter and Paul) It‟s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek
mistakes that are much more serious because they cause hurt to
Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church
other people. How we deal with our mistakes is important as it
helps to determine our character. If we learn to say sorry as soon as
For all our parishes… Member. www.wattonmethodist.btik.com
we realise that we have made an error, we are strengthening our „The WAY‟ Youth Group (ages 11+) Sun 2nd 10.45am Mr Richard Hempstead
Sundays 2nd and 16th May 7 - 8 pm, Rectory 6.30pm Mrs E Wright
character. I remember watching an old John Wayne movie where
Sun 9th 10.45am Miss J Woor
he says ―Never apologise it‘s a sign of weakness‖ but this is not
Pram Services: Wednesdays, 10:15 am 6.30pm Local Arrangement
true; having the awareness to recognise when we have made a
For parents or carers with children aged 0 - 5 Sun 16th 10.45am Mrs S Mann
mistake and having the courage to say sorry is really a great
6.30pm Rev B Eagle
strength in life. Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222; Sun 23rd Pentecost
Then there are the mistakes that have greater implications, for Email: revbobnichols@gmail.com 10.00am United Service at St Mary‘s, Watton
example here is one such story called the bear facts:
6.30pm Mr D Fisher
―A man was walking through a wood looking at the trees, and the
Sun 30th 10.45am Mr J Hull
bright blue sky. He said to himself how wonderful that all this
came about by time and chance through evolution. Suddenly he
All Saints Church, Threxton 6.30pm Mrs E Warby
heard a noise and a great brown bear came after him and he ran at
top speed. It was getting nearer and raised its arms to grab the man Sunday 2nd May at 10am Roman Catholic Community
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church
when the man cried out "God help me!"
The bear stopped still, the wind died down, the clouds ceased to
move and a light shone down from heaven. A voice said "Yes!" Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton
"Do I take it you now want to be a Christian?" "Oh no! " said the There is a Noah's Ark Sunday and King's Kids for children
man "I could not do that after all these years, but could you make during the Sunday morning services
the Bear into a Christian?" The voice said "Yes!" The clouds began Sun 2nd 10.30am ‗In Christ‘ - ‗In Christ we are Saints‘
to move and the wind began to blow and the bear lowered his arms 6.00pm Alpha Course and meal ‗Why did Jesus Die?‘
and put his paws together and said, "For what we are about to Sun 9th 10.30am Family Service
receive may . . . !‖ 6.00pm Alpha Course and meal
We all make mistakes. ‗How can we have Faith?‘
Sun 16th 10.30am ‗In Christ‘ ‗In Christ we are Chosen‘
6.00pm Alpha Course and meal
‗Why and how do I Pray?‘
Sun 23rd 10.30am ‗In Christ‘- ‗In Christ we are Adopted‘
6.00pm Alpha Course and meal
‗Why and how should I read the Bible?‘
Sun 30th 10.30am ‗In Christ‘- ‗In Christ we are
Marked with the Holy Spirit‘
6.00pm Alpha Course and meal
‗How does God Guide us?‘

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Sun 2nd 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 9th 9.30am Morning Worship
Sun 16th 9.30am All Age Worship
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Sun 9th 11.00am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism
Sun 16th 11.00am All Age Worship
Sun 23rd 11.00am Holy Communion
Petrified of Your Computer?
S.S. Peter & Paul‟s Church, Carbrooke
You don’t need to be! Sun 2nd
Sun 9th
10.30am
10.30am
Benefice Service of Holy Communion
All Age Worship
Ring Lesley Horn Sun 16th
12.45pm
10.30am
Holy Baptism
Holy Communion
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Friendly, patient and knowledgeable help with using your Sun 30th 10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion
computer to find things on the Internet, email your family
& friends, “Listen Again” on the BBC® iPlayer® and do St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington
Thursdays at 8.00am Said Holy Communion
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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 26
Norfolk's route for the
Tour of Britain cycle race unveiled
One hundred and seventeen miles of
Norfolk's roads will be the route for
the county's largest ever live sporting
spectacle, as the Tour of Britain
cycle race heads across Norfolk on
Thursday September 16.
The Tour of Britain is the UK's
biggest professional bicycle race and
a centrepiece of the British sporting
calendar - with live television
coverage in the UK, live Internet
coverage, and further television
broadcast in more than 100 countries.
The Tour is also the biggest free to
spectate sporting event in the UK -
attracting around a million spectators
to the roadside.
The eight-day event will head
through Norfolk at stage six with
some of the world‘s top cyclists
competing for the right to wear the
yellow jersey as stage winner, on a
tour route that has been chosen to
highlight iconic and regeneration
areas of Norfolk.
Over the past five years, Olympic,
Wor ld and Co mmon we al th
Champions have ridden the Tour of
Britain and securing a stage of the
race for Norfolk is a coup for
Norfolk County Council - who has
been in talks with the organisers of
the race for around a year in order to
bring the Tour to the county‘s roads.
Specific location timings will be
announced at a later date, but the race
will begin from Tuesday Market
Place in King's Lynn on Thursday
morning, before ending mid-
afternoon on South Beach Parade in
Great Yarmouth.
- From Tuesday Market Place, the
riders will do a short circuit in King's
Lynn, before heading out toward
Castle Rising and then to the
Sandringham estate. The first Sprint
stage of the race will take place past
the Visitors Centre at Sandringham.
- From there the race heads toward
Hunstanton, through Dersingham,
taking in old Hunstanton, then
following the coast road to
Brancaster. The first King of the
Mountain stage (title given to the
best climber in a cycling road race)
takes place as the road nears
Burnham Deepdale, with the riders
then carrying on through Burnham
Market toward Holkham and then
heading through the grounds of
Holkham Hall.
- Heading toward Wells next the Sea,
the second Sprint will take place on
the quayside.
From there the cyclists stay on the
coast road, through Sheringham to
West Runton, where they turn off
toward Aylmerton - which is where
the second King of the Mountain
takes place.
- From Aylmerton to Holt, the route
heads through the market town
toward Saxthorpe, then on to
Aylsham - riding past Blickling Hall.
Then on through Alysham to Buxton,
Hautbois, and Coltishall.
- From Coltishall the route heads into
Norwich, following the ring road to
Grapes Hill, with the third Sprint
taking place up Grapes Hill. The
cyclists then ride past City Hall and
the Forum, before making their way
down to Prince of Wales Road, onto
Riverside and then the third King of
the Mountain takes place up Gurney
Road.
- Leaving the city, the cyclists follow
a Broads route, through Salhouse,
Wroxham, Hoveton, Horning, and
Potter Heigham. Heading on to
Caister, the riders finally reach Great
Yarmouth - where the finish of the
race will be on South Beach Parade.
Derrick Murphy, Norfolk County
Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet
member for Cultural Services, said:
"Whilst our landscape doesn't offer
an upward climb of the Alps, the
cyclists will have to cover a longer
distance than any other leg of the
Tour, and we've used the landscape
that we do possess to come up with a
challenging route.
As well as the economic benefits the
race will bring to Norfolk through
increased tourism and business
revenues, it is hoped that the Tour
will boost local interest in cycling
and sport in general, particularly
among children and young people,
adding to the work that the County
Council is already doing as part of
the approach to the London
Olympics in 2012. The race also
provides an opportunity to promote
Norfolk nationally and
internationally as a destination and
demonstrate that it has everything
needed to host events on a grand
scale.
Hugh Roberts, CEO of The Tour of
Britain, said:
―We are extremely pleased to be
bringing the 2010 Tour of Britain to
Norfolk. Our partners Norfolk
County Council have provided us
with the confidence that the stage in
Norfolk will be challenging one for
the riders and at the same time an
exciting one for all the spectators.
―To be able to show what Norfolk
has to offer to the huge cycling
fanbase of Western Europe as a boost
to cycling tourism in the region is an
especially exciting prospect.‖
Sports News
Hip Hop
Dance
Project
Legends Banxy and Jody Schroeder
will be passing on their passion for
hip hop dance to local boys aged 11
– 16 years in a series of classes that
will culminate in a performance at
the Lord Mayor‘s procession in
Norwich later this year.
The project, organized and funded
by Breckland Council in partnership
with Parkwood Leisure and Norfolk
Dance, will begin with weekly
classes coached by renowned hip
hop dancer Jody Schroeder (aka
‗Fuz‘); these will provide an
introduction to the various moves
and styles of hip hop. Sessions will
be held at Dereham Leisure Centre
on Fridays from 4 – 5.30pm, starting
on 7th May and running until July
2nd.
After the first four classes, the
venture will step up a gear with a
four-day residency during June half-
term when Banxy joins the young
dance artists helping them develop
and rehearse a special performance
piece; this will be the curtain-raiser
to Zoo Nation‘s performance at the
Lord Mayors Procession on July
10th. A veteran of hip hop dance,
Banxy trained at Swindon Dance
and the London Studio Centre, and
has spent the last 15 years teaching
and performing across the UK and
abroad.
Following on from the residency,
the remaining Friday classes will be
taken up with rehearsing and
perfecting the performance piece in
readiness for the Procession.
Rob Walker, Breckland Council
Sustainable Communities Manager
said;
―There‘s been such a fantastic
response to the dance taster sessions
and weekly classes that we‘ve run
so far in the district, we wanted to
trial something more ambitious.
This project will give youngsters the
opportunity to benefit from expert
tuition and a more intensive
programme, and then demonstrate
what they have learned in a high
profile performance‖.
Whilst the first four weeks will
provide an introduction to the
various moves and styles of hip hop
dance, those enrolling on the half-
term course will be committed to the
following four weeks of rehearsals
in preparation for the celebration
piece on July 10th.
For more information and to book a
place on the course please contact
Stefan Clifford, Breckland Council
Sports Development Officer, on
01362 656870.
Sports News
Watton United FC Roundup
Watton United First Team Back Row (Left to Right): Derek Hunt (Assistant Manager) Mark Allibone, Henry Armes, Kev
Bloomfield, Ben Smart, Andrew Morris, Scott Cruikshank, Gareth Leggett, Mike Callaghan, Vince Harwood (Manager)
Front Row (left to right): Stu Chrystall, Paul Woods, Mark Woods, Chris Bray, Jimmy Walker, Kev McKeever.
First Team - Sat 10 Apr 2010 League
Beccles Town 3 Watton United 2
After the midweek game against Beccles
a few weeks ago, Watton‘s Management
team of Harwood and Hunt knew
exactly what to expect here today, with
college meadow similar in size and
stature (but not in playing surface) to the
Dereham Road pitch.
They had identified Anthony Martin,
younger brother of Norwich City FC‘s
Chris Martin, as the goal threat, and
today welcomed back Gareth Leggett
from university to bolster the back line
with Armes and James Brown still
unavailable. Their tactics worked in the
first half, playing a flat back 4, 3 in
midfield and 3 upfront.
In the opening exchanges Walker
troubled the Beccles inexperienced left
back numerous times, with his pace and
dribbling ability, and the defence. It was
this outlet which finally led to Watton
opening the scoring when Mark
Allibone headed in a Mark Woods
corner from the right.
However, a miss-kick from Cruikshank
in Watton‘s goal only minutes after
drew Beccles level, when their striker
controlled and delivered the ball back
with the keeper stranded. In recent
weeks Watton‘s heads would have
dropped, but their character shone
through, and they again took the lead
with a great passing move from left to
right was finished off coolly by the
advancing Morris from 10 yards.
Watton haven't been leading at half time
since the turn of the year, but the first
half performance warranted this lead,
with Mark Allibone performing well in
a new central midfield role, and
Bloomfield, Walker and Leggett all
showing their class at this level, The
latter restricting the dangerous Martin to
no efforts on goal.
The managers urged Watton to build on
this lead by pressing the game as they
had in the first 45 minutes, as the next
goal was crucial. However 15 minutes
in, Watton suffered a setback when a
shot from the edge of the area slipped in
under Cruikshank to draw Watton level.
As with Watton‘s season, they had some
early chances in the second period, but
couldn‘t convert, that vital 3rd goal.
With 20 minutes left, Beccles changed
tactics, and pushed centre back Barham
upfront, and this almost instantly
provided dividends, with him releasing
the pacy winger for a 1-1 chance that
was saved well.
However, football is a game of 90
minutes, and with only 2 minutes
remaining Watton lost concentration
when a corner was taken quickly and the
centre midfielder rose unchallenged
from the edge of the area of head over
Woods who had stepped off the post.
A better performance that deserved
more for the Watton team, but
unfortunately when you‘re at the
bottom, any luck seems to have deserted
you!!! Man of the Match: Gareth
Leggett
Reserves Sat 10 Apr 2010 League
Bungay Town Reserves 3 Watton
United Reserves 2
Yet again Manager Wilkins and Griffith
were let down by players on the
morning of this away fixture. Now
second from bottom in the league after a
2 point deduction for cancelled fixtures,
they surely can‘t cancel any more games
in their hunt to stay in Division 4.
However his young team today showed
hope for next season, with Luke Jones
and Jono Franklin yet again performing
well against an experienced Bungay
team. With Merv Brown draft in from
the first team bench at Beccles, Watton
almost sneaked a well earned point,
going in 1-1 at half time with a goal
from Jones.
However, with only 12 fit players,
Watton couldn't change things and they
went down near the end 3-2 after Merv
Brown had pulled them back to 2-2.
Man of the Match: Luke Jones
Under 18s Mon 29 Mar 2010 League
Wisbech Town 5 Watton Junior
Under 18's 2
Watton played away to Wisbech who on
the night proved to be the better team.
Watton had to reshuffle their team as a
couple of key players were missing.
Watton battled hard in the first half and
went in at halftime with the score at 1-1.
The second half saw Watton drop their
heads and they just seemed to be 2nd to
every ball and not physical enough this
was a shame as Watton didn‘t show how
they can actually play. Hopefully they
will learn from this performance.
Watton lost 5-2 with both Watton goals
coming from Blake.
Man of match goes to Jake Scent who as
the youngest player on the field stepped
in at left back and done a good job. One
for the future.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 27
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Watton United FC
Forthcoming Events
4th Annual Golf Day - £35 per person /
£140 per team (x4) - Richmond Park Across Down
Golf club - Friday 25th June. Ticket 7 Irving Berlin classic (6) 1 Could 8 across join? (4)
includes full 18 holes of golf, BBQ , 8 This wood is a long shot (6) 2 Very small BSA bike (6)
Breakfast roll, and prizes. To play in the 9 Notice they've died (4) 3 Vital part of toiletry (7)
tournament contact Paul Woods on 10 MP's claim for an Essex 4 PTA do Take responsibility
07917 361762 or email pen (8) (5)
golf@wattonunitedfc.co.uk 11 Sailors bed (7) 5 Notably out of the ordinary
Dance - Kenny & The Motives - local 13 Fabric (5) (6)
band Kenny and the motives are 15 3 wheeled bike (5) 6 Reel test our new home (8)
performing at Watton Sports Centre 17 VTOL A/C (7) 12 Revoke formally (8)
(main hall) on Saturday 28th May - 20 Get grime to measure three 14 8 across will get you on
Doors open 8pm till late - tickets (£6 minutes (3,5) here (7)
each) available from Watton Sports 21 Imitate (4) 16 Something to pack your
Centre 01953 881281 - email 23 Sound of the seas from troubles in (3,3)
info@wattonunitedfc.co.uk artist (6) 18 The best time so far (6)
The club have planned our AGM for 24 Roman goddess of the 19 My pet has nothing in it
Thursday 3rd June (Watton Sports dawn (6) (5)
Centre - 7pm) - It‘s been a tough 22 Free of extraneous
season, with lack of commitment from elements of any kind (4)
local players causing some games to be
Scribble Pad
called off, and folding of the A team at
the beginning of the season...
We are looking for more committee
members to help out with running of the
club and more support from the local
community to join up if the club is
going to carry on and exist, if you can
help, email info@wattonunitedfc.co.uk
for more information.
Richmond LAST MONTH’S PUZZLE
The winner of the £10 prize last month was: Mrs Eileen Ward,
Park Golf Walnut Grove, Watton. Well done Eileen for getting
Planar and not mistakenly putting Planer (22 across) as many did.
Club Senior
Section
The inter club match season started with a
good win over local rivals Dereham by 5
matches to 1.
However, since then we have not done so
well with defeats against Swaffham by
2 1/2 to 3 1/2,Diss by 1 to 5, Kings Lynn
by 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 and Feltwell by 1 1/2 to 4
1/2.
Stableford winners in March were Dave
Flack, Tom Carter, Ken Auckland, Roy
Fleming.
The first Monthly stroke play medal was
won by Gerry Knox with a net 68 playing
off a handicap of 10.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 28 News

Richmond Park EVENTS DIARY

Golf Club –
Junior Section
The Juniors played their second
competition of the year on
Wednesday 14th April, there were six
prizes on offer as well as a special
Wee Wonders prize on the day. The
winner on the day was Liam Owen
with a fantastic net score of 47
Stableford points winning by just 4
points, second was Tom Weatherill
with 43 points, third was Lucy
Tilbrook with 40 points and fourth
was Jack Bambridge with 39 points.
In the Wee Wonders section of the
competition the winner was Joel
Spillman with 23 points. Winner of
Nearest to the Pin was Lucy Tilbrook.
The presentation was made by Lisa
Neat of Smith & Pinching.
The Juniors were also presented with
their Club Shirts which have been
kindly sponsored by Total Health
Pharmacy and Wayland Garage.
The event also hosted a raffle – and
the Juniors would like to say a very
big thank you to all the local business
people in Watton that made it all
possible. The event was also attended
by the main sponsors of the Juniors –
Total Health Pharmacy, Smith &
Pinching and Wayland Garage.
Everyone had a very enjoyable day.
Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section
The last month has been a lot more
productive for the ladies of Richmond Park
Golf Club. The Coronation Foursomes was
won by Diane Pitman and Eileen Chard,
and they will be going forward to represent
the club at the regional final.
The Lady Captain, Mrs Sheila Hill,
organised a Charity Bridge day and raised
a wonderful total of £502.
Thirty six people attended and tea/coffee
and cakes supplied by the golf club were
served at the interval.
The annual coffee morning was a washout
as far as visitors coming to play golf was
concerned, but the event was well
supported by the lady members and a total
of £343.20 was raised for club funds.
Thank you to all who attended.
The lady Vice Captain, Mrs Ann Achilles,
had a particularly memorable day when she
came out for a few holes with her husband,
on his first outing after a knee operation -
she scored a hole-in-one on the par 3, 6th
hole (164 yd), using her driver. A great
achievement.
Results: March Stableford Div 1 Mrs
Margaret Lockwood 34 pts Div 2 Mrs
Rosie Sutterby 28 pts Div 3 Mrs Cherry
Lawn 21 pts
April Medal Div1 Mrs Ann Achilles net
70 Div 2 Mrs Rosie Sutterby net 76 Div 3
Mrs Dorothy Stephenson net 85
ACC = Ashill Community Centre, Hale Road, Ashill; Watton CCC = Watton
Christian Community Centre; Wells CCC = Wells Cole Community Centre,
Saham, AHG = Attleborough Heritage Group, AGC Ashill Garden Club,
ADHS = Attleborough & District Horticultural Society, BDHS = Bradenham &
District Horticultural Society, BFGC = Breckland Flower & Garden Club,
EHGC East Harling Gardening Club, GHGC Gt. Hockham Gardening Club
OGC = Ovington Garden Club,
May
Sat 1st Spring Fair Queens Hall 10 till 2pm See Article
Wed 5th 7pm Over Here Talk by Ken Godfrey on Americans at
Watton See article ―Upstairs at the Acorn‖
Mon 10th Fashion Show by She Fashions, Gt Hockham. See Ad
Weds 12th AGC Visit to Japanese Garden, Caston. See article.
Wed 12th Remember When at the Queens Hall, Watton
Thurs 13th BFGC Container Gardening - Talk See article.
Sat 15th OGC Sale/Coffee morning @ Ovington Village Hall
Sat 15th EHGC Annual Sale 10am See article.
Sat 15th } Firefly meets Dragonfly at the Dragonfly Gallery
Sat 22nd }Wayland House, Watton. See article.
Tues18th 7.45pm NWT Talk. The Breckland Reserves and
their Management. Watton CCC. See ad
Wed 19th 10 Barbara‘s day at Rockland See article.
Wed 19th ADHS Bulbs for Small gardens. 7.30pm See article.
Thurs 20th BDHS Acer Cultivars 7.30 See article.
Thurs 20th Watton Pantomime Auditions See article
Sat 22nd Changes in Norfolk Countryside - Illustrated talk. AHG
Tues 25th Ladies Day at St Georges Sham Toney See article.
Thurs 27th AGC Historical items found in gardens - See article.
Thurs 27th Watton U3A ―Life of a WWII Bomb Aimer‖ See article.
Fri 28th Dance Kenny & The Motives Watton Sports Centre See ad.
Sun 30th Hockham Horn Fair
Sun 30th Attleborough‘s Development - Walk 2.30pm AHG See Art.
Mon 31st Bradenham Village Fete on The Green
June
Thurs 17th Strawberry in Brenda Davis' garden Watton. 2pm – 4pm.
Ent. £2.50 includes tea, delicious strawberries and cake.
Thurs10th 7.45pm NWT Evening Guided Walk.
Thompson Common Reserve
Fri 11th } Watton Methodist Church Flower Festival
Sat 12th : See Article
Sun 13th } Wild West Watton Carnival Day
Sat 19th Stow Bedon & Breckles Fete 2pm to 5pm
Stow Bedon Hall, Lower Stow Bedon.
Sat 19th 6.30pm Rockland Shindig in Rockland Manor Meadow
Sat 26th Carbrooke Village Fete 1pm See article.
Sun 27th AGC Annual Flower Show See article.
Sun 27th Medieval Attleborough Walk 2.30 AHG

FUNERAL DIRECTORS
THE WATTON SOCIETY SERVING WATTON & DISTRICT

Programme – May, June & July H. BRETT & SON W.C. LITTLEPROUD & SON
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7.45 p.m. at the Call for our Brochure or ‘A genuine, family owned & run business
Watton Christian Community Centre offering a caring, traditional & affordable service‟
Visit our SHOWROOM and WORKSHOPS
Weds, May 19th. Visit to Azsu Alpacas near Shipdham. Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied
Home visits can be arranged
Weds, June 16th. Barbara Miller - The Norwich Shoe Trade. Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available
Weds July 21st. David Yaxley - Sheringham Hall and Park
also Fireplaces, House Names etc. Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

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