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Issue NOVEMBER2015Copy date for the next issue is:
14th NOVEMBER [email protected]
Tel. 728317
EDMUND ATMERECHARITY
The Trustees invite any resident in theparish of Northwold, who is ill or perma-nently disabled and might like some finan-cial help from the Edmund Atmere Char-ity, to apply in writing to the Clerk, MrsHelaine Wyett, Pangle Cottage, ChurchPath, Wretton, PE33 9QR. Applicationsmust be received by 30th November2015. Please note that previous recipientsshould re-apply.
CHRISTMAS TREES FORST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.
In response to various requests, we arehoping to be able to arrange to haveChristmas trees in the church for thecoming festive season.
In order to achieve this we will need yourhelp and support.
If you, your family, your group of friendsor any organisation you are involved with,would like to be a part of this event wouldyou please contact
Ann Howarth on 01366 727772or Brenda Ayres on 01366 728565
We are hoping everyone will provide theirown trees (real one's only please -Didlington Nurseries usually have a goodselection ) and we will arrange to havethem put into the church at the beginningof December in time to be decoratedbefore the first of the Christmas services.
Please help us toLight Up St. Andrew's for 2016
ST. ANDREW’S BAZAAR
The annual Bazaar will take place in theVillage Hall on
Saturday 28th Novemberstarting at 2.30pm.
There will be the usual variety of stallsas well as one or two new ones.
Further details will appear on postersaround the village.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARYFRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 2016
PROPOSED QUIZ NIGHTVILLAGE HALL
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE INDECEMBER ISSUE
Fashion Show & Clothing SaleBrought to you by
Wednesday 18th November at 7.00pmIn Northwold Village Hall
Tickets £5.00 to be purchase in advance fromChris Collins, 01366 728404 or Val Elwes 01366 728795
(includes a glass of wine)All ticket proceeds will go to S.A.R.A.
IS IT WINE OR WATER ?
For this year’s Church Bazaar o28th November, this stall is being
run byTim Elliott (728571) and
Alan Collins (728404) and we areappealing to your
generosity for donations of fullbottles of wine.
We can either collect(please phone either number above)
or you can drop off at38 West End or 4 Stablefields
Many ThanksTim Elliott
ST THOMAS'S DAY DOLE
The Dole will be paid on Saturday 19thDecember from the Vestry in St An-drew's Church, between 10 and 11am ,and at 11.15am near the entrance toNorman Drive, Whittington. Pleasecollect in person, or arrange for some-one else to collect on your behalf. If notcollected on the stated distribution dateand time, the Dole amount will be for-feited. In the case of married couples,cheques are made out jointly unlessotherwise previously notified.
Qualifications for eligibility are at least5 years residency in the Parish and re-cipients should be of an age to receivethe state pension.
New applicants should apply in writingto the Clerk, Mrs Helaine Wyett, PangleCottage, Church Path, Wretton, PE339QR, by 30 November 2015.
REMINDERDECEMBER & JANUARY
MAGAZINES WILL BEDONE TOGETHER
INFORMATION FORTHIS ISSUE IS NEEDEDBY 14TH NOVEMBER
Fashion Show & Clothing SaleChristmas Trees for St. Andrew’s ChurchIs it Wine or WaterSt. Andrew’s BazaarEdmund Atmere CharitySt. Thomas’s Day DoleDate for your Diary - Quiz NightReminder Dec./Jan Editions done together
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St Andrew’s Church DairyNorthwold Prayer GroupThe Benefice Christ Church Whittington
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Plans for St. Andrew’s ChurchSt. Andrew’s ChoirThank You noticeWelcome Pack
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The Norman CE Primary SchoolDog Fouling
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Northwold Parish Council Contact Details 2015John in Speedo’s Charity EventParish Council 2015 Meeting Dates
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Northwold WINorthwold Care Group Lunch Club (contd.)
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Northwold Care Group—Lunch ClubAlveva QuiltersCorrect to Art Group timesCelebrate & Crown Inn, Northwold
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Minutes of Northwold Parish Council (contd.) 8Minutes of Northwold Parish CouncilNorthwold & Whittington Parish Council -Councillor Vacancy
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What does the Dr. Think This Month (contd.)Upcoming Events at the Sport & Social Club100 Club Draw
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Northwold Sports & Social ClubNorfolk Age UKThank you for support “Women V Cancer”
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Classified Ads 12
Inside this issue:
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The Village Life TeamEditor/Advertising
Stephanie [email protected]
Tel 728317
Deputy Editor
Circulation ManagersMavis & George Gillett
Tel. 727465
CommitteeChair
Carol SharpTel. 728227
TreasurerGeoff Bartram
Tel. 728673The views expressed in submitted items are notnecessarily endorsed by Northwold & WhittingtonVillage Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that allinformation contained in the newsletter is correct, wecannot be held responsible for errors. The Editorreserves the right to refuse or omit items withoutexplanation.
ST.ANDREW’SCHURCH DIARY 2015
NOVEMBER
Sunday 1st11.00am Benefice Holy Communion atSt. Mary’s Feltwell. Rev. Zych
Sunday 8th3.00pm Remembrance Service, Rector
Sunday 15th8.00am Holy Communion, Rev. Zych
Sunday 22nd9.15am Service of the Word,
Jane LuckmanSunday 29th11.00am Benefice Holy Communion atSt. Andrew’s Rector
PLEASE NOTE CHANGES OFTIMES FOR SERVICES
N.B. ALL BENEFICE SERVICESARE IN BOLD & ITALIC
If you have any questionns or would like further information,
The Churchwarden,Gareth Price (728283)
may be contacted.
Church website:www.northwoldchurch.org.uk
THERE MAY BE CHANGES SOPLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE
NOTICE BOARDS
May I remind everyone that onlyrose bushes may be planted in the
Cremated Remains area of thechurchyard
The Benefice ofAll Saints Wretton with
Stoke Ferry andChrist Church Whittington
The Benefice is in interregnum.
Licensed Lay Ministers:Carol Nicholas-Letch - Honey Tree,
Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry.Telephone 01366 500704
For information concerning marriage,baptism or funerals, please contactThe Churchwarden of the Minister,
Carol Nicholas-Letch
November
Sunday 1st
All Age Service at 9.30am at Wrettonwith Rev Bennett.
Monday 2nd
All Souls Service at 6pm at Whittingtonwith Carol Nicholas-Letch.
Sunday 8th
Remembrance service at 10.45am atWhittington with Janet Tanton.
Sunday 15th
Morning Service at 9.30am atWhittington with Janet.
Thursday 19th
Evening Compline at 5.30pm atWretton.
Sunday 22nd
Holy Communion at 9.30am at Wrettonwith Ven Hugh McCurdy.
Sunday 29th
Joint Service at 9.30am at WestDereham with Rev Ken Waters.
All welcome to the All SoulsService on Monday 2nd November
at 6pm in Christ ChurchWhittington.
Please note the break in routine…joint service at West Dereham
on 29th!
Christ Church Whittington’s Church-warden is Elaine Taylor.All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry’sChurchwarden is also Elaine.Elaine’s telephone number is 01366500948.
Mrs Ann Zissler and Mrs Davina Evesare in charge of the cleaning and flowersat Christ Church this month and Caroland Elaine will be doing the same at AllSaints.
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Refreshment will be served
Hope to see you there
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to do this through discussions withgroups such as the Diocesan AdvisoryCommittee and The Victorian Societybecause of the history and nature of thebuilding. This limits what we can do.
We are looking to open up the spaceinside the church so it can be used moreeasily by community groups and be-come more welcoming as a building.We also hope to create a heritage areawithin the church which can tell thestory of the church, highlighting some ofthe rare features that St. Andrews has.This would also include a restoration ofthe wall-paintings. To achieve thesechanges, we will need to remove someof the pews in the church. Currently wecan seat 244 people in the pews plus 40in the sanctuary end of the church, nextto the altar. We are looking at a numberof alternative ideas for removing somepews, probably resulting in a loss ofaround 90 seats. The remainder will bemore than enough to accommodate thevast majority of services. The churchwas full for one recent funeral but that isa rare occasion. We have discussed los-ing the pews at the altar end but theDAC would not support this because ofthe religious significance of this end ofthe church and indeed our clergy alsowould be unhappy about such a plan. Acurrent proposal is to lose the front tworows in the main body of the churchwhich would make movement easier andhelp at funerals, as well as the pews onthe north aisle of the church and some ofthose at the very back, which wouldmake baptisms easier because peoplecould gather around the font. We wouldthen make the entrance to the churchmore open and accessible with a glasspanel so more light would come into thechurch, when the main doors were open.We hope that local groups would behappy to use the church for their meet-ings and events, in this larger space.Obviously these proposals will changethe church but if we are to preserve the
St. Andrew's choiris always looking for new
members.
We rehearse weekly and sing once amonth and for
special festivals in church.
If you enjoy singing and would like to joinus please contact
Carol Sharp, 728227.
PLANS FORST. ANDREW`S CHURCH
As Churchwarden, I wanted to let thevillage know what the PCC has beendiscussing over recent months. You areprobably aware that over the last twoyears we have been working very hardto make the essential repairs to thebuilding, in order to preserve it in all itsglory and history. There were signifi-cant problems with the roof and thewalls, causing damp and damaging theinternal fabric of the church, includingthe valuable remains of medieval wall-paintings. The organ also had sufferedfrom these problems and was in urgentneed of restoration, just to keep it inuse.
The costs involved in this programme ofrestoration were huge – and indeed stillare – so we had to apply for grants fromvarious church organisations and Heri-tage Lottery funding. We did receivesubstantial sums and as part of the ap-plication process, we have had to raise aconsiderable sum of money ourselves,as part of match funding. We are verygrateful for all the support that the vil-lage has given us, through our variousfund-raising events and continuing pro-jects such as the “mile” of 20 pencepieces.
Considerable work has been done on thechurch and the roof is in a good statenow and the issues of damp are beingreduced. But more still needs to bedone and we have applied for furtherfunding to complete the programme. Akey element of our application formHeritage Lottery is to show that this willbenefit the community as a whole. Ifwe cannot do that, we are unlikely to getany money. One obvious way to dem-onstrate the church`s value to the villageis to increase its use as a communityresource, so we have been looking atproposals for achieving this. We have
building and complete the programme ofessential repairs, we need to secure thefunding. I would welcome commentsfrom the village because the church is partof the community and whilst the regularSunday congregation are very importantto the church, so too is the wider villagecommunity.
GARETH PRICE
THANK YOUJenny Bunyan and family would like tothank everyone for the kindness and sup-port shown over the last few weeks sinceAlan’s death.
Thank you to my WI friends for organis-ing food etc., for the day of the funeral,especially Brenda Ayres.
Thanks to Carol Nicholas-Letch for step-ping in at the last minute to conduct theservice and Philip Bowers for excellentfuneral arrangements and keeping me‘sane’ throughout everything!
A very big thank you for very generousdonations for Cancer Research UK whichtotalled £1,048
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It has been quite a whirlwind start to thenew school year, not least the fact that Inow have to get used to being ‘Head ofSchool’. For those who haven’t met me,I’m Sue White, I began teaching at TheNorman in September 2013 followingseveral other teaching posts – the mostrecent before The Norman being 10 yearsat Hilgay Primary. As a youngster, I grewup in Littleport, attended school there be-fore attending secondary school at Ely.After that I attended Kingston Universityin Surrey where I gained my teaching de-gree. On qualifying as a teacher my firstteaching role was with Year 6 children atWatton Junior School – I haven’t workedoutside of Norfolk since! There is some-thing very special about Norfolk, and al-though I was born in Cambridgeshire andbought my first property in Suffolk, I nowlive in the heart of Norfolk at Shipdhamwhere my daughter has just begun herschool life as a reception child.
Since beginning at The Norman I have feltvery welcome by all that I have comeacross in the school and the wider com-munity. Northwold is a beautiful villagefull of wonderful people, interesting build-ings and an amazing school. I am de-
lighted to have been offered the role ofHead of School and very much lookforward to fulfilling this role.
As is the ‘norm’ for The Norman, wehave ‘hit the ground running’. We havewelcomed 2 new fantastic teachers toour fold along with some new receptionchildren and a Year 5. We are enjoyingthe fact that we have returned to being a4 class school as this helps to ensure thateach child can have greater attention insupport of their learning.
Our Year 2 children have begun theirForest School work at Dawkin’s Covertunder the watchful guidance and leader-ship of Vicky Eyles and came back fromthe woodland on Monday with massivegrins on their faces. They will be usingtheir time to focus scientifically andcreatively – for example, they will bebasing some of their Hansel and Gretelwork in the woods to add authenticity totheir learning.
In Year 5 and 6 the children are explor-ing a ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ and askingthe over-riding question: What can I findout next? As part of their learning theywill be exploring all things Viking…who knows what they will dig up!
Years 3 and 4 are embarking on a learningjourney ‘on board’ HMS Beagle alongwith a close study of Charles Darwin – welook forward to sharing some of theirwriting with you in the near future.
Our new reception children and the Year 1children are following a theme titled:‘Getting To Know You’, they are focusingon the local area and their own familiesand generally getting to know the schooland surrounding area.
Next time I write, we will have celebratedour Harvest at St Andrew’s and I’m surethere will be much more to share withyou.
Sue WhiteHead of School
Dog Fouling.It has been bought to the attention of the Par-ish Council that dog fouling on public foot-paths in Northwold has started to become areoccurring problem. I am sure that all resi-dents that own dogs will assist us by ensuringthey collect their dog’s waste and dispose of itresponsibly. The Parish Council hope that thisnotice will encourage all dog owners to actresponsibly, and to improve the problem with-out the need to introduce fines for offenders.
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Northwold Parish Council Contact Details August 2015
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PARISH COUNCIL2015 Meeting dates:
*First Tuesday of the month, exceptAugust at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.
3rd November 20151st December 2015
Vicky BrightClerk, (Northwold Parish Council)
SUNDAY 20TH DECEMBERAT 12.30pm
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Clerk – Vicky Bright – 3 Scott Avenue, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 7LTTel: 07712 232920 *Contact between 11am-3pm Mon, Tues, Thurs & Frior between 5pm-7pm ThursEmail: [email protected]: www.northwoldparishcouncil.norfolkparishes.gov.uk
Name Address Tel No E-mail
Rosemary Crisp -ChairmanNorthwold Ward
20 Methwold Road,Northwold IP26 5LN
01366 72830007753 422920
Alan Collins -Vice ChairmanNorthwold Ward
4 StablefieldsNorthwold IP26 5NR
01366 728404 [email protected]
Frank EglingtonNorthwold Ward
1 Old Bakery CottageWest EndNorthwold IP26 5LE
01366 727412 [email protected]
Adrian JenkinsonNorthwold Ward
46 Methwold RoadNorthwold IP26 5LN
Sue LeetNorthwold Ward
Business contact:11 Little London RoadNorthwold IP26 5NQ
G. GillettNorthwold Ward
33 School LaneNorthwold IP26 5LL
01366 727465 [email protected]
S. GillettNorthwold Ward
33 School LaneNorthwold IP26 5LL
Alison MuirNorthwold Ward
Mulberry House61 Globe StreetMethwold IP26 4PQ
07970 423176 [email protected]
Michael PeakeWhittington Ward
Marmick CottageFen RoadWretton PE33 9QP
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Northwold SpiritualistsMeet every other Friday in the Village Hall,School Lane, Northwold , Thetford IP26 5LL at7.30 pm, doors open at 7pm and on other occa-sions. (subject to change)
NOVEMBER13th Ashley George - Clairvoyant Night27th Linda Reade
DECEMBER11th Christmas Meeting - Fully Booked
Enquiries:Faye 07523 866797
AdmissionDonation per person - £2.00 normal serviceincluding tea/coffee. No collection.Clairvoyant evenings - £4.00 per person
We achieved a lot during our meeting thismonth! Twelve of our members went tothe recent Breckland Group meeting atFeltwell and they all had a wonderful eve-ning. Many tried their feet at countrydancing and, by all accounts, there was agreat deal of laughter involved – but sadlyno photographs! The Autumn Federationwas a slightly more staid affair but thosewho went found the speakers very inter-esting.
Some of you may have spotted a newbench near the children’s play area. Aspart of the WI centenary celebrations allInstitutes were encouraged to organisesomething special. Northwold WI de-cided to present the bench to the villageand we hope that parents and grandparentswill find it a comfortable place to sitwhilst they keep a watchful eye on theiryoungsters as they play on the swings etc.
After the routine business was completedwe held our Annual Meeting. The Secre-tary read out a summary of what we hadbeen doing throughout the year. ThePresident, in her annual address, hi-lightedthe friendships that are formed between
members and how WI archives can re-capture the spirit of the times in whichthey were written. After she hadthanked the Committee and the mem-bers for all their work during the year
she made aspecial presen-tation to Rose-mary. Rose-mary is an ab-solute stalwartof our WI andshe has justcompleted 52years of beingon the Com-mittee! Shehas, over the
years, held nearly every single role thatexists on the Committee and we have allbenefitted from her dedication. We willstill call on her wealth of knowledge ofall matters WI related but she is taking awell-earned rest from those monthlycommittee meetings. Thank you again,Rosemary, from all of us.
Our speaker for the evening was LouiseWebber who showed us how she createssome stunning items of silver clay jew-
On Monday, 12th October, diners enjoyeda meal of sausages, onion gravy, mashedpotatoes, baked beans and peas followedby apple cake and ice cream. This was anexcellent meal especially as the kitchenwas understaffed. We have to thank theladies who worked very hard to producethis meal and Mike Howarth for taking on
NORTHWOLD WI
NORTHWOLD CARE GROUP- LUNCH CLUB
ellery. We all marvelled at her dexterityin using tiny alphabet stamps to engraveseveral names on a single pendant. In true‘Blue Peter’ fashion she had another pen-dant that she had prepared earlier and shedemonstrated how she achieves the pol-ished finish. She kindly judged the com-petition for a piece of jewellery with astory: Rosemary came 1st, Fi was 2nd andAnn was 3rd. The delicious teas were pro-vided by Doreen, Irene and Angie and aswe ate we caught up with each other’snews. Finally it was time to head homeagain. Until next month…
RITA NICKLES
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DIDLINGTON NURSERIESWhy not visit our walled in garden Nursery
For all your ornamental trees,shrubs and perennials -Aquatic Plants
and much moreNow in stock Spring flowering bulbs, seed potatoes,
onion setsFree range eggs
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DOG NOISE NUISANCE
There seems to be a problem inNorthwold with a lot of yapping andbarking of dogs, if you are suffering
from this please contactEnvironmental Health Department,Noise nuisance on 01553 616200,
Bulldog Barns‘Shabby Chic to Antique’
Come and have browse through our Aladdin's cave of beautiful furniture (frommodern to antique), gifts, clothes, garden furniture & ornaments, jewellery, clothes
& toys for sale.We have 5 barns filled with unique items, where there is something to suit every-
one’s taste. New stock arriving daily.
Curiosi-teaNow open at Bulldog Barns
Serving teas, coffees, scrumptious cakes, cream teas, paninis and more!
Opening Hours:Monday- Saturday 10am- 5pm (Closed on Wednesdays)
Open Sundays 10:30- 4pm
washing up duties!!!!!!
It was Betty Acker's birthday and she verykindly supplied birthday cake and winefor everyone so thank you Betty and aVery Happy Birthday.
The Car Scheme has been steadily busyduring the last month and we are verylucky to have two new drivers. So thankyou and a very warm welcome to Rogerand Sue Preston. They are both very ac-tively involved in the Car Scheme al-ready. This is a huge help as every monthwe have more and more people wishing touse this service. This doesn't mean wecouldn't use more drivers as the more wehave the better the service we can offer.So should anyone feel they can offer a fewhours here and there, please ring me,Chris on 727982.
Next month Monday, 9th November, theLunch Club Ladies will be serving sa-voury minced beef casserole, mashed po-tatoes, green beans and carrots followedby cherry pie and ice cream. We hope tosee everyone there!
After lunch the Northwold CareGroup's AGM will be taking place and allthose who wish to, are very welcome toattend.
Chris
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NEXTQUIZ NIGHTSWEDNESDAY,
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AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY QUIZRAISED £300
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHOSUPPORTED THISCHERYL & DAVE
CORRECTION TONORTHWOLD VILLAGE
HALL LISTPlease note ART GROUP time is14.00-16.30 and not 15.00-18.00as stated in Sept.-October edition
ALVEVA QUILTERSFeltwell
Next MeetingWednesday 18th November
@ 7.00Methodist Church Hall
Feltwell, IP26 4AL
If you are interested in Patchwork Quilt-ing and Creative Textiles, then don’t beshy – come along and join us to share
skills and ideas in a friendly and relaxedgroup. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Yvonne Brown01842 828577
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MINUTES OF NORTHWOLD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT THE VILLAGE HALL ONFRIDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER 2015 @ 7.30pm
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Councillors present: Cllr. R. Crisp – Chair(RC), Cllr. A. Collins (AC), Cllr. Frank Egling-ton (FE), Cllr. Alison Muir (AM), Cllr. Sue Leet(SL), Cllr. George Gillett (GG), Cllr. StephenGillett (SG) & Cllr. Mick Peake (MP)
Present: Vicky Bright – Clerk.
Item Cllr. Crisp welcomed all to the meeting15/09/1 Public Forum - LGA 1972, Section100(1):
15/09/2 Local Authority Reports:i) Norfolk County Council
No representative present and no apologies orreport sent.
ii) Borough Council of Kings Lynn & WestNorfolkNo report from Cllr. Mick Peake.
iii) Norfolk Constabulary - SNTNone.
15/09/3 Accepted Apologies for absence -LGA 1972, Section 85(1)&(2):Cllr. Adrian Jenkinson.Absent:None.
15/09/4 Members Declaration of Interest(items on the agenda) - LGA 2000 Part lll:None.
15/09/5 Minutes of the last meeting held on7th July 2015 - LGA 1972, Schedule 12, para41(2):Resolved 15/09/5.01The minutes of the last meeting held on 7th July2015 were adopted as a true statement andsigned by the Chairman (RC).
15/09/6 Reports and Matters Arising from theMinutes of the Last Meeting (for info Only)
i) Chairman’s Report“Firstly I would like to say thanks to Frank forthe work & research he has done trying to dis-cover more information about the land known asConstables Charity, which we should be receiv-ing rent for. We also say thanks to him for do-ing the complete Risk Assessment of the village,as he points out there is much more work to bedone on the upkeep of such things as the noticeboards and the children’s play area on the rec-reation ground etc., which we hope our 'odd jobman’ will be able to take care of now he is feel-
This was agreed by all and Cllr. Collins is tocarry out the planting.
It was suggested that the railings at the cemeteryneed re-painting and the Clerk was asked to getquotes for the next meeting.
Cllr. Collins advised that the hedges borderingMrs Maynard’s land were overgrown and weretrespassing into Mrs Maynard’s land. The Clerkwas asked to get quotes to cut back the hedgesfor the next meeting.
15/09/9 Correspondence:i) The Clerk read out a letter from Mr Steven
Stark making a complaint to the Council regard-ing the recent Councillor vacancies and co-options and notification of said vacancies. TheChairman assured all present that the vacancynotices had been placed in the PC notice boards.although she agreed that no notice had beenplaced on the community boards around thevillage. The Clerk is going to discuss the matterand seek guidance from NALC, following whichshe will reply to Mr Stark’s letter accordingly.
The Clerk read out a notification fromBCKLWN Environment & Planning Departmentannouncing the notification of a new commercialaddress at The Barns, Methwold Road, Whit-tington.
15/09/10 Planning ApplicationsNone.
15/09/11 Finance:i) Parish Council Bank Balances and ReconciliationThe Payments and receipts from 8th July 2015 to4th September 2015 were scrutinised and ap-proved. The Lloyds Treasurer account balancewas confirmed as £54,655.34 as of 18th August2015.
Resolved 15/09/11.01That the Bank balances and reconciliation ofpayments & receipts be received and adoptedand initialled as such by the Chairman (RC).
ii) Cheques for signing and approval and toauthorise payment of outstanding invoicesResolved 15/09/11.02It was agreed to approve the payments of thefollowing outstanding invoices and the chequeswere approved and signed by Cllr. R. Crisp andCllr. A Collins
ing well again. Adrian send apologies for alate report, he is unable to be with us tonight.
I have ordered a wreath for RemembranceSunday on half of the Parish Council, are youhappy for me to place it on the Cenotaph”. Towhich it was agreed.
“Northwold WI would like to invite all Coun-cillor’s to join them for a glass of wine at theRecreation Ground on Wednesday September16th at 2pm, when the new bench given by theWI to commemorate 100 years of theWomen’s Institute in this country, will bepresented to the village”.
15/09/7i) Highways Matters:
West End/Methwold Road Flooding UpdateThe new ditch still gets very full during rainand the gulley’s still need attention, perhapsthe road sweeper needs to be more frequent.There appears to be no more cases of floodingon Inghams Lane. Cllr. Eglington is to carryput a full survey and pursue the issue withHighways.
ii) Sign on Little London RoadThe sign has been repaired and is now com-pleted.
iii) Common Drove FootbridgeThe Council would like to look at wideningthe bridge to allow for wheelchair and push-chair access. Cllr. Eglington is to look at get-ting a detailed quote. The Clerk is to look atfunding for this and to approach Highwaysregarding adopting responsibility for thebridge if necessary. The maintenance of thefootpath so far has been managed by Cllr.Eglington and Carl Green, the Chairman ex-tended thanks to them on behalf of the Coun-cil.
15/09/8 Cemetery:Cllr. Collins advised that locating the ownersof some of the headstones was proving diffi-cult, Cllr. Collins, Cllr. Crisp & Cllr. Muir aregoing to try and search back to find who theybelong to.
Cllr. Collins also advised that the state of theallotments is impacting on the cemetery; hesuggested planting shrubs to screen it off.
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Approval of Cheques and to authorise payment of Invoices signed between meetingsResolved 15/09/11.03Cheques signed since last meeting
iii) Quarterly Internal AuditThe Clerk and Cllr. Eglington are to draft a new procedure for internal audit to incorporate quarterlyinternal audits to be carried out by the Clerk and a Councillor. A date is to be confirmed to do this,as the Clerk advised she is currently moving office due to the change in personal circumstances athome, and that the new office build is not yet complete.
15/09/12 Parish Matters:i) BT Faster Broadband UpdateCllr. Crisp reports there is no update.
ii) Lightsource/Solar Panels UpdateThe Clerk is to chase up Lightsource for an update on an installation date.
iii) Whittington Closed Cemetery UpdateCllr. Collins advised he had spoken with the Church Warden and they have no update. The Clerk isto chase up the status with the Department of Justice for the next meeting.
iv) Play Area RepairsCllr. Eglington confirmed all repairs had been completed in August and the gates had been repairedfree of charge by Stephen Eyles, the Chairman on behalf of the Council extended thanks to Mr Ey-les.
v) Registration of Clay Pit LandCllr. Muir confirmed this was completed and the title deeds show that the Council do own the land.The suggestion of selling the land was discussed and the Clerk was asked to obtain valuations in thefirst instance and for the item to be deferred to the next meeting following receipt of said valua-tions.
vi) Land at Stoke FerryCllr. Eglington spent a lengthy time at the County Records Office researching the land and he statesthat more research is needed. It was agreed that Cllr. Eglington and Cllr. Peake would try to estab-lish the boundary, so that the title deeds can be registered.
vii) Sports & Social Club – Chaffer Bugs UpdateThe Clerk confirmed this had been done.
viii) Asset Risk AssessmentThe risk assessment has been carried out and the Clerk advised she would produce a report on thefindings and present it at the next meeting to be addressed.
ix) Allotmentswith Cllr. Jenkinson not being present the outcome of the meeting with the allotment tenant is to bedeferred to the next meeting. The issue of suspected Ragwort on the allotments was raised; theClerk was asked to arrange quotes for it to be cut back and treated for he next meeting.
x) Storage of Parish Files & Documents Audit
15/09/13 The Clerk and Cllr. Eglington are to address this within the new audit procedure, date tobe arranged to d this.
Items for next meeting to be held on Tuesday 6th October 2015 at 7.30pm, in the Village Hall.There being no further business the Chairman thanked everyone for their attendance and declaredthe meeting closed at 21.05pm
Signed: R. Crisp, Chair Date: 6th October 2015
Eon Street Lighting Sept 2015 & O/S 001975 £135.98Westcotec Street Lights 001977 £19.96Collier Turf Care Chaffer Bugs Tx 001978 £1,986.00CGM Ltd Grass cutting July 2015 001979 £301.92Mrs P Angus August Salary 001980 £68.77Mrs V Bright Expenses/Mileage 001981 £24.40CGM Ltd Grass Cutting Aug 2015 001982 £301.92Mrs R Crisp Postage Reimbursement 001983 £1.50
Eon Street lighting 001971 £65.67
Mrs P Angus Salary 001972 £234.07
Mr F Eglington Reimbursement 001973 £36.00
Robert King Maintenance 001974 £134.00
Mrs V Bright August Salary 001976 £142.63
Parish Councillors: Are available for PC meetings,
held on the 1st Tuesday of themonth, excluding August, after7pm in the evenings. And anyextraordinary meetings called asnecessary.
Attend the odd training ses-sions.
Attend occasional consultationevents and informative local au-thority meetings.
Undertake any actions delegatedto them from meetings.
Receive and respond to PC emailsin between meetings.
May help with the Village Eventsetc.
TO BE A COUNCILLOR:You Need to:
Care about getting the best foryour community.
Have a willingness to representyour electorate.
Want to make a difference. Undertake training courses. Adhere to the Code of Con-
duct. Register your interests. Have the time. Be committed and enthusiastic.
You must be: a British Citizen of the Common-
wealth or the European Union; Be 18 years of age or over during that 12 month period re-
sided in the council area; or Have during the whole of the 12
months preceding that day occu-pied as owner or tenant any landor other premises in the councilarea; or
have during that same period hadyour principal or only place ofwork in the council area; or
live within 3 miles of the councilarea
If you are interested, please send yourapplication in writing to the Clerk at theaddress above.
Northwold & Whittington Parish Council3 Scott Avenue, Mildenhall, IP28 7LTTel: 07712 [email protected]
Councillor VacancyThere are currently two vacancies open,one vacancy in the ward of Northwold andonevacancy in the ward of Whittington.
Please read on if you think you may beinterested.
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FOOT HEALTH CLINICMay we remind our readers that the next foot health clinic is as follows:-
Wednesday, 4th November, 9th and 16th Decemberat the Village Hall, Surgery Room.
I also carry out home visits for treatmentFor appointments tel. 01362 652757 David Noble.
WMSCh(Hons)., PSPract.,MVR.
WHAT DOES THE DOCTORTHINK THIS MONTH?
the internet and you are trying to find thenumber of a company or organisation, justGoogle the name and you should be pre-sented with contact details. To find domesticnumbers, read on. If you have access to theinternet, go to site telecom-tariffs.co.uk thenfollow the link “View residential tariff costs”and then the link “Directory Enquiry Codes –118” for access to a directory provided byMagenta Systems in Croydon, listing aboutfour hundred 118 sites. This site tells youwhat each 118 company will charge for theyour enquiry, as charged to your BT bill.Most sites charge between £2 and £3 butseveral cost less. For example, 118 801charge 50p. I have tested their system andmy call was answered immediately and I wasgiven the number within seconds, with noattempt to make more money by offering toconnect me. I did try another number (30p)but it went to answering machine.
Never accept a company's offer to connectyou, as the subsequent cost of the call willalways be a great deal more than you arepaying normally.
Michael's wife, refusing to give in to thelooks of growing old, goes out and buys anew line of expensive cosmetics guaranteedto make her look years younger. After alengthy sitting before the mirror applying the"miracle" products, she asks her husband -"Darling, honestly, if you didn't know me,what age would you say I am?" Lookingover her carefully, Michael replied: Judgingfrom your skin, twenty; your hair, eighteenand your figure, twenty five”. “Oh, you flat-terer” she gushed. “Hang on a minute” hesaid “I haven't added them up yet!”
A fifteen-year-old came home with a Porscheand his parents began to yell and scream,"Where did you get that car?" He calmly toldthem, "I bought it today." "With whatmoney!?" demanded his parents. "We knowwhat a Porsche costs." "Well," said the boy,"this one cost me £15." The parents began toyell even louder. "Who would sell a car likethat for £15!?" they asked. "It was the ladyup the street," said the boy. "Don't know hername -- they just moved in. She saw me ridepast on my bike and asked me if I wanted tobuy a Porsche for fifteen pounds.""Oh mygoodness!" moaned the mother, "she must bea child abuser. Who knows what she will donext? John, you go right up there and seewhat's going on."
So the boy's father walked up the street to thehouse where the lady lived and found her outin the garden, calmly planting flowers. Heintroduced himself as the father of the boy towhom she had sold a Porsche for fifteenpounds and demanded to know why she did
Facebook and my body imageAs we all know, our body image is a subjectivepicture in the mind of our own physical ap-pearance, derived from what we see and thereactions of others. Some people are proud oftheir body image but the majority seem to bedissatisfied. If people fixate unreasonably upona feature of their body image with which theyare dissatisfied, this is known as Body Dys-morphic Disorder and a typical example is thepoor adolescents, stick thin, who think they arefat and develop anorexia.
I have a similar problem in reverse! My bodyimage is tall and thin and, no matter how manymirrors and shop windows tell me otherwise,that image remains. However, mirrors andshop windows, although unsettling, can beignored and the body image can remain untar-nished.
A new phenomenon has arisen which is reallyputting my own body image in danger. In theold days, we took photographs and destroyedthe unfavourable ones before sharing themwith others. Along came Facebook! Nowadays,any event shared with our children and theirfamilies results in pictures being posted onFacebook to be viewed by their thousands offriends and contacts. These pictures includeunflattering photos of me, the sort I wouldhave destroyed straight away, and, as the cam-era always makes me query my body image,everyone can view the photo as often as theylike. Last Sunday, one son posted a photo ofnine of the grandchildren on Facebook. An oldfriend of mine from years ago posted a “like”and wondered whether or not he had a pictureof Management and me. Bang! Within sec-onds, he had sent her, and the rest of the world,an appalling photo of the two of us, lookingless than sylph-like. Now, the photo is “outthere” for ever more.
Do you use Directory Enquiries when youneed a telephone number? If so, be very care-ful! In the old days, our only option was todial 192 and British Telecom would give us thenumber for 40p (8/- in old money) which Ialways considered expensive. This service wasabandoned in 2003 to open the market to com-petition and BT now recommends telephoning118 118. This is a service owned by the Ameri-can company Knowledge Generation Bureauand BT spends millions promoting the number.If you use this service, you will be charged£5.74 for the number (tough luck if they are ex-directory) and, if you are foolish to let themconnect you, they will charge you an extra£2.99 per minute that you talk.
So, what should we do? If you have access to
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it. "Well," she said, "this morning I got a phonecall from my husband. I thought he was on abusiness trip, but I learned from a friend he hasrun off to Hawaii with his secretary. Then ap-parently she stole all his money and strandedhim there! Well he called me, without anymoney to his name, and asked me to sell hisnew Porsche and send him the money. Sothat's exactly what I did."
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A little of yourtime could make abig difference...
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These services would not exist withoutour volunteers and we are currently inurgent need of new volunteers!
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NORTHWOLD SPORTS& SOCIAL CLUB
Its no very often that a small club like our-selves get the chance to boast a little but thisseason we have surpassed ourselves.
1. We have won the County League CentralLeague division 2.2. We have won the Middleton League Di-vision 23. We gained promotion to Zone 1 in theAshill League and maintained our place in it4. Four of our men's groups made area play-off's in the County League5. Two of our young members have repre-sented Suffolk (Indoors) and Norfolk(Outdoors) which shows that they have thecapability to go further6. And lastly the clubwas represented forthe FIRST TIME atthe All England Finalsat Leamington Spa
As I said at the begin-ning, not bad for alittle village club.
Naturally our aim is to maintain our posi-tion in all leagues next year but if you are anew or old bowler and would like to tryyour arm please come and join us when ourgreen re-opens next year, I am sure you willenjoy it.
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Thank you once again.Wendy Hodson
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The club is openfor bookings for
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The Committee