No 160 incorporating The Wayland News Attleborough amp District News and The Wymondham News August 2010

Help Yourself

FREE Help Yourself

Heritage Cyder Evening By popular demand after last year‟s very

successful sell-out event Attleborough

Heritage Group is holding another Cyder

Evening as part of the Attleborough Festival

weekend As so many people were

disappointed not to obtain tickets last year we

are moving to a larger venue The event will be

at The Connaught Hall Attleborough on

Saturday 18 September 2010 from 700 for

730 pm and will begin with an illustrated talk

followed by refreshments and the opportunity

to get together to see cyder making techniques

and other displays There will be plenty of

chances to reminisce about the past when

Attleborough was a major national cyder-

producing town Tickets and further

information are available from the Heritage

Centre Attleborough Tel 01953 455877 or

455553 or from Roy Woods 01953 452750

Vintage glider returns to the skies after twenty seven years

In 1969 as a 16 year old Staff

Cadet at 611 Gliding School David

Ladley had his first encounter with

a Slingsby Prefect glider which at

the time was considered the

ultimate flying experience for

cadets He continued to fly the

same machine until leaving the Air

Training Corps in 1971 Mr

Ladley‟s passion for flying

continued unabated and when the

RAF decided to sell the machine in

1979 David and fellow ex-cadet

David Dunwell clubbed together to

buy the glider that had given them

so much joy as youngsters

They flew it from RAF Swanton

Morley with the Norwich Soaring

Group until that group disbanded in

1983 and it was flown for the last

time on the 31st July 1983 The

Prefect was then put into a trailer

and stored at the Ladley family

home until in 2005 Mr Ladley and

his son Matthew determined to

restore the machine to flying order

No small undertaking given

(Continued on page 2)

Pictured Matthew Siona David Janet and Erin the Ladley family with the Prefect glider lovingly restored after 27 years and flown in July

Fears of property

developerrsquos

ldquogold rushrdquo A change in approach to the way

Breckland Council considers planning

applications for housing may mean

Councillors are in effect powerless to

control the pattern of development in

our towns and villages in the near

future The change has been forced

upon Breckland Council by the

Government‟s attempts to give more

power to local communities to control

the scale and shape of development

and may lead to locally unpopular

developments such as the recent

application for 91 properties in Watton

by Hopkins Homes being granted

planning permission

The site in question is outside the

defined development boundary and has

met with some considerable local

opposition The one hope that affected

residents had was that the site was not

earmarked for development but

Breckland may yet find themselves

forced to grant planning permission

because of the current situation

The problem relates to the transition

from the previous top-down

(Government led) Regional Spatial

Strategies (RSS) to a more local and

sustainable development policy which

allows local communities and councils

more control over local plans

Under the RSS Local Planning

Authorities are required to provide a

supply of sites that are bdquoavailable

suitable and achievable‟ for housing

developments over the next five years

(Continued on page 3)

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 2 News

modern safety regulations

In 2009 he and his son also a skilled

glider pilot in his own right began

work in earnest stripping the

machine to its component parts under

the supervision of engineer Mike

Simms and with the valuable help of

other members of Shipdham Flying

Club Together they checked

replaced or restored every single part

before laboriously reassembling it to

a condition that is as good as if not

better than new

And on the 11th July just 15 days

short of the 41st anniversary of his

first flight in the glider David Ladley

piloted the machine back to the skies

from Shipdham Airfield

ldquoI was probably more nervous than

the first time I flew herrdquo said Mr

Ladley ldquobut it was wonderful to just

to sit in there in the open air So

many memories came flooding backrdquo

ldquoI am so grateful to everyone at the 8

Ball Gliding group at Shipdham

airfield but especially so to Mike

Simms for his skills knowledge and

guidance and also to Paul Baldwin

and Jerry Berringer for all their helprdquo

The great moment was watched by

the entire Ladley family David

Dunwell and his son James plus

many Shipdham Flying club

members Reflecting the views of the

family Dave‟s wife Janet said ldquoIt was

wonderful As a family we have all

lived and breathed the restoration

these past years it has occupied every

spare minute of their time I have no

idea what they will do nextrdquo

ldquoPerhaps I will get them to decorate

our houserdquo she said with a grin

The 8 Ball Gliding Group operates as

a part of the Shipdham Flying Club

and fly a wide selection of vintage

and modern gliders in a friendly and

comfortable environment The flying

club is privileged to operate from

Shipdham Airfield a former World

War 2 base owned by Mrs E

Paterson

The airfield was home to the

USAAF 44th Bomb Group the

ldquoFlying 8 Ballsrdquo which operated

Liberator aircraft on highly

dangerous daylight bombing

missions over Europe Their first

combat mission was flown on

November 7 1942 and was the first

of 344 missions flown against the

Axis powers in WW II Over 8400

individual combat sorties were

flown by the 44th during which 850

brave young men lost their lives

Their sacrifice is commemorated

with a Memorial at the Club and

also with a museum there dedicated

to their memory

If you would like to experience the

thrill of gliding at Shipdham or buy a

voucher to give as a gift to someone

you think would enjoy it then

contact the Membership Secretary on

sfcmembershipbtinternetcom or

by phone on 07713880689 or

telephone the Club on 01362 820 709

at the weekends

The moment the Prefect left the ground for the first time in 27 years with Mr Ladley at the controls

Left David Dunwell and in the aircraft David Ladley

West Norfolk Aviation Society Len Raven was the guest speaker at

the June meeting his subject was

Helicopter Operations in Malaya This

was based on his own experiences

and was very well illustrated with a

wide variety of photographs

The Malayan Emergency was a

guerrilla war fought between

Commonwealth armed forces and the

Malayan National Liberation Army

(MNLA) the military arm of the

Malayan Communist Party from 1948

to 1960 During the campaign RAF

helicopters operated in support of the

ground Forces moving troops ferrying

supplies and carrying out medical

evacuation At the start of the

Emergency the British had a total of 13

infantry battalions in Malaya including

seven partly-formed Gurkha battalions

three British battalions two battalions

of the Royal Malay Regiment and a

British Royal Artillery Regiment being

utilised as infantry This force was too

small to effectively meet the threat of

the communist terrorists or bandits

and more infantry battalions were

needed in Malaya The British brought

in soldiers from units such as the Royal

Marines Australian forces and Kings

African Rifles Another effort was a re-

formation of the Special Air Service in

1950 as a specialised reconnaissance

raiding and counter-insurgency unit

The society will next meet in

September Guests and new members

welcomed for more details phone

01842 879210 or 01953 882246

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 3

Attleborough Coffee amp Chat At St Maryrsquos Church Hall

Behind St Maryrsquos Attleborough Saturdays 10am to 1130 - Come and have a

coffee tea or maybe a scone and most importantly a chat

Following the amazing success of last

year‟s charity event Orphanage supporters

Ann and Terry Mahoney have decided to

put a Western slant

on the proceedings

by staging a ldquoTexas

Barbeque and

Rodeordquo

The event will take

place on Saturday

the 4th September at

Carbrooke Village

Hall from 7pm until

late and will include

Wild Bull Riding

Line Dancing Wild

West Trivia Quiz

and Prize Raffle

Dancing the night

away to Country

and Western

and Rockabilly

sounds

The pound10 admission

charge includes a

Texas style Chilli

and Jacket Potato

served with Anne‟s

special Barbequed

Spare Ribs

Coleslaw and

assorted Tex-Mex

goodies

Terry who is an

executive director of

the Humanitarian Concern Centre in

Kathmandu Nepal has with the continued

support of friends business colleagues and

comedian Frank Carson raised enough

money to pay for rent and school uniforms

for the 28 children at the orphanage and

enough money to provide them with a

healthy balanced diet for the year

Whilst in Nepal last October Terry

managed to negotiate a 5 year rental

agreement with the Orphanage landlord

This will be the first time the children have

been able to live anywhere longer than 12

months The new home has solar water

heating and 3 bathrooms Rather different

to the last one which had one bathroom

between all 28 of them no windows and an

open 4 storey concrete staircase

Terry says ldquoAll these children need in their

lives is some sort of stability what has been

achieved to date is living proof as to what a

relatively small amount of money in our

terms can do for those who literally have

nothingrdquo

All monies received will go directly to the

Orphanage Please come and help support

these childrenhellipwe are sure you‟ll all have

a mighty fine time For further information

please feel free to contact Terry at

tmahoneygotadslcouk or on 07713

122536

Pictured is Shristi Pariyar and some of the

younger children at the orphanage Shristi is

18 years old and has studied hard all the

way through school Her hard work was

rewarded with a scholarship and she is now

studying to become an accountant As the

oldest girl the other kids all look up to her

Texas style barbeque is the next fund raiser for Kathmandu Orphanage

(the five-year land supply) to meet their

RSS quota However the land supply is

often bigger than the Local Planning

Authority wished to allocate due to the

need to meet central targets

Uncertainty remains after the recent

announcement abolishing the Regional

Strategies as it did not abolish the five-

year supply requirement This could

mean that planning authorities aren‟t

able to prevent developments on land

that they were reluctant to put forward

originally and undermine the

Government‟s commitment to foster

more local support on developments

In a report to be presented to Breckland

Council‟s Development Control

Committee on the 2nd August

councillors are told that ldquoBreckland is

short of demonstrating a 5 year

deliverable supply of housing [ ] To

help remedy the situation Breckland will

consider applications for housing

favourably in line with the policies set

out in Paragraphs 71 and 69 and the

other policies in Planning Policy

Statement 3rdquo

The report then goes on to say ldquoIn

order to consider applications for

housing favourably [as above] it may

be necessary to make a departure from

the current development plan rdquo

This change in effect removes the

ability to ensure that development

takes place in accordance with the

current and future Local Development

Framework which has been the subject

of so much work in the past few years

More worryingly for residents living

near open land the report goes on to

suggest that if developers can show

that their proposal is available suitable

and achievable within the next five

years and does not transgress any

national policies then developments

outside the defined settlement

boundary may well be considered

favourably

This is the case with the proposed

development in Watton and residents

both there and near the remaining

green areas of the old RAF Watton site

and elsewhere in the town are deeply

concerned that they may have

unwelcome developments built quite

literally up the their garden fences

According to Breckland‟s own figures

in the report our area will be short of

the five year target by 2475 dwellings

and this has prompted fears locally of a

ldquodeveloper‟s gold rushrdquo as they seek to

gain planning permission on land

previously excluded resulting in

hundreds possibly thousands more

homes in our towns and villages

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman has

written to Eric Pickles the Secretary of

State for Communities and Local

Government expressing his concern

that if left unaddressed this issue

could allow some property developers

to get around the Government‟s policy

of empowering local communities and

push through unpopular and unwanted

developments

Mr Freeman said ldquothe Government‟s

announcement to give local

communities control over what is

developed on their doorstep in very

welcome However I am concerned

that without a clarification the

legislation may unwittingly create a

Trojan horse The top-down demands

of the RSS may continue in ghost form

unless there is clear guidancerdquo

ldquoWymondham and Attleborough are

perfect examples of a problem we see

across our region whose character is

threatened by unrealistic commitments

to develop large housing estates These

estates are too often unpopular locally

not accompanied by sufficient

investment in local infrastructure and

forced on local communitiesrdquo

ldquoI share the concerns of many of our

local councillors that this may be a

loophole and I‟ve asked the Secretary

of State to clarify the position

urgentlyrdquo

The Mid-Norfolk Times approached

Breckland Council Leader Mr William

Nunn for a comment on Mr Freeman‟s

letter and the land situation in Watton

in particular but he was unavailable

for comment on this matter However a

report by the Interim Chief Executive

on this subject to the same meeting

says that the wards most likely to be

affected by the change are

Attleborough Dereham Swaffham

Thetford Watton Harling

Narborough Shipdham and Swanton

Morleyrdquo and it goes on to say

ldquoIn the financial year (2009-10) Breckland

only delivered 528 new dwellings

Currently Breckland only has a 193 year

supply of land making the District unable

to demonstrate a five year supply of land

Breckland has a high housing delivery

target and it is likely that large

predominantly greenfield sites will be

needed to meet these targets (M-NT

Italics) In future years the adoption of the

Site Specific Policies and Proposals

Document the Thetford Area Action Plan

and the Attleborough and Snetterton Heath

Area Action Plan will mean that

Breckland will be able to demonstrate a

five year supply of land

ldquoWhilst the District does not have a five

year supply of land PPS3 states at

paragraph 71 that they should look

favourably upon planning applications for

housing in areas within the Core Strategies

Spatial Vision In Breckland this refers to

the five market towns and four Local

Service Centres which received a positive

housing allocation Additionally paragraph

69 of PPS3 sets out criteria controlling the

quality and sustainability of housing

development which is predicated in the

five year supply caserdquo

(Continued from page 1)

Developer‟s Gold Rush

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 4 News

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Sat 11th December Christmas Seaside Special Show at Cromer Adult pound22 Sun19th December Christmas Lunch at The Burrage Gorleston Adult pound20

Monday 20th December Wisbech Christmas Market 9am amp 4pm Return Adult pound10 Child pound550

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In September 1st Saham Toney

Brownies will be joining with

other members from Watton

District on an outing to Great

Yarmouth Organised by Norfolk

Girlguiding

It is called Seaside Sparkle and is

part of Girlguiding Centenary

celebrations

On Tuesday 17th August at

730pm at the Wells Cole

Community Centre Bell Lane

Saham Toney Robin Horn is

giving a talk and slide show on his

trip to Peru Robin has written a

short introduction to the talk

Three and a half years ago I

accepted a Macmillan Cancer

Support fundraising challenge

The final part of the challenge was

to spend four days hiking the Inca

Trail high in the Andean

Mountains of Peru This I did two

years ago The adventure took me

through magnificent scenery and

past Inca ruins ending up at the

fabulous site of Machu Picchu -

regarded by many as the eighth

wonder of the world

Come and find out more about his

trip and see the magnificent

scenery he experienced Tickets

are available from Bryony on

01953 889167 or at Adcocks in

Watton at pound3 each and include

refreshments There will also be a

raffle on the evening

Moneys raised will go towards

our special Centenary trip to

Seaside Sparkle - not quite Peru

but nevertheless an Adventure

Bryony Horn

Talk on Peru will help Brownies Sparkle

Almost a year ago I was driving through

Hingham just going past St Andrew‟s

Church when I saw a poster for an

exhibition The art group was having an

exhibition alongside as I discovered a

most talented and sociable group of

ladiesthe Hardingham Textile Group

Creeping quietly into the Church I was

greeted warmly by a number of people

but as my main interest is in working

with textiles I headed straight for a very

special part of an outstanding exhibition

The items I saw and was itching to

handle were of a wide variety and could

only serve to excite anyone connected

with a similar pleasurable pastime

I found out about joining this fabulous

group and did so in September 2009

Since that date I have been able to

explore and experiment with such things

as stitching with metals and clay transfer

printing kantha embroidery needle

painting metal thread work machine

stitching on water soluble fabrics

freestyle Florentine and Banjara bags

The list is endless and caters for varied

ages and levels of expertise

Encouragement and advice is always on

hand and of course there is always the

star pupil who I try to emulate (if only)

Once again it is time for the exhibition

which includes both traditional and

modern pieces in Hingham Church from

Wednesday 1st September to Saturday

4th September 2010 inclusive Opening

times are from 9am to 5pm on

Wednesday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on

Saturday Admission is free The

Hingham and Hardingham Art Group

will be having their annual art exhibition

alongside Steph George

Norfolk County Councils Environment

Transport and Development overview and

scrutiny panel have been told it would cost

pound88m next year (2011-12) to restore roads

to their 2006-07 condition The report

acknowledges that this is unaffordable

The structural maintenance budget this year

is pound367m and Government funding is

expected to be cut further in the autumn

A report to the Panel says that the overall

condition of Norfolks county road network

was relatively stable when assessed last

autumn - but the impact of the harsh winter

and the effectiveness of repairs and

increased investment this year will not

become clear until the roads are surveyed

in the coming autumn (2010)

The panel were told that on A roads early

intervention through measures such as

surface dressing has achieved some

improvements and a reduction in the

maintenance backlog However the

condition of B and C class roads and

bridges has shown some deterioration

Although the condition of roads is

relatively stable year on year

Adrian Gunson Cabinet member for travel

and transport said Since 200405 the

money we have spent on structural

maintenance has remained almost static in

cash terms but inflation means that we can

only carry out about two thirds of the

volume of work we were able to do five

years ago Careful targeting of resources by

our engineers intervening at the right time

with the right treatments has helped

maintain a safe network and limited further

deterioration With even less money in the

years ahead maintaining our roads to

ensure safety and prevent rapid

deterioration is likely to take priority over

improvement projects

It‟s a reading revolution that is sweeping

the country and it‟s now taking off in

Norfolk as people catch on to the benefits

of ebooks

Norfolk County Council‟s Library Service

launched its digital library on 10 May and

between then and the end of June 443

people have downloaded 1085 ebooks

While this falls some way short of the

1010007 traditional books borrowed from

Norfolk libraries in May and June with

more and more people preferring to receive

information electronically the library

service predicts this gap will soon start to

narrow

As with its traditional book loan service it

costs nothing to borrow an ebook from the

library and at the end of the loan period ndash

which can be either seven 14 or 21 days ndash

the ebook file will be automatically deleted

from the borrower‟s device meaning there

is never any danger of paying overdue

charges All people need to borrow an

ebook is a personal PC with internet access

and to be a member of the library service ndash

which is also free to join

Derrick Murphy Cabinet Member for

Cultural Services at Norfolk County

Council said ldquoPhysical books are still

at the heart of our libraries and will be

for a very long time to come The new

ebooks loan service is a great

development though and offers library

members choice about how they want

to read ndash for some people it will be a

more attractive and practical alternative

than borrowing a pile of paperbacks in

person The reaction to ebooks has

been fantastic so far and we‟ll continue

to grow and improve the service

according to demand and customer

feedbackrdquo

The main advantage an ebook has over a

paper or hardback version is that it is

simply an electronic file and thus

completely weightless When stored on an

ereader device potentially hundreds of

books can be taken and read anywhere

making them popular with people who like

to read on the go With the summer

holidays about to start the library service is

anticipating more interest in ebooks from

holidaymakers who like to read on the

beach or by the pool

There are 2426 ebooks in the Norfolk

digital library and up to six titles can be

borrowed by one person at any one time

Ebooks that have recently become available

to borrow include Love in a Cold Climate

by Nancy Mitford Witches Abroad by

Terry Pratchett and The Count of Monte

Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

To become a member of Norfolk County

Council‟s library service visit

wwwlibrariesnorfolkgovuk Existing

members can access the digital library and

borrow ebooks via a link on the same page

Not all ereaders are compatible with the

system Norfolk libraries uses for a list of

compatible devices see the link at the top of

the digital library homepage

Textile and Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Hingham

Maintaining the condition of Norfolk‟s roads bdquounaffordable‟

Some famous people such as Sir Richard

Branson Dame Judi Dench Prunella

Scales Sir Ian Mckellen Joanna Lumley

Sir John Major Felicity Kendal Joan

Collins Sir Michael Caine Stephen Fry

Nicholas Parsons and Bob Flowerdew have

all contributed recipes and stories to a new

book of recipes entitled ldquoAble to Cookrdquo

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Able

Community Care a cookery book bdquoAble to

Cook‟ has been published with funds raised

from the book sales going to Age UK

(Norfolk) and Connects and Co a charity

which supports young carers

Able Community Care was established by

Angela Gifford in Norwich in 1980 The

company provides live-in carer schemes

throughout Great Britain and the Channel

Islands a true alternative to moving into a

residential care setting

Angela Gifford explained the idea behind

the book ldquoOver the years many recipes

have been passed down to us from care

workers and clients And when considering

how to celebrate our pearl anniversary a

cookery book made up of our care workers

and clients dishes came to mindrdquo

ldquoLater to enhance this idea and to help

raise funds for our chosen charities we

decided to seek recipes from famous

people who had a link with Norfolk and

ask them for a reason why they liked to

cook their chosen reciperdquo

The result is bdquoAble to Cook‟ The book

enables cooks to have fun and cook with

the stars whilst raising money for charity at

the same time ndash the perfect combination

Readers can buy the book on line at

wwwuk-carecom or if you don‟t have

Internet please ring 01603 764567

You‟ll be bdquoAble to Cook‟ with this book

Norfolk County Council libraries invite you to join the ebook revolution

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

Attleborough High School and Sixth Form

Centre presented a cheque for pound40700 to

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers the

Wymondham based Cancer support

charity Students of the school had raised

the money for the charity as they wanted to

support the wonderful work that this

charity carries out in the local community

After Dr Mannings presented an assembly

at the school and after a Sixth Form visit

to the charity base students were eager to

raise money to help the important work of

the charity Year 12 students wanted to be

able to donate the funds to provide the

charity with another educational model for

identifying a common form of cancer the

pound407 donated on this occasion will allow

this

Star Throwers (wwwstarthrowersorguk)

has been in development for a number of

years finally launching in September

2009 Star Throwers is a not-for-profit

registered charity run entirely by

passionate volunteers dedicated to

supporting and advising people in East

Anglia who are affected by cancer or are

at particular risk of developing cancer The

charity seeks to provide a range of advice

for cancer prevention and treatment for

sufferers and their families and to develop

educational opportunities so people can

make informed choices about their

treatment and to increase the awareness

necessary for cancer prevention in lifestyle

choices As well as detailed up to date

advice about cancer and all forms of

medical treatment the charity also offers a

range of complementary therapies to

support those who are suffering from the

disease and their relatives These presently

include Massage Reiki Reflexology

family counselling and osteopathy The

charity aims to educate the public on the

prevention of cancer They are constantly

developing their education programme and

can offer focussed workshops on different

aspects of the disease to inform and help

prevention

Dr Mannings commented ldquoStar Throwers

would like to thank Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre staff and

students for the money they have raised

today and in the past for our charity We

have developed good links with this school

ndash Sixth Formers recently attended a series

of workshops at the charity base in

Wymondham It is so important that we

have opportunities to educate young

people about their health whether it be

methods of checking themselves for signs

of cancer or how to develop a healthy

lifestyle that helps to maximise their

chances of preventing cancerrdquo

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers

Charity in Wymondham receiving a

cheque from Asisitant Headteacher

Carmina McConnell with students from

the school at Attleborough High School

and Sixth Form

Centre

If you need some

help or advice or

feel that you could

get involved and

assist Star

Throwers in their

quest to support

those touched by

cancer in East

Anglia please call

on 01953 423304

or go to their

website

Attleborough High School Supports Star Throwers

Sometimes called the father of

English literature Chaucer is

credited by some scholars as the

first author to demonstrate the

artistic legitimacy of the

vernacular Middle English rather

than French or Latin and though

he died in October 1400 his work

echoes down through the

centuries most notably perhaps

through the Canterbury Tales

The Chaucer Man Trevor Eaton

in his visits and performances to

Primary and Secondary Schools

and Colleges all over the country

has introduced some 100000

school pupils of all ages to live

Chaucer

Mr Eaton is a graduate of New

College Oxford and the

University of Kent at Canterbury

A former University Lecturer in

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

he founded and edited for 30

years the international review

ldquoJournal of Literary Semanticsrdquo

He has published several books

on linguistics and literature and

has commercially recorded 20 full

-length cassettes in Middle

English (for Pearl Records) The

Canterbury Tales (complete) Sir

Gawain and the Green Knight and

Pearl His 2 CD set recording of

Beowulf unabridged in Anglo-

Saxon was featured in

Kaleidoscope on BBC Radio 4

He has given more than 1200

performances of Chaucers Tales

and has appeared at the

Cheltenham Festival of Literature

the Chaucer Festival in

Canterbury Garden Festival

Wales Rochester Literary

Festival and the Swansea Fringe

Festival

The Chaucer Man will visit your

school or college and present your

choice of Chaucers works in

Middle English pronunciation

bringing the texts to life Some

Tales he knows by heart

simultaneously reciting in Middle

English and acting the story

There is no limit to the size of the

audience - the more the merrier in

fact - though an appropriate

number of teachers should be

present If you would like to find

out more you can Contact the

Chaucer Man on 01303 260 380

The Chaucer Man

The World‟s Biggest Coffee

Morning is back and this year

the charity needs your help

even more than before due to

the economic climate Can you

help them If so all you need to

do is register to take part and

you will receive a free

fundraising pack so you can

help even more people living

with cancer

This year‟s bdquoWorld‟s Biggest

Coffee Morning‟ event takes

place on Friday 24 September

Helen Chapman Fundraising

Manager for Macmillan Cancer

Support said bdquoLast year

pound184000 was raised in Norfolk

from 800 events It would be

wonderful if readers who have

held events before could go one

step further by raising an extra

pound50 at their events If everyone

did this we could potentially

raise pound225000‟

There are currently 2 million

people living with cancer in the

UK and one in three of us will

be affected by cancer at some

point during our lifetime

Macmillan is most famous for

its nurses but we do provide

other support including a free

phone line for anyone affected

by cancer financial support for

things like hospital trips and we

also campaign for better cancer

care So every cup of coffee on

24 September really will count

Everyone can make their cuppa

count by holding a coffee

morning at home at work or at

school To hold a coffee morning

for Macmillan register by

calling 0845 602 1246 or visit

wwwmacmillanorgukcoffee

Unable to hold an event Then

why not make a donation to

Macmillan by calling the above

number and paying by debit or

credit card

Will you be putting a smile on your Coffee Mug

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6 News

The Boo amp Hiss Theatre Company Proudly Presents

an Amateur Production of

Tickets pound5

On Sale Wednesday

1st September

From Mullenger amp Co

High Street Watton

01953 883 474

If you dont find

these pictures of

just a few of the

cast scary enough

Then Just Wait Till

The Spirits Rise

In the

Queens H

all Thursday 23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

Septem

ber

I am the Archivist and Registrar for the

Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club and

also the proud owner of two 1930‟s

Triumph Gloria saloons Over the past

10 years I have been busy expanding

the club‟s records to help gain a better

idea of the original Triumph Motor

Company‟s (1923 to 1940) production

of models and numbers manufactured

It is currently estimated that in total

Triumph built 35000 vehicles which is

less than a large motor company such

as Morris would produce in a year

Unfortunately the company collapsed

just before the outbreak of war and

during the Coventry Blitz all

production records were destroyed

Thankfully the Triumph name survived

and became even more popular after

the war when Standard bought what

was then just a bdquopaper‟ company One

of the very few tangible links between

the two companies was Walter

Belgrove Triumph‟s chief stylist who

went on to join Standard and designed

the TR2 sports car

During my research I have met and

corresponded with many past owners

of these coach built cars from all over

the world Receiving so many

interesting accounts of life with these

cars gave me the idea to write and

publish a book featuring them In 2005

I released my first book and following

its success in sales and attracting more

stories and family photos over the past

5 years As the result I have now

published Volume 2

Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Cars from

Family Photograph Albums ndash Volume

2 is a high quality hard-bound book

with 128 pages containing 113

nostalgic memories of life with these

Pre-war Triumphs from all over the

world (including six from Norfolk)

illustrated with bdquofamily snaps‟ from

1920‟s to early 1970‟s It covers a

broad range of Triumph models such as

Super Sevens Southern Crosses

Glorias Vitesses and Dolomites

I am also pleased to say that I arranged

for the book to be printed and bound

locally which is not common these

days with so many printers and binders

closing down as a result of strong

overseas competition

The book costs pound20 plus pound482 pampp

and as with my first book is only

available direct from me at the address

below

I have already started Volume 3 and

with time marching on I am

experiencing more difficulty in finding

people who either owned or

remembered these stylish cars when

they were used as everyday transport

Therefore I will be very pleased to

hear from and speak with anyone who

has memories and photos of these Pre-

war Triumphs so that they can be

saved and enjoyed forever in print

Every account is of great value to me

and the club as at the very least it adds

another car to our records If it is

already recorded I may be able to

advise who first owned it or its

eventual fate

Graham Shipman Brick Kiln Farm

Shropham Norfolk NR17 1ED

Email gsbkfbtinteretcom Tel

01953 498 180

Pictured is Graham standing by the

drivers door of his 1936 Gloria Vitesse

with Roger amp Edna Barnes

Nostalgic motoring book released by local author

Mrs Cath Mills Head Teacher of Great Ellingham And Rocklands Primary

Schools retired form her post in July She joined Great Ellingham Primary

School in 1999 as deputy head teacher In 2003 she became acting head before

being appointed head teacher in 2004 Since then she has led the school forward

through many changes

Mrs Mills has overseen a large building project which gave the school four

spacious new classrooms and transformed the teaching environment The school

grounds have also been rejuvenated with a pirate ship trim trail vegetable patch

and wildlife area The school is now bursting at the seams and a happy and lively

place for the children to learn

In 2007 Great Ellingham went into partnership with Rocklands Primary School

and since then Mrs Mills has had responsibility for both schools

Among other refurbishments Rocklands Primary School now has a new Servery

and can offer proper school lunches as well as vastly extended and improved

facilities for Class One

Superb management has

even enabled this small

village school to maintain

three classes when so many

schools have had to make

cuts

Mrs Mills has taken the

partnership through its early

days and established a strong

relationship that utilises the

expertise from both schools

With her friendly but

thorough approach Mrs

Mills leaves both schools in

good spirits and with great

potential to go forward and

improve She will be greatly

missed and the Governors

Staff and pupils wish her all

the best for her bdquoretirement‟

Both schools now look

forward to welcoming Mrs

Heather Ware as their new

head teacher from

September

Popular Head Teacher Retires

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

e-mail salesbobsmobilescouk

If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

Picture Supplied

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A Professional Machine Quilting Service

You do the patchwork I do the quilting

For Quilting Wadding amp Backing Prices

wwwharmonyquiltingcouk

Tel 01953 882484

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

LANDSCAPE GARDENING Tim Luxton Established 1973

Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

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Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

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The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

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Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

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MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 2 News

modern safety regulations

In 2009 he and his son also a skilled

glider pilot in his own right began

work in earnest stripping the

machine to its component parts under

the supervision of engineer Mike

Simms and with the valuable help of

other members of Shipdham Flying

Club Together they checked

replaced or restored every single part

before laboriously reassembling it to

a condition that is as good as if not

better than new

And on the 11th July just 15 days

short of the 41st anniversary of his

first flight in the glider David Ladley

piloted the machine back to the skies

from Shipdham Airfield

ldquoI was probably more nervous than

the first time I flew herrdquo said Mr

Ladley ldquobut it was wonderful to just

to sit in there in the open air So

many memories came flooding backrdquo

ldquoI am so grateful to everyone at the 8

Ball Gliding group at Shipdham

airfield but especially so to Mike

Simms for his skills knowledge and

guidance and also to Paul Baldwin

and Jerry Berringer for all their helprdquo

The great moment was watched by

the entire Ladley family David

Dunwell and his son James plus

many Shipdham Flying club

members Reflecting the views of the

family Dave‟s wife Janet said ldquoIt was

wonderful As a family we have all

lived and breathed the restoration

these past years it has occupied every

spare minute of their time I have no

idea what they will do nextrdquo

ldquoPerhaps I will get them to decorate

our houserdquo she said with a grin

The 8 Ball Gliding Group operates as

a part of the Shipdham Flying Club

and fly a wide selection of vintage

and modern gliders in a friendly and

comfortable environment The flying

club is privileged to operate from

Shipdham Airfield a former World

War 2 base owned by Mrs E

Paterson

The airfield was home to the

USAAF 44th Bomb Group the

ldquoFlying 8 Ballsrdquo which operated

Liberator aircraft on highly

dangerous daylight bombing

missions over Europe Their first

combat mission was flown on

November 7 1942 and was the first

of 344 missions flown against the

Axis powers in WW II Over 8400

individual combat sorties were

flown by the 44th during which 850

brave young men lost their lives

Their sacrifice is commemorated

with a Memorial at the Club and

also with a museum there dedicated

to their memory

If you would like to experience the

thrill of gliding at Shipdham or buy a

voucher to give as a gift to someone

you think would enjoy it then

contact the Membership Secretary on

sfcmembershipbtinternetcom or

by phone on 07713880689 or

telephone the Club on 01362 820 709

at the weekends

The moment the Prefect left the ground for the first time in 27 years with Mr Ladley at the controls

Left David Dunwell and in the aircraft David Ladley

West Norfolk Aviation Society Len Raven was the guest speaker at

the June meeting his subject was

Helicopter Operations in Malaya This

was based on his own experiences

and was very well illustrated with a

wide variety of photographs

The Malayan Emergency was a

guerrilla war fought between

Commonwealth armed forces and the

Malayan National Liberation Army

(MNLA) the military arm of the

Malayan Communist Party from 1948

to 1960 During the campaign RAF

helicopters operated in support of the

ground Forces moving troops ferrying

supplies and carrying out medical

evacuation At the start of the

Emergency the British had a total of 13

infantry battalions in Malaya including

seven partly-formed Gurkha battalions

three British battalions two battalions

of the Royal Malay Regiment and a

British Royal Artillery Regiment being

utilised as infantry This force was too

small to effectively meet the threat of

the communist terrorists or bandits

and more infantry battalions were

needed in Malaya The British brought

in soldiers from units such as the Royal

Marines Australian forces and Kings

African Rifles Another effort was a re-

formation of the Special Air Service in

1950 as a specialised reconnaissance

raiding and counter-insurgency unit

The society will next meet in

September Guests and new members

welcomed for more details phone

01842 879210 or 01953 882246

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 3

Attleborough Coffee amp Chat At St Maryrsquos Church Hall

Behind St Maryrsquos Attleborough Saturdays 10am to 1130 - Come and have a

coffee tea or maybe a scone and most importantly a chat

Following the amazing success of last

year‟s charity event Orphanage supporters

Ann and Terry Mahoney have decided to

put a Western slant

on the proceedings

by staging a ldquoTexas

Barbeque and

Rodeordquo

The event will take

place on Saturday

the 4th September at

Carbrooke Village

Hall from 7pm until

late and will include

Wild Bull Riding

Line Dancing Wild

West Trivia Quiz

and Prize Raffle

Dancing the night

away to Country

and Western

and Rockabilly

sounds

The pound10 admission

charge includes a

Texas style Chilli

and Jacket Potato

served with Anne‟s

special Barbequed

Spare Ribs

Coleslaw and

assorted Tex-Mex

goodies

Terry who is an

executive director of

the Humanitarian Concern Centre in

Kathmandu Nepal has with the continued

support of friends business colleagues and

comedian Frank Carson raised enough

money to pay for rent and school uniforms

for the 28 children at the orphanage and

enough money to provide them with a

healthy balanced diet for the year

Whilst in Nepal last October Terry

managed to negotiate a 5 year rental

agreement with the Orphanage landlord

This will be the first time the children have

been able to live anywhere longer than 12

months The new home has solar water

heating and 3 bathrooms Rather different

to the last one which had one bathroom

between all 28 of them no windows and an

open 4 storey concrete staircase

Terry says ldquoAll these children need in their

lives is some sort of stability what has been

achieved to date is living proof as to what a

relatively small amount of money in our

terms can do for those who literally have

nothingrdquo

All monies received will go directly to the

Orphanage Please come and help support

these childrenhellipwe are sure you‟ll all have

a mighty fine time For further information

please feel free to contact Terry at

tmahoneygotadslcouk or on 07713

122536

Pictured is Shristi Pariyar and some of the

younger children at the orphanage Shristi is

18 years old and has studied hard all the

way through school Her hard work was

rewarded with a scholarship and she is now

studying to become an accountant As the

oldest girl the other kids all look up to her

Texas style barbeque is the next fund raiser for Kathmandu Orphanage

(the five-year land supply) to meet their

RSS quota However the land supply is

often bigger than the Local Planning

Authority wished to allocate due to the

need to meet central targets

Uncertainty remains after the recent

announcement abolishing the Regional

Strategies as it did not abolish the five-

year supply requirement This could

mean that planning authorities aren‟t

able to prevent developments on land

that they were reluctant to put forward

originally and undermine the

Government‟s commitment to foster

more local support on developments

In a report to be presented to Breckland

Council‟s Development Control

Committee on the 2nd August

councillors are told that ldquoBreckland is

short of demonstrating a 5 year

deliverable supply of housing [ ] To

help remedy the situation Breckland will

consider applications for housing

favourably in line with the policies set

out in Paragraphs 71 and 69 and the

other policies in Planning Policy

Statement 3rdquo

The report then goes on to say ldquoIn

order to consider applications for

housing favourably [as above] it may

be necessary to make a departure from

the current development plan rdquo

This change in effect removes the

ability to ensure that development

takes place in accordance with the

current and future Local Development

Framework which has been the subject

of so much work in the past few years

More worryingly for residents living

near open land the report goes on to

suggest that if developers can show

that their proposal is available suitable

and achievable within the next five

years and does not transgress any

national policies then developments

outside the defined settlement

boundary may well be considered

favourably

This is the case with the proposed

development in Watton and residents

both there and near the remaining

green areas of the old RAF Watton site

and elsewhere in the town are deeply

concerned that they may have

unwelcome developments built quite

literally up the their garden fences

According to Breckland‟s own figures

in the report our area will be short of

the five year target by 2475 dwellings

and this has prompted fears locally of a

ldquodeveloper‟s gold rushrdquo as they seek to

gain planning permission on land

previously excluded resulting in

hundreds possibly thousands more

homes in our towns and villages

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman has

written to Eric Pickles the Secretary of

State for Communities and Local

Government expressing his concern

that if left unaddressed this issue

could allow some property developers

to get around the Government‟s policy

of empowering local communities and

push through unpopular and unwanted

developments

Mr Freeman said ldquothe Government‟s

announcement to give local

communities control over what is

developed on their doorstep in very

welcome However I am concerned

that without a clarification the

legislation may unwittingly create a

Trojan horse The top-down demands

of the RSS may continue in ghost form

unless there is clear guidancerdquo

ldquoWymondham and Attleborough are

perfect examples of a problem we see

across our region whose character is

threatened by unrealistic commitments

to develop large housing estates These

estates are too often unpopular locally

not accompanied by sufficient

investment in local infrastructure and

forced on local communitiesrdquo

ldquoI share the concerns of many of our

local councillors that this may be a

loophole and I‟ve asked the Secretary

of State to clarify the position

urgentlyrdquo

The Mid-Norfolk Times approached

Breckland Council Leader Mr William

Nunn for a comment on Mr Freeman‟s

letter and the land situation in Watton

in particular but he was unavailable

for comment on this matter However a

report by the Interim Chief Executive

on this subject to the same meeting

says that the wards most likely to be

affected by the change are

Attleborough Dereham Swaffham

Thetford Watton Harling

Narborough Shipdham and Swanton

Morleyrdquo and it goes on to say

ldquoIn the financial year (2009-10) Breckland

only delivered 528 new dwellings

Currently Breckland only has a 193 year

supply of land making the District unable

to demonstrate a five year supply of land

Breckland has a high housing delivery

target and it is likely that large

predominantly greenfield sites will be

needed to meet these targets (M-NT

Italics) In future years the adoption of the

Site Specific Policies and Proposals

Document the Thetford Area Action Plan

and the Attleborough and Snetterton Heath

Area Action Plan will mean that

Breckland will be able to demonstrate a

five year supply of land

ldquoWhilst the District does not have a five

year supply of land PPS3 states at

paragraph 71 that they should look

favourably upon planning applications for

housing in areas within the Core Strategies

Spatial Vision In Breckland this refers to

the five market towns and four Local

Service Centres which received a positive

housing allocation Additionally paragraph

69 of PPS3 sets out criteria controlling the

quality and sustainability of housing

development which is predicated in the

five year supply caserdquo

(Continued from page 1)

Developer‟s Gold Rush

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 4 News

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Wednesday 15th September Gorleston Pavilion Summer Show Adult pound20 Sat 17th Sept Bury St Edmunds 930am amp 3pm Return Adult amp Child pound5

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Sat 4th December Daniel O Donnell Christmas Show at Brentwood poundTBA Wednesday 8th December Thursford Evening Show Adult amp Child pound3750

Sat 11th December Christmas Seaside Special Show at Cromer Adult pound22 Sun19th December Christmas Lunch at The Burrage Gorleston Adult pound20

Monday 20th December Wisbech Christmas Market 9am amp 4pm Return Adult pound10 Child pound550

PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE DATES ABOVE HAVE BEEN CHANGED

Holidays 2010 (Please ring for Itineraries) Friday 10th - Sunday 12th September Emmerdale Weekend Friday 26th -

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In September 1st Saham Toney

Brownies will be joining with

other members from Watton

District on an outing to Great

Yarmouth Organised by Norfolk

Girlguiding

It is called Seaside Sparkle and is

part of Girlguiding Centenary

celebrations

On Tuesday 17th August at

730pm at the Wells Cole

Community Centre Bell Lane

Saham Toney Robin Horn is

giving a talk and slide show on his

trip to Peru Robin has written a

short introduction to the talk

Three and a half years ago I

accepted a Macmillan Cancer

Support fundraising challenge

The final part of the challenge was

to spend four days hiking the Inca

Trail high in the Andean

Mountains of Peru This I did two

years ago The adventure took me

through magnificent scenery and

past Inca ruins ending up at the

fabulous site of Machu Picchu -

regarded by many as the eighth

wonder of the world

Come and find out more about his

trip and see the magnificent

scenery he experienced Tickets

are available from Bryony on

01953 889167 or at Adcocks in

Watton at pound3 each and include

refreshments There will also be a

raffle on the evening

Moneys raised will go towards

our special Centenary trip to

Seaside Sparkle - not quite Peru

but nevertheless an Adventure

Bryony Horn

Talk on Peru will help Brownies Sparkle

Almost a year ago I was driving through

Hingham just going past St Andrew‟s

Church when I saw a poster for an

exhibition The art group was having an

exhibition alongside as I discovered a

most talented and sociable group of

ladiesthe Hardingham Textile Group

Creeping quietly into the Church I was

greeted warmly by a number of people

but as my main interest is in working

with textiles I headed straight for a very

special part of an outstanding exhibition

The items I saw and was itching to

handle were of a wide variety and could

only serve to excite anyone connected

with a similar pleasurable pastime

I found out about joining this fabulous

group and did so in September 2009

Since that date I have been able to

explore and experiment with such things

as stitching with metals and clay transfer

printing kantha embroidery needle

painting metal thread work machine

stitching on water soluble fabrics

freestyle Florentine and Banjara bags

The list is endless and caters for varied

ages and levels of expertise

Encouragement and advice is always on

hand and of course there is always the

star pupil who I try to emulate (if only)

Once again it is time for the exhibition

which includes both traditional and

modern pieces in Hingham Church from

Wednesday 1st September to Saturday

4th September 2010 inclusive Opening

times are from 9am to 5pm on

Wednesday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on

Saturday Admission is free The

Hingham and Hardingham Art Group

will be having their annual art exhibition

alongside Steph George

Norfolk County Councils Environment

Transport and Development overview and

scrutiny panel have been told it would cost

pound88m next year (2011-12) to restore roads

to their 2006-07 condition The report

acknowledges that this is unaffordable

The structural maintenance budget this year

is pound367m and Government funding is

expected to be cut further in the autumn

A report to the Panel says that the overall

condition of Norfolks county road network

was relatively stable when assessed last

autumn - but the impact of the harsh winter

and the effectiveness of repairs and

increased investment this year will not

become clear until the roads are surveyed

in the coming autumn (2010)

The panel were told that on A roads early

intervention through measures such as

surface dressing has achieved some

improvements and a reduction in the

maintenance backlog However the

condition of B and C class roads and

bridges has shown some deterioration

Although the condition of roads is

relatively stable year on year

Adrian Gunson Cabinet member for travel

and transport said Since 200405 the

money we have spent on structural

maintenance has remained almost static in

cash terms but inflation means that we can

only carry out about two thirds of the

volume of work we were able to do five

years ago Careful targeting of resources by

our engineers intervening at the right time

with the right treatments has helped

maintain a safe network and limited further

deterioration With even less money in the

years ahead maintaining our roads to

ensure safety and prevent rapid

deterioration is likely to take priority over

improvement projects

It‟s a reading revolution that is sweeping

the country and it‟s now taking off in

Norfolk as people catch on to the benefits

of ebooks

Norfolk County Council‟s Library Service

launched its digital library on 10 May and

between then and the end of June 443

people have downloaded 1085 ebooks

While this falls some way short of the

1010007 traditional books borrowed from

Norfolk libraries in May and June with

more and more people preferring to receive

information electronically the library

service predicts this gap will soon start to

narrow

As with its traditional book loan service it

costs nothing to borrow an ebook from the

library and at the end of the loan period ndash

which can be either seven 14 or 21 days ndash

the ebook file will be automatically deleted

from the borrower‟s device meaning there

is never any danger of paying overdue

charges All people need to borrow an

ebook is a personal PC with internet access

and to be a member of the library service ndash

which is also free to join

Derrick Murphy Cabinet Member for

Cultural Services at Norfolk County

Council said ldquoPhysical books are still

at the heart of our libraries and will be

for a very long time to come The new

ebooks loan service is a great

development though and offers library

members choice about how they want

to read ndash for some people it will be a

more attractive and practical alternative

than borrowing a pile of paperbacks in

person The reaction to ebooks has

been fantastic so far and we‟ll continue

to grow and improve the service

according to demand and customer

feedbackrdquo

The main advantage an ebook has over a

paper or hardback version is that it is

simply an electronic file and thus

completely weightless When stored on an

ereader device potentially hundreds of

books can be taken and read anywhere

making them popular with people who like

to read on the go With the summer

holidays about to start the library service is

anticipating more interest in ebooks from

holidaymakers who like to read on the

beach or by the pool

There are 2426 ebooks in the Norfolk

digital library and up to six titles can be

borrowed by one person at any one time

Ebooks that have recently become available

to borrow include Love in a Cold Climate

by Nancy Mitford Witches Abroad by

Terry Pratchett and The Count of Monte

Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

To become a member of Norfolk County

Council‟s library service visit

wwwlibrariesnorfolkgovuk Existing

members can access the digital library and

borrow ebooks via a link on the same page

Not all ereaders are compatible with the

system Norfolk libraries uses for a list of

compatible devices see the link at the top of

the digital library homepage

Textile and Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Hingham

Maintaining the condition of Norfolk‟s roads bdquounaffordable‟

Some famous people such as Sir Richard

Branson Dame Judi Dench Prunella

Scales Sir Ian Mckellen Joanna Lumley

Sir John Major Felicity Kendal Joan

Collins Sir Michael Caine Stephen Fry

Nicholas Parsons and Bob Flowerdew have

all contributed recipes and stories to a new

book of recipes entitled ldquoAble to Cookrdquo

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Able

Community Care a cookery book bdquoAble to

Cook‟ has been published with funds raised

from the book sales going to Age UK

(Norfolk) and Connects and Co a charity

which supports young carers

Able Community Care was established by

Angela Gifford in Norwich in 1980 The

company provides live-in carer schemes

throughout Great Britain and the Channel

Islands a true alternative to moving into a

residential care setting

Angela Gifford explained the idea behind

the book ldquoOver the years many recipes

have been passed down to us from care

workers and clients And when considering

how to celebrate our pearl anniversary a

cookery book made up of our care workers

and clients dishes came to mindrdquo

ldquoLater to enhance this idea and to help

raise funds for our chosen charities we

decided to seek recipes from famous

people who had a link with Norfolk and

ask them for a reason why they liked to

cook their chosen reciperdquo

The result is bdquoAble to Cook‟ The book

enables cooks to have fun and cook with

the stars whilst raising money for charity at

the same time ndash the perfect combination

Readers can buy the book on line at

wwwuk-carecom or if you don‟t have

Internet please ring 01603 764567

You‟ll be bdquoAble to Cook‟ with this book

Norfolk County Council libraries invite you to join the ebook revolution

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

Attleborough High School and Sixth Form

Centre presented a cheque for pound40700 to

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers the

Wymondham based Cancer support

charity Students of the school had raised

the money for the charity as they wanted to

support the wonderful work that this

charity carries out in the local community

After Dr Mannings presented an assembly

at the school and after a Sixth Form visit

to the charity base students were eager to

raise money to help the important work of

the charity Year 12 students wanted to be

able to donate the funds to provide the

charity with another educational model for

identifying a common form of cancer the

pound407 donated on this occasion will allow

this

Star Throwers (wwwstarthrowersorguk)

has been in development for a number of

years finally launching in September

2009 Star Throwers is a not-for-profit

registered charity run entirely by

passionate volunteers dedicated to

supporting and advising people in East

Anglia who are affected by cancer or are

at particular risk of developing cancer The

charity seeks to provide a range of advice

for cancer prevention and treatment for

sufferers and their families and to develop

educational opportunities so people can

make informed choices about their

treatment and to increase the awareness

necessary for cancer prevention in lifestyle

choices As well as detailed up to date

advice about cancer and all forms of

medical treatment the charity also offers a

range of complementary therapies to

support those who are suffering from the

disease and their relatives These presently

include Massage Reiki Reflexology

family counselling and osteopathy The

charity aims to educate the public on the

prevention of cancer They are constantly

developing their education programme and

can offer focussed workshops on different

aspects of the disease to inform and help

prevention

Dr Mannings commented ldquoStar Throwers

would like to thank Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre staff and

students for the money they have raised

today and in the past for our charity We

have developed good links with this school

ndash Sixth Formers recently attended a series

of workshops at the charity base in

Wymondham It is so important that we

have opportunities to educate young

people about their health whether it be

methods of checking themselves for signs

of cancer or how to develop a healthy

lifestyle that helps to maximise their

chances of preventing cancerrdquo

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers

Charity in Wymondham receiving a

cheque from Asisitant Headteacher

Carmina McConnell with students from

the school at Attleborough High School

and Sixth Form

Centre

If you need some

help or advice or

feel that you could

get involved and

assist Star

Throwers in their

quest to support

those touched by

cancer in East

Anglia please call

on 01953 423304

or go to their

website

Attleborough High School Supports Star Throwers

Sometimes called the father of

English literature Chaucer is

credited by some scholars as the

first author to demonstrate the

artistic legitimacy of the

vernacular Middle English rather

than French or Latin and though

he died in October 1400 his work

echoes down through the

centuries most notably perhaps

through the Canterbury Tales

The Chaucer Man Trevor Eaton

in his visits and performances to

Primary and Secondary Schools

and Colleges all over the country

has introduced some 100000

school pupils of all ages to live

Chaucer

Mr Eaton is a graduate of New

College Oxford and the

University of Kent at Canterbury

A former University Lecturer in

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

he founded and edited for 30

years the international review

ldquoJournal of Literary Semanticsrdquo

He has published several books

on linguistics and literature and

has commercially recorded 20 full

-length cassettes in Middle

English (for Pearl Records) The

Canterbury Tales (complete) Sir

Gawain and the Green Knight and

Pearl His 2 CD set recording of

Beowulf unabridged in Anglo-

Saxon was featured in

Kaleidoscope on BBC Radio 4

He has given more than 1200

performances of Chaucers Tales

and has appeared at the

Cheltenham Festival of Literature

the Chaucer Festival in

Canterbury Garden Festival

Wales Rochester Literary

Festival and the Swansea Fringe

Festival

The Chaucer Man will visit your

school or college and present your

choice of Chaucers works in

Middle English pronunciation

bringing the texts to life Some

Tales he knows by heart

simultaneously reciting in Middle

English and acting the story

There is no limit to the size of the

audience - the more the merrier in

fact - though an appropriate

number of teachers should be

present If you would like to find

out more you can Contact the

Chaucer Man on 01303 260 380

The Chaucer Man

The World‟s Biggest Coffee

Morning is back and this year

the charity needs your help

even more than before due to

the economic climate Can you

help them If so all you need to

do is register to take part and

you will receive a free

fundraising pack so you can

help even more people living

with cancer

This year‟s bdquoWorld‟s Biggest

Coffee Morning‟ event takes

place on Friday 24 September

Helen Chapman Fundraising

Manager for Macmillan Cancer

Support said bdquoLast year

pound184000 was raised in Norfolk

from 800 events It would be

wonderful if readers who have

held events before could go one

step further by raising an extra

pound50 at their events If everyone

did this we could potentially

raise pound225000‟

There are currently 2 million

people living with cancer in the

UK and one in three of us will

be affected by cancer at some

point during our lifetime

Macmillan is most famous for

its nurses but we do provide

other support including a free

phone line for anyone affected

by cancer financial support for

things like hospital trips and we

also campaign for better cancer

care So every cup of coffee on

24 September really will count

Everyone can make their cuppa

count by holding a coffee

morning at home at work or at

school To hold a coffee morning

for Macmillan register by

calling 0845 602 1246 or visit

wwwmacmillanorgukcoffee

Unable to hold an event Then

why not make a donation to

Macmillan by calling the above

number and paying by debit or

credit card

Will you be putting a smile on your Coffee Mug

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6 News

The Boo amp Hiss Theatre Company Proudly Presents

an Amateur Production of

Tickets pound5

On Sale Wednesday

1st September

From Mullenger amp Co

High Street Watton

01953 883 474

If you dont find

these pictures of

just a few of the

cast scary enough

Then Just Wait Till

The Spirits Rise

In the

Queens H

all Thursday 23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

Septem

ber

I am the Archivist and Registrar for the

Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club and

also the proud owner of two 1930‟s

Triumph Gloria saloons Over the past

10 years I have been busy expanding

the club‟s records to help gain a better

idea of the original Triumph Motor

Company‟s (1923 to 1940) production

of models and numbers manufactured

It is currently estimated that in total

Triumph built 35000 vehicles which is

less than a large motor company such

as Morris would produce in a year

Unfortunately the company collapsed

just before the outbreak of war and

during the Coventry Blitz all

production records were destroyed

Thankfully the Triumph name survived

and became even more popular after

the war when Standard bought what

was then just a bdquopaper‟ company One

of the very few tangible links between

the two companies was Walter

Belgrove Triumph‟s chief stylist who

went on to join Standard and designed

the TR2 sports car

During my research I have met and

corresponded with many past owners

of these coach built cars from all over

the world Receiving so many

interesting accounts of life with these

cars gave me the idea to write and

publish a book featuring them In 2005

I released my first book and following

its success in sales and attracting more

stories and family photos over the past

5 years As the result I have now

published Volume 2

Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Cars from

Family Photograph Albums ndash Volume

2 is a high quality hard-bound book

with 128 pages containing 113

nostalgic memories of life with these

Pre-war Triumphs from all over the

world (including six from Norfolk)

illustrated with bdquofamily snaps‟ from

1920‟s to early 1970‟s It covers a

broad range of Triumph models such as

Super Sevens Southern Crosses

Glorias Vitesses and Dolomites

I am also pleased to say that I arranged

for the book to be printed and bound

locally which is not common these

days with so many printers and binders

closing down as a result of strong

overseas competition

The book costs pound20 plus pound482 pampp

and as with my first book is only

available direct from me at the address

below

I have already started Volume 3 and

with time marching on I am

experiencing more difficulty in finding

people who either owned or

remembered these stylish cars when

they were used as everyday transport

Therefore I will be very pleased to

hear from and speak with anyone who

has memories and photos of these Pre-

war Triumphs so that they can be

saved and enjoyed forever in print

Every account is of great value to me

and the club as at the very least it adds

another car to our records If it is

already recorded I may be able to

advise who first owned it or its

eventual fate

Graham Shipman Brick Kiln Farm

Shropham Norfolk NR17 1ED

Email gsbkfbtinteretcom Tel

01953 498 180

Pictured is Graham standing by the

drivers door of his 1936 Gloria Vitesse

with Roger amp Edna Barnes

Nostalgic motoring book released by local author

Mrs Cath Mills Head Teacher of Great Ellingham And Rocklands Primary

Schools retired form her post in July She joined Great Ellingham Primary

School in 1999 as deputy head teacher In 2003 she became acting head before

being appointed head teacher in 2004 Since then she has led the school forward

through many changes

Mrs Mills has overseen a large building project which gave the school four

spacious new classrooms and transformed the teaching environment The school

grounds have also been rejuvenated with a pirate ship trim trail vegetable patch

and wildlife area The school is now bursting at the seams and a happy and lively

place for the children to learn

In 2007 Great Ellingham went into partnership with Rocklands Primary School

and since then Mrs Mills has had responsibility for both schools

Among other refurbishments Rocklands Primary School now has a new Servery

and can offer proper school lunches as well as vastly extended and improved

facilities for Class One

Superb management has

even enabled this small

village school to maintain

three classes when so many

schools have had to make

cuts

Mrs Mills has taken the

partnership through its early

days and established a strong

relationship that utilises the

expertise from both schools

With her friendly but

thorough approach Mrs

Mills leaves both schools in

good spirits and with great

potential to go forward and

improve She will be greatly

missed and the Governors

Staff and pupils wish her all

the best for her bdquoretirement‟

Both schools now look

forward to welcoming Mrs

Heather Ware as their new

head teacher from

September

Popular Head Teacher Retires

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

e-mail salesbobsmobilescouk

If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

Picture Supplied

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A Professional Machine Quilting Service

You do the patchwork I do the quilting

For Quilting Wadding amp Backing Prices

wwwharmonyquiltingcouk

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

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Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

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Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

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Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

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Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

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Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 3

Attleborough Coffee amp Chat At St Maryrsquos Church Hall

Behind St Maryrsquos Attleborough Saturdays 10am to 1130 - Come and have a

coffee tea or maybe a scone and most importantly a chat

Following the amazing success of last

year‟s charity event Orphanage supporters

Ann and Terry Mahoney have decided to

put a Western slant

on the proceedings

by staging a ldquoTexas

Barbeque and

Rodeordquo

The event will take

place on Saturday

the 4th September at

Carbrooke Village

Hall from 7pm until

late and will include

Wild Bull Riding

Line Dancing Wild

West Trivia Quiz

and Prize Raffle

Dancing the night

away to Country

and Western

and Rockabilly

sounds

The pound10 admission

charge includes a

Texas style Chilli

and Jacket Potato

served with Anne‟s

special Barbequed

Spare Ribs

Coleslaw and

assorted Tex-Mex

goodies

Terry who is an

executive director of

the Humanitarian Concern Centre in

Kathmandu Nepal has with the continued

support of friends business colleagues and

comedian Frank Carson raised enough

money to pay for rent and school uniforms

for the 28 children at the orphanage and

enough money to provide them with a

healthy balanced diet for the year

Whilst in Nepal last October Terry

managed to negotiate a 5 year rental

agreement with the Orphanage landlord

This will be the first time the children have

been able to live anywhere longer than 12

months The new home has solar water

heating and 3 bathrooms Rather different

to the last one which had one bathroom

between all 28 of them no windows and an

open 4 storey concrete staircase

Terry says ldquoAll these children need in their

lives is some sort of stability what has been

achieved to date is living proof as to what a

relatively small amount of money in our

terms can do for those who literally have

nothingrdquo

All monies received will go directly to the

Orphanage Please come and help support

these childrenhellipwe are sure you‟ll all have

a mighty fine time For further information

please feel free to contact Terry at

tmahoneygotadslcouk or on 07713

122536

Pictured is Shristi Pariyar and some of the

younger children at the orphanage Shristi is

18 years old and has studied hard all the

way through school Her hard work was

rewarded with a scholarship and she is now

studying to become an accountant As the

oldest girl the other kids all look up to her

Texas style barbeque is the next fund raiser for Kathmandu Orphanage

(the five-year land supply) to meet their

RSS quota However the land supply is

often bigger than the Local Planning

Authority wished to allocate due to the

need to meet central targets

Uncertainty remains after the recent

announcement abolishing the Regional

Strategies as it did not abolish the five-

year supply requirement This could

mean that planning authorities aren‟t

able to prevent developments on land

that they were reluctant to put forward

originally and undermine the

Government‟s commitment to foster

more local support on developments

In a report to be presented to Breckland

Council‟s Development Control

Committee on the 2nd August

councillors are told that ldquoBreckland is

short of demonstrating a 5 year

deliverable supply of housing [ ] To

help remedy the situation Breckland will

consider applications for housing

favourably in line with the policies set

out in Paragraphs 71 and 69 and the

other policies in Planning Policy

Statement 3rdquo

The report then goes on to say ldquoIn

order to consider applications for

housing favourably [as above] it may

be necessary to make a departure from

the current development plan rdquo

This change in effect removes the

ability to ensure that development

takes place in accordance with the

current and future Local Development

Framework which has been the subject

of so much work in the past few years

More worryingly for residents living

near open land the report goes on to

suggest that if developers can show

that their proposal is available suitable

and achievable within the next five

years and does not transgress any

national policies then developments

outside the defined settlement

boundary may well be considered

favourably

This is the case with the proposed

development in Watton and residents

both there and near the remaining

green areas of the old RAF Watton site

and elsewhere in the town are deeply

concerned that they may have

unwelcome developments built quite

literally up the their garden fences

According to Breckland‟s own figures

in the report our area will be short of

the five year target by 2475 dwellings

and this has prompted fears locally of a

ldquodeveloper‟s gold rushrdquo as they seek to

gain planning permission on land

previously excluded resulting in

hundreds possibly thousands more

homes in our towns and villages

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman has

written to Eric Pickles the Secretary of

State for Communities and Local

Government expressing his concern

that if left unaddressed this issue

could allow some property developers

to get around the Government‟s policy

of empowering local communities and

push through unpopular and unwanted

developments

Mr Freeman said ldquothe Government‟s

announcement to give local

communities control over what is

developed on their doorstep in very

welcome However I am concerned

that without a clarification the

legislation may unwittingly create a

Trojan horse The top-down demands

of the RSS may continue in ghost form

unless there is clear guidancerdquo

ldquoWymondham and Attleborough are

perfect examples of a problem we see

across our region whose character is

threatened by unrealistic commitments

to develop large housing estates These

estates are too often unpopular locally

not accompanied by sufficient

investment in local infrastructure and

forced on local communitiesrdquo

ldquoI share the concerns of many of our

local councillors that this may be a

loophole and I‟ve asked the Secretary

of State to clarify the position

urgentlyrdquo

The Mid-Norfolk Times approached

Breckland Council Leader Mr William

Nunn for a comment on Mr Freeman‟s

letter and the land situation in Watton

in particular but he was unavailable

for comment on this matter However a

report by the Interim Chief Executive

on this subject to the same meeting

says that the wards most likely to be

affected by the change are

Attleborough Dereham Swaffham

Thetford Watton Harling

Narborough Shipdham and Swanton

Morleyrdquo and it goes on to say

ldquoIn the financial year (2009-10) Breckland

only delivered 528 new dwellings

Currently Breckland only has a 193 year

supply of land making the District unable

to demonstrate a five year supply of land

Breckland has a high housing delivery

target and it is likely that large

predominantly greenfield sites will be

needed to meet these targets (M-NT

Italics) In future years the adoption of the

Site Specific Policies and Proposals

Document the Thetford Area Action Plan

and the Attleborough and Snetterton Heath

Area Action Plan will mean that

Breckland will be able to demonstrate a

five year supply of land

ldquoWhilst the District does not have a five

year supply of land PPS3 states at

paragraph 71 that they should look

favourably upon planning applications for

housing in areas within the Core Strategies

Spatial Vision In Breckland this refers to

the five market towns and four Local

Service Centres which received a positive

housing allocation Additionally paragraph

69 of PPS3 sets out criteria controlling the

quality and sustainability of housing

development which is predicated in the

five year supply caserdquo

(Continued from page 1)

Developer‟s Gold Rush

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 4 News

SALEC TRAVEL LTD Wednesday 4th August Yarmouth 930am amp 4pm Return Adult pound7 Child pound5

Thursday 12th August Fakenham 930am amp 130pm Return Adult amp Child pound5 Frid 13th August Lowestoft Airshow 9am amp Return After Last Display Adult pound9 Child pound5 Sat 14th Aug Parrott ZooSkegness 9am amp 4pm Return Adult pound20pound1250 Child pound14pound9

Saturday 14th August 50s amp 60s Evening with Cardy amp Coke Adult pound28 Sunday 15th August Indians at Hunstanton Adult pound24

Saturday 21st August Chessington World of adventures 8am amp 5pm Return Adult pound37 Child pound25

Fri 27th August Clacton Airshow 8am amp Return after last display Adult pound15 Child pound12 Saturday 28th August Southwold 10am amp 4pm Return Adult pound9 Child pound6

Saturday 28thMonday 30th August BBQ Cruise Evening Adult pound24 Saturday 4th September Nottingham 8am + 4pm Return Adult pound20 Child pound15 Saturday 4th September Bjorn Again amp Bucks Fizz at Holkham Hall Adult pound40

Wednesday 15th September Gorleston Pavilion Summer Show Adult pound20 Sat 17th Sept Bury St Edmunds 930am amp 3pm Return Adult amp Child pound5

Sat 25th Sept Chatsworth House 8am amp 5pm Return Adult pound25 Child pound15 Sunday 10th October Charlie Landsborough at Norwich poundTBA

Sat 4th December Daniel O Donnell Christmas Show at Brentwood poundTBA Wednesday 8th December Thursford Evening Show Adult amp Child pound3750

Sat 11th December Christmas Seaside Special Show at Cromer Adult pound22 Sun19th December Christmas Lunch at The Burrage Gorleston Adult pound20

Monday 20th December Wisbech Christmas Market 9am amp 4pm Return Adult pound10 Child pound550

PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE DATES ABOVE HAVE BEEN CHANGED

Holidays 2010 (Please ring for Itineraries) Friday 10th - Sunday 12th September Emmerdale Weekend Friday 26th -

Monday 29th November Turkey amp Tinsel at Folkestone For more details please phone

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In September 1st Saham Toney

Brownies will be joining with

other members from Watton

District on an outing to Great

Yarmouth Organised by Norfolk

Girlguiding

It is called Seaside Sparkle and is

part of Girlguiding Centenary

celebrations

On Tuesday 17th August at

730pm at the Wells Cole

Community Centre Bell Lane

Saham Toney Robin Horn is

giving a talk and slide show on his

trip to Peru Robin has written a

short introduction to the talk

Three and a half years ago I

accepted a Macmillan Cancer

Support fundraising challenge

The final part of the challenge was

to spend four days hiking the Inca

Trail high in the Andean

Mountains of Peru This I did two

years ago The adventure took me

through magnificent scenery and

past Inca ruins ending up at the

fabulous site of Machu Picchu -

regarded by many as the eighth

wonder of the world

Come and find out more about his

trip and see the magnificent

scenery he experienced Tickets

are available from Bryony on

01953 889167 or at Adcocks in

Watton at pound3 each and include

refreshments There will also be a

raffle on the evening

Moneys raised will go towards

our special Centenary trip to

Seaside Sparkle - not quite Peru

but nevertheless an Adventure

Bryony Horn

Talk on Peru will help Brownies Sparkle

Almost a year ago I was driving through

Hingham just going past St Andrew‟s

Church when I saw a poster for an

exhibition The art group was having an

exhibition alongside as I discovered a

most talented and sociable group of

ladiesthe Hardingham Textile Group

Creeping quietly into the Church I was

greeted warmly by a number of people

but as my main interest is in working

with textiles I headed straight for a very

special part of an outstanding exhibition

The items I saw and was itching to

handle were of a wide variety and could

only serve to excite anyone connected

with a similar pleasurable pastime

I found out about joining this fabulous

group and did so in September 2009

Since that date I have been able to

explore and experiment with such things

as stitching with metals and clay transfer

printing kantha embroidery needle

painting metal thread work machine

stitching on water soluble fabrics

freestyle Florentine and Banjara bags

The list is endless and caters for varied

ages and levels of expertise

Encouragement and advice is always on

hand and of course there is always the

star pupil who I try to emulate (if only)

Once again it is time for the exhibition

which includes both traditional and

modern pieces in Hingham Church from

Wednesday 1st September to Saturday

4th September 2010 inclusive Opening

times are from 9am to 5pm on

Wednesday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on

Saturday Admission is free The

Hingham and Hardingham Art Group

will be having their annual art exhibition

alongside Steph George

Norfolk County Councils Environment

Transport and Development overview and

scrutiny panel have been told it would cost

pound88m next year (2011-12) to restore roads

to their 2006-07 condition The report

acknowledges that this is unaffordable

The structural maintenance budget this year

is pound367m and Government funding is

expected to be cut further in the autumn

A report to the Panel says that the overall

condition of Norfolks county road network

was relatively stable when assessed last

autumn - but the impact of the harsh winter

and the effectiveness of repairs and

increased investment this year will not

become clear until the roads are surveyed

in the coming autumn (2010)

The panel were told that on A roads early

intervention through measures such as

surface dressing has achieved some

improvements and a reduction in the

maintenance backlog However the

condition of B and C class roads and

bridges has shown some deterioration

Although the condition of roads is

relatively stable year on year

Adrian Gunson Cabinet member for travel

and transport said Since 200405 the

money we have spent on structural

maintenance has remained almost static in

cash terms but inflation means that we can

only carry out about two thirds of the

volume of work we were able to do five

years ago Careful targeting of resources by

our engineers intervening at the right time

with the right treatments has helped

maintain a safe network and limited further

deterioration With even less money in the

years ahead maintaining our roads to

ensure safety and prevent rapid

deterioration is likely to take priority over

improvement projects

It‟s a reading revolution that is sweeping

the country and it‟s now taking off in

Norfolk as people catch on to the benefits

of ebooks

Norfolk County Council‟s Library Service

launched its digital library on 10 May and

between then and the end of June 443

people have downloaded 1085 ebooks

While this falls some way short of the

1010007 traditional books borrowed from

Norfolk libraries in May and June with

more and more people preferring to receive

information electronically the library

service predicts this gap will soon start to

narrow

As with its traditional book loan service it

costs nothing to borrow an ebook from the

library and at the end of the loan period ndash

which can be either seven 14 or 21 days ndash

the ebook file will be automatically deleted

from the borrower‟s device meaning there

is never any danger of paying overdue

charges All people need to borrow an

ebook is a personal PC with internet access

and to be a member of the library service ndash

which is also free to join

Derrick Murphy Cabinet Member for

Cultural Services at Norfolk County

Council said ldquoPhysical books are still

at the heart of our libraries and will be

for a very long time to come The new

ebooks loan service is a great

development though and offers library

members choice about how they want

to read ndash for some people it will be a

more attractive and practical alternative

than borrowing a pile of paperbacks in

person The reaction to ebooks has

been fantastic so far and we‟ll continue

to grow and improve the service

according to demand and customer

feedbackrdquo

The main advantage an ebook has over a

paper or hardback version is that it is

simply an electronic file and thus

completely weightless When stored on an

ereader device potentially hundreds of

books can be taken and read anywhere

making them popular with people who like

to read on the go With the summer

holidays about to start the library service is

anticipating more interest in ebooks from

holidaymakers who like to read on the

beach or by the pool

There are 2426 ebooks in the Norfolk

digital library and up to six titles can be

borrowed by one person at any one time

Ebooks that have recently become available

to borrow include Love in a Cold Climate

by Nancy Mitford Witches Abroad by

Terry Pratchett and The Count of Monte

Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

To become a member of Norfolk County

Council‟s library service visit

wwwlibrariesnorfolkgovuk Existing

members can access the digital library and

borrow ebooks via a link on the same page

Not all ereaders are compatible with the

system Norfolk libraries uses for a list of

compatible devices see the link at the top of

the digital library homepage

Textile and Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Hingham

Maintaining the condition of Norfolk‟s roads bdquounaffordable‟

Some famous people such as Sir Richard

Branson Dame Judi Dench Prunella

Scales Sir Ian Mckellen Joanna Lumley

Sir John Major Felicity Kendal Joan

Collins Sir Michael Caine Stephen Fry

Nicholas Parsons and Bob Flowerdew have

all contributed recipes and stories to a new

book of recipes entitled ldquoAble to Cookrdquo

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Able

Community Care a cookery book bdquoAble to

Cook‟ has been published with funds raised

from the book sales going to Age UK

(Norfolk) and Connects and Co a charity

which supports young carers

Able Community Care was established by

Angela Gifford in Norwich in 1980 The

company provides live-in carer schemes

throughout Great Britain and the Channel

Islands a true alternative to moving into a

residential care setting

Angela Gifford explained the idea behind

the book ldquoOver the years many recipes

have been passed down to us from care

workers and clients And when considering

how to celebrate our pearl anniversary a

cookery book made up of our care workers

and clients dishes came to mindrdquo

ldquoLater to enhance this idea and to help

raise funds for our chosen charities we

decided to seek recipes from famous

people who had a link with Norfolk and

ask them for a reason why they liked to

cook their chosen reciperdquo

The result is bdquoAble to Cook‟ The book

enables cooks to have fun and cook with

the stars whilst raising money for charity at

the same time ndash the perfect combination

Readers can buy the book on line at

wwwuk-carecom or if you don‟t have

Internet please ring 01603 764567

You‟ll be bdquoAble to Cook‟ with this book

Norfolk County Council libraries invite you to join the ebook revolution

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

Attleborough High School and Sixth Form

Centre presented a cheque for pound40700 to

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers the

Wymondham based Cancer support

charity Students of the school had raised

the money for the charity as they wanted to

support the wonderful work that this

charity carries out in the local community

After Dr Mannings presented an assembly

at the school and after a Sixth Form visit

to the charity base students were eager to

raise money to help the important work of

the charity Year 12 students wanted to be

able to donate the funds to provide the

charity with another educational model for

identifying a common form of cancer the

pound407 donated on this occasion will allow

this

Star Throwers (wwwstarthrowersorguk)

has been in development for a number of

years finally launching in September

2009 Star Throwers is a not-for-profit

registered charity run entirely by

passionate volunteers dedicated to

supporting and advising people in East

Anglia who are affected by cancer or are

at particular risk of developing cancer The

charity seeks to provide a range of advice

for cancer prevention and treatment for

sufferers and their families and to develop

educational opportunities so people can

make informed choices about their

treatment and to increase the awareness

necessary for cancer prevention in lifestyle

choices As well as detailed up to date

advice about cancer and all forms of

medical treatment the charity also offers a

range of complementary therapies to

support those who are suffering from the

disease and their relatives These presently

include Massage Reiki Reflexology

family counselling and osteopathy The

charity aims to educate the public on the

prevention of cancer They are constantly

developing their education programme and

can offer focussed workshops on different

aspects of the disease to inform and help

prevention

Dr Mannings commented ldquoStar Throwers

would like to thank Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre staff and

students for the money they have raised

today and in the past for our charity We

have developed good links with this school

ndash Sixth Formers recently attended a series

of workshops at the charity base in

Wymondham It is so important that we

have opportunities to educate young

people about their health whether it be

methods of checking themselves for signs

of cancer or how to develop a healthy

lifestyle that helps to maximise their

chances of preventing cancerrdquo

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers

Charity in Wymondham receiving a

cheque from Asisitant Headteacher

Carmina McConnell with students from

the school at Attleborough High School

and Sixth Form

Centre

If you need some

help or advice or

feel that you could

get involved and

assist Star

Throwers in their

quest to support

those touched by

cancer in East

Anglia please call

on 01953 423304

or go to their

website

Attleborough High School Supports Star Throwers

Sometimes called the father of

English literature Chaucer is

credited by some scholars as the

first author to demonstrate the

artistic legitimacy of the

vernacular Middle English rather

than French or Latin and though

he died in October 1400 his work

echoes down through the

centuries most notably perhaps

through the Canterbury Tales

The Chaucer Man Trevor Eaton

in his visits and performances to

Primary and Secondary Schools

and Colleges all over the country

has introduced some 100000

school pupils of all ages to live

Chaucer

Mr Eaton is a graduate of New

College Oxford and the

University of Kent at Canterbury

A former University Lecturer in

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

he founded and edited for 30

years the international review

ldquoJournal of Literary Semanticsrdquo

He has published several books

on linguistics and literature and

has commercially recorded 20 full

-length cassettes in Middle

English (for Pearl Records) The

Canterbury Tales (complete) Sir

Gawain and the Green Knight and

Pearl His 2 CD set recording of

Beowulf unabridged in Anglo-

Saxon was featured in

Kaleidoscope on BBC Radio 4

He has given more than 1200

performances of Chaucers Tales

and has appeared at the

Cheltenham Festival of Literature

the Chaucer Festival in

Canterbury Garden Festival

Wales Rochester Literary

Festival and the Swansea Fringe

Festival

The Chaucer Man will visit your

school or college and present your

choice of Chaucers works in

Middle English pronunciation

bringing the texts to life Some

Tales he knows by heart

simultaneously reciting in Middle

English and acting the story

There is no limit to the size of the

audience - the more the merrier in

fact - though an appropriate

number of teachers should be

present If you would like to find

out more you can Contact the

Chaucer Man on 01303 260 380

The Chaucer Man

The World‟s Biggest Coffee

Morning is back and this year

the charity needs your help

even more than before due to

the economic climate Can you

help them If so all you need to

do is register to take part and

you will receive a free

fundraising pack so you can

help even more people living

with cancer

This year‟s bdquoWorld‟s Biggest

Coffee Morning‟ event takes

place on Friday 24 September

Helen Chapman Fundraising

Manager for Macmillan Cancer

Support said bdquoLast year

pound184000 was raised in Norfolk

from 800 events It would be

wonderful if readers who have

held events before could go one

step further by raising an extra

pound50 at their events If everyone

did this we could potentially

raise pound225000‟

There are currently 2 million

people living with cancer in the

UK and one in three of us will

be affected by cancer at some

point during our lifetime

Macmillan is most famous for

its nurses but we do provide

other support including a free

phone line for anyone affected

by cancer financial support for

things like hospital trips and we

also campaign for better cancer

care So every cup of coffee on

24 September really will count

Everyone can make their cuppa

count by holding a coffee

morning at home at work or at

school To hold a coffee morning

for Macmillan register by

calling 0845 602 1246 or visit

wwwmacmillanorgukcoffee

Unable to hold an event Then

why not make a donation to

Macmillan by calling the above

number and paying by debit or

credit card

Will you be putting a smile on your Coffee Mug

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6 News

The Boo amp Hiss Theatre Company Proudly Presents

an Amateur Production of

Tickets pound5

On Sale Wednesday

1st September

From Mullenger amp Co

High Street Watton

01953 883 474

If you dont find

these pictures of

just a few of the

cast scary enough

Then Just Wait Till

The Spirits Rise

In the

Queens H

all Thursday 23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

Septem

ber

I am the Archivist and Registrar for the

Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club and

also the proud owner of two 1930‟s

Triumph Gloria saloons Over the past

10 years I have been busy expanding

the club‟s records to help gain a better

idea of the original Triumph Motor

Company‟s (1923 to 1940) production

of models and numbers manufactured

It is currently estimated that in total

Triumph built 35000 vehicles which is

less than a large motor company such

as Morris would produce in a year

Unfortunately the company collapsed

just before the outbreak of war and

during the Coventry Blitz all

production records were destroyed

Thankfully the Triumph name survived

and became even more popular after

the war when Standard bought what

was then just a bdquopaper‟ company One

of the very few tangible links between

the two companies was Walter

Belgrove Triumph‟s chief stylist who

went on to join Standard and designed

the TR2 sports car

During my research I have met and

corresponded with many past owners

of these coach built cars from all over

the world Receiving so many

interesting accounts of life with these

cars gave me the idea to write and

publish a book featuring them In 2005

I released my first book and following

its success in sales and attracting more

stories and family photos over the past

5 years As the result I have now

published Volume 2

Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Cars from

Family Photograph Albums ndash Volume

2 is a high quality hard-bound book

with 128 pages containing 113

nostalgic memories of life with these

Pre-war Triumphs from all over the

world (including six from Norfolk)

illustrated with bdquofamily snaps‟ from

1920‟s to early 1970‟s It covers a

broad range of Triumph models such as

Super Sevens Southern Crosses

Glorias Vitesses and Dolomites

I am also pleased to say that I arranged

for the book to be printed and bound

locally which is not common these

days with so many printers and binders

closing down as a result of strong

overseas competition

The book costs pound20 plus pound482 pampp

and as with my first book is only

available direct from me at the address

below

I have already started Volume 3 and

with time marching on I am

experiencing more difficulty in finding

people who either owned or

remembered these stylish cars when

they were used as everyday transport

Therefore I will be very pleased to

hear from and speak with anyone who

has memories and photos of these Pre-

war Triumphs so that they can be

saved and enjoyed forever in print

Every account is of great value to me

and the club as at the very least it adds

another car to our records If it is

already recorded I may be able to

advise who first owned it or its

eventual fate

Graham Shipman Brick Kiln Farm

Shropham Norfolk NR17 1ED

Email gsbkfbtinteretcom Tel

01953 498 180

Pictured is Graham standing by the

drivers door of his 1936 Gloria Vitesse

with Roger amp Edna Barnes

Nostalgic motoring book released by local author

Mrs Cath Mills Head Teacher of Great Ellingham And Rocklands Primary

Schools retired form her post in July She joined Great Ellingham Primary

School in 1999 as deputy head teacher In 2003 she became acting head before

being appointed head teacher in 2004 Since then she has led the school forward

through many changes

Mrs Mills has overseen a large building project which gave the school four

spacious new classrooms and transformed the teaching environment The school

grounds have also been rejuvenated with a pirate ship trim trail vegetable patch

and wildlife area The school is now bursting at the seams and a happy and lively

place for the children to learn

In 2007 Great Ellingham went into partnership with Rocklands Primary School

and since then Mrs Mills has had responsibility for both schools

Among other refurbishments Rocklands Primary School now has a new Servery

and can offer proper school lunches as well as vastly extended and improved

facilities for Class One

Superb management has

even enabled this small

village school to maintain

three classes when so many

schools have had to make

cuts

Mrs Mills has taken the

partnership through its early

days and established a strong

relationship that utilises the

expertise from both schools

With her friendly but

thorough approach Mrs

Mills leaves both schools in

good spirits and with great

potential to go forward and

improve She will be greatly

missed and the Governors

Staff and pupils wish her all

the best for her bdquoretirement‟

Both schools now look

forward to welcoming Mrs

Heather Ware as their new

head teacher from

September

Popular Head Teacher Retires

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

e-mail salesbobsmobilescouk

If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

Picture Supplied

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A Professional Machine Quilting Service

You do the patchwork I do the quilting

For Quilting Wadding amp Backing Prices

wwwharmonyquiltingcouk

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

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Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

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The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

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Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

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Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Petrified of Your Computer You donrsquot need to be

Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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BOOKS JC amp Applestore Gallery

TelephoneFax 01953 883488 55 High Street Watton

For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham

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K R H Carpentry Services 01953 (Watton) 882484 ndash Mobile 07746 114285

Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 4 News

SALEC TRAVEL LTD Wednesday 4th August Yarmouth 930am amp 4pm Return Adult pound7 Child pound5

Thursday 12th August Fakenham 930am amp 130pm Return Adult amp Child pound5 Frid 13th August Lowestoft Airshow 9am amp Return After Last Display Adult pound9 Child pound5 Sat 14th Aug Parrott ZooSkegness 9am amp 4pm Return Adult pound20pound1250 Child pound14pound9

Saturday 14th August 50s amp 60s Evening with Cardy amp Coke Adult pound28 Sunday 15th August Indians at Hunstanton Adult pound24

Saturday 21st August Chessington World of adventures 8am amp 5pm Return Adult pound37 Child pound25

Fri 27th August Clacton Airshow 8am amp Return after last display Adult pound15 Child pound12 Saturday 28th August Southwold 10am amp 4pm Return Adult pound9 Child pound6

Saturday 28thMonday 30th August BBQ Cruise Evening Adult pound24 Saturday 4th September Nottingham 8am + 4pm Return Adult pound20 Child pound15 Saturday 4th September Bjorn Again amp Bucks Fizz at Holkham Hall Adult pound40

Wednesday 15th September Gorleston Pavilion Summer Show Adult pound20 Sat 17th Sept Bury St Edmunds 930am amp 3pm Return Adult amp Child pound5

Sat 25th Sept Chatsworth House 8am amp 5pm Return Adult pound25 Child pound15 Sunday 10th October Charlie Landsborough at Norwich poundTBA

Sat 4th December Daniel O Donnell Christmas Show at Brentwood poundTBA Wednesday 8th December Thursford Evening Show Adult amp Child pound3750

Sat 11th December Christmas Seaside Special Show at Cromer Adult pound22 Sun19th December Christmas Lunch at The Burrage Gorleston Adult pound20

Monday 20th December Wisbech Christmas Market 9am amp 4pm Return Adult pound10 Child pound550

PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE DATES ABOVE HAVE BEEN CHANGED

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In September 1st Saham Toney

Brownies will be joining with

other members from Watton

District on an outing to Great

Yarmouth Organised by Norfolk

Girlguiding

It is called Seaside Sparkle and is

part of Girlguiding Centenary

celebrations

On Tuesday 17th August at

730pm at the Wells Cole

Community Centre Bell Lane

Saham Toney Robin Horn is

giving a talk and slide show on his

trip to Peru Robin has written a

short introduction to the talk

Three and a half years ago I

accepted a Macmillan Cancer

Support fundraising challenge

The final part of the challenge was

to spend four days hiking the Inca

Trail high in the Andean

Mountains of Peru This I did two

years ago The adventure took me

through magnificent scenery and

past Inca ruins ending up at the

fabulous site of Machu Picchu -

regarded by many as the eighth

wonder of the world

Come and find out more about his

trip and see the magnificent

scenery he experienced Tickets

are available from Bryony on

01953 889167 or at Adcocks in

Watton at pound3 each and include

refreshments There will also be a

raffle on the evening

Moneys raised will go towards

our special Centenary trip to

Seaside Sparkle - not quite Peru

but nevertheless an Adventure

Bryony Horn

Talk on Peru will help Brownies Sparkle

Almost a year ago I was driving through

Hingham just going past St Andrew‟s

Church when I saw a poster for an

exhibition The art group was having an

exhibition alongside as I discovered a

most talented and sociable group of

ladiesthe Hardingham Textile Group

Creeping quietly into the Church I was

greeted warmly by a number of people

but as my main interest is in working

with textiles I headed straight for a very

special part of an outstanding exhibition

The items I saw and was itching to

handle were of a wide variety and could

only serve to excite anyone connected

with a similar pleasurable pastime

I found out about joining this fabulous

group and did so in September 2009

Since that date I have been able to

explore and experiment with such things

as stitching with metals and clay transfer

printing kantha embroidery needle

painting metal thread work machine

stitching on water soluble fabrics

freestyle Florentine and Banjara bags

The list is endless and caters for varied

ages and levels of expertise

Encouragement and advice is always on

hand and of course there is always the

star pupil who I try to emulate (if only)

Once again it is time for the exhibition

which includes both traditional and

modern pieces in Hingham Church from

Wednesday 1st September to Saturday

4th September 2010 inclusive Opening

times are from 9am to 5pm on

Wednesday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on

Saturday Admission is free The

Hingham and Hardingham Art Group

will be having their annual art exhibition

alongside Steph George

Norfolk County Councils Environment

Transport and Development overview and

scrutiny panel have been told it would cost

pound88m next year (2011-12) to restore roads

to their 2006-07 condition The report

acknowledges that this is unaffordable

The structural maintenance budget this year

is pound367m and Government funding is

expected to be cut further in the autumn

A report to the Panel says that the overall

condition of Norfolks county road network

was relatively stable when assessed last

autumn - but the impact of the harsh winter

and the effectiveness of repairs and

increased investment this year will not

become clear until the roads are surveyed

in the coming autumn (2010)

The panel were told that on A roads early

intervention through measures such as

surface dressing has achieved some

improvements and a reduction in the

maintenance backlog However the

condition of B and C class roads and

bridges has shown some deterioration

Although the condition of roads is

relatively stable year on year

Adrian Gunson Cabinet member for travel

and transport said Since 200405 the

money we have spent on structural

maintenance has remained almost static in

cash terms but inflation means that we can

only carry out about two thirds of the

volume of work we were able to do five

years ago Careful targeting of resources by

our engineers intervening at the right time

with the right treatments has helped

maintain a safe network and limited further

deterioration With even less money in the

years ahead maintaining our roads to

ensure safety and prevent rapid

deterioration is likely to take priority over

improvement projects

It‟s a reading revolution that is sweeping

the country and it‟s now taking off in

Norfolk as people catch on to the benefits

of ebooks

Norfolk County Council‟s Library Service

launched its digital library on 10 May and

between then and the end of June 443

people have downloaded 1085 ebooks

While this falls some way short of the

1010007 traditional books borrowed from

Norfolk libraries in May and June with

more and more people preferring to receive

information electronically the library

service predicts this gap will soon start to

narrow

As with its traditional book loan service it

costs nothing to borrow an ebook from the

library and at the end of the loan period ndash

which can be either seven 14 or 21 days ndash

the ebook file will be automatically deleted

from the borrower‟s device meaning there

is never any danger of paying overdue

charges All people need to borrow an

ebook is a personal PC with internet access

and to be a member of the library service ndash

which is also free to join

Derrick Murphy Cabinet Member for

Cultural Services at Norfolk County

Council said ldquoPhysical books are still

at the heart of our libraries and will be

for a very long time to come The new

ebooks loan service is a great

development though and offers library

members choice about how they want

to read ndash for some people it will be a

more attractive and practical alternative

than borrowing a pile of paperbacks in

person The reaction to ebooks has

been fantastic so far and we‟ll continue

to grow and improve the service

according to demand and customer

feedbackrdquo

The main advantage an ebook has over a

paper or hardback version is that it is

simply an electronic file and thus

completely weightless When stored on an

ereader device potentially hundreds of

books can be taken and read anywhere

making them popular with people who like

to read on the go With the summer

holidays about to start the library service is

anticipating more interest in ebooks from

holidaymakers who like to read on the

beach or by the pool

There are 2426 ebooks in the Norfolk

digital library and up to six titles can be

borrowed by one person at any one time

Ebooks that have recently become available

to borrow include Love in a Cold Climate

by Nancy Mitford Witches Abroad by

Terry Pratchett and The Count of Monte

Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

To become a member of Norfolk County

Council‟s library service visit

wwwlibrariesnorfolkgovuk Existing

members can access the digital library and

borrow ebooks via a link on the same page

Not all ereaders are compatible with the

system Norfolk libraries uses for a list of

compatible devices see the link at the top of

the digital library homepage

Textile and Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Hingham

Maintaining the condition of Norfolk‟s roads bdquounaffordable‟

Some famous people such as Sir Richard

Branson Dame Judi Dench Prunella

Scales Sir Ian Mckellen Joanna Lumley

Sir John Major Felicity Kendal Joan

Collins Sir Michael Caine Stephen Fry

Nicholas Parsons and Bob Flowerdew have

all contributed recipes and stories to a new

book of recipes entitled ldquoAble to Cookrdquo

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Able

Community Care a cookery book bdquoAble to

Cook‟ has been published with funds raised

from the book sales going to Age UK

(Norfolk) and Connects and Co a charity

which supports young carers

Able Community Care was established by

Angela Gifford in Norwich in 1980 The

company provides live-in carer schemes

throughout Great Britain and the Channel

Islands a true alternative to moving into a

residential care setting

Angela Gifford explained the idea behind

the book ldquoOver the years many recipes

have been passed down to us from care

workers and clients And when considering

how to celebrate our pearl anniversary a

cookery book made up of our care workers

and clients dishes came to mindrdquo

ldquoLater to enhance this idea and to help

raise funds for our chosen charities we

decided to seek recipes from famous

people who had a link with Norfolk and

ask them for a reason why they liked to

cook their chosen reciperdquo

The result is bdquoAble to Cook‟ The book

enables cooks to have fun and cook with

the stars whilst raising money for charity at

the same time ndash the perfect combination

Readers can buy the book on line at

wwwuk-carecom or if you don‟t have

Internet please ring 01603 764567

You‟ll be bdquoAble to Cook‟ with this book

Norfolk County Council libraries invite you to join the ebook revolution

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

Attleborough High School and Sixth Form

Centre presented a cheque for pound40700 to

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers the

Wymondham based Cancer support

charity Students of the school had raised

the money for the charity as they wanted to

support the wonderful work that this

charity carries out in the local community

After Dr Mannings presented an assembly

at the school and after a Sixth Form visit

to the charity base students were eager to

raise money to help the important work of

the charity Year 12 students wanted to be

able to donate the funds to provide the

charity with another educational model for

identifying a common form of cancer the

pound407 donated on this occasion will allow

this

Star Throwers (wwwstarthrowersorguk)

has been in development for a number of

years finally launching in September

2009 Star Throwers is a not-for-profit

registered charity run entirely by

passionate volunteers dedicated to

supporting and advising people in East

Anglia who are affected by cancer or are

at particular risk of developing cancer The

charity seeks to provide a range of advice

for cancer prevention and treatment for

sufferers and their families and to develop

educational opportunities so people can

make informed choices about their

treatment and to increase the awareness

necessary for cancer prevention in lifestyle

choices As well as detailed up to date

advice about cancer and all forms of

medical treatment the charity also offers a

range of complementary therapies to

support those who are suffering from the

disease and their relatives These presently

include Massage Reiki Reflexology

family counselling and osteopathy The

charity aims to educate the public on the

prevention of cancer They are constantly

developing their education programme and

can offer focussed workshops on different

aspects of the disease to inform and help

prevention

Dr Mannings commented ldquoStar Throwers

would like to thank Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre staff and

students for the money they have raised

today and in the past for our charity We

have developed good links with this school

ndash Sixth Formers recently attended a series

of workshops at the charity base in

Wymondham It is so important that we

have opportunities to educate young

people about their health whether it be

methods of checking themselves for signs

of cancer or how to develop a healthy

lifestyle that helps to maximise their

chances of preventing cancerrdquo

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers

Charity in Wymondham receiving a

cheque from Asisitant Headteacher

Carmina McConnell with students from

the school at Attleborough High School

and Sixth Form

Centre

If you need some

help or advice or

feel that you could

get involved and

assist Star

Throwers in their

quest to support

those touched by

cancer in East

Anglia please call

on 01953 423304

or go to their

website

Attleborough High School Supports Star Throwers

Sometimes called the father of

English literature Chaucer is

credited by some scholars as the

first author to demonstrate the

artistic legitimacy of the

vernacular Middle English rather

than French or Latin and though

he died in October 1400 his work

echoes down through the

centuries most notably perhaps

through the Canterbury Tales

The Chaucer Man Trevor Eaton

in his visits and performances to

Primary and Secondary Schools

and Colleges all over the country

has introduced some 100000

school pupils of all ages to live

Chaucer

Mr Eaton is a graduate of New

College Oxford and the

University of Kent at Canterbury

A former University Lecturer in

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

he founded and edited for 30

years the international review

ldquoJournal of Literary Semanticsrdquo

He has published several books

on linguistics and literature and

has commercially recorded 20 full

-length cassettes in Middle

English (for Pearl Records) The

Canterbury Tales (complete) Sir

Gawain and the Green Knight and

Pearl His 2 CD set recording of

Beowulf unabridged in Anglo-

Saxon was featured in

Kaleidoscope on BBC Radio 4

He has given more than 1200

performances of Chaucers Tales

and has appeared at the

Cheltenham Festival of Literature

the Chaucer Festival in

Canterbury Garden Festival

Wales Rochester Literary

Festival and the Swansea Fringe

Festival

The Chaucer Man will visit your

school or college and present your

choice of Chaucers works in

Middle English pronunciation

bringing the texts to life Some

Tales he knows by heart

simultaneously reciting in Middle

English and acting the story

There is no limit to the size of the

audience - the more the merrier in

fact - though an appropriate

number of teachers should be

present If you would like to find

out more you can Contact the

Chaucer Man on 01303 260 380

The Chaucer Man

The World‟s Biggest Coffee

Morning is back and this year

the charity needs your help

even more than before due to

the economic climate Can you

help them If so all you need to

do is register to take part and

you will receive a free

fundraising pack so you can

help even more people living

with cancer

This year‟s bdquoWorld‟s Biggest

Coffee Morning‟ event takes

place on Friday 24 September

Helen Chapman Fundraising

Manager for Macmillan Cancer

Support said bdquoLast year

pound184000 was raised in Norfolk

from 800 events It would be

wonderful if readers who have

held events before could go one

step further by raising an extra

pound50 at their events If everyone

did this we could potentially

raise pound225000‟

There are currently 2 million

people living with cancer in the

UK and one in three of us will

be affected by cancer at some

point during our lifetime

Macmillan is most famous for

its nurses but we do provide

other support including a free

phone line for anyone affected

by cancer financial support for

things like hospital trips and we

also campaign for better cancer

care So every cup of coffee on

24 September really will count

Everyone can make their cuppa

count by holding a coffee

morning at home at work or at

school To hold a coffee morning

for Macmillan register by

calling 0845 602 1246 or visit

wwwmacmillanorgukcoffee

Unable to hold an event Then

why not make a donation to

Macmillan by calling the above

number and paying by debit or

credit card

Will you be putting a smile on your Coffee Mug

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6 News

The Boo amp Hiss Theatre Company Proudly Presents

an Amateur Production of

Tickets pound5

On Sale Wednesday

1st September

From Mullenger amp Co

High Street Watton

01953 883 474

If you dont find

these pictures of

just a few of the

cast scary enough

Then Just Wait Till

The Spirits Rise

In the

Queens H

all Thursday 23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

Septem

ber

I am the Archivist and Registrar for the

Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club and

also the proud owner of two 1930‟s

Triumph Gloria saloons Over the past

10 years I have been busy expanding

the club‟s records to help gain a better

idea of the original Triumph Motor

Company‟s (1923 to 1940) production

of models and numbers manufactured

It is currently estimated that in total

Triumph built 35000 vehicles which is

less than a large motor company such

as Morris would produce in a year

Unfortunately the company collapsed

just before the outbreak of war and

during the Coventry Blitz all

production records were destroyed

Thankfully the Triumph name survived

and became even more popular after

the war when Standard bought what

was then just a bdquopaper‟ company One

of the very few tangible links between

the two companies was Walter

Belgrove Triumph‟s chief stylist who

went on to join Standard and designed

the TR2 sports car

During my research I have met and

corresponded with many past owners

of these coach built cars from all over

the world Receiving so many

interesting accounts of life with these

cars gave me the idea to write and

publish a book featuring them In 2005

I released my first book and following

its success in sales and attracting more

stories and family photos over the past

5 years As the result I have now

published Volume 2

Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Cars from

Family Photograph Albums ndash Volume

2 is a high quality hard-bound book

with 128 pages containing 113

nostalgic memories of life with these

Pre-war Triumphs from all over the

world (including six from Norfolk)

illustrated with bdquofamily snaps‟ from

1920‟s to early 1970‟s It covers a

broad range of Triumph models such as

Super Sevens Southern Crosses

Glorias Vitesses and Dolomites

I am also pleased to say that I arranged

for the book to be printed and bound

locally which is not common these

days with so many printers and binders

closing down as a result of strong

overseas competition

The book costs pound20 plus pound482 pampp

and as with my first book is only

available direct from me at the address

below

I have already started Volume 3 and

with time marching on I am

experiencing more difficulty in finding

people who either owned or

remembered these stylish cars when

they were used as everyday transport

Therefore I will be very pleased to

hear from and speak with anyone who

has memories and photos of these Pre-

war Triumphs so that they can be

saved and enjoyed forever in print

Every account is of great value to me

and the club as at the very least it adds

another car to our records If it is

already recorded I may be able to

advise who first owned it or its

eventual fate

Graham Shipman Brick Kiln Farm

Shropham Norfolk NR17 1ED

Email gsbkfbtinteretcom Tel

01953 498 180

Pictured is Graham standing by the

drivers door of his 1936 Gloria Vitesse

with Roger amp Edna Barnes

Nostalgic motoring book released by local author

Mrs Cath Mills Head Teacher of Great Ellingham And Rocklands Primary

Schools retired form her post in July She joined Great Ellingham Primary

School in 1999 as deputy head teacher In 2003 she became acting head before

being appointed head teacher in 2004 Since then she has led the school forward

through many changes

Mrs Mills has overseen a large building project which gave the school four

spacious new classrooms and transformed the teaching environment The school

grounds have also been rejuvenated with a pirate ship trim trail vegetable patch

and wildlife area The school is now bursting at the seams and a happy and lively

place for the children to learn

In 2007 Great Ellingham went into partnership with Rocklands Primary School

and since then Mrs Mills has had responsibility for both schools

Among other refurbishments Rocklands Primary School now has a new Servery

and can offer proper school lunches as well as vastly extended and improved

facilities for Class One

Superb management has

even enabled this small

village school to maintain

three classes when so many

schools have had to make

cuts

Mrs Mills has taken the

partnership through its early

days and established a strong

relationship that utilises the

expertise from both schools

With her friendly but

thorough approach Mrs

Mills leaves both schools in

good spirits and with great

potential to go forward and

improve She will be greatly

missed and the Governors

Staff and pupils wish her all

the best for her bdquoretirement‟

Both schools now look

forward to welcoming Mrs

Heather Ware as their new

head teacher from

September

Popular Head Teacher Retires

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

e-mail salesbobsmobilescouk

If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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Telephone 01953 884019

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

80 Brandon Road Watton

Tel 01953 882752

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Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

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South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

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The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

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Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham

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Doors windows locks no job too small Free no obligation estimate

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

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You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

Attleborough High School and Sixth Form

Centre presented a cheque for pound40700 to

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers the

Wymondham based Cancer support

charity Students of the school had raised

the money for the charity as they wanted to

support the wonderful work that this

charity carries out in the local community

After Dr Mannings presented an assembly

at the school and after a Sixth Form visit

to the charity base students were eager to

raise money to help the important work of

the charity Year 12 students wanted to be

able to donate the funds to provide the

charity with another educational model for

identifying a common form of cancer the

pound407 donated on this occasion will allow

this

Star Throwers (wwwstarthrowersorguk)

has been in development for a number of

years finally launching in September

2009 Star Throwers is a not-for-profit

registered charity run entirely by

passionate volunteers dedicated to

supporting and advising people in East

Anglia who are affected by cancer or are

at particular risk of developing cancer The

charity seeks to provide a range of advice

for cancer prevention and treatment for

sufferers and their families and to develop

educational opportunities so people can

make informed choices about their

treatment and to increase the awareness

necessary for cancer prevention in lifestyle

choices As well as detailed up to date

advice about cancer and all forms of

medical treatment the charity also offers a

range of complementary therapies to

support those who are suffering from the

disease and their relatives These presently

include Massage Reiki Reflexology

family counselling and osteopathy The

charity aims to educate the public on the

prevention of cancer They are constantly

developing their education programme and

can offer focussed workshops on different

aspects of the disease to inform and help

prevention

Dr Mannings commented ldquoStar Throwers

would like to thank Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre staff and

students for the money they have raised

today and in the past for our charity We

have developed good links with this school

ndash Sixth Formers recently attended a series

of workshops at the charity base in

Wymondham It is so important that we

have opportunities to educate young

people about their health whether it be

methods of checking themselves for signs

of cancer or how to develop a healthy

lifestyle that helps to maximise their

chances of preventing cancerrdquo

Dr Henry Mannings of Star Throwers

Charity in Wymondham receiving a

cheque from Asisitant Headteacher

Carmina McConnell with students from

the school at Attleborough High School

and Sixth Form

Centre

If you need some

help or advice or

feel that you could

get involved and

assist Star

Throwers in their

quest to support

those touched by

cancer in East

Anglia please call

on 01953 423304

or go to their

website

Attleborough High School Supports Star Throwers

Sometimes called the father of

English literature Chaucer is

credited by some scholars as the

first author to demonstrate the

artistic legitimacy of the

vernacular Middle English rather

than French or Latin and though

he died in October 1400 his work

echoes down through the

centuries most notably perhaps

through the Canterbury Tales

The Chaucer Man Trevor Eaton

in his visits and performances to

Primary and Secondary Schools

and Colleges all over the country

has introduced some 100000

school pupils of all ages to live

Chaucer

Mr Eaton is a graduate of New

College Oxford and the

University of Kent at Canterbury

A former University Lecturer in

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

he founded and edited for 30

years the international review

ldquoJournal of Literary Semanticsrdquo

He has published several books

on linguistics and literature and

has commercially recorded 20 full

-length cassettes in Middle

English (for Pearl Records) The

Canterbury Tales (complete) Sir

Gawain and the Green Knight and

Pearl His 2 CD set recording of

Beowulf unabridged in Anglo-

Saxon was featured in

Kaleidoscope on BBC Radio 4

He has given more than 1200

performances of Chaucers Tales

and has appeared at the

Cheltenham Festival of Literature

the Chaucer Festival in

Canterbury Garden Festival

Wales Rochester Literary

Festival and the Swansea Fringe

Festival

The Chaucer Man will visit your

school or college and present your

choice of Chaucers works in

Middle English pronunciation

bringing the texts to life Some

Tales he knows by heart

simultaneously reciting in Middle

English and acting the story

There is no limit to the size of the

audience - the more the merrier in

fact - though an appropriate

number of teachers should be

present If you would like to find

out more you can Contact the

Chaucer Man on 01303 260 380

The Chaucer Man

The World‟s Biggest Coffee

Morning is back and this year

the charity needs your help

even more than before due to

the economic climate Can you

help them If so all you need to

do is register to take part and

you will receive a free

fundraising pack so you can

help even more people living

with cancer

This year‟s bdquoWorld‟s Biggest

Coffee Morning‟ event takes

place on Friday 24 September

Helen Chapman Fundraising

Manager for Macmillan Cancer

Support said bdquoLast year

pound184000 was raised in Norfolk

from 800 events It would be

wonderful if readers who have

held events before could go one

step further by raising an extra

pound50 at their events If everyone

did this we could potentially

raise pound225000‟

There are currently 2 million

people living with cancer in the

UK and one in three of us will

be affected by cancer at some

point during our lifetime

Macmillan is most famous for

its nurses but we do provide

other support including a free

phone line for anyone affected

by cancer financial support for

things like hospital trips and we

also campaign for better cancer

care So every cup of coffee on

24 September really will count

Everyone can make their cuppa

count by holding a coffee

morning at home at work or at

school To hold a coffee morning

for Macmillan register by

calling 0845 602 1246 or visit

wwwmacmillanorgukcoffee

Unable to hold an event Then

why not make a donation to

Macmillan by calling the above

number and paying by debit or

credit card

Will you be putting a smile on your Coffee Mug

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6 News

The Boo amp Hiss Theatre Company Proudly Presents

an Amateur Production of

Tickets pound5

On Sale Wednesday

1st September

From Mullenger amp Co

High Street Watton

01953 883 474

If you dont find

these pictures of

just a few of the

cast scary enough

Then Just Wait Till

The Spirits Rise

In the

Queens H

all Thursday 23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

Septem

ber

I am the Archivist and Registrar for the

Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club and

also the proud owner of two 1930‟s

Triumph Gloria saloons Over the past

10 years I have been busy expanding

the club‟s records to help gain a better

idea of the original Triumph Motor

Company‟s (1923 to 1940) production

of models and numbers manufactured

It is currently estimated that in total

Triumph built 35000 vehicles which is

less than a large motor company such

as Morris would produce in a year

Unfortunately the company collapsed

just before the outbreak of war and

during the Coventry Blitz all

production records were destroyed

Thankfully the Triumph name survived

and became even more popular after

the war when Standard bought what

was then just a bdquopaper‟ company One

of the very few tangible links between

the two companies was Walter

Belgrove Triumph‟s chief stylist who

went on to join Standard and designed

the TR2 sports car

During my research I have met and

corresponded with many past owners

of these coach built cars from all over

the world Receiving so many

interesting accounts of life with these

cars gave me the idea to write and

publish a book featuring them In 2005

I released my first book and following

its success in sales and attracting more

stories and family photos over the past

5 years As the result I have now

published Volume 2

Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Cars from

Family Photograph Albums ndash Volume

2 is a high quality hard-bound book

with 128 pages containing 113

nostalgic memories of life with these

Pre-war Triumphs from all over the

world (including six from Norfolk)

illustrated with bdquofamily snaps‟ from

1920‟s to early 1970‟s It covers a

broad range of Triumph models such as

Super Sevens Southern Crosses

Glorias Vitesses and Dolomites

I am also pleased to say that I arranged

for the book to be printed and bound

locally which is not common these

days with so many printers and binders

closing down as a result of strong

overseas competition

The book costs pound20 plus pound482 pampp

and as with my first book is only

available direct from me at the address

below

I have already started Volume 3 and

with time marching on I am

experiencing more difficulty in finding

people who either owned or

remembered these stylish cars when

they were used as everyday transport

Therefore I will be very pleased to

hear from and speak with anyone who

has memories and photos of these Pre-

war Triumphs so that they can be

saved and enjoyed forever in print

Every account is of great value to me

and the club as at the very least it adds

another car to our records If it is

already recorded I may be able to

advise who first owned it or its

eventual fate

Graham Shipman Brick Kiln Farm

Shropham Norfolk NR17 1ED

Email gsbkfbtinteretcom Tel

01953 498 180

Pictured is Graham standing by the

drivers door of his 1936 Gloria Vitesse

with Roger amp Edna Barnes

Nostalgic motoring book released by local author

Mrs Cath Mills Head Teacher of Great Ellingham And Rocklands Primary

Schools retired form her post in July She joined Great Ellingham Primary

School in 1999 as deputy head teacher In 2003 she became acting head before

being appointed head teacher in 2004 Since then she has led the school forward

through many changes

Mrs Mills has overseen a large building project which gave the school four

spacious new classrooms and transformed the teaching environment The school

grounds have also been rejuvenated with a pirate ship trim trail vegetable patch

and wildlife area The school is now bursting at the seams and a happy and lively

place for the children to learn

In 2007 Great Ellingham went into partnership with Rocklands Primary School

and since then Mrs Mills has had responsibility for both schools

Among other refurbishments Rocklands Primary School now has a new Servery

and can offer proper school lunches as well as vastly extended and improved

facilities for Class One

Superb management has

even enabled this small

village school to maintain

three classes when so many

schools have had to make

cuts

Mrs Mills has taken the

partnership through its early

days and established a strong

relationship that utilises the

expertise from both schools

With her friendly but

thorough approach Mrs

Mills leaves both schools in

good spirits and with great

potential to go forward and

improve She will be greatly

missed and the Governors

Staff and pupils wish her all

the best for her bdquoretirement‟

Both schools now look

forward to welcoming Mrs

Heather Ware as their new

head teacher from

September

Popular Head Teacher Retires

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

e-mail salesbobsmobilescouk

If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

Picture Supplied

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A Professional Machine Quilting Service

You do the patchwork I do the quilting

For Quilting Wadding amp Backing Prices

wwwharmonyquiltingcouk

Tel 01953 882484

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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01953 881243

Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

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The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

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01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

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Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

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Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

IVAN CHUBBOCK GARAGE SERVICES

SHIPDHAM

Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Petrified of Your Computer You donrsquot need to be

Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

friends ldquoListen Againrdquo on the BBCreg iPlayerreg and do your shopping without leaving your home

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BOOKS JC amp Applestore Gallery

TelephoneFax 01953 883488 55 High Street Watton

For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham

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Doors windows locks no job too small Free no obligation estimate

K R H Carpentry Services 01953 (Watton) 882484 ndash Mobile 07746 114285

Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 6 News

The Boo amp Hiss Theatre Company Proudly Presents

an Amateur Production of

Tickets pound5

On Sale Wednesday

1st September

From Mullenger amp Co

High Street Watton

01953 883 474

If you dont find

these pictures of

just a few of the

cast scary enough

Then Just Wait Till

The Spirits Rise

In the

Queens H

all Thursday 23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

Septem

ber

I am the Archivist and Registrar for the

Pre-1940 Triumph Owners Club and

also the proud owner of two 1930‟s

Triumph Gloria saloons Over the past

10 years I have been busy expanding

the club‟s records to help gain a better

idea of the original Triumph Motor

Company‟s (1923 to 1940) production

of models and numbers manufactured

It is currently estimated that in total

Triumph built 35000 vehicles which is

less than a large motor company such

as Morris would produce in a year

Unfortunately the company collapsed

just before the outbreak of war and

during the Coventry Blitz all

production records were destroyed

Thankfully the Triumph name survived

and became even more popular after

the war when Standard bought what

was then just a bdquopaper‟ company One

of the very few tangible links between

the two companies was Walter

Belgrove Triumph‟s chief stylist who

went on to join Standard and designed

the TR2 sports car

During my research I have met and

corresponded with many past owners

of these coach built cars from all over

the world Receiving so many

interesting accounts of life with these

cars gave me the idea to write and

publish a book featuring them In 2005

I released my first book and following

its success in sales and attracting more

stories and family photos over the past

5 years As the result I have now

published Volume 2

Pre-1940 Triumph Motor Cars from

Family Photograph Albums ndash Volume

2 is a high quality hard-bound book

with 128 pages containing 113

nostalgic memories of life with these

Pre-war Triumphs from all over the

world (including six from Norfolk)

illustrated with bdquofamily snaps‟ from

1920‟s to early 1970‟s It covers a

broad range of Triumph models such as

Super Sevens Southern Crosses

Glorias Vitesses and Dolomites

I am also pleased to say that I arranged

for the book to be printed and bound

locally which is not common these

days with so many printers and binders

closing down as a result of strong

overseas competition

The book costs pound20 plus pound482 pampp

and as with my first book is only

available direct from me at the address

below

I have already started Volume 3 and

with time marching on I am

experiencing more difficulty in finding

people who either owned or

remembered these stylish cars when

they were used as everyday transport

Therefore I will be very pleased to

hear from and speak with anyone who

has memories and photos of these Pre-

war Triumphs so that they can be

saved and enjoyed forever in print

Every account is of great value to me

and the club as at the very least it adds

another car to our records If it is

already recorded I may be able to

advise who first owned it or its

eventual fate

Graham Shipman Brick Kiln Farm

Shropham Norfolk NR17 1ED

Email gsbkfbtinteretcom Tel

01953 498 180

Pictured is Graham standing by the

drivers door of his 1936 Gloria Vitesse

with Roger amp Edna Barnes

Nostalgic motoring book released by local author

Mrs Cath Mills Head Teacher of Great Ellingham And Rocklands Primary

Schools retired form her post in July She joined Great Ellingham Primary

School in 1999 as deputy head teacher In 2003 she became acting head before

being appointed head teacher in 2004 Since then she has led the school forward

through many changes

Mrs Mills has overseen a large building project which gave the school four

spacious new classrooms and transformed the teaching environment The school

grounds have also been rejuvenated with a pirate ship trim trail vegetable patch

and wildlife area The school is now bursting at the seams and a happy and lively

place for the children to learn

In 2007 Great Ellingham went into partnership with Rocklands Primary School

and since then Mrs Mills has had responsibility for both schools

Among other refurbishments Rocklands Primary School now has a new Servery

and can offer proper school lunches as well as vastly extended and improved

facilities for Class One

Superb management has

even enabled this small

village school to maintain

three classes when so many

schools have had to make

cuts

Mrs Mills has taken the

partnership through its early

days and established a strong

relationship that utilises the

expertise from both schools

With her friendly but

thorough approach Mrs

Mills leaves both schools in

good spirits and with great

potential to go forward and

improve She will be greatly

missed and the Governors

Staff and pupils wish her all

the best for her bdquoretirement‟

Both schools now look

forward to welcoming Mrs

Heather Ware as their new

head teacher from

September

Popular Head Teacher Retires

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

e-mail salesbobsmobilescouk

If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

Picture Supplied

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A Professional Machine Quilting Service

You do the patchwork I do the quilting

For Quilting Wadding amp Backing Prices

wwwharmonyquiltingcouk

Tel 01953 882484

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Free Quotations amp

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Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

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Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

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Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

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Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

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01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

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Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

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Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

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Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Petrified of Your Computer You donrsquot need to be

Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

friends ldquoListen Againrdquo on the BBCreg iPlayerreg and do your shopping without leaving your home

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BOOKS JC amp Applestore Gallery

TelephoneFax 01953 883488 55 High Street Watton

For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham

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K R H Carpentry Services 01953 (Watton) 882484 ndash Mobile 07746 114285

Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7

Rocklands Great Bank Holiday Art amp Craft Fair is on Monday 30th August in Rocklands Manor Meadows and the Big

Black Barns Open from 11 am to 5 pm there will be arts and crafts food drink plants music machines and more

Popular potters like Heather Graham and Felicity Hoyle are coming again and new to us this year is Jo Sweeting

who is exhibiting her stone and letter carving along with many other specially chosen craftsmen Wildlife artist

Jonathan Yule is exhibiting for us this year and miniaturist Edith Clarke is another one of our new exhibitors ndash and

what about Christopher Hoyle ndash do you know his work Come and find out

On the veranda we have the

sketching supremo Chris

Riddell the political

cartoonist of the

Observer and illustrator

and co-author of the

Edge Chronicles

drawing pencil portraits

of you or your loved

ones for only pound500 In

the meadows we have

garden sculpture by Si

Uwin and Martin Pigg

plants for sale Pat Ram‟s

War Memorabilia and

displays of Static

Engines and Iron Works

When you need a rest we

have The Rum Brothers

Band playing again for

us while you eat a

ploughman‟s tea and

cakes hot dogs ice

cream and we have the

bar laid on by the

Rocklands White Hart

The gardens woods and

ponds are yours to enjoy

all day All this for just

adults pound3 children pound100

infants free parking free

pay on the gate

Rocklands Manor

Scoulton Road Rockland

St Peter NR17 1UW

01953 483226

For St Peter‟s Church

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If you happen to be in the Queens Hall

on Thursday 23th Friday 24th or

Saturday 25th September then it

probably will be But it might be hard

to hear over the roars of laughter that

are bound to echo around the Queens

Hall in Watton as the Boo and Hiss

Theatre Company present their 2010

show Laughter in the Dark

In a change from the trend of recent

years of performing popular television

shows such as ldquoAllo Allordquo ldquoAre You

Being Servedrdquo etc and most recently

last year‟s acclaimed production of

ldquoDads Armyrdquo Boo and Hiss have

taken on a really challenging

production of Laughter in the Dark by

Victor Lucas

Laughter in the Dark is an immensely

funny play which takes place at

Creeching Cheeney in deepest darkest

somewhere and strange but very funny

happenings are occurring An oddly

assorted group of people (and we don‟t

mean the cast but rather the

characters though both statements

might be true but I digress) Anyway

this oddball bunch are assembled on a

snowy Christmas Eve to hear the

readings of a will laying down certain

stipulations before they can inherit

their legacies

A creepy butler skeletons ghosts and

rattling chains add to the excitement in

the snowbound house and an uninvited

guest in the shape of a large Red

Indian rampages through this hilarious

romp

This is quite a large production

featuring some of the Company‟s best

loved performers and we don‟t think it

is too much of an exaggeration to say

that we have all been surprised how the

characters have matched the players

From the creepy old Butler played by

Keith Gilbert the delightful Bunny

Tucker played by Stacy Wilkinson

Alethea and Herbert Budget played by

Rita Lake and Alan Abel to Alec

ldquolavish lavishrdquo Ogleby played by

Gavin Challis and his PA Lydia

Prentice played by Fleur ldquoNone Betterrdquo

Revell Lake

With some bright young faces and one

or two more scary old ones there can

be no doubt you are in for a treat We

are not going to give any more away

except to say that tickets go on sale on

Wednesday 1st September so we

suggest you don‟t leave it too long

before you get yours because this looks

like being a sell-out production

Is that the rattling of chains I can hear

Why are there not more litter bins

in public spaces and around

schools Do the police treat young

offenders differently to older ones

How often are school busses

checked for safety

These were just some of the questions

put to the panels of senior public

services officials by the Breckland

Youth Select Committee last Thursday

at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham

The grillings were the culmination

of a day in which over 80 children

from Charles Burrell Old

Buckenham and Northgate High

Schools and Sacred Heart Convent

School learnt the importance of

getting involved in community

issues and how they can influence

things that affect them

They split into four groups to talk about

the environment anti-social behaviour

leisure and transport Working with

Officers from Breckland Council each

group identified what the common

important issues are and designed

questions which they later put to the

panels

Breckland Council Executive Member

for Communities and Benefits Adrian

Stasiak and his Executive Support

Member Lynda Turner took part in the

event and both were impressed by the

experience

Mr Stasiak commented ldquoI know that

the young people involved enjoyed the

day and I hope it may encourage them

to become bdquoVocal Locals‟ within their

communities Maybe they might even

be inspired to put themselves forward

to become a Youth Councillor in the

next Breckland Youth Council

Elections in February 2011rdquo

Lynda was also impressed by the

quality of the exchanges

ldquoSitting on the panel was a big

challenge with some testing questions

across a wide range of issues It was

also a day of honesty and learning for

all involved The questions also

stimulated discussion and debate and

that is what democracy is all aboutrdquo

Local services chiefs put to the test by youngsters

Northgate high school pupils prepare questions for the panel Kate

Mitchell 14 (left) and Rowan Collins 14

Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair on 30th August

I write this months article after

returning from the funeral of our

oldest regular producer Joan

Redgell who died on 30th June at

the age of 90 Many of you have

been warmed by her knitted gloves

and scarves or charmed by the baby

clothes she knitted We extend our

heartfelt sympathy to John and the

rest of her large family Our other

knitters continue to provide the

lovely garments that have proved so

popular with our customers

Next month you will be seeing

posters in many places promoting

British Food fortnight you dont

have to wait so long to buy British

food at Watton Country Market All

our food is produced within a ten

mile radius of Watton and brought

fresh to Market every Wednesday

morning

Our crafters are all local people too

as well as knitted goods we have a

wide range of etched glass turned

wood CE approved wooden toys

jewellery and greetings cards for all

occasions All our producers are

happy to accept special orders

Our cooks all have current hygiene

certificates and their kitchens have

been checked by the Environment

Agency to ensure food safety in all

our products Our eggs too come

from a local farm

Please visit us any Wednesday

morning between 830 and 1130

am in the Watton Christian

Community Centre Come early if

you want the widest possible choice

In the smaller hall at the rear of the

Centre the Methodist ladies serve

coffee and tea so you can shop and

relax without any extra journey

British food every week at Watton Country Market

The latest in our very successful

Wayland Partnership Craft Fairs is

being held on Saturday 27th

November between 10am ndash 2pm at

the Queens Hall Watton

Our aim is to promote the handmade

work of talented individuals and

provide them with a venue where they

can exhibit and sell their work directly

to the public We also want to provide

the public with an opportunity to

purchase quality handmade crafts and

allow them to speak with the people

who make them

We carefully select exhibitors to

ensure that the standards of crafts are

kept high and that there is a varied

range of crafts showcased at each

event 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 At this

point in time we have our quota of card

and jewellery producers

Bookings for tables are now being

taken please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 or email

susanwaylandorguk for further

information

Autumn Craft Fair

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

Picture Supplied

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

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Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

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offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

Festival dos Santos Populares em Watton

Esta celebraccedilatildeo acontece

por todo o Pais para

festejar os Santos

O primeiro `e o St

Antόnio que `e mais

festejado na cidade de

Lisboa onde se faz um

casamento onde participam varios

noivos ao mesmo tempo a que chama-

mos as Noivas de St Antόnio

O Segundo S Joatildeo que `e mais

festejado na cidade do Porto em que o

ponto alto da festas satildeo os fogos de

artifiacutecio no fim da noite

O terceiro `e S Pedro que em Sintra

(Lisboa) `e a cidade onde `e mais

comemorado embora como todos os

outros satildeo festejado por todo o pais

Tudo isto `e festejado e comemorado

com muita muacutesica as ruas decoradas

com flores e outras decoraccedilotildees feitas de

papel comida especial como natildeo

poderia deixar de ser a Sardinha e o

Chouriccedilo Assado e a especial soupa de

Caldo Verde como foi feito em Watton

Foi um dia fantaacutestico Com a

participaccedilatildeo de diferentes

comunidades InglesaPolacaLituania

e claro Portugueses Foi um grande

conviviu onde todos se deliciaram com

a comida a musica e o Tempo que

esteve tatildeo quente nesse dia

Com a participaccedilatildeo de quase 100

pessoas incluindo crianccedilas foi um dia

inesquecivel que foi festejado por todos

os partecipantes

A organizaccedilatildeo quer agradecer a todas

as pessoas que tornaram este dia

possivel

O Breckland (suporte financeiro)

Wayland House Watton Junior School

Project Rainbow Watton Service

Centre Tina Cruz ndash Watton Family

Support Rute Ferreira Dulce Pires

Antonio P Teresa Francisco Batista

and Otilia C

O numero da rifa `e o 51

Eu espero que para o prόximo ano

tenhamos mais participantes

OBRIGADO a todos

Festiwal Popularnych świętych w Watton

Tej uroczystości

odbywa się w

całym kraju z

okazji Wszystkich

Świętych

Pierwszy i ktoacutere św Antonio

i najbardziej znanych w

Lizbonie gdzie znajduje się

małżeństwo ktoacutera dotyczyła

kilku chłopakoacutew w tym samym

czasie że nazywa się

Oblubienicą St Antonio

II i S Joatildeo że najbardziej

znanych w mieście Porto gdzie

punktem kulminacyjnym

uroczystości są fajerwerki na

koniec nocy

Trzeciego i S Pedro gdy pos roacutewnież

obchodzony w całym kraju co inne

Sintra (Lisboa) i miasto gdzie i

bardziej obchodzi

Wszystko to i wiele sławy

obchodzony z muzyką ulice

udekorowane kwiatami i upiększanie

inne papierowe jedzenie bardzo

szczegoacutelne ponieważ nie może już być

Sardine i Choriceras Tricorne

specjalnych Soup i palona Green Juice

jak miało to miejsce w Watton

To był fantastyczny dzień Z udziałem

roacuteżnych społeczności Angielski

Polski Litwy i oczywiście po

portugalsku To było wielkie żyli gdzie

ludzie byli zadowoleni z jedzenia

muzyki i pogody ktoacutera była tak gorąca

że dzień

Z udziałem blisko 100 osoacuteb w tym

dzieci był pamiętny dzień ktoacutery był

zachwycony wszyscy uczestnicy

rozdziału

Organizacja chce podziękować

wszystkim ktoacuterzy tego dnia możliwe

Breckland (wsparcie finansowe)

Wayland House Watton Junior

SchoolProject Rainbow Watton

Service Centre Tina Cruz - Watton

Family Support Rute Ferreira Dulce

Pires Antonio P Teresa Francisco

Batista Otilia i C Liczba loterii i 51

Mam nadzieję że więcej uczestnikoacutew

w przyszłym roku Dziękuję wszystkim

Popular Saints Festival in Watton The celebration was about the Saints

that we commemorate for all our

country The first Saint Anthony is

most celebrated in Lisbon City were

they hold a big wedding ceremony with

lots of grooms at the same time

The second is Saint John the biggest

festival is celebrated in Porto City with

a spectacular firework display at the

end of the night

The last one Saint Peter is most

commemorated in Sintra (Lisbon) and

is very important as well

All the celebrations include music and

all the roads are decorated with paper

flowers and other displays The special

food is barbecued Sardines and

Chourico with Soup Caldo Verde like

we did here in Watton

It was a fantastic day This event

had the participation of the many

different communities including

English Polish Lithuanian and

Portuguese The mix of people

enjoyed the food the music and the

weather which was very hot day

With nearly 100 people attending

including children it was an

unforgettable day for everybody

The organisers want to thank

everyone who helped make this

event possible including Breckland

Council Wayland House Watton

Junior School Project Rainbow

Watton Service Centre Tina Cruz ndash

Watton Family Support and Rute

Ferreira Dulce Pires Antonio P

Teresa Francisco Batista and Otilia

C The winning raffle ticket was

number 51 We hope many more of

you will attend next year THANK

YOU to everybody

On August 8th Taylor along with

Tom Dave and his dad Richard

will be embarking on a sponsored

bike ride The intrepid quartet will

be negotiating the blue route in

Thetford Forests High Lodge

The route is over 8 miles of a

tough forest track and the team

will complete 7 circuits over 50

miles in total and should take just

under 10 hours to complete

In January Taylor successfully

completed a scholarship weekend

at Gordonstoun School in

Scotland and has since been told

that He has won an all-round

scholarship to study there

Mr Rose Wayland Community

High Schools Head teacher said

ldquoTaylor is a remarkable young

man very determined and

motivated keen to increase his

knowledge and understanding

across all the subjects he studies

Since his early trip to

Gordonstoun last year I have had

no doubt he would gordquo

ldquoHe has developed into a very

mature and intelligent young man

ndash we are very proud of what he

has achieved so far and are sure

he will make his mark in society

in years to come He will be the

10th student to gain a scholarship

to Gordonstoun in the last 3 years

and will be a great ambassador for

Norfolk and Wayland Well done

Taylorrdquo

Taylor has developed a caring

nature growing up helping his

parents with his disabled sister

and is keen to enrol in the local

services and also the international

service that is on offer at

Gordonstoun He is also keen to

join the Royal Navy as an

Engineering Officer

The team will be raising money

for the Gordonstoun Fund and

also for SSAFA ndash Soldiers

Sailors Airmen Families

Association forces help Taylor

would like to give back to the

Gordonstoun fund so that others

can have the chance that he has

been given

For more details or to sponsor a

member of the team go to

wwwmerijetacoukbikeride or

call 07547 ndash 669688

Riding to Raise Funds

ART Stoke Ferry Church The All Saints Painters 2010

exhibition proved to be even more

successful than last year The artists

welcomed around 500 visitors to the

event All commented on the very

high quality and variety of work

displayed and on the beauty of the

venue Many originating from Stoke

Ferry shared memories and were

delighted to find the church in such

good order and in use again

The artists thank all who came to

view or buy The All Saints

Painters are particularly grateful to

their Patron Kit Hesketh- Harvey

for generously allowing them to use

the church building and to all those

who supported their exhibition by

publicising the event

Flushed with this years success

The All Saints Painters aim to

hold a better and bigger exhibition

next year from Saturday 21st May

to Sunday 5th June 2011 The

artists look forward to welcoming

many more visitors to this annual

feature of the Stoke Ferry

calendar Please come along to

enjoy a delightful event in a lovely

venue and to support local Norfolk

artists

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2010 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of

the Loch Neaton Management

Committee will take place at

1900 on Monday 12th August

2010 at Watton Sports Centre

Dereham Road Watton

All persons are invited from the

area of benefit to which the

Charity refers which is Watton

plus a four mile radius

Should anyone from the area of

benefit wish to be considered for

one of the elected posts then

application forms can be obtained

from Watton Sports Centre and

Adcock‟s High Street Watton

The forms must be returned by

1200 Saturday 7th August 2010

to Paul Cooper 21 Nelson Court

Watton IP25 6EL

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

Karen Bales ACCA MAAT Bsc (Hons)

Telephone 01953 884019

118 Norwich Road Watton Thetford Norfolk IP25 6DU

Email balesbrowneaccountancyyahoocouk

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

80 Brandon Road Watton

Tel 01953 882752

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Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

Discounts for large bookings always negotiable

Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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SHIPDHAM

Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

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GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

Our annual School Fete and Family

Fun Evening in July was an immense

success our most profitable to date

Massive thanks go to the PTA

committee for organising this and

spending many weeks labouring over

the details Also a big thank you to all

members of staff parents pupils and

public who turned up to support the

event and to the many governors who

appeared in force to help set up and

man stalls It is a perennial problem of

ours being such a little school that we

have many wonderful ideas and too

few parents to enact them Finally

thanks are due to all the local

businesses which supported this event

with their generous donations of money

and prizes

The BBQ and noodle stand were

hugely popular as of course was the

bar Children enjoyed the inflatable

slide and bouncy castle bowling for the

pig duck fishing lucky dip and

everyone enjoyed the dancing karate

and guitar demonstrations Of course

there were heaps of other smaller stands

all providing much fun and succour It

was one of the hottest days of the

summer so far and this brought many

folk out to promenade around our local

village hall and a great evening

finished with live music from a local

group

Sports Day the following Wednesday

did not have quite such good weather

but that was a relief to all those

participating in the races as well as the

onlookers All pupils worked very hard

for their team and had great fun The

parents were particularly competitive in

the bdquotossing the pancake‟ race It was

very close between the teams this year

but congratulations are due to the Blue

team The entire school had a grand day

out at the Norfolk Show Staff and

helpers did an amazing job keeping

track of the children amongst so many

people The pupils completed lots of

school trails - the dancing sheep were

particularly popular We also visited the

Ben Burgess stand where the school

students were very fortunate to see an

exhibition of their own agricultural

artwork

The whole school attended the

dress rehearsal of the English

Youth Ballets production of

Sleeping Beauty at the end of

June For almost all children

this was their introduction to

this art form It was a

spectacular production - made

all the more because apart

from the principal dancers the

caste was made up of young

dancers from local dance

schools - including two pupils

from Great Ellingham In an

unusual and ingenious twist to

the traditional tale the fairies

(good and bad) were Princess

Auroras aunts and instead of

the thick forest growing around

the castle the 100 years sleep

was conceived of in terms of

cryogenics the characters

being preserved by being deep-

frozen

Finally the end of the school

year was celebrated in true

Rocklands style with a year six

leavers assembly and an all-

singing all-acting production

of Treasure Island We also bid

a very sad farewell to our head

teacher (and that of our

partnership school -Great

Ellingham) Cath Mills is off to

a well-deserved retirement but

if her travel plans are anything

to go by she will not be idle

Many many thanks Mrs Mills

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Rockland School news

Mr Mark Alcock and Mr Chris

Edwards newsagents with more

than 70 years‟ trading experience

between them are pleased to

announce the reopening of the

convenience store previously

known as Candy Cave under the

new name of Shipdham Stores

(trading as Ideal part of the Ideal

Group) Ideal are a cooperative

buying group for the independent

Newsagent and Convenience store

operator throughout the eastern

counties and ensure Ideal businesses

can compete with the supermarkets

by combining their buying power

The store will carry a wide range of

convenience food and groceries

together with newspapers

magazines and an off licence (from

late August) and will reopen

properly in early August They will

also be offering a full delivery

service for newspapers and

magazines to the Shipdham and

Bradenham area

Presently planned to be open from

6am to 8pm it will be run under the

management of Joss Gage whose

previous experience includes his

appointment as Waitrose‟s youngest

department manager in the UK and

also a year with Chris Edwards

Mr Edwards said ldquoMark and I are

delighted to have Joss managing

Shipdham Stores for us he really

understands what customer service

means and we pride ourselves

delivering the very highest

standardsrdquo

Mr Alcock said ldquoWe plan to put

Shipdham Stores at the very centre

of village life delivering quality

products with a quality service

Every single customer is the focus

of all that we dordquo

Mr Edwards added ldquoWe have long

experience of serving Norfolk

people with good value products

and regard every customer as a

friendrdquo

From Candy Cave to Shipdham Stores

It was some 40 years ago when Paul

purchased his first fish and chip shop

in deepest Suffolk 5 years later Steve

joined forces as a business partner and

together they have had fish and chip

shops in Norfolk (a few shops)

London Middlesex Surrey

Hertfordshire Essex and Suffolk

Finally they came back to Norfolk 22

years ago and spent 12 happy years at

Mattishall Fish Bar then they went to

Loddon and following a 2 year break

from the fat and fish due to health

reasons they then had a 2 year run

with a chippie in Norwich before they

had the opportunity to purchase a fish

and chip shop in Watton and the rest is

history

Paul said ldquoWhen we came to Watton

some 6 years ago we were made very

welcome and we would like to thank

each and every one of our customers

who has sampled our fish and chips

and who have become our friendsrdquo

ldquoWe built up such a busy fish and chip

shop serving what we believed was

the very best in good fish and chipsrdquo

As many readers now know Paul and

Steve have sold the bdquoWatton Plaice‟

because of the on-going cancer

treatment Steve is receiving

ldquoChemotherapy is not a very pleasant

treatment and to continue working a 12

hour day was becoming more and

more difficultrdquo

Paul continued ldquoIt was a very very

difficult decision for us to make to

leave a wonderful business with such

loyal customers but health has to come

before wealth and we know that this

chemo treatment Steve is having will

give him a welcome ray of sunshine

for the futurerdquo

ldquoUnfortunately until the exchange of

contracts and completion of the sale of

The Watton Plaice at the same time on

Monday 28th June we had no idea if it

would happen and could not let you

know because we didnt know

ourselves and we are sorry we couldn‟t

say goodbye to more of our friends

personallyrdquo

ldquoAs far as we are aware the new

owners are not changing our operation

and the fish and chips will be the same

so please give them your wonderful

support as you gave usrdquo

ldquoBoth Steve and I wish a heartfelt

thank you to each and every one of you

who were so very happy with our fish

and chips and became our friendsrdquo

There is one rather sad piece of news to

add Sophie Paul and Steve‟s cocker

spaniel sadly passed away with heart

failure on Tuesday 29th June

Farewell to the ldquoPlaicerdquo

We began our June meeting with a

minute‟s silence in memory of Jackie

Swain whose funeral had been in the

morning The main business

commenced amp

arrangements

were made for

the Safari Supper

on July 3rd

The speaker for

the evening was

Gerry Baxter on

ldquoThe Origins amp

Traditions of the

Pearly Kings amp

Queensrdquo The

first Pearly King

was Henry Croft

who left the

workhouse aged

13 to become a

road sweeper amp

rat catcher amp was

involved in the

Working Class

Movement He

decided to raise

money for the

poor when he

befriended a

group of

costermongers

who helped each

other in times of

trouble Henry

decided to dress

up so that when

he was raising money he would attract

the attention of the crowd The first

garment was a flat cap which he

decorated with pearl buttons which

were the cheapest they could buy Then

jackets trousers amp skirts were made

with special patterns of buttons on

them Soon hospitals churches amp

charities asked him to raise funds for

the needy so Henry asked the

costermongers to help Eventually all

the London Boroughs had a Pearly

King amp Queen To this day the title is

passed down through the family Henry

Croft‟s great ndash granddaughter is the

Pearly Queen of Somer‟s Town

Mr Baxter brought along several

garments including his daughter‟s

christening

gown All the

patterns had a

personal

meaning amp he

sews on

several

thousands of

buttons onto

each item We

were surprised

by the weight

of one of his

jackets

Because pearl

buttons are so

expensive amp

difficult to

find they are

re-cycled from

old outfits We

are hoping to

collect real

pearl buttons

amp send them

to him Mr

Baxter also

brought many

photos of past

amp present

Pearly

Families He

now lives in

Suffolk but still holds the title of

Pearly King of Streatham amp

continues to raise money for charity

Betty Campbell gave the vote of thanks

for a most interesting amp fascinating

evening which was appreciated by the

members

The result of the competition for a pair

of pearl earrings was -

1) Judith Adam 2) Brenda Spencer

Next month it will be an Open

Evening when the speaker is Peter

Cook on ldquoMedieval Norwichrdquo The

competition is the oldest newspaper

Attleborough WI

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

The countdown to cooler weather

begins ndash only two more months to go

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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01953 881243

Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

Ashill Food amp Wine 1 Hale Road Ashill

01760 440932 Fresh bread and milk news and grocery

Alcohol Paypoint

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Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

01953 483 375

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

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Wells Cole Community Centre

Bell Lane Saham Toney The ideal place to book for any event - Large Hall Small Hall Kitchen Catering and Bar all available for Wedding Receptions Birthday Parties Dances amp Discos Meetings Jumble

Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

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Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

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MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

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You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

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The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

Gardening in Navasota Texas with Helen Quinn Pictured this month is one of the

loveliest flowering trees in this area is

the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia

indica) It is now available in a

variety of pinks lavenders and reds

and sizes range from miniature to

compact mid-size to large Some of

them have a wonderfully interesting

bark with hues of cinnamon silvery-

grey or light brown some patterned

and some with a peeling

characteristic The Crape Myrtle

Aphid loves this tree and people often

wonder what the sticky substance is

that sometimes drips from the leaves

ndash simply put it is honeydew that

passes through the aphid‟s body after

it feeds Crape Myrtles are often

planted around car parks in the

dividing beds posing a very sticky

problem to anyone who parks under

one They grow so well here that the

ldquobig townrdquo up the road College

Station has designated itself as the

Crape Myrtle Capital of Texas

Sometimes it grows too well and

becomes a pest with far-reaching

underground suckers producing

unwanted trees

The figs are in This year I have the

best crop in quite some time and I‟m

managing to keep up with the birds

and squirrels The variety I have is

ldquoTexas Everbearingrdquo

and true to its name it

will probably have a

couple more fruit

crops before the

weather starts to get

cold The fruit is small but oh-so-

sweet My Farmers Market customers

are very happy to see Fig Jam at last

Figs are thirsty trees so all the rain

we have had with various tropical

storms and distant hurricanes has

been very much to their liking

Another bonus is that in several

places where the branches have

touched the ground there are quite a

few well rooted self-layered young

fig trees People often ask where they

can buy this variety of fig tree and I

have just the place to find them new

homes in the autumn

Speaking of hurricanes it always

amazes me how a storm making

landfall 400 ndash 500 miles to the west

can produce so much rain here The

Gulf Coast from Galveston down to

the Mexican border has been

inundated several times already this

year and many streets in Houston

have been under water on a regular

basis We are inland here (about 70

miles northwest of Houston) so are

usually spared much of the worst of

these storms The grass needs to be

cut twice a week now thanks to the

unusual amount of rain for the time

of year There is definitely a case to

be made for exploring turf grass

alternatives because by the time the

heavy night dew has dried off it is

too hot to push a lawnmower This is

a good time to stay inside and make

dream changes to the landscape ndash in

my case to find a way to eliminate a

lot of the foliage plants in the shade

to help cut down on the mosquito

population Not only do they make

life unpleasant with their voracious

feeding frenzies but some of them

transmit an often fatal disease called

West Nile Virus

Tomatoes are shutting down They just

don‟t set fruit once the night time

temperatures exceed 70F (21C) The

experts advise against trying to carry

the large fruited varieties through to

autumn but with a little pruning they

will produce again once the

temperatures drop Some years we are

still picking tomatoes at Christmas

Small fruited varieties usually do much

better except they grow so large that it

is not unusual to have 10ft vines

climbing all over everything else I like

the Italian ldquopasterdquo type tomatoes such

as Roma or Viva Italia Aubergines

and Peppers especially the hot

Jalapentildeos and even hotter Habaneros

thrive in the hottest weather as long as

they are watered The strawberries are

about done too but they have produced

dozens of runners with happy little

baby plants rooting all over the place

(even in the lawn) Most of the herbs

are thriving except for a few

Mediterranean types which are

protesting against the high humidity

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August - holidays dog days of

summer silly season in the press I‟m

writing this on St Swithin‟s Day and

right now it‟s a monsoon Wellies out

for August if you believe the legend

Nothing much happens in the average

garden in August so they say Many

experts will tell that this is the month

for sitting back and enjoying the

fruits of your spring and early

summer labours and if you grow veg

it‟s harvest time They also bemoan

the fact that most of the flowers are

over Since I am no expert I agree

with most of what they say except

that sitting back never seems to be an

option in my garden They never told

the weeds for a start These tough

plants big and small thrived in the

July heat wave when all else fried

drooped or just plain gave up They

went from seedlings to seeding in two

weeks flat so now their descendants

will be there for years One year‟s

seed is seven years‟ weed according

to legend Probably true

As far as a barren month for flowers

goes this is simply not as true as it

may have been some years ago I

have done a very small trawl as to

what‟s available to flower from now

until at least autumn and the choice is

staggering All it needs is a bit of

forward planning with succession in

mind Failing that look at garden

centres nurseries market stalls and

car boot sales for what‟s in flower

Annuals like calendula nigella and

cornflowers will keep going until

frosted but will have set seed and will

return next year I am told that self-

sown sweet peas are earlier and

stronger than those sown either in

October or spring and carefully

nurtured Back to August One of the

best and showiest plants is the

Agapanthus family Some are fully

hardy and some not so it‟s a good

idea with anything that flowers at this

time of year to check labels Fully

hardy usually means down to -15c

frost hardy down to -5c and half-

hardy down to 0c Alchemilla mollis

(lady‟s mantle) is not supposed to be

hardy but mine reappeared after the

hard winter this year It also seeds

about and the seedlings will appear

next year It‟s either a generous plant

or a nuisance The Japanese

Anemone is supposed to be fully

hardy liking full sun or semi-shade

The heat saw mine off Next time

they‟re going in the shade Ceanothus

is an interesting family of plants The

usual ones flower in spring and are

hardy Most people I know lost the lot

in the winter as well as the hebes

However I have come across a

variety of Ceanothus called

bdquoAutumnal Blue‟ that flowers August

to October There‟s also good old-

fashioned Buddleja that seems to be

bomb-proof and I was surprised to

see a listing of 16 different varieties

There are lots of clematis even the

large-flowered ones in bloom from

August onward It is possible to have

clematis in flower every day of the

year admittedly some of them need

either protection or a mild climate

Another old favourite is Astrantia

Originally the Major only was

available in greenish white They

have become so popular in the last 20

years or so that they are now

available in shades of white through

to deepest red and all are good bdquodoers‟

as far as hardiness and ability to stand

up to most of the weather thrown at

them Then we get to crocosmia

(montbretia when I was a kid) - all

shades of red orange and yellow

dahlias (need a separate article) and

some roses will keep going till

November or even Christmas if the

weather is mild and they have shelter

Apart from shopping there‟s still

work to be done Lawns still need

cutting not too short if it‟s dry but

even then if they go brown grass will

recover nine times out of 10 Feed

containers and even tired border

perennials with a liquid tomato food

each week to encourage them to

bloom into the early autumn Keep

picking flowers to encourage more

Alpines that have developed bare

patches of die-back or have become

weedy can be tidied up by in-filling

the patches with gritty compost This

will encourage new growth as well as

improving their appearance

Collect and store seed of hardy

annuals and perennials for sowing

later in the autumn Good plants to try

include Calendula Nigella Cerinthe

Poppies Aquilegia and hardy

Geranium Apart from the hardy

Geraniums all these will happily do

this for you all by themselves

Buy or order spring-flowering bulbs

Some bulbs can be planted now such

as Colchicum daffodils and Madonna

lilies Most of the spring catalogues

are out now making it feel like

autumn

It‟s necessary to keep a check on

pests - spray if you use chemicals but

do this only according to the

manufacturer‟s instructions but for

the organic pick off caterpillars go

on slug and snail hunts and net

against butterflies I know they‟re

pretty but to see cabbages and

broccoli covered in caterpillars is a

nightmare They seem to hatch

overnight all at once even if you

thought you‟d wiped out the little

clusters of yellow eggs I know it

happened to my purple sprouting last

year Net time

It‟s a good time to make a plan for

next year and start thinking about any

seeds you may want Those

catalogues will be on the mat very

soon along with all those Christmas

ones you don‟t want

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Tomato - Tomayto

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

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Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

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Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

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Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

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pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

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Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

A meeting was held at the Old

Buckenham Church Rooms on

Saturday 26 June to set up the Old

Buckenham Allotment Society

Eighteen people attended and it was

agreed that Tim Bornett would chair

this inaugural meeting

It was formally agreed to establish an

Old Buckenham Allotment Society

and discussion took place on its

function and its purpose

The Society is to be open to all

individuals who live in the

parish or immediate

neighbourhood and who

have an interest in

allotments or wish to

obtain a plot in the future

Some basic rules were

adopted after further

discussion and debate As

the proposed constitution

would allow the rules to be

amended if at least half of

all members agreed it was

decided to adopt a bdquowait

and see‟ approach to any

rule changes

The following were

elected as officers Tim

Bornett would be

chairman Keith Hodgson

secretary and Tom North

treasurer

The meeting agreed to

seek affiliation to the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and the

secretary would write to

the Parish Council

informing them of the

formation of the society

There was general debate

on the provision of

allotments in the Parish

and it was agreed to write

to the Parish Council

asking for their working

party on allotments to

meet more often and

provide feedback

Decisions on who would

run the allotments would

await model rules from the

National Allotment and

Leisure Society and an

agreement with the Parish

Council A person wanting

an allotment does not

necessarily have to belong

to Old Buckenham

Allotment Society Some two acres

of land would be needed to provide

up to 18 plots and there was

discussion on the suitability of

possible sites including the provision

of water and access to the plots

It was agreed that members would

pay pound5 as a joining fee and that the

treasurer would collect this at the

next meeting which would be held

on Monday 12 July Courtesy

httpoldbuckenhamblogspotcom

Flowers gardens good company and

a tasty lunch were enjoyed in

glorious weather by members and

friends at the July meeting held in

Joy Tunmores garden Wearing

buttonholes everyone strolled round

the garden for a plant identification

quiz sweet peas were judged and

plants sold

Competitions - Best Corsage was

worn by Sue Blackett Jane Cannells

sweet peas were placed first and

Shirley Betts had the most points in

the plant identification quiz

Next Meeting will be held on 12th

August 2010 at Old Buckenham

Village Hall 2 pm when The Girls

will be arranging from Whats in the

Box

The competition is for an

arrangement in a box and the table

show is for three stems of hot colour

from the border

Visitors are always very

welcome Further details

from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

The Attleborough amp District

Horticultural Society annual Rose

amp Sweet Pea Show was held as

usual in the beautiful surroundings

of Peter Beales Rose Gardens and

the glorious summer evening

encouraged a good turnout of

members and guests

The award for the Best Rose

Exhibit and the Peter Beales

Trophy went to Ray Snow who

also won the award for the Best

Rose Bloom The Best Sweet Pea

Exhibit and the Len Revell Trophy

was won by Jan Delaney who also

took the prize for the Best Sweet

Pea Stem Sally Westrup took the

awards for the Best Flower

Arrangement and also Best

Photograph

Prior to the presentation of prizes

by the mayor of Attleborough there

was a tribute to Jackie Swain

whose sudden and untimely death

is a great loss not only to

the Society of which she

was vice-chairman but

also to many other

organisations in the local

area She worked

tirelessly behind the

scenes and was always

happy to help out in any

way she possibly could

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Sowing the seeds of an Allotment Society

Our June meeting was entertained by

Jim Paine our speaker for the

evening I met him as he brought in

the first of a number of crates

containing a variety of plants to

illustrate his talk entitled bdquoRight

Plant Right Placebdquo We had to find a

second large table to accommodate

all the bdquoprops‟ for his talk and these

were so large he almost disappeared

behind them Jim started with a brief

resume of what he and his Rocklands

Walnut Tree Nursery do and the

ideas behind their aims Established

in 1998 with partner Clare Billington

Walnut Tree is a traditional nursery

not a garden centre and they raise all

their own plants including trees from

seed with 1000-1250 different

species available through the year

This perfectly describes his principle

that plants should be centre stage in a

garden not the hard landscaping and

decking that can look so tired after a

relatively short while I don‟t think he

cares much for decking They also

use their own garden to demonstrate

the development of plants over a

period of years and have joined with

other nurseries in a marketing co-

operative which operates throughout

Norfolk and we collected some of

their leaflets As they are not in

competition customers get a well-

organised service to set up their

gardens either from scratch or just to

find a plant to solve a particular

problem We were advised to visit

gardens as well as taking information

from books and the media Take a

notebook and camera as well to see

what works and why and then add

lists to your garden plans

Herbaceous borders are labour-

intensive but there again so is grass

if grown properly and far more

satisfaction can be gained from as

wide a border as possible I don‟t

think he cares much for grass either

A good tip also is to try and avoid

using one plant - this can give a

bdquodotty‟ impression so restricting the

palette and using blocks of plants

repeatedly gives more rhythm

So we get from the set up to the aim

of making each garden work for its

owner in terms of understanding

plant ecology and the micro-climate

involved Each garden may well have

some parts in full sun some in part

shade and some in full shade such as

under trees or shrubs There may also

be different moisture levels and

acidityalkalinity levels Equally an

open windy site can be transformed

over the years into a sheltered one as

plants grow so a garden is constantly

evolving So much for the science

Jim then showed us the selection of

plants he had brought Each of them

demonstrated the principles of how to

get the right one in its preferred

setting to do well He really got the

bit between his teeth on this as it is so

important for the customer to achieve

the desired effect He showed us that

hostas and similar broad leafed plants

need some shade as they lose so

much water through their leaves in

transpiration However modern

varieties have been bred to tolerate

sun provided their roots are in moist

soil At the opposite end of the scale

he showed us that pinks have narrow

grey leaves that are covered in tiny

hairs to trap any moisture going and

these and similar upright plants will

be best suited to dry sunny

conditions Another example of this

is the lychnis (woolly lambs‟ ears)

which also has silvery-grey leaves

that feel as though they are made of

felt These self-seed freely and are

well suited to gravel gardens as well

as herbaceous borders If self-seeders

work for you they‟ll help with the

rhythm effect of creating blocks

down the borders all by themselves

Some plants are more robust than

others Astrantia for instance prefers

some shade but will tolerate full sun

as will hardy geraniums

Many of the spring flowering shrubs

and bulbs tend to be happiest in a

woodland area so they can flower and

set seed before the canopy closes

over Think rhododendrons and

bluebells They then have time to

bulk up ready for next year‟s display

Later flowering plants for shade can

have architectural leaves such as

heucherella epimedium brunnera

These all have beautiful leaves

followed by tall stems with dainty

flowers The saxifrage and dicentra

families prefer moist conditions but

will tolerate dry and hate water

logging in winter

After a question and answer session

we were allowed to buy the plants

Jim had brought and the design

element of avoiding impulse buying

went straight out of the window I

don‟t know how Jim packs so much

information into an hour I am sure

he will be receiving more visitors

as a result One other thing to bear

in mind Walnut Tree is local so

from an environmental point of

view the furthest the plants will

travel is from the nursery to your

garden with advice thrown in Beats

the ones that arrive from the

continent in large lorries to sheds

doesn‟t it

The mini-show was bdquoA Floral

Arrangement in an Unusual

Container‟ and was won by Ralph

Kinsley with three cream

Zantedeschias (calla lilies) in a

banana That‟s sure unusual Ralph

Second was Violet Simmons with a

display of dainty spring flowers

contrasting nicely with a walking

boot

Third went to Geoff Twelftree with a

teapot

There was nothing to choose between

the last two entries so HC went

jointly to Mary Marriott with a giant

teacup and saucer and Jackie

Priestley with a decorative mini

watering can

It was nice to see all the entries

colour-coded with the containers

We finished as usual with Geoff‟s

Tips for July including feed and

spray roses tie in wandering stems of

climbers plant hardy cyclamen and

summer prune wisteria

Bradenham amp District Horticultural Society

Breckland Flower and Garden Club

Attleborough amp District Horticultural Society

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

Karen Bales ACCA MAAT Bsc (Hons)

Telephone 01953 884019

118 Norwich Road Watton Thetford Norfolk IP25 6DU

Email balesbrowneaccountancyyahoocouk

Accounts preparation for Sole traders Limited Companies and Partnerships

Personal Limited Company and Partnership Tax Returns Book-keeping PAYE VAT Returns

Bales Browne Accountancy Services Limited

On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

80 Brandon Road Watton

Tel 01953 882752

The Hare amp Barrel Hotel

Originally an old manor house dating back to 1806 we offer 16 en-suite bedrooms 10 of which have been converted from

the old Coach House Stables

lsquoNoted for Good Foodrsquo

Extensive Bar amp Restaurant Menu bookings advisable at all times

A relaxing Conservatory ~ Beer Garden Patio ~ Bar ~ Restaurant

Games Room ~ Car Park ~ Courtyard

Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

Discounts for large bookings always negotiable

Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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cv

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

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South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

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Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

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The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

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Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

Ashill Food amp Wine 1 Hale Road Ashill

01760 440932 Fresh bread and milk news and grocery

Alcohol Paypoint

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Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Available for Hire

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Bell Lane Saham Toney The ideal place to book for any event - Large Hall Small Hall Kitchen Catering and Bar all available for Wedding Receptions Birthday Parties Dances amp Discos Meetings Jumble

Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

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01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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SHIPDHAM

Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

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All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

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the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

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On Thursday 15th July the

whole of Watton Westfield

Infant amp Nursery School

followed a carousel of activities

for a very healthy day

Norwich City Football Club sent

along some trainers from

bdquoFootball in the Community‟

and the children took part in a

penalty shootout competition

The winning children will

receive trophies footballs kit

and everyone will receive a

certificate for participating

The dental nurses brought their

special crocodile puppets so the

children could see how to care

for their teeth They provided lot

of fun

Later everyone had to solve

riddles and follow on exercise

trail around the lovely school

grounds to collect treasures

(pictured below)

In the hall the pupils did jump

rope aerobic activities to keep

their hearts healthy

Also Mr George a well-known

local chef and parent governor

taught the children how to make

fruit kebabs The children tasted

fruit they had never tried before

The whole day culminated with

bdquoA Big Thank you Assembly‟

when everyone sang a rousing

version of the Westfield Healthy

Song

It was an exhausting but

thoroughly enjoyable day The

school would like to thank

everyone who helped to make

the day a great success

Healthy School Day at Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School

Key to Pictures

Top left Kieron Phoenix

reaching new heights in

the skipping exercise

Top right Lewis Pinkney

scoring a terrific penalty _

a future England Player

perhaps

Mid Left Ibbi Ivory

showing how the girls are

just as good as the boys at

penalties

Mid Right Josh Stadius-

Horn cornering like Lewis

Hamilton in the

playground

Left Left - Beau-Kerry

Bonner (touching yellow

bowl) Right - Abbie

Dennis (fruit on stick)

enjoying the fruits of the

labours of local chef Mr

George

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13

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The Hare amp Barrel Hotel

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Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

Discounts for large bookings always negotiable

Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

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South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

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Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

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The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Free Quotations amp

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Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

Ashill Food amp Wine 1 Hale Road Ashill

01760 440932 Fresh bread and milk news and grocery

Alcohol Paypoint

Wayside Farm Shop Stow Bedon

Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

01953 483 375

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Available for Hire

Wells Cole Community Centre

Bell Lane Saham Toney The ideal place to book for any event - Large Hall Small Hall Kitchen Catering and Bar all available for Wedding Receptions Birthday Parties Dances amp Discos Meetings Jumble

Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham

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Doors windows locks no job too small Free no obligation estimate

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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Originally an old manor house dating back to 1806 we offer 16 en-suite bedrooms 10 of which have been converted from

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Extensive Bar amp Restaurant Menu bookings advisable at all times

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Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

Discounts for large bookings always negotiable

Children Always Welcome

By Edith Pleasance

The spell of lovely weather we are

enjoying as I write this takes me back

to the hot Summer days of my

childhood One incident I shall never

forget was the time our mother took us

three children for a rare day at the

seaside

We were up and about early to pack

our swimsuits and cheese sandwiches

together with a slice each of Mum‟s

fruit cake to sustain us A bottle of

lemonade with a couple of chipped

cups all packed into a straw bag and

we were ready to go

Our walk to the nearest beach took

around forty minutes then came the

usual argument about which square

yard of the front we would occupy Ma

preferred the top end near the wall

while we kids wanted to be as near the

water‟s edge as possible As usual we

split the difference and settled

somewhere in the centre An old piece

of blanket was spread on the sand

while Tom our eldest fetched a deck

chair for our mum to sit in which

would cost her threepence for the full

day when the deckchair collector came

around Then we children were ready

to enjoy our outing

As the eldest girl I was given the task

of looking after two-year-old Joey (a

right little handful Ma called him) We

had our jamjar with string around the

neck to form a handle and headed for

the rocks which though slippery were

fairly shallow and had many crystal-

clear pools where we gathered to stir

the pebbles and seaweed with many

squeals of delight to reveal the

treasures that the tide had left To the

opposite side of the beach the cliffs

rose high above and sometimes we

would see the older children attempting

to scale them However we were given

strict instructions to keep well away

and stay on the left

After some time our mum beckoned us

in to eat and drink our picnic We were

proudly showing her our bdquocatch‟ of a

couple of minute crabs and an

assortment of tiny anemones we also

had a length of bladderwrack that we

loved to press to make it crack We

suddenly became aware of people

shouting and running towards the

cliffs bdquoSome fool has got himself stuck

halfway up‟ said Ma bdquonot the first and

won‟t be the last I‟ll wager‟

The rest of that day was enjoyed with

us kids running in and out of the rising

tide and practising our doggy paddle

until at around four o‟clock we were

rounded up dried off and ready for the

walk home which somehow always

seemed longer and more tiring than the

outward journey

News of any sort quickly buzzed

around our village by word of mouth

but it wasn‟t until the following

morning that Ma Taylor from next

door brought the local daily

newspaper to show the headline

reading ldquoTwo children drowned after

falling from the cliffs at Petitorrdquo They

were brother and sister to a large

family living on our estate where

everybody knew everyone else

Apparently a toddler had run away

from his older sister when in trying to

catch and hold on to him both

stumbled and fell down the cliff face to

plunge into deep water and drowned

The thought that we were enjoying

ourselves on the beach just yards from

where those two kiddies died clawing

at the rocks fighting for their lives will

stay in my memory for ever

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance copy 030710

A Seaside Memory Customer Services on the road Not a bdquoone stop shop‟ but a bdquoone

stop bus‟ will be pulling into

Breckland villages in the next few

weeks

Breckland Council in partnership

with Poultec training has launched

a new mobile service to bring

access to services out into local

communities The eye-catching bus

is equipped with the very latest

satellite technology so residents

who use it will experience exactly

the same speedy access to services

as callers to the main Council

customer service centres

At the One Stop Bus you can get

advice support and information

about Council services This may

be about Council Tax or Benefits -

or you may want to book a bulk

collection or report a missed refuse

collection Service Connectors will

be available on Thursdays and

Fridays and the last Wednesday of

every month and are committed to

helping the all customers The bus

will be making a number of regular

stops around the district and details

of the times and locations will be

available on the Breckland Council

website

Councillor Adrian Stasiak said

ldquoWe really want to put customer

service in the spotlight and

encourage people to access council

services The bus and the one stop

shops are just some of the ways in

which we are taking our services to

people around the districtrdquo

Services delivered in complete

privacy include

Applications for and enquiries

about Housing and Council Tax

Benefits

Payments for Council services

(including Council Tax) using

debit

Requesting a bulky waste

collection or

Reporting an abandoned vehicle

Telephone and website access will

also be available to specialist

advisers in

The Citizens Advice Bureau

Norfolk County Council

Plus many other partner agencies

Edward Bales Managing Director

of Poultec said ldquoWe are very

pleased to be working in

partnership with Breckland and this

supports the vocational skills work

we are already doing with schools

and in the wider community

ldquoVocational skills are all about

raising aspirations and this will

enable us to help more people

further their skills and give

themselves a brighter futurerdquo

Visit our website for further details

of the one stop bus and details of

locations and times of when and

where you can visit the bus ndash

wwwbrecklandgovuk

one_stop_bus

Friday 6 August 10 - 12Noon

Saham Toney (Community Centre)

2pm ndash 4pm Great Ellingham

(Outside shop and Post Office)

Friday 13 August 10 - 12Noon Old

Buckenham Village Hall 2pm ndash

4pm New Buckenham The George

Pub

Thursday 19 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Swanton Morley Village Hall 2pm

ndash 4pm Bawdeswell Village Hall

Friday 20 August 10 ndash 12 Noon

Weeting Village Hall 2pm ndash 4pm

Mundford Village Hall

Wednesday 25 August 10 ndash

12Noon Thetford Abbey Car park

2pm ndash 4pm Hockham Village Hall

Thursday 26 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Shipdham Village Green 2pm ndash

4pm Mattishall Village Hall

Friday 27 August 10 ndash 12Noon

Banham Community Centre 2pm

ndash 4pm East Harling Market

Square

Adrian Stasiak Executive Member

for Communicates and Benefits at

Breckland Council with Edward

Bayles Managing Director of

Poultec and members of the One

Stop Bus team

Mornin ter orl onya or iffen yewre

hed yer dinna thas artanoon ter orl

onya

Spect yor well inta yer nu teartas by

now thar cummin up orlrite spite not

hevin a lot o rearn

Cos Horry he say his bin diggin

hissun fer wicks we dornt set a lotta

stor by his tearls tho

Tha ole Willuj Horl hed a meetin

larst wik n Horry n me thort we‟d

jine in

Blarst tha ole mawtha inna tha chare

gissus a rare ole luk n she say ldquoWot

yew tew duin in hare tha meetin is

privaterdquo ldquoThas orl riterdquo say Horry

ldquoWe sharnt lissen ter wot yewre a

sayinrdquo I rekoned we orta sit tite cos

ware bin hare a lotlonga than har n

tha ole football warnt wuth wotchin

nither

Tha ole kermitee ware a clakin on fer

a fare wile an Horry sorta gin ter

snor but as sune as thar torked about

anutha o tha gret ole grub nites He

wos up onna his feet wolunteerin ter

tearst orl tha offrins jist in cearse tha

doont mit tha rite standuds

Tha ole Chearwumon she giv Horry

wun o tha luks wott‟l bun worta she

say ldquoYew et moost of ennyonus larst

time yew grate ole pig yew rekkun

yew shud be barred fra orl ower

doo‟s yew allus cors a hellup dew

yew siddown a kipya clacka shutrdquo

Well tha sorta put Horry in his

plearce fer a while

Summonem rekkun‟d we orta hev

one o tha bottle banks meark a bit a

munny for tha horl

Cos thet gotta tha ole chearwumon a

garpin at us tew she sed atween us

we cud fill tha thing up inna coupla

daze I dint no wot she ware a gittin

at cos I allus teark my ole bottles

back to tha pub tha lanlord gissus

tuppence fer evra bottle mindyew I

git tha feelin thet he shuv tuppence

onna a pint o mild ony I doont offen

git a rownd in since tha furrinas

mooved inta tha Big Horl up tha

rood yew ony hev to ware a dutty

ole cap n stic a bitta straw in ya gob

n luk sorta dwany n thars a baer onna

tha tearble

Anyways the Horl Kermitee hev

agreed to hev a gret ole grub nite

sune Horry sekunded thet mowshun

n I thurded it but we wus towd to

keep ower nooses owt tha horls

bisness Tha kermitee‟ll hefta arsk

tha cowncil abowt gittin wun o tha

bottle banks cos thet mite wont

plannin permishun

I shull tell yew orl abowt ower posh

grub nite anutha time thas time for

my fourses

Dew yew keep a troshin Sid

The Ovington Crower

Watton Town Council owns and

runs a community bus which is

used by the elderly and disabled at

the discretion of the council

The bus is used on a weekly basis

Monday to Friday to transport

elderly residents from their homes

to the Wayland Luncheon Club

This service is a vital part of some

resident‟s lives enabling them to

enjoy a meal and socialise It is

primarily for those who may have

become isolated for a variety of

reasons

The Council relies on volunteers to

drive the bus and although we now

have regular drivers to cover the

five days we are looking for

volunteers who would be prepared

to cover for holidays and sickness

so you if you can spare a few hours

per week on an occasional basis at

short notice we would be pleased to

hear from you

Contact the Town Clerk ndash Jacqui

Seal on 01953 881007

WANTED Community Bus Drivers

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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Itrsquos good to talk Counselling can help if yoursquore struggling to cope with

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with professionally trained counsellors who work on a short-term or long-term basis Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment Appointments are available 6 ndash 9pm Tuesdays and 930am ndash 1pm Wednesdays Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk) registered charity number 1054419

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

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Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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01953 881243

Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

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The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

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01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

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Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

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Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

MOTs pound3500 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS pound40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

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Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Petrified of Your Computer You donrsquot need to be

Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

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K R H Carpentry Services 01953 (Watton) 882484 ndash Mobile 07746 114285

Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Two bumper cheques for Chairman Charity

Two bumper cheques for pound1136 have

been presented to Diabetes UK and

Cancer Research UK by Cllr John

Rogers previous Chairman of

Breckland Council

The money was raised through a

variety of fundraising events which

Cllr Rogers has held this year

including an auction and raffle held at

the Chairman‟s reception and Clerk to

Watton Town Council Jacqui Seal

held a garden party and raised pound22000

which she kindly donated to the

Chairman‟s charity

The presentation took place at the

Watton Pentecostal Church on Harvey

Street in Watton during the regular

monthly meeting of the Watton and

District Support Group for Diabetes

The group meet once a month on the

second Monday of very month and

have been meeting for four years

Receiving the cheques were Paul Fleet

area volunteer manager who accepted

on behalf of Cancer Research UK Paul

said ldquoCancer Research UK is the

leading independent funder of cancer

research in Europe We are almost

entirely funded by the public with very

little government funding Without the

generosity and dedication of our

supporters we would not be able to

continue to make progress against

cancer The donation from Cllr Rogers

and Breckland Council is very much

appreciated and will go a long way in

funding our continued work in the fight

against cancer

Ron Thompson accepted the cheque on

behalf of Diabetes UK and said the

funds would be used to fund holidays

for children with diabetes

Ron commented ldquoDiabetes UK has

been organising family weekends and

children‟s holidays for many years We

are very pleased to accept the cheque

on behalf of the Eastern Region for

Diabetes UKrdquo

Cllr Rogers said ldquoI am so pleased to be

able to present these cheques to two

hardworking and worthwhile charities

that I have supported over the past year

ldquoCancer Research‟s groundbreaking

work into the prevention diagnosis and

treatment of cancer has helped save

millions of lives This work is funded

entirely by the public which is why

fundraising events are so important

ldquoThere are three million people in

the UK living with diabetes and

20000 children in the UK have

diabetes We have had many

fundraising events this year to help

Diabetes UK continue our work to

improve the lives of people with

diabetes

Cllr Rogers Ron Thompson and members of the Watton and District support group for Diabetes UK

Attleborough High School and Sixth

Form Centre Geography teacher Joel

Rodker has earned the exciting

opportunity to experience cutting-edge

environmental research work on an

expedition to Belarus this summer

Earlier this year Earthwatch the

international environmental charity

invited UK-based secondary level

teachers of geography science and

citizenship to apply to join its

expedition Belarus Wetlands from 2-

11 August 2010

Joel who is also the school‟s Lead

Teacher for the Environment is one of

eight successful applicants who will be

helping Earthwatch scientists to find

effective ways of conserving the

unique wetlands of Belarus hiking to

sampling sites to collect data which

will help the scientists to select

wetlands which are in need of

protection

Wetlands in Belarus make up 14 per

cent of the country Particularly

threatened and little-studied are the

oligotrophic (low nutrient) or bdquoraised‟

bogs which are the focus of the Belarus

Wetlands research project Bogs are

extremely important as they improve

the gas composition of the atmosphere

carry out climate regulation and

regulate water flows on the surface and

within the soil

Experienced facilitators will help Joel

and the other teachers to link the

research and their experiences on the

project to the curriculum On his return

to Attleborough High Joel will use his

new knowledge to inform the learning

of the students at the school The

teachers on the project will work

together to devise educational

resources for use in the classroom and

these resources will be made available

for others to use

Speaking about the trip Joel Rodker

said ldquoThis is a very special opportunity

to visit a fascinating environment meet

like-minded people and learn a huge

amount in a short space of time I want

to inspire our students to do similar

things I intend to share my

experiences with the staff and students

at Attleborough High and also to

demonstrate links between the

protection of important ecosystems in

Belarus and looking after the

environment in our own community

for example the impact on the

environment of the school wildlife

pond we are in the process of creatingrdquo

The 2010 Earthwatch educator

expedition to Belarus is kindly

supported by ICAP and the Garfield

Western Foundation To find out

how you can join an Earthwatch

expedition in 2010 call +44 (0)1865

318831 or visit

wwwearthwatchorgeurope

Local teacher to become a hero for the planet on an Earthwatch expedition

President beryl Brannan presided

over the first meeting of the new

Inner Wheel year She welcomed

Ann Akister‟s visitor Jenny

Bickerton from Canterbury and

everybody else Special mention for

Angela Rowlings our newest

member whom Beryl inducted to our

group Angela is a Honorary

Member

Our meeting held at the home of

Karen Barwood was an exotic

demonstration of Belly Dancing

Allison Dickson Sheila Harwood

and Karen Barwood all performed for

us in full flowing costume The

movements to music were elegant

and peaceful and full of emotion

which is more than can be said when

we were asked to join in General

wobbling of body parts was about all

we could muster but it entertained

those who elected to watch Karen

Sheila and Allison were thanked by

Beryl for an unusual but appreciated

evening

The Strawberry Tea raised pound64460

and 88 people attended the money

will go to UNICEF

The visit to Kew Gardens was very

enjoyable and the boat trip was

blessed with a wonderful breeze

giving a good finish to the day many

thanks to Brenda Davis for

organising everything in her usual

efficient manner

We are having a stall at the Wayland

Show and will be pleased to see you

all there

Future events include a lunchtime

concert with the Breckland Breeze

Wind Quartet on Septmber 15th and

on the 1st October a Barn Dance at

the Queens Hall

The Raffle with three prizes was won

by Ann Akister Peggy Barley and

Beryl Brannan We had a very

enjoyable evening amidst friends

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

Letter to the Editor Thank you for printing an article in

your June issue on St Marys Church

Houghton on the Hill I am writing

to ask if any of your readers would

enjoy helping in the garden or

welcoming visitors to the church I

love this church and the peace that

surrounds it when I lived in

Swaffham I used to go regularly and

help in the garden that surrounds the

church unfortunately I now live in

Cromer so I can only go once a

month or so Last week when I

visited I was told that they were short

of volunteers so if you can spare and

hour or two a weekmonthevery now

and then please phone Bob Davey on

01760 440470 Dee Roye

This is the first in a series of little

anecdotes written by a good old

Norfolk boy (but not written in

Norfolk for the sake of all them old

infiltrators)

Do you remember the vets off

Watton High Street - up Worms

Yard I used to own a big old dog -

I was often seen walking him

around Watton That was before the

days of poo bags and red litter

bins Anyway I woke up one

morning and read the obituaries in

the EDP to make sure it was OK to

get out of bed and went down to

take the dog for an early morning

walk He gave me a bit of a shock

because he had gone all cross eyed

I thought I had better take him to

the vets and walked him down to

the surgery Fortunately the vet

could see him right away so I took

him in and the vet picked him up

looked into his eyes and had a good

look round him

Im going to have to put him

down he said

Well I said tears welling up

Thats a bit of a shock I will be

very sorry to see him go especially

because hes only gone cross-eyed

No you daft br the vet said

Hes heavy

Wilfson remembers

Lee Higgs of Edwards

Newsagents Watton

ldquoYour Ideal Shoprdquo makes a

presentation to Lucy

Vallerine who has recently

been judged to be the most

reliable and accurate News

Delivery person out of

more than sixty juvenile

staff employed by Edwards

Newsagents

Edwards presently deliver

newspapers and magazines

to over two thousand homes

across the Wayland area

and speaking of Lucy‟s

contribution to the excellent

service offered by Edwards

Lee Higgs said ldquoLucy has

been employed for 8

months and has never

missed a day or been late I

have great pleasure in

making this presentation

recognising her hard workrdquo

Well done Lucy

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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cv

James Ball SHOWROOM 49 High Street Watton

01953

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Very Competitive Prices Most Makes of carpets

amp Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

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Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

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Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

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pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

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MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

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You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

By David and Carolyn Jessup

It‟s always good to have a driving

licence as it gives the local people

an extra string to their bow when

seeking a job It seems like with

many things in South Africa that

there is a certain amount of

corruption involved with driving

tests Ivy decided that she wanted

to take a test and had already been

told by Cute the girlfriend of her

boss that the Examiners were open

to monetary persuasion She

decided that rather than chance

failing she would try this route -

failing would of course bring the

additional expense of at least one

further test

Ivy contacted the Examiner

who agreed that he would

accept R2000 to pass

already less than Cute had

paid So I took her to

Thulamarshe for her driving

test although she wanted an

extended lesson prior to the

test She had already had a

few lessons in what could

only be described as a

possibly unroadworthy

bakkie on some rough unsurfaced

land staked out with sticks to

reverse between The bakkie was

missing one wing mirror and had

no inside mirror so reversing was

a problem On the way to the test

centre I quickly showed her how to

do a three point turn and then we

went to find an Instructor

We followed a vehicle for about 2

km to another rough piece of land

where there were a number of

other people receiving tuition in

large trucks Apparently trucks are

easier to drive than cars Ivy had a

lengthy discussion with an

Instructor and came away saying

he was too expensive We went

back to the test centre and she had

a small lesson with another

Instructor went for her test and

ldquopassedrdquo after handing over the

bribe Since coming back home I

have learnt that this practise is also

rife in Eastern Europe so maybe

we are surrounded by drivers who

have never passed an official test

Before Cute took her test she was

driving around with a friend when

she was stopped by the Police

With no official licence at that

time she was concerned that she

may be asked to produce

documents Luckily they did not

ask for these items but merely

requested the mobile telephone

numbers of the two ladies

probably to call them for a date

Fortunately the ladies were both

alert and gave incorrect numbers

There are often breakdown

vehicles near the main traffic lights

(robots) in Hazyview and an

inquisitive Ivy asked them why

they were waiting there

Apparently they often put oil on

the road at night especially when

the roads are wet to try to cause

accidents They were not ashamed

or shy to admit this and were not at

all concerned if people are injured

or killed as long as they get

business from the accidents

I was stopped no less than 5 times

by the local Police Sometimes just

checking vehicles and the

registration and other times for

trivialities like not coming to a halt

at a 4-way stop sign Once I was

stopped for speeding 79 kph in a

60 limit that I hadn‟t noticed After

protracted discussion and a view of

the video I was informed the fine

would be R750 although they

would accept R300 If I wanted a

receipt this would mean going to a

distant Police Station with the

possibility of a long wait I decided

to hand over R300 and get on our

way This later caused me some

resentment as the money obviously

went into the pocket of the Officer

Unfortunately and stupidly I did

not take a name and although I

reported the matter I never heard

any more If there is a next time I

shall know exactly what to do

Ever since we have been going to

Africa I have always tried to avoid

running over and killing any live

creature Sometimes it cannot be

avoided and I had at least two

instances this time which I have

regretted ever since I was driving

quite fast along the main road

heading for our house when a

Vervet Monkey ran from the road

side and into the path of the car I

could not avoid hitting it and the

loud thud made me feel quite sick

Looking in my mirror I could see

the Monkey lying dead in the road

- 10 minutes later I drove back to

town and the body had

disappeared At first I thought it

may have been moved by its

grieving family but it was probably

picked up by one of the large

raptors which regularly hover

above the road

Even more sickening was the time

I was driving in the grounds of a

local Hotel and I saw from the

car what I thought were

thousands of large flies floating

just above the ground There

were literally millions and I

avoided opening the car door to

investigate in case they all came

in I drove for about 300 metres

on this track before I got out for

an appointment and to my

absolute horror I then realised

they were baby frogs There had

been heavy rain the previous night

and they had all come up from the

nearby river It was an awesome

sight to see so many frogs together

but I was so angry that I had not

identified what they were until it

was too late

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

BullyingAbuse Addictions Depression

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South Africa again with a Touch of Mozambique and Swaziland

Watton in Bloom

On Sunday 4th July on a glorious summer

morning Watton Town Mayor Mr Roy Ivory

selected the best garden for summer blooms

on behalf of the Watton Society Despite the

cold frosty Spring and two weeks of drought

in late June Mr DR and Mrs AL Ankerman

were again awarded the silver platter to hold

for a year Of course most residents are not

aware that the Mayor is about the town

judging the gardens as this as a competition

that is not formally entered The Watton

Society are happy to make this award for the

fourteenth year with the help of the Mayor the

society‟s Honorary President Ten certificates

are awarded to those gardeners reaching a

highly commended standard in recognition of

their achievements Bryan H Wykes Vice

Chairman Watton Society

Fabulous mixed media Summer Art Exhibition 15 Talented local amp regional artists will be

displaying their work in mediums to include

watercolour gouache graphite wood

textile between Saturday 7th and Saturday

21st August in the Dragonfly Gallery at

Wayland House High St Watton Opening

Times are 10am ndash 4pm weekdays 10am ndash

1pm Saturdays There will be a Preview

Evening on Friday 6th August between 7pm

and 830pm All works on display can be

purchased - the preview evening is very

popular and recommended if you are

looking to buy and there will be a free glass

of wine and nibbles Please contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for further

information

This month we did something completely

different for our WI meeting We spent

our time walking around Watton

following clues on a bdquoMurder Mystery

Trail‟ This was of course a fictional

murder but we had tremendous fun

solving the clues and finding out some

interesting facts about the history of

Watton on the way I don‟t think it would

be fair of me to tell you who did do it as

some of you may have intentions of

following the trail yourselves We

finished up at our meeting hall where we

enjoyed refreshments

Janet Oxborough from Ashill WI then

reported on the NFWI National AGM she

had attended in Cardiff in June As

expected the resolution urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling

of meat fish and poultry with true

country of origin was carried with a very

large majority Pat thanked Janet for a

very comprehensive account of the

meeting Birthday posies were presented

to Sandra and Jan and the raffle was won

by Joyce Jan and guest Janet Oxborough

Barbara will be hosting a Macmillan

Coffee Morning on Friday 10th

September ndash a little earlier than the

official date We also received details of

the Norfolk amp Norwich Operatic

Society‟s production at the Theatre Royal

in January ndash this is to be bdquoFiddler on the

Roof‟

Next month will be a social evening in

Watton Christian Community Centre

starting at 730 pm For information about

the WI as always the number to ring is Pat

on 882275 or Barbara on 882595

Who done it

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship For those seeking reflective

prayer mid-week worship with a more reflective and contemporary feel and those who

enjoy exploring their faith by reading spiritual books old and new

This month Christian Meditation in the vestry 2nd and 16th August for further details

ring Joyce 01953 88667

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

LANDSCAPE GARDENING Tim Luxton Established 1973

Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

COUGHTREY BDK Ltd

01953 881243

Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

Ashill Food amp Wine 1 Hale Road Ashill

01760 440932 Fresh bread and milk news and grocery

Alcohol Paypoint

Wayside Farm Shop Stow Bedon

Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

01953 483 375

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Available for Hire

Wells Cole Community Centre

Bell Lane Saham Toney The ideal place to book for any event - Large Hall Small Hall Kitchen Catering and Bar all available for Wedding Receptions Birthday Parties Dances amp Discos Meetings Jumble

Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

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The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

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Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

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01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

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Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

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the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

She did it She did it What a brave woman Frances

Packham is jumping out of a plane and being parachuted

safely down to earth by an experienced member of the

parachute team How proud of her I was watching her

come into sight out of the clouds and landing safely on the

ground and still managing to smile to her friends and

family anxiously watching her landing Perhaps it was a

grimace but we were all cheering and toasting her safe

return in champagne supplied by her partner Charles

Frances did this brave deed to do something special for

her 60th Birthday and at the same time to raise funds for

the local Charity Big C in memory of her friend Jim

Scrymgeour I am pleased to say that he knew she was

doing it for big C but when he died before the event he

would have been so touched by her thoughts for him

Sponsorship money is still coming in but to date Frances

has raised around pound1000 There is still time to donate to

Big C and donations can be left at the Wayland

Partnership Office

When Jim Scrymgeour died after losing his battle with

cancer with myself and our two sons Alan and Barrie at

his bedside we were grateful for all the prayers said for

him during his illness which I am sure kept him free from

pain right to the end As a family we were completely

overwhelmed by the cards (over 200) letters and flowers

sent to us with the messages that he was regarded as a

friendly funny person and always the gentleman At his

funeral there wasnt a seat to be had in the church He

would have been as overwhelmed as we were and I thank

everyone who took the time to come and pay their

respects The total sent by the undertakers to Big C was

pound81225

I have lots of thanks to make to the Doctors and nurses at

the Colney Centre to Dr Muller and Dr Kim the trainee

who were wonderful to Rosie from McMillan nurses to

the district nurses at Watton who were so supportive to

both of us who made him very comfortable and never

complained about his attitude to taking medication I have

to thank all our friends who were there for us and for me

since Jim has gone To the love and support I have felt

from my lovely customers at Top to Toe and a

very special thank you to my staff Alan

Gosia Kay and Rosemary who held

everything together running the shop in my

absence

To my brother and my brother in law for their

love lastly to God for giving me two

wonderful sons Alan and Barrie who with

their partners have been there for me as I

mourn the loss of my husband of 42 Years

He lived for those he loved And those he

loved remembered Marilyn Scrymgeour

HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing amp MOT preparation to all makes of

modern cars amp light commercials

Tyres Exhausts amp Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd

Industrial Estate Watton

Tel 01953 889924

Howlett - Rook

The wedding took place at Dereham Registry Office on the 11 th June of Mr

Wayne Howlett son of Barbara and Bryan Howlett of Holden Close

Oulton Broad and Miss Emma Rook daughter of Cathy and Colin Rook of

Hunters Oak Watton

The Bride was given away by her father and wore a Baby Pink dress She was

attended by Josie Mel Becky Summer and sisters Hollie and Debbie were

present The Best Man was Mr Reece Howlett and Kev and Rob were Ushers

The couple honeymooned for short break in London which will be followed

by a family holiday to Disney World in Florida at Christmas

What a star she is

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed amp Built

LANDSCAPE GARDENING Tim Luxton Established 1973

Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job amp Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 wwwtimluxtonlandscapingcouk

The Wayland Show The Annual Wayland Show will be held on

Sunday 1st August just outside Watton on the

Brandon Road Last year‟s show was

acclaimed in the press and by many as the

best ever with fantastic weather record

attendance and more exhibitors competitors

and attractions than before It raised a total of

pound7150 for local charities

Among other things featuring in the Grand

Ring this year will be Jive Pony This unique

show has the lot with vaulting dancing

acting costume changes and amazing riding

skills Other very popular attractions are the

Bob Hogg Sheepdog Display West Norfolk

Foxhounds Trinity Foot Beagles and not

forgetting Cyril the Squirrel Racing Terriers

and Mid Norfolk Gundogs

New for 2010 is the Lifestyle Marquee and

planned attractions are a fashion show

cookery demos floral displays hair and

beauty exhibitions and a stunning dance

performance with the chance to relax and take

it all in while enjoying afternoon tea

Our livestock classes are well attended and of

a very high standard and with in-hand and

ridden classes the show is a chance to see

some of our best local Show Horses This year

we also welcome retrained Racehorses and

Working Hunters for the first time We are

also running clear round show jumping

The Wayland Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2010 award recognises

outstanding dedication and contribution to

agriculture horticulture wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry Entrants must

be under 21 years of age and the winner will

be announced prior to the Show and presented

with their award on the day The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering of Watton

Radio Norfolk and Wayland Radio will be

broadcasting from the showground during the

day The organising Committee also recently

presented a cheque for pound1094100 to The

Nelsons Journey Charity from funds raised at

their annual Dinner Dance Nelsons Journey is

a Norwich based charity which supports

bereaved children and young people under the

age of 18yrs living in Norfolk

As mentioned in last month‟s edition

of the Mid-Norfolk Times Wayland

House in Watton High Street home of

the Wayland Partnership offers a wide

range of services and support to the

Wayland community as a whole We

are constantly striving to increase the

range of services but recognise that it

is vital that the community is made

aware of these services

Firstly we have an ldquoopen doorrdquo policy

and anyone is welcome to drop by to

find out what we offer This can range

from bus pass applications

appointments with the Registrar the

Wayland Community Bank to

exhibitions and events throughout the

year We also submit articles to the

Times and regularly have a slot on

Wayland Radio

However as the local population

grows we want to ensure that

newcomers are included and made

aware of the information and support

they can get from Wayland House For

those with access to the internet you

might be interested in knowing that the

Partnership now has three websites

covering all the areas and activities we

are involved inThe current Partnership

site is wwwwaylandorguk but this is

currently being updated and the new

site will be launched soon Try

wwwthewaylanddragonflygalleryco

uk where you will find current and

forthcoming exhibitions examples of

local artists work for sale within the

Gallery shop

Finally for the business community

we have waylandbusinesscentrecouk

which contains a wealth of valuable

information and links to additional

information We also issue regular

Email Information Bulletins to some

400 local businesses and if you don‟t

already receive them let us know and

we will add you to the database (see

contact details below) Also have a

look at

waylandbusinesscentreblogspotcom

which provides your business with a

chance to share your expertise and

knowledge with a larger audience It

gives you a valuable opportunity to

network and is particularly useful for

sole traders and those who work from

home

You can see us at the Wayland Show

on 1st August where we will be

sharing a stand with the Wayland

Community Bank If you are there

please drop by and see us

We will be submitting regular news

and information to the Times as it

gives us good coverage and is

delivered widely in the area However

for more information on the services

and facilities available from Wayland

House and the Wayland Business

Centre call in to our reception phone

us on 01953 880204 or mail to

iainwaylandorguk

News from the Wayland Partnership

Picture Breckland Photographic

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

COUGHTREY BDK Ltd

01953 881243

Unit 2 Coughtrey Industrial Estate

Church Road Griston IP25 6QB

Fitted Kitchens

Bathrooms

Internal Doors

Free Quotations amp

Full Planning Service

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Telephone 01953 882125 wwwbroomhallhotelcouk

Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Alcohol Paypoint

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Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

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Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

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Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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Holme Hale Pavilion

Summer Fete Saturday 7th August

10am -- 430pm Cake Stall Refreshments Beer

Tent Lots of Childrens games and also for Adults Grand Draw BBQ

(local butcher) Rescue Greyhounds

Institute Advanced Motorists Bouncy Castle also ladies have

your nails amp toenails painted and much much more

All welcome come enjoy

It‟s that time of year again at the

time of writing we are in the middle

of Quilts Three our third annual

exhibition courtesy of the Wayland

Partnership in the Dragonfly Gallery

at Wayland House It gives an

opportunity for others to see exactly

what we do hack tack and stuff With

a name like that we are obviously not

bdquojust another sewing group‟ This

year we were worried about having

enough work to exhibit and then had

far more than we could show The

exhibition opened at 10 o‟clock on

Saturday the 10th July continuing

until the 17th Half way through the

week over one hundred and fifty

visitors had been counted Work on

show included not only quilts of all

sizes but also fabric boxes cushions

bags toys and other examples of the

members‟ crafts made for personal

use and as gifts There were examples

of the Heart cushions given to people

who have had surgery for breast

cancer and quilts for ill

and traumatised

children and teenagers

distributed through the

Norfolk branch of

ProjectLinus There was

a raffle donations box

and articles for sale

Proceeds will go

towards materials for

items for these charities

There will be more

details in the next

edition

Meanwhile meetings

and demonstrations

continued normally including an

excellent example of the latter

featuring a variety of borders by

two clever ladies This was so well

organised that members were

provided with pieces of pre-cut

fabrics so there was no excuse for

not bdquohaving a go‟ We are all fired

with enthusiasm and likely to put

borders on everything I suggest

partners check their shirts and

trousers

The group does not meet in August

but will be back on Tuesday the

14th September at 7 pm in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre for the beginning of another

session meanwhile members and

non-members can check our Blog

at httphtsqgroupblogspotcom

to see what is happening over the

next few months This features a

calendar which has details up until

the end of the year It is also

updated very regularly If you are

not online phone Sue Hart on

01362 822536

Hackers Tackers and Stuffers

Last year Alan Smiths Birthday

present from his daughter and son in

law (Kerry and Chris Varley) was a

book written about some mature men

walking the coast2coast It was so

inspiring and amusing to read that

soon several other people including

his wife (Gill) and 2 close friends

(Tim and Carol Suthers) had also

been inspired and enjoyed the read

All 6 of us enjoy our walks and

encouraged by the two youngest

(Chris amp Kerry) who have done this

before they decided to take up the

challenge From St Bees on the west

coast to Robin‟s Hood Bay on the

east coast some 192 miles in 13 days

will be covered in August this year as

their annual holiday Whilst doing

this they have been encouraged by a

few people to make it an event to

raise money for charity

They thought it would be nice to

support a local charity in East Anglia

and have chosen the East Anglian Air

Ambulance Registered Charity

1083876 They are a 365 day-a-year life-

saving service across Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire Peterborough Norfolk

and Suffolk The charity is independent

of government and National Lottery

funding and is entirely dependent on

fund-raising and contributions To keep

its two air ambulances flying and to

provide the advanced medical

equipment they carry over pound3 million

per year has to be raised The group

thought it would be good to offer their

support to the EAAA in making this

walk not just their holiday and

challenge but also an event to raise

some cash to help them in their work

Gill also contacted the organisation to

see if they could visit and see first-hand

one of the helicopters and the staff of

EAAA who offer such a valuable and

life-saving service

On average the EAAA are called to

four incidents every day life

threatening situations such as road

traffic accidents incidents involving

people in inaccessible places and

cardiac arrests Because of the

advanced skills drugs and equipment

found on board and being able to

access places impossible for a land

ambulance the EAAA can make the

difference

Will you help us to help them in their

work To make a donation and offer

your support you can visit httpwwwjustgivingcomcoast2coastthevarleyssuthersandsmiths

Birthday Day Present Inspires 3 Couples to take up a Challenge

From left to right Chris Varley Alan Smith Gill Smith

Kerry Varley Carol Suthers and Tim Suthers

At Wayland Scout Group we

started the month with a Family

Day the Cubs and Scouts cooked

lunch for over 50 people to

celebrate our first AGM Parents

siblings Leaders and the District

Commissioner John Sweeney

were treated to dips and cruditeacutes

Southern Fried Chicken rice and

beans and salads followed by

apple pie and custard

All the young people did a fantastic

job creating a delicious meal made

even better by the wonderful weather

Following a cricket match we were

joined by Rev Geoff Garrett from St

May‟s Church who dedicated our

new flags for us

The afternoon was finished in fine

style with a wonderful array of

homemade cakes and a cup of tea

The Leaders would like to pass on

their thanks to everyone for their

wonderful support and help

The Cubs recently enjoyed a craft

night creating robots form junk

including turning one Cub into an

android by creating an amazing

costume for him

This term the Scouts have been

working towards their Global

Challenge including looking at

different traditions around the

world As it is nearly the end of

term they had plenty of fun

making a traditional Fez with

maybe a nod to Doctor Who who

has recently made the hats cool

The Scout Troop has also been

challenged by the local Rotarians to

have a camp using only a Shelter Box

tent and the emergency equipment

provided in the box Of course they

have accepted the challenge and will

be holding this

camp in mid-

August Our aim

is to be

sponsored so we

can raise enough

money be able

to buy a Shelter

Box for the

charity If you

would like to

sponsor us

please contact

Theresa Cutts on 01953 884243

or email

waylandscoutsgooglemailcom for

more information

At a recent event hosted by the

County Commissioner Richard

Butler the Leaders were also

presented with certificates to

congratulate them on opening a

successful Cub Pack Scout Troop

and building a Leadership team

We are also looking forward to a

4 day activity camp in August

with the rest of South West

Norfolk District If you are

interested in finding out more

about Scouting in Watton please

email us on the address above

AGM Androids and Fezs

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The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

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Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

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Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Alcohol Paypoint

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Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Available for Hire

Wells Cole Community Centre

Bell Lane Saham Toney The ideal place to book for any event - Large Hall Small Hall Kitchen Catering and Bar all available for Wedding Receptions Birthday Parties Dances amp Discos Meetings Jumble

Sales etc Large Car Park - Childrenrsquos Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from

730pm onwards

Donrsquot Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

The bdquoAttleborough Players‟ amateur

dramatic society has been entertaining

people in the locality for more than 35

years with shows pantomimes plays

concerts and we are currently

rehearsing a musical play to feature a

group of our very talented younger

members to be staged in October

Since present day legislation has strict

demands for separate changing

facilities for adults and youngsters we

now have an additional burden on our

already strained finances

The society is a registered charity and

finances have been maintained at a

respectable level by staging shows

and our popular bdquoFish bdquon‟ Quiz‟

evenings on a regular basis hopefully

we will be presenting another quiz in

November Ticket prices have been

kept at a very competitive pound5 for most

of our shows takings which go

mostly towards running costs the rest

into a dwindling bank account In

these days of drastic belt tightening

we prefer to keep the cost of tickets

low to benefit our audiences This

means of course that our pool of

monetary assets has developed a

steady leak

We are looking for any business or

individual willing to sponsor us

Sponsorship would guarantee

programme and poster advertising to a

negotiable degree while private

individuals would benefit by free

tickets to any of our events of their

choice

Any business or private individual

willing to help us in this way please

contact our treasurer Anne

Greenwood ndash Tel 01953 455022

With our ever increasing membership

particularly of teenagers we think the

bdquoAttleborough Players‟ is a

worthwhile concern to keep running

on an even keel We hope you do too

The Players need your help

Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles By popular request the PHIL

BROOKPETE OXBOROUGH

JAZZ QUARTET are returning to

St Margarets church Breckles on

FRIDAY 17th SEPTEMBER at 730

pm The Quartet also features Ivars

Galenieks bass and Bob Dore

drums Tickets are pound1250 to

include refreshments and can be

obtained from Margaret Morfoot

Telehone 01953 498286 There will

be a beer and wine bar from 7 pm

This is a very popular evening All

proceeds for the upkeep of St

Margarets Church Breckles

Breckles is on the B1111 4 miles

north of the A11B1111 junction

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association

Queenrsquos Hall Watton 8pm till 11pm

Admission pound350

Saturday August 7th Mike 01953 882799

Wayland High School Students‟ British Science Association CREST Award

Twelve Year 9 students at

Wayland High School have

received the British Science

Association‟s CREST award for

designing and producing industry

standard batik artwork bags It is

the first time that the school has

entered the CREST awards

facilitated by The Exchange

(Norfolk Education Business

Partnership) who provided a small

bursary to support the batik

project Photograph of the students

with Batik bags and certificates

attached

Jan Cockburn from The Exchange

who visited the school to present

the awards at a Year 9 assembly

said Congratulations to the

students who carried out the batik

project You have shown great

enthusiasm for the subject and

fully deserve the national

recognition provided by a British

Science Association CREST

award

Val Wenham teacher and batik

artist who led the project said

The students learned the full batik

process including use of wax and

dyes initially experimenting on

paper before developing their

designs for the bags They created

designs that could be reproduced

on an industrial basis and studied

the technological and commercial

side of working in batik

Sadly one of the awards was

presented posthumously Alastair

Codling who also took part in the

batik project received his twin

sister Claire‟s award Claire

passed away earlier this year

For more information about the

work of The Exchange see

wwwnorfolk-exchangeorguk or

tel 01953 601439

For more information about British

Science Association CREST

Awards see

wwwbritishscienceassociationorg

webccafCREST

Pictured left to right are - Back Ellis Stone Harrison Cutts Sophie Shaw Ben Rees Martha Watts Stephanie

Parker Lauren Symons Megan Kennedy Front Alistair Codling Cameron Goldie Sam Beckwith

Our meeting in July had a

slightly different format to the

usual system We held a coffee

and chat event and we accepted a

cheque on behalf of Diabetes

UK for pound1136 presented by the

former chairman of Breckland

District Council

John Rogers The chairman of

our group Ron Thompson

accepted the cheque and said that

the money would be used by

Diabetes UK to help to fund

holidays for children with

Diabetes Councillor John

Rogers was warmly thanked

(Please see separate article for

picture page 14)

At our next meeting on August

9th two of our members will be

talking about the work they do

with the Retired Greyhound

Trust They are going to be

bringing a couple of their four

legged friends too John and Rod

will be suitably tethered to stop

them straying around the tables

and getting in the dogs way

The meeting starts at 1015am at

the Pentecostal Church Watton

(whom we thank for the use of

their facilities) all welcome For

further details about the group or

any of the meetings please

phone Helen 01953 884713 and

leave a message and I will get

back to you as soon as I can

We are have a special meeting on

the 13th September when we are

very fortunate to have as our

speaker Richard Lane OBE

President of Diabetes UK Some of

our members met Richard for the

first time last year and were very

taken by him and his frankness and

honesty about his Diabetes and

what has happened to him He is a

very interesting man and we are

very lucky he is available to come

and speak to us

We will be providing a light buffet

lunch for this meeting at a cost of pound5

per head and we would be pleased to

invite you to join us Because we

need to know numbers for the

catering arrangements please could

you phone David 01362 696781

before August 9th if you would like

to attend this special meeting

Watton amp District Group - Diabetes UK

Picture Supplied

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Poet‟s Place Poet‟s Place is open once more to all readers to

submit their own work for publication All

contributions are welcome and will be printed

unedited for reader‟s enjoyment

A GOOD DEAL

When I‟m watching the birds in our garden

Little lambs that gambol in fields

I thank God I have such perception

This is what I would call a good deal

A small child with a smile that is wistful and shy

And a look to melt hearts made of steel

With a grasp of tiny soft fingers

Makes me realise what a good deal

Our cat usually independent and strong

Purrs around at my feet rubs my heel

I know it‟s because he wants feeding

He knows he is on a good deal

When dining out at a pub or cafeacute

I go where they serve a fine meal

With the atmosphere right and excellent food

Best of all I will get a good deal

Shopping in town for my clothing

Can be such a blinking ordeal

I go and intend not to overspend

And resolve I will get a good deal

Deciding on presents for Christmas

Then doing my best to conceal

The parcels I‟ve bought for each person

It‟s fine to receive a good deal

The flowers that grow in my garden

I planted in Spring with such zeal

Are now blooming so bright with such colours

I can see I have got a good deal

When I meet with my friends for a bridge game

My excitement I try to conceal

When the cards that I hold help me win lots of points

It‟s because I‟ve been dealt a good deal

Edith Pleasance copy 290906

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS

And get your copy of the Mid-Norfolk Times at these businesses

Great Ellingham Village Stores amp PO

Long St Gt Ellingham 01953 452 155

Post Office Fresh Bread amp Milk Daily

Rocklands Post Office amp Stores

The Street Rocklands 01953 483 217

Car Tax Lottery Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for pound5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over pound50 (excluding the post office cigarettes lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth pound5)

Lovells Post Office amp Stores

Market Place New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

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Londis News Extra

High Street Attleborough (Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers amp magazines

Wide range of confectionery tobacconist Wide range of Wines Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village Supermarket

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A) Forty eight members enjoyed the tour

of North Norfolk by train and coach

A superb cream tea at Bircham

Windmill rounded off the tour in style

The next trip is a tour of the Fens with

a professional guide on Friday 17th

September The booking list is now

open contact Ron on 01953 889951

The Croquet Group is now playing at

the Watton Sports Centre on a

Tuesday afternoon New players

would be most welcome including

visitors (potential new members) For

playing times contact Margaret on

01953 882136 Alan Bickers is the

new Leader of the Pub Lunch Group

who will have their first meeting on

Thursday 12th August

Next venue for the Garden Visits

Group is Dunbheagan House near

Dereham with music in the afternoon

and teas in aid of the St Johns

Ambulance Meet at 130pm in the

Queens Hall car park Transport can

be arranged Contact Susan on 01953

881373

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th August when the

speaker will be Barbara Miller with

ldquoNorwich over the Waterrdquo

The Membership Secretary can be

contacted on 01953 885358 For

further information on the National

U3A go to wwwu3aorg

On Thursday 24th June the

announcement was made in London of

the winner of this year‟s Carnegie

medal That prize has been awarded by

children‟s librarians almost every year

since 1936 for an outstanding book for

children and young people Since 23rd

April when the short-list was

announced 50000 children in schools

all over Britain have been reading the

eight novels - nearly 3000 pages of

high quality fiction Thirty of those

very dedicated readers met on the same

day in Attleborough High School

Library to spend two hours in lively

debate with their guests from Old

Buckenham High School sustained by

strawberries cheese straws and home-

made cakes

The event organised by the school‟s

librarian Helen Gage greatly engaged

the students and staff and much heated

argument about which was the best of

the books on the list ensued The group

voted for their own choice of winner

took lots of photographs and then at

the time stipulated by the Carnegie‟s

national organisers opened the

envelope containing the name of the

winning title Neil Gaiman‟s bdquoThe graveyard book‟ Of the gathering in Attleborough High School‟s

library student Ellie Halls (pictured above) was the only one who had firmly backed that choice In

November the long-list for next year‟s award will be published ndash and the whole wonderful process

will begin again We can‟t wait

Carnegie medal celebration the Attleborough High School big debate

Wayland Happy Circle Our July meeting was a social afternoon with a Beetle Drive followed by a Strawberry Tea Shirley

welcomed 25 members and 1 visitor and seven birthday cards were distributed Our former President

is making good progress and we hope to see her back amongst us soon

Shirley organised the Beetle Drive the first session being won by Molly and Maureen and the second

by Jenny Two of members Margaret and Jenny had prepared the strawberries and cream and these

were enjoyed by all with shortbread and a cuppa The usual raffle was held to close the afternoon

25 members and guests will be going on the outing in July and tea will be taken at Elveden Visitor

Centre followed by a tour of the Stanta Training Area

Our next meeting will be on 3rd August when Tina Cruz will talk to us about Portuguese cooking

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

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the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Petrified of Your Computer You donrsquot need to be

Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

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MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

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then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

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EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

July 1st ndash The day that Rotary

Clubs all over the world install their

new presidents And this year

Watton was no exception Outgoing

president Richard Akister handed

over to new president Doctor Mike

Harvey (see pic) Health problems

caused Mike to take early

retirement as a general practitioner

and having come to Norfolk and

settled in Shipdham some 5 years

ago he was introduced to the

Watton Rotary Club and thought it

would be a good platform and outlet

for his considerable energy and

skill He was an instigator of the

Watton Club‟s very

successful fundraising

drive in support of the

bdquoBalloons for Hearts‟

initiative in 20078 With

the help of 2 other Rotary

Clubs pound5300 was raised

and a giant cheque was

presented to the campaign

coordinator We hear that

the cheque is still on

display in the cardiac

reception area at the

NNUH Mike intends to

continue his ministry of the

Watton Club with a

medical flavour

As a prelude to the presidential

handover in both clubs Watton

Inner Wheel and Rotary Clubs

joined forces and held a most

successful bdquoround the houses‟ or

bdquosafari‟ supper Changing sets of 3

or 4 couples rotate around each of

several members‟ houses for the

various courses of an evening meal

with everyone landing up at the

President‟s house for the final

course and a bit of party time

Following our visit to New South

Wales Australia last year the

Watton Club is hosting the first part

of the return Rotary international

friendship exchange in September

Eight couples from various places

in NSW are expected they will stay

with Watton members for a few

days before moving on to be hosted

by Rotarians of various other

Rotary clubs throughout Norfolk

and Suffolk More about this next

month Martin Anscombe

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During a debate about jobs and

unemployment on July 7th I made my

maiden speech in the House of Commons

I have focussed my column this month on

the content and inspirations for the speech

in which I set out why I am so passionate

about representing our area

Maiden speeches have a long tradition in

the Commons and new MPs usually

don‟t involve themselves in debates in the

House until they have made theirs

Maidens give new MPs a chance to talk

about their constituency and to outline

some of the issues they aim to work on

I focused my speech on three key

themes the need for a more local

approach to jobs and housing how the

politically correct bdquorights‟ culture

ignores traditional values and the need

for a better politics

The Rural Way of Life

Living and running a business locally I

know how life in rural England has been

overlooked I know how our traditional

values are too often denigrated and how

Norfolk has become increasingly

marginalised

ldquoTackling that sense of marginalisation

in order to unlock the talents and

aspirations of its people are the

central theme of my work as [an] MP

The people of Mid Norfolk feel

marginalised by the decision-making

process and too often forced to change

in ways that they have neither chosen

nor like The small local voluntary and

rural is all too often crowded out by the

big national professional and urban

[R]ural Britain has been especially

hard hit by unemployment during this

recession and my constituency has

pockets of rural deprivation which are

often hidden Pensioner poverty can

be especially invisible

ldquoPost offices pubs and village shops

close while more and more people are

forced to commute increasing distances

from the mass housing estates that have

been forced on our market towns and

councilsrdquo

ldquoThe people of Mid Norfolk sent me

here to speak up for them so I shall

[They] have found themselves

increasingly powerless in the face of a

tidal wave of legislation and big

government from Europe Whitehall

and unaccountable regional quangos

Many worry that our culture has been

hijacked by an increasingly intolerant

politically correct anything goes

multiculturalism which seems to have

too little respect for the longer

traditions of tolerance personal

freedom and responsibility embedded in

our traditional heritage By pumping

the bellows of local empowerment I

believe that we can reignite the embers

of a culture which can and should be

allowed to coexist with metropolitan

Britain to mutual benefitrdquo

Economic opportunities

Having run my ldquoNorfolk Wayrdquo campaign

for over three years I know how urgently

we need new jobs and opportunities in

Mid Norfolk Average wages here are low

and I wanted to focus on how we can

reignite our economy and strengthen local

communities and services

ldquoIn my three-year candidacy I insisted

on another way we call it the Norfolk

way a vision of a vibrant rural society

based on a renaissance of rural

enterprise smaller pockets of mixed

housing spread more fairly and

sustainably fast-growing small

businesses and jobs back in our villages

and towns less commuting a richer

mix of ages and blue and white-collar

jobs in active communities

ldquoSome may ask Where are those new

jobs and businesses to come from Let

me tell the House Situated between

Norwich and Cambridge are two of the

worlds leading centres of scientific

research and innovation in food

biomedicine and the clean

technologies all of which are so vital

to the global challenges that we face

Mid Norfolk is perfectly positioned to

become a hub of entrepreneurial

activity and new jobs With the world-

leading John Innes centre the Institute

of Food Research world-class

agriculture and high-tech engineering

along the A11 corridor we can lead

those new economic sectors on which

we will increasingly dependrdquo

ldquoAs someone who came to politics after

a 15-year career in creating new

technology businesses I hope to be able

to put my experience to good use in that

area However that revolution cannot

happen without two essential things

new models of investment in

infrastructure including the A11 rural

broadband and rail links and some

local leadershiprdquo

Giving People Responsibility

I believe in giving local communities

power Residents in a village know the

problems they have and usually know

how to solve them better than somebody

in an office miles away During my

speech I called for a new approach

ldquoThe stale post-war model of statist

centralisation and dependence on the

Whitehall handout has failed Norfolk

Rural Britain is the repository of

some important virtues that our modern

culture has neglected a deep belief in

self-help and responsibility an

insistence that everybody in a

community has a role and the rejection

of a shallow media cultures obsession

with celebrity and a love of the small

the different and the local These are

qualities that are deeply rooted in the

English character

ldquoAt the heart of this manifesto is a big

idea that citizenship is forged

through the empowering act of the

state granting responsibility to its

citizens That is the central idea which

has brought me into politics as a

Conservative and which I am delighted

is once again the idea at the heart of

modern Conservatism and this

coalitionrdquo

It was an honour to make my maiden on

behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk and

if you would like a full transcript of the

speech please email

Georgefreemanmpparliamentuk or

watch the video of the speech on my

website wwwgeorgefreemancouk

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP

for Mid-Norfolk The object of this

column is to help readers stay in touch

with their MP - it is not intended as a

reflection of the political views of anyone

associated with the Mid Norfolk Times

Watton Rotary Roundup

People for Animal Care Trust

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd of

Lloyd Engineering in Watton are

organising an adventure to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro in spring

2011 The intention is to raise

funds for PACT through

sponsorship and to have some fun

doing so

My name is Geoff Bell and I am

one of the people who are taking

part in this Challenge I have the

funds for my part in this challenge

but I fell it would be good to raise

funds for PACT as well

Through the Kili Challenge

PACT will receive funding to

build much needed additional

kennels to house the regular

influx of animals they have

PACT is based in Woodrising

and work hard to ensure the

welfare of animals in Norfolk

PACT‟s web-site is

wwwpactsanctuaryorg and more

information about them can be

obtained from there With your

kind help it would be a great

honour and privilege to extend

my support for PACT by taking

part in this challenge and to be of

help and support to one of the

loves in my life

If you would like to sponsor me

to take part in this challenge and

raise much needed funding for

PACT then please contact me

through Facebook or ring me on

01953-882925 For more

information you can ring PACT

on 01362 820775 or Caine on

01953 881255 I will also be

holding three public collection

days for this outside the Co-op in

Watton on the 18th August 15th

September and 13th October

Thank you for your support

The Kili Challenge in aid of PACT

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for August 2010

St Maryrsquos Church Watton 1st 3rd amp 4th Wednesday at 930am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship Church Office opens Tues

Wed amp Thurs 9am-1pm Tel 01953 881252

margaretchurchadmfreeservecouk wwwstmaryswattonorg

Sun 1st 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

530pm Choral Evensong

Sun 8th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

Sun 15th 800am Holy Communion

1000am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 22nd 800am Holy Communion

1000am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

630pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Sun 29th 800am Holy Communion

700pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 1000am amp 1200noon

Itrsquos your quiet place At 1030 there is a half-hour Midweek

Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member wwwwattonmethodistbtikcom

Sun 1st 1045am Rev Barbara Winner Holy Communion

630pm Rev Brian Eagle

Sun 8th 1045am Mr Richard Hompstead

630pm Mrs Janet Roebuck

Sun 15th 1045am Mrs Sonia Mann

630pm Mr Brian Lawrence

Sun 22nd 1045am Mrs Elsie Warby

630pm Revd Barbara Winner Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1100am Section Service at Saham Hills

Mr John Winner

630pm Rev Brian Eagle Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 530pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church Dereham Road Watton There is a Noahs Ark Sunday and Kings Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 1030am Morning Service with guest speakers

Christian amp Ann Fernandez from La Rochelle France

Sun 8th 1030am Family Service amp Doughnuts

600pm Prayer amp Praise with guest speaker

Dama Safari from Shalom Africa

Sun 15th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Freed from your past‟

Sun 22nd 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoMary Magdalen Made in God‟s image‟

600pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 29th 1030am Morning Service ldquoI‟ll never be the same

againrdquo - bdquoChanged by love‟

St Nicholasrsquo Church Ashill Tuesdays 1000am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 930am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 8th 930am Morning Worship

Sun 15th 930am All Age Worship

Sun 22nd 930am Holy Communion

St Georgersquos Church Saham Toney Sun 1st 1030am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 8th 1100am Morning Worship and Holy Baptism

Sun 15th 1100am Pet Service

1230pm Holy Baptism

Sun 22nd 1100am Holy Communion

Sun 29th 1030am Group Service of Holy Communion

SS Peter amp Paulrsquos Church Carbrooke Sun 8th 1030am All Age Worship

Sun 15th 1030am Holy Communion

Sun 22nd 1030am Lay Led Morning Worship

1230pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church Ovington Thursdays 800am Said Holy Communion

Sun 8th 12 noon Pet Service

Sun 22nd 930am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles Caston Great Hockham Griston Merton Stow Bedon

Thompson

Worship Calendar August 2010

Sunday 1st August

1030 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 8TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Breckles

(Patronal Festival)

Sunday 15TH August

900 am Matins (BCP) Gt Hockham

1030 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 22ND August 900 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

1030 am United Holy Communion Gt Hockham

Sunday 29TH August

1030 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 5TH September

1030 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Our Pram Service Sunday Club amp WAY youth group

will resume in September

Enquiries The Revd Bob Nichols Tel (01953) 483222

Email revbobnicholsgmailcom

All Saints Church Threxton Sunday 1st August at 10 am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 One looking for riches (76) 8 Something to keep the claws in shape (8) 9 An assistant would be an idea (4) 10 Snap a biscuit for Christmas (7) 12 This clue might lead you the wrong way (5) 14 Fused fuse (5) 16 Feminine pronoun (7) 19 A phaser setting used by Captain Kirk (4) 20 A reserve supply to be drawn on (8) 22 but loose (553)

Down 1 A bright star from Avon (4) 2 Slopey writing (6) 3 infield pagan (7) 4 as chips said the chick (5) 5 Inherited (6) 6 Use this to change names (44) 11 Compared to a relation (8) 13 Earth shaking (7) 15 Of the coldest season (6) 17 How warm snow goes (6) 18 The sound of teddy bears (5) 21 Burn to charcoal (4)

PUZZLE CORNER

pound10 PRIZE CROSSWORD

Would you like to win a pound10 Voucher to spend Simply complete

the crossword on the right and drop it in to The Wayland News bin

at (or post it to) Adcocks 32 High Street Watton Norfolk IP25

6AE before the paper deadline All correct entries will be put into a

draw and the winner will receive a pound10 voucher to spend In the

event of any dispute the decision of the Editor will be final The

clues are a mix of cryptic and easy with one or two anagrams

thrown in just to make it more interesting

The correct solution will be published in the next issue

Last Month‟s Puzzle The winner of last month‟s pound10 prize was Mrs S Dockray of

Nelson Court Watton Well done Mrs Dockray

Thought for the month By Rev Barbara Winner Methodist Church Well the World Cup was disappointing for some of us and so

was Wimbledon There doesn‟t seem much to celebrate Or is

there

There was once a speaker who started off one of his talks by

showing everyone in the audience a pound50 note It was a crisp

new note He asked the room full of people who would like

the pound50 and it was no surprise that most hands went up He

then proceeded to crumple the note up in his hand and then

asked who still wanted it The hands stayed up Next he

dropped the note on the ground and started to grind the note

with his shoe When he picked it up it was dirty and

crumpled When he asked who still wanted it the hands stayed

up Well of course they did ndash just because it was crumpled

and dirty didn‟t prevent it being worth the pound50 just as it had

been in the beginning when he started his talk The note was

still of value ndash the value hadn‟t changed

We are in a time of change and cuts and we don‟t quite know

what‟s coming next But whatever cuts and changes come

however much we feel the effects our value as people has not

changed Life throws all sorts of things at us and we can end

up feeling crumpled and trodden on In God‟s eyes we are

loved and precious ndash valuable And no amount of cuts

changes and troubles will change this God‟s love for us is a

pure gift ndash it is not subject to cuts and change We read in the

Bible that God so loved the world that he gave his son that we

might have life And what‟s more it is a gift freely given

Now that really is worth celebrating

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

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Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

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IVAN CHUBBOCK GARAGE SERVICES

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Tel 01362 820416

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc Netted a virus Mouse trapped and

wont work now

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 ldquoSilver Surferrdquo support a speciality

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Maryrsquos Church in August

Sunday 15th August Christian Community Centre 230pm until 4pm All

welcome - please come along and bring family and friends

Watton United FC have begun

preparing for life in Anglian

Combination Division 1 by

appointing ex - Diss and Watton

player Paul Nicholls to assist with

training and match days whilst he

awaits his return to football from a

serious injury Manager Vince

Harwood has welcomed his return

to the club in a coaching capacity

and hopes his experience at a

higher level will improve the

young players currently at the club

Further changes behind the scenes

include the appointment of Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward to

assist with running the reserve

team this season and they are

encouraging any new players to

attend training on Wednesday

nights at Watton Sports Centre

(7pm start)

The club has also arranged a number

of Preseason friendlies for the first

team all at home versus Watton

United 18s Dersingham Rovers

(Friday 6th August) and Thetford

Rovers (Wednesday 11th August)

kicking off at 645pm Their first

league fixture is a local derby away

at Wymondham Town on Tuesday

17th August

The reserves new management

team are looking forward to home

games against Thetford Rovers

Reserves (Wednesday 4th August)

and an unnamed team (Friday 13th

August) before their season starts

on Thursday 19th August away at

Mattishall Reserves All games

Kick off at 645pm

The club also have a number of

advertising opportunities available

this season with programme

adverts and advertising boards at

the ground all priced at pound50 for the

season Anyone interested should

contact Paul Woods on

07917361762 or email

infowattonunitedfccouk

Getting ready for the new season

For a small very rural bowls club

Ashill has exceeded all expectations

this year Our men reached the

quarterfinals of the Bales Cup and

Peter Bunn Colin Breeze Bob Hall

and Alan Willer reached the same

stage in the Norfolk County Fours The

men also lie 2nd in the Central North

Division just a half point behind

Thetford The ladies section not to be

outdone have also faired very well

Chris Bailey reaching the quarterfinals

of the County Unbadged Singles

before succumbing to an opponent

from Freethorpe she Inga Healy and

Jackie Taylor got to the quarterfinals of

the Coronation Cup and the latter two

and Sheila Malyon reached the semi-

finals of the County Triples before

being beaten by Diss at RG Carters

In the mixed competitions we

overcame Long Stratton Thetford and

Connaught (the latter two on their

home greens) to reach the semi-finals

of the Jermy Cup our opponents being

Freethorpe on Sunday 18th July at the

neutral green of Wymondham and just

recently we won the Coral Cup played

at Watton Bowls Club So far it has

been a very successful and enjoyable

season despite the vagaries of our

uncertain weather

Ashill Bowls Club minnows on a high

The sunny warm and dry weather

has turned parts of the course brown

but has made for some exciting golf

None more so than in the June

monthly medal when David Flack

playing off a handicap of 10 shot a

net 62 In the same competition

Martin Parker achieved a hole in 1

on the par three 12th hole which

made him very happy but led to a

large dent in his bank balance

Recent Stableford competition

winners were Tony Bonner Alan

Blythe Phil Barrall David Wakeford

and David Packard

Recent inter-club match results were

versus Eaton Away lost 2frac12 - 3frac12 V

Royal Cromer away lost 1frac12 - 4frac12 V

Costessey park at home lost 2frac12 -

3frac12 V Gt Yarmouth at home won

5frac12 - frac12

The Seniors Open was held on 1st

July and approx 50 players

representing 14 different clubs

played in a stableford competition It

was an excellent day enjoyed by all

and the winner was George Axten

from Kings Lynn A separate

competition for Richmond Park

members was won by David Adcock

Richmond Park Golf Club Senior Section

On Saturday 21st August at Ashill

rectory Garden there will be a Fun

BBQ from 4pm to 8pm Tickets are

just pound5 for adults and pound250 for

children and include BBQ Salads

and delicious desserts

We hope to raise enough money at

this event to fund another year of

education for children in Uganda

who we have supported for six years

Tickets are available from Ann Bunn

on 01760 440 150

Fun Barbecue for Ugandan Children

The Annual Summer Show will

be held on SATURDAY

AUGUST 7trade This is an

opportunity for residents of

Rocklands and the surrounding

area to exhibit Fruit and

Vegetables Flowers Cookery

Art and Handicrafts and for the

children to show off their skills

in various classes

Entries for the show are

accepted between 9am and

12noon with judging

commencing at 1pm Doors are

open to the public at approx

330pm Show Schedules are

available from Post Office

Stores Rocklands or Margaret

Lister

If you feel you would like to

take part in our Summer Show

and would like more

information contact Margaret

Lister on 01953 483417

Annual Summer Show at Rocklands

Celebrations Celebrations You are all warmly invited to join

us at Choral Evensong at St

Mary‟s Church Watton on

Sunday 1st August at 530pm for

a special service of prayer and

beautiful church music and

afterwards for tea and cake

This is a celebration as our church

choir is one of 67 choirs affiliated

to the Royal School of Church

Music in Norfolk

Do come and enjoy the music and

see for yourselves You may

even want to join us We are

always happy to welcome new

members to the Choir

Goods amp services - warranties Repairs for goods can be expensive and it is very

important that warranties provide adequate

protection Unfortunately Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

continue to hear about clients whose warranties

have not been honoured Here are some of the cases

dealt with by Bureaux throughout the country

Bishops Waltham reported that a woman had

purchased a buggy for pound150 at Babies R Us in

May 2009 She noticed that the elbow joints were

becoming loose and she believed this was

dangerous as it could pinch a child‟s fingers She

took it back to Babies R Us in January 2010 and

they sent it back to the manufacturer which

returned it and stated that the bolts had been

tightened (despite the fact that the joints were

riveted not bolted) The elbow joints did initially

seem tighter but the problem soon reappeared and

so the client took the buggy back again and

complained Babies R Us refused to replace the

buggy but sent it to their quality assurance

department which stated that the problem was due

to wear and tear She asked to see the manager

and explained that the buggy was within the

warranty period and that she was most unhappy

that her child was in danger every time she used

it The manager walked away and would not

discuss it Other customers came up to her in the

store and said they had had similar experiences

Southend saw a man who had bought a second

hand van for about pound4000 from The Van Centre

He had taken it back to the trader twice within six

weeks of purchasing it because the engine kept

cutting out and the client believed it was not safe

to drive Despite the fact that the van was covered

by warranty The Van Centre refused to rectify

the problems The client was frustrated at having

been sold a faulty van and very annoyed that he

received no help when he returned it He was also

very anxious and worried about the safety of the

vehicle especially as he had two children who

travel with him at times

Sometimes failure to honour a warranty is

compounded by other unfair trading practices such

as pressure to upgrade the faulty goods to a more

expensive version or mis-selling of inappropriate or

unnecessary insurance Ash told us about a client

who had problems with a secondhand vehicle She

had purchased a car with a warranty from a local

dealer using a hire purchase agreement In the first

12 months the car suffered repeated electrical

problems which the dealer was unable to resolve

The offer of a courtesy car was not honoured

resulting in additional expense for the client When

the client refused to drive the car again the dealer

encouraged her to exchange it for a newer model

and refinance The client agreed but the finance was

refused as a result of a poor credit rating The client

was left locked in a finance agreement for a car

which she considered unroadworthy despite the fact

that it was under warranty

Southend saw a woman who had purchased a

treadmill from Argos for pound29999 Four months

later she purchased breakdown insurance for pound44

However when the equipment needed repairing

she was told by Argos that the insurance was not

valid because it was taken out more than 45 days

after purchase She was given a handwritten note

saying that the claim was rejected by the insurer

Allianz Kings for this reason and was told that

she could ask them to refund her premium No

other remedy was offered When the adviser rang

Allianz Kings they were told that the insurance

did not cover the fault because the goods were

within the manufacturers two year warranty

period and a claim should in fact be made on this

Allianz Kings said that this is what Argos had

told them and there was no mention of the issue

of when the insurance was purchased The client

was annoyed at Argos for failing to rectify the

situation and identify who was responsible She

was also frustrated that she had been sold and

had begun to pay for insurance which appeared to

be useless and unnecessary at least for the two

years of the warranty

If you think that you have been similarly affected by

consumer issues and you would like help and advice

then please call in to your local Bureau or you could

also contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or

use their website at wwwconsumerdirectgovuk

Sports News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Petrified of Your Computer You donrsquot need to be

Ring Lesley Horn For 1 to 1 beginnerrsquos support in your own home

Friendly patient and knowledgeable help with using your computer to find things on the Internet email your family amp

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TelephoneFax 01953 883488 55 High Street Watton

For quality out of print books Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions New Books including local and childrenrsquos classics

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

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Attleborough High in the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Three teams from Attleborough High

School and Sixth Form Centre were

entered into the first Norfolk Beach

volleyball Tournament on Great

Yarmouth central beach This was the first

volleyball competition the school has

entered and there was an air of excitement

after some good practice sessions

Two U16 boys teams from Attleborough

High were entered into the 15 strong

league

Team 1 consisting of Richard Adelugba

Daniel Dean Matthew Brookson and Joe

Whiterod took a while to get use to the

sand losing their first game against Notre

Dame 17-9 Communication and

technique improved dramatically and the

Attleborough team went on to win against

Alderman Peel team 2 (25-9) Great

Yarmouth team 2 (23-11) and Oriel team

3 (20-17) The whole team worked well

together with excellent serving and

committed dives shown by all particularly

Richard saw Attleborough Team 1 sail

through to the play-off

Team 2 from Attleborough High consisted

of Callum Langstaff Jake Horscroft

Matthew Miller and Daniel Thompson

Some excellent combination play between

Callum and Jake saw this team win their

first game against Lynn Grove 19-11

Matthew put in some excellent serves in

the second game and Daniel‟s athletic

dives saw another win against Alderman

Peel team 3 (24-18) This team lost focus a

little towards the end and lost their final

two games against Oriel team 1 and Great

Yarmouth team 3 With two big wins to

start the tournament Attleborough team 2

managed to come 2nd in their group and

go into the play-off‟s

Team 1 played two teams to battle it out

for 1st 2nd and 3rd place Confidence was

boosted with great combinations of dig

set and smash to gain a win over

Alderman Peel team 1 (17-14) Next was

the unbeaten Oriel team 1 who always

took 3 touches to control and set up the

perfect smash was Attleborough found

hard to return

Final score here was 11-8 to Oriel

Attleborough Team 1 finished in 2nd

place out of 15 teams

Team 2 from AHS faced Notre Dame and

Oriel team 3 in their play-off and even

though excellent commitment was shown

to get even the slightest touch on the ball

two defeats left them in 6th place out of 15

One U16 girls team from Attleborough

High was entered consisting of Lauren

Willingham Annalise Gray Holly

Warren Ellie Philpott Sinead

Bollingbroke and Charlotte Ord The

girls team had 2 substitutes and took a

while to get use to the rotation of

positions The first game against

Alderman Peel 1 saw a closely contested

battle with some brilliant smashes from

Lauren but unfortunately the final

whistle blew at 17-16 to the opponents

With great determination and some

excellent set plays coming together from

Anna and Ellie the girls team went to

win three of their final games Caister

(19-16) Alderman Peel 4 (20-16) and

Lynn Grove (34-8)

Three out of four wins saw the

Attleborough High School girls through to

the grand final to play Notre Dame Even

though Sinead served brilliantly

throughout the team lost 48-21 leaving

Attleborough U16 girls to finish 2nd out

of 11 teams

Player from Watton United FC took

a break from the World Cup action

this month to try their hand on the

golf course at their 4th Annual Golf

Tournament on Friday 25th June

An impressive total of 23 x 4 man

teams competed this year The

competition comprised of 18 holes

under stableford rules with prizes

for the individual best score and

team score taking the best two

scores on each hole from each team

This year also saw the presentation

of the RICK NEAVE cup in

memory of Watton United‟s former

manager being awarded to the

highest scoring individual who has

played for Watton United FC and a

new award presented to the person

with the lowest overall round

The club were pleased to see a

number of current club members

taking part together with some

familar faces from the past including

ex Watton United Managers Tony

Shipp Bob Taylor and ex players

Andy Hunt Paul Jarvis Daryl

Woodward Andy Campbell and

Richard Spillman Ollie Applegate

Karl Pitcher all appearing in teams

for the first time

Winners were as follows

BEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE 1st B

Taylor (47 points) 2nd H Waters (46

points) 3rd D Rudling (45 points)gt

BEST TEAM SCORE 1st Team

Spillman (S Spillman R Spillman

D Rudling I Bonser (99 points) 2nd

Team Shipp (T Shipp G Rowlands

K Kitteridge T Lyons (97 points)

3rd Team Wordley (S Wordley R

Bailey P Legrice M Mace (95

points)

RICK NEAVE CUP Bob Taylor (47

Points)

LOWEST GROSS ROUND Paul

Matless (72 shots)

OTHER AWARDS Nearest The Pin

(Hole 3) - Jon Sproston Longest

Drive (Hole 9) - Stuart Livock

Longest Drive (Hole 13) - P Matless

Nearest The Pin (Hole 17) - Phil

Patience Wooden Spoon (Paul

Rayner)

The club would like to again extend

its thanks to thanks Simon Jessop at

Richmond Park Golf Club for

providing excellent hospitality

throughout the day and allowing the

club to put on this much needed

fundraiser each year Details of next

year‟s competition will available in

2011

Pictured are the winning team left to

right S Spillman D Rudling R

Spillman I Bonser

Watton Uniteds 4th Annual Golf Day

ST MARYrsquoS CHURCH WATTON

GRAND FETE amp CAR BOOT SALE

on the field next to St Maryrsquos Church Car Park Saturday 21st August from 900am to 100pm

Raffle ~ Games ~ Cakes ~ Refreshments Car boot places at pound4 per car no need to book Please contact the Parish Office 01953 881252

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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established over 60 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON amp DISTRICT

WC LITTLEPROUD amp SON of BRADENHAM

lsquoA genuine family owned amp run business

offering a caring traditional amp affordable servicersquo

MID-NORFOLK TIMES The deadline for the September issue will be

12 Noon on the 16th August Page space is allocated strictly on a first come first served basis Deadline is the latest

date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion Arrival of copy before

deadline does not guarantee inclusion if you wish to be certain your entry gets to print

then please make sure it arrives in plenty of time

If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact details

with each item If you do not the item will NOT be published

You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908 You can write to 32 High

Street Watton IP25 6AE Or you can leave copy in the bin at Adcocks 32 High

Street Watton

The e-mail address is julianmidnorfolktimescom

All views expressed in the Mid-Norfolk Times are those of the contributors and

not the publishers While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy

the publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions

This issue of the Mid-Norfolk Times was published by Julian Horn 32 High Street Watton IP25 6AE and printed through

wwwquotemeprintcom 0845 1300 667

EVENTS DIARY 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 amp District Horticultural Society BDHS = Bradenham amp

District Horticultural Society BFGC = Breckland Flower amp Garden Club EHGC East Harling Gardening Club GHGC Gt Hockham Gardening Club

OGC = Ovington Garden Club

August Sun 1st Wayland Show Brandon Road Watton

A true traditional Agricultural Show

Sun 1st Choral Evensong at St Mary‟s Watton See article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Pavilion Summer Fete 10 - 430 See ad

Sat 7th Annual Summer Show at Rocklands See Article

Sat 7th Holme Hale Summer Fete 10 - 430pm Advert

Sat 7th to Saturday 21st Mixed Media Summer Art Exhibition

At the Dragonfly Gallery See article

Thurs 12th Loch Neaton AGM - See art

Sun15th Cream teas at the Willows in Carbrooke See article

Tues 17th Peru by Robin Horn for 1st Saham Brownies See Art

Sat 21st Grand Fete amp Car Boot St Mary‟s Watton See Ad

Sat 21st Fun BBQ for Ugandan Children at Ashill See Art

Sun 22nd Girlguiding Fun Day See advert

Sun 22nd 630pm St Mary‟s Church Watton Praise with Shine

Mon 23rd to 27th Children‟s Summer Music Club St Mary‟s

Watton See advert for full details

Mon 30th Rocklands Art amp Craft Fair - See front page ad

September Wed 1st Textile amp Art Exhibition at St Andrew‟s Church

Sat 4th Hingham See article

Sat 4th Texan BBQ and Rodeo () Carbrooke Village Hall in aid

Of Kathmandu Orphanage See article

Wed 15th Inner Wheel Lunchtime Concert See Ad

Fri 17th Jazz at St Margaret‟s Breckles See article

Sat 18th Heritage Cyder Evening at Attleborough See Front Page

Sat 27th Wayland Partnership‟s Autumn Craft Fair - See article

Manor Lake Rockland St Peter Fishing for carp tench rudd roach perch and pike Season Tickets pound100 for the year to include day and night fishing Season Tickets for over 65 pound7500 Very peaceful location Maximum of two rods to be fished at any one time A memberrsquos guest may fish one of the rods Ring Stephen Burroughes on 01953 483226 to view

East Harling knocks the opposition for six

Youngsters from East Harling primary

school batted and bowled their way to

glory in the Breckland Cricket Festival

Final held at Old Buckenham Cricket Club

Taking part in the inaugural tournament the

team faced stiff competition from fellow

finalists Old Buckenham and Beetley A

combined effort of outstanding bowling

agile fielding and fine stroke play saw

East Harling triumph in three out of four of

their matches to seal the trophy In a

closely fought final under the impressive

captaincy of Samuel Neal a collective

effort saw the team to victory

500 pupils from eight primary schools in

the district including Watton Necton

Mattishall Thomas Bullock in Shipdham

and Admirals Junior in Thetford

participated in the Festival which began in

April Pupils were given eight hours of

high quality tuition from Norfolk Cricket

Board coaches The lessons were attended

by teachers who will carry on supporting

the children to develop their skills

The Cricket Festival project was organised

and funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Norfolk Cricket Board

(NCB) and the School Sports Partnerships

The Council and the NCB has forged

strong links with each school and their

local cricket club to provide the pupils with

a developmental route should they wish to

continue improving their cricket skills and

are keen to extend the Festival next

summer and encourage more schools to

take part

Adrian Stasiak Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities and

Benefits said ldquoThe project has been a

fantastic example of partnership working

We have a host of high quality cricket

clubs in our district and by linking these

with the local primary school and coaches

from the Norfolk Cricket Board this has

not only provided the children in our area

with high quality cricket coaching but also

the clubs with access to stars and members

of the futurerdquo

The winning team from East Harling Back row L to R Hayden South Alex Garwood Ewan Ford Ollie Tarft Georgina Dunkinson Lydia Ward and Dominic Johnson Front row Josh Samuel Capt Samuel Neal and Callum Bray

WISSEY CUP The format of

this competition is a mixed pairs

unique greensomes This year it

was played on an extremely hot

Friday afternoon with a meal and

the presentation of the trophy

directly after the game 24 people

played and the worthy winners

were Chris amp Rod Whyatt with an

excellent 45 pts (pictured right)

The ladies have also played

friendly and league matches with

varying success and the mixed

friendly matches always prove to

be popular and well supported

SHIRLEYS SHIELD This

competition is only for ladies with

a handicap of 36 and is played as

a stableford The winner was Mrs

Diana Davies with 29pts The rest

of the ladies played a normal

stableford competition and the

results were as follows Div 1

Maureen Flack 37 pts Div 2

Yvonne Shaw 33 pts

This time of year is full of cup

competitions for the ladies and

another trophy played for was the

Curtis Cup The winner was Mrs

Lesley Matthews with 38 pts and

runner up was Mrs Margaret

Orchard with 37 pts

JULY MEDAL Div 1 Maureen

Flack 93-20-73 Div 2 Chris

Bailey 102-29-73 Div 3 Geraldine

Stammers 117-36-81

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Picture Supplied

Picture Supplied