mid-norfolk times june 2010

Issue No. 158 incorporating The Wayland News, Attleborough & District News and The Wymondham News June 2010

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School‟s out at Attleborough High

Charlotte Mehegan, Paige Wilson,

Joanne Painter and Anna Frankilin,

all Year 11 students at Attleborough

High School celebrating their last

day at school in style!

This Year the school was an array of

colour and excitement as every

student donned fancy dress costume to

attend their final lessons. Although

many of the Year 11 students will be

returning in September for their

Advanced Level courses in the Sixth

Form, this marked their final day of

compulsory school education; they

made sure it was a day they would

remember for ever

More pictures on Page 4

Town‟s toilets vandalised again The toilets at Watton have once

again suffered the unwelcome

attention of vandals intent on

causing damage.

Clerk to the Council, Jacqui Seal, said

“This is just the latest in a series of

incidents which are costing quite large

sums of tax payers money to put right.”

Officers from Watton Safer

Neighbourhood Team (SNT) are

appealing for information about the

incident which occurred sometime

between 8am and 4pm on Tuesday 18

May. Anyone with information in is

asked to contact Watton SNT on

0845 456 4567 or email

[email protected]

The Players are in their Summer Shorts The Wayland Players will be putting on their “Summer

Shorts” with 3 One-Act Comedies on Friday 25th and

Saturday 26th June at 7.45pm in the Queen‟s Hall, Watton

„Chinamen‟ by Michael Frayn features a dinner party where

the guests must not be allowed to meet!

In „Albert‟ by Richard Harris an Italian, a Finn and an

Englishman, none of whom speak a word of the other‟s

languages, attempt to hold a 3 way conversation and

finally „Last Tango‟ by David Tristram exposes the

hilarious attempts of a local amateur drama society to

finally put bums on seats with the promise of a

sizzling sex-comedy!!

Tickets, priced at £6.50 are available from Adcock & Sons,

32-34 High Street, Watton, telephone 01953 881248

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Mid-Norfolk Times News

Saham Toney Parish Councillor, Gary

Pickering, angrily walked out at the

end of the last meeting of the parish

council on Monday 10th May, saying

that “I have had enough and I will be

resigning before the next meeting.”

His departure came, he said, because

he felt his opinion relating to the

condition of trees on the small triangle

of land in front of St George‟s Church,

Saham Toney, was dismissed out of

hand by the Chair, Councillor Barbara

Harrold, despite him having some

knowledge on the subject.

Mr Pickering, who was only co-opted

to the council in October, said later “I

am resigning because of the

disagreements I have had with Barbara

over remarks made about me and to me

in and outside meetings and the way I

was treated generally.”

“I am not happy with the way council

business is conducted. I wanted to do

my bit for the parish and its residents

but I feel my opinion is not valued in

council.”

Mr Pickering said he had been

approached to join the council by

another member and, despite his initial

reluctance and acting in good faith; he

had put himself forward for the post.

But he now felt, having observed the

way the council has conducted

business, that he was “used” in an

attempt to block other individuals

being appointed.

Mr Pickering also feels that he

had been misled over

comments made in the recent

“You and Yours” programme

on BBC Radio 4, in a piece

about the new affordable

homes. Mr Pickering maintains

that he was told the council had

received a number of letters

and emails of complaint about

the remarks made in the

programme although this was

denied by the Chair, Mrs Harrold who,

speaking at the meeting, said only one

email of complaint had been received

and this had been read at a meeting, as

was required, and duly minuted.

Speaking later Mrs Harold said “I was

surprised and disappointed at Gary‟s

remarks as this was at a time after the

parish meeting had closed and we

could discuss parish matters.”

“Over the last few months Gary has

contributed valuable information on

different parts of the village and has

been an immense help in solving

problems.”

Mrs Harold continued “But there will

always be disagreements and

discussion, something I hoped he

would appreciate and understand. I

hope he will reconsider his decision as

I will be sorry to lose him”

Mr Pickering said “My health

problems are being made much worse

by the stress all this is putting on me. I

feel I am never going to make a

difference in the present Council and

I regret very much that I shall not be

able to serve the residents of Saham

Toney any longer.”

Most people who reach the age of 60

are looking forward to a gentle

retirement. Not our Frances – she is

planning something really special to

celebrate her big day.

Frances Packham is an enthusiastic

volunteer for the Surge, the Visitor

Centre at the Dragonfly Gallery and

on reception at the Wayland

Partnership and leads a busy life with

her greyhound Pidge, as a

member of the Watton

Society Committee, the

Twinning Committee and

with her numerous friends.

On June 27th Frances will

be undertaking a tandem

parachute jump at Beccles

Airfield, Ellough in Suffolk

to raise her target of £2,000

for the Big C appeal. She will

dedicate this to the memory of Jim

Scrymgeour whom she describes as a

„wonderful friend and well-loved

local figure‟. Jim died from cancer

recently and is much missed in the

community.

Frances can be seen at Wayland House

and around the town in her special fund-

raising gear, hoping to arouse interest and

sponsorship for her project.

There are few of us who have not

been touched by this dreadful disease

and if anyone would like to help

Frances beat her target of £2000, we

have sponsorship forms at reception

at Wayland House or catch Frances

at Wayland House on Wednesday

afternoons in the Dragonfly Gallery

or Thursday afternoons in Reception.

Birthday parachute jump for Big C

Stephen Roberts (Auctioneer) Ltd.

Watton Salerooms, 10 Breckland Business Park, Norwich Road, Watton, IP25 6UP

Situation Vacant

Part Time Auction Porter needed for busy auction salerooms.

Regular weekly hours (min 16hrs) plus sickness & holiday cover.

Must be available on Tuesdays (auction day) and willing to work Bank Holidays &

occasional Saturdays.

Your personal qualities are more important to us than your age or

experience. If you have accurate clerical & basic numeracy skills, are flexible,

reliable, a good communicator, able to lift with assistance and can demonstrate

an understanding of the needs of a small business, we would like to hear

from you.

Hours and rates of pay to be discussed at interview.

For further information see website www.thesalerooms.co.uk

Please apply in writing, stating the name address and telephone number or email

of two referees (Deadline 12 noon Monday 14th June) to:

Stephen Roberts, Managing Director at the above address or by email to [email protected]

Coffee and Chat at St Mary‟s

Church Hall in Attleborough,

has been run by a team of

volunteers for several years. It

was started originally to provide

a regular venue for people to

come and meet for coffee,

especially for anyone of their

own to meet friends and perhaps

make new ones.

Any profit we make goes to a

chosen charity, which changes

every six months. We also invite

any other charity to come along

and run their own money raising

stalls – tombola, raffle or selling

cakes, plants, bric-a-brac etc.

alongside the coffee morning.

This has proved very popular

and there are a variety of stalls

on many Saturdays throughout

the year.

A wide “welcome” to anyone

who hasn‟t yet been along.

Come and have a coffee, tea or

maybe a scone and most

importantly a chat. We are open

from 10am to 11.30am on

Saturdays and the Church Hall is

situated behind St Mary‟s

Church on Church Street.

You are warmly invited to come

along to the Stow Bedon &

Breckles village fete on Saturday

19th June between 2 and 5pm. We

are very fortunate that we are able

to hold the fete, as last year, in the

lovely grounds of Stow Bedon

Hall, Lower Stow Bedon –

situated off the B1111, 5 miles

south of Watton (it will be well

signposted on the day).

We are delighted to announce that

RAZZ and AUNTIE PEARL, the

official NORWICH CITY

MATCH DAY CLOWNS will be

back with us again this year, to

amuse and entertain one and all.

In addition to the clowns, there will

be lots to entertain you throughout

the afternoon, from listening to a

jazz band, browsing through the

book stall, taking your chances in

the Crossbar Challenge, having

your face painted, admiring the

vintage cars on display, or simply

enjoying afternoon tea and

homemade cake! Other stalls

include crafts and produce, bottles,

tombola, bric-a-brac, plants, cakes,

lucky dip and ice cream.

A variety of traditional games will

be available for you to try your

hand. The village stocks will also

be available! The children from

Caston primary school will be

providing some entertainment.

Admission Free! Organized in aid

of Stow Bedon and Breckles

Churches and other local charities.

We look forward to seeing you

there!

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A traditional English summer fete for all the family to enjoy

Councillor resigns in anger

Coffee and Chat at Attleborough

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Lusher Coach Excursions 2010

Sunday 13th June Cotswolds Tour £22.00 Saturday 31st July Cromer End of the Pier Show £23.50 Matinee performance Mon 30th August Skegness £13.00

Friday 26th November – Monday 29th November Eastbourne Turkey and Tinsel Weekend

3 nights half board at New Wilmington Hotel Eastbourne. Including visits to Brighton also ‘Yesterdays World’ & Battle Abbey. £230 + Insurance Single room supplement £30 Full itineraries available on request

Thursford Christmas 2010 Thur 9th December 2pm performance raised seating £38.00 Fri 17th December 7pm performance raised seating £38.00 Thurs 23rd December 7pm performance raised seating £38.00

Our 2010 Excursion List – is now available To get your copy – please call us on 01760 440589

or e-mail: [email protected]

Residents in the Langmere Road, Ringmere

Road and Wayland Avenue area have

established Watton‟s first No Cold Calling

Zone which aims to discourage rogue

traders who, for example, tell householders

work needs doing and then charge

exorbitant prices or who try to trick their

way into houses for other purposes.

Langmere Road residents Ross McGraph

and Barbara Anderson and have worked

hard to establish the zone which now

affords a degree of protection for

householders from rouge traders and

nuisance callers.

Mrs Anderson said “After Ross approached

me we contacted Norfolk County Council‟s

Trading Standards who guided us through

the whole process.

“It isn‟t an easy thing to do,” she continued

“but we had a great deal of support and

information given to us by Trading

Standards.”

Launching the zone, Watton‟s Mayor,

Margaret Holmes, said “This new zone,

which is Watton‟s first, is a wonderful

initiative and comes very much from the

community.”

“We hope others will follow the example

set by this area and set their own scheme

up.”

Conrad Meehan, Senior Trading Standards

Officer, Norfolk County Council said

“There have been a number of incidents in

the area where people have been making

unsolicited visits wanting to sell products

such as solar panels to the occupants.”

“We are delighted to see this zone set up

and we know it will help improve

residents‟ lives and help them feel safe in

their own homes”

There‟s no „Welcome‟ doormat in the “No Cold Calling” Zone

Changes in the Norfolk Countryside A beautiful summer evening and the

prospect of the beautiful game on

TV on Saturday 22 May didn‟t

deter members and guests of

Attleborough Heritage Group from

attending another superb

presentation by Rosemary and Peter

Salt. Their illustrated talk, entitled

“Changes in the Norfolk

Countryside” was a well co-

ordinated and evocative journey by

photograph and postcard images

showing life in the Norfolk

countryside before WW1, when

there was little in the way of

electricity, no telephones or running

water and, if you didn‟t have a well,

you could pay for river water by the

bucketful from the man with the

water cart. Rosemary observed that

she trusted the water would be

boiled before it was used.

Communities were self-sufficient.

Public transport was a rarity and,

until the 1850s, many people would

be born, live and die without

leaving their village and environs

Rosemary and Peter concentrated

their illustrations on South and Mid-

Norfolk with, of especial interest to

Attleborough, the iconic image of

turkeys walking along Station Road

to catch the train to London to be

sold as Christmas fare and the

picture from 1908 of Attleborough

School Fete showing boys taking

part in a production of a

Midsummer Night‟s Dream. We

saw images of great sides of beef

hanging outside a butcher‟s shop in

Wymondham (with the thought that

in the absence of any Health &

Safety inspectors customers were

advised to treat their meat in

vinegar before consuming!), town

markets, cattle markets and

travelling fairs, people at work

(which was most of the time) and

people at play

Again, Rosemary‟s rattling good

commentary to Peter‟s slides took

us at a terrific pace through all

aspects of life in Norfolk not too

long ago.

Methodist Flower Festival 2010 Watton Methodist Church invites

you to their annual Flower Festival

on Friday the 11th (10am to 4pm)

Saturday the 12th (9.30am to 4pm)

and Sunday 13th June (10.30am to

4pm). This year's theme is "Read all

about it"!

Light refreshments and lunches will

be available on Friday and Saturday

and Cream teas on Sunday

afternoon.

On FRIDAY evening, 11th June at

7.30 p.m. there will be a Concert

given by the Windmill Handbell

Ringers, who are based at

Toftwood, Dereham. Tickets

costing £5 are available at the

church or from Adcocks, 31 High

Street, Watton. This should be a fun

evening with some, optional,

audience participation. Hope to see

you there? Quiz sheets, price 50p

each are also available at the

church.

Heritage Cyder Evening in Attleborough 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 from 7pm

for 7.30 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. The main organisers for

the evening are Jenny Amos &

Roy Woods of the Attleborough

Heritage Group Committee and

they will ensure 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.

Anyone for Ping Pong? Did you know Boris Johnson is

celebrating the run up to the

Olympic Games this year with Ping

London! This will involve 100 table

tennis tables being placed outside

around the capital for anyone to

play on at any time with bats which

will ask “Please put me back”

Watton has had its own outside

table tennis table at the Sports

Centre since last year. It is free for

anyone to play on and bats are

available from the Sports Centre

reception desk. So Ping Watton will

be in fashion! If you feel like

joining in why not go along and

have a go

The Watton Table Tennis Club will

also welcome you at one of their

weekly sessions. Wednesday

evenings are for youngsters from

6.30 - 7.30 and adults from 7.30 -

9.0. Thursday afternoons between

2.0 and 4.00 are for the over 50‟s

with no upper age limit! You can

play Table Tennis well into your

eighties and it is great exercise

Interested? Ring David Miller on 01953

880027 or Brenda Davis on

01953881972 if you would like to know

more or just turn up and give it a go


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Year 11 Leavers Celebrate at Attleborough High School

Continued from front page . . . The students were involved in a range of celebrations to

mark their last days at the school; throughout the final

week they showed great maturity and good nature in the

way they presented themselves. Many students had

purchased special leaving hoodies, which they had worked

with Headteacher‟s PA Mrs Kim Evans to design and

wore these during the last week

On their final day, the Year 11 students enjoyed an

entertaining „Dress up Day‟. The range of costumes that the

students donned for this occasion were remarkable and

showed great originality: from a team of characters from

„Pleasantville‟ and Wizard of Oz, through to „Beetlejuice‟,

jolly green giant, and „Five Lions‟ and Gladiator

After attending four final revision lessons in their costumes,

the afternoon began with a nostalgic assembly where Head

of Citizenship Mr Brad Young reminisced about amusing

incidents and anecdotes from the Year 11 students‟ five

years at the school. The winners of the fancy dress

competition were then announced, with five commended

students in both the male and female category, with Alicia

Lacey taking the top spot for her American country attire

and Robbie Emerson taking the prize for his impeccable „Dr

Who‟, complete with his usually blond hair dyed brown for

the occasion. Both these students were awarded free tickets

to the school‟s forthcoming and eagerly awaited „Prom‟

which is taking place later in the summer

The students then took part in a barbecue which was

greatly enjoyed by all; this year the unexpected sunshine

added to the pleasure of the occasion. Many staff signed

their leaving books and commented on how much they

would miss the year group

Headteacher Mr Neil McShane commented: “The Year 11

Leaving Day was exceedingly good natured and

enjoyable. This is a superb year group and they presented

themselves so well during the day; we are very proud of

them. We aim to give them a send-off that acknowledges

the excellent relationships between our staff and students

and their hard work and commitment.”

Wayland Agricultural Society Young Achiever of the Year 2010 Have you a relative, friend or someone

that you know who could be eligible for

the above award? The award is open to

anyone in the local area and we welcome

nominations from relatives or friends of

individuals who they consider to be

worthy of the achievement

The award is designed to recognise

outstanding dedication and contribution

to agriculture, horticulture, wildlife or

any other rural related sector or industry.

All entrants must be under 21 years of

age and will be required to demonstrate

and share their commitment and

involvement to their related subject. This

should include their achievements and

their aspirations. Applicants will be

required to show passion and enthusiasm

as well as a sound knowledge of their

category

The award is sponsored by Weco

Engineering of Watton

All nominations must be made in writing

to: Attn: Mrs Bridget Hall, Wayland

Agricultural Society, Broom Hall,

Richmond Road, Saham Toney,

Thetford, Norfolk IP25 7HJ


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After 3 hours, 57 minutes and 27

seconds, local pharmacist Geoff Ray

crossed the finishing line of the 2010

Virgin London Marathon

Having trained solidly for months,

his hard work and effort have

certainly paid off with a very

respectable time. And the East

Anglian Air Ambulance will benefit

from his efforts as Geoff is likely to

raise at least £4,000 thanks to the

support from friends and customers

of Total Health Pharmacy

The Mid Norfolk Times caught up

with Geoff moments after the finish

for his initial comments once he had

got his breath back

Said Geoff “This has been an

incredible experience.”

“My body hurts everywhere and I

don‟t want to put my trainers back

on for a while. The support from the

crowds was amazing and watching

the sheer number of charity runners

was quite humbling.

“I would like to thank everyone who

has supported me and helped me to

smash my fundraising target in aid of

the Air Ambulance.”

Geoff had said “Never Again” after

his 2006 London Marathon. So what

about 2011? Will he run again?

Watch this space!

The East Anglian Air Ambulance

receives no national lottery or

government funding and you can still

make donations for Geoff‟s

marathon result at Total Health

Pharmacy, 14 Gregor Shanks Way,

Watton (opposite the Watton

Medical Practice‟ or by visiting

www.justgiving.com/geoffray

Geoff Raises Thousands for East Anglian Air Ambulance

With no official speaker this month our meeting was very much a social

gathering. After the short general business part of the meeting we debated the

Resolution which is being put to the WI members at the National AGM in

June and as expected we voted unanimously to back this, urging the

Government on the mandatory labelling of meat, fish and poultry with true

country of origin

Ruth then demonstrated her lace crochet - it really is amazing the beautiful

results obtained with just a few variations to stitches. We had samples of

various other crafts on show and also available for members to have a go was

cross stitch and button jewellery. For those who enjoy quizzes there was a

„Train Station‟ quiz on offer as well

Home-made cake instead of biscuits was served with our tea and coffee. To

round off an extremely enjoyable evening Pat read us a poem entitled „A

Little of What You Fancy‟ making us all look to our waistline and think of the

cake we had just eaten!

You are all invited to our Coffee Morning on 5th June (10am-12noon) at 14

Kingfisher Way, there will be a raffle, bring and buy table, cake stall etc. We

look forward to meeting some of you there

Come and visit our stall at Watton Carnival on Sunday 13th June when the

Wild West will take over our High Street - we all hope for a fine day

To contact us ring Pat on 01953 882275 or Barbara 01953 882595

Watton Evening WI

Two day patchwork exhibition at New Buckenham You are invited to join Impatiens and Seedlings

Patchwork Group for their first Exhibition for

many years at New Buckenham Village Hall

New Buckenham, Norfolk NR16 2BA Friday

4th June 1pm – 5pm and on Saturday 5th June

10am – 4pm. The traders will be: Just Threads,

Albrights of Diss (Fabric) The Home Workshop

(Books) Sewing World. Free admission and

light Refreshments will be available all day.

Music and Drumming at Hardingham Fete Hardingham Fete will be held on Sunday the 27th

June from 1.30 – 4pm. Parking and Admission are

Free! The Main Attractions this year are the

Wymondham Youth Music Society Saxophone

Ensemble, and Barnham Broom School African

Drumming Group. The BBQ, Bar and Teas are

available all afternoon. There are Races for the

children and plenty of interesting Stalls for all age

groups. Everyone welcome!

Ovington Fete 12th June, 1 - 4pm

We can't guarantee the sunshine but you can be

sure of an afternoon of fun at the Ovington

Fete on Saturday 12 June. All the usual stalls

will be there (raffle, tombola, cakes, books,

crafts, gifts, bric-a-brac) along with a variety of

challenging (and some downright silly) games.

You can break some china on the Aunt Sally

stall to relieve your stress levels, or just sit and

chat with friends over a cuppa and home-made

cake. The BBQ will be running throughout the

fete, so you can start with a sausage and burger

for lunch and work your way round the stalls to

afternoon tea! All proceeds from the fete are

split between the village hall and the church.

Everyone is welcome and the church will be

open all day for those wishing to visit. We are

grateful for all the support we receive from

friends beyond the village. Come to Ovington

village hall (Church Road) on Saturday 12

June, from 1pm (car parking is available at the

back of the hall)

Textile Collection and Fete at Rocklands The Rockland School PTA is holding a textile

collection on Wednesday June 16th. We need

your unwanted clothes, fabrics, towels or bed

linen please. These can be brought to the

school car park on the Wednesday morning.

Alternatively, if you live in the village please

leave items in a plastic bag outside your house,

we will arrange a morning collection in the

village

Our annual School Fete is going to be held on

Friday 9th July at Rocklands Village Hall. This

is always an occasion of great fun, with many

stalls, face painting, BBQ, bar and games on

offer. We look forward to seeing you there

The second Cake Bake Sale on Friday 21st

May proved very popular. Thanks to all

parents who donated such delicious fare, all

cakes sold quickly and the money is being used

by the PTA to fund further playground

equipment

HOLME HALE CAR BOOT SALE Sunday 13th June

8am Sellers Buyers 9am Contacts: 01760 440525 - 01760 441607

5 per Car. £8 Vans.


The funeral took place on the 18th May at

St Mary‟s Church, Watton, of Bob Nunn,

a man who with his wife of 64 years,

Mabel, put so much into town life, yet

neither sought nor received recognition for

what they did for so many.

A personal tribute to Bob was read by

Chris Edwards, a lifelong friend and much

of that tribute is reproduced here along

with words from Janet Lundie on behalf of

the Queens Hall

Bob was born 8th November 1920 and

was educated in Downham Market at

the High School, obviously to a very

high standard. He left school and

started work for Tyrell and Byford the

seed merchants in Downham from

1937 until he volunteered for War

Service in 1940.

During those dark years, Bob spent

much of his time abroad, a highly

trained and specialised trouble-shooter

of hydraulic equipment used in the

aircraft of the time. Bob often

recounted many exciting and

interesting adventures; chief of which

was his lucky ability to be just behind

the shooting as he sought to make

contact with the unit that he had lost

touch with earlier in his travels. He

avoided the fall of Singapore and ended

the war in Kuala Lumpa

Upon arriving back in the UK, at his

old employers, he was told that he was

not expected to ever be seen again and

that his job had been give to someone

else although there was a vacancy in

the Watton branch of Tyrell and

Byford. Thus he found himself moving

to the town for which he was to do so

much

It was here that Bob met Mabel and

they were married in 1948. Greg, their

only son, was adopted in 1957 and their

family was complete and happy. Bob

had a successful lifelong career with

Tyrell and Byford retiring in 1985.

Bob pursued many hobbies and was an

aero modeller, who enjoyed flying

large scale model planes and later

sailing his pride and joy - a large radio

controlled model submarine which was

developed over many years at Loch

Neaton. He was a Silver Surfer who

plunged headlong into computer

technology and became quite an elderly

Geek. This was his enthusiasm for

anything new and his desire to

understand how it all worked

Bob has been actively involved with

the Queens Hall all his life. From its

beginning in 1952 when a group of

townspeople were looking for a suitable

way to celebrate a new young Queen

and the 'New Elizabethan' era by

creating a large venue for dances and

stage performances; until recently,

when he and his wife Mabel had visited

the hall again to admire the new

Queens Hall flag which they had

generously funded.

He had served on the Committee from

the very early days, and although he

had finally retired as Secretary in 2002,

Bob had continued to serve as an

Honorary Trustee and to support the

hall in many ways. He was justly proud

of his part in the remarkable teamwork

which had resulted in a redundant RAF

hangar being transformed into the

excellent facility we still enjoy today. It

was very much a hands-on operation,

for although a limited amount of public

funding had been available, the bulk of

the money was raised by organising

local fund-raising events, and the actual

building work was carried out by local

people in their spare time. Bob later

wrote his own memories of the 4-year

project, and obviously remembered that

period of hard work and commitment

with great pleasure

In 1957 the assistance of the Queens

Hall committee was sought in

conjunction with the provision of

improved swimming at Loch Neaton.

Bob again joined forces with his friend

Richard Durrant – another of our

town‟s unrecognised heroes who also

played a leading role in the Queens

Hall construction.

What was achieved during this period

was the building of one of the finest and

most modern designs of outdoor cold

water Lidos in Eastern England, a main

33.3 yard long 6 lane main pool and

diving pit with boards with a smaller

learner pool and a 6 yard square

paddling pool complete with all new

changing rooms Cash desk canteen and

locker room. This pool was to have clean

filtered chlorinated water for the first

time. In the planning stages Bob and

Richard had a vision not seen yet in

swimming pool design and to use Bob‟s

own words “I soon realised that the old

up and down type swimming pool was

out of date and what was needed was a

complex with water of all depths for

paddling, learning, swimming and

diving”. This whole complex was built

within the concrete confines of “The

American Pool”. It is worth noting that

this method of construction was to be

seen again in the 80‟s

These were the halcyon days of outdoor

swimming in Watton when we had a

well-run outdoor pool

that was popular with

swimmers from

across the County.

Clubs sprang up,

children were taught

to swim, Lifesaving

instruction was given

and a generation of

children spent their

summer holidays

having fun. An early

morning swimming

club was set up and

had many stalwart

members some

swimming 8 months

of the year. The

Christmas Day swim

was another favourite

although one for the

stout hearted and fit.

This pool existed

from 1963 until its

closure in 1981, when a

new committee was formed with a

view to yet another modernisation

Funds were raised in the normal small

Town manner with sponsorship of

individual bricks, coffee mornings,

sponsored walks, Discos and generous

help from Watton Town Council and

Breckland Council. Both Dick Durrant

and Bob were again on hand to advise

and encourage with Bob again joining

the committee in its later years and also

taking up the job of plant engineer. The

pool eventually succumbed to the lack

of funds and ever increasing and

overburdening regulation.

Bob created an atmosphere of

enthusiasm and involvement for young

people at the pool and he was one of

the first adults beyond families and

school that many were able to form a

relationship with, independent of any

formal structures and based entirely

upon shared interests.

The key to many young people‟s

friendship with both Bob and Mabel,

was an enjoyment of the summers spent

in an enchanted environment that

allowed them all to explore the

blossoming of our own independence

in that all too brief period between

Child and Adulthood.

As Chris put it: “My own experiences,

as a child enjoying the pool with my

Father, to a teenager still excited to be

rushing to the Loch after School, and

beyond that to swimming with my own

infant Son on a beautiful June

morning . . . that excitement never left

me. Nor did it ever leave Bob.”

Robert (Bob) Nunn

Bob and Mabel Nunn


Norfolk Wildlife Trust

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Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Thursday 10 June. 6.30 - 8pm. An evening guided walk at Thompson Common by NWT Breckland Field officer Darrell Stevens. Venue - Park at the Great Eastern Pingo Trail car park off A1075, Stow Bedon. Cost £2.00 members and non-members for NWT funds.

Coffee at the Queens Hall 9.30am to 11.30am

Farmers Market Day-

Saturday 5th June

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in June Sun 20th June Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm until 4pm All welcome—please come along and bring family and friends

U3A Visits BBMF Forty seven members of Watton University of the

Third Age (U3A) recently enjoyed a visit to The

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre at

RAF Coningsby and were given a guided tour of

the Flight Hanger. A beautiful sunny day allowed

members to see a Spitfire and the RAFs latest

fighter aircraft the Typhoon practicing their display

routine. On the return journey a visit was made to

Springfield Gardens and Outlet Centre at

Spalding where the Ladies had a chance to

indulge in a little Retail Therapy.

The next trip is on Wednesday 30th June with a

tour of North Norfolk featuring a trip on the

North Norfolk Railway, Cromer, and on to a

cream tea at Bircham Windmill. A few seats are

still available to members with a waiting list for

visitors. Phone Ron on 01953 889951.

The Computer Studies and Computer Basic

Groups are now active and any members wishing

to join should contact our Group Coordinator

Rita on 01953 882668

The Garden Visits Group is visiting West

Barsham Hall on Sunday 6th June. Meet at the

Queens Hall car park at 1.30pm. Members should

contact Susan on 01953881373.

The next meeting is on Thursday 24th June. Tina

Chamberlain (Norfolk‟s own Pam Ayres) will

entertain with Norfolk Poems and Anecdotes

The Membership Secretary can be contacted on

01953 885358. For further information on the

National U3A go to www.u3a.org

Summer Dance The Watton Pantomime Group are

organising a Summer Dance on

Saturday the 3rd July at the Sports

Centre Gallery Bar ,Watton.

Featuring live band 'Mid Life Crisis'

the doors open at 7.30pm until

Midnight.

Tickets are available from Amy's in

the High Street. Tickets are also

available on the door. There will be

a raffle and a licensed bar. Please

come along and join us it is sure to

be a great night

Tools for Job Searching

Your Job Search - Thoughts from a Career Coach

When you were working you had

professional methods and tools for

completing your tasks to a standard

and a timescale. Which of these

have you used in your Job Hunting?

Remember the organisation, time

management, project management

and other disciplines you used at

work - have you used them in

finding new work? Let‟s start with

just one - setting SMART Goals

Do you have weekly and daily

objectives - goals which are

Specific, Measurable, Achievable,

Realistic and Timely? Try setting

some and see if your activity level

increases. The more active you are

the closer you are to your next job

David Bridge is a Career Coach

with Mayfair Coaching Practice

www.mayfaircp.com 01379 650045

Watton Country Market welcomes customers old and new It's hard to realize that this month sees the longest

day: we've had such a cold May that many things

in the plant and produce section have arrived

much later than usual. However the tables are now

beginning to overflow with bedding and vegetable

plants, shrubs and pot plants and fresh vegetables.

Do come and see what a lovely selection we have!

Our cooks provide a delicious selection of cakes

and pastries (both sweet and savoury), jams and

chutneys. We have local honey and fresh eggs on

offer too. Our crafters can provide you with cloth

bags, etched glass, turned wood pens, dishes,

picture frames and even bobbins for lace makers,

toys (with the regulation CE mark so you can buy

in safety for toddlers), knitted and crocheted items

and a wide range of greetings cards for all

occasions, and beautiful inexpensive jewellery for

all tastes. All our producers are willing to accept

orders for special items: please ask at the

appropriate stall. You can find us every

Wednesday morning from 8.30am to 11.30am in

the Watton Christian Community Centre

If you want a coffee and chat with friends before

or after shopping with us you do not even have to

leave the building as the ladies of the Methodist

Church serve such refreshments in the rear hall

until 12 noon

Wells Cole Cinema Club The Wells Cole Community Centre

needs a new heating system and all

profits raised from the cinema go to

the hall. Let‟s get a new heating

system in sooner rather than later. If

you are really serious about a new

heating system then support the

events that are helping to raise the

much needed funds.

Saturday 26th June - A Single Man -

A story that centres on an English

professor who, after the sudden

death of his partner tries to go about

his typical day in Los Angeles.

Certificate 12A Drama, BAFTA

Best Actor – Colin Firth

Wells Cole Community Centre

7.30pm film starts. Bar, tea and

coffee with Raffle and free parking.

Tickets £4 from Saham PO or 01953

883394 Or on the door. All welcome

Watton & Wayland Visitor Centre

Our appeal for more volunteers to staff the Visitor

Centre has borne fruit, we now have 3 new ladies

on the books each doing a half day a week, and

the occasional Saturday morning The centre is

open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to

1pm on Saturdays; and carries a wide range of

leaflets about attractions and activities in Norfolk

and further afield. There is an ever-increasing

range of craftware, preserves, giftware, greetings

cards, and artworks; a great place for gift ideas.

Do drop in and see us.

Thursday Club Presentation Watton Thursday Club were

delighted to be presented with a

cheque for £702-05 by the

retiring Mayor of Watton – Cllr

Margaret Holmes at her Civic

Reception held at the Sports

Centre on 14th May.

Margaret has instigated a

number of innovative events to

raise funds for charity during

her term of office - even co-

ordinating a hilarious evening

with the “Cleaving Heavages”

from her wheelchair following

an operation.

The Thursday Club Committee

are thrilled to have been chosen

as a beneficiary and are

indebted to Margaret for her

hard work and enthusiasm in

raising funds for us

Our group provides a monthly

social club for adults with

learning disabilities, and

enables our members to take

part in a varied programme of

events including bowling,

karaoke, an annual outing and a

Mid-Norfolk Times Gardening

June is the first real summer

month. Gardens and patio plants

are still a fresh green but they

are getting more and more

colourful every day. Although

there are many jobs to do in the

garden, take your time, sit back

and enjoy the warm sun and all

the new colours and fragrances

in the garden. That bit of advice

is something I picked up during

research for this column. The

outstanding bit for me is that it

assumes we have all kept up

with jobs during the early part

of the year. With all that snow?

Most people are still finding out

what survived and what didn‟t

and I hope you haven‟t been too

quick to discard plants that

looked dead but it‟s possible the

roots survived

One plant that seems to have

thrived is the dandelion. They‟re

everywhere! If you have lots of

them keep hoeing them off. The

roots head for Australia, making

it difficult to remove them

completely from a full border.

However, if you can do nothing

else, take off the flowers and

buds so minimising spread. If

you can also get at the leaves,

removing all growth above

ground, this will prevent light

getting in and eventually they‟ll

give up. These methods apply to

all weeds but especially to the

perennials like dandelion and

dock. A good tip given to me by

my father was that you pull a

weed every time you go down

the garden. It works, as if there‟s

no time to complete a job at

least there‟s the feeling of

achievement

Pruning is another job which

seems to crop up all year round

and there seems to be an air of

mystery about it. For instance,

wisteria. Oh dear; probably the

most talked-about pruning topic

ever. The received wisdom is to

prune the flowering „whippy‟

shoots back to six leaves in

August then hard pruning is to

be done in February. Then you

come across this “branches that

are growing in the wrong place

or have become too long can be

removed throughout the

growing season (April -

September)”. I have come to the

conclusion that the other

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received wisdom that pruning flowering

shrubs immediately after flowering will

do no harm and should ensure that the

plant flowers the following year is simple

and should work. Pruning should always

be done on an overcast day.

June is the perfect month for pruning

evergreens and conifers. You can do this

until August but young shoots will

develop better if you do it now. Again, I

have been told that conifers like

Leylandii should only be pruned in

October or April. This advice was given

on a scientific basis to do with the

hormones in the tree.

Remove old branches from Hydrangeas

For an extended or second flowering, and

a bushier plant, cut away any overblown

flowers or even part of the plant itself.

Another bit of advice, a bit late now, that

relates to this is the „Chelsea chop‟, so

named as it‟s normally carried out by

those with sufficient faith and courage

during Chelsea Flower Show week at the

end of May. The idea is the same, take

perennials back to about a foot and they

will then grow stronger and bushier. I

look at mine every year and can‟t face it!

The poor things have gone through the

winter, grown in spring until there‟s a

display and you chop their heads off.

Back to the main item, pruning:

1. All plants exist to reproduce and will

also strive to repair the 'damage‟ we

cause by pruning

2. Damaged, diseased and dead branches

are bad for the health of the plant and

should always be removed

3. Pruning causes a plant or shrub to lose

some of its food, so the roots should be

provided with extra nutrition to

compensate for this

4. The sap in plants, shrubs and trees

rises from the roots to the tips of the

twigs or stalks. As a result the buds near

the ends of the pruned twigs and stalks

will be the first to develop after pruning

5. If a branch is cut just beyond a side

branch or bud, the sap will be led

towards that side branch or bud and will

cause a reaction

6. Pruning delays flowering if it‟s done at

the wrong time

7. Young shoots have more vitality than

older shoots, which are often dormant.

Every plant/shrub channels its energy

primarily into the young shoots

8. Cutting off new young shoots may

cause fewer flowers and fruits to

develop, but they will be of a better

quality and/or will be bigger

9. A bush will be healthier if the middle

of the plant gets more light. This

provides more energy for the production

of buds and/or fruit

10. Horizontal branches produce more

flowers and fruit than vertical branches.

This applies most definitely to climbing

roses

11. Deadheading is part of pruning, as is

cutting flowers for the vase

Plants that have already flowered can be

divided and transplanted

Place plant supports between tall

growing perennials before they grow too

big

Leave spring-flowering bulbs

undisturbed until the foliage has died

back. Don't remove any foliage until it

has turned brown. This is messy but the

bulbs need the leaves to make food from

sunlight. You can help with a bit of

general fertiliser and/or mulch. You can

either remove the dead leaves or put

plants nearby to disguise the messy bits.

This isn‟t possible with naturalised bulbs

as the grass shouldn‟t be mown until the

foliage has died back, usually about six

weeks after the flowers are gone

Spring bulbs can be taken up, dried and

stored. Shake off excess soil and place

them somewhere dry and dark

Roses are in full flower by now. Check

for pests or diseases regularly. Aphids

can be dealt with by ladybirds or

proprietary spray. There are also

proprietary sprays for fungal diseases

such as blackspot

In warm, dry spells water once or twice a

week to give a good soaking. This is

much more effective than 15 minutes

every day as the water will penetrate

further into dry ground. A good test is to

water for as long as you think necessary

then push a stick or your finger into the

ground to see exactly how far (or not) the

water went. It‟s surprising - try it

If you haven't sown any seeds yet but

you do want to have some cheerful

annuals in the garden this summer, the

beginning of June is your last chance.

Sow directly into the garden anything

that says ‟hardy annual‟ on the packet.

Try to sow in rows within designated

patches so you can identify what

seedlings should be there and what to

remove. If this seems like hard work just

scatter the seeds around and hope they

beat the weeds to it. Herbs like Dill,

Fennel or Aniseed in the border are

definitely worth a try

June is also a good month for sowing bi-

annuals like Forget-me-nots, Snapdragon

and Campanulas. Although usually sold

as annuals, these plants often re-seed

themselves, so you will find them again

in your garden next summer! A friend of

mine always digs out all the forget-me-

nots, which leaves just enough for next

year. These are plants, like nigella, that

you need to be sure you like as once you

have them you always will

The start of June is a good time to start

arranging your hanging baskets or to add

some summer-flowering plants to them.

Consider some less obvious

combinations like cascade rose 'The

Fairy', Ivy or hanging Begonias, together

with some additional summer blooms.

Use good potting compost in your

hanging baskets mixed with some tub

plant fertilizer. There are special

composts on the market that have slow

release fertiliser already in them and

some also have water retaining gel. If

your compost doesn‟t have these, it‟s

worth adding them separately. Another

tip is to put a small saucer in the bottom

of the basket to help retain moisture. It‟s

amazing how often hanging baskets need

watering in dry spells

Give Strawberries (potted ones too) a

soluble potassium rich fertilizer once a

week

The first Strawberries should be

ready depending on the variety.

When you pick them, don't just pull

the fruit but always nip the stalk, so

you pick the berry and the plug.

That way, fruits stay fresh for longer

and the plants are less likely to get a

fungal infection. Fruits of Prunus

types like Almond, Cherry, Peach

and Plum can still be thinned to

ensure a rich crop later on. If you

want large apples, you need to thin

out the tree from mid-June. Remove

the excess fruit, beginning with the

misshapen apples. Eating apples

should be spaced about 10-15 cm

apart with one fruit per leaf rosette.

You may not need to thin too much

as most fruits shed excess during the

„June drop‟. Don‟t be alarmed if you

are a first-time fruit grower as this is

a natural process and saves you

work!

Check apple trees for mildew (white

powdery shoots) weekly. By removing

affected branches straight away you will

prevent the spread of this fungal disease

As soon as the apple has flowered there

are predators lurking. The Apple sawfly

and Plum sawfly lay their eggs in the

flower hearts. The grubs then develop

rapidly and munch away at the inside of

the fruit. While the apple will grow on as

normal it will be wormy. Take action as

soon as you spot the flies

Check all berry plants for caterpillars,

preferably on a daily bases. They can

devour an entire bush in a matter of days

There is still time to sow Pumpkins and

Gourds. Let the seeds soak in lukewarm

water for a while before you sow them to

make them germinate faster

But don't forget that these plants take up

a lot of space. If you grow them along

canes in the border or against a sunny

fence or pergola, they will take up much

less space and you can still enjoy the

lovely home-grown, ornamental fruits for

months

Just take a quick look back at the first

paragraph - enjoy it and in the immortal

words of Corporal Jones, don‟t panic!

Attleborough & District Horticultural Society The June meeting will take the form of

the annual Rose and Sweet Pea Show

and will be held on June 23rd at Peter

Beales Roses, London Road,

Attleborough, commencing at 7.30pm.

This is an Open Show and exhibitors can

obtain full details from the Show

Secretary, John Don, on 01953 454848.

Admission is free and the evening is

invariably a colourful and enjoyable

occasion

At the April meeting Peter Chinnery

gave an interesting and informative

hands-on talk on “Hanging Baskets”, and

it was a pleasure to see so many

members and guests present. We were

taken through the pros and cons of all the

different sorts of hanging baskets, plant

pots and containers, the different planting

mediums, products for retaining

moisture, suitable fertilisers and not least

the huge variety of plants that can

flourish in hanging baskets, ranging from

traditional favourites through to mini-

shrubs, tomatoes and strawberries! One

crucial factor for success that constantly

cropped up was the necessity to balance

adequate moisture levels with effective

drainage

In a rather sparse table competition

winners were: vase of three flowers Ron

Brewer, three tulips Shirley Penfold, any

vegetable Ron Brewer and arrangement

of spring flowers Shirley Penfold.

Bradenham & District Horticultural Society Our June meeting will be held on 17th at

7.30pm in the Village Hall. The speaker

will be Mr J Paine whose subject is

„Right Plant/Right Place‟. There will also

be a raffle, refreshments and Geoff‟s

Topical Tips

Everybody is welcome to our meetings

and we look forward to seeing you.

Further information from Marianne

Kilmartin, Publicity Officer 01362

820744

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times

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The post-freeze resurrection continues!

Two Duranta trees and a Clerodendron in a

big pot have finally started sprouting new

shoots from the roots. The Duranta, also

known as Brazilian Sky Flower, has sprays

of beautiful blue-purple flowers all summer

and in the autumn puts on bright orange

berries, sometimes at the same time as the

flowers. This particular Clerodendron is a

vigorous climber with deep red flowers

tinged with purple. Both are semi-tropical

but usually don‟t die back in winter here.

As the weather heats up, along come the

bugs! Mosquitoes haven‟t been bad yet this

year, mostly because we haven‟t had any

measurable rain in two months. All the

dirty water from the fishpond was used to

water the fig tree in the hope of having a

decent crop of fruit this year. In a good year

this tree, variety “Texas Everbearing”,

produces multiple crops of small, sweet,

green-gold-purple fruit as delicious straight

off the tree as in jams and pies. Every year

there is fierce competition with the birds

and squirrels for the fruit – usually they win

the most battles. The bush green beans have

been disappointing this year and the

aubergines and cucumbers are struggling.

Everything else is coming along just fine,

although slower than usual. Roses have

passed their first flush and need to be

trimmed in readiness for their second

bloom. Multi-coloured Cannas and

Hemerocallis, and Achillea, white and rose,

are rioting in the flower beds, and the

naturalized Easter Lilies are about ready to

break bud. The new favourite Picasso

Petunia is huge, with large magenta flowers

edged with chartreuse. Another favourite is

Spigelia, with its cheerful red and yellow

flowers. This is the time of year when

nurseries sell many plants for next to

nothing, or give them away rather than

relegate them to the compost heap. They

forget to water, order too many, or

misjudge the customers‟ needs, and with a

little tender loving care, sometimes these

sorry-looking plants can be nursed back to

life and become fine specimens!

Right is a photo of azaleas under a Live

Oak tree in Savannah, Georgia. Notice the

Spanish Moss hanging from the branches?

This also grows in Texas but is much more

spectacular in Georgia and South Carolina.

Spanish Moss is an

epiphyte, living on

nutrients from the air,

and doesn‟t harm the

tree. It certainly

makes a dramatic

statement.

Tennyson has gone!

At the beginning of

the pond-cleaning

session, while starting

to remove leaves and

debris, a heavy weight

became caught on the

tines of the old garden

rake. It wasn‟t a rock -

it was Tennyson

Turtle! Who was

more surprised?

Fortunately there was

a large tub of de-

chlorinated water

handy, intended for the fish, where

Tennyson grudgingly waited until she could

be transported to her new foster home. Now

the water is sparkly clean again it will be

easier to detect squatters!

Tomato – Tomayto Gardening in Navasota, Texas with Helen Quinn

On Wednesday, 12th MAY, it was our

first OUTSIDE VISIT to the JAPANESE

GARDEN at the OLD BAKERY, Caston

We were all amazed to find this „exotic

jewel‟ right in the middle of a Norfolk

village. Our last speaker, Derek Archer

joined us to explain the plants as he is

responsible for all the „green‟ planting

there and told us it is one of the largest

Japanese gardens in the country and it

certainly was well worth seeing.

Fabulous rocks and Bonsai trees as well

as a beautiful waterfall, and stream

leading to a pond and tea-house. A good

turnout of 32 members attended

Our hosts Kevin and Teresa Pell were

thanked by our Chairman, Matt Dobbin

and presented with a bouquet of flowers

Afterwards refreshments were very

kindly served at the home of Annie and

Brian Brooker and the cakes were

delicious! Annie was given a bouquet of

roses

It was a very enjoyable evening despite

needing to wrap up in our thermals on a

very unseasonably cold May meeting!

WEDNESDAY 9th JUNE : Our next

meeting will be at THE OLD

RECTORY, Brandon Parva, NR9 4DL,

hosted by Mr & Mrs S. Guest

Situated 9 miles west of Norwich on the

B1108. This beautiful 4acre garden has

lots for us to see. It is a mature

predominantly shrub garden with

walkways and pergolas covered in

climbers leading to a large lawn

surrounded by boldly planted borders.

There is an area of woodland and a pond

as well as a walled garden. So hope lots

of you will come along, ring me of you

would like further instruction on how to

get there. Or come with us from the

village green, share lifts wherever

possible.. we will leave at 6.45pm

prompt. Please remember to offer a

contribution for fuel

HORN FAIR on SUNDAY, MAY 30th

Too early for me to report on this event, I

will do so in the JULY edition. However

I should say a big thank you to all those

who helped out in any way

I asked you to watch this space for

results of the Telegraph‟s „Most Lively

Village Green‟ competition. Well we got

to the final 4 and have won a year‟s

membership to the „Open Spaces

Society‟ and £50 worth of garden

vouchers and that was it! We will use the

money towards filling the flower boxes

at the entrances to the village

FLOWER SHOW : SUNDAY 22nd

AUGUST 2010

Keep this as a definite event in your

diaries! A traditional village flower show

with fantastic quality exhibits. We look

forward to your entries and support

The SCHEDULE and ENTRY FORM

will be available from me at Overton

House, Harling Rd. from 9th June, and

will be on the website then, as are some

„Tips for showing‟. We also hope to have

a club meeting in August to explain the

details to those who wish to enter and

want to know more

For more information look us up on our

website:

www.greathockhamgardeningclub.org.uk

Or ring me on the number below

We are a very active, friendly club,

always keen to increase our membership

and now is a great time to join

If anyone would like a lift to meetings

please give me a call

Jane Dalton (Secretary) 01953 498694

Great Hockham Gardening Club Breckland Flower and Garden Club outing Breckland Flower and Garden Club are

running a trip to Hemmingford Abbots,

Cambs Flower Festival weekend on

Saturday 26th June. This is a biennial event

which includes flower festival in church,

20+ Open Gardens (some offering

refreshments) music recitals in church,

Morris dancing, history exhibition, crafts -

weaving, lace making, etc - vintage cars,

bicycles and tractors and more. For details

of costs and travel arrangements please

contact Christine 01953 454528 or 07926

084564

June 10th – Demonstration: "One Day" Mr

Lee Berrill. Competition: Special Occasion

Arrangement. Renee Hambley Trophy

awarded for Best Use of Colour

July 8th Summer Garden Lunch. 12 for

12:30 at the home of Mrs Joy Tunmore.

Roseville, Carleton-Rode. Plant Stall,

Tombola & Garden Quiz. Competition: A

Buttonhole (to be worn) Rosemary Leeder

Trophy awarded for most imaginative

How about entering the Horticultural Section of the Wayland Show?

Alison and Stewart would like as many entries as can be mustered for the Wayland Show on Sunday 1st August at Watton. The

section has something for everyone; whether you are a flower arranger, a plant grower or have an allotment full of lovely vegetables.

And don't forget children can enter too. Entry forms can be obtained from Alison at The Village Florist, Grandmas Patch and

Wayland House or from our sponsors, Rudlings, all in Watton. Also there will be a name the scarecrow competition running in The

Village Florist during July with a hamper for the winner. You can also make your own scarecrow and enter it at the show on the day,

this section is free and sponsored by The Village Florist. Prizes are a cup for the year and money for both the child and adult winners.

Go on have a go! the scarecrow can be made from anything you like, it‟s all good fun!!!

Pre show tickets can be bought from The Village Florist during the month of July and Alison and Stewart are looking forward to

seeing you all at The Wayland Show for a great family day out.

Ovington Gardening Club The June meeting will be on 'How to

keep fit in the garden' by Freya Trott.

This meeting will be held in Ovington

Village Hall at 7.45pm on Wednesday 2

June and all are welcome. Further details

can be obtained from Ed on 01953

885848 or Carol on 01760 440719

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Watton Pantomime Group’s

Annual Fundraiser Dancing to Midlife Crisis

Watton Sports

Centre

Saturday 3rd July

7.30pm ‘till late

Tickets only £5

Jackie‟s bucking the trend Jackie Cuffe has lived in Saham for most

of her life and always dreamt of

following in her father‟s footsteps and

owning her own business. With a flair

for fashion, it was inevitable she would

find that dream fulfilled in owning her

own boutique. But it hasn‟t been easy.

A few years ago she started on the path

by opening a “by appointment” evening

wear boutique in Saham. And after

developing a clientele and slowly

developing her reputation an opportunity

came along to open a shop in town and

of course, Jackie jumped at the chance.

The new shop, which Jackie describes as

a bit like the Tardis, being much bigger

on the inside than it looks on the outside,

has given her a chance to branch out a bit

and increase the range of products she

sells. As a result you can finally go to a

shop in Watton and select form a range

of daywear accessories, shoes, luxury

greetings cards and wrap and a range of

beautiful gifts.

Jackie still offers a personal service and

can still offer appointments for evening

gowns if required at the boutique or for

parties of ladies who want a different

sort of night out!!

“It is a dream come true for me” said

Jackie “but I hope the boutique will also

bring some new trade in to town.

“It isn‟t easy in these recessionary times

to get a business off the ground but I

hope that my success will be an

inspiration to others to have a go”.

She continued “I would like to say a

really big thank you to all my family and

friends for supporting me especially to

my hubby Rob and my dad for working

all the hours under the sun to get the

boutique ready for opening.”

Jackie is running regular promotions for

readers of the Mid Norfolk Times and

this month call in have a look around,

mention the Mid Norfolk Times and you

can buy 3 Bath Bombs for £5 during the

month of June.

The boutique at 16A High Street Watton

(near Mullengers Estate Agents) is open

from 9am – 4pm Wednesdays and

9.30am – 5pm Thursdays to Saturdays.

Bees & Honey with the WI in Attleborough Betty Stacey, our President, welcomed

members & guests to our April Meeting.

Jerusalem was sung and apologies for absence

were given. The branch business was read &

arrangements for the Spring Fayre on May

22nd were discussed.

The evening‟s speaker was John Everett on

“Bees & Honey.” Unfortunately, because the

numbers are on the decline we must encou rage

them into our gardens by providing suitable

vegetation.

There are three castes of honey bees, the

queens which lay the eggs, the drones or males

which mate with the queens & the female

workers which feed the larvae. We were given

lots of information re bee keeping & were

shown a modern hive built in layers. Samples

of honeycomb were passed round & members

were able to purchase honey & beeswax. I

presume that a lot of polishing was done this

week!! We were fascinated by the life of the

honey bees & hadn‟t realised how complicated

their lives are!

Carol Smith gave the vote of thanks.

Boo and Hissing in the Dark Following on from last year‟s

hilariously funny production of Dad‟s

Army, which played to sell out

audiences every night last year, the

Boo & Hiss Theatre Company of

Watton have now started rehearsing

their next production . . . Laughter in

the Dark, a comedy by Victor Lucas.

At the recent AGM, the Company

elected Fleur Ravell-Lake as

Chairman, with Adrian Spencer -

Vice Chairman, Anne Brown –

Secretary and Stacy Wilkinson –

Treasurer.

Conscious that the last production,

Dad‟s Army, set the comedy bar

very high indeed, the company spent

a long time discussing the merits of

many different plays and eventually

settled on Laughter in the Dark.

Alan Abel was appointed as the

show‟s Producer and in a bold

move, the Company appointed

Julian Horn as first time Director.

We are not going to give away too

much of the plot except to say that

the play is set over Christmas Eve

and Christmas Day at the snowed

in Creeching Cheney mansion,

where an oddly assorted group of

characters are assembled for the

reading of the will!

So, to coin a phrase, the stage is

set, rehearsals are well underway

and should you pass by our

rehearsal rooms and hear peals of

laughter coming from inside, do

not be surprised for this is a very,

very funny play indeed.

Laughter in the Dark will be presented

on the evenings of Thursday 23rd,

Friday 24th and Saturday 25th

September at the Queens Hall. We will

let you know when the tickets, which

will be available from Mullengers are

released, we anticipate they will sell

out very quickly so book the date in

your diaries now.

Saham Toney Bridge Club has been

running for 14 years and is well

established in the county bridge

circles.

We have over 40 members who

meet on a Thursday evening at

Broom Hall Hotel and Country

Club, Saham Toney and play

duplicate bridge. We are a very

friendly but competitive club and

our members vary a great deal in

ability. Anyone is welcome to

come and join us and if you are not

familiar with duplicate play, there

are many willing members to help

you along.

We have 3 trophies which we play

for annually – winners for 2010:

Derrick Savage Trophy – Alan &

Pat Fosbrook; John Cleverly Cup –

John & Sylvia Hackshall;

Rawnsley Individual Cup – Gaye

Davidson

As well as playing bridge, we have

3 social occasions during the year.

Our annual Christmas Party in

December is for members only but

our other 2 events are for spouses

and partners. A BBQ is held in the

summer in one of the members‟

gardens and an annual dinner is

held in March.

These events are greatly enjoyed by

all, it being especially nice to mix

with husbands and wives and talk

instead of playing bridge.

We would like to see anyone living

in the area who plays bridge, has a

small amount of knowledge of

bridge or who would be interested

in learning to play the game. If you

come in any of these categories and

would like to know more about the

club, please get in touch with

Elaine Aberdeen on 01953 882005

or e-mail

[email protected]

Duplicate Bridge in convivial company


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THE WATTON PLAICE 9 Middle Street, Watton

Frying on Tuesday to Saturday from 11.30am to 1.45pm and 4.30pm to 8.00pm

Closed Sunday and Monday “Gone fishing!”

Don’t forget our Thursday Lunchtime Delivery Service for the Housebound and Elderly only.

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Saturday, 5th June 2pm Parking near Caston School

Stalls, games, competitions, Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, plants, BBQ, Raffle & Tombolas, Watton Silver Band. All Proceeds to Caston Church

Everyone welcome to join us for our traditional village fete!

Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery

School have had their winning World

Cup recipe for a healthy, energy packed

fruit smoothie published in the „Let‟s

Get Cooking Special World Cup 2010

Recipe Book.‟

This is a great honour and in the picture

above you can see some of the school‟s

„Let‟s get Cooking Team‟ celebrating

their achievement.

The winning recipe is a fruit smoothie

made with coconut, milk and bananas;

some of the ingredients coming from

Africa, the home of World Cup 2010.

The recipe book is being sent out to all

the participating „Let‟s get Cooking‟

schools in the country which means that

the Westfield recipe may be tried by

4,000 clubs countrywide.

Westfield‟s Winning World Cup recipe published Not normally open to the

public . . . you can take this

opportunity to have Sunday

lunch and a walk round

Scoulton Mere – by kind

permission of The Woodrising

Estate. Starting at Scoulton

Village Hall from 12.30pm on

Sunday, 13 June 2010.

It is a uniquely historic site –

not only have Neolithic tools

been found there, but it was the

site of the famous Scoulton

Gulleries where thousands of

Black Headed Gulls once nested

– eggs were collected and sent

to Harrods in London (within

living memory) – it seems too

many were taken and the Gulls

stopped coming!

There will be an exhibition of

pictures and articles about the

Gulleries by Robena Brown in

the Village Hall and a chance to

buy a keepsake postcard or

bookmark etc. The barbeque

lunch, with dessert, will be from

12.30pm starting to eat at about

1pm followed by the walk

round the Mere. (Wear stoutish

shoes and dress for the weather

please!) Tickets are £5 each.

Available from Margaret

Marham on 01953 483758 and Gill

Hunt on 01953 850659. Ring now to

book your tickets. All proceeds for

the upkeep of Holy Trinity Scoulton

and St Nicholas, Woodrising.

Organised by Scoulton and

Woodrising PCC.

Rare opportunity for a Mere Walk

Rocklands school held a Sing-Along

early one morning in April to which

parents, staff and governors were all

invited. Warm-ups to exercise the

diaphragm were followed by the singing

of some amusing songs and a good time

was had by all. Thanks to Mrs Reall for

organising this event. All money raised

goes towards enabling pupils to receive

an energy busters grant

The school clubs are still proving very

popular. At present we offer art,

gymnastics, drama, choir and chess. We

are very lucky that one of our parents

very generously runs a Chinese Club at

school in which the pupils learn to speak,

write and sing in Cantonese. Film Club

continues on alternate Wednesdays and

children have the chance to write

reviews, and choose films to be shown in

the future; the parents and staff are

grateful to the great efforts of our school

secretary, Sarah Good, who runs this

club

We have some keen gardeners at

Rocklands School who would like to say

a big thank you to Mr Steggles of

Snowdrop Gardening Services who very

generously donated a wheelbarrow. Our

potatoes are growing very well. We have

signed up to the Potatoes

Councils „Grow It‟ campaign and

pupils are learning how potatoes

grow and how they fit into a

balanced diet

Reception pupils enjoyed a fun

morning together with their

partnership school peers at Great

Ellingham and the children from

our local Pre –school in early

May. The children worked

together all morning discussing

pets and undertaking a range of

related activities. They shared

lunch in the playground before

returning to Rocklands

Well done to Class Three who

have managed to get some of

their work published in Tiny

Treasures East of England. The

pupils were challenged to write a

mini-saga; an exciting story of

less than 50 words - a true test of

skills of authorship

Congratulations are also due to three

pupils who took part in the 2010 Chess

Challenge in Norwich on the 1st May

2010

For further information about school

activities, student projects and the

opportunity to keep up to date with

events, visit our website: http://

www.rocklands.norfolk.sch.uk Visit the

Parent page for school term dates, and

the calendar for information and school

events throughout the year.

Sing Along, Chinese Club, Gardening . . . all at Rocklands School

Charity stalls in aid of Ugandan orphans

Cakes, Coffees, Bric-a-Brac, Books, Raffle, Tombola At St Mary's Church Hall, Attleborough

on Saturday 5th June 10 - 11.30 am admission free

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Cinema Club Wells Cole Community Centre,

Saham Toney

Saturday June 26th A Single Man 12A BAFTA BEST ACTOR – COLIN FIRTH

Entrance £4.00, fully licensed bar, wheel chair access, free parking, raffle in

interval. Free draw ticket to win the film of the night. For more information please ring

01953 883394 or purchase a ticket from Saham Post Office.

The WCCC needs a new heating system and all profit from the evening

goes towards this project.

Claire Marie Codling The funeral service for Claire

Marie Codling took place on 9th

April at St Martin‟s Church,

Thompson followed by interment

in the Churchyard. The service

was conducted by Rev Bob

Nichols. Generous donations, to

date, totalling £1160 have been

received in her memory which will

be equally divided between

Redwings Horse Sanctuary and

East Anglian Air Ambulance

Claire Marie Codling was born on

the 21st of September, 1995 at the

old Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.

She lived all her life in Thompson

with her parents Bev and Gina,

older sister Anna and twin brother

Alastair

Claire attended the Watton Little

Acorns Playgroup, Thompson

Teddy and Tumble Teds and

Thompson Primary School

At Primary School she played for

the netball team and belonged to

the Gymnastics After School Club

and took part in gymnastics galas,

she also played in the Norfolk

Netball Team

In 2007 she attended Wayland

Community High School. Claire

was a Year 9 student, hardworking

and very happy. For two years

running she received the Girls

Sports Personality Prize and

played for the school Netball,

Hockey, Football and Rounders

teams. In 2008 she performed a

solo routine at the gymnastics gala

and in November, 2009 she played

netball for the Breckland Team in

the Norfolk S.S.P. Games

Claire was a member of the

Watton Hockey Club and had just

joined Stardance Company

learning Street Dance

Claire was a proud owner of pet

Rabbit Floppy and a great animal

lover, especially horses. In July,

2006 Claire with friends at

Thompson Primary School raised

funds for The Brooke, an equine

charity and again in 2007 with her

sister Anna at Wayland High's

Summer Fayre. She currently

sponsored a horse, Darcy, at

Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Claire was very fashionable,

artistic and enjoyed drawing. Her

hobbies were walking, reading,

swimming and going on the bus to

Norwich with her friends shopping

and had just recently become very

interested in photography

At the end of February with

Wayland High School Claire

travelled abroad for the first time

to the Belgium War Graves; a trip

she enjoyed immensely

Claire had started her Bronze

Duke of Edinburgh Award and for

her Service Section was helping at

Thompson Primary School's

Wednesday After School Club.

Sadly she never had a chance to

take part in the walking and

camping

Claire was a wonderful, loving

daughter and sister. She lived life

to the full, always smiling, a

constant chatterbox, an awful joke

teller. She was caring, kind and

growing into a lovely young

woman. She will be greatly missed

by all her family and her friends

from both Primary and High

School Family mourners: Bev & Gina

Codling, Anna Codling, Alastair Codling, Peter & Sheila Harwood,

Dave Parlour, Carol Codling, Debbie

& Richard Codling, Jenny and Peter Lord (Lisa Lord), Lisa & Vince

Harwood (Jazmin), Harris & Sam

Harwood, David & Julie Wilkins, Charlotte & Lewis Wilkins, Lisa

Harwood, Grant & Ruth Harwood

(Daisy, Ruby, Ada & Albert

Harwood), Nigel & Michelle

Harwood, Jade & Harry Harwood, Eric

Kellingray (Daryl and Carol Kellingray), Mrs Janet Langley,

Rachel Barnard (Anne Bell), Peter

Codling, Mr & Mrs Ronald Stebbings (Leslie Stebbings), Mrs Nicola Blake

(Mr & Mrs R Harwood), Wayne

Stebbings, Kati Harwood (Morgan Harwood), Eirlys Johnson (Nick, boys

& Mr & Mrs John Harwood), Rebecca

Codling, Victoria Codling & David Sayer (Darci-Rose), Terry, Gemma &

Taylor Cassidy (Roman & Indie) Stanley, Paula, Darren & Tina Mason,

Mr K Kellingray, Deborah Hardy

(Kevin Hardy) Other Mourners: Matthew Orchard,

Joanne Griffiths, Paul McCann,

Christina Ward, Richard McDowell, George McDowell, Lorraine, Emily

and Jack Creed, Elliot Faulkner,

Wendy Lee, Victoria Sercomb, Karen Freeman, Patricia Bealing,

Ali and Jackie Carter, Mr & Mrs

Richard Leighton, Chipperfield Family,

Missy Boyd, Catherine Turley

(Melissa & Jordon), Rebecca Simpson, Michael, Paula and William Corrie

(Lisa & Anna Harrison), Daniel and

Michelle Jessop, Amy Scutt, Chloe Everitt, Megan Robb, Claire Scutt,

Gina Ayres, Tom Barber, Anne Wynne

-Davies, Ben Wynne-Davies, Sarah Hare, Claire Hare, James Roe, Andy

Moulton (Peddars Way Housing

Association), Dilys Leggett, Joshua Argent, Heidi Froude, Maxine

Ackerman, Caroline and Sarah Hogan,

Alice Stone, Mrs Pauline Hardy (Linda & Gilda),

Mr & Mrs B. Manning (Ian & Nicci),

Mollie & John Spalding (Mandy, Suzanne & Family), Sally Kendall

(Rob, Zoe and Matthew),

Nesta Hartley, George and Flora Hartley-Webb, Betty Norris, Amy

Blake (family),

Sue and Scott Abel, Miss Jessica Blake, Miss Megan Blake, Gail Dyer

(Watton Hockey Club), Miss Catherine

Garner (Henry Garner), Marlene Secker (Vicki Mitchell), Shirley

Beesley (Sharon Tilford), Miss Hannah

Chapman, Miss Rosie Chapman, Jane Chapman, Ashley Churchyard, Callum

Saker, Miss Megan Beeston,

Miss Kayleigh Turley, Miss Laura Howlett, Rebecca Howlett, Amanda

Byrne,

Mr & Mrs Simon Long and Alex Long, Allison & Zoe Rolph (Mark &

Josh),Alice Schollar, Mrs P Hardy (Mr

W Hardy), Miss Charlotte Healy, Miss

Lily Healy, Miss Alice MacLoughlin,

Miss Rachel Ward, Miss Alesha Rudling, Miss Sally Dolton,

Jake O‟Farrell, Aidan Rayner, Bradley

Atkins, Kieran Pitcher, Megan Wright, Harry Barton, Jeremy Everett, Gary,

Louise, and Amber Moulton, Lisa

Rolfe, Rosie Clark, Alison Clark, Paul Toombs, Liz

Tomlin, Bobby Hughes, Rory

McTaggart, George Smy, Lucy & Jimmy Cutting, Jimmy & Miriam

Johnson, Sara Delaney, Ian & Maxine

Robertson, Megan & Ellen Kennedy, Beryl & Trevor Kennedy, Rosie &

Brandie Smithson, Diane & David

Eagling-Smith, Liam Eagling-Smith, Mr & Mrs K Eagling, Wendy Linge,

Bethan Linge, Marie McKay, Lauren

Symonds, Lucy Vallerie, Mica Burgess, Jordan Zachariades, Margaret

Wood, Shirley Edwards, Janet Mead,

Valerie Wenham, Helen Kemp, Domini Newby, Sian & Leigh Newby,

Michael Rose Head Teacher of

Wayland Community High School, Rebecca, Martha and Bethany Watts,

Lydia Wilson, Nicola & Chris Babey, Rebecca & Collette Wilkinson, Alan &

Angela Ketteringham (Ian & David

Ketteringham), Harry & Barbara Hicks, Margaret Holmes Mayor of

Watton, Lillian Ruffles, Barry Cocks,

Lauren & Paul Weight, Jo Weight Head Teacher of Thompson Primary

School,

Connor Williams, Liam Voutt, Jack Hort, Max Harding, Daniel Woolley,

Louise & Jamie Gregory, Chris &

Allison Turner, Janet Walmsley, Alison Banham, Linda May,

Marion & Elizabeth Adcock, Luke

Blackmoor, Kieron Stebbings, Connor Mulcahy,

Julia Preston (David), Nicholas &

Savrine Fournier, Kelly McCullogh, Tom Halliwell, Jo Skeats, Gareth

Welham, Lorraine Campbell, Sequoia

Mallett, Tom Fensom, Jane Cross, Rebecca Grayling, Sian Eagle, Elisha

Stewart, Matt Cross & Natalie Leggett,

Sue Faulkner, Sheila & Daniel Lake, Mike Webster, Rafarla Louren, Jane,

Sally & Laura Eastwood, Trefor & Pat

Parry, Ashley Wilson, Lavinia & Zoe

Burton, Lizzie Blackmoor, Dee

Hughes, Terry & Helen Mulcahy,

Sonia Churchyard, David & Zoe Bouchard, Sam Head,

Show your homecraft skills at the Show If you enjoy cookery or

needlecraft why not put your skills

on display by entering our Home

Section Competitions.

Quilters- Get stitching today! Your

homemade quilt/blankets will be

entered into the quilt competition

and all quilts will be donated to

the children's charity Project

Linus*.

www.projectlinusuk.org.uk

This year's cookery category

entries are for a jar of strawberry

jam, chocolate sandwich cake,

fruit scones, and shortbread

biscuits.

Craft entries are for any Christmas

themed patchwork item, hand

crafted toy, handmade card and

any other handmade item.

*Please note that the Project Linus

Quilts are a separate charity

category from the rest of the craft

categories at the Wayland Show.

All items entered in the standard

craft categories are returned to the

owners. Those wishing to enter

the Project Linus Charity category

should be aware that their quilts

will be donated to that charity.

For recipes and all Home Section

entry forms please visit

www.waylandshow.com

Wayland Chamber of Commerce Chamber Directories The Chamber

Directories have been delivered

throughout Wayland. They have

been produced and delivered earlier

this year than in previous years and

the directories are being very well

received. The Directories provide

details of our members and contact

details of local interests such as

clubs, activities, libraries, schools,

etc. The aim is to ensure the

Directory is a Wayland One-stop

Directory that can be kept by the

telephone throughout the

forthcoming year.

This year the Directories have

proved to be so popular that as a

result it was agreed at the

Committee meeting held on the 21st

April 2010 to increase the amount

produced next year.

We would also like the thank

Bethany Vangeson for the front

cover; a scene from „Babes in the

Wood‟.

Moving It was agreed at the

Committee meeting to move the

venue of our meeting. In order to

remain business savvy the Chamber

will now hold their meetings at

Clayland House.

Business Breakfast Meeting The

Chamber held their first Business

Breakfast Forum on the 26th April

2010 at Watton Sports Centre. The

Forum was well attended with

nearly 60 delegates from a variety of

Wayland Business. Smith and

Pinching were the Sponsors and a

speaker at this event. Wendy Carr of

Home Hall Bed and Breakfast also

spoke about her organic Bed and

Breakfast and Richard Wills of

Breckland Council spoke about a

forthcoming Pride in Breckland

event to be held in Wayland on the

24th July 2010; details to be

released very soon.

Styella were the first winners of the

business card draw and received a

very nice bottle of wine. It was

fabulous to see so many Wayland

Businesses networking over a bacon

roll. The next event on the 26th July

2010.

Website The Chamber has agreed to

revamp and are currently contacting

local companies with a view of

instructing one to take on the task of

providing a professional looking

website; with a Members‟ Directory

and a list of forthcoming events.

Other Committee meeting news

The Committee welcomed and

agreed new members T.S Associates

(Intafit) and Bowles and Walker

Ltd.

It was agreed to support the Watton

Carnival by being a sponsor. The

Chamber further agreed that it

would like to continue to support the

local artistic talent we have at

Wayland Community High School

and we would invite a pupil to

provide artwork for next year‟s

Directory.

For all Enquiries Please contact the

Secretary at secretary@wayland-

chamber.org.uk

Post for the Chamber can now be

sent to Heather Nunn, Womack

House, Swaffham Road, Ashill IP25

7DB or handed in at Salena Dawson

& Co, 20 Thetford Road Watton to

be forwarded to the Chamber.


Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

Bullying/Abuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

It’s good to talk! Counselling can help if you’re 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 – 9pm Tuesdays and 9.30am – 1pm Wednesdays. Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk), registered charity number 1054419

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All your plumbing and heating needs

Boiler Servicing, Installations and General Plumbing All work undertaken.

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Telephone 01953 883829 07836 267 419

Breckland Country

Music Festival Watton Road Shipdham

Thurs 10th to Sun 13th June

Full Details from Mike Rix 01953 889 890

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in June

Sun 20th June Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm until 4pm All welcome

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 & Discos, Meetings, Jumble Sales etc.

Large Car Park - Children’s Play Area

Visit our Social Club - Bar open every Wednesday and Friday from 7.30pm onwards.

Don’t Delay - Book Today

01953 882 498

Multi-sport for all in Attleborough A scheme that will increase sporting

opportunities for children with disabilities

moved forward on Saturday 16th May,

when children attended a multi-sport

session held at Attleborough Junior School

This was the first of four taster sessions

delivered by Premier Sport where

youngsters will be coached in a wide range

of activities including football, basketball,

tag rugby and dodge ball. Earlier this year,

children from Chapel Road School in

Attleborough and Fred Nicholson School

in Dereham were given coaching to

prepare them for the Norfolk Youth

Games. The four multi-sport sessions will

provide follow-up coaching for these

children and enable other youngsters with

disabilities to try out different sporting

activities

The remaining classes, organised and

funded by Breckland Council in

partnership with Parkwood Leisure, Active

Norfolk and the Extended Schools Service,

will be held at Attleborough Sports Hall on

12th and 19th June. All sessions cost £1

and run from 10am – 11.30am. Booking is

essential and an appropriate adult must

accompany each child

Breckland Council Executive Member for

Communities and Place Shaping, Adrian

Stasiak, explained the Council‟s long-term

goal;

“We want to ensure that children with

disabilities have the same opportunity as

other youngsters in the district to

participate in sporting activities. This

September, the Council will establish a

disability sports club in Attleborough open

to youngsters throughout the Breckland

district

During the multi-sport sessions officers

will be consulting with the children and

their parents to find out which activities

best suit the children‟s interests and

abilities, and the council will use this

information to help determine which

activities to offer at the new club and

which of the two locations is most

suitable”

The disability sports club will meet weekly

and give children sports experiences and

training appropriate to their needs and

abilities. For further information about the

multi-sport sessions, call Ellen at Active

Norfolk on 01603 697008, email

[email protected]. For

information about the disability sports

club, call Breckland Sports Development

Officer, Stefan Clifford on 01362 656870

Oliver Nunn and Ola Szyszka race around an obstacle course

Picture Submitted

By Edith Pleasance Watching football is not my favourite

television programme, although I do

appreciate the quality of a well-scored

goal so generally watch the „Highlights‟

Where I lived in London was within

walking distance of Chelsea Football

ground and I frequently accompanied my

boy-friend to a Saturday afternoon game.

Then my family moved south to

Croydon so the week-end match to

attend became Crystal Palace

From what I recall it was a different

game then. The centre-forward scored

goals, the crowd cheered and we didn‟t

see the other players climbing all over

the lucky lad nor, indeed, the knee-

scraping slide across the ground, arms

outstretched, indicating „What a clever

bloke I am to achieve just that for which

I am paid a fortune.‟

There was probably just as much

excitement among the watching crowd as

we stamped and swayed along the

terraces, usually ending up several yards

from our original entrance

One frightening instance I recall

occurred when we were coming out of

Chelsea‟s ground after a significant

match. Shuffling along in the mass

exodus of bodies I

stumbled and for a

moment the fear of being

trampled underfoot was

very real.

My companion stretched

his arms out to rest his hands on a

fellow‟s shoulders ahead of us, I lifted

my feet off the ground and was literally

carried several yards like that until we

reached safety

I remember some of the star names of

that era such as, Cliff Bastin, Dixie

Dean, Stanley Matthews (all easily

pronounceable), but am not sure if we

saw any of them in a match. However,

while I understand the national feeling

for Football, I shall never comprehend;

despite having it explained ad nauseum,

the “Off-side” rule!

The beautiful game

Mid-Norfolk Times Looking Back

At the crossroads of Connaught Road,

Surrogate Street, Thieves Lane and

Station Road in the town of

Attleborough is a unique Peace

memorial. It was erected in 1856 after

the end of the first major foreign war

for Britain since 1815.

The four faces display the major

battles of the two-year conflict in

which Britain & France joined with

Turkey – and Sardinia! – to thwart the

Tsarist Russian expansion into

Turkish territories in the Balkans and

the Eastern Mediterranean. These

four encounters mean little today and

many younger people in Mid Norfolk

could not be expected to know even

the locations.

After Russia‟s bullying of the

enfeebled Turkish Empire with its

constant expansion into central Asia

and across the Black Sea, war was

declared in March 1854. Britain &

France, who both wanted to keep

Russia out of the Mediterranean, had

the strategic plan to take the

important Russian naval base of

Sebastopol in Southern Crimea on the

Black Sea as it was key to operations

in the eastern Balkans and controlling

the Bosphoros. Lack of planning by

Britain and poor co-operation

between the Allies made hard work of

the lead up to the invasion of the

Crimea but the landing was finally

achieved at Calamida Bay in

September. This is about 35 miles

north of Sebastopol on the west coast.

Face One - Alma [facing Thieves

Lane]

Moving south from 19th September

1854, the Allies encountered some

resistance on the river Bulgaocek but

after a British artillery victory, the

Russians withdrew to their main

positions south of the river Alma.

Although the river was shallow and

easily forded, the defenders were on

the stony ridges above the southern

banks. With the Fleet bombarding

from the river mouth, the French and

British forces advanced across the

river on a five-mile front. The French

were on the right or western flank and

the British on the centre and left or

eastern position. Despite tactical

errors, the British army showed better

discipline and use of artillery and the

Allies won the day. The French

success was not exploited and the

British were unable to make capital

from the Russian withdrawal. Over

3,500 Allied troops were killed or

wounded and the Russian defenders

lost more than 5,000. The first full

scale battle between European armies

since Waterloo is commemorated in

the simple name ALMA on the

northern weather-beaten face of the

memorial.

Face Two – Balaklava [facing

Connaught Road]

After Alma, the 60,000 Allied troops

continued south towards the

formidable citadel and port of

Sebastopol. Concerned about the

strength of the defences at

Sebastopol, it was agreed, after some

wrangling, to skirt around the port

and position the attack from the

south.

On 26th September 1854, the British

entered the fishing port of Balaklava

about 10 miles south east of

Sebastopol on the south coast.

The siege and artillery bombardment

of Sebastopol was slowly and

painfully put in place. During this

heavy attack by about 1,100 Allied

guns – including Royal Navy

warships – Prince Menshekov, the

Russian commander, had assembled a

force to cut the supply route [the

Waronzow Road] and to threaten

Balaklava.

The Allies [French on the left, British

on the right and some Turkish forces

manning the redoubts on the

Causeway Heights in the centre] were

drawn up to defend the town against

the 25,000 Russian infantry, 34

Squadrons of cavalry and 78 guns.

The Russians pushed through the

Turks but even with the speed and

impetus of their advance they were

checked by the 93rd Highlanders

[“The Thin Red Streak”] until the

charge of the heavy brigade of British

cavalry broke the Russians who

retreated back on the Causeway

Heights. Then followed the incident

best remembered about Balaklava –

the charge of the Light Brigade. This

disaster and muddle is often

considered splendid and heroic but

was a catastrophe with 113 of the 673

troopers dying. It did not contribute to

the outcome of the battle. The

subsequent continued occupation of

the Causeway Heights by the

Russians inhibited supply routes and

contributed to the infamous horrors

endured in the winter of 1854/55

before Sebastopol. The partial victory

of Balaklava is the second memorial

face.

Face Three – Inkermann [facing

Surrogate Street]

Inkermann is sometimes referred to as

“The Soldiers‟ Battle” because of the

isolated nature of the skirmishes.

As the ineptitude of the British

Commissariat was revealed with the

onset of winter, the Russians

recognised the weaknesses in the

British defences on the approaches to

Balaklava and built up their forces

accordingly. By the close of October

the Russian forces numbered about

120,000. The French had 40,000 and

the British no more than 25,000.

Inkermann Ridge rises on the

southern side of the Chernaya river

with a number of gullies running

north to the river. The Russian plan

was to pin down the French while

attacking and defeating the British.

This they expected would also delay

the French plans to attack strong

points at Sebastopol. The battle

became a series of spontaneous

encounters, some in thick mist with

the commanders unable to see the

overall picture. The British fought

hard but struggled to hold their

positions. Lord Raglan, the British

commander, eventually swallowed

his pride and asked for French

support. General Bouquet, his French

opposite number, had anticipated and

was waiting to give such help. With

this enthusiastic support, the battle

turned. British Guards with French

Zouaves and Algerians drove the

Russians off. Although a

third major victory, the large

depletion of hardened and

experienced British officers

and men was revealed in a

lowering of the general spirit

of the army.

Face Four – Sebastopol

[facing Station Road]

Histories of the Crimean war

emphasise correctly the

miserable, debilitating and

lethal conditions for the

ordinary British soldiers

besieging Sebastopol in 1855

and the government‟s

inability to supply and

service this army which was

poorly equipped, starving

and even dying through

disease and lack of

management in London.

Despite reinforcements for

the Allies from German,

Swiss and Polish mercenaries

- and 15,000 Sardinians, the

defences at Sebastopol were

formidable. With its smaller

proportion of the Allied forces,

Britain‟s role in the continuing siege

became modest. In April 1855 a

second great bombardment was

commenced with 165,000 rounds

fired into the town and 90,000 rounds

fired out in return at the besiegers.

Through the next two months the

attacks continued with mixed

messages being given about policy

from the Allied governments and with

grand initiatives floundering in

disagreement within the leaders and

generals. A counter-attack in August

by General Gorchakov was defeated

by French and Sardinian troops –

with some assistance from British

cavalry and artillery. This convinced

the defenders that it was now a

mistake to continue the defence of the

town.

On 8th September the citadel fell and

the redoubt at Malokov was overrun

although the British failed to clear the

Redan redoubt. During the following

few days the Russians abandoned

Sebastopol.

Thus the battle for Sebastopol and the

Crimean war petered out. Although

some skirmishes continued, an

armistice was arranged in February

1856 through the Austrians and a

peace treaty was signed on 30th

March 1856 in Paris. Allied gains in

Crimea were returned to Russia, The

Black Sea was declared neutral and

Turkey regained Kars. This welcome

peace is commemorated in the unique

Attleborough monument and the 4

faces bearing the names of 4 key

victories – but at what cost or

ultimate gain!

Jackie Swain, a committee member of

the Attleborough Heritage Group, can

claim a more personal link to this

obelisk as her great, great

grandfather, James McIntosh, was a

16-year-old drummer in the 93rd

Sutherland Highlanders at Balaklava

in September 1854. This highland

regiment was the famous “Thin Red

Streak” of William Russell‟s dispatch

for the Times.

James McIntosh (pictured below)

retired as a Pipe Major in 1870 and

returned to Montrose in Scotland.

Story and Pictures from Attleborough Heritage Group

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At the History of our area . . .

The Crimean Memorial at Attleborough - Four Faces of Conflict

Looking Back Mid-Norfolk Times

Anyone who has more than the merest

association with the village of Watton

will be aware of the defunct,

redeveloped and now vanished RAF

Watton previously located immediately

east of the village. The fact that the

station played a significant part during

the dark days of WWII with its resident

squadrons of Bristol Blenheims taking

the war to the enemy with

unimaginable losses during 1940 (100

Blenheims were lost by Nos 21 and 82

squadrons while flying from RAF

Watton between 1939 and 1942) and

its later use as the 3rd Strategic Air

Depot, repairing all of the US 8th Air

Force‟s B-24 Liberator aircraft may

also be well known.

What is perhaps less well known is the

post war use of RAF Watton by the

secretive Central Signals Establishment

and No 192 Squadron flying a mixture

of Boeing B-29 Superfortress and

English Electric Canberra aircraft in the

cat and mouse games that epitomised

the early cold war electronic

intelligence gathering activities of the

NATO countries.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (one of

Watton‟s aircraft pictured above),

officially known as the Washington in

RAF service was, for its day, a very

advanced aircraft and, despite being

designed in 1940, was still by far the

most advance aircraft in RAF service

when 87 of the type were received on

loan during the 1950s

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was

developed in the US as a response to

the then US Army Air Corps‟ (US

AAC) requirement for a „hemispherical

defence aircraft‟. The plane was

required to have the range to attack

enemy forces far from the shores of the

US homeland and hence keep any

future conflict away from the US

population. To do this the plane had to

be able to fly fast and at high altitude

for long periods. It was not thought that

aircrew would be able to operate or

even survive these conditions for the

lengths of time needed and

consequently they were given

pressurised crew compartments. To

allow the plane to drop its bomb load

while the crew remained pressurised

the B-29 was equipped with three

pressurised crew compartments, one in

front of the large bomb bay, one behind

the bomb bay and third, small,

compartment at the rear for the tail

gunner

In the end the hemispherical defence

concept was not needed as none of the

belligerents in WWII had any realistic

means of attacking the US. However,

the B-29 found its niche in the Pacific

war against Japan where its great range

and carrying capacity were used with

devastating effect against Japan and

culminated in the dropping of the two

atomic bombs, the first on Hiroshima

on 14 August 1945 and the second on

Nagasaki two days later which

effectively, and quickly, brought the

carnage of WWII to an end

After the end of WWII the B-29 was

used by the newly formed US Air

Force (during WWII the „air force‟ was

part of the US Army and known as the

US Army Air Force but became an

independent organisation during 1947)

as its prime strategic bombing and

reconnaissance aircraft. Also, as

relations with the Soviet Union

deteriorated during the late 1940s, the

RAF realised the it‟s current bomber

aircraft (Lancaster‟s and Lincolns of

WWII vintage) were inadequate to

seriously challenge the new potential

adversary and keenly sought a more

capable bomber to bridge the gap until

the new all jet „V‟ bombers, then in

development, could be brought into

production. The Boeing B-29

Superfortress fitted the bill and, after

lengthy negotiations concluded in

1949, the first of 87 Superfortresses

arrived in Britain for use by the RAF

on 21 March 1950. Most were to be

standard bomber versions and equipped

8 RAF squadrons with 4 squadrons

based at RAF Marham in Norfolk and

4 squadrons based at RAF Coningsby

in nearby Lincolnshire. Although the B

-29 was officially known as the

Washington B Mk1 in RAF service

most crew members referred to it as the

Superfort, B-29 or the „tube‟ on

account of its long cylindrical fuselage!

During the first half of 1952 three B-

29s were delivered to the Central

Signals Establishment (CSE) for

conversion into Electronic Intelligence

(ELINT) platforms. The conversion

was substantial requiring the removal

of all gun turrets and fire control

systems apart from the tail turret; the

fairing over of the various turret

locations and sighting blisters and

relocating the radar navigator from the

rear crew compartment to the forward

one. These changes freed up a great

deal of room in the rear crew

compartment which allowed this space

to be fitted with stations for six „Special

Operators‟ as those who monitored and

controlled the sensitive electronic

eavesdropping equipment were known.

The electronic equipment was all

American in design and manufacture

and comprised two VHF

communication intercept stations using

AN/ARR-5 equipment, two metric

radar intercept and D/F (Direction

Finding) stations using AN/APR-4

equipment and finally two centimetric

(X and S-band) radar intercept and D/F

stations using ARI 18021, AN/APR-9

and AN/APA-11 equipment. Wire

recorders were also carried to record

the intercepted signals for analysis by

experts on the ground

Work on the first of the three

Washingtons, WZ966, started in May

1952 and was completed by late

September with the work being

signed off in October. Following this,

the conversion of the other two

(WZ967 and WZ968) began. Using

the experience gained from the first

conversion, these two progressed

much faster and both were ready in

December when they, and their

crews, became „A‟ Flight of 192

Squadron

The Washington represented a step

change in the capability of 192

Squadron, carrying three times the

number of Special Operators that

could be carried in the Lincoln

aircraft that the Washingtons

replaced. In the manpower starved

RAF this was a particular problem

and obtaining and training sufficient

of these skilled operators became the

squadron‟s primary task during the

first half of 1953. To help train the

crews 192 squadron obtained a

fourth, unmodified, Washington

(WW346) in April. This allowed

aircrew to maintain their

proficiencies without using one of the

modified special Washingtons and

would also be used as a support

aircraft when the ELINT

Washingtons deployed overseas

With the crews trained the squadron

preformed its first operational

mission in August 1953. Code named

Operation REASON the mission

required the Washingtons to trail the

new Soviet cruiser Sverdlov and

monitor any transmissions while the

ship was returning home after a visit

to the UK. This proved to be a highly

successful operation with the

Washingtons detecting an X-band

fire control radar when the ship was

north of the Shetlands, the first time

such equipment had been identified

on a Soviet warship

Following this success 192 took part

in the NATO naval exercise Mariner

with one of its aircraft flying long

range missions to locate the enemy

„Blue‟ force by detecting AEW

(Airborne Early Warning), radar and

both VHF and UHF radio

communications. The first truly

operational sorties were undertaken

in October 1953 when two of the

units Washingtons plus WW346

acting as a support plane deployed to

Nicosia from where the ELINT

Washingtons carried out two flights,

probably over the Black Sea

The ELINT Washingtons now settled

into an operational routine whereby

they regularly flew on three different

mission profiles. The least

controversial were routine border

patrols whereby a Washington would

fly along the border between East and

West Germany about 15 miles inside

West Germany and monitor any

transmissions they could. These

missions were flown approximately 4

times each month. Moving up the

controversy scale were deployments

to track any Soviet naval vessels that

ventured into the Atlantic. Finally,

and most controversially, were long

range flights along the borders of

Soviet Russia. Although the

Washingtons were careful to remain

in International, or at least disputed,

airspace these were more likely to

generate an aggressive response from

the Soviet forces. Because of this

these sorties were always flown at

night on days with no moon.

Missions were flown over the Black

Sea from Cyprus, the Caspian Sea

from Iraq and the Baltic Sea from

Watton or Germany. Later flights

were made from Norway to the

Barents Sea

When flying the reconnaissance

flights the ELINT aircraft needed the

Soviets to use their radars and radios

otherwise there would be nothing to

intercept and record. Unfortunately,

if the Soviets suspected an ELINT

eavesdropper was in the area they

tended to shut them down and so

shield them from the electronic ears

flying beyond their borders. To

counter this, the border flights were

normally made in conjunction with

one of 192 Squadrons Canberra

aircraft. The Washington would stand

off (about 70 miles from Soviet

airspace) while the Canberra would

make aggressive feints towards the

land. This was designed to encourage

the Soviet radar operators to fire up

their radars which could then be

detected and analysed by the

Washington crew. The Canberra

would typically approach to within

30 miles of Soviet territory. On one

such mission captained by Flt Lt

Geoffrey Wellum (the author of the

acclaimed Battle of Britain book „By

Dawns First Light) made the first

intercept of Soviet Airborne

Interceptor (AI) radar signals –

previously unknown to western

intelligence. Despite this being quite

a coup, the discovery also

necessitated a rapid withdrawal of the

Washington!!

In addition to the standard

monitoring of Soviet air space and

participation in various exercises,

during 1956 a single Washington was

dispatched to Cyprus where it spent

several months building up a

comprehensive picture of the

Egyptian air defence radar network in

support of the ultimately ill-fated

Operation Musketeer, the invasion of

the Suez Canal zone

This pattern of work continued until

1957 when serviceability problems

forced the type to be withdrawn.

Although roomy, comfortable and

with an impressive range, the

Washington was never an easy

aircraft to maintain. Until 1954 this

was not too much of a problem as the

RAF operated 8 squadrons of bomber

Washingtons and had high grade

maintenance facilities at RAF

Coningsby and RAF Marham.

However, in 1954 the RAF phased

out the bomber Washingtons

(replacing them with Canberras) and

maintenance moved to RAF Watton.

Although maintenance personnel

moved to the withdrawal of the main

bases made servicing much more

tricky and the situation gradually got

worse as time went on. By 1957

seldom did the squadron manage a

flight without some form of

mechanical defect appearing in the

aircraft and so it was decided that

they were to be withdrawn from

operations during December 1957.

The aircraft languished at RAF

Watton until, on 3 February 1958, the

standard Washington departed RAF

Watton for RAF Aldergrove in

Northern Ireland on its last flight.

Three days later the three ELINT

aircraft followed suit and after

beating up the RAF Watton departed

for RAF Aldergrove and extinction,

the airframes being stripped of their

sensitive ELINT gear before being

dismantled.

Following the departure of the last

three Washingtons 192 Squadron

threw a party in the Queens Hall with

a gigantic model Washington and an

impressive word sheet for a song, to

be sung to the tune of „Old Uncle

Tom Cobbly and All‟, hanging

around the walls. Thus ended the

RAF‟s association with the

Washington, although it was not

quite the end of service for the

airframes. The four dismantled

airframes were shipped to

Shoeburyness in Essex where they

were accepted on 25 August 1958

and used in various explosive tests at

the resident Proof and Experimental

Establishment. The P&EE Issues and

Receipts ledger records B-29 parts

being issued to and received back

from various test establishments for

many years, the last entry not being

made until 16 August 1970! Whether

these were from Watton Washingtons

is not recorded and at least five other

Washington plus six USAF B-29s

were also consigned to the P&EE at

Shoeburyness

Watton‟s Washingtons Story and pictures Chris Howlett

Pictured above: The large model Washington hanging from the ceiling of

the Queens Hall. Below: You can almost smell the beer!!


On 3rd June the Hingham and

District Dog Training Club will be

celebrating their 50th anniversary

at The Lincoln hall, Hingham and

to celebrate we will be having a B-

B-Q outside the hall, weather

permitting. We will also have a

picture gallery of dogs past and

present.

On 5th June 1960 Miss Pat Gordon

at the request of local dog owners

started training dogs in her back

garden. It was at first thought that

the classes would only be for the

light evenings but when it came

time for the evenings get shorter

the training group persuaded Pat to

continue and they moved indoors at

the old Lincoln Hall, moving with

it to its present site

Pat who has been training dogs for

most of her life was head trainer

for the Norfolk Alsatian

Association in Norwich. At this

time there were few training

classes and these were usually for

the Pedigree dogs.

Pats classes in Hingham accepted

all breeds and mixes and soon had

members coming from all over

Norfolk, and a few from Suffolk.

This is a tradition still carried on

today. Although now most

members live locally, and there are

many more training groups around,

many of our members do return

with their puppies to where

they started. One of the

present ladies was in the

original group that started in

Pat's garden.

The club is held every

Thursday starting at 6.30pm

for the beginners and

continues until 10.00pm. We start

with the beginners then, when we

have them, a ring craft section, and

finally the dog club members. The

Hingham club was the first club in

Norfolk to teach ring craft and has

trained 17 champions from a Pug

to Saint Bernard, and one year

had three dogs in the Best of

Breed finals at Crufts. Pat was

herself a keen exhibitor and had a

lot of success with her German

Shepherds winning many times in

beauty and obedience classes.

Many young handlers have

started out by handling Pats well

trained dogs at the club. Several

members have been coming to the

club for a number of years, some

to train their dogs for shows and

others for the fun and social

evening. We have several

members who are regular winners

and competitors at shows around

East Anglia. As well as training

our dogs we are proud to be given

the opportunity to show off our

dogs and give displays at local

fetes, we may not all be up to

Crufts standard but we do enjoy

ourselves and I hope the

spectators enjoy our efforts.

As well as her training classes Pat

Gordon has also been a judge for

breed classes in Open shows and

Obedience up to test B. Pat has

spent most of her life around

horses and dogs, she has awards

for her work from the Norfolk

Alsatian Association, 55 years

and from Our Dogs, 50 years

working with dogs.

As a young lady living in India

Pat Gordon was whipper in for a

pack of jackal hunting hounds

and still has fond memories of

her horses and many dogs over a

very active lifetime.

Pictured below: Pat with some of

the younger members of her

“students” at the first course of

classes

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Norfolk has an infinite number of

historical buildings, which include

Castles, Earthworks, and Cathedrals,

down to the smallest Village Church all

of which contain within their confines a

fascinating record of our past

One such gem is literally on our

doorstep and it is quite possible that

some of you may already have visited

and marvelled at its magnificent wall

paintings and been

entranced by the

remarkable story of

one man‟s dream to

see this truly ancient

monument to Christian

worship return to its

former glory

St Mary‟s Church of

Houghton on the Hill

has stood in practically

its original form since

the 8th century, with

traces of architectural

significance that

indicate possible

Roman influence if not

actual structures from

that period

The village of

Houghton was in

decline from Around

the 17th century, accelerated by

changes in agricultural policy which

saw the population dwindle to just a

hand full of people by the early part of

the twentieth century, the Church was

then left to decay and had reached the

stage by 1993 where the only option

left open to the diocese was the sad one

of demolishing it

But along came Bob Davey, who

saw the historical value and

potential for restoration under the

blanket of ivy and brambles that

covered the entire structure

For a great part of the earlier site

clearance, in itself a mammoth task,

Bob and his wife worked in splendid

isolation to bring this apparent wreck

back to looking vaguely more like a

Church. Funding became available and

essential structural repairs, and a new

roof, were put in place to prevent

further decay

It was during this period that the now

famous and unique wall paintings were

discovered, this resulted in an interest

in the Church being taken by English

Heritage, who were able to fund deeper

investigations into the origins of not

only the paintings but of the Church

fabric and historical significance

thereof.

The Church is now internationally

famous and has the patronage of the

Royal Family in that members

occasionally make unannounced visits

to the Church

Bob Davey was awarded the MBE for

his restoration work in 2008.

The Church is open throughout the year

every afternoon twixt 2pm & 4pm, with

either Bob or other volunteer guides on

hand to explain the fascinating history

of the Church and the long since

vanished village. Also available on the

first Sunday in the month cream teas

are partaken in the Church Yard which

has itself been transformed into a

garden with yearlong displays of

colour, forming a tranquil, peaceful

place to sit and contemplate, perhaps

reflect on the not always such quite

periods in this Church‟s past

We can wholly recommend a visit to St

Mary‟s, once visited certainly not

forgotten, and we can guarantee you

will return again.

The Church is fairly well off the beaten

track but can be found by taking the

road signposted Houghton off the

B1077 Ashill to South Pickenham road.

About a half mile along this road a sign

pointing to St Mary‟s Church is plainly

visible. A good, well drained, track

leads to the Church where there are

adequate parking and turning areas

Do come along, a warm welcome

awaits.

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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.

Stow Bedon Church

Flower Festival Saturday & Sunday

10th & 11th July 10am to 5pm

Goodbye to those HIPs By Adrian Goldring of Greenland

Houchen Pomeroy, 40 High Street,

Watton

True to David Cameron‟s election

promise, the Home Information

Pack was suspended with effect

from 21 May 2010. However, all

homes marketed for sale must still

have a current Energy Performance

Certificate (EPC) which previously

formed part of the HIP

This means that homes can now be

placed on the market immediately,

provided an EPC has been

commissioned – in other words, an

assessor has been instructed to carry

out an assessment. The EPC must be

made available prior to an exchange

of contracts

A residential EPC is valid for 10

years. However, if you have work

done on your property which

significantly enhances the energy

efficiency – for example a new

boiler or loft insulation – you may

wish to have a further assessment

done to reflect the increased

efficiency

GHP use an appointed energy

assessor who will assess your home

for £60.00 (inc. VAT) for a standard

2 – 4 bedroomed home in this area

and Certificates are usually issued

within one day of the assessment.

The cost of an EPC for larger

properties is negotiable, depending

upon the size

It is important to note that at this

stage HIPs have been “suspended”

pending Government legislation for

permanent abolition

Having produced numerous Packs

since their introduction in 2007, we

at GHP are of the opinion that they

did very little to enhance the

Conveyancing process. With the

slowdown in the property market,

some properties remained on the

market for many months causing the

date-sensitive components of the

Pack to become redundant, as a

consequence of which buyers had to

purchase up-to-date searches in any

event, thereby saving them nothing.

We felt that HIPs contributed

nothing towards persuading a buyer

to make a purchase as such a

decision was more likely to be based

on the accommodation available,

proximity to schools, etc., rather

than paperwork contained in a HIP.

In fact, on only two occasions were

we asked to make a HIP available to

prospective buyers who were both

of the opinion that it was a waste of

money!

Conveyancing

does take time

and provided a

full set of

contract

documents is

made available

as soon as

possible once buyers have been

found, there are almost inevitably

delays caused by enquiries raised or

waiting for a mortgage offer, etc –

the problem being made worse the

longer the chain becomes

“Moving is a stressful matter,” says

Adrian “but we hope that we can

help you through it by being

available when you call and dealing

with the transaction as quickly and

efficiently as we can. Being in the

High Street, we are easily accessible

for you to pop in for a chat if you

have any queries or you can

telephone me on 01953 882864.”

I have recently been appointed as the new

Community Librarian for Attleborough.

Based at the library, I will be out and about

in the community talking people about

reading and the Library Service and

welcoming the community into the library

to take part in events and activities tailored

to the community‟s needs and interests. We

have a wide range of activities coming up

including CV and Interview Skills

coaching, Astronomy, Elizabeth I, Meet a

Magistrate and much more. I will also be

going out and visiting local schools to

promote the Summer Reading Challenge

which this year is themed "Space Hop"

My first few weeks have flown past. I have

met some fantastic people and have been

made to feel really welcome. I have also

been reminded that the library does a lot

more than you think: We can help you get

online with free internet access and taster

sessions to get you surfing, our

Council@YourLibrary point gives free

access to local services, regular Baby

Bounce and Rhyme, Story-time and DS

game sessions keep the children busy and

our wide range of extra events mean there

is always something happening for you.

We visit schools and groups in the area and

invite you in to visit us

Below is just a taste of what's happening

this month:

Tuesday 1st June 10-11:30 a.m. Bring the

children along for some free football

themed fun with our World Cup Crafts

Saturday 5th 2:15-3:30pm Bring your DS

console and try the games before you

borrow them

Monday 7th 10a.m. - 1p.m. Come and join

our coffee morning, relax and listen to a

book to celebrate Make a Noise in

Libraries fortnight

Tuesday 15th 7p.m. As part of Crime

Week, Author Jim Kelly will be talking

about his latest book and the life of a crime

writer

Saturday 26th 2:15-3:30 Story and Craft

for younger children

Pop in for more details on these or any

other Library events or call: 01953 452 319

You can also find us on Facebook

See you soon - Emily

Hello from Emily at Attleborough Library

Picture Submitted

We have had a busy but successful time at

Wayland Scout Group. At the beginning of

May, Cubs and Scouts joined Rory Watson

of Swanton Road Farm, Swanton Morley,

on his stall in Watton‟s Farmer‟s Market

Rory kindly and bravely volunteered to let

the Cubs and Scouts pack his eggs for

customers to help raise funds towards their

summer camp. Throughout the morning he

was joined by a series of Cubs and Scouts

who managed successfully pack the eggs

without any breakages! The total raised

was £67, which will go towards the 4 day

activity camp in August. A big thank you

to Rory and all his customers.

We have just returned from our first camp,

15 cubs and Scouts had a brilliant weekend

at the District camp site at Two Mile

Bottom in Thetford. Despite the rain on

one day we still managed to take part in a

number of events. The Scouts went

abseiling, canoeing and climbing as well as

learning how to use axes and saws.

The Cubs had a trip to Grimes Graves and

a picnic plus took part in rifle shooting.

They also made a wonderful shelter big

enough for all of them to sit in using only

the natural materials found lying in the

forest. Spending the whole weekend

completely out of doors was a wonderful

experience for all concerned, teamwork

and camaraderie came to the fore plus the

joys of experiencing the great outdoors,

including cooking on an open fire.

The whole experience was improved by the

new camping equipment partly purchased

by the generous donation from the

Wayland Show Committee.

We have again welcomed some new

members and hope they enjoy their

Scouting with us at Wayland. It is

wonderful to see our Cubs and Scouts

having fun, learning new skills and making

friends.

Cub Leaders, Theresa Cutts and Jo Ashford

were delighted to accept the invitation from

Margaret Holmes, Mayor of Watton, to

represent the Group at her Reception. We

had a very enjoyable evening and it was a

pleasure to be able to thank Mrs Holmes

and her Councillors in person for their

donation to the Group earlier this year

If you are aged between 8 and 14 and

would like more information about our

Group please email

[email protected] or telephone

Paul Cutts on 01953 884243

„Eggciting‟ Fundraising and Happy Camping at Wayland Scout Group


HARMONY QUILTING

A Professional Machine Quilting Service

!!! You do the patchwork !!! I do the quilting

For Quilting Wadding & Backing Prices

www.harmonyquilting.co.uk

Tel: 01953 882484

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Wednesdays Steak Night Sirloin or Rump with chips £10.00

Fridays Pie & Mash Night Pastry Pie & Mash with Dessert £9.95

New Ivy Room for Bar Meals

Monday to Saturday 6.30 – 8.30 Tuesday to Saturday 12.00 – 2.00

01953 882125 www.broomhallhotel.co.uk

THE

WESTEND

WAITERS

The firm favourites from Watton’s ‘The Good Old Days’ are now available to entertain.

A gentlemen's group singing humorous songs.

To discuss contact Ken Davis on 01953 881792

Letter from Australia By Chris O’Connor

When I first arrived in Australia over

40 years ago I worked as a radio

presenter in a mining town called

Kalgoorlie (right). Kalgoorlie, some

596km from Perth in the heart of the

western wheat belt and goldfields of

south-western WA, is one of

Australia's greatest gold mining

towns. In those days though it was

famous for two things. First was the

gold and secondly were the only

legalised brothels in Australia at the

time. Both making a fortune.

The gold mine in those days bears

no reflection to the operation of

today. In those days the traditional

mining heads dotted the skyline and

men would begin each shift carried

in cages two or three kilometres

underground. It was rich then but

now it is the richest in Australia and

this has all come about because of

the „Super Pit‟.

The Super Pit produces up to

850,000 ounces of gold every year

and its operation far outweighs any

other mining centre in Australia.

The Super Pit is the biggest gold

open pit mine in the country. This

renowned landmark is currently 3.5

km long, 1.5 km wide and 360

metres deep and will eventually

stretch to 3.9 km long, 1.6 km wide

and reach a depth exceeding 500m.

It‟s a long way from June 1893

when Irishman Paddy Hannan first

discovered 100 ounces of alluvial

gold. Soon after Paddy Hannan

found his pot of gold a large

underground ore body called the

Golden Mile was discovered. Since

then some 1,550 tons of gold have

been mined from the Golden Mile

and when you consider that gold in

currently over $1000 an ounce

that‟s a lot of money. At the time it

was the richest square mile on

Earth. The Golden Mile became the

heart of Western Australia‟s

Eastern Goldfields and led to the

establishment of the city of

Kalgoorlie and its sister city of

Boulder. Over 3,000 km of mine

shafts were built during this time

and 50 million ounces of gold

extracted. But unlike many other

towns born of the 19th century rush

for gold, Kalgoorlie is still a gold

town, sitting atop the richest

goldfield in the world.

The Super Pit may be huge but it

has a problem.... it is also eating the

booming city it is helping sustain

and literally shaking its residents to

their foundations.

With gold prices hitting record

modern-day highs, its North

American owners plan to make the

Super Pit even bigger, unlocking

billions of dollars' worth of extra

gold and extending the mine's life

through to 2017. The expansion

would make the mine 4km long,

1.6km wide and 600m deep, enough

to fit two Eiffel Towers on top of

each other.

The only problem is the pit can be

extended only in one direction to

follow the gold-bearing ore - west

towards the city and within 200m of

the homes of disaffected residents,

who say they have had to put up

with noise, dust and pollution for

too long.

Locals say Denver-based Newmont

Mining and Toronto-based Barrick

Gold - the joint owners of the

project, who manage the mine

through their company Kalgoorlie

Consolidated Gold Mines - have

put profits ahead of people's

livelihoods. It's become the ultimate

story of two immovable forces -

city versus mine - at a time when

the mining industry is going

gangbusters.

While guidelines in Western

Australia mean that big open-cut

mines must have a buffer zone of at

least 1500m, the Super Pit could

now encroach within 200m of some

homes. In Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the

locals have warned authorities that

the expansion could mean their

death or the death of their family

members.

Even retirees at the local church

have turned activists against the

Super Pit, claiming daily blasts

damaged historic All Hallow

Church. "We had to put a metal bar

across the width of the sanctuary,"

said volunteer Kevin Bartle.

Residents of the Aboriginal

community of Ninga Mia, on the

outskirts of the town, say they will

not shift even though they are

slowly being surrounded by the

mine's waste dumps and the 24-

hour hum of the dump trucks that

use them.

KCGM spent $268 million with

local businesses last year and is the

city's biggest employer. However, it

has a poor track record when it

comes to keeping pollutants at a

minimum and is the nation's biggest

single emitter of mercury.

None of the upset locals are against

the mine. To be anti-mining in

Kalgoorlie-Boulder is liable to get

you run out of town.

By Sue Hart

„What have you let yourself in for?‟

said a friend and that‟s just what I

thought as I stepped out of the car

in a field adjacent to the Norfolk

Show Ground on 2nd May to be

nearly swept off my feet in the

strong,icy, wind.

I‟m not going to write a medical

history but those who know me

appreciate that walking has been a

problem for me for years and

running an impossibility. This is not

just down to aging although I don‟t

suppose it‟s helped. Two days

before my 19th birthday I fell off a

horse resulting in a broken leg

followed by another spontaneous

break some months later when I

was supposedly „better‟, leading to

the first operation of many to

reinforce my right leg with metal.

Over the next 50 years

reconstruction has continued

together with periods of no mobility

whatsoever. Thus I have a fixed

ankle (reduced pain but did not

increase mobility), replacement hip

and last year they started on my

„good „ leg, now protesting at

carrying me all this time, with a

partial knee replacement. I was

registered as disabled in 1993 and

now literally have not a leg to stand

on.

What was I doing about to

participate in Cancer UK‟s Race for

Life? Last year whilst recovering

from the knee op my daughter,

Caroline Hogan, who has run the

London Marathon in and does

several lesser runs annually, did this

with her own daughter, Sarah. „You

could do it Mum, it‟s only 5K, there

are loads like you and you can do it

in your own time‟. It seemed like a

good idea, I couldn‟t walk at all at

the time but that was a mere detail.

Once I‟d recovered I would start

walking. My „training‟ programme

was hampered by weather, I‟ve not

walked when

it‟s slippery

for 50years

and I thought

the ice would

never go from

the pavement

outside my

house. I began

toddling round

the village,

and by the 2nd

May 2010, the

appointed

date, knew I

was alright for

something just

over 1 mile,

not the 3 to

which 5K converts. I was issued

with a number to be pinned on the

front and a label for the back in case

I wanted to write names of people I

might be „running‟ for who have

succumbed to Cancer. At 70 if I

wrote the names of everyone I have

known who had gone down that

path I would need a sandwich

board, if not two and anyway as far

as I was concerned this was money

for research for the future, for my

children, grand-children and great-

grandchildren and those of

everyone else. I have had generous

sponsorship, some from

comparative strangers.

I was accompanied by my husband,

despite all the pink to show this was

for females nobody challenged him

as my „carer‟; my daughter, one of

four events she was doing that

weekend, and my 14 year old

granddaughter who ran ahead. I was

pushing the wheelchair we‟d

brought „in case‟. It was very useful

for carrying belongings and I do

recommend one as a „walker‟.

There was no way I could keep up

with the warm up but I waved my

arms and did a few foot movements

to prove I could and off we went.

In a very short time the runners and

joggers were over the horizon then

all the other walkers although I

could see a lady limping some

distance ahead. I began a

conversation with a St John‟s

ambulance volunteer who I soon

realised was the „tail ender‟ but I‟d

got personal care should I need it.

My daughter always says I‟m

alright as along as my tongue and

brain are engaged, except she‟s not

usually as polite as that. Abby, my

companion did the trick, she‟s

studying Literature and Philosophy

at UEA, just the ticket, we engaged

in conversation as we walked. I

noticed that all the Marshalls and

other First Aiders were joining us

and walking behind. If you‟re going

to come last or lose

in a contest I‟m a

great believer in

doing it properly,

no just missing for

me, and I achieved

it. We arrived at

the finishing line to

cheers, clapping,

cameras, the lot, I

suspect the

enthusiasm had

something to do

with the fact that

everyone could

now go home.

I‟d always said I‟d

be finishing as they

put up the

marquees for the Norfolk Show but

I did it in I hour and 32 minutes. To

emphasise how far behind I was we

had tried to remember in which of

the several fields we‟d parked and

the exact position of our car

amongst the hundreds, not a

problem, when we reached the

parking area our car stood in

splendid isolation.

Pictured: Chris Hart, Sue Hart,

Caroline Hogan, Sarah Hogan

A Slow Race for Life


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Advice from CAB

Problems at work are a continuing issue

on which the Citizens‟ Advice Bureau

gets lots of clients. As employers seek to

reduce their workforce, or reduce the

hours of their employees, some do not

follow the proper rules and practices of

responsible employers. Equally, some

employees can get into trouble at work

and they too need the protection of

employment law and good working

practices. This article is the first of two

and looks at a common problem at work

where an employee wants to raise

something with their employer. The

second article will deal with the issues

facing an employee subject to

disciplinary action or dismissal

Anyone with specific issues on

employment should, of course, contact

their local Citizens‟ Advice Bureau for

advice tailored to their particular

circumstances. Currently the Bureau is

able to offer advice from a specialised

Employment Adviser

One of the key documents that you need

in dealing with most employment issues

is your contract of employment. This will

set out all the terms and conditions of

your employment and will also provide

links to various documents held by your

employer. It is a requirement that your

employer must provide you with a

contract within two months of starting

your employment

Raising a grievance – this is where you

have a problem at work which needs to

be addressed

A grievance is a term for problems,

concerns or complaints that you want to

raise with your employer. They could

cover issues about your job, your terms

and conditions, your contractual or

statutory rights or the way you are being

treated at work. It could also cover issues

of training or health and safety

Raising a grievance does not mean that it

is an adversarial process with your

employer. You could ask for an informal

meeting with your immediate manager

so that you can set out your concerns.

Make sure that you have all the

information you need and present it in a

constructive way. You may also be able

to suggest to your manager ways in

which the problem could be resolved

It may be that the problem is one which

involves your immediate manager and in

that case you will need to consider who

else in the organisation is in a position of

authority and able to help. If your

organisation is large enough they will

probably have someone from Human

Resources who you can approach for

help. If you are a member of a union you

could also raise the matter with your

representative and seek their help in

raising it with management

Remember – always keep a note of what

happens and when

If the matter cannot be resolved through

this informal route it will be necessary to

raise the matter using your employer‟s

formal procedures for grievances. These

will usually be found in the company‟s

handbook or the Human Resources or

Personnel manual. It will almost

certainly involve a letter to the employer

setting out the grievance and what you

have done so far to try to resolve the

matter. Your letter should be measured,

factual and include suggestions for how

the matter could be resolved. Make sure

the letter is signed and dated and keep a

copy

Your employer should then arrange a

meeting to discuss the grievance at a

convenient time and place so that you are

able to prepare yourself. You have a

statutory right to be accompanied by a

colleague or a Trade Union

representative. You should be allowed to

present your case and, again, make

suggestions for how the matter could be

resolved. Your employer should write to

you after the meeting setting out what

they have decided

If you are not satisfied then you have a

right of appeal. This continues the formal

process with your reply in writing and

setting out why you do not agree with

your employer‟s decision. There should

follow another meeting to discuss the

appeal and, wherever possible, this

should be with a more senior manager.

After this meeting you should get a final

decision from your employer. In most

cases the matter will be resolved by this

time but, if not, seek help either from

your Trade Union or come along to one

of the Citizens‟ Advice Bureaux

Back-up information is provided in an

excellent booklet Problems at Work

which was produced by Citizens‟ Advice

and the TUC, supported by Government

and ACAS. It is available from Bureau

offices and contains useful web

references and telephone contact

numbers

Rocklands Midsummer Shindig Celebrate Midsummer at the Midsummer

Shindig in Rocklands Manor Meadow on

Saturday 19th June, 6.30 p.m. The gates

open at 5 p.m. for you to choose your

picnic site in the meadow and to wander

around the gardens before the music starts

if you wish. The Village Singers are thirty

voices strong and what a sound they make

under the expert guidance of their musical

director Neville Moon.

We all love the Rum Brothers with their

blend of folk/country/popular/Anglo/Irish

music and have asked them to play for us

again – they provide the sort of music you

really want to jig to. Bring your picnic,

chairs, rugs, cushions – and you.

There will be Sparkling wine and

Strawberries and Cream to buy and you

might like to join in the singing during “The

Proms”. There will be marquees erected at

the back of the meadow for people who feel a

need for shelter. Tickets £10.00 for adults.

Children £5.00. FREE for six years and

under. From 01953 483226 or Rockland

Manor, Scoulton Rd., Rocklands St. Peter,

Nr. Attleborough. NR17 1UW.

www.rocklandsmanor.plus.com

Brownie Promise Night At a recent meeting of 1st Saham Toney

Brownies Yazzi, one of the Young Leaders

asked if she could make her Promise as a Young

Leader at the Brownie meeting that fell on her

birthday. Vicky, our other Young Leader, said

that she also would like to make her Young

Leader‟s Promise

During this meeting the Brownies enjoyed a whole

host of parachute games. Inspired by these, Vicky

and Yazzi requested that they make their Promise

under the Parachute. So all the members of Unit

„mushroomed‟ the Parachute, took a step forwards

and sat inside on the edge of the parachute to form

an „igloo‟ and one Brownie stood in the middle

forming a pole. Joanne Oxborough (District

Commissioner) heard Yazzi and Vicky each make

her Promise as a Young Leader and afterwards

everyone enjoyed a piece of Birthday cake

We provide a unique girl only space at 1st Saham

Brownies have room for more Brownies so if you

have a daughter aged between 7 and 10 years who

might like to give Brownies a try, please ring

Bryony Horn on 01953 889167 for more details

Pictured left to right: Back Row: Grace, Samantha, Izzy, Chelsea,

Lexi (standing), Eve. Front: Yasmine, Joanne, Vicky, Catherine

Problems at work?

Saham Toney village fete

Saham Toney Village Fete will be held on

July 10th at the Wells Cole Community

Centre, Bell Lane, Saham Toney starting at 1

pm. Among the attractions to date will be a

25 foot high Rabbit Slide, Jousting, Watton

Silver Band, Tractor Display, Birds of Prey

and Dancing Displays. For the children there

is a Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Candy

Floss and games. In the Hall will be a number

of Craft Stalls selling handmade cards, bags,

cakes, etc. and demonstrations of country

crafts such as rake making. Refreshments will

include Burgers, Ice Cream, The Wl Cafe and

a Licensed Bar. An Exhibition of Horticulture

and Handicrafts will be held in the Grand

Marquee. Don't forget the auction of produce.

Watch this space for more spectacular

attractions. Put the date in your diaries, this

Fete will be too good to miss.


80 Brandon Road, Watton.

Tel: 01953 882752

The Hare & 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

‘Noted for Good Food’

Extensive Bar & 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

DY-FIT FOR LIFE EXERCISE TO MUSIC CLASSES

Watton Sports Centre, Dereham Road. All the sessions are designed to promote stamina, strength and flexibility whilst taking into account

the fitness level and ability of participants.

General Aerobics Mondays 7pm An hour long, as energetic as you wish!**

Nifty Fifties Fridays 11am A challenging workout for

"recycled teenagers"**

Gentle Option Fridays 10am 40 minutes duration, no floorwork. Problems such as

arthritis and joint replacement are taken into account.

** Please bring a mat for floorwork

Please note there will be no classes during the half-term holiday Monday 31st May to

Friday 4th June inclusive

For further details, please contact

Diane Cuthbert

01953 850275 RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher

Classes held during term-time

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 www.broomhallhotel.co.uk

ST MARY’S CHURCH, WATTON

HOBBIES EXHIBITION at the

QUEEN’S HALL WATTON Sunday 13th June 10am to 4.30pm

Admission Adults £2.00 Children under 12 –50p

Family Ticket £5.00

Refreshments will be available 10- 3.30pm and Lunches

between 12 noon and 2.00pm

As I understand that there were

very few members of the public at

the last Town Meeting I give

below my report of the activities

of this Charity in the last

year .There were a few items of

interest and the Trustees do wish

it to be known that assistance can

be sought at any time of the year

Report to the Annual Town

Meeting April 22nd, 2010

Mr Oliver Adcock has continued

as Chairman of the Trustees for

the period March 2009 to date.

Mr John Bowyer, a long-standing

Trustee and ex-Mayor of the town

died at the end of last year and the

Trustees were well represented at

his Funeral Service held at the

Crematorium in Norwich. Our

present Mayor, Mrs Margaret

Holmes has been welcomed as a

new Council appointed Trustee

Charity Investments including

Deposit and Current Accounts are

in the region of £30,000 and

income, including rent from the

Golf Club for the land at Saham

Road Watton, is around £3,000

p.a. The collapse of the Stock

Market resulted in a reduction in

the value of investments of

around £5,000 in the previous

year but there has been a gradual

recovery although interest

received on the Deposit Account

is now much lower. The Trustees

were most grateful to receive a

donation of £500 from a lady who

was helped a few years ago on the

death of her husband and is now

on a much better financial

footing. She wrote “I hope you

can continue to help strangers and

those who struggle when life

treats them badly.”

The Trustees continue to meet on

a regular basis to discuss the

assets and income of the Trust

and to consider applications for

grants. There have been 37 grants

to individuals agreed in the last

twelve months totalling £2,000.

The majority of these have, once

again, involved assistance

towards heating and seasonal

costs for the elderly at Christmas.

The Trustees have also been able

to assist The Bereavement Team

at the Norfolk & Norwich

University Hospital with a

donation of £250 to help with

their excellent work in helping

the relieve stress and hardship at

difficult times

The Trustees are still keen to

encourage applications from all

sections of the community.

Applicants need not be elderly to

be in need and worthy of

assistance

It is perhaps appropriate at this

time to mention the clauses in the

Trust Deed which receive most

attention. The Trustees shall

apply the clear income of the

Charity in relieving, either

generally or individually, persons

resident in the town of Watton

who are in conditions of need,

hardship or distress by making

grants of money or providing or

paying for items, services or

facilities calculated to reduce the

need, hardship or distress of such

persons. Institutions or

organisations which provide or

undertake in return to provide

items, services or facilities for

such persons may also benefit

Applications should be directed

through the Clerk to the Trustees

At present the Council Nominated

Trustees are Mr Oliver Adcock,

Mr John Brannan Mrs Lorraine

McCarthy and Mrs Margaret

Holmes. The two co-opted

Trustees are Mr Roy Rudling and

Mr Peter Sharman. The Reverend

Geoff Garrett is an Ex-Officio

Trustee

Derek I Smith. Clerk to the

Trustees, 39, Dereham Road,

Watton, Thetford, Norfolk. IP25

6ER. Telephone: 01953 884044

Email:[email protected]

Watton Relief in Need Charity

When you have taken the time and

effort to set money aside, you want to

be sure those savings are working as

hard as they can for you. This guide

lays out some of the main points you

might want to consider when planning

what to do with those savings – and

some general rules you might want to

follow to keep them on track to meet

your goals

Build a Firm Base The general rule of

thumb is that before you do anything

else, you should build up an amount

equal to between three and six months‟

salary and place it in a deposit account.

This should be easily accessible so that

you can get hold of what you need,

should an emergency arise

There are two benefits to having an

amount set aside in this way. Firstly,

you can feel assured that, should the

worst happen – for example you need

to undertake significant repairs to your

house or car or you lose your job –

there is a fund readily available to help

you financially whilst you deal with

other issues

Second, this frees you up to make the

right decisions about any additional

savings. If you invest in the stock

market, for example, the value of that

investment can go down as well as up.

It is therefore no place for money

which you might need to use in an

emergency. Building funds on deposit

means that you can begin to consider

longer term investments without the

worry that you might have to take the

money out of the market at the wrong

time. (But more of that later …)

Whilst interest rates are currently low,

careful study of the best buy lists and

interest surveys can help you maximize

the rate that you earn on this money.

You can also spread your money

between a number of accounts – some

on immediate access; some on 30 days

notice; perhaps some even on 90 days

notice. Spreading your money between

institutions also increases the guarantee

coverage you receive from the

Financial Services Compensation

Scheme (FSCS). Currently the FSCS

will pay compensation up to 100% of

£50,000 per institution

Diversify As with your deposit account

cushion, if you are adverse to the idea

of exposing your entire portfolio to the

whims of the stock market you can

build a further cushion into your

investment by spreading money across

different asset classes. There are not

just equities but also

property, gilts and

corporate bonds to

choose from

In this way, when

equities are suffering,

one of your other

choices might be

doing better and can compensate for

some of that loss. Even if they all have

a bad day, they will not all do equally

badly

Buy low, sell high This is a basic tenet

of investing but sadly, is a lot more

difficult than it looks. Calling the top or

bottom of markets has proved

impossible to do with any consistency,

even for experts – if it were easy, there

would be many more Warren Buffets

around. Generally speaking, it would

be unwise to adopt this as an

investment strategy

Diversification is the key to a

successful portfolio. Even in a

recession, not all companies suffer;

some might even prosper. A simple

way to increase the diversity of your

portfolio is to invest in a collective

investment, such as a unit trust or

OEIC. In this way, your investment is

spread across a range of companies,

thus the risk is lessened

Invest Regularly Probably the best

way to benefit from the swings and

roundabouts of the stock market

without even thinking about it is to

invest regularly. If you do this as

opposed to making a single or

occasional lump sum investment, you

benefit from what is called „pound/cost

averaging‟ i.e. buying shares at a range

of different prices as the market moves

up or down over time. A monthly

savings plan is a particularly efficient

way to do this because it disciplines

your budgeting and after a while, the

money will disappear from your

account without you even noticing

When prices are high you will buy

fewer shares or units, but when prices

are low, you get more for your money.

Your average buying price is therefore

likely to be lower in volatile markets

and will benefit overall when markets

rise again. This is another way of

mitigating risk within your portfolio.

You can stop worrying about when is

the right time to invest – and when is

the wrong time – and you can continue

the good savings habits you created

whilst building your deposit account

cushion

Look to the long-term We consider

investing in equities because over the

long-term, they have traditionally

outperformed all asset classes.

However, by long term we mean at

least five years and preferably longer.

The downside to equities is that short-

term, stock market investments is a

volatile business and you need to be

prepared to see the value of your

investments fall from time to time. The

trick is to remember why you invested

and look through any short-term issues

towards your longer term goals

However, there is one final rule which

overrides all of these…

Don’t push your luck Markets are

constantly changing so, just as long

as you prepare your portfolio at

outset, you also have to plan for the

final goal. Therefore, as that date

gets closer, you might consider

consolidating some of the gains

you have made so that you can

actually carry out your plans. After

all, you do not wish

to see all your hard

earned savings cut

in half by a market

downturn in the

final six months

before you need to

access the money in

your portfolio

Better, therefore, to consider moving

money out of the stock market, bit by

bit

Similarly, during the life of your

investment, watch out for market

peaks. Depending on your goals,

you will likely have to consider this

repositioning several years before

you actually want the money. It is

usual for a person to move from

equities and property into fixed

interest and cash, but it is

imperative that you take

professional advice on this, as this

period represents the culmination

of many years‟ savings

Making the most of your Savings

If you would like further

information please contact Smith

& Pinching on 01953 885904.

The content of this article is for

information purposes only and

does not constitute advice

The group continues to meet on

the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of

each month apart from August

in the Watton Christian

Community Centre in the High

Street between 7 and 9 p.m. We

also have some whole day

workshops which are open to

non-members who will have to

pay an annual £10 joining fee in

addition to any other expenses

for insurance purposes

At our 27th April meeting we

worked on Heart Cushions for

those who have had surgery for

Breast cancer. These have been

in demand recently so we will

be doing this again at our

meeting on 25th May. There will

also be an all-day session on the

Linus Quilts having recently

handed over those already made

at our open evening in March.

On 22nd June there will be a

demonstration of a variety of

quilt borders at our evening

meeting

On 14th June we are planning an

outing to Hemingford Grey

Manor in Cambridgeshire

reputedly one of the oldest

inhabited houses in England

formerly the home of author and

quilter Lucy Boston and the

setting for her children‟s books

about The Children of Green

Knowe. It has a lovely garden at

its best in June so we hope for

fine weather. For details of this

and other activities look on our

blog on

http://htsqgroup.blogspot.com

or ring Sue on 01362 822536 or

Jane on 01953 884215

Thank you to those who have

contacted us with offers of

materials for the Linus Quilts

and Heart Cushions. These are

much appreciated and you will

know that they are used for good

causes

Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers


SALEC TRAVEL LTD Saturday 5th June Barnsdale Gardens 9am & 4pm Return Adult £20 Child £15

Saturday 5th June Johnny Marks Showboat Adult £28 Saturday 12th June Hunstanton 9.30am & 4pm Return Adult £8 Child £5

Sun 13th June Somerleyton Hall 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult £17.50 Child £11.50 Thursday 17th June Fakenham 9.30am & 1.30pm Return Adult & Child £5

Sun 20th June Dads Army Day at Bressingham 10am & 4pm Return Adult £15 Child £12 Thursday 24th June Woodbridge 9.30am & 4pm Return Adult £10 Child £7

Sun 27th June Fairhaven & North Walsham 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult £13 Child £10 Saturday 3rd July Wisbech Rose Fair 9am &. 4pm Return Adult £10 Child £6

Tuesday 6th July Kings Lynn 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult & Child £5 Saturday 10th July Bedfordshire Show 9am & 5pm Return Adult £18.50 Child £12

Saturday 17th July Bury St Edmunds 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult & Child £5 Saturday 17th July Country Company Showboat Adult £28

Weds 28th July Sandringham Flower Show (Travel Only) 9am & 4pm Return Adult £6 Child £5

Saturday 31st July Canterbury 8am & 4pm Return Adult £17.50 Child £12.50 Saturday 14th August 50's & 60's Evening with Cardy & Coke Adult £28

Sunday 15th August Indians at Hunstanton Adult £24 Saturday 28th/Monday 30th August BBQ Cruise Evening Adult £24

Saturday 4th December Daniel O Donnell Christmas Show at Brentwood £TBA Wednesday 8th December Thursford Evening Show Adult & Child £37.50

Holidays 2010 (Please ring for Itineraries) Friday 23rd – Tuesday 27th July Isle of Wight

Friday 10th – Sunday 12th September Emmerdale Weekend Friday 26th – Monday 29th November Turkey & Tinsel at Folkestone

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01953 881159 PRIVATE COACH & MINIBUS HIRE ALSO AVAILIBLE

Watton Town Council

Councillor’s Surgeries

Come and talk to a Councillor and make your views known in a comfortable and relaxed

atmosphere at The Surge, behind the Co-Op

Farmers Market Day Saturday 5th June

from 10am to 12 Noon

Watton Ballroom Dancing

Association Queen’s Hall, Watton

8 to 11.00 Admission £3.50

Saturday June 5th Saturday July 3rd

Full details from Mike 01953 882799

Dia de Portugal Portuguese: Este mês `e muito importante

para a comunidade Portuguesa

Durante o verão, no mês de junho, temos

as festividades dedicadas aos três Santos

conhecidos como Santos Populares que

ocorrem por todo o País.

Celebramos tambem no dia 10/Junho o Dia de Camões

e ao longo deste mês St. Antonio, St. João e por ultimo St. Pedro

Em Londres o dia de Portugal é comemorado este ano a 13 junho no Common

Park de Streatham. A entrada é sempre grátis

Este ano espero tambem que venha a ser comomerado a 26/Junho em Watton

no antigo edificio do G.P. Espero que possam comparecer e divertir-se.

[email protected]

Polish: Ten miesiąc jest bardzo ważne, w portugalskiej

społeczności.

W okresie letnim, w miesiącu czerwcu, uroczystości

poświęconej trzech świętych znanych jako Santos Populares

odbywać się w całej Portugalii.

Również świętować 10/Junho, Dzień Camões i przez cały ten miesiąc St

Antonio, St.João , St. Pedro wreszcie św.

W Londynie obchodzony jest Dzień Portugalii w tym roku 13 czerwca w

Streatham Common Park. Numer jest zawsze bezpłatne.

I również w tym roku czekać, że święci mogą być comemorated na 26/June w

Watton w starym budynku GP Mam nadzieję, że można przyszedł i miłego

dnia. email [email protected]

English June is very important for the Portuguese community. During the

summer, in the month of June, festivities dedicated to three saints known as

Santos Populares take place all over Portugal

We also celebrate the 10th June, Portugal Day, and throughout this month the

St. Antonio, St. João and finally St. Peter

In London Portugal day is celebrated this year on the 13 June in Streatham

Common Park. Entry is always free

This year the Saints can be commemorated on the 26th June in Watton at the

Surge. I hope that you can come and have a nice day.

Email [email protected]

Tina Cruz

Spike meets the Brownies On Thursday 13th May 2nd Watton (RAF) Brownies welcomed

Michelle and Spike from Breckland Council. They learnt how

they can help make the environment a better place not just for

humans but also for the animals and how to recycle unwanted

materials. The Brownies answered questions, met Spike the

hedgehog and made rag bags. All courteously of Breckland

Council, a big thank you to Michelle and Spike for offering a

very worthwhile and enjoyable evening

Should you wish to invite Michelle and Spike along to visit your

group, please feel free to contact her on 01362 695333

As a Brownie pack we meet every Thursday evening, in term

time at from 6.15pm - 7.45pm, at the Blenheim Centre, Tedder

Close, Watton. If you are interested in helping or have a daughter

who would like to attend please contact Margaret on 01953

882992

Half term family fun Discover what Saxon life was like and make

an Anglo-Saxon clay thumb pot to take home.

This free family event is at Watton library on

Thursday 3rd June 2.00 - 3.00 pm. No need to

book but children must be accompanied by an

adult.

Book of the Month Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader

The Uncommon Reader is none other than

HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into

reading when her corgis stray into a mobile

library parked at Buckingham Palace. She

reads widely ( JR Ackerley, Jean Genet, Ivy

Compton Burnett and the classics) and

intelligently.

Her reading naturally changes her world

view and her relationship with people like

the oleaginous prime minister and his

repellent advisers. She comes to question

the prescribed order of the world and loses

patience with much that she has to do. In

short, her reading is subversive.

The consequence is, of course, surprising,

mildly shocking and very funny. This is a

quick read title, ideal if you don't have much

time to read. Another classic Bennett story.

This book or any other can be reserved for a

small fee if not on the shelf and can be

collected from the Norfolk library or mobile

library of your choice.


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Mornin‟ ter orl on yer, rum ole

weather. Blarst but thar ent lotter

larfs when yer chilblearns start

cummin back agin, an frorst fang

howler ennthing yew hent

cuvvered up.

Horry he say “Thas tha wust

frorst we‟re hed fer many a year,

n we‟ll sune be inta Joon.”

I say ter him, I say “Hev thet got

yer taters then Horry?” “Well yis”

he say “ Thet ent dun tha old

runners a lotta gud eether”

Silly ole fule, he orta know by

now thet ent wath a puttin them in

yit. But yew carnt tell him

northin.

Thet ole electun ware a rum ole

dew, orl tha time them

polatishuns ware a mearkin up

thar minds hew ware gooin to

dew wot, dint yew notise tha ole

country ware a runnin itself!

We hed thort weed git n MP inna

tha willage, cos boy Timmy he

put up, heez a gud ole boy, n I

reckon heed a git us hoom rool.

But he dint git enuff voots.

Cor weer hed sum wittles inta us

leartly, tha mawthers hev bin

wakkin on thar cearterin „n weer

hed a cupple o gud nites alonga

tha gals in tha ole willage horl.

Fust orf we hadda quiz n suppa

nite, tha quiz ware a rite soola,

Horry sed he knowed orl tha

ansers but cooden meark hed nor

tail o tha questuns. His mind ware

on tha grub, an we warnt

disappointed, dint tha gals dew us

prowd, we wus hooly stuffed,

then Horry won a bottle inna tha

raffle n we wus a selebreartin til

arter midnite. Tha mawthers trew

us owt inta tha rood, no sensa

hoomer thas fer sure. Cor blast

we hed sum skullearks tha next

mawnin.

Cuppla weeks learta we hed wot

tha gals corled “A yuorpeen nite”

thas as maerbe, but thet grub

looked sammus we hed afore,

nomatta thet went down a treat.

Tha gals dew well, cos we hent

gotta cooka inna the horl, n tha

grub orl hatta cum up tha rood in

Horry‟s weelbarra, dunt needa

lotta sterin thas fer sure.

Thar ware summa tha ole airforce

boys alonga us, n tha shew how

ter meark bittsa pearper inta air

planes. Cor dint we hev a larf,

speshully wen ole missus W hed

wun stick inna har ear. Weered a

gorn on orl nite a hullin tha bitsa

pearpa arownd, but tha mawthas

crearzed abowt tha mess we wus

a mearkin, n afore yew no it we

wus owt inna tha rood agin.

Boy Jonno hed fownd a bottle

thet noo won wantid soo we hed

to mearke sure thet warnt

wearsted, notha skulleark inna tha

mawnin.

Tha ole blook frum tha fish n no

chips shop downa rood, thas a

wonda ho dunt git tha ole gals

alonga his plearce wunna wun

nite to shew him tha way tew a

mans hart.

Well thas gitten on fer gooin up

wooden hill, so Ile say fare yew

well, n dew yew keep a troshin.

The Ovington Crower

Katie‟s Marathon effort

On April 25th 2010, Katie Adcock

joined thousands of others at the start

line to race in The Virgin London

Marathon. Katie decided to run for

Beating Bowel Cancer charity after her

friend‟s husband Nathan Bray died of

the disease just five days after their

wedding day.

“The Marathon was something I had

always wanted to do” said Katie “After

Nathan died, it really put life into

perspective and gave me a real reason

to get out there and make it happen.”

Katie trained for about 5 months for

the event, running 2 to 3 times a

week, gradually increasing her miles

as the date grew closer. „It was hard

work but a real achievement to be

able to push yourself further and

further in training and feel fitter after

each session.‟

Katie described completing the 26.2

mile course as the best moment of her

life to date.

“The first half I had a smile on my face

the whole time, the crowd were so

supportive and really carried you

through, it was like being part of a

massive carnival.”

Despite being in pain from a recurring

knee strain and incredibly sore toes

after about mile 17, she was full of

determination and going to finish no

matter what. „The feeling as I crossed

the line was unbelievable. The

adrenaline rush, the utter exhaustion

and muscle fatigue combined with

sheer pride and self-belief at

completing such an emotional journey

made every blister and black toenail

worthwhile! I would recommend

anyone to do it, whatever age, size or

level of fitness. “

Katie has raised just under £3000 for

Beating Bowel Cancer charity. „I

would like to say a massive thank

you to everyone who has sponsored

me; all the local businesses who

generously donated prizes for my

fundraising night, Carl Luxton,

Loucaine and Alex Jones who played

on the night, and all who supported

me in my incredible journey, you

have all been so generous and I am

sure we have all done Nathan

proud.”

Attleborough High School

students have been involved in

a wonderful project that used

artistic approaches to develop

solutions to climate change

issues. Thirty students in years

7, 8 and 9 took part in a three

day project called Artists for

Climate Change on the

Attleborough High School

grounds. Hot on the heels of the

school‟s first ever Environment

Day - where all students were

off timetable exploring

sustainability and environment

issues - the students on the

Artists for Climate Change

project illustrated how capable

they are at devising positive

responses to the challenges of

climate change. Organised by

Norfolk County Council Arts

and Environment, two visiting

artists spent the three days in

the art department and on the

school grounds asking questions

such as „who cares?‟, „why

bother?‟ and „why do we need

equality?‟

As a result of the project the

students made sculptures out of

card, a 20 foot diameter

Mongolian yurt out of live

willow and planted trees around

the school. Many students

commented on an increased

awareness of nature and trees,

the challenge of reducing their

carbon footprint and how

unequal resource distribution is.

Due to student demand the yurt

has stayed up and is starting to

send out shoots; it is now a

permanent living structure next

to the school garden; its daily

growth being a focus of interest

amongst students.

Joel Rodker, Geography

teacher, who helped coordinate

the Artists for Climate Change

project at the school remarked

that “The students worked

brilliantly together across the

age groups. While they began

the project quite timidly they

loved being outside and making

something practical and it

helped them to see how

daunting, global issues can be

tackled in a creative and

positive way at a local level.

Having the input of professional

artists Maggie Campbell and

Mark Haywood and art teachers

Hayley Goddard and Heidi

Hickey was a unique and

valuable opportunity.”

Artists for Climate Change

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

Monday June 7th 7.30pm in the

Vestry Anne McDonnell District

Organiser for the World Community

for Christian Meditation will be

visiting the Group. We are pleased to

welcome Anne who will be telling us

more about Christian Meditation,

Father John Main and the WCCM

Mon 21st June 7.45pm Meditation in

the vestry followed by tea and coffee

Mon 28th June 7.45pm Simple

Meditation - no tea/coffee

Next Monday Evening Worship -

will now be 26th July

We would like to welcome new folk

to all our meetings

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church


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Our club has now been in

existence for 29 years and this

month we celebrated with a

Birthday Supper at the Queen's

Hall, where President Helen

entertained her guests. She is

pictured cutting the cake with

President Richard Akister of the

Rotary Club of Watton and

District, and also present was

District Chairman Judy

Hardcastle and her husband, as

well as visitors from other Inner

Wheel clubs and our own

members and husbands. Our

speaker was Robert Smith, the

Harbour Master at Wells and his

stories of his varied activities

were very entertaining. You

would be surprised what a

Harbour Master gets up to! This

was followed by a delicious

buffet prepared by members and

a very pleasant evening was

enjoyed by everyone

Also this month, nine of our

members went to our Overseas

Rally which, this year, was in the

form of a lunch at Barnham

Village Hall, provided by the

Inner Wheel Club of Thetford,

and the money raised was going

to the Mercy Ships charity.

Our speaker told us of the

medical volunteers who operate

on the ship, removing tumours,

mending cleft palates and

removing cataracts - all relatively

simple operations that the

population cannot afford to have

done and how their lives are

transformed after surgery. The

ship is currently moored off

Sierra Leone, one of the poorest

countries in the world. Non-

medical volunteers are also

needed for maintenance work

and she had spent a couple weeks

on a ship several years ago which

had inspired her to encourage

others to do the same

Our Strawberry Tea will be held

on 17th June at 30, Thetford

Road, the pink house opposite

Tesco - just £2.50 for

strawberries and cream, cake and

tea and there will be plenty of

stalls to spend your money on,

while you admire Brenda's lovely

garden in the hot sunshine, which

we have ordered in specially for

that day! This year all profits will

be sent to Unicef. Please support

us if you can.

The Inner Wheel Club of Watton

YOU ARE INVITED TO A

Photographic Exhibition of

African Wildlife & Culture by David Jessup at Woods Restaurant, Richmond Park Golf Club, Watton on

Saturday 5th June 10 - 4pm Sunday 6th June 10 - 3pm

Entrance by donation only All proceeds will go to helping improve the life of Zulu families in Africa

Craft Fair Saturday 19th June

10am to 4pm Oddfellows Hall

Sheringham Supporting the

Lifeboat

Watton Rotary Roundup At their meeting on 6th May the

Watton Rotary Club had a rather

special evening: our speaker was the

Mayor of Watton, Margaret Holmes,

who gave us a most interesting

insight into her year as Mayor and

Chairman of the Town Council,

reflecting also on the work of the

Council and her perceptions of the

town. What made it more special was

that she, accompanied by her

consort, husband David Beekan,

witnessed the induction of a new

member, David Branson. Well,

actually, David Branson is an old

member! He originally joined the

Club in 1989 when he was living in

Caston and working for a heating

and ventilation manufacturer.

However, within 18 months, the job

took him away and he changed from

the engineering side to sales and

marketing in the heating and

ventilation industry and was based in

Dubai for many years. On retiring

into a consultancy role, he returned

to UK and, back in our area, and

with his wife, Jill, settled in Saham

Toney

On 13th May, Rotarian Paul

Weatherill introduced his son, Joe,

an aircraft handler in the Royal

Navy, to give us an illustrated talk

about his experiences with a 12-man

expedition to the Cordillera Blanca

area of Peru, part of the world‟s

largest tropical mountain chain,

where they climbed 3 of the higher

climbed (see Rotary Roundup, June

2008, Wayland News). Part of the

sponsorship monies raised went to

the ShelterBox Trust

On June 23rd there is a Charity Golf

Day in aid of the East Anglian Air

Ambulance at Richmond Park Golf

Club for which, we understand,

green fees have been waived. It is an

annual event that the Littleport

Rotary Club organises and take to

selected locations around the region.

We are pleased our local course has

been chosen this year, and we are

supporting the event. Littleport RC

will be pleased to hear from any

local businesses or individuals

interested in sponsoring any element

of the day. Golfers, too, are invited

to apply to take part. Please contact

Colin Every on 01353 778403 or via

email: [email protected].

Martin Anscombe

Pic: l to r David Branson with

President Richard Akister, the

Mayor and her consort

Diabetes UK Jason Houghton, Osteopath, was

our speaker in May and as usual he

was very warmly received by our

members. He was as informative

as ever and answered member's

questions as accurately as he could.

One of our longstanding members,

John, was used as a "model" for

Jason and for once John had to do

as he was asked!! (The one and

only time!) It will be Rod's turn

next and Peter's at a later date!

Our next meeting will be on June

14th and our speaker will be Julian

Horn, who will be talking RAF

Watton. The meeting will start at

10.15am and is at the Pentecostal

Church, Watton. (We thank them

form the use of their facilities) The

cost per person is 1.50 and tea and

coffee is available. All welcome

Please phone Helen, 01953

884713, for details about the

meetings or if you have any

questions about the group

We will have a stand at the Watton

Carnival, with information about

the group and the people who run

and attend it. Please look out for us

on June 13th and come and say

hello. You are assured of a warm

welcome

Well it has been a very busy few

weeks for Ashill WI starting with our

speaker in March who was “Mauther

Maggie” from Radio Norfolk who

gave us an insight to how she started

work with the radio and how things

have changed. She has a lovely sense

of humour and her Norfolk accent.

We had a lovely evening. We also

celebrated the 90th birthday of

founder member, Mrs Kath Ringer.

She was presented with a WI mug,

flowers and a signed card, also a

lovely birthday cake made by Molly

Spaulding was enjoyed, naughty but

nice!

On 23 March three members went to

the spring council meeting in

Norwich and the president received a

certificate to celebrate 50 years of

the Ashill WI. It has been framed

and now hangs up in the Community

Centre. On 6 April Mauther Maggie,

her husband and a few of us met at

the Community Centre to walk to

Houghton Church where Bob Davey

MBE gave us a brief talk on the

history of the Church before going to

Houghton Barns for refreshments,

only to find Bob had locked the

Church with the few hardy souls who

had climbed the tower, so they were

in need of a cuppa. It was recorded

and was on the programme on 11

April. On the same evening we held

a bingo night which raised £177 for

the Community Centre. On

Thursday, 8 April a group of us went

to the George Hotel in Swaffham for

a cheese and wine evening as a thank

you for us as we delivered and

collected the Christmas appeal

envelopes for the Community

Hospital raising over £500. On 16

April we held a coffee morning and

raised £100 for “Haiti”.

Our speaker for April was Mr David

White who gave an interesting talk

with some stunning photography of

Lakenheath Fen.

So being a WI member in Ashill is

never dull!

Packed programme at WI

Thank You Lesley, Peter and Les would like to

thank everyone for their kindness and

support during the long illness and

subsequent death of Lesley‟s mother,

Kate Chapman. Thank you for the

many letters, cards and flowers

received and for the wonderful

congregation at her funeral service.

Many thanks also for the donations to

the Memorial Account which

amounted to £809 : this has been split

between the Shipdham Manor

Residents‟ Amenities Fund and PETA

(People for the Ethical Treatment of

Animals) Finally thank you to Rev.

Barbara Winner for her tremendous

support throughout and for leading the

service, to Breckland Funeral Services

for their efficiency and care and to the

Mid Norfolk Times for publishing the

tribute to Kate.


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WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP JUNE Wednesday 2nd June 2.00pm Meeting at Watton CCC Monday 21st June 12.30pm for 1.00pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses

Our young people have done us proud

Three members of the Wayland Youth

Council, Lisa Clayton, Sally Eastwood

and Holly Creed have been

representing the United Kingdom at

the European Teenager‟s Summit

which was held in Timisoara, Romania

The European Teenager‟s summit

brought together representatives from

seven European countries, Romania,

Italy, England, Turkey, Germany,

Poland, and Bulgaria. All the

participants spent six days working on

a programme which provided a

framework for intercultural dialogue at

a European level

During the summit they worked on

issues around participation, anti-

discrimination, racism, education and

free time activities. They all attended

workshops on lobbying and advocacy,

project management, campaigning,

attitude and authenticity

Towards the end of the summit

elections were held to select a

president, the winning candidate

was our very own Lisa Clayton,

Chairperson to the Wayland Youth

Council and a United Kingdom

representative, Lisa obtained 52% of

the votes and went on to form a

coalition with Filip the Polish

representative and runner up with

38%

One of the roles of being president

included writing up a summary

paper for the “Youth in Action”

programme Action 1.3. Youth

Democracy Projects as well as

presenting the summits findings to

the Mayor of Timisoara, and

representatives of the European

Parliament at Timisoara City Hall

The European Teenager‟s Summit

members want to promote

opportunities for children and young

people to take an active role in shaping

their communities, Lisa said “we

deserve the right to be involved in the

decision making processes that affect

us, our participation is vital in the

furtherance of improving services and

responding to our needs more

successfully‟”

The Wayland Youth Council are

thrilled at being given the opportunity

of working at a European level, where

they have been able to learn grow and

develop their skills, they have been

able to explore and gain an

understanding of other cultures and

have worked well as a team with their

European counterparts, forming many

new alliances and friends

As young people, European citizens of

today tomorrow and the future, we

declare our readiness to take on our

share of responsibility and ask you, our

Leaders of today to sit up and listen to

its children and young people. We left

England determined to represent the

young people of the UK with both

vigour and pride and feel we have

achieved this; we are proud of

ourselves and hope you, our

community, are proud of us too.

Letter to the Editor Sir, Imagine the following message:

'The Derby will be run at Epsom on

June 4th. Find out the runners when

you get there'.

Improbable ? Then equate this to the

General Election. At the end of March

Mr. Brown informed us that the

Election would take place on May 6th,

but between those dates I (and

presumably all my fellow villagers)

received no indication as to (a) how

many candidates were contesting our

constituency (b) their names or (c)

which party they represented.

This meant that in order to record my

vote I had to make a considered

decision during the time between

receiving my ballot paper and reaching

the polling booth, in other words,

about three seconds.

What a farce!

Yours sincerely Ken Knowles, Ashill.

SSAFA 125 is well and truly on its way.

If you need an update, SSAFA (Soldier‟s

Sailor‟s Airman‟s Families Association)

is the oldest of all the Military charities

and is celebrating its first 125 years of

helping Servicemen, ex Servicemen and

their Families.

The Friends of SSAFA Norfolk has been

formed to help on the Fund Raising and

Awareness front. Although SSAFA

Norfolk always needs Caseworkers,

there are some people who are just so

good at Fund Raising with lots of energy

and lots of ideas. One such couple are

Ken and Shirley Piper who I am sure

will be known to many of you and who

are most welcome. There are several

others in the „wings‟ and I am sure you

will meet them at the various events in

Breckland this summer. Thanks go to

Eric and to Angie who both have made

generous offers of tent and gazebo for us

to use and we certainly will!

Events where you can find us in the area

Watton Carnival 13 June; Weeting

Steam Rally 17/18 July; The Wayland

Agricultural Show 1st August

But we will be out and about County-

wide and when you see our distinctive

flag come and talk to us! Look out also

for the double page spread in the EDP on

22 June put together by Clive and Mel

Richardson

We still need Volunteer Case Workers in

Thetford and Downham Market so if you

have a mind to or you know someone

who would be good at that sort of thing

then just ring 01 603 403322

The Friends of SSAFA Norfolk is open

to anyone so if you have a talent for

organising Pig Races or Quiz nights -

Tel: 01 603 403322

SSAFA 125 Onwards and Upwards

Church Times Mid-Norfolk Times

WATTON CHURCHES TOGETHER Service Calendar for June 2010

St. Mary’s Church, Watton 1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship

Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm

Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]

www.stmaryswatton.org

Sun 6th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion

12 noon Holy Baptism


11.00am Carnival Service in the High Street


10.00am Holy Communion


10.00am All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism

6.30pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Watton Methodist Church

Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 10.00am & 12.00noon

It’s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek

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

Member. www.wattonmethodist.btik.com

Sun 6th 10.45am Mr Stephen Lynn

6.30pm Mr Richard Hompstead

Sun 13th 11.00am Carnival Service in the High Street

6.30pm Revd B Winner Flower Festival

Sun 20th 10.45am Miss Jacky Woor

6.30pm Mr Andrew King Holy Communion

Sun 27th 10.45am Mrs Janet Roebuck

3.00pm Service at Shipdham Methodist Church

Roman Catholic Community

Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton

There is a Noah's Ark Sunday and King's Kids for children

during the Sunday morning services

Sun 6th 10.30am Alpha Course and Barbecue

Sun 13th 10.30am Family Service

6.00pm Alpha Course

Sun 20th 10.30am The Authentic marks of the Holy Spirit

6.00pm Alpha Course

Sun 27th 10.30am The Authentic Marks of Christianity

6.00pm Alpha Course

St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill

Tuesdays at 10.00am Said Holy Communion

Sun 6th 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 13th 9.30am Morning Worship

Sun 20th 9.30am All Age Worship and Holy Baptism


St. George’s Church, Saham Toney

Sun 13th 11.00am Morning Worship

Sun 20th 11.00am All Age Worship


S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke

Sun 13th 10.30am All Age Worship


12.15pm Holy Baptism

Sun 27th 10.30am Methodist Service

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

Thursdays at 8.00am Said Holy Communion

Sun 6th 10.30am Benefice Service of Holy Communion


Sun 27th 9.30am Lay Led All Age Worship

Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon, Thompson

Worship Calendar: June 2010

SUNDAY 6TH JUNE

10:20 am Sunday Club Griston

(ages 4-11, „Manorcourt‟ Day Centre, Manor Rd.)

10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston

(Festival of Church‟s patrons: Sts Peter and Paul)

Sunday 13th June

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

(Festival of Church‟s patron: St. Botolph)

3:00 pm Evensong (BCP) St. Martin‟s, Thompson

Sunday 20th June

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham

10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 27th June

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles

Sunday 4th July

10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

For all our parishes… ‘The WAY’ Youth Group (ages 11+)

Sundays of 6th and 20th June, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

Pram Services: Wednesdays, 10:15 am Caston School Hall (2nd June at Chase Farm, Caston)

For parents or carers with children aged 0-5.

Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222

All Saints Church, Threxton Sunday 6th June 10am

Scribble Pad

Across 7 A Halo can be a greeting in some parts (5) 8 Step counter (9) 10 Shrimp often eaten with chips (6) 11 Sheets etc. (3,5) 12 Incarcerate (8) 13 Extra-terrestrial version of us (4) 15 Never ceasing (7) 17 Dreadful (7) 20 Elegant baby chicken? (4) 22 Put up too much wallpaper while leaning over the edge! (8) 25 Evil that cod had an alibi (8) 26 Steel beam (6) 27 Appointed but not yet installed in office (9) 28 Its a ixpum! (3-2)

Down 1 Sounds like the fish was supposed to be put there (9) 2 A lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a coloured warp (8) 3 A new form of surfing?! (7) 4 gold rush (4,4) 5 Dash for riches? (6) 6 Mediterranean sailing ship (5) 9 Partiality (4) 14 An abundant supply (9) 16 Could be where the head joins the body (8) 18 Hop dries to a ball like shape (8) 19 Cricketer who wouldn't play! (7) 21 Crossbreed (6) 23 The limit of a surface (4) 24 Fermented apple juice (5)

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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

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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 the £10 prize last month was: Mr Downs of Watton

Poet‟s Place Ed: It is some years since the Poet‟s Place was last open and I am

delighted to say that Edith Pleasance‟s poetic submission last

month has prompted readers to submit their own work.

So I am delighted to declare Poet‟s Place 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

Our first entry is from Mrs Jean Brown of Saham Toney.

THE FLICKS The films that one often enjoys were made yesterday

To laugh and cry what fun we had when they came our way

Do you recall sitting in the back seat of the flicks

Then sometimes, only sometimes would you steal a kiss

Then through the interlude, an organ of many colours

Which played such lovely tunes you felt a million dollars

Sometimes a three penny ice cream

Then with your love sat again to watch the silver screen

Does one wonder what happened to all this pleasure

Television came along and ruined it forever

Photographs & Fabric Textile Workshop by Linda Turner The Wayland Partnership is delighted that Linda Turner will be

leading the first workshop of the year upstairs in the Acorn

Room. Linda‟s stunning and unusual art textiles inspired visitors

in our summer exhibition last year leading to her solo show

which begins on June 5th and to this unusual workshop.

Places on this day-long workshop cost just £25.00 and are

limited to fourteen, coffee & soft drinks will be provided Please

bring a packed lunch. The event takes place on Saturday June

12th 10am – 4pm at the Wayland House, High St, Watton.


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CAR BOOT & CRAFTS Sat 19th June 9.00am

St Mary’s Church Car Park, Watton Contact 01953 882936

Car Boots £4.00 No Need to book

Responding to feedback from residents

at the Bill Barrow, Cops and Coffee

mornings and other community

intelligence, one of the current policing

priorities set for the Watton Safer

Neighbourhood Team (SNT) was to

address speeding both in Watton and the

surrounding villages.

Watton SNT co-ordinated a 3 day

Community Speedwatch campaign over

the 5th, 6th and 7th May, when present, and

active, in the area were The Norfolk Safety

Camera Partnership Team, the SNT and

Community Speedwatch; all working

together to try and cover as many of the

locations where complaints of speeding

have been made. The aim was to attend

each location on at least two occasions

during the campaign.

Commenting about the reasons behind the

exercise, Sgt Lance Ogbourne of the

Watton SNT said “We are not trying to

catch drivers out. There is no doubt that

speed kills and we want to educate drivers

rather than prosecute them.

“Residents feel there is a problem with

speeding in our area and we are addressing

those concerns on the community‟s

behalf.”

There are Speedwatch teams in many of

Wayland‟s villages and all took part in the

3 day campaign. A typical example is the

Saham Toney Speedwatch which is run by

nine volunteers who are trained and

supported by Norfolk Police, and all al of

whom want to help improve quality of life

for the local community and reduce traffic

noise and pollution in Saham Toney.

Motorists who exceed the speed limit on

rural roads are often unaware of the impact

their actions have on the community, other

road users or of the dangers they are

exposing themselves to.

Community Speedwatch enables

volunteers to work within communities to

raise awareness of the dangers of speeding

and to help manage the problem locally by

reminding all drivers to watch their speed

and keep to the speed limit. It also enables

local people to take an active role in

making their community safer.

Drivers identified as travelling at excessive

speed by the teams are stopped by regular

police officers and politely reminded of

their responsibilities as drivers. This is

followed up with a letter and although no

further action is taken, the incident is

logged and if caught again in the same

place then the location will be targeted by

the road policing unit in that area and if the

same offender is then caught again, they

may well receive a £60 fine and 3 penalty

points on their licence; although if pursued

through the courts for any reason, for

example dangerously excessive speed or

poor driving, penalties are often much

higher

Sgt Ogbourne added “The other outcome

of the exercise is accurate data on traffic

speeds which allows us to identify whether

the problem is speeding or simply

perceived speeding by residents.

“If there is a problem we can use that data

to help design schemes to improve the

safety for all road users and if there isn‟t

we can report that back to councils and

residents and set minds at rest”.

Over the 3 days the Safety Camera team

identified in excess of 50 people travelling

above the speed limit, all of whom will

receive letters warning them of their

actions and a number of them will also

receive fixed penalty notices.

Community Speedwatch data indicates that

in just six hours in April, the Saham Toney

Speedwatch team identified 22 drivers

travelling over the limit on Richmond

Road, and the highest recorded speed in

2009 was on the Ovington road which was

a vehicle travelling at 77mph.

“Speed kills” said Sgt Ogbourne, “police

officers daily attend accidents where

innocent people are injured, maimed and

killed. We are not out to catch speeding

drivers; we are trying to save lives.”

Focus on speeding

Above: Here to save lives some of Norfolk’s safety Camera Partnership Team. Left: Community Speedwatch at work in Saham

Queens Hall Table-Top Sales As part of their on-going fund raising for

the hall Coffee Morning Team will again

be holding Table-top Sales this summer.

On the mornings of Saturday July 3rd and

Saturday 4th September there will be an

opportunity hire a table and make some

money, buy a bargain and save some

money – or even both! All stalls will be

inside the hall this year and will cost £6 for

a table. Phone John Garratt (01953

885698) to book. Although the hall

management hopes to cover running

expenses with hiring income, we still rely

on other funding to cover maintenance and

improvements, the regular extra income

generated by the Coffee Mornings

continues to be essential, so come along

and try our home-made cakes and scones

next Farmers Market Day!

Little Acorns Here we are nearly half way through

another year. We are very busy at the

moment, having welcomed many new

children, who have all settled in well.

Watton Carnival is fast approaching and

we are hoping to have our usual

“Tombola” staff if we can collect enough

prizes, which is what we are doing now.

This year we are also going to try a “Lucky

Dip”. This is all being held in the High

Street on Sunday, 13 June so why not

come along and join in the fun.

We run from the front hall at the Youth &

Community Centre in Harvey Street and

are open from 8.45am to 11.45am Monday

to Friday, term time only. Our contact

details are 01953 881778 during opening

hours or on our mobile 07843 772712

anytime or alternatively call Angie on

01953 883233 or Dawn on 01953 881382

Strawberry cream teas at Merton Hall From 2 – 5pm on Sunday 27th June, by

kind invitation of the Honourable Robert

and Mrs Jo de Grey there is a rare

opportunity to enjoy local strawberries

and tea served in the tranquil grounds of

Merton Hall. This summer event is

taking place in Merton to support the

maintenance and upkeep of St. Peter‟s

church, one of the oldest and most

beautiful churches in Norfolk. A

marquee will be available in case of

inclement weather. Everyone is welcome

to share this occasion.

Happy Circle News Our meeting on 4 May was attended by 27 members. We were given

a very informative talk by Penny Newton about the work of the

BREAK charity. None of us were aware of how much help they

provide to groups of both young and older people with various

problems. A donation was made to the charity.

A card made by one of our members was signed by all present for

our President who was in hospital. She is now home and making a

good recovery.

We held our usual raffle while enjoying a welcome cup of tea and a

biscuit! We look forward to seeing Julian Horn at our next meeting on

1st June when he will be talking about the early history of RAF Watton

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Summer Dance Featuring

Kenny and the

Motives Saturday 19th June

at Ashill Community Centre Raffle ~ No bar bring own drinks

£7 entrance

(Advance ticket only, no tickets on the door)

8PM TO 12 MIDNIGHT

All proceeds to Ashill Community Centre

Tickets available from Sylvia,

3 Dunnetts Close, Ashill 01760 440812

or Mark on 01760 440577

delivery can be arranged

‘Quilt Inspirations’

Art Textile Exhibition by Linda Turner

June 5th – June 12th

Dragonfly Gallery, Wayland House High St. Watton

Opening Times 10 - 4 Weekdays, Saturday 10 – 1pm

Preview Evening Friday 4th June 7 - 8.30pm

Free tickets available Contact Susan Hollingworth

01953 880205

Picture Submitted

Watton United FC Full Time Round Up Watton United‟s Saturday teams‟ 2009-10 ended their

season earlier this month with the first teams losing

games in May to Dersingham (1-4), St Andrews (1-4),

Mattishall (2-8) and the Reserves losing at Long

Stratton (0-1). Both teams finished second from bottom

of the league after a difficult season, and unfortunately

this resulted in relegation for the first team from

Anglian Combination Premier Division

On a brighter note, the Veterans First team (over 35‟s)

were runners up in the Sunday Suffolk and Norfolk

Veterans league, winning games in May against

Rocklands (3-0) and NALGO (6-2). Next season they

are playing in the newly formed Norfolk FA Veterans

League every second and fourth Sunday of the month –

starting in September 2010

The clubs presentation night takes place on Saturday

29th May at Watton Sports Centre Galler Bar - Tickets

Cost £6 and include entry to downstairs hall where

local band Kenny and the motives are performing

tickets - Tickets available from Watton Sports Centre

01953 881281 - email [email protected]

Photos : The pictures attached are taken from a more

successful era in Watton‟s history , when the First team

(top) were Anglian Combination Premier Division

Champions in 1985-86, and the Reserve Team were

Anglian Combination Reserve Division 1 champions.

The photos were taken at the presentation of the

trophies to the teams

Next Season: The committee are proposing a number

of changes in the close season, together with

appointing some new behind the scene roles to assist

with running the club. The AGM is taking place at

Watton Sports Centre on Thursday 3rd June 2010

(7.00pm) and if you are interested in joining the club

next year as a player, or committee member they

would welcome your attendance at this meeting

Events: In the meantime, the club are organising two

new events in the close season

Watton United‟s 4th Annual Golf Day, is taking place

at Richmond Park Golf Club on Friday 25th June.

Tickets cost £35 per person (teams of 4), and include

18 holes of golf (Stableford rules), Breakfast, BBQ and

prize giving event afterwards

If anyone is interested in playing, please contact Kev

Bloomfield on (07747) 878340 or email

[email protected]

Also, to coincide with the 2010 World Cup in June,

they are commencing pre-season Training on

Wednesday 16th June, starting at 7pm at Watton Sports

Centre on grass. The first 4 sessions in June will

consists of some small sided games based on the World

Cup knock out format. Anyone is welcome to attend

and the cost is free so just turn up!!! Send an email to

[email protected] for more details

Ladies Section April Stableford winners were

div 1 Margaret Broadbent (36),

div 2 Anne Long (41) div 3

Cherry Lawn (25) The

combination cup was played for

on April 26Th the winners were

Dilys Gibbs and Carol Marshall

(68) with second place going to

Ann Achilles and Cherry Lawn

(68.5) So far in the friendly

matches we won against

Dereham but unfortunately lost

against Sprowston, Our teams

fought bravely in very close

matches in both the Garrick cup

and the Gilleson cup but

unfortunately lost to Sheringham

and Sprowston respectively.

Lesley Matthews and Julie Ellis

represented us in the Daily mail

foursomes and Julie Ellis

represented the club in the

L.G.U. medal and although

played well it was not good

enough on the respective days.

Seniors The season is now in 'full swing'.

Inter Club Match results as

follows: Versus The Norfolk -

lost 2 1/2 - 3 1/2, versus

Bawburgh - lost 1-5, versus

Weston Pa4rk away lost 1-5 and

the return match at home was

won 4-2

The Spring Cup, a major event in

the Seniors calendar, was won by

Tony Bonner (38 points) for the

second year running. Roger

Lubbock was second and Rod

Murphy was third The April

medal was won by John Crowdy

with a net 70 playing off a

handicap of 1.

Recent April Stableford

competition winners were Roy

Dolman, Rod Whyatt, David

Flack, Alan Dunn, Reg Knowles,

Ed Durham and Mike Hosier

A Charity event was also held in

aid of SSAFA and over 200 was

raised. The format was a

Stableford played in two age

groups, 55-69 years and over 70

years. The winners were David

Wakeford and Phil Barrall.

During the competition a hole in

one was scored by Gerry Knox at

the par 3 6th hole. Drinks all

round!!

Richmond Park Juniors A team of Juniors from

Richmond Park Golf Club played

in the second round of the K K

Smith Trophy at Dereham -

Sunday 16th May. They all gave

a very good account of

themselves being the first inter-

club competition for three of the

team losing by 9 holes to an

experienced and talented

Dereham team.

We would once again like to

thank both Total Health

Pharmacy and Wayland Garage

for their sponsorship of our

Junior team. Well Done -

Richmond Park Juniors

Richmond Park Golf Club Catch Up

We are a doctor who fan

based club we help raise funds

for charities around Norfolk.

We have a team of members

who go to events with their

authentic props and costumes

and they are coming to

Watton Junior School 17th September

7 pm - 9 pm Come along and meet our

members and Daleks. Bring

along your remote control

Daleks and K-9’s for a trundle Tea, coffee and snacks available

There will be a table top sale of

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THE WATTON SOCIETY

Programme – June & July 7.45 p.m. at the Watton Christian

Community Centre

Weds, June 16th. Barbara Miller - The Norwich Shoe Trade. Weds July 21st. David Yaxley - Sheringham Hall and Park No Meeting in August

For more information on the Watton Society and a programme to December

2010 telephone Judy Kerr 01953 882613 or email

[email protected].

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 & District Horticultural Society, BDHS = Bradenham &

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

OGC = Ovington Garden Club,

June Sat 5th Caston Village Fete 2pm at Greenwich Villa See ad

Sat 5th Charity stalls for Ugandan Orphans St Mary‟s

Attleborough 10am to 11.30am See ad

Thurs10th 7.45pm NWT Evening Guided Walk Thompson See ad

Fri 11th }Watton Methodist Church Flower Festival { See

Sun 13th } Hobbies Exhibition at Queens Hall {

Sun 13th } Wild West Watton Carnival Day { Ads

Thurs 17th Strawberry Teas, Watton See Inner Wheel article

Sat 19th St Mary‟s Watton Car Boot see ad

Sat 19th Stow Bedon & Breckles Fete 2pm to 5pm

Stow Bedon Hall, Lower Stow Bedon.

Sat 19th Gt Ellingham Primary School Summer Fete See ad

Sat 19th 6.30pm Rockland Shindig in Rockland Manor Meadow

Sat 26th Carbrooke Village Fete 1pm See article.

Sun 27th AGC Annual Flower Show See article.

Sun 27th “Medieval Attleborough” Walk 2.30 AHG

July Thurs 8th NWT Visit to Wayland Community High School‟s

Eco Bugs Environmental Site

Sat 10th } St Botolph‟s Church, Stow Bedon

Sun 11th } Flower Festival - 10am to 5pm

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The batting begins: Breckland‟s first cricket festival

Youngsters from primary schools in

Beetley and Bradenham have started

the batting as the first schools to

receive coaching in Breckland‟s first

ever Cricket Festival.

Youngsters from Beetley, East

Harling, Mattishall, Necton, Old

Buckenham, Shipdham, Thetford and

Watton primary school participating,

the Festival will run until 20th July

when the schools are set to compete

for a prize trophy in Old Buckenham.

During the Festival, Years 5 & 6

children at each of the participating

Breckland schools will benefit from

eight hours of high quality tuition

from qualified Norfolk Cricket Board

coaches, delivered in two-hour

sessions. The lessons will be attended

by teachers who can then go on to

support the children in developing

their skills.

The Cricket Festival project has been

organised and funded by Breckland

Council, in partnership with Norfolk

Cricket Board and the School Sports

Partnership. In order to provide the

children with a developmental route,

should they wish to continue

improving their cricket skills after the

Festival, Breckland has helped forge

links between each school and their

local cricket club.

Theresa Hewett, Breckland Council

Executive Member for Communities

and Benefits, explained why the

Council is trialling this new initiative;

“We have offered a variety of sporting

activities for children during the

holidays for a number of years, and

are now trying out new ways of

developing an active and on-going

interest in sport amongst youngsters in

the district. Thanks to the newly

forged links between the schools and

their local cricket clubs the youngsters

won‟t be stumped for further

opportunities once the festival ends,

and can continue to develop and

improve their skills at their local club

If it proves to be a success, Breckland

hopes to repeat the Festival next year.

If you are head or sports teacher in a

Breckland primary school head, and

would be interested in participating in

the 2011 Cricket Festival, please call

the Breckland Sports Development

Officer, Stefan Clifford on 01362

656870

Children from Years 5 & 6, Beetley Primary School with Norfolk Cricket Board coach Aaron Watson

Would you like to join the Rockland‟s Under 11s

Back row (left to right): Charlie Matthews, Marc Riley, Eliot Clarke,

William Langford, Luke Hutchinson Front row: Joseph Thompson, Matty

Noonan, Hannah Billman, Louis Fraser

The Rockland U11‟s are looking for some new players to join their small but

ever improving team. All players are given a chance to play and the team

welcome both boys and girls.

Manager Rob Matthews and assistant coach Mick Moralee are CRB checked

and both are qualified coaches.

For more information please contact Rob or Amanda on 01953 454378.

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