**stay alert**homemade cakes - suspended until further notice. meet up with friends, make new...

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MAY/JUNE 2020 Last submission date July 2020 issue: 24th June 2020 [email protected] Tel. 727072 FROM THE EDITOR Working from Home and enjoying a stay-at-home staycationis still the safest choice in my opinion, despite all the packed like sardinesbeachgoers in the South. Luckily, for the most part, we have continued to be blessed with some gorgeous weather in our idyllic rural environment of West Norfolk. Although, at last, we have had rain to replenish our parched gardens and now also have restored water pressure! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Village Life is continuing to only be available in digital format instead of a printed publication. This may mean that a number of people without internet access will not be able to read it. Should you be aware of a neighbour in this position, please consider printing it for them, although this may cause hygiene issues and the risk of spreading the virus on the printed paper once handled. Please take all practicable precautions. Thank you. Stay Safe. Jonathan Available online at www.northwold.net **STAY ALERT** We can all help control the virus if we all stay alert. This means you must: Stay at home as much as possible Work from home if you can Limit contact with other people Keep your distance if you go out, 2 m apart where possible Wash your hands regularly Do not leave home if you or anyone in your household has symptoms.

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MAYJUNE 2020 Last submission date July 2020 issue

24th June 2020 editornorthwoldnet

Tel 727072

FROM THE EDITOR

Working from Home and enjoying a stay-at-home lsquostaycationrsquo is

still the safest choice in my opinion despite all the lsquopacked like

sardinesrsquo beachgoers in the South Luckily for the most part we

have continued to be blessed with some gorgeous weather in our

idyllic rural environment of West Norfolk Although at last we

have had rain to replenish our parched gardens and now also have

restored water pressure

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Village Life is continuing to only

be available in digital format instead of a printed publication This

may mean that a number of people without internet access will not

be able to read it Should you be aware of a neighbour in this

position please consider printing it for them although this may

cause hygiene issues and the risk of spreading the virus on the

printed paper once handled Please take all practicable precautions

Thank you Stay Safe Jonathan

Available online at wwwnorthwoldnet

STAY ALERT We can all help control the virus if we all stay alert This means you must

Stay at home as much as possible

Work from home if you can

Limit contact with other people

Keep your distance if you go out 2 m apart where possible

Wash your hands regularly

Do not leave home if you or anyone in your household has symptoms

Page 2

Jonathan Clayton editornorthwoldnet

Tel 727072

VACANT

Mavis amp George Gillett Tel 727465

Carol Sharp Tel 07927 087 464

Stephanie Squires Tel 728317

The views expressed in submitted items are not necessarily endorsed by Northwold amp Whittington Village Life Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all information contained in the newsletter is correct we cannot be held responsible for errors The Editor reserves the right to refuse or omit items without explanation

GRIMSHOE BENEFICE St Maryrsquos Feltwell St Jamesrsquo Hockwold

St Andrewrsquos Northwold St Maryrsquos Southery

St Maryrsquos Weeting

STANDREWrsquoS NORTHWOLD CHURCH SERVICES

Plus Benefice (Church Group) services in bold italic

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have decided that our churches must

remain closed at all times to reduce the spread of Corvid 19

We cannot have any services in church but The Reverend Joan is celebrating

Holy Communion alone in her sitting room at 10am on Sundays and Wednesdays

and these services can be seen on Zoom If you would like to take part please

contact Christine Parker the Benefice Administrator her details are below You

can be visible or invisible at the service whichever you prefer It is an

opportunity to join in a service and have a quick chat with people afterwards

To arrange discussions about weddings funerals and pastoral matters and for

instructions on joining the Zoom services please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

Our own church website is wwwnorthwoldchurchorguk If you have any

questions comments or concerns about St Andrewrsquos please contact me on 01366

728404

Stay safe and well Christine Collins Churchwarden

ST ANDREWrsquoS CHURCH CHOIR

is always looking for new members DESPITE THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

If you enjoy singing and would like to join us please contact

Carol Sharp Tel 07927 087464

NORTHWOLD PRAYER amp BIBLE STUDY GROUP

at Mike amp Irenersquos

55 Methwold Road Northwold

IS ON A COVID-19 RECESS

AND SO UNFORTUNATELY

ALL MEETINGS ARE

SUSPENDED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

Call 01366 728098 for more details

PR Bowers amp Son

Funeral Directors

Anmer Cottage Methwold Road

Northwold

Thetford Norfolk IP26 5LN

Tel 01366 727432 07796 780270

24 Hour Service Private Chapel of Rest

Upholding Traditional Family Values of

Dignity amp Respect For Your Loved Onersquos

Funeral Plans Memorials Floral Tributes

ST AANDREWrsquoS CHURCH COFFEE MORNINGS

TEA amp CAKE AFTERNOONS

Due to the current coronavirus crisis we have been advised that we cannot

have any Coffee morningsTea amp Cake afternoons until further notice

I know that many people look forward to these events and enjoy getting

together for a good old Norfolk mardle however it is important that we all

keep safe

Stay well Ann Howarth

Page 3

St Maryrsquos Barton Bendish St Maryrsquos Beachamwell All Saintsrsquo Boughton

St Georgersquos Methwold St Andrewrsquos West Dereham

St Margaretrsquos Wereham Christ Church Whittington All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry

Contact Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch Honey Tree Fur long Drove Stoke Fer ry PE33 9SX 01366 500704

JUNE 2020

Every Wednesday Cafeacute cre8 - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 915 ndash 11am Open to everyone ages 0 ndash 99 For information contact Janet on flyingheronbtinternetcom

Every Thursday All Saintrsquos Lunch Club ndash SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 1030 am and for a two-course lunch (pound350) at 1200 pm For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704

St Georgersquos Church Methwold - Tea Coffee amp Homemade Cakes - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Meet up with fr iends make new fr iends or just enjoy the drinks amp cakes

Enjoy a drink amp homemade cake for only pound200

CHRIST CHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES

Plus other local services within the church group NB Church Group Joint Services in bold italics

We at Christ-Church and All Saints will not be holding any services or Church events until further notice Im sure you understand but no Sunday services Thanks Elaine

SAINT ANDREWrsquoS RESTORATION

APPEAL (SARA) CINEMA EVENINGS

There will be no more village cinema evenings until

further notice We hope that the coronavirus crisis

will be under control before too long and that we can

begin having our cinema nights (and ice creams) once

more

Stay safe and stay well

Ann Howarth

FUNERAL NOTICE Patricia Joyce Smith (nee Royal) former ly of

No 4 Little London Northwold passed away on the

22nd May 2020

Her funeral service will be held at Tunbridge Wells

Crematorium on the 18th June at 1045

June Spraggett

Page 4

NORTHWOLD WI

NORTHWOLD

COMMUNITY

TRANSPORT Book a local driver for hospital doctor and dentist visits

For more details and assistance phone Sue Preston 01366 727694

NORTHWOLD NEW RESIDENTS

WELCOME PACK St Andrews Northwold gives all new residents a pack full of useful

information about the church and the village If by any chance you have not

received one and would like to I will be pleased to visit you with a Pack

Please contact

Irene Quinn

55 Methwold Road

Northwold

01366 728098

OUR LAST MEETING WAS IN THE VILLAGE HALL

ON TUESDAY 10TH MARCH AT 715PM

OUR SPEAKER WAS

SHARON BURBRIDGE

HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS (AND THE MYTHS)

About

ORGAN DONATION

COME ALONG ONCE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED AS A VISITOR

FOR pound300 AND ENJOY A FRIENDLY MEETING WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

AS WELL

MEETINGS USUALLY FINISH AT 945PM

NORTHWOLD

MOBILE POST OFFICE

SERVICE SUSPENDED

DUE TO COVID-19

(Van usually parks in

Northwold Village Hall Car Park)

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Page 5

NORTHWOLD CARE GROUP

lsquoLUNCH CLUBrsquo As I am sure you will have guessed we will sadly have to cancel our monthly lunches until the current coronavirus crisis is over As soon as it is safe to start serving lunches again we will contact you all I hope that it will not be too long before we can meet again we will miss seeing you all but we must all do our best to stay safe and well For Lunch Club details please contact

Ann Howarth 01366 727772

NORTHWOLD

SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH

Usually meet every other Friday

in Northwold Village Hall

Doors open at 7pm

730 pm start

(Weather Permitting amp

Guests subject to change)

I have decided to cancel all our meetings to safeguard those attending until I hear better news about the Coronavirus Hopefully we will be able to resume meetings soon and the programme will get back to normal Unfortunately I think that we still have the worst to come so it will be a least a couple of months if not longer before some normality is back Therefore all planned meetings are

cancelled until further notice

Please contact with me for updates for

when our programme will re-start

Thanks Stay safe I wish you all well

Enquiries

Text Faye 07523 866797

Web norfolkthespiritguidescouk

under Norfolk Events ndash Northwold

Admission

Donation per person-

pound200 Service nights

pound400 Clairvoyant evenings

Letters to the Editor

Dear Jonathan

25th Apr mdash Day 33 and counting

We are nearly 5 weeks into the lockdown and where are we

To be honest I dont really know At one end we have politicians and advisors telling us things are improving and going in the right direction whilst at the other end we have people working at the sharp end saying No they are not Who to believe

I need to be objective on this as hindsight is a great tool and when decisions need to be made hindsight is not an option

One point we clap the NHS every week and there cannot be any underestimation of the tremendous job they (and lots and lots of other underpaid people too many to itemise) are doing whilst at the same time there is an overpaid bureaucratic spaghetti mix in the NHS that doesnt seem to be able to co-ordinate events so that things

happen

They are good at giving reasons why things arent happening

Be objective but what will happen when this virus spreads to the slums and shanty towns around the world where social distancing is impossible and medical care limited

So a story for these lockdown days Any one old enough may remember a 1980s comedy program called Not the Nine OrsquoClock News This was in days when comedy didnt have to be as politically correct as it does today One sketch involved a police constable played by Mel Smith PC Savage who kept arresting the same person on a variety of charges He was told that walking on the cracks in the pavement and also coughing without due care and attention were not an offence but who would have thought that 40 years later it would be

And very well done to all our volunteers you are doing a truly great job

Alan Briggs

Page 6

As I write this just before Easter

weekend we have been in ldquolockdownrdquo

for three weeks We are lucky in that

we have a lovely house and family

nearby to leave food on our doorstep

every now and again We arranged a

Tesco order two weeks ago the first

delivery slot is 5 weeks later Our

freezers are always stocked to busting

so this is an excellent opportunity to

rationalise the situation by eating all

the contents Obviously Head office

and I discussed matters as we went into

lockdown we have always worked

together and have never really been

separated for the best part of 40 years

so the chance is that we shall not fall

out due to close contact Of course

Managements ability to organise and

my sunny all-forgiving personality

will see us through Our only problem

is accepting that we are ldquofrail elderlyrdquo

not to leave the premises with

neighbours offering to get our shopping

and prescriptions

We decided to turn the situation

to our advantage Firstly on dull or wet

days I would blitz my study When we

moved in two years ago I just filled all

the cupboards at random with no

sense of order and I am happy to say

that a few wet days have ensured that

the study is mostly sorted out

Secondly we would get the

garden into shape The beds were solid

rock-hard clay and the only way I have

found to deal with the clay is to use my

6ft massive metal digging bar throw it

in and wiggle it about to loosen the

clay Then I use my multipronged

twist cultivator (you should see my

muscles now) to break the clay up

further Next comes the metal rake

used with the shaft vertical and the

metal work horizontal to break the

clay up even more Then the ground

is raked with the metal rake followed

by a leaf rake all the time bashing the

clay to turn it to something

approaching a tilth Then dig in a

mixture of peat farmyard manure and

topsoil and re-define the lawn edges

with a spade followed by an edging

tool Now and again there would be a

half-day delay while I dug out the

massive lumps of concrete kerbstone

lengths of brick wall etc using ropes

to drag the concrete lumps out of the

ground

Matters have been complicated

because the garden waste collections

(brown bin) have been cancelled as

the men had to be moved onto

ordinary waste and recycling and

disaster the recycling centre (tip) just

up the road has been closed

Similarly our local garden centre

300 yards away is also out of bounds

Fortunately good plants are available

online so I shall be able to stock the

garden

I had always thought that our

new garden was small but having

spent three weeks as above I now

think it is enormous

Thirdly our wonderful new

double garage is racked out full of all

my ldquostuffrdquo moved without sorting

from the barns at The Old House

That will all be ldquorationalised ldquo after

the garden is finished It shouldnt take

more than a month or more Oh and

then there is my store facility in

Belbroughton

Fourthly I have several

photobook projects to start using

colour slides from my youth ancient

pre-war photos of my family and

photos of our family since the 50s I

have long thought that old albums and

camera cards will be pretty useless in

50 years time but these photobooks

one of each book for each of our

children will be sitting on their

bookshelves for them to show their

grandchildren

So there is plenty to keep us

busy Management is running the

house the kitchen and the laundry

organising her cupboards and sorting

out boxes from the loft not seen since

we moved She communicates with the

family through her Ipad and they have

discovered ZOOM a computer

platform which enables half a dozen or

more people to be on the same site

chatting or playing Charades All in all

we are well placed to deal with the

situation not like the poor folk in tower

blocks or living with abusers We often

think fondly of all our patients and

friends in Norfolk and we miss you all

Stay safe

We worry for our children and

grandchildren some exposed to

potential financial disaster and we will

do all we can to help them

Look after yourselves and keep in

touch

All good wishes Ian Nisbet

Chimney Sweeping CCTV Surveys

Stove Inspections

Chemical Tar Removal Treatment

Stove Repairs Cowls Supplied amp Fitted

and Stove Installers

wwwcatersweepscouk infocatersweepscouk

The Poplars Thetford Road Northwold Thetford IP26 5LW

01366 728342 (option 2)

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH

Page 7

PC Repair and Care 01842 810853 Mobile PC Service Desktop Laptop Ipad amp Mobile Phone Setups

Hardware Installations

Virus Checks amp Removal Internet Security

Internet Connections Repairs amp Upgrades

Training Sessions Program installations

Georgina Sims

MARK ROBERTS Plumbing amp Heating

Plumbing amp Heating bull Boiler Replacement Central Heating Installation

BathroomsShowers bull Water Softeners

ALL WORK amp MATERIALS GUARANTEED REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Telephone 01366 727344 Mobile 07887 646587

The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

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Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

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Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

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We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

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NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

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MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

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Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

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CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

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24hr 7-day service

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Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 2

Jonathan Clayton editornorthwoldnet

Tel 727072

VACANT

Mavis amp George Gillett Tel 727465

Carol Sharp Tel 07927 087 464

Stephanie Squires Tel 728317

The views expressed in submitted items are not necessarily endorsed by Northwold amp Whittington Village Life Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all information contained in the newsletter is correct we cannot be held responsible for errors The Editor reserves the right to refuse or omit items without explanation

GRIMSHOE BENEFICE St Maryrsquos Feltwell St Jamesrsquo Hockwold

St Andrewrsquos Northwold St Maryrsquos Southery

St Maryrsquos Weeting

STANDREWrsquoS NORTHWOLD CHURCH SERVICES

Plus Benefice (Church Group) services in bold italic

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have decided that our churches must

remain closed at all times to reduce the spread of Corvid 19

We cannot have any services in church but The Reverend Joan is celebrating

Holy Communion alone in her sitting room at 10am on Sundays and Wednesdays

and these services can be seen on Zoom If you would like to take part please

contact Christine Parker the Benefice Administrator her details are below You

can be visible or invisible at the service whichever you prefer It is an

opportunity to join in a service and have a quick chat with people afterwards

To arrange discussions about weddings funerals and pastoral matters and for

instructions on joining the Zoom services please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

Our own church website is wwwnorthwoldchurchorguk If you have any

questions comments or concerns about St Andrewrsquos please contact me on 01366

728404

Stay safe and well Christine Collins Churchwarden

ST ANDREWrsquoS CHURCH CHOIR

is always looking for new members DESPITE THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

If you enjoy singing and would like to join us please contact

Carol Sharp Tel 07927 087464

NORTHWOLD PRAYER amp BIBLE STUDY GROUP

at Mike amp Irenersquos

55 Methwold Road Northwold

IS ON A COVID-19 RECESS

AND SO UNFORTUNATELY

ALL MEETINGS ARE

SUSPENDED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

Call 01366 728098 for more details

PR Bowers amp Son

Funeral Directors

Anmer Cottage Methwold Road

Northwold

Thetford Norfolk IP26 5LN

Tel 01366 727432 07796 780270

24 Hour Service Private Chapel of Rest

Upholding Traditional Family Values of

Dignity amp Respect For Your Loved Onersquos

Funeral Plans Memorials Floral Tributes

ST AANDREWrsquoS CHURCH COFFEE MORNINGS

TEA amp CAKE AFTERNOONS

Due to the current coronavirus crisis we have been advised that we cannot

have any Coffee morningsTea amp Cake afternoons until further notice

I know that many people look forward to these events and enjoy getting

together for a good old Norfolk mardle however it is important that we all

keep safe

Stay well Ann Howarth

Page 3

St Maryrsquos Barton Bendish St Maryrsquos Beachamwell All Saintsrsquo Boughton

St Georgersquos Methwold St Andrewrsquos West Dereham

St Margaretrsquos Wereham Christ Church Whittington All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry

Contact Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch Honey Tree Fur long Drove Stoke Fer ry PE33 9SX 01366 500704

JUNE 2020

Every Wednesday Cafeacute cre8 - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 915 ndash 11am Open to everyone ages 0 ndash 99 For information contact Janet on flyingheronbtinternetcom

Every Thursday All Saintrsquos Lunch Club ndash SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 1030 am and for a two-course lunch (pound350) at 1200 pm For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704

St Georgersquos Church Methwold - Tea Coffee amp Homemade Cakes - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Meet up with fr iends make new fr iends or just enjoy the drinks amp cakes

Enjoy a drink amp homemade cake for only pound200

CHRIST CHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES

Plus other local services within the church group NB Church Group Joint Services in bold italics

We at Christ-Church and All Saints will not be holding any services or Church events until further notice Im sure you understand but no Sunday services Thanks Elaine

SAINT ANDREWrsquoS RESTORATION

APPEAL (SARA) CINEMA EVENINGS

There will be no more village cinema evenings until

further notice We hope that the coronavirus crisis

will be under control before too long and that we can

begin having our cinema nights (and ice creams) once

more

Stay safe and stay well

Ann Howarth

FUNERAL NOTICE Patricia Joyce Smith (nee Royal) former ly of

No 4 Little London Northwold passed away on the

22nd May 2020

Her funeral service will be held at Tunbridge Wells

Crematorium on the 18th June at 1045

June Spraggett

Page 4

NORTHWOLD WI

NORTHWOLD

COMMUNITY

TRANSPORT Book a local driver for hospital doctor and dentist visits

For more details and assistance phone Sue Preston 01366 727694

NORTHWOLD NEW RESIDENTS

WELCOME PACK St Andrews Northwold gives all new residents a pack full of useful

information about the church and the village If by any chance you have not

received one and would like to I will be pleased to visit you with a Pack

Please contact

Irene Quinn

55 Methwold Road

Northwold

01366 728098

OUR LAST MEETING WAS IN THE VILLAGE HALL

ON TUESDAY 10TH MARCH AT 715PM

OUR SPEAKER WAS

SHARON BURBRIDGE

HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS (AND THE MYTHS)

About

ORGAN DONATION

COME ALONG ONCE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED AS A VISITOR

FOR pound300 AND ENJOY A FRIENDLY MEETING WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

AS WELL

MEETINGS USUALLY FINISH AT 945PM

NORTHWOLD

MOBILE POST OFFICE

SERVICE SUSPENDED

DUE TO COVID-19

(Van usually parks in

Northwold Village Hall Car Park)

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Page 5

NORTHWOLD CARE GROUP

lsquoLUNCH CLUBrsquo As I am sure you will have guessed we will sadly have to cancel our monthly lunches until the current coronavirus crisis is over As soon as it is safe to start serving lunches again we will contact you all I hope that it will not be too long before we can meet again we will miss seeing you all but we must all do our best to stay safe and well For Lunch Club details please contact

Ann Howarth 01366 727772

NORTHWOLD

SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH

Usually meet every other Friday

in Northwold Village Hall

Doors open at 7pm

730 pm start

(Weather Permitting amp

Guests subject to change)

I have decided to cancel all our meetings to safeguard those attending until I hear better news about the Coronavirus Hopefully we will be able to resume meetings soon and the programme will get back to normal Unfortunately I think that we still have the worst to come so it will be a least a couple of months if not longer before some normality is back Therefore all planned meetings are

cancelled until further notice

Please contact with me for updates for

when our programme will re-start

Thanks Stay safe I wish you all well

Enquiries

Text Faye 07523 866797

Web norfolkthespiritguidescouk

under Norfolk Events ndash Northwold

Admission

Donation per person-

pound200 Service nights

pound400 Clairvoyant evenings

Letters to the Editor

Dear Jonathan

25th Apr mdash Day 33 and counting

We are nearly 5 weeks into the lockdown and where are we

To be honest I dont really know At one end we have politicians and advisors telling us things are improving and going in the right direction whilst at the other end we have people working at the sharp end saying No they are not Who to believe

I need to be objective on this as hindsight is a great tool and when decisions need to be made hindsight is not an option

One point we clap the NHS every week and there cannot be any underestimation of the tremendous job they (and lots and lots of other underpaid people too many to itemise) are doing whilst at the same time there is an overpaid bureaucratic spaghetti mix in the NHS that doesnt seem to be able to co-ordinate events so that things

happen

They are good at giving reasons why things arent happening

Be objective but what will happen when this virus spreads to the slums and shanty towns around the world where social distancing is impossible and medical care limited

So a story for these lockdown days Any one old enough may remember a 1980s comedy program called Not the Nine OrsquoClock News This was in days when comedy didnt have to be as politically correct as it does today One sketch involved a police constable played by Mel Smith PC Savage who kept arresting the same person on a variety of charges He was told that walking on the cracks in the pavement and also coughing without due care and attention were not an offence but who would have thought that 40 years later it would be

And very well done to all our volunteers you are doing a truly great job

Alan Briggs

Page 6

As I write this just before Easter

weekend we have been in ldquolockdownrdquo

for three weeks We are lucky in that

we have a lovely house and family

nearby to leave food on our doorstep

every now and again We arranged a

Tesco order two weeks ago the first

delivery slot is 5 weeks later Our

freezers are always stocked to busting

so this is an excellent opportunity to

rationalise the situation by eating all

the contents Obviously Head office

and I discussed matters as we went into

lockdown we have always worked

together and have never really been

separated for the best part of 40 years

so the chance is that we shall not fall

out due to close contact Of course

Managements ability to organise and

my sunny all-forgiving personality

will see us through Our only problem

is accepting that we are ldquofrail elderlyrdquo

not to leave the premises with

neighbours offering to get our shopping

and prescriptions

We decided to turn the situation

to our advantage Firstly on dull or wet

days I would blitz my study When we

moved in two years ago I just filled all

the cupboards at random with no

sense of order and I am happy to say

that a few wet days have ensured that

the study is mostly sorted out

Secondly we would get the

garden into shape The beds were solid

rock-hard clay and the only way I have

found to deal with the clay is to use my

6ft massive metal digging bar throw it

in and wiggle it about to loosen the

clay Then I use my multipronged

twist cultivator (you should see my

muscles now) to break the clay up

further Next comes the metal rake

used with the shaft vertical and the

metal work horizontal to break the

clay up even more Then the ground

is raked with the metal rake followed

by a leaf rake all the time bashing the

clay to turn it to something

approaching a tilth Then dig in a

mixture of peat farmyard manure and

topsoil and re-define the lawn edges

with a spade followed by an edging

tool Now and again there would be a

half-day delay while I dug out the

massive lumps of concrete kerbstone

lengths of brick wall etc using ropes

to drag the concrete lumps out of the

ground

Matters have been complicated

because the garden waste collections

(brown bin) have been cancelled as

the men had to be moved onto

ordinary waste and recycling and

disaster the recycling centre (tip) just

up the road has been closed

Similarly our local garden centre

300 yards away is also out of bounds

Fortunately good plants are available

online so I shall be able to stock the

garden

I had always thought that our

new garden was small but having

spent three weeks as above I now

think it is enormous

Thirdly our wonderful new

double garage is racked out full of all

my ldquostuffrdquo moved without sorting

from the barns at The Old House

That will all be ldquorationalised ldquo after

the garden is finished It shouldnt take

more than a month or more Oh and

then there is my store facility in

Belbroughton

Fourthly I have several

photobook projects to start using

colour slides from my youth ancient

pre-war photos of my family and

photos of our family since the 50s I

have long thought that old albums and

camera cards will be pretty useless in

50 years time but these photobooks

one of each book for each of our

children will be sitting on their

bookshelves for them to show their

grandchildren

So there is plenty to keep us

busy Management is running the

house the kitchen and the laundry

organising her cupboards and sorting

out boxes from the loft not seen since

we moved She communicates with the

family through her Ipad and they have

discovered ZOOM a computer

platform which enables half a dozen or

more people to be on the same site

chatting or playing Charades All in all

we are well placed to deal with the

situation not like the poor folk in tower

blocks or living with abusers We often

think fondly of all our patients and

friends in Norfolk and we miss you all

Stay safe

We worry for our children and

grandchildren some exposed to

potential financial disaster and we will

do all we can to help them

Look after yourselves and keep in

touch

All good wishes Ian Nisbet

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01366 728342 (option 2)

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH

Page 7

PC Repair and Care 01842 810853 Mobile PC Service Desktop Laptop Ipad amp Mobile Phone Setups

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Internet Connections Repairs amp Upgrades

Training Sessions Program installations

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BathroomsShowers bull Water Softeners

ALL WORK amp MATERIALS GUARANTEED REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Telephone 01366 727344 Mobile 07887 646587

The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

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Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

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Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

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British Grooms Association member amp

Intermediate Certificate BHS Stage 1

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References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

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yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

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music Learn to play your favourite

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(good) pop music All abilities

welcome

Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

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Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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-------------------------------------------

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Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

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01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 3

St Maryrsquos Barton Bendish St Maryrsquos Beachamwell All Saintsrsquo Boughton

St Georgersquos Methwold St Andrewrsquos West Dereham

St Margaretrsquos Wereham Christ Church Whittington All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry

Contact Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch Honey Tree Fur long Drove Stoke Fer ry PE33 9SX 01366 500704

JUNE 2020

Every Wednesday Cafeacute cre8 - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 915 ndash 11am Open to everyone ages 0 ndash 99 For information contact Janet on flyingheronbtinternetcom

Every Thursday All Saintrsquos Lunch Club ndash SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 1030 am and for a two-course lunch (pound350) at 1200 pm For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704

St Georgersquos Church Methwold - Tea Coffee amp Homemade Cakes - SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Meet up with fr iends make new fr iends or just enjoy the drinks amp cakes

Enjoy a drink amp homemade cake for only pound200

CHRIST CHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES

Plus other local services within the church group NB Church Group Joint Services in bold italics

We at Christ-Church and All Saints will not be holding any services or Church events until further notice Im sure you understand but no Sunday services Thanks Elaine

SAINT ANDREWrsquoS RESTORATION

APPEAL (SARA) CINEMA EVENINGS

There will be no more village cinema evenings until

further notice We hope that the coronavirus crisis

will be under control before too long and that we can

begin having our cinema nights (and ice creams) once

more

Stay safe and stay well

Ann Howarth

FUNERAL NOTICE Patricia Joyce Smith (nee Royal) former ly of

No 4 Little London Northwold passed away on the

22nd May 2020

Her funeral service will be held at Tunbridge Wells

Crematorium on the 18th June at 1045

June Spraggett

Page 4

NORTHWOLD WI

NORTHWOLD

COMMUNITY

TRANSPORT Book a local driver for hospital doctor and dentist visits

For more details and assistance phone Sue Preston 01366 727694

NORTHWOLD NEW RESIDENTS

WELCOME PACK St Andrews Northwold gives all new residents a pack full of useful

information about the church and the village If by any chance you have not

received one and would like to I will be pleased to visit you with a Pack

Please contact

Irene Quinn

55 Methwold Road

Northwold

01366 728098

OUR LAST MEETING WAS IN THE VILLAGE HALL

ON TUESDAY 10TH MARCH AT 715PM

OUR SPEAKER WAS

SHARON BURBRIDGE

HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS (AND THE MYTHS)

About

ORGAN DONATION

COME ALONG ONCE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED AS A VISITOR

FOR pound300 AND ENJOY A FRIENDLY MEETING WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

AS WELL

MEETINGS USUALLY FINISH AT 945PM

NORTHWOLD

MOBILE POST OFFICE

SERVICE SUSPENDED

DUE TO COVID-19

(Van usually parks in

Northwold Village Hall Car Park)

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Page 5

NORTHWOLD CARE GROUP

lsquoLUNCH CLUBrsquo As I am sure you will have guessed we will sadly have to cancel our monthly lunches until the current coronavirus crisis is over As soon as it is safe to start serving lunches again we will contact you all I hope that it will not be too long before we can meet again we will miss seeing you all but we must all do our best to stay safe and well For Lunch Club details please contact

Ann Howarth 01366 727772

NORTHWOLD

SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH

Usually meet every other Friday

in Northwold Village Hall

Doors open at 7pm

730 pm start

(Weather Permitting amp

Guests subject to change)

I have decided to cancel all our meetings to safeguard those attending until I hear better news about the Coronavirus Hopefully we will be able to resume meetings soon and the programme will get back to normal Unfortunately I think that we still have the worst to come so it will be a least a couple of months if not longer before some normality is back Therefore all planned meetings are

cancelled until further notice

Please contact with me for updates for

when our programme will re-start

Thanks Stay safe I wish you all well

Enquiries

Text Faye 07523 866797

Web norfolkthespiritguidescouk

under Norfolk Events ndash Northwold

Admission

Donation per person-

pound200 Service nights

pound400 Clairvoyant evenings

Letters to the Editor

Dear Jonathan

25th Apr mdash Day 33 and counting

We are nearly 5 weeks into the lockdown and where are we

To be honest I dont really know At one end we have politicians and advisors telling us things are improving and going in the right direction whilst at the other end we have people working at the sharp end saying No they are not Who to believe

I need to be objective on this as hindsight is a great tool and when decisions need to be made hindsight is not an option

One point we clap the NHS every week and there cannot be any underestimation of the tremendous job they (and lots and lots of other underpaid people too many to itemise) are doing whilst at the same time there is an overpaid bureaucratic spaghetti mix in the NHS that doesnt seem to be able to co-ordinate events so that things

happen

They are good at giving reasons why things arent happening

Be objective but what will happen when this virus spreads to the slums and shanty towns around the world where social distancing is impossible and medical care limited

So a story for these lockdown days Any one old enough may remember a 1980s comedy program called Not the Nine OrsquoClock News This was in days when comedy didnt have to be as politically correct as it does today One sketch involved a police constable played by Mel Smith PC Savage who kept arresting the same person on a variety of charges He was told that walking on the cracks in the pavement and also coughing without due care and attention were not an offence but who would have thought that 40 years later it would be

And very well done to all our volunteers you are doing a truly great job

Alan Briggs

Page 6

As I write this just before Easter

weekend we have been in ldquolockdownrdquo

for three weeks We are lucky in that

we have a lovely house and family

nearby to leave food on our doorstep

every now and again We arranged a

Tesco order two weeks ago the first

delivery slot is 5 weeks later Our

freezers are always stocked to busting

so this is an excellent opportunity to

rationalise the situation by eating all

the contents Obviously Head office

and I discussed matters as we went into

lockdown we have always worked

together and have never really been

separated for the best part of 40 years

so the chance is that we shall not fall

out due to close contact Of course

Managements ability to organise and

my sunny all-forgiving personality

will see us through Our only problem

is accepting that we are ldquofrail elderlyrdquo

not to leave the premises with

neighbours offering to get our shopping

and prescriptions

We decided to turn the situation

to our advantage Firstly on dull or wet

days I would blitz my study When we

moved in two years ago I just filled all

the cupboards at random with no

sense of order and I am happy to say

that a few wet days have ensured that

the study is mostly sorted out

Secondly we would get the

garden into shape The beds were solid

rock-hard clay and the only way I have

found to deal with the clay is to use my

6ft massive metal digging bar throw it

in and wiggle it about to loosen the

clay Then I use my multipronged

twist cultivator (you should see my

muscles now) to break the clay up

further Next comes the metal rake

used with the shaft vertical and the

metal work horizontal to break the

clay up even more Then the ground

is raked with the metal rake followed

by a leaf rake all the time bashing the

clay to turn it to something

approaching a tilth Then dig in a

mixture of peat farmyard manure and

topsoil and re-define the lawn edges

with a spade followed by an edging

tool Now and again there would be a

half-day delay while I dug out the

massive lumps of concrete kerbstone

lengths of brick wall etc using ropes

to drag the concrete lumps out of the

ground

Matters have been complicated

because the garden waste collections

(brown bin) have been cancelled as

the men had to be moved onto

ordinary waste and recycling and

disaster the recycling centre (tip) just

up the road has been closed

Similarly our local garden centre

300 yards away is also out of bounds

Fortunately good plants are available

online so I shall be able to stock the

garden

I had always thought that our

new garden was small but having

spent three weeks as above I now

think it is enormous

Thirdly our wonderful new

double garage is racked out full of all

my ldquostuffrdquo moved without sorting

from the barns at The Old House

That will all be ldquorationalised ldquo after

the garden is finished It shouldnt take

more than a month or more Oh and

then there is my store facility in

Belbroughton

Fourthly I have several

photobook projects to start using

colour slides from my youth ancient

pre-war photos of my family and

photos of our family since the 50s I

have long thought that old albums and

camera cards will be pretty useless in

50 years time but these photobooks

one of each book for each of our

children will be sitting on their

bookshelves for them to show their

grandchildren

So there is plenty to keep us

busy Management is running the

house the kitchen and the laundry

organising her cupboards and sorting

out boxes from the loft not seen since

we moved She communicates with the

family through her Ipad and they have

discovered ZOOM a computer

platform which enables half a dozen or

more people to be on the same site

chatting or playing Charades All in all

we are well placed to deal with the

situation not like the poor folk in tower

blocks or living with abusers We often

think fondly of all our patients and

friends in Norfolk and we miss you all

Stay safe

We worry for our children and

grandchildren some exposed to

potential financial disaster and we will

do all we can to help them

Look after yourselves and keep in

touch

All good wishes Ian Nisbet

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WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH

Page 7

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Training Sessions Program installations

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The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

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WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

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Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

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Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

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British Grooms Association member amp

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References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

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(good) pop music All abilities

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Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

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NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

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Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

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wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

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Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

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-------------------------------------------

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Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

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01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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CALL 01842 862 828

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Tel 01842 879904

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Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 4

NORTHWOLD WI

NORTHWOLD

COMMUNITY

TRANSPORT Book a local driver for hospital doctor and dentist visits

For more details and assistance phone Sue Preston 01366 727694

NORTHWOLD NEW RESIDENTS

WELCOME PACK St Andrews Northwold gives all new residents a pack full of useful

information about the church and the village If by any chance you have not

received one and would like to I will be pleased to visit you with a Pack

Please contact

Irene Quinn

55 Methwold Road

Northwold

01366 728098

OUR LAST MEETING WAS IN THE VILLAGE HALL

ON TUESDAY 10TH MARCH AT 715PM

OUR SPEAKER WAS

SHARON BURBRIDGE

HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS (AND THE MYTHS)

About

ORGAN DONATION

COME ALONG ONCE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED AS A VISITOR

FOR pound300 AND ENJOY A FRIENDLY MEETING WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS

AS WELL

MEETINGS USUALLY FINISH AT 945PM

NORTHWOLD

MOBILE POST OFFICE

SERVICE SUSPENDED

DUE TO COVID-19

(Van usually parks in

Northwold Village Hall Car Park)

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Page 5

NORTHWOLD CARE GROUP

lsquoLUNCH CLUBrsquo As I am sure you will have guessed we will sadly have to cancel our monthly lunches until the current coronavirus crisis is over As soon as it is safe to start serving lunches again we will contact you all I hope that it will not be too long before we can meet again we will miss seeing you all but we must all do our best to stay safe and well For Lunch Club details please contact

Ann Howarth 01366 727772

NORTHWOLD

SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH

Usually meet every other Friday

in Northwold Village Hall

Doors open at 7pm

730 pm start

(Weather Permitting amp

Guests subject to change)

I have decided to cancel all our meetings to safeguard those attending until I hear better news about the Coronavirus Hopefully we will be able to resume meetings soon and the programme will get back to normal Unfortunately I think that we still have the worst to come so it will be a least a couple of months if not longer before some normality is back Therefore all planned meetings are

cancelled until further notice

Please contact with me for updates for

when our programme will re-start

Thanks Stay safe I wish you all well

Enquiries

Text Faye 07523 866797

Web norfolkthespiritguidescouk

under Norfolk Events ndash Northwold

Admission

Donation per person-

pound200 Service nights

pound400 Clairvoyant evenings

Letters to the Editor

Dear Jonathan

25th Apr mdash Day 33 and counting

We are nearly 5 weeks into the lockdown and where are we

To be honest I dont really know At one end we have politicians and advisors telling us things are improving and going in the right direction whilst at the other end we have people working at the sharp end saying No they are not Who to believe

I need to be objective on this as hindsight is a great tool and when decisions need to be made hindsight is not an option

One point we clap the NHS every week and there cannot be any underestimation of the tremendous job they (and lots and lots of other underpaid people too many to itemise) are doing whilst at the same time there is an overpaid bureaucratic spaghetti mix in the NHS that doesnt seem to be able to co-ordinate events so that things

happen

They are good at giving reasons why things arent happening

Be objective but what will happen when this virus spreads to the slums and shanty towns around the world where social distancing is impossible and medical care limited

So a story for these lockdown days Any one old enough may remember a 1980s comedy program called Not the Nine OrsquoClock News This was in days when comedy didnt have to be as politically correct as it does today One sketch involved a police constable played by Mel Smith PC Savage who kept arresting the same person on a variety of charges He was told that walking on the cracks in the pavement and also coughing without due care and attention were not an offence but who would have thought that 40 years later it would be

And very well done to all our volunteers you are doing a truly great job

Alan Briggs

Page 6

As I write this just before Easter

weekend we have been in ldquolockdownrdquo

for three weeks We are lucky in that

we have a lovely house and family

nearby to leave food on our doorstep

every now and again We arranged a

Tesco order two weeks ago the first

delivery slot is 5 weeks later Our

freezers are always stocked to busting

so this is an excellent opportunity to

rationalise the situation by eating all

the contents Obviously Head office

and I discussed matters as we went into

lockdown we have always worked

together and have never really been

separated for the best part of 40 years

so the chance is that we shall not fall

out due to close contact Of course

Managements ability to organise and

my sunny all-forgiving personality

will see us through Our only problem

is accepting that we are ldquofrail elderlyrdquo

not to leave the premises with

neighbours offering to get our shopping

and prescriptions

We decided to turn the situation

to our advantage Firstly on dull or wet

days I would blitz my study When we

moved in two years ago I just filled all

the cupboards at random with no

sense of order and I am happy to say

that a few wet days have ensured that

the study is mostly sorted out

Secondly we would get the

garden into shape The beds were solid

rock-hard clay and the only way I have

found to deal with the clay is to use my

6ft massive metal digging bar throw it

in and wiggle it about to loosen the

clay Then I use my multipronged

twist cultivator (you should see my

muscles now) to break the clay up

further Next comes the metal rake

used with the shaft vertical and the

metal work horizontal to break the

clay up even more Then the ground

is raked with the metal rake followed

by a leaf rake all the time bashing the

clay to turn it to something

approaching a tilth Then dig in a

mixture of peat farmyard manure and

topsoil and re-define the lawn edges

with a spade followed by an edging

tool Now and again there would be a

half-day delay while I dug out the

massive lumps of concrete kerbstone

lengths of brick wall etc using ropes

to drag the concrete lumps out of the

ground

Matters have been complicated

because the garden waste collections

(brown bin) have been cancelled as

the men had to be moved onto

ordinary waste and recycling and

disaster the recycling centre (tip) just

up the road has been closed

Similarly our local garden centre

300 yards away is also out of bounds

Fortunately good plants are available

online so I shall be able to stock the

garden

I had always thought that our

new garden was small but having

spent three weeks as above I now

think it is enormous

Thirdly our wonderful new

double garage is racked out full of all

my ldquostuffrdquo moved without sorting

from the barns at The Old House

That will all be ldquorationalised ldquo after

the garden is finished It shouldnt take

more than a month or more Oh and

then there is my store facility in

Belbroughton

Fourthly I have several

photobook projects to start using

colour slides from my youth ancient

pre-war photos of my family and

photos of our family since the 50s I

have long thought that old albums and

camera cards will be pretty useless in

50 years time but these photobooks

one of each book for each of our

children will be sitting on their

bookshelves for them to show their

grandchildren

So there is plenty to keep us

busy Management is running the

house the kitchen and the laundry

organising her cupboards and sorting

out boxes from the loft not seen since

we moved She communicates with the

family through her Ipad and they have

discovered ZOOM a computer

platform which enables half a dozen or

more people to be on the same site

chatting or playing Charades All in all

we are well placed to deal with the

situation not like the poor folk in tower

blocks or living with abusers We often

think fondly of all our patients and

friends in Norfolk and we miss you all

Stay safe

We worry for our children and

grandchildren some exposed to

potential financial disaster and we will

do all we can to help them

Look after yourselves and keep in

touch

All good wishes Ian Nisbet

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WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH

Page 7

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The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

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Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

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Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

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Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

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References available

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to visit your home Gave up years

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Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

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Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

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01842 756100

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Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

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An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

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Classified Ads

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Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

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Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

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CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 5

NORTHWOLD CARE GROUP

lsquoLUNCH CLUBrsquo As I am sure you will have guessed we will sadly have to cancel our monthly lunches until the current coronavirus crisis is over As soon as it is safe to start serving lunches again we will contact you all I hope that it will not be too long before we can meet again we will miss seeing you all but we must all do our best to stay safe and well For Lunch Club details please contact

Ann Howarth 01366 727772

NORTHWOLD

SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH

Usually meet every other Friday

in Northwold Village Hall

Doors open at 7pm

730 pm start

(Weather Permitting amp

Guests subject to change)

I have decided to cancel all our meetings to safeguard those attending until I hear better news about the Coronavirus Hopefully we will be able to resume meetings soon and the programme will get back to normal Unfortunately I think that we still have the worst to come so it will be a least a couple of months if not longer before some normality is back Therefore all planned meetings are

cancelled until further notice

Please contact with me for updates for

when our programme will re-start

Thanks Stay safe I wish you all well

Enquiries

Text Faye 07523 866797

Web norfolkthespiritguidescouk

under Norfolk Events ndash Northwold

Admission

Donation per person-

pound200 Service nights

pound400 Clairvoyant evenings

Letters to the Editor

Dear Jonathan

25th Apr mdash Day 33 and counting

We are nearly 5 weeks into the lockdown and where are we

To be honest I dont really know At one end we have politicians and advisors telling us things are improving and going in the right direction whilst at the other end we have people working at the sharp end saying No they are not Who to believe

I need to be objective on this as hindsight is a great tool and when decisions need to be made hindsight is not an option

One point we clap the NHS every week and there cannot be any underestimation of the tremendous job they (and lots and lots of other underpaid people too many to itemise) are doing whilst at the same time there is an overpaid bureaucratic spaghetti mix in the NHS that doesnt seem to be able to co-ordinate events so that things

happen

They are good at giving reasons why things arent happening

Be objective but what will happen when this virus spreads to the slums and shanty towns around the world where social distancing is impossible and medical care limited

So a story for these lockdown days Any one old enough may remember a 1980s comedy program called Not the Nine OrsquoClock News This was in days when comedy didnt have to be as politically correct as it does today One sketch involved a police constable played by Mel Smith PC Savage who kept arresting the same person on a variety of charges He was told that walking on the cracks in the pavement and also coughing without due care and attention were not an offence but who would have thought that 40 years later it would be

And very well done to all our volunteers you are doing a truly great job

Alan Briggs

Page 6

As I write this just before Easter

weekend we have been in ldquolockdownrdquo

for three weeks We are lucky in that

we have a lovely house and family

nearby to leave food on our doorstep

every now and again We arranged a

Tesco order two weeks ago the first

delivery slot is 5 weeks later Our

freezers are always stocked to busting

so this is an excellent opportunity to

rationalise the situation by eating all

the contents Obviously Head office

and I discussed matters as we went into

lockdown we have always worked

together and have never really been

separated for the best part of 40 years

so the chance is that we shall not fall

out due to close contact Of course

Managements ability to organise and

my sunny all-forgiving personality

will see us through Our only problem

is accepting that we are ldquofrail elderlyrdquo

not to leave the premises with

neighbours offering to get our shopping

and prescriptions

We decided to turn the situation

to our advantage Firstly on dull or wet

days I would blitz my study When we

moved in two years ago I just filled all

the cupboards at random with no

sense of order and I am happy to say

that a few wet days have ensured that

the study is mostly sorted out

Secondly we would get the

garden into shape The beds were solid

rock-hard clay and the only way I have

found to deal with the clay is to use my

6ft massive metal digging bar throw it

in and wiggle it about to loosen the

clay Then I use my multipronged

twist cultivator (you should see my

muscles now) to break the clay up

further Next comes the metal rake

used with the shaft vertical and the

metal work horizontal to break the

clay up even more Then the ground

is raked with the metal rake followed

by a leaf rake all the time bashing the

clay to turn it to something

approaching a tilth Then dig in a

mixture of peat farmyard manure and

topsoil and re-define the lawn edges

with a spade followed by an edging

tool Now and again there would be a

half-day delay while I dug out the

massive lumps of concrete kerbstone

lengths of brick wall etc using ropes

to drag the concrete lumps out of the

ground

Matters have been complicated

because the garden waste collections

(brown bin) have been cancelled as

the men had to be moved onto

ordinary waste and recycling and

disaster the recycling centre (tip) just

up the road has been closed

Similarly our local garden centre

300 yards away is also out of bounds

Fortunately good plants are available

online so I shall be able to stock the

garden

I had always thought that our

new garden was small but having

spent three weeks as above I now

think it is enormous

Thirdly our wonderful new

double garage is racked out full of all

my ldquostuffrdquo moved without sorting

from the barns at The Old House

That will all be ldquorationalised ldquo after

the garden is finished It shouldnt take

more than a month or more Oh and

then there is my store facility in

Belbroughton

Fourthly I have several

photobook projects to start using

colour slides from my youth ancient

pre-war photos of my family and

photos of our family since the 50s I

have long thought that old albums and

camera cards will be pretty useless in

50 years time but these photobooks

one of each book for each of our

children will be sitting on their

bookshelves for them to show their

grandchildren

So there is plenty to keep us

busy Management is running the

house the kitchen and the laundry

organising her cupboards and sorting

out boxes from the loft not seen since

we moved She communicates with the

family through her Ipad and they have

discovered ZOOM a computer

platform which enables half a dozen or

more people to be on the same site

chatting or playing Charades All in all

we are well placed to deal with the

situation not like the poor folk in tower

blocks or living with abusers We often

think fondly of all our patients and

friends in Norfolk and we miss you all

Stay safe

We worry for our children and

grandchildren some exposed to

potential financial disaster and we will

do all we can to help them

Look after yourselves and keep in

touch

All good wishes Ian Nisbet

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The Poplars Thetford Road Northwold Thetford IP26 5LW

01366 728342 (option 2)

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH

Page 7

PC Repair and Care 01842 810853 Mobile PC Service Desktop Laptop Ipad amp Mobile Phone Setups

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Virus Checks amp Removal Internet Security

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Training Sessions Program installations

Georgina Sims

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ALL WORK amp MATERIALS GUARANTEED REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Telephone 01366 727344 Mobile 07887 646587

The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

CBB Building Services

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Extensions renovations painting and decorating plastering flint work chalk work and drain work

Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

07850 494279

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Grass Cutting Hedge Trimming Tree amp Shrub Pruning

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Daily Rates Delivered

TELEPHONE 07774 724366 or 01553 849802

Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

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to visit your home Gave up years

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Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

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Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

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Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

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Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

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An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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Tel 01842 879904

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Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

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CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 6

As I write this just before Easter

weekend we have been in ldquolockdownrdquo

for three weeks We are lucky in that

we have a lovely house and family

nearby to leave food on our doorstep

every now and again We arranged a

Tesco order two weeks ago the first

delivery slot is 5 weeks later Our

freezers are always stocked to busting

so this is an excellent opportunity to

rationalise the situation by eating all

the contents Obviously Head office

and I discussed matters as we went into

lockdown we have always worked

together and have never really been

separated for the best part of 40 years

so the chance is that we shall not fall

out due to close contact Of course

Managements ability to organise and

my sunny all-forgiving personality

will see us through Our only problem

is accepting that we are ldquofrail elderlyrdquo

not to leave the premises with

neighbours offering to get our shopping

and prescriptions

We decided to turn the situation

to our advantage Firstly on dull or wet

days I would blitz my study When we

moved in two years ago I just filled all

the cupboards at random with no

sense of order and I am happy to say

that a few wet days have ensured that

the study is mostly sorted out

Secondly we would get the

garden into shape The beds were solid

rock-hard clay and the only way I have

found to deal with the clay is to use my

6ft massive metal digging bar throw it

in and wiggle it about to loosen the

clay Then I use my multipronged

twist cultivator (you should see my

muscles now) to break the clay up

further Next comes the metal rake

used with the shaft vertical and the

metal work horizontal to break the

clay up even more Then the ground

is raked with the metal rake followed

by a leaf rake all the time bashing the

clay to turn it to something

approaching a tilth Then dig in a

mixture of peat farmyard manure and

topsoil and re-define the lawn edges

with a spade followed by an edging

tool Now and again there would be a

half-day delay while I dug out the

massive lumps of concrete kerbstone

lengths of brick wall etc using ropes

to drag the concrete lumps out of the

ground

Matters have been complicated

because the garden waste collections

(brown bin) have been cancelled as

the men had to be moved onto

ordinary waste and recycling and

disaster the recycling centre (tip) just

up the road has been closed

Similarly our local garden centre

300 yards away is also out of bounds

Fortunately good plants are available

online so I shall be able to stock the

garden

I had always thought that our

new garden was small but having

spent three weeks as above I now

think it is enormous

Thirdly our wonderful new

double garage is racked out full of all

my ldquostuffrdquo moved without sorting

from the barns at The Old House

That will all be ldquorationalised ldquo after

the garden is finished It shouldnt take

more than a month or more Oh and

then there is my store facility in

Belbroughton

Fourthly I have several

photobook projects to start using

colour slides from my youth ancient

pre-war photos of my family and

photos of our family since the 50s I

have long thought that old albums and

camera cards will be pretty useless in

50 years time but these photobooks

one of each book for each of our

children will be sitting on their

bookshelves for them to show their

grandchildren

So there is plenty to keep us

busy Management is running the

house the kitchen and the laundry

organising her cupboards and sorting

out boxes from the loft not seen since

we moved She communicates with the

family through her Ipad and they have

discovered ZOOM a computer

platform which enables half a dozen or

more people to be on the same site

chatting or playing Charades All in all

we are well placed to deal with the

situation not like the poor folk in tower

blocks or living with abusers We often

think fondly of all our patients and

friends in Norfolk and we miss you all

Stay safe

We worry for our children and

grandchildren some exposed to

potential financial disaster and we will

do all we can to help them

Look after yourselves and keep in

touch

All good wishes Ian Nisbet

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The Poplars Thetford Road Northwold Thetford IP26 5LW

01366 728342 (option 2)

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH

Page 7

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Virus Checks amp Removal Internet Security

Internet Connections Repairs amp Upgrades

Training Sessions Program installations

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ALL WORK amp MATERIALS GUARANTEED REFERENCES AVAILABLE

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The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

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Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

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Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

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British Grooms Association member amp

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References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

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PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

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to visit your home Gave up years

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(good) pop music All abilities

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Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

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NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

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Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

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Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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CALL 01842 862 828

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Classified Ads

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Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

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24hr 7-day service

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Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

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CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 7

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Hardware Installations

Virus Checks amp Removal Internet Security

Internet Connections Repairs amp Upgrades

Training Sessions Program installations

Georgina Sims

MARK ROBERTS Plumbing amp Heating

Plumbing amp Heating bull Boiler Replacement Central Heating Installation

BathroomsShowers bull Water Softeners

ALL WORK amp MATERIALS GUARANTEED REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Telephone 01366 727344 Mobile 07887 646587

The Co-Responder team at RAF

Marham have taken delivery of two

Double Staffed Ambulances at the

base to enable them to assist the East

of England Ambulance Trust The

Trust approached Military Co-

Response Schemes to support the

NHS with the current increase in

demand from COVID 19 and have

now supplied four of the Double

Staffed Ambulances to Military Co-

Response teams across the region

RAF Marhamrsquos Co-Responder

scheme has been assisting the East of

England Ambulance Trust for 19

years and during this time the team

has seen considerable change and

expansion both in size and with the

skills used whilst deployed Prior to

the team receiving the Double Staffed

Ambulances which they will run

alongside their Rapid Response Car

they received intensive additional

training in airway management

enhanced clinical equipment such as

the Corpuls (ECG monitoring) and

driver training The latest expansion to

support this period of national crisis

will enable the RAF Marham Co-

Responders to attend emergency calls

assess patients and transport them to

hospital

The RAF Marham team consists of

around 15 personnel with considerable

experience from a few months to 15

years supporting the East of England

Ambulance Trust on the front line

They have a variety of lsquodayrsquo jobs at

the base from Supply Logistics RAF

Regiment and Police Ground and

Air technicians and IT staff The

longest serving member of the team

has seen it morph from a small team

with a small car that responded to a

select range of life-threatening calls

and cardiac arrests to today where

they now have the ability to respond

to all types of emergency calls

RAF Marham Station Commander

Group Captain James Beck said ldquo I

am very proud of what the team have

done to support the NHS over the

past two decades and this latest

expansion with the new training and

provision of two ambulances proves

how valuable our volunteers are and

continue to be to our local

communityrdquo

Alex Laurent Community Response

Manager Cambridgeshire and Military

Co-Response Lead with EEAST said

ldquoThe RAF Co-Responders are a vital

asset to the East of England

Ambulance Service providing vital

support manning Double Staffed

Ambulances and their Rapid Response

Vehicles during this COVID-19

pandemic

ldquoThe support they bring to the

communities is outstanding as they all

promote excellent patient care The

Trust are really proud to have the RAF

Co-Responders on board during this

challenging timerdquo

RAF MARHAM CO-RESPONDERS TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO DOUBLE STAFFED AMBULANCES

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

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Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

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Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

FREELANCE GROOM All stable amp yard duties undertaken

Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

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British Grooms Association member amp

Intermediate Certificate BHS Stage 1

NVQ Horse and Yard Safety Equine

Health (Moreton Morrell College)

References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

ago Reignite your passion for

music Learn to play your favourite

song Specialist in classic jazz and

(good) pop music All abilities

welcome

Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

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Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

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An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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CALL 01842 862 828

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Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 8

Those of you who know David amp I are aware we both have quite serious underlying medical conditions this puts us in the at risk category

Not wanting to put our staff at risk trying to hold the fort for us we have taken the decision to close the pub with immediate effect

Once all of this is over well be back as they say

We will let you know when we can open again although it looks like it may be some time We will do our best to keep you informed of any developments if you could spread the word that would be helpful

Many thanks for your support over our first 8 months Keep Safe

Janice amp David xx

The editors of the village magazines are striving manfully to keep the publications appearing albeit some of them are only on line at present The lockdown has deprived them of a lot of their usual copy (minutes of parish meetings etc) so they have asked for any additional material we contributors could offer

My main article this month was a bit sombre and contained no jokes at all so there follows a joke a few bits and pieces that may be of interest to you especially the blokes and then some more jokes

A young couple was discussing what ldquoturned them onrdquo He insisted that it was when she wore her leather coat ndash he got really aroused rapid pulse fast breathing and so on She wanted to know why Was it because it was short and showed her legs NO was it because the colour matched her hair NO was it because it made her eyes look good NO This went on for a few minutes before she gave up and the answer came ldquoIts because it makes you smell like a new carrdquo

I usually read the days news online at 4am (Dont ask) and this morning I read about a bloke who had found a Ford Popular buried in his

garden (I thought I had problems with blocks of concrete) This reminded me of my first car which was a pound12 Ford Popular and an article I had written some years ago about the cars I had owned I think it would stand repeating

I started in general practice on 1st January 1970 I joined a three doctor practice in Pound Hill Crawley and bought a house in Copthorne between Crawley and East Grinstead In those days there were no photocopiers no computers no electronic calculators and colour TV was just arriving with only three channels Termination of pregnancy was illegal Car radios were screwed into the dashboard and the wing had to be drilled for the ariel The first tape systems in cars needed an extra player under the dash and each tape was the size of half a house-brick Mobile phones were 20 years away I changed cars quite regularly ndash Ford Popular (sit up and beg) pound12 Hillman Minx with 3 gear column change which was very floppy pound35 Vauxhall Victor old style pound45 ndash this took us all around Scotland then the MOT was introduced and the man was very rude about my lovely car ndash something about the bottom being about to fall out of it ndash and

demanded that I took it away as it was spoiling his premises Next came a new look (swept down rear wings) Victor pound95 This was a really modern comfortable car which I loved and in which I took my Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test ndash failed first time through not using the horn enough on bends I was devastated but passed next time Then son Calum came along and he had a lot of paraphernalia such as the cardboard box and wheels type pushchair and I bought a Morris Oxford traveller (566 DGT) for pound175 This amount of money was way beyond my cash capacity so it was bought on hire purchase at pound7-10-00 a month (even that amount was difficult to find) I treasured that car polished it weekly and travelled thousands of miles We travelled to Spain for a holiday my father and mother travelling behind in his new Cortina 1600E My shiny car was already many years old and the tired suspension made light of all the bumpy roads (no motorways in France in those days - only signs saying ldquoChausee deformee) but my father was having a terrible time The suspension on his 1600E was really hard (a sports model) and he could not travel at more than 40mph without bouncing off the road or hitting his head on the roof so he begged me to slow down The journey back was interesting the clutch master cylinder started to leak in Spain at the beginning of the journey home In those days car parts for British cars were not readily available on the continent so I bought clutch fluid and had to jump out and refill the reservoir after every 5 depressions Having arrived home the new seal was fitted within minutes

My local garage in Copthorne was a Fiat agency My next car was a chocolate brown Fiat 125 Special (pound220 - one up from the Fiat 124 workhorse later replaced by the Lada) It really needed driving hard the engine was sporty and the car travelled much too fast For months it suffered from a ldquosnatchingrdquo suggesting a carburettor or high tension lead problem We spent ages looking for the trouble until one night I was under the bonnet at night and saw one of the high tension leads shorting across onto the

The Crown Inn

30 High Street

Northwold

IP26 5LA

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK LAST MONTH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLE

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

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Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

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NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

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Page 11

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Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

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Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

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MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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CALL 01842 862 828

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Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 9

really well However about once a fortnight there would be a massive explosion under the bonnet and the corrugated rubber pipe taking air into the engine would be shredded Totally undeterred I bought some spare pipes and replaced them when necessary

Note I sold that car in 1978 and moved on to Volvos Peugeots and Renault Espaces ndash I currently own my eighth Espace which is now 10 years old The car and I are in competition to see who lives the longer

An old snake went to see his doctor because his vision was failing The doctor fitted him with spectacles and the snake returned two weeks later asking to be treated for profound depression as he had just discovered that he had been living with a garden hose for two years

A young girl was doing her homework and had to explain the difference between anger and exasperation She asked her father to help he told her that it was all a matter of degree and arranged a demonstration He picked up the telephone and rang a random number To the man who answered the phone he said ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo The man answered ldquoThere is no-one here called Melvin You really should learn to look up numbers before you dialrdquo The man said to his daughter ldquoSee the man was not happy with my call ndash we annoyed himrdquo He then rang the number again ldquoIs Melvin thererdquo ldquoNow look hererdquo came the heated reply ldquoYou just called this number and I told you that there is no Melvin here DO NOT TROUBLE ME AGAINrdquo The receiver slammed down The father turned to his daughter and said ldquoThat was anger Now I shall show you what

exasperation meansrdquo He dialled the same number again and when the man answered shouting and angry the father asked quietly and calmly ldquoHello this is Melvin Have there been any calls for merdquo

Finally I might have given the impression in the main article that Deannie and I are coping well with the lockdown Thinking about it that may not be quite true as we have taken to talking to our house equipment asking them what they think of the current situationWe had a nice chat with the microwave and the toaster and we all agreed that the situation was very serious However we didnt mention anything to the washing machine as she always put a different spin on everything The fridge when approached was cold and distant and all the kitchen sink would say was that everything was going down the drain The iron took a different view being of the opinion that matters were not that pressing at present The vacuum cleaner was most unsympathetic telling us to ldquojust suck it uprdquo However the pedestal fan was more sympathetic feeling that the matter would soon blow over The WC looked a bit flushed when we spoke to it but did not express an opinion However the door knob told us firmly to ldquoget a griprdquo The front door told us we were unhinged and the curtains told us to pull ourselves together Altogether we wished we had not discussed matters with them because they just left us confused and miserable

Ah well I hope that was all of interest Please look after yourselves

Best wishes and fond memories to you all

Ian Nisbet

rear bulkhead the problem was easily solved and I was up to max speed again

A friend of mine was an estate agent In 1970 we would drink together and could only afford about half a pint each Over the next couple of years his business took off and he took to selling off his Volvo estates after 3 years So my next car was his Volvo 145S estate (BPO995G) a really solid piece of kit My favourite bit was the rear windscreen wiper the first I had ever owned On reflection the car was very noisy and not at all nippy the inside was all black rubber but there was plenty of room and when it rained I could wash and wipe the rear window from the dashboard Having bought an ancient caravan I fitted a towbar to this Volvo and we headed off to France on Townsend Thoresen my father and mother following in the Cortina 1600E and a newer caravan Half way through France a clattering noise started at the rear of my car so I stopped to investigate The towbar had come loose Happily my father never travelled without most of his tools so we could put matters right When we arrived at the caravan site a terminal post on my car battery broke and a new battery cost me pound40 (1974) and used up my entire spending money for the fortnight

Three years later I bought my friends next Volvo 145 estate (DPO 952L) This was an interesting car with a petrol injection engine and a strange computer between the driver and the engine Foot on accelerator hang around a bit and then the car would move Sometimes unnerving at road junctions I had this car converted to LPG (an enormous gas tank behind the rear seats) and it went

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

CBB Building Services

We can take care of all your building requirements and have more than 50 years of experience in the

building industry

Extensions renovations painting and decorating plastering flint work chalk work and drain work

Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

07850 494279

B R LANDSCAPING and CONSTRUCTION

ALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE UNDERTAKEN

Specialising in

Grass Cutting Hedge Trimming Tree amp Shrub Pruning

Garden Clearance Rotavating Turfing and Seeding

Fencing and Paving

Storm Damage Repairs

HIGH LIFT DUMPER HIRE

MINI DIGGER HIRE with

OPERATOR or SELF DRIVE

Daily Rates Delivered

TELEPHONE 07774 724366 or 01553 849802

Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

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Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

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British Grooms Association member amp

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References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

ago Reignite your passion for

music Learn to play your favourite

song Specialist in classic jazz and

(good) pop music All abilities

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Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

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WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

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NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

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Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

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Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

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Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

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Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

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We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

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MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

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I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

REPORT FROM 16TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2020

Covid update

All meetings suspended

Playground shut

Volunteer group put into place

Covid-19 leaflets printed and put in to every home in Northwold

Volunteer group registered with NCC and Breckland District Council central hubs

Grant of pound1000 applied for from the Norfolk Community Foundation ndash Safeguarding vulnerable Persons policy put in place as part of the conditions of obtaining this grant

Other Business

Riverside potholes - Highways agreed to deliver free of charge finings for Riverside potholes

Roundabout in playground repaired and painted

Speeding on Whittington Hill ndash Norfolk PNN agreed to upgrade the area to RED and will enforce as soon as they possibly can

Methwold Road A134 junction the following email was sent to Cllr Ryves from Andrew Wallace ndash Highways Engineer on the 30th March 2020

ldquoI am happy to meet the parish in the future to discuss this site as I have done previously I am afraid that little has changed since we last met

The details of accidents that you

kindly sent me are not officially recorded unless the police have been involved and these are the only records we use to determine the status of the highway in regards to lsquoaccident blackspotsrsquo Below is a statement from our Network Safety team which I hope will go some way to re-assuring the parish we are doing something to alleviate their concerns The implementation date has gone back due to the present situation but as soon as we are up and running fully again I can give you an implementation date

The junction has long been a source of local concern and has been an accident cluster site in the past We have looked at the site in the past and provided red central hatching side road triggered VAS warning signs and improved visibility as far as is possible within the site constraints This does seem to have had a positive effect with an improved personal injury accident record of 2 slight injury accidents occurring in the last 3 years

We have recently carried out a Route Safety Study for the whole of A134 This has recommended a new 50mph speed limit on A134 through Northwold and should be implemented around MarchApril 2020 The new lower speed should further improve safety at the junctionrdquo

OUTSTANDING MATTERS FROM MEETING ON 5TH MARCH 2020

I had to put a lot on hold during the past month but I will get these sorted asap and report back on the April update if there is any news

Planning Updates in Brief

2000169F The Old Bell 2 Whittington Hill Whittington dated 7th February 2020

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to form a single dwelling

Planning approved 3132020

2000334F 7 West End Barns West End Northwold dated 4th March 2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 192155F Variation or removal of conditions 256 and 8 of planning permission 101380EXF (Extension of time for the implementation of a planning permission reference 0702109F) Construction of dwelling and garage at 7 West End Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond Nothing back

from planning however this may be

down to the current emergency

situation

Page 10

MEGAN OLIVIA BEAUTY SALON Small tranquil salon located in

the peaceful village of Northwold

Offering a range of beauty treatments including massages facials manicures pedicures and waxing

Find us on Facebook for more details amp special offers Following recent UK Government guidelines I am hoping to

re-open from Saturday 4th July

13 Church Lane Northwold 07960173171

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MARCH 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 11

CBB Building Services

We can take care of all your building requirements and have more than 50 years of experience in the

building industry

Extensions renovations painting and decorating plastering flint work chalk work and drain work

Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

07850 494279

B R LANDSCAPING and CONSTRUCTION

ALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE UNDERTAKEN

Specialising in

Grass Cutting Hedge Trimming Tree amp Shrub Pruning

Garden Clearance Rotavating Turfing and Seeding

Fencing and Paving

Storm Damage Repairs

HIGH LIFT DUMPER HIRE

MINI DIGGER HIRE with

OPERATOR or SELF DRIVE

Daily Rates Delivered

TELEPHONE 07774 724366 or 01553 849802

Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

FREELANCE GROOM All stable amp yard duties undertaken

Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

caring and reliable

British Grooms Association member amp

Intermediate Certificate BHS Stage 1

NVQ Horse and Yard Safety Equine

Health (Moreton Morrell College)

References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

ago Reignite your passion for

music Learn to play your favourite

song Specialist in classic jazz and

(good) pop music All abilities

welcome

Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

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NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

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Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

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Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 11

CBB Building Services

We can take care of all your building requirements and have more than 50 years of experience in the

building industry

Extensions renovations painting and decorating plastering flint work chalk work and drain work

Please call for a free estimate or to discuss your requirements on

01366 727789 or

07850 494279

B R LANDSCAPING and CONSTRUCTION

ALL GARDEN MAINTENANCE UNDERTAKEN

Specialising in

Grass Cutting Hedge Trimming Tree amp Shrub Pruning

Garden Clearance Rotavating Turfing and Seeding

Fencing and Paving

Storm Damage Repairs

HIGH LIFT DUMPER HIRE

MINI DIGGER HIRE with

OPERATOR or SELF DRIVE

Daily Rates Delivered

TELEPHONE 07774 724366 or 01553 849802

Payments agreed for March invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc 30th March 2020

AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were author -

ised wc 30th March by email - The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and R Crisp

Balance for March 2020 pound2043393 Minus the following direct debits Haven street lighting pound9307 Haven street lighting pound450 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound12167 Plus the following receipts Lottery Grant for car park pound1000000 Total Income pound1000000 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound3031226 Cheques Description Total 2305 Salary and padded envelopes pound27572 2306 NALC subscription pound24746 2307 SPC Printers - Covid leaflets pound2500 2308 FLP Outdoor play solutions - repairs to roundabout pound209787 2309 SALC Payroll services pound5400 2310 TTSR Grass cutting and tree surgery works pound275400 2311 BCKLWN Dog Bin Collection pound73882 2312 Paper and inks for printer pound7733 2313 Weeting PC - litterpicks and hiviz vests x 12 pound2000 Total Cheques paid pound629020 Balance in Community Account April 2020 pound2402206 Bank Statement Balance as of 22320 pound3031226 Unpresented cheques todate pound629020 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound2402206

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

FREELANCE GROOM All stable amp yard duties undertaken

Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

caring and reliable

British Grooms Association member amp

Intermediate Certificate BHS Stage 1

NVQ Horse and Yard Safety Equine

Health (Moreton Morrell College)

References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

ago Reignite your passion for

music Learn to play your favourite

song Specialist in classic jazz and

(good) pop music All abilities

welcome

Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

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NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

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THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

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There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

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Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

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We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

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MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

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I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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CALL 01842 862 828

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Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

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CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 12

connection seems reliable and the

format seems to work If you havenrsquot

expressed you views and would like to

make a case for streaming from St

Maryrsquos please let me know

Finally a reflection by Henri

Nouwen on Spiritual Discipline

The spiritual life is a gift It is a gift of

the Holy Spirit who lifts us up into the

kingdom of Godrsquos love But to say that

being lifted up into the kingdom of

love is a divine gift does not mean that

we wait passively until the gift is

offered to us Jesus tells us to set our

hearts on the kingdom Setting our

hearts on something involves not only

serious aspiration but also strong

determination A spiritual life requires

human effort The forces that keep

pulling us back into a worry-filled life

are not easy to overcome Here we

touch the question of the other side of

Gently Reaching Into the Minds

Souls and Hearts Of Everyone

Easter VII 24th May 2020

Given that my sermon this week

centres on prayer let me share this

small slice of humour You may have

encountered it before but itrsquos new to

me

Senility Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the

people I never liked anyway the good

fortune to run into the ones I do and

the eyesight to tell the difference

I guess wersquoll have to wait for some

time to have that the lsquogood fortunersquo to

lsquorun intorsquo friends Perhaps by then our

eyesight might not be what it washellip

Booking In

I received an email this week from an

old uni friend in Australia Oz is

lsquounlockingrsquo a bit quicker than here in

Blighty ndash unsurprising given how

fortunate they are to have had so few

cases of the virus and less that 100

deaths She asked me if our services

have resumed yet before revealing

how things are working Downunder

Apparently they are opening for

services but congregations are

limited to a maximum of 10 You

have to phone the priest to book your

slot in the pews A novel ideahellip She

said she hadnrsquot got around to it yet

No newshellip

The C of E remains silent as to if

when Church services can resume

The feedback Irsquove had from many of

you re the Zoom Eucharists would

indicate that the majority are happy

for them to continue from my living

room as in most cases the internet

lsquoTOTS amp Corsquo Parents amp Children Group

Usually meet every Friday (during term time)

between 1000 am - 1200 pm at Northwold Village Hall

Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Yoursquoll receive a warm welcome plus a drink amp healthy

snack for your little one

Please support your local parent baby and toddler group

First session is free then just pound2 after that

We require a volunteer to organise the sessions

Please contact Steve Stark Village Hall Trustee 727855

News from the Pews in Grimshoe Benefice PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE RECTOR

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

FREELANCE GROOM All stable amp yard duties undertaken

Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

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British Grooms Association member amp

Intermediate Certificate BHS Stage 1

NVQ Horse and Yard Safety Equine

Health (Moreton Morrell College)

References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

ago Reignite your passion for

music Learn to play your favourite

song Specialist in classic jazz and

(good) pop music All abilities

welcome

Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

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Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

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-------------------------------------------

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An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 13

discipleship The practice of spiritual

discipline makes us more sensitive to

the small gentle voice of God The

prophet Elijah did not encounter God

in the mighty wind or in the

earthquake or in the fire but in the

small voicehellip

Through a spiritual discipline we

prevent the world from filling our

lives to such an extent that there is no

place to listen A spiritual discipline

sets us free to pray or to say it better

allows the Spirit of God to pray in us

From Henri Nouwen Circles of Love

Every blessing

Rev Joan Horan Rector

Grimshoe Benefice

(inc St Andrews Northwold)

To join in a Zoom video service

please contact Christine Parker on

01842 827152 or email

grimshoebeneficeofficegmailcom

FREELANCE GROOM All stable amp yard duties undertaken

Long term short term or holiday cover

Trustworthy experienced

caring and reliable

British Grooms Association member amp

Intermediate Certificate BHS Stage 1

NVQ Horse and Yard Safety Equine

Health (Moreton Morrell College)

References available

Contact Holly on 07731395142 or

hollyweb92gmailcom

PIANO LESSONS Inspiring piano teacher with over 20

yearsrsquo teaching experience available

to visit your home Gave up years

ago Reignite your passion for

music Learn to play your favourite

song Specialist in classic jazz and

(good) pop music All abilities

welcome

Available weekdays 9am ndash 3pm

Free initial visitconsultation

Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

SUSPENSION OF MEETINGS

As a result of advice received regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus all Northwold and Whittington Parish Council meetings have been suspended until

further notice

The clerk in consultation with the chairman has been delegated powers to maintain the essential functions of the Council

Any urgent issues which require councillorsrsquo comment or agreement will be

carried out electronically and recorded

Instead of Minutes of Meetings a monthly statement of activity will be published on the Northwold amp Whittington Parish Council website

(httpsnorthwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk) and posted on the Parish Council Notice Boards

During the period of suspension residents who wish to contact the Parish

Council should email the Clerk at clerknandwpcuk

Cliff Anderson Chairman

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

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CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

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Classified Ads

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Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

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24hr 7-day service

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(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 14

Vat claim put in for year ending

March 2020 pound254770

New Community Car Park in

School Lane - Cllr Anderson

contacted the owners of the

property next door to the proposed

car park regarding the visibility

splay - asking that they begin the

process of contacting their

solicitor as it will be necessary for

this restriction to be written into

the deeds of their property

Audit figures completed sent by e-

mail to the internal auditor ndash

(advice received from SLCC is

that this could be carried out via

email) These have now been

signed off by the auditor ready for

signing off by the Chairman when

we can all meet again

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns West

End Northwold dated 4th March

2020

REMOVAL OR VARIATION OF

CONDITIONS 1 AND 5 OF

PLANNING PERMISSION

192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning permission

101380EXF (Extension of time for

the implementation of a planning

permission reference 0702109F)

Construction of dwelling and garage at

7 West End Barns West end

Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been put

out to local residents that could be

affected by this change and have they

had a chance to respond

Nothing back from planning however

this may be down to the current

situation

REPORT FROM MONDAY 5TH

APRIL TO FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2020

Covid update

Norfolk Foundation Grant paid

into Parish Account and pound500 was

paid into Cllr Sylvesterrsquos account

for Volunteer expenses and needs

(Weeting Parish Council agreed

to arrange a BACS payment out of

their account upon receipt of a

cheque for pound500 being paid by

Northwold to Weeting)

Other Business

Concern was raised over possible

gatherings of more than one

family on the playing field it was

agreed not to carry out any action

and to monitor the situation for

the time being

Councillor Raynor carried out the

repairs on the old telephone box

and it is now ready for the

necessary works to be carried out

to turn it into a small library once

restrictions have been lifted

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked

ndash Reported on line to Highways

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Reported online with Highways

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

APRIL 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

01366 328879

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

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Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

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Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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Tel 01842 879904

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Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 15

Payments agreed for April invoices Northwold Payments Agreed wc AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use

of online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Sylvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank reconciliation for April Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000 pound10000 ring-fenced for Community Car Park

EXPERIENCED GARDENER

WITH EXCELLENT REFERENCES

AVAILABLE FOR WORK

REASONABLE HOURLY RATES

Telephone James on

01366 - 328895

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

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THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

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CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

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Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 16

intention of turning them into photobooks for the kids to keep So all in all I shall be OK with lockdown until Christmas Then of course all the colour slides from the 60s and 70s need sorting out scanning and turning into books

Since we have lived here I have gone to Morrisons supermarket in January and February They sell the most amazing perennial plants which I take home and ldquobring onrdquo ready to plant in the Spring This year I bought Armeria Knautia Erysimum Linaria Coreopsis Campanula Cymbalaria Cistus Lychnis Hesperis and some Berberis and Viburnum They were all really inexpensive and we are already enjoying a profusion of colour Online sources have provided dry root plants such as Dahlia Dicentra Red Hot Poker and Echinacia and lots of climbers to cover all my new trellis work I have spent day after day in the garden for the last seven weeks and it is amazing how friendly the birds have become Of course the robin sits on my spade or wheelbarrow but I now have pigeons collared doves magpies and blackbirds all in amongst my feet The blackbirds spend all day digging in my newly worked tilth of soil digging a big hole in their search for worms and scattering the soil all over the patio All this while I am working four feet away planting all my new heathers etc for them to dig up The blackbirds ndash mother father and more recently half a dozen offspring ndash all work diligently chucking soil about and grinning at me I am sure that if they had two fingers gestures would be

made The big birds fight for the birdbath So far the female pigeon is winning ndash she just sits in it for long periods of time and the others fly around more and more irritable because they want a drink or a bath

Happily we have no Bluebells or (after an initial skirmish with some infested top soil) Bindweed However my beautiful new lawn has become infested with coarse grasses mostly couch and the current an is to replace it in the autumn Bluebells are easier to get rid of

Unless anything dramatic happens next months article will deal with how much all the plants have grown Also I may be able to tell you what I have found in the garage during the clear out

A bachelor uses the same pub every night On most evenings a beautiful girl would come in and drink alone After a week he made his move but despite his best efforts he could make no progress with her She would not even accept a drink Eventually he asked her ldquoWhy wont you come home with merdquo The girl replied ldquoWell this may seem odd in this day and age but I am saving myself and keeping pure until I meet the man I loverdquo ldquoWowrdquo said the bachelor ldquoThat must be rather difficultrdquo ldquoOh I dont mind too muchrdquo she replied ldquoBut my husband is quite upsetrdquo

A man was walking along a beach in California when he discovered an old brass lamp He rubbed it and an irascible genie appeared ldquoThis is the fourth time this month and I am fed up granting wishes so you can only have one wishrdquo The man replied ldquoWell I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but I am scared of flying and I get very seasick Could you build me a bridge so I can drive thererdquo The genie is not impressed ldquoThe wishes you people come up with This idea is ridiculous How would the supports reach the bottom of the Pacific How much concrete How much steel No think of another wishrdquo ldquoOKrdquo says the man ldquoHerersquos another wish I have been married and divorced four times My wives always said that I am uncaring and insensitive So my wish is that I could understand women know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they give me

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH

Well we are still here not having left the house and garden for seven weeks We are mightily blessed to have the garden and for most of the time stunning weather so life has been OK At the beginning of the lock down which for us could last for months as we are categorised as old and frail I said to Deannie that I would need several projects to keep me sane On good days I would work on the garden much of which still required rescuing from the rock hard clay which formed the potential flower beds On cold days I would sort out my study having tipped everything into the room and the cupboards when we moved life in the room had not moved on and a serious sort out was required Talking of a serious sort out leads me to the third project - the garage We have a large double garage and before we moved we racked it all out with four 20ft rows of four tiers high racking and when we moved everything got stashed higgledy-piggledy into the garage much to the amusement and derision of all our friends and relatives Little has changed and I have been receiving a lot of ldquostickrdquo from anyone who dares to express an opinion Management has been extremely tolerant probably because she is totally overwhelmed whenever she attempts to enter the garage and cannot get beyond the door I have told her that all she needs to do is tie a rope to the door and the other to her waist thus ensuring that she will always escape ndash this works well for me but she does not seem impressed by the idea The fourth project concerns sorting out photos many of which go back to the early 1930s (some into the 1800s) with the

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

FREE RANGE

RAREBREED

MADE IN NORFOLK

FREE DELIVERY

SUPPLIED FROZEN

MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

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CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

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Classified Ads

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Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

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24hr 7-day service

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(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 17

the silent treatment know what they are crying and what they really want when they say lsquonothingrsquo Above all I want to be able to make them truly happyrdquo

The genie thinks for a while and then asks ldquoHow many lanes should the bridge have two or fourrdquo

Best wishes to you all Ian Nisbet

DOWN MEMORY LANE Why General Practice

Dr Ian Nisbet I have wanted to be a GP since the age of four In the 1940s when my two uncles were single-handed dispensing GPs in Halifax and Stainland in Yorkshire I was fascinated by the smell of Vitamin B in the dispensary the consulting rooms in the house and the conversations over the meal table which demonstrated the two doctors profound devotion to their patients Their wives were the sole receptionists and only they would answer the telephone which was mounted on the wall at eye level The box was mahogany and the fittings were all brass There was a crank handle to contact the operator The brass mouthpiece was permanently fixed to the box and the brass earpiece was removed from the box to take the call My aunts would put out my uncles clothes every day matching the shirts suits cufflinks and shoes to save the doctor being troubled by mundane matters Assisted by the maid the cleaner and the gardener (the chauffeur had been dismissed when the NHS started in 1948 and the doctors incomes although lower became regular The remaining staff gradually disappeared over the next few years) the wives would run their enormous houses with military precision The houses which were quite similar had long tiled corridors ideal for pushing my Dinky lorries and buses around and I must have travelled miles on my knees the aunts were horrified by how black my knees became The two GPs would take me out on their visits around the towns and the Yorkshire Moors They had Rover cars which improved as new models became available leading up to the Rover 90 100 and 110 great luxury I was always made most welcome by the patients who plied me with

lemonade and cakes a great treat when many groceries were still on ration and fired me up with enthusiasm to be a GP Only later did I learn of the enormous stress the doctors were under with a 247 commitment to their patients and many night visits of which I as a child was unaware Many treatments were as yet uninvented sulphonamides were quite new and Penicillin was in its infancy The uncles would often have to watch patients die with nothing except compassion to offer them Crisis and Lysis were still very much in vogue Uncle David used to have a couple of ldquocoping strategiesrdquo In Winter when he could cope no longer with the stress he would drive to Scotch Corner on the A1 and sit there for an hour or two In the Summer he would drive to the seaside hire a small motor boat and drive it out to sea until he ran out of petrol Then he would sit there and wait to be rescued I could never understand the boat scenario at the time but I was often reminded of it after I had moved to Feltwell and frequently became overwhelmed by the day and night workload I only have one unhappy memory of those times One of the aunts laid the table with thin round cork mats to protect the surface My enquiring mind made me wonder whether or not the mat could be folded in two Of course I tried it and it broke My father who was of a Victorian disposition with regard to my upbringing was singularly displeased and I remember the episode well The single-minded ambition to be a GP made all my school decisions about which subjects to take very easy I went to Birkenhead School something of an academic pressure cooker with seven day a week commitments and went to The London Hospital to study Medicine starting a couple of months before my 18th birthday I qualified when I was just over 22 years old and started my ldquoHouse jobsrdquo at The London Hospital (Orthopaedics) followed by General Medicine and a senior house officer position in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the old Redhill General Hospital The house jobs were extremely hard work Basically at Redhill I was on call 24 hours a day seven days a week with only half a day off each month all for

pound78 per month It was absolutely exhausting and I felt nauseous with tiredness a lot of the time I had my own room on the ward with a bed in it I remember being grateful if I managed to have more than an hours uninterrupted sleep The experience gained was phenomenal Todays young hospital doctors with their 48 hours per week in shifts must have great problems gaining the sort of experience which has stood me in such good stead Abiding memories from those days involve glass syringes There were no disposable plastic syringes The glass plunger was ground to make it rough so that it would have friction with the barrel of the syringe We would put some vaseline on it to make it watertight Often while pulling on the barrel to extract the blood from a vein the whole thing would go loose the plunger would fall out of the barrel and the floor would be covered in blood Angry patient and embarrassed doctor I have previously written about boiling patients urine as part of the testing procedure ndash warm it gently over the Bunsen burner go too far and an air bubble will form in the test tube explode and blow the entire contents of the test tube over the bench I have vivid memories from my Gynaecology job A middle-aged Canadian lady ended up on my ward She had uterine fibroids and had been bleeding profusely before collapsing She was admitted with a Haemoglobin of about 20 (it should be at least 85) and was in imminent danger of death Normally we would transfuse her with blood get her stable and perform an hysterectomy The problem was ndash she was a Jehovahs Witness and refused point blank to have a transfusion I told her she would almost certainly die without treatment and she said ldquoOK if that is Gods willrdquo I rang her husband in Canada and he said the same Thoroughly rattled I rang the Medical Protection Society who told me that I should leave her alone having asked her to sign a disclaimer form She signed and I waited for her to die However the bleeding stopped her Haemoglobin started to rise and against all the odds she survived We must draw our own conclusions I bought a house in Copthorne and started in general practice in Pound Hill Crawley when I was just over 24 years old [End]

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Swaffham Norfolk PE37 8HT

LOCAL BUS SERVICES There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver visit wwwcoachservicesltdcom wwwtravelineinfo or contact the following-

Coach Services 01842 821509 Travel Line 08712 002233

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on March 30th until further notice Coach Services will only be operating Monday to Friday

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NORTHWOLDWHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)

NO RETURN SERVICE AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THETFORD - NORTHWOLD WHITTINGTON ndash KINGrsquoS LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)

MONDAY ndash FRIDAY ONLY DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

Northwold Pick up point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1011 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Pick up point Norman Drive (A134) 1015 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1055 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Departs Kingrsquos Lynn bus station Stand H 1330 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Whittington Drop Off point Norman Drive (A134) 1405 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Northwold Drop Off point Tile CentreMethodist Chapel 1409 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Brandon Drop Off point High St adj ALDI 1442 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

Arrives Thetford Bus Interchange Stand D 1510 (Mon-Fri) No Service (Sat)

NO RETURN FROM THETFORD DURING COVID-19 REDUCED SERVICE PERIOD

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE New legislation came into force in January 2020 regarding bus services mostly for market day services regarding PSV Accessibility Regulations (disabled access) THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE CANCELLATIONS-

There is NO extra bus lsquoNo 12rsquo on Tuesdays mdash Kingrsquos Lynn Market Day

EAGLES COACHES ldquoDOWNHAM MARKET DAYrdquo SERVICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING COACH SERVICES OR CHECK WEBSITE

Page 18

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

FREE RANGE

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FREE DELIVERY

SUPPLIED FROZEN

MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Saturday 13th June 2020

CANCELLED

Its with great sadness that the Norman PTFA Officers have had to take the decision to cancel this years

Carnival due to the current health situation Our main priority is everyones wellbeing so please stay safe and

well and our fantastic village Carnival will be back with a bang in 2021

The Norman PTFA

WASTE BIN and RECYCLING COLLECTION DATES

Due to COVID-19 there have been changes to bin collections Were unable to collect food waste Please

continue to place any food waste into your black bin which well collect as normal

You can view your scheduled bin collections below

The collection dates for all of the bins

that you have at your home reflect any

collections that are affected by bank

holidays

Please note that collection day

information will only be shown for the

brown bin service if you have paid for

the service

Thursday 11 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 12 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 18 June 2020 BLACK

Thursday 25 June 2020 GREEN

Friday 26 June 2020 BROWN

Thursday 2 July 2020 BLACK

Your black and green bin collection is

normally THURSDAY

Your brown bin collection is

normally FRIDAY

ldquoI now get out for many more walks now that restrictions are lifted

I like to exercise my owner by

getting them to clean up after merdquo

Please look out for the strategically placed red bins around the village to dispose of your dog waste

Page 19

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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FREE DELIVERY

SUPPLIED FROZEN

MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

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Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

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An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

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D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 20

REPORT FROM MONDAY 4TH TO FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 Covid 19 actions update

Rent from SSC ndash it was agreed (6

replied to the email) to suspend

the rent due from the Sports and

Social Club during the shutdown

Other Business

Water coming off the A134 into

Methwold Road ndash drains blocked -

Highways have this scheduled for

repair ndash should be completed by

the end of May

Two pull in places off the A134

into Church Lane by Bull Dog

Barnes ndash pot holes need filling ndash

Highways have this scheduled for

repair - should be completed by

the end of May

London bridge ndash update for Cllr

Macmullen - no further progress

with this as it is unlikely

gatherings will be allowed in the

event of a royal death at this time

Neighbourhood Watch ndash update

from Cllr Macmullen ndash this is

limited as two of the Watch

keepers are self-isolating but

keeping in touch with their

residents by phone or Whatrsquos App

or email I am in touch with a lot

of elderly residents by phone

Cllr Anderson filled in the holes

on the Sports Field with topsoil

donated by a resident

Application sent to HM Land

Registry to confirm who owns

the land behind Normandy

Close

Application sent to the bank to

set up internet banking

Cllr Anderson refurbished the

notice board in Hovells Lane

and removed the notice board

opposite the tile centre for the

same treatment

Planning Updates in Brief

2000334F 7 West End Barns

West End Northwold dated 4th

March 2020 REMOVAL OR

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1

AND 5 OF PLANNING

PERMISSION 192155F

Variation or removal of conditions

256 and 8 of planning

permission101380EXF (Extension

of time for the implementation of a

planning permission reference

0702109F) Construction of

dwelling and garage at 7 West End

Barns West end Northwold

Clerk emailed planning on the 11th

March to ask if this notice has been

put out to local residents that could

be affected by this change and have

they had a chance to respond There

was no response from planning

Planning approved 22nd May 2020

2000269F SHOP Bulldog Barns 14

Thetford Road Northwold Norfolk

IP26 5LS dated 1st May 2020

Existing cafe on site to return to retail

space erection of temporary building

(occasional guest sleeping

accommodation no kitchenbathroom)

and erection of 2 x new summer

houseretail space

No objections

1801121NMA_1 4 Pinfold Lane

Northwold dated 11th May 2020

Non material amendment to planning

consent 1801121f Proposed side

extension front reception lobbyhall

and attached double garage in 575101

297109 a Conservation Area

3PL20200422F Fen Farm

Oxborough Road Stoke Ferry

PE33 9QH dated 27th April 2020

New wooden log cabin with jetty on

Land Adjacent the River Wissey

Would be used as a rest room shelter

when tending to the adjacent pumping

station(retrospective)

Parish Council object to this

application and letter has been sent to

Breckland Planning Department

DIDLINGTON NURSERIES

Why not visit our walled-in garden Nursery

For all your ornamental amp fruit trees

shrubs perennials and bedding plants

Also compost bark and a large selection of

ornamental pots

Tel (01842) 878288

Est 1962

NORTHWOLD AND WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

MAY 2020 BRIEF UPDATE

Northwold and Whittington Actions and Updates during the suspension of meetings

due to the Covid ndash 19 Emergency

All decisions made by email will be put on the agenda and minuted when public meetings are allowed

northwoldparishcouncilnorfolkparishesgovuk clerknandwpcuk

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

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01842 756100

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I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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Tel 01366 728403

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Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 21

Taylors Solid Fuels Ltd Family run since 1946

Regular fortnightly Solid Fuel deliveries in your area

Competitive prices and a full range of products

ldquoDonrsquot Shiver We Deliverrdquo

Quality top soils and aggregates Bulk bags and Tipper loads from 1 - 20 tonnes

Tel 01842890568 or see us on wwwtaylorssolidfuelscouk

Northwold Payments Agreed May 2020 AGREED BY EMAIL DURING COVID 19 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES The following payments were authorised wc 4th May by email The cheques were signed by Cllrs C Anderson and RCrisp Balance for April 2020 pound2402206 Minus the following direct debits Havenpower pound11377 Havenpower pound485 Westcotec Street Light maintenance pound1910 Anglian Water pound500 Total Direct Debits pound14272 Plus the following receipts Norfolk Community Foundation Covid 19 grant pound100000 Precept pound2010284 Total Income pound2110284 Total after Direct Debits and Income pound4498218 Cheques Description Total 2312 Cancelled cheque to Viking Stationary -pound7733 2314 Weeting Parish Council - Payment for use of

online banking for Bacs payment to Cllr Silvester for volunteer group expenses pound50000

2315 Clerks salary and expenses pound37759 2316 HMRC PAYE pound21980 2314 CAS Ltd - Parish Insurance pound81053 Total Cheques paid pound183059 Balance in Community Account May 2020 pound4315159 Bank Statement Balance as of 2042020 pound4698384 Unpresented cheques to date pound383225 Balance in community account (always match balance marked ) pound4315159 Coronavirus Spend from Grant ring-fenced for volunteer expenses Total awarded pound100000 Payment made to Cllr R Silvester pound50000 Balance pound50000

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

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Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

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We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

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wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

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MAY 20 UPDATE

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-------------------------------------------

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I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

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Tel 01366 728403

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Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

decided I did not have covid-19

Then one afternoon I started feeling

strange I happened to be on a zoom

meeting with David Nabarro who

said anyone who felt unwell should

isolate instantly on the spot I went

home early and then the journey

began

In the first days at home I wasnrsquot

sure I had covid-19 Then I damaged

my hands with bleach It had no

smell I assumed it was old and

inactivemdashbut it was just I could not

smell the chlorine The heaviness

and malaise became worse I had a

tightness in the chest and realised it

could be nothing else I was

mortified that I might have infected

the staff I had worked with for over

20 years I imagined their vulnerable

relatives dying and never forgiving

myself My mind was a mess My

condition deteriorated One

afternoon I suddenly developed a

tachycardia tightness in the chest

and felt so unwell I thought I was

dying My mind became foggy I

tried to google fulminating

myocarditis but couldnrsquot navigate

the screen properly There was

nothing to do I thought if this is it

so be it

A few hours later I woke up alive

and the tightness replaced by

extreme fatigue Every day day after

day Sometimes I felt better and

became optimistic after all the

paralytic state had not recurred but

then the next day I felt as though

someone had hit me around the head

with a cricket bat Staff at work

criticised me for not being clear

ldquomake up your mind Are you

getting better or notrdquo I guess they

were frightened too but I really

could not understand what was

happening

The illness went on and on The

symptoms changed it was like an

advent calendar every day there was

a surprise something new A muggy

head acutely painful calf upset

stomach tinnitus pins and needles

aching all over breathlessness

dizziness arthritis in my hands

weird sensation in the skin with

synthetic materials Gentle exercise or

walking made me worsemdashI would

feel absolutely dreadful the next day I

started talking to others I found a

marathon runner who had tried 8 km

in her second week which caused her

to collapse with rigors and sleep for

24 hours I spoke to others

experiencing weird symptoms which

were often discounted by those around

them as anxiety making them doubt

themselves

The internet described recovery times

of about two weeks for people that

had not been hospitalised I had not

had severe disease yet here I was after

four weeks still unwell My doctor

neighbour and GP were concerned I

consulted with friends who were

consultants in infectious diseases by

email and they wondered if I had more

lung involvement than I had

estimated My tenant had friends who

were still ill at four weeks and this

helped a lot

The least helpful comments were from

people who explained to me that I had

post viral fatigue I knew this was

wrong There was a pattern in that

period from two weeks to six weeks

feeling absolutely dreadful during the

day sleep heavily waking with the

bed drenched in sweat getting up with

a blinding headache receding during

the day turning me into a battered

ragdoll in the evening

I joined a Facebook page (Covid-19

Support Group (have ithad it)) full of

people with these stories some from

the UK some from the US People

suffering from the disease but not

believing their symptoms were real

their families thinking the symptoms

were anxiety employers telling people

they had to return to work as the two

weeks for the illness was up And the

posts reflect this ldquoI thought I was

going crazy for not getting better in

their time framerdquo ldquothe doctor said

there is zero reason to believe it lasts

this longrdquo And too people report that

their families do not believe their ever

changing symptoms that it is

psychological it is the stress

Over the weeks I have been touched

COPING WITH COVID-19 A PERSONAL STORY Paul Garner

Page 22

Hope you can join in being thankful

we have no coronavirus in Northwold

Paul is son of Northwold girl at

school with Basil and we have been

friends ever since

Mother Sylvia died some years ago

but David Paulrsquos Dad is still alive

living in Liverpool

Keep safe

Very best wishes Pam Eyles

Paul Garner ldquoFor 7 weeks I have

been through a roller coaster of ill

health extreme emotions and utter

exhaustionrdquo

May 5 2020

Paul Garner professor of infectious

diseases at Liverpool School of

Tropical Medicine discusses his

experience of having covid-19

In mid-March I developed covid-19

For almost seven weeks I have been

through a roller coaster of ill health

extreme emotions and utter

exhaustion Although not hospitalised

it has been frightening and long The

illness ebbs and flows but never goes

away Health professionals

employers partners and people with

the disease need to know that this

illness can last for weeks and the long

tail is not some ldquopost-viral fatigue

syndromerdquomdashit is the disease People

who have a more protracted illness

need help to understand and cope with

the constantly shifting bizarre

symptoms and their unpredictable

course

Early March seems so far away I

watched Boris introduce social

distancing and then shake hands on

national television I talked with

epidemiological colleagues about the

established effects of austerity

increasing mortality in the poor and

how lockdown would worsen this I

advised my 97 year old father to

isolate I said to myself that years of

running and military fitness would

protect me from harm I discounted a

runny nose carefully checked my

temperature every day and examined

the CDCWHO comparison table and

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

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MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

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Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

by the people that have quietly

stepped in to help me cope

appropriate unobtrusive timely

Family friends colleagues and

neighbours Our local yoga studiorsquos

motto is ldquoa community building

strength in mind body and heartrdquo

This love and support of gives us a

direction for our future And today the

disease has lifted For the first time I

do not feel awful

The aim of this piece is to get this

message out for some people the

illness goes on for a few weeks

Symptoms come and go are strange

and frightening The exhaustion is

severe real and part of the illness

And we all need support and love

from the community around us

Paul Garner is Professor at the

Liverpool School of Tropical

Medicine He is Director of the Centre

for Evidence Synthesis in Global

Health and Co-ordinating Editor of

the Cochrane Infectious Diseases

Group

Twitter PaulGarnerWoof

Page 23

FREE RANGE

RAREBREED

MADE IN NORFOLK

FREE DELIVERY

SUPPLIED FROZEN

MINIMUM SPEND pound20

Remember how pork used to taste when you still had proper crackling Fancy some handmade sausages with more meat than filling Love thick cut bacon with the rind on that has been dry cured All delivered to your door

Call Rob Simonds on 07940800275 to arrange a delivery

Traditional amp Gluten Free 85 meat sausages

pound12 for 3 packs of 8 sausages

Dry Cure Smoked amp Unsmoked Bacon

pound6 a pack ndash approx 500g

Rolled Shoulder of Pork

pound10 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Pack of 2 pork chops

pound5

Smoked Gammon Joints

pound12 a joint ndash approx 15 kgs

Native Breed Lamb Boxes available in season Dexter Beef Boxes available upon request

(Taken from Facebook post Editor)

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 24

TEL 01842 828129

MOB 07791 204492

Local Domestic Oil Boiler Servicing Servicing Standard amp CombiCondenser Boilers

Annual Service with Tank Inspection amp Boiler Commissioning

Breakdowns Maintenance amp Repairs WESTNORFOLKBOILERSERVICESCOUK

We enter modern times with the reigns

of William IV and Queen Victoria and

their successors to the

present day

Next after Thomas Waddington as

Rector was Charles Manners Richard

Norman born in 1799 Through his

mother Lady Elizabeth Norman (neacutee

Manners) who married Richard

Norman of Leatherhead he was a

grand-son of the 4th Duke of Rutland

and nephew of the 5th Duke and a

great grandson of the 4th Duke of

Beaufort His motherrsquos brothers were

the 5th Duke of Rutland and two

generals He received the benefice of

Northwold worth pound740 a year (just

under pound42000 a year nowadays) from

the Bishop of Ely in 1833 The tithes

were commuted to a fixed rent charge

of pound896 (approximately pound47500

today) a few years later In 1845 St

Andrewrsquos Northwold was described as

a ldquolarge handsome fabricrdquo with a

ldquolofty tower (built in 1473) containing

six bells and a good clockrdquo The parish

at that time had 1140 inhabitants The

size of the population has not changed

to any great extent since then

Charles Norman was a bachelor for

the first eight years of his time in

Northwold Then he met and at the

age of 41 married a spinster of 38

called Caroline Amelia Angerstein

whose father John was the owner of a

huge estate round Weeting Hall If

Charles brought aristocratic

connections what did Caroline bring

to the marriage She was a grand-

daughter of John Julius Angerstein

(1735-1823) who came to England in

1750 from St Petersburg where his

German family had been settled He

was a Lloyds under-writer by the

time he was 21 and went on to

become one of the wealthiest men in

England When he died the British

government bought his fabulous art

collection in 1824 for pound58000 (at a

conservative estimate about pound3

million today) and used it as the

nucleus of its new National Gallery

Connoisseurs of early Hollywood

movies may remember the film

Lloyds of London made in 1936

Guy Standing played the pivotal part

of John Julius Angerstein in what

was then a star-studded cast

including C Aubrey Smith

Madeleine Carroll George Sanders

and Tyrone Power

It was John Julius Angerstein who

bought Weeting Hall and established

the family there for more than a

century until Carolinersquos brother

William sold it in 1897 The Rev

Charles Norman died in 1873 in his

74th year Caroline herself died aged

77 in 1879 She lived for a while as a

widow in Brandon Hall which was

also owned by the Angersteins and

did charitable works in Brandon as

well as in Northwold where the

school and the almshouses bear the

family name of Norman

Whittington owes to her the

foundation of its separate church

later the centre of its own

ecclesiastical parish

Charles Norman was Rector for 40

years Charles and Caroline Norman

have their tomb just inside the south

entrance of the churchyard near the

lych gate

During Charles Normanrsquos time ndash in

1852 ndash the church was re-seated a fact

recorded in an inscription on the wall

inside the tower When St Andrewrsquos

underwent other restoration work in

the eighteen fifties and sixties the

restorers appears to have shown more

respect for the character of this ancient

church than many of their

contemporaries showed to churches

elsewhere in England A drainpipe to

the west of the porch bears the date

1857 Inside the church another sign

of those times is the organ erected in

1868 out of funds ldquofrom the Church

Estaterdquo This organ bears a modern

plaque recording the fact that for 42

years of the 20th century Arthur

Barber a local farmer was voluntary

organist The font in front of the tower

dates from 1882 Its elaborately

carved cover suspended from the

Modern Times ndash From Charles

Norman Onwards roof by a chain and

capable of being raised and lowered

was added in 1887

National as opposed to family history

is reflected in the memorial tablet to

Lieutenant William Carter of the 5th

Fusiliers who died in the siege of

Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of

1857 He was 32 Tombstones and

wall tablets bear witness to the close

attachment of the Carter family to this

church in the 18th and 19th centuries

Victorian Rectors after Charles

Norman were Richard Snowdon Smith

(1873) William Cowper Johnson

(1889) and Claud Cecil Thornton

(1892) who is commemorated in the

fine and sturdy lych gate

FROM HISTORY NOTES ON NORTHWOLD CHURCH Courtesy of Pam Eyles

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 25

March 2020 1st Prize pound20 No62 Barry Langley 2nd Prize pound15 No15 June Jones 3rd Prize pound10 No11 David Lavender

April 2020 1st Prize pound20 No 3 Harry Cater 2nd Prize pound15 No 14 Annette Storey 3rd Prize pound10 No 99 David Gricks

May 2020 1st Prize pound25 No 19 Brian Waters 2nd Prize pound15 No 30 Mark Hampton 3rd Prize pound10 No 71 David Kimber

Roger Preston

100 CLUB DRAW

Do not leave home if you or someone you live

with has any of the following

a high temperature

a new continuous cough

a loss of or change to your sense of smell or taste

Check the NHS website if you have symptoms

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 26

Downham Market

PC Aaron Jones mdash Spellowfields Clenchwarton Wapole Walton St

Lawrence Mershe Lande and Wiggenhall

Email SNTTerringtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Ryan Williams mdash West Winch Watlington Airfield

Wimbotsham and Fincham and Wissey

Email SNTWatlingtonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

PC Tracey James and PC Dave Funnell mdash Downham Market

Emneth and Outwell Upwell and Delph Hilgay with Denver Denton

Email SNTDownhamMarketnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

Message from your Engagement Officer

I am PC Lee Anderton and I work as the Engagement Officer for West Norfolk My responsibilities include working alongside and promoting the Special Constabulary Police Support Volunteers Neighbourhood Watch and Community Speedwatch If you are interested in volunteering for any of these roles please e-mail me at LeeAndertonnorfolkpnnpoliceuk

4 weeks into the lockdown due to COVID-19 (Apr 20) and largely from a policing prospective the majority of people are playing by the rules The Constabulary is continuing to work with those people who breach the rules by way of engaging and explaining we will use tickets or report to court anyone who continuously break rules after being warned It is pleasing to say for the majority this approach is working

During this time the Constabulary is continuing to delivery day to day policing and officers are still responding to calls as they come in We are still encouraging everyone to use the same methods of contacting us 999 for an emergency ie a crime in progress 101 or via our website contact us to report a crime that has happened Officers are practising social distancing at all police premises but sometimes due to the nature of our work we will have to work close to together for example arresting a violent offender

During this period of time we are concerned that Domestic Violence could increase and we would like to reassure people that we are still here and will help so please if you are aware of anyone who is living in fear of domestic violence get in touch with us I would also like to remind people that although we are spending most of our time at home please donrsquot stop carrying out the 9pm Routine as the simple steps in the routine will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime Unfortunately we have also seen an increase in scams and especially COVID- 19 scams and I would encourage everyone to register with Norfolk County Council Trading Standards at the following link httpswwwnorfolkgovukbusinesstrading-standardsscamsconsumer-alerts to get a weekly update with the latest scams Finally if there are any questions or anything I can assist you with please do not hesitate to get in touch and I look forward to the time when we can all start to meet face to face again until then stay save StayHomeSaveLives ProtectTheNHS

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 27

Family Property Criminal Commercial Employment Personal Injury Wills amp Probate

METCALFE COPEMAN amp PETTEFAR LLP

SOLICITORS

wwwmcp-lawcouk

01842 756100

Cage Lane Thetford

Convenient town centre Location

Home visits may be available

MAY 20 UPDATE

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Ray Gribble

Antique Restoration amp Traditional Upholstery

All aspects of antique furniture restoration including French polishing cabinet repairs and traditional upholstery

-------------------------------------------

Traditional Upholstered Furniture

Footstools Sofas Chairs made to commission

-------------------------------------------

Picture Framing amp Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings inc hand painted and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House Church Road Wereham Kingrsquos Lynn

01366-500387

wwwraygribblecouk

I thought you might be interested in this small article on the origin of the name lsquoVentura Closersquoit would be interesting to

consider the stories behind other local street names As your Borough Councillor I am

available to help with any Borough

related problems (inc Freebridge

Issues) and am available on my home

tel no 01366 727037 or by email

cllrtomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

Tomryveswest-norfolkgovuk

With kind regards Councillor Tom Ryves Methwold Ward KLWNBC Home 01366 727037

lsquoVentura Closersquo A legacy from RAF Methwold

It is common practice for new streets built near the sites of old RAF stations to reflect this heritage in their namehellipso in Methwold we have Ventura Close and of course Trent VC Close

The Ventura

The Ventura was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport as a replacement for the Lockheed Hudson bombers then in service with the Royal Air Force Used in daylight attacks against occupied Europe they proved to have weaknesses and were removed from bomber duty and some used for

patrols by Coastal Command The Ventura was available to the RAF as an off the peg solution to the problems of building an effective bomber force quickly and the first orders were placed in 1940 At the time the larger 4-engined bombers associated with the Strategic bombing offensive were still on the drawing board

Service with the RAF

The RAF ordered 188 Venturas in February 1940 which were delivered from mid-1942 Venturas were initially used for daylight raids and were crewed by Australian and New Zealand airmen who flew from Methwold like some other early RAF bombers they proved too vulnerable without fighter escort Venturas were replaced by the faster de Havilland Mosquito The Venturas were transferred to patrol duties with Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons

The Ventura at Methwold

In Methwold there were two squadrons equipped with the Ventura mdash No 464 Squadron RAAF (1942) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II and No 487 Squadron RNZAF(1942ndash1943) - Lockheed Ventura I amp II

Operations

The Ventura flew its first operational mission for the RAF on 3 November 1942 when three Venturas of 21 Squadron attacked railway targets near Hengelo in the Netherlands On 6 December 1942 47 Venturas from

DIDLINGTON HALL SALE PARTICULARS

Thanks for the fantastic response last year to my appeal to purchase the old sales catalogues for Didlington Hall which resulted in my obtaining two catalogues one for a sale I was completely unaware of I am still very interested in obtaining a number of the sale catalogues Also just to satisfy my interest and curiosity does anybody have or know what happened to anything and I mean anything even just building materials that came from the demolition sales of the 1950s

Please contact Andrew 01440 788198 email andrewtate738gmailcom

Page 28

UPDATE FROM OUR LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCILLOR

21 464 (RAAF) and 487 (RNZAF) squadrons participated in Operation Oyster the large daylight 2 Group raid against the Philips radio and vacuum tube factories at Eindhoven Also committed to the raid were 36 Bostons and 10 de Havilland Mosquitos[16] Carrying incendiaries they were placed in the third wave of aircraft and suffered the highest rate of loss Nine of the 47 Venturas were shot down and many others were damaged by flak or bird strikes The force also lost four Bostons and one Mosquito

Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC Six months later on 3 May 1943 Venturas of 487 Squadron RNZAF were sent on Operation Ramrod 16 an attack on a power station in Amsterdam The squadron was told

that the target was of such importance to Dutch morale that the attack was to be continued regardless of opposition Significant problems developed with rendezvousing with the escorting fighters with the end result being that all 10 Venturas that crossed the coast were lost to German fighters Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (later the last of the Great Escapers) won the Victoria Cross for his leadership in this raid

The citation for Squadron Leader Leonard Trent VC reads as follows

ldquoThe KING has been graciously pleased to confer the VICTORIA CROSS on the under-mentioned officer in recognition of most

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

SANDRArsquoS STAMP amp CRAFT STUDIO GROUP

My regular monthly craft sessions

in Northwold Village Hall are

Third Monday monthly 7 - 9pm

(not held in December) and cost

from 1st October 2019 will be pound12

which includes all materials to

create 8 beautiful handmade cards

Tea amp Coffee included

Sandra Roberts

07806 616704

conspicuous braverymdash

Squadron Leader Leonard Henry TRENT DFC (NZ2481) Royal New Zealand Air Force No 487 (RNZAF) Squadron

On the 3rd May 1943 Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam

This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure The target was known to be heavily defended The importance of bombing it regardless of enemy fighters or anti-aircraft fire was strongly impressed on-the air crews taking part in the operation

Before taking off Squadron Leader Trent told the deputy leader that he was going over the target whatever lsquohappened

All went well until the Venturas and their fighter escort were nearing the Dutch coast Then one bomber was hit and had to turn back Suddenly large numbers of enemy fighters appeared Our escorting fighters were hotly engaged and lost touch with the bombing force The Venturas closed up for mutual protection and commenced their run up to the target Unfortunately the fighters detailed to support them over the target had reached the area too early and had been recalled

Soon the bombers were attacked They were at the mercy of 15 to 20 Messerschmitts which dived on them

incessantly Within four minutes six Venturas were destroyed Squadron Leader Trent continued on his course with the 3 remaining aircraft

In a short time 2 more Venturas went down in flames Heedless of the murderous attacks and of the heavy anti-aircraft fire which was now encountered Squadron Leader Trent completed an accurate bombing run and even shot down a Messerschmitt at point-blank range Dropping his bombs in the target area he turned away

The aircraft following him was shot down on reaching the target Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit went into a spin and broke up Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners of war The other two members of the crew

perished

On this his 24th sortie Squadron Leader Trent showed outstanding leadership Such was the trust placed in this gallant officer that the other pilots followed him unwaveringly His cool unflinching courage and devotion to duty in the face of overwhelming odds rank with the finest examples of these virtuesrdquo

Page 29

If you would like to write an article

or have ideas to include in future

columns we would love to hear from

you Please email your submissions

to editornorthwoldnet

487 Sqn RNZAF Lockheed Ventura

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Page 30

NORTHWOLD BOWLS CLUB

The 2020 bowls season was due to

commence in April but is now

suspended due to the COVID-19

pandemic

Our Annual General Meeting was

due to take place on Thursday 26th

March and would have been held

in the Sports amp Social club

We are always wishing to welcome

new members so if you would like

to know more about the club then

for more information you can

contact Roger Preston (01366

727694) or Hod Everett (01760

336494)

(Anybody new to bowls would be

offered some coaching at the start

of the season mdash whenever that

may be)

NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the Village Hall Trustees was due to be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020 but has now been

postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

All Northwold residents are welcome to attend and are advised that eligibility for election to the Trustees (ldquoThe Committeerdquo) is open to one representative of ANY recognised village organisation which either uses or potentially uses the Village Hall In addition two representatives of the general village population are eligible for election

Vacancies DO exist in the trustees and ldquonew bloodrdquo is particularly encouraged to provide a continuously fresh input of skills and ideas The AGM will be followed at 730PM by a committee meeting of those elected Mr M Howarth Chairman helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip The official notice above provides details of the next Annual General Meeting and we would be delighted to see some new faces prepared to play a part in managing the facility that we have however small that part may be Some questions you may have Q Who is eligible to be a trustee A Anyone resident in the Village who can represent a village organisation club or business ndash even if they are not users of the Hall Existing organisations represented include The WI Tots and Co The Parish Council The Dance Club In addition a limited number of trustees who represent ldquothe Publicrdquo may be appointed No special qualifications are required Q What is my commitment as a trustee A

Attending four to six meetings a year

Nothing financial (we have insurance) attendance at a meeting about every two months and assistance in any aspect of running the hall that you would like to provide This could be

Providing informed opinions of the Village Population to help guide the decisions made by the Trustees as a group

Managing or helping to manage (but not necessarily DOING) the maintenance or updating of the Hall

Helping with fundraising activities Q How do I get involved A Come to the AGM or contact the Chairman at any time

DOG GROOMING SERVICES

HIGH STREET LAKENHEATH

CALL 01842 862 828

FACEBOOK

THEDOGSHACKLAKENHEATH

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Classified Ads

Graham Smith amp Sons

Pest amp Vermin Control for homes

farms and businesses

24hr 7-day service

Local family business

(Clover Farm Mundford)

Tel 01842 879904

Mob 07946 733188 __________________________________________

D W Aerials

TV aerials Digital TW aerials amp

Satellite dishes fitted Plus TV signal

boosters TV extension cables and

CCTV installed etc

Tel 01366 728403

Mobile 07752 587111

Page 31

Thank you very much

for all your kind donations to the foodbank and all you do to help others

If you would like to donate to your local Foodbank there is a drop off point at St Andrewrsquos Church Northwold Find out more

httpthetfordfoodbankorguk

httpwwwtrusselltrustorg

If you need the Foodbank please donrsquot

hesitate to contact someone who can

give you a foodbank voucher such as

doctors health visitors social workers

clergy citizenrsquos advice bureau and

police

Ness and Paul

foodbankdonationsnymhushcom

THE MAGPIE CENTRE WEST NORFOLK RIDING FOR THE DISABLED

Closed Until Further Notice

In line with RDA National advice and

guidelines we regret to advise that the

Magpie Centre will be closed until

further notice

As you would expect our horses will

continue to be cared for and we need

your support more than ever Please

check our Facebook page for regular

updates thank you

We have been carrying out our life-

changing activities at our Wallington

Hall location for over 30 years and

take great pride in the exceptional

standard of our instructors and

volunteers

We rely on voluntary help as well as

donations and legacies to deliver our

services

Advice for Volunteers

If you are to visit the Magpie Centre

as a volunteer dur ing the closure of

the Magpie Centre to help with horse

care and field maintenance thank you

so much

Can we please ask that on arrival and

departure you wash your hands and

regularly during your visit Please also

avoid close contact with others and

practice social distancing at all times

whilst at the centre

In the event you experience any of

the symptoms of coronavirus

including coughing fever however

minor please DO NOT VISIT THE

MAGPIE CENTRE

Please inform us immediately if you

have any symptoms or are diagnosed

with coronavirus and you have either

visited the Magpie Centre recently or

have come into contact with someone

who has

The current advice from the NHS can

be found here httpswwwnhsuk

conditionscoronavirus-covid-19

The Magpie Centre home of WNRDA

now has 90 volunteers who give up

their time on a regular basis to help

with the running of the yard pony care

and assisting with riding and carriage

driving lessons

No previous experience is required for

volunteers as all training will be

provided

If you can help with this please call the

Centre on 01553 810202

Thank you

Would you like to advertise in

Village Life

Please contact the Editor

for available sizes amp rates

editornorthwoldnet

Or Tel 01366 727072

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Annual Club Memberships are now due

Adults pound5 Children pound250 Member benefits inc discounted Events tickets and Club Hire

Please contact a committee member

See our Facebook page for up-to-date info on upcoming events

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL CLUB Hovellrsquos Lane Northwold IP26 5LX

Page 32

NORTHWOLD SPORTS amp SOCIAL

CLUB

The club is normally open for bookings for social events

birthday parties weddings christenings amp funeral wakes

The bar can also be made available

All at very reasonable rates

For information call

Tony Waring 728455

David Gricks 728174

David Lavender 727111

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the club is shut indefinitely

All events are cancelled until further notice

Stay safe everyone

Thank you to all our volunteers who keep the club running

ALL EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE ARE AT

RISK OF CANCELLATION DUE TO THE ON-GOING

COVID-19 PANDEMIC