THEHEACHAM

NEWSLETTERAugust 2010

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Some of the fun at the Heacham Parish Council's Hawaiian themed Luau beach party. Full details on page 31

DearNewsletter

* Sandringham Drive

Dear Newsletter,

Local Medical Provision

I have to take issue with the whinger who didn't even have thecourtesy to provide a name! In recent years I have had ankleproblems - I was seen by the physio at the Group Practice,referred to the Podiatry unit in Lynn, and sorted very quicklyand efficiently. In fact they spotted the cause of the problemstraight away; my sister in Bradford had the same problem, andshe had to tell them what I told her about my problem for themto sort it.

Whenever I have needed an appointment at short notice, I havebeen told I would be fitted in and telephoned when - samemorning every time.

I have regular check ups at QEH. Yes, the bug is a problem, butthey are tackling it. Again, an excellent service every time. Thehospital is definitely not dirty. And as for the staff in Heachamand at QEH, I have never found them anything but pleasant,friendly and helpful. Perhaps they might just be reacting- under-standably- to a sour attitude on the part of a discontented patient?

OK, so in part due to the same stupid legislation that seems tohave caused the removal of that new bus stop on the A 149, welost an excellent dentist in Heacham. But we were given thechoice of dentists in Hunstanton or Snettisham. We certainlyhave no complaints on that score either.

We are very lucky in this area with the medical service we have,and I have just two things to say to the correspondent - firstly,if you are going to make such derogatory remarks about a goodservice, at least have the decency to identify yourself; andsecondly, if Whitehaven is so wonderful (let's not mentionrampant gunmen here!), why not move there?

Pete Widdows****************

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* Exning Newmarket

Dear Newsletter

Local Medical Provision

I am an ‘old’ Heachamite – in every sense – with a kind sisterwho sends me the Newsletter, which I find excellent, and todayI received the July copy. I am prompted to write on reading theletter headed Local Medical Provision. At the end of a day’scoach outing, a 90 year old lady tripped on the steps of the coachin King’s Lynn and sustained a nasty flesh wound to her legneeding more than a little first aid. Our coach driver took us tothe Queen Elizabeth Hospital and I accompanied her and stayedwith her in A&E. Triage assessment was done promptly andshe was treated with the utmost courtesy at all times. We werenot kept waiting unduly long before she was seen by a doctorand then the wounded leg was treated by the staff nurse. Fromtime to time the courier came to see how we were doing. Ishould think we were not there more than 2 hours. Mind you,the large coach parked outside may have had something to dowith it! I had not known this lady before, but got to know heras we waited.

This is in sharp contrast to my husband’s experience in Bury St.Edmunds A&E, 4 months ago. Admitted as an emergency athalf past nine in the evening he was first seen by a doctor atmidnight. Scant treatment was given – they did not recognizehe had suffered a stroke because it was not typical. No courtesywas shown, no communication with us. He was finally taken toE.A.U. some seven hours later, where he did receive care.

I could only be thankful that it was not at a weekend.

Vera Browning (née Day)****************

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* King’s LynnDear Newsletter,

Wedding Thanks

I would just like to take this opportunity through your newsletter to say a BIG thank you to my Mum, Janice Curtis and StepDad, Dave Curtis for all their help and hard work to make ourwedding day so special, to say they transformed the Public Hallwas an understatement it really did not feel like we were in thesame place where I'd spent many discos through my teenageyears, that’s for sure!!! With the help from them, my sisterJemma Greef and Auntie Janet Race it really was a magicalday!! So through The Newsletter we just want them all to knowwe are so grateful for all their help, hard work, ideas, blood,sweat and tears!! I'm very proud to call you all my family!!

Thank you every who made our day so special.Love Jessica and Ashley Fretwell xx

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* HeachamDear Newsletter,

Give Way To AmbulancesA very recent experience among previous ones of similar con-tent has prompted me to write the following:While in my vehicle at the traffic lights leaving Heacham, Iheard the Paramedic siren, immediately I tried identifyingwhether I was in its path and if I could move or not, I didn't needto as he came round on the other side of the road (no trafficpresent so wasn't a problem). He sat at the junction trying to goright, while 6 cars came through the lights towards Hunstanton,no one slowing or stopping to let him through. I sat there sofrustrated as every second counts when people are ill. Why don'tpeople think and where has courtesy gone?We have even been overtaken by other road users while pullingin to allow medical/fire vehicles through, which almost causedanother emergency. My message, as shared by many, is:We live where there are many elderly people and holidaymakers, medical services are regularly needed. Please beaware of what is around you while in your vehicle and moveto let emergency vehicles through when needed as youwould expect the world to stop (as we all would) if it wasyour relative or friend who needed urgent help or attention.For those who cannot see the blue lights flashing and hear the sirens,there are always regular bus services, as life is precious to us all.

Viv Walker****************

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* Rolfe Crescent

Dear NewsletterLost Purse

I would like to say a very big thank you to the person who foundmy purse and handed it in to the Tesco Express in Heacham.I would also like to thank the police and Tesco’s for going to thetrouble of tracing me and returning it to me.

Mrs E A Playford

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* Leaside

Dear NewsletterTwinning Visit

I should like to express through the Newsletter my sincerethanks to all who contributed in any way to the undoubtedsuccess of the first full visit from our twin village, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine in south-west France, which took place from 15 to20 July. (See report elsewhere in this edition).The whole operation was meticulously planned and efficientlycarried out by an extremely hard-working and dedicated com-mittee, willingly and ably assisted by many other members andfriends. We were blessed with excellent weather throughout theweekend, apart from two short, sharp showers at a time whenwe were able to run for cover and which in no way detractedfrom the joyful atmosphere which prevailed throughout.I heard nothing but admiration for our village and praise for theorganization from beginning to end – in fact the words mostoften mentioned were ‘teamwork’ and ‘talent’, both of whichwere certainly in evidence in no small measure.It is enormously satisfying to me to have been able to introduceto Heacham what has proved to be such a worthwhile project,and I believe we may be justifiably proud of what has beenachieved so far in a relatively short time.We have received an invitation to pay our second visit to Francein October of next year, and we look forward with great enthu-siasm to this, and to the renewing of firm friendships alreadymade, amongst children and adults alike from both sides of theChannel.With my grateful thanks again to one and all.

John Harris, ChairmanHeacham & Criteuil-la-Magdeleine Twinning Association

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* HunstantonDear Newsletter,Sponsored Walk Sandringham 2010 - in aid of Guide Dogs

The idea of completing a Sponsored Walk was suggested byPauline Holland, who is also the treasurer of the Kings Lynn andDistrict Guide Dogs Fund Raising Committee.The first event was in 2006, when about 15 people took part andraised £232.00, last year 30 entered and £600.00 was pledged.This year the walk takes place on Sunday 15th August at San-dringham Country Park (by the visitor's centre) starting at 11 am.There are 2 routes (blue or yellow trail) one or two miles. You canenter on the day for a donation or ask for a sponsorship form fromPauline on pha@talktalk telephone 01553-691030 or Cynthiacynthia.easeman@virgin.net 01485-535258..You do not even have to have a canine friend with you, just comealong and join in the fun.I have had my guide dog "Olivia" now for 7 months and she hasmade a real difference to my life, enabling me to be more inde-pendent and adventuresome. Guide Dogs have given me somuch, that I wish to raise as much money as I can so thatsome-one else can benefit from a guide dog too. If you couldsponsor "Olivia" and I (Cynthia) your Hunstanton Guide DogPartnership we would be very grateful.Each dog costs £49800.00 to train and care for it during its'life-time, so events like this and Street Collections are a vital wayof raising much needed cash for the charity.We are very grateful to "Sunnyside" vets of Hunstanton andRoydon for sponsoring the costs of many of our stall hire this yearand for their support in other ways and to "Pouchcorner DTC".Further details of events, sponsorship of a puppy etc. or how youcan help us can be obtained from our "Chair" Gillian Southgateon 01553-671865.

Cynthia Easeman****************

* FensideDear Newsletter,Thank you to all who supported us on our sponsored walk for

Alzheimer's.We would like to thank everyone who sponsored us on our walkfrom Wells to Heacham.We walked for 6 hours on the first daybefore stopping for the day and finding our camp site. We had agood rest and great fun in the creeks near Brancaster. On oursecond and last day we walked for 10 hours .We had to stop manytimes as it was so hot and the blisters started to appear. Somepeople on the way were very kind by stopping and talking aboutfamily or friends who had got or had Alzheimer's and poppingmoney in our tins.I (Trudy) am so proud of the girls Sarah Pollard, Ali Kellythorn,Zoe Yeung and Leah McAllister (all 13 years). It was very hot andtough going but whenever I asked if they would like to give in theanswer was made very clear to me - NO. These girls put everythinginto the walk, our legs ached and we nearly ran out of plasters tocover our blisters but they still kept going. On our second day westarted at 8am and reached Heacham North beach at 6pm.

So far we have raised just over £400 with a few more sponsors tocollect. So for all those people who have sponsored us we say avery big THANK YOU. We would like to say thank you to Zoe’smum for taking us to Wells to start our walk , to Ali's mum and nanfor bringing us a lovely picnic out for our first days lunch andSarah's dad for bringing the camping gear to us after his work. Mostof all I, Trudy, would like to say thanks to the girls for keeping megoing. I know I had a great time. If anyone would still like to donatesome money to this good cause you can contact us on 01485572934 or at 22 Fenside, Heacham. Thank you all.

Trudy Pollard, Sarah, Zoe, Ali and Leah****************

* FenwayDear Newsletter,

Local Medical ProvisionI must disagree with the letter about our Queen ElizabethHospital being dirty. The last 18months of my son’s life wasspent in and out of Hospital. Not once, did I find Marham Warddirty - there was always someone cleaning. He was always keptclean and every day, fresh linen was placed on his bed. The staffwere never rude and when he passed away, the compassiongiven to my family and I was superb.Heacham Surgery were always good with their Care. We are solucky to have good amenities (FREE).

Phyllis SANDERSON****************

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CRAFT STALLAt Pioneer Holiday Park

On Sunday 29 August between 10am and 4pm I shall be holdinga craft stall at Pioneer Holiday Park, South Beach Road,Heacham. My stall is in support of the Critical Care Unit atPapworth Hospital, where my husband spent 25 days last year,after heart surgery. Whilst visiting him there, I met numerouspeople from this area in a similar position.

On sale will be numerous hand crafted items together with atombola, sweets, bric-a-brac, home made cakes, jams andpickles. There will also be a raffle, which will be drawn by agovernor of the Papworth Hospital Charity Trust.

I hope you will support my efforts to make patients and theirfamilies more comfortable at a time which is very stressful forall concerned. If you wish to contact me my telephone numbersare: home: 01733 240882; mobile: 07889 936060

I look forward to seeing you on the day.Sue Dundle

WHERE IS THIS VENUE?? (Answer on p.25)* Station RoadDear Friends and Neighbours,

Thank YouI would like to thank you all for the cards, kindness andsymphathy you have given to myself, Emma and Family on thesudden death of my Daughter Lea. Many of you knew Lea aspart of "Pink Ladies", she enjoyed working and seeing you all.She was going to do a Charity Run on 21st July in aid of CancerResearch UK, we are therefore giving any donations received tothat Charity.Once again thanking you.

Mary and Emma****************

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* Neville RoadDear Newsletter

Open Gardens – Twinning AssociationThanks, thanks and thanks again for all the help and support andto all those who visited the Open Gardens in June in aid of theHeacham Twinning Association. An amazing £831.60 wasraised. To see pictures of the event go on-line towww.heachamonline.com.uk.

Sue and Dudley Scott and fellow gardenersFor the Heacham and Criteuil-La-Magdeleine

Twinning Association****************

* Tall Trees Caravan Park

Dear NewsletterA Heacham Welcome

As newcomers to Heacham we have found your monthly News-letter most helpful in getting to know the village. We havefound Heacham to be a clean, graffiti and vandalism free placewith a most friendly and welcoming population.

We have tried to become part of the village by joining organisa-tions and supporting local shops and causes; in return we havebeen made to feel most welcome.

As a sports enthusiast, I was attracted to the Social Club by thescreening of Sky Sports football. However, I have found thereto be much more on offer there. The club provides a wide rangeof sports and activities for a wide range of age groups.

Although we all like to win, I like the fact that they embrace allpeople, no matter how good or ordinary they are, at the sport inquestion and concentrate on participation for enjoyment’s sake.Add to this pleasant surroundings, beer at reasonable prices,Sunday lunches ‘to die for’ and a caring and pleasant member-ship and you can see why it’s called Heacham Social Charity!

Thank you Heacham for making us feel so welcome.

Peter and Jenny Oakes****************

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HEACHAM

This column is a little different to others Ihave written. I am going to include somebeliefs people have about the church,particularly the Church of England, and other

subjects that have been voiced to me. The origins of someare lost in time; some have elements of truth; none are thewhole truth.

The statements/questions are common enough:Ø The Church of England is one of the wealthiest institutions

in the countryØ The Church has lost millions over the last few yearsØ The church is always asking for moneyØ It would all be better if we had a traditional service (or

traditional music or …)Ø The Church will always be hereØ A person who commits suicide cannot be buried in a

churchyardØ You have to be married to have your child baptisedØ "I'm not good enough to go to church"Ø "I am a Christian; there is no need for church"Ø Getting married in church costs a fortuneØ Money is the root of all evilØ And a question: "What's the difference between a

christening and a baptism?"Ø Finally, "I wish the Vicar would not dye his hair"

I cannot look at all these areas now; I can say that none ofthem are completely true.

I know that using the pages of The Newsletter is a veryinefficient way of holding a conversation although if there isinterest I will be happy to write about any of the above. Ifanyone wants to have an informal chat about any of theabove, or other topics, feel free to join me at the Fox andHounds in Heacham on Monday 16 or Monday 23 August.I will be there from about 7pm.

As this is a holiday month let me give you a little story:Three small boys are talking in the playground.First boy: "My dad's better than your dad, because my dad isa Doctor - he makes me better for nothing!"Second boy: "No, my dad's better than your dad, because mydad is a Teacher - he makes me clever for nothing!"Third boy: "That's nothing! My dad's better than your dad,because my dad is a Vicar - he makes me good for nothing!"

If you are on holiday this month I hope and pray it is a timeof relaxation and refreshment, genuine re-creation.

On the last Sunday in August, 29th at 3.30pm, there will bea Songs of Praise at St Mary's. There will be some"traditional" hymns; there will be some more modern songsof worship to sing together outside (weather permitting) andshare in refreshment afterwards.With my love and prayers,

ps: the Vicar does not dye his hair; never has and would notsee any reason for doing so in the future.

.PARISH REGISTERSBaptisms04/06/10 Phoebe Jane Mitchell, daughter of Matthew and Tammy18/07/10 Libby Hannah and Zara Olivia daughters of Edward & Nina"For anyone who is in Christ there is a new creation"

Faithful Departed (Church linked funerals)21/06/10 Mary Ann Davison 5108/07/10 Eileen Rowe 9312//07/10 Jim Wilding 89"Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted"

We do extend our sympathy and condolences to all whohave been bereaved, and who are prayed for at theSunday morning services around the time of the funeral oftheir loved ones.

METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Services10.30am Morning Worship

ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH: Sunday Services 8.00am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) 10.00am Morning Worship (Holy Communion on 2nd and 5th Sundays) Provision for children during service 10.30am Morning Worship at Junior School Not August (Holy Communion on 3rd Sunday) Not August 6.00pm Evening service NOT AUGUST – see below

Church Contacts (telephone code 01485)Methodist Church The Rev'd Kim Nally 570232St Mary’s Church The Rev'd Steve Davies 570268St Mary’s Church Office 572539

email: heacham.church@googlemail.com

August Services in Nursing/Residential HomesMon 9th 11.00am Holy Communion at MillbridgeSun 15th 7.30pm Neville CourtWed 18th 2.30pm SummervilleFri 27th 10.30am No Service at FridhemFri 27th 2.30pm Sunnyside

SUMMER OUTDOOR PRAISEPlease note that in August there will be no 6pm EveningServices at St. Mary's. Instead, on on Sundays 8th and22nd August from 3.30-4.15pm there will be a PraiseService at North Beach, Heacham; on Sunday 15thAugust from 3.30-4.15pm there will be a Praise Serviceoutside the Methodist Church in Station Road; then on thelast Sunday (29th) from 3.30-4.15pm there will be aSongs of Praise Service on the grass outside St.Mary's Church, with the local Salvation Army Bandproviding the music. For further information about allthese meetings contact St. Mary's Church Office (572539).

SUMMER WEEKDAY OPENING: MAY-SEPTEMBERAll through the summer (until 30th September) St. Mary'sis open for visitors on Mondays to Fridays from 10.00am-4pm and on Sundays from 12 noon till 5pm. Between10-12 and 2-4 on weekdays there are always friendlypeople on duty to answer questions and be generallyhelpful to visitors. Tea, coffee and biscuits available.

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CATHOLIC PARISH OF HUNSTANTON- WHICH INCLUDES HEACHAM

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St EdmundSandringham Road, HunstantonSunday Mass: 11amIn July and August only: Vigil Mass Saturday 6pm

St Cecilia’sMountbatten Road, DersinghamSunday Mass: 9am

Parish Priest: Fr James Fyfe, 81 Mountbatten Road,Dersingham, PE31 6YE Tel: 01485 543818

Website: www.hunstantoncatholicparish.org

Weekday Masses:(subject to change, please check church notice boards, website,or phone) Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat: 9am at St Theresa’s Convent, 27Sandringham Rd, Hunstanton. Wednesday: 10.15am at StCecilia’s, Dersingham.

We are very happy to welcome new members to ourcongregation, and extend an invitation to those of you who mayhave once been members of this or another Catholic Church butfor some reason don’t attend now. In God’s good time it isnever too late to begin again and if you come and see, you willfind us a welcoming Church!

Refreshments are served after the 11am Mass every Sunday atthe church in Hunstanton, and after the 9am Mass atDersingham on the first Sunday of the month. We also have afriendly and informal gathering after the 10.15 Mass atDersingham on Wednesdays. Do come and visit – we’d love tosee you.

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£699 FOR CHANGING FACESDear Friends,I'm just writing a letter to say a very big thank you to everyonewho helped in making our last open garden event yet anothersuccess. I'm hoping that I can remember everyone's names whowere concerned as there were so many people who gave sogenerously in many ways once again this year. If I've missedanybody out I must sincerely apologize as it's one of those thingswhere I'm bound to make a genuine mistake!Firstly I'd like to thank Stephanie Smeaton of Kenwood Road andDavid Beeton of Le Strange Cottages for opening their gardensalong with the wonderful help from Martin and Pat Barrow. Thepreparation and the organising of things like this take a whole lotof work and I am truly grateful to you all for the hard work thatyou put into this event.Meanwhile here in The Drift we had the magnificent help of RoyCarter, Ann McGowan, Christine Wallace, Michael Bennett, Jean& David Worrell, Gwen Bird and of course Joanne. I don't knowhow we would have managed without all of these people and Ican't express enough words of thanks to all of you for what youdid. I must also just mention that we had some beautiful cakes forrefreshments that were provided by the two Jeans and also Caro-line. Thank you all very much for what you did too.Several donations of money, plants and bric-a-brac came fromvarious people within the village and we really appreciated thiswonderful support from all of you too. I never cease to beamazed by everyone's kindness and I know the charity have beenin absolute awe of the support from all of our very dear friendshere in Heacham.I would especially like to thank the ladies of Coffee & Crumbsfor the generous donation of £50 which has been collected fromtheir monthly Friday coffee morning at the Church Hall. This hasbeen added along with another £50 donation that was given to mefor a talk I did at Downham Market Town Hall for U3A. And justas a last mention, I'd like to say thank you to everyone at theHeacham Newsletter team for all you've done over these last fewyears in advertising our open gardens, Without you this wouldn'thave been as successful as it was!We sent a cheque off to the charity a few days later for the totalsum of £699.38 from all the gardens and various other moniesthat had been raised. I know that this donation will be used verycarefully in helping those people who are less fortunate thanourselves in coping with the problems associated with disfigure-ment.With our kind thoughts and very best wishes

David & Joanne Bird****************

AUGUSTIN WEST NORFOLK

Sea-DippingWednesday 11 August, 1.30-3pmAt low tide we will bedipping in thesea and coming ashore toshare its wild secrets with you.Location:NWT Holme Dunes - meet outside the visitor centre.Cost: £2 per child. Non-member car park charge of £4 applies.For more details of events around Norfolk, and for moreinformation about the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, please go to:

norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Heacham Group Practice AppointmentsOur current appointment system allows for the following:If the matter is urgent you can be seen by the Day Duty Doctoron the day.For all routine GP appointments you can book a month inadvance and on each day we release a number of appointmentson the day, which provides patients with an opportunity ofchoice to which GP they can see. The majority of these appoint-ments are booked via the telephone when the appointments arereleased at 8.30 a.m. on the day. These appointments tend to govery quickly.We do not want to encourage our patients to turn up at the maindoors in the hope of seeing a particular GP only to be disap-pointed that the appointments have already gone by the timethey reach our reception or to discover the GP that they want tosee is not in clinic that day. We can appreciate that this is veryfrustrating and time wasting for all concerned.As the result of this and in conjunction with our GP surveyresults we will be modifying our appointment system. As from September 1st patients who wish to queue at thePractice doors will be offered the Day Duty Doctor only and theavailability of pre booking all routine appointments.Patients contacting the Practice by telephone will be able tobook the limited appointments that are released on the day.We do listen to our patient’s feedback and will continue tomodify our appointment system to try and meet our patientneeds.We do guarantee that if the matter is urgent you will be seen onthe day. Thank You. Practice Manager

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Coffee Morning Enjoyed By AllHeacham resident Yvonne Gillett organised a Coffee Morningat St. Mary's Church Hall in July to raise vital funds for TheNorfolk Hospice, Tapping House.Yvonne, a part time Deputy Manager and volunteer at theHospice shop in Snettisham said "This is the first coffeemorning I have organised and I would like to thank everyone fortheir help especially the volunteer helpers, cake makers, thecraft stall owners for their support and Wallis's for coming tothe rescue with the loan of a microwave when the one in the Halldecided not to work!"The tombola and bric-a-brac stalls were popular and werecomplemented by craft stands selling jewellery, bags, scarves,jams and greetings cards.Yvonne said, "I enjoyed organising the event and have learnt alot. It was a very hot day and therefore the High Street was alittle quieter than anticipated. However we raised £155 for TheNorfolk Hospice which I know will be very gratefully received."Anyone who would like to organise a fundraising event in aidof The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House should contact ZenaPenty on 01485 542891.

Keith and Yvonne Gillett with helpers busy in the kitchen

CAN YOU HELP?The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House is looking for individualsand local Community Groups to help their vital fundraising byorganising their own events. The Hospice relies heavily on thesupport of its volunteer workforce to be able to continueproviding care and support across Norfolk and the Fens and ishoping to get a wider variety of groups involved within the localcommunity. Are you the person The Hospice is looking for?Putting on an event is a great way of supporting the Hospice,involving people in your community and having fun at the sametime. Events can be anything - a quiz, barbeque, dinner-dance,auction, golf tournament, auction of promises or a sponsoredchallenge - the only limit is your imagination!The Norfolk Hospice can support and promote your fundraisingefforts with ideas, advice, posters, fliers and media coverageand help you maximise the potential income from your event.If you are interested in organising an event or would like to beinvolved in helping someone who is, please contact Ryan Kerr,Community Fundraiser in the first instance on 01485 542891.

New Carers' Café at The Norfolk HospiceThe role of spouses, partners or children, known collectively asCarers, is crucial to the welfare of our patients and the Hospicetries to support them by providing advice on such matters asrespite care, benefits and other financial matters. Information isprovided on the work of specialist services and the variousorganisations for those suffering from life limiting conditions.

A number of these organisations were represented at the Carers'Event last month when David Gorringe, The Hospice Chef andhis team provided Carers with a splendid lunch in the newlycompleted Hugh Ford Pavilion. This Pavilion has been recentlyconstructed in the grounds of the present Hospice from grantfunds and can be moved to the new Hospice in the future.Among the exhibitors were two firms who deliver ready mealson a weekly or fortnightly basis which many will find a usefulservice. At the end of the event our staff provided Carers withan information pack tailored to their specific needs.In September, a drop-in facility, called the Carers' Café, willoperate on a regular day, once a month so that Carers can comefor mutual support. The first one will be held on September15th. Further details are available from The Norfolk Hospice01485 543163.

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HEACHAM JUDO CLUB

Heacham Judo Club held their annual Club Competition on the24th June. All competitors had a good night with beginners aswell as the more experienced players showing their skills.Results were:

GoldChloe Rumens, Charlie Raby, Jacob Hewson, Tyler Percy,Joshua Howard, Lewis Stacey, Annie Lawrence, TomLawrence, Nicola Denyer.SilverJoseph Tucker, Tom Wicklen, Shannon Tucker, CharlieRaby, James Wicklen, Ryan Percy, Georgia Rudd, JoshChilvers, Bethany Gedge.BronzeAstrid Hubbard, Joseph Rumens, Scott Stephenson, TannerSwann, Ben Bridges, Tyler Raby, Courtney Cobb, BethanyGedge, Harry Sands.Boys Player of the Day Ryan Percy

Girls Player of the Day Courtney CobbShirley Tucker

M & B BARBER SHOP55 Station Road, Heacham

Hours

8.30am - 5pm Mon-Fri(Lunch 12 - 1pm)

(closed Wed)

8.30am - 12 noon Sat

Pensioners rates Mon - Fri

TREVOR’S M&B BARBER SHOPOPEN FOR BUSINESS AGAIN

Trevor’s M&B Barber Shop in Station Road is once again openfor business as usual at the times shown above.Trevor would like to say a very big thank you to all thecustomers who made the trek round to his home for theirhaircuts, and to friends and neighbours who supported himduring his mother’s recent illness.

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“Johnny Cash Comes To Town”

starringRoger Dean & The Lazy Boys

Princess Theatre, HunstantonSaturday 21 August, 7:30pm

Box Office 01485 532252“Tenderness and Fun, Style and Verve.........

.....and Oh, what songs!” The Financial Times

Malthouse CrescentHeacham

Tel:- 01485 572509OPEN

MONDAY 3pm - 11pmTUESDAY - SUNDAY 12 noon - 11pm

HOME COOKED FOODBEING SERVEDTUESDAY - SUNDAY

12 - 2pm & 6 - 9pm

REAL ALESTRADITIONAL SUNDAY ROASTMAIN MENU ALSO AVAILABLE ON SUNDAYS

AVAILABLE 12 noon - 2pmBOOKINGS ADVISABLE

Large Beer Garden - Families Welcome

BUSHEL AND STRIKE

POOL DARTS

NEWS FROM HEACHAM’S SLIMMINGWORLD

Who says you have to be young to lose weight????Our top Target Member lost six stone in 22 months. Una is ingroup every week to inspire other members and show them howto maintain their target weight. I know she won’t mind metelling you she is not one ofour younger members!Una is an inspiration to allthose people who believe thatwhen you get older you can’tlose weight. Age is no barrierto being slimmer, fitter andhealthier as you can see fromthe photograph of Una andthe dress she used to wear!Whether you would like tolose a few pounds, or a lot ofpounds, come along to Slim-ming World in Heacham on aTuesday evening at 6.30p.m.I will meet you at the doorand you will be made very welcome. If you would like moreinformation, please give me a call and I will be very happy tochat to you about how easy it is to lose weight like Una has andkeep it off! I am very proud of all my members and the fantasticlosses they achieve.My recipe this month is for something Sweet and Summery.

CHEATS ETON MESSIngredients

14 ozs fresh strawberries 3 pots Danone Shape Zero Strawberry Yoghurt 2 x 200 g pots very low fat fromage frais 1 tablespoon artificial sweetener 4 meringue nests

MethodSlice a couple of strawberries for garnish and then roughly chopthe rest. Place half in a food processor and blend until smooth.Reserve 2 tbsp of the puree for the garnish and pour the rest intoa bowl and mix with the strawberry yoghurt.Place the remaining chopped strawberries in a second bowl andstir in the fromage frais and sweetener. Add the strawberryyoghurt mixture and gently swirl through to create a marbledeffect.Roughly crush the meringue nests and fold into the yoghurtmixture before dividing between 4 chilled dessert glasses. Serveimmediately garnished with the remaining fruit puree and slicedstrawberries.Enjoy!

Julie GODDARD (Consultant - Slimming World)

SLIMMING WORLDJoin today, for real food, real support and real results.

Tuesdays at 6.30p.m.St Mary’s Church Hall,High Street, Heacham

Consultant - Julie Goddard01485 528796

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Heacham Flower Club40th Anniversary

Ruby red was the theme and the weather was glorious. Mostbefitting for the Heacham Flower Club who were celebratingits 40th anniversary.

The club was set up in 1970by founder member MarjoriePull, herself a Heacham lady.She is now 99 years old butdue to ill health could notattend the celebration.

The party was set in the lovelygarden of David Beeton with theaddition of red floral displays tomark the occasion. Chairman ofthe club for 3 years Sandra Pantonsaid they have 25 members andmeet every 4th Thursday of themonth in the church hall wherethey have a rota system formaking up the various floraldisplays. Some Thursdays aspecial demonstration will be heldby a guest visitor.

The evening was attended by 20 members where a buffet anddrinks were enjoyed by all. The celebratory cake had the wordswritten on it ’40 years of friendship and flowers’.Here’s to the next 40. ROGE

Marjorie Pull

Sandra Panton and David Beeton

Heacham Flower ClubWe celebrated our 40th anniversary Thursday July 8th and Iwould like to thank everyone for making it such a successfulevening, special thanks to David Beeton, who kindly suggestedthe venue could be in his garden. Thankyou David, from all ofus, and another thankyou to the people he drafted in, Bernard,who kept filling our glasses, Kate, who tempted us with thefood. Also Mandy and Alexandra, they made sure we had chairsto sit on. We didn’t even have to wash-up. Thanks to all four ofyou.During the evening we were having photographs taken and Ithink Robbie captured the whole essence of the evening as youcan see. Thanks for getting our good sides Robbie. Our foundermembers, Mary Harrod and Esme Stockdale attended, althoughEsme was chairman for 35 of those 40yrs (thankyou for lettingme bend your ears Esme). Marjorie Pull started the club allthose years ago with another lady, Hazel Chapman, and up to afew weeks ago she was going to come to our celebration butunfortunately she had a nasty fall and could not come. Hopeyou are up and about soon Hazel.Also for the evening we all made a corsage to wear followingthe ruby theme and judged by David. 1st was Sue Bird and 2ndwas Alayne Seymour. Surprisingly, some of us had notattempted these before, including myself, but we all gave it a goand they looked lovely, so well done all.And lastly, but certainly not least, thankyou Jean for a deliciouscake and your good wishes for the evening.It has been suggested, that as it was such a lovely evening, weshould do it as a yearly garden party. We have a meal out inDecember (I won’t mention the dreaded word yet) which welook forward to, so if you want to be part of a happy bunch offlowers, come and join us every 4th Thursday in the month,where you will be most welcome.

Sandra

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TRADITIONAL TEA-ROOM28 HIGH STREET, HEACHAM

Tel: 01485 572220We are open

Tuesday - Friday 9am - 3pmSunday 11.30am - 2.15pm

Pensioners Perks on Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri2 courses for only £5.95

Snacks & Cooked Breakfasts 9am-11amLunches 11.30am-2.15pm

Light Lunch: Soup or Sandwich + Dessert or CakeFresh cooked food with menu change daily.

Diabetics catered for with special puddings to delight.Cream teas with homemade scones and homemade

jam, homemade cakes.Salads available and freshly made sandwiches to eat in

or take away.We take bookings on any day as we can get very busy.

Come and try us, you won't be disappointed.You will be made very welcome by our

friendly helpful staff

Outside Catering AvailableFor further details and bookings give Fran a call on

01485 571377

PUT A SMILE ON YOURMUG!

The World's Biggest Coffee Morningis back and this year the charity needsyour help even more than before dueto the economic climate. Can you helpthem? If so all you need to do isregister to take part and you will receive a free fundraising pack soyou can help even more people living with cancer.This year's 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning' event takes placeon Friday 24 September.Helen Chapman, Fundraising Manager for Macmillan CancerSupport said:” Last year £184,000 was raised in Norfolk from800 events. It would be wonderful if readers who have heldevents before could go one step further by raising an extra £50 attheir events. If everyone did this we could potentially raise£225,000!”.There are currently 2 million people living with cancer in theUK and one in three of us will be affected by cancer at somepoint during our lifetime.Macmillan is most famous for its nurses but we do provide othersupport including a free phone line for anyone affected bycancer, financial support for things like hospital trips and wealso campaign for better cancer care. So every cup of coffee on24 September really will count.Everyone can make their cuppa count by holding a coffeemorning, at home, at work or at school. To hold a coffeemorning for Macmillan, register by calling 0845 602 1246 orvisit www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee. Unable to hold an event?Then why not make a donation to Macmillan by calling theabove number and paying by debit or credit card.

Heacham Group PracticeAnnual Influenza Flu Vaccination Campaign

October 2010INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEAR’S FLU

VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

A FLU JAB IS ADVISABLE IF YOU FALL INTOANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:-

ARE OVER 65, OR SUFFER FROM:-ASTHMA/BREATHING PROBLEMS,

CYSTIC FIBROSIS, HEART DISEASE,DIABETES, KIDNEY DISEASE

WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM, CARERS WHO LOOK AFTER PHYSICALLYDISABLED, OR A DEPENDANT PERSON.

We will be running Flu Clinics throughout the monthof October alternating between Heacham andSnettisham. The Dates of the clinics will beconfirmed in the September edition of The HeachamNewsletter.

These will be walk in clinics; no appointments required.

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Mary's Country Sayings1. After Lammas, corn ripens as much by night as by day.2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.3. To obtain coffee hot, well warm the pot.4. A letterbox saves many knocks.

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Senior Section

At a recent meeting it was decided to start a Senior Section inthe District. The Senior Section is the section of Girlguiding UKfor young women aged 14 to 26. Young women can apply tobecome members if they are 13+.

The Senior Section is self led, and the girls will make thedecision when and where to meet, and how often to meet, itcould be once a month. The girls will also make the decision onwhat programme to follow and what they wish to do inmeetings, I am sure FOOD and OUTINGS will have animportant part to play. The leaders will be there to offerguidance and support.

Dawn Davies and Kay Drewell both CRB'd and experiencedleaders will be running this new and exciting development inlocal guiding.

It is our intention to get together any Girls who wish to join usin late August/early September for an inaugural meeting, datewill be confirmed to all interested parties nearer the time. If youare interested in joining this Girl Led unit, please register yourinterest ASAP.

Dawn Davies 01485 535282 dawn.daviesuk@virgin.net

Centenary District Sleepover

On the weekend of the 10th and 11th July 2010, Rainbows,Brownies and Guides from Heacham and Hunstanton joinedtogether for a District Sleepover to celebrate Girlguidings Cen-tenary. We worked through the Decades to earn our Decadesbadge we started in 1910 by doing Semaphore, then learnt theCharleston in 1920, celebrated the 1930’s with a ScavengeHunt, in the 1940’s we learnt about folding and carryin a flag,the 1950’s saw us making crowns and going Hula Hooping, the1960’s saw us making Tardis’s and Daleks culminating in a 5aside football match, which the Tardis’s won by Penalties.

The 1970’s saw us tackling a space hopper, the 1980’s was thestart of Rainbows so we did some rabbit crafts and 1990’s sawour uniform being redesigned so we made designed uniform andhad a Fashion Show, then finally we did 2000, where we tookold songs, and composed new words for them and performedthem in a concert. The Lions did a BBQ for us and then we hada Campfire. We had a great time and everyone thoroughlyenjoyed it.

NEWS FROMTHE GUIDES

WEST NORFOLK DISTRICT

A BIG THANK YOUTo Everyone supporting our 50 pence Coffee Mornings

held on a Monday

At the Church Hall, High Street, Heacham

Between 10.30 am and 12 noon

We look forward to more people joining us so if you havenothing to do on a Monday Morning, why not come alongfor a cup of tea/coffee and a chat?

You are also welcome to drop in for information

Please note, however, that there will be no CoffeeMornings on the 9th and 16th August as the ChurchHall will be shut for re-decoration.

TABLE TENNISA friendly group meet to play table tennis on Thursdaymornings from 10am in the Top Room at the Public Hall. Wewould welcome new members when we re-commence after thesummer break on Thursday 2nd September. For more detailsplease ring Roger Hill on 01485 542657.

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Scrappy Cat CraftsFrom 1st July the popular arts and craft shop, 'Trimbles', in LynnRoad Snettisham, has changed hands, and is now known as 'ScrappyCat Crafts'. The new owners are art and craft enthusiasts and intendto develop the business by extending the range of products on dis-play, and introducing a full internet mail order service,'scrappycatcrafts.co.uk'.The popular card making classes will be continued, and other classeswill be introduced to meet the needs of local crafters and artists.Please call for availability.A 'made to order' greeting card service is being introduced where wewill tailor make a card for that special occasion. This personalisedservice can include the use of your own photographs. There willalso be a range of hand made cards on display at attractive prices.Scrappy Cat Crafts is open from 10 until 4, Tuesday to Friday, and10 until 2 on Saturday. We can be contacted on 01485 542649.

Happy 90thBirthday

Mildred and LesA very fun lovingcouple (pictured asthey were duringWW2) have justcelebrated togethertheir 90th birthdays

at the community hall at Sunnyside Close, Heacham.Les and Mildred met 5 years ago at a Christmas party organisedby the Social Club for the Visually Impaired, they sat at thesame table and hit it off straight away, it literally was a blinddate.They are a very fun loving couple who care for each otherimmensely. Les was full of praise for Mildred who had broughtfun back to both of their lives, “We don’t stop talking” she said,“and laughing”.Mildred, born in Sheffield, joined the WRAF at 18, she ran 2children’s clothing shops in Wisbech then Bamber’s GardenCentre.Les, born in Gibralter, left the army as a Captain after servingin WW2 and had a long career working on The National Grid.

Both are Great Grandparents and enjoy outings, short walks andLes enjoys his sport. They celebrated with friends and familyand were given flowers, £50 to treat themselves to a nice mealand 2 litre bottles of Harveys Bristol Cream and 2 litre bottlesof Baileys. After a lovely buffet lunch with wine, bubbly andbirthday cake, that’s what you call celebrating in style.Many happy returns Les and Mildred. ROGE

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BLUES ‘N’ BOOZE27th - 30th August

MANY REAL ALES & CIDERS AVAILABLE

LIVE ENTERTAINMENTFriday 27th - 8pm - TONY EDWARDS BANDSaturday 28th - 8pm - DNASunday 29th - 8pm - TIPITINAMonday 30th - 1pm - TIPITINA @ LunchtimeComplimentary Entry - Donations are welcome to the 2 pub charities

- Help for Heroes and Hunstanton RNLIB B Q

Children welcome in the Marquees********

HOME COOKED FOOD SERVED EVERY DAY & TRADITIONAL ROAST ON SUNDAYS********

Live Music Tuesdays ● Quiz Night Thursdays (Both from 8:30pm onwards)********

info@www.foxbrewery.com

FOX & HOUNDSAWARD WINNING FOX BREWERY

Station Road, HeachamTel: 01485 570345

FOX & HOUNDS ALE WINS AWARDOne of the regular brews which is produced by the Fox Breweryin Heacham is “Grizzly Beer”. This is a light wheat beer madewith honey and American Cascade hops. This popular brew,made to the Fox Brewery’s own recipe, is as refreshing on a hotsummer’s day as it is warming on a winter one (I speak fromexperience). The really good news is that it has recently wonCAMRA’s Champion Speciality Beer of East Anglia award for2009.By the time you read this it will have appeared as one of thefinalists at The Great British Beer Festival which was held atEarl’s Court from 3rd-7th August. If you want to find out howGrizzly Beer fared in the festival you can either wait until theSeptember Newsletter or drop in at the Fox & Hounds and ask.If you are lucky Grizzly Beer might be available on tap (no

guarantee though, as the selection of Fox and guest beers variesfrom day to day).If you missed the 10th Annual Beerfest at the Fox & Hounds atthe end of July, there is another opportunity to sample a widerange of beers over the August Bank Holiday weekend at theBlues ‘n’ Booze celebration. The good beer and food isavailable all weekend and the music starts on Friday evening,continuing until Monday lunchtime. The bands playing will beTony Edwards, DNA and Tipitina. Tipitina will be giving twoperformances, one on Sunday evening and then the second onMonday lunchtime - a perfect chance to relax over lunch to thesound of the blues with Justin playing tributes to the jazz andblues piano greats and accompanying Debbie’s soulful voice onnumbers such as Trouble In Mind and Ain’t Misbehavin’.

DB

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MONDAYSAGE CONCERN Coffee Morning 10.30 am to 12 noon (except9th & 16th Aug) (SM)1st HEACHAM RAINBOWS Term time Girls 5 to 7 years old5.00 to 6.00 pm . Tel : Mary Harpley 07813 014477 (PRH)TABLE TENNIS 9.30 am Tel: Adrian 570477 (PH Top Room)DRAMA JUNIOR CLASSES 4.15-5.15 pm Tel: 579074 (SG)BEAVERS Term Time 6.00-7.15 pm Tel: Kelly 570956 (SG)LINE DANCING 7-9 pm £3.00 Tel: 532317 (PH)1st HEACHAM SCOUTS ( boys and girls aged 10 to 14 )7.30-9.30 pm Tel: Rob 572239 or Julz 572890 (SG)HEACHAM WIVES GROUP meets 2nd Monday of mostmonths at 7.30 pm (HSC Top Room) Contact Brenda on570727 or Anne 571885RAINBOW CIRCLE TODDLER GROUP 1.00 pm in schoolterm time Tel:Pip 570182 or Karen 571837 (SM)HEACHAM TENNIS CLUB Junior coaching (weather permit-ting) From 5.00 pmINDOOR BOWLS CLUB 7.00 pm (MC)SUNNYSIDE SHELTERED HOUSING Coffee Morning10.30 am Tel : 570492TUESDAYSHEACHAM DAY CENTRE FOR ELDERLY 9 am- 3.30 pmTel: Geoff Speed 572584 (OFH)SCALLYWAGS PLAYGROUP Term Time 9.30 - 11.30 amTel: Liz 571773 (SG)ACTIVE FOR LIFE Exercise classes for those aged 60 or over,or at risk of OSTEOPOROSIS at Heacham Surgery Classroom10-11am Tel: Pat 572414 or Clara 540411.CARPET BOWLS 10.30-12 noon Tel: 570776 (PH)CARERS SUPPORT GROUP Run by W.N. Mind. Lunch,Coffee and Chat. Peace of Mind, 4 Poplar Avenue Tel: Hannahor Mandy 01553 776966WOMENS FELLOWSHIP 2.45 pm 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (MC)SLIMMING WORLD 6.30 pm Tel: Julie 528796 (SM)WEIGHT WATCHERS 7pm (OFH) Tel:Alison 07796 904311HEACHAM DIGITAL CAMERA CLUB meet 1st & 3rd Tues-day of the month 7.30 pm at Sandringham Club, West Newton.Email : heachamdigitalcameraclub@yahoo.co.uk or call Viv forinfo on 07906 056019HEACHAM BOOK CLUB meet 3rd Tuesday of each monthTel: Beth 570479POCAHONTAS PLAYERS Drama Group Pantomime rehears-als 7.30 – 9.30 pm Tel: 570402 (PH)HANDS & NEEDLES GROUP meets every other Tuesday7.30 – 9.00 pm Tel: Joan Careless 570363 (MC)LIVE ENTERTAINMENT from 8.30 pm at Fox & HoundsWEDNESDAYSCARPET BOWLS 10.30 – 12 noon Tel: 570776 (PH)LINE DANCING 1.30 – 3.30 pm £3.00 Tel: 532317 (PH)LINE DANCING FOR IMPROVERS – 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.£3.00 per session. Contact Diane 01485 571166 (SM)PATIENT ADVICE & LIAISON SERVICE 2 – 4 pm on 2nd

and 4th Wednesdays at Heacham Council OfficesDOG TRAINING with Robert Frost 7.30 pm Tel:542861 (SG)WEST NORFOLK SINGERS 7.30 pm Tel : Adrian Huggins01485 542359 (MC)

QUIZ NIGHT 8.45 pm Prompt start. New teams of up to 5welcome. £1 entry pp Cash Prize & Cash Snowball (HSC)OLD FRIENDS CLUB Enjoy meeting new friends, play Bingoetc at 2.00 pm Tel : Vicky Morison 570892BINGO 7.30 pm Neville Court Grouped HomeCAR BOOT SALE 8.00 am to 12 noon on the Sports Field,weather permitting (HSC)HEACHAM SONGSTERS rehearse from 10.00 am to 12 noonTel : San 571660 (PRH)HEACHAM TENNIS CLUB Senior Club Night (weather per-mitting) from 6.30 pm. Thursday evening if wet on WednesdaySUNNYSIDE SHELTERED HOUSING Games Night at 6.30pm Tel : 570492THURSDAYSACTIVE FOR LIFE – see entry on TuesdayTABLE TENNIS CLUB 10 am (PH Top Room)WHIST DRIVE 2 – 4 pm Entry £1 with prizes (CC)1st HEACHAM BROWNIES Term Time Girls 7 to 10 years old5.00 – 6.30 pm Tel: Louise (Brown Owl) 07912 888947 (PRH)TREFOIL GUILD meets on 1st Thursday 2 -4 pm Tel: 01485579440 Mrs Christine Crisp (MC)CARPET BOWLS 10.30 am to 12 noon Tel : 570776 (PH)JUDO Beginners 6 – 7.30 pm Tel: 571614 (PH)CUBS 6.45 – 8.30 pm Tel: Steve 525577 (SG)JUDO Advanced 7 – 9 pm Tel: 571614 (PH)HEACHAM GARDENERS ASSOC meets on 3rd Thursday7.30 pm. Guest speaker and trips in Summer. Contact HazelWade 01485 579386 (SM)FLOWER CLUB meets on 4th Thursday 7.30 pm. Flower ar-ranging and demonstrations. Tel: Sandra Panton 571029 (SM)RAO BUFFALOS 8 pm (HSC Top Room)QUIZ NIGHT Cash Prizes 9 pm at Fox & HoundsFOOTBALL Under 8’s 5.30 to 6.30 pm Heacham Field/Astro-turf. Contact Stephen Joyce 01485 579009FUTURE CLUB meets for bereaved people on the fourthThursday of every month in the back room of Heacham PublicHall from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Tea, Biscuits & a chatWRITING GROUP AT HEACHAM SURGERY meets 3.00 to5.00 pm every other Thursday. For further details please askmembers of staff at Heacham Surgery or Tel : Caroline Smith01553 819460 on a Tuesday between 1.00 and 1.30 pmSUNNYSIDE SHELTERED HOUSING Bingo at 2.30 pm Tel: 570492FRIDAYSAGE CONCERN Information available from 10.00 am to 12noon at The Library, Lynn Road, HeachamSOLO WHIST – 2.00 pm Entry £1 ( PRH )GUIDES Term Time 7 – 9 pm (SG)WILDFOWLERS CLUB meet 1st Friday 7.30 pm (HSC TopRoom)CASH BINGO 7.30 pm (PH)TAI CHI Adults 7.30 – 8.30 pm Beginners welcome Tel: Derek01553 674779 (PRH)BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT - Meetings are held on the thirdFriday of every month 10.00 am to 12 noon in the Church Hall,High Street, Heacham Tel : Barbara Fargher 01485 534741SUNNYSIDE SHELTERED HOUSING Church Service onlast Friday in the month at 2.30 pm Tel ; 570492

WHAT’S ON REGULAR EVENTS

CC = Cunningham Court OFH = Old Friends Hall, Sunnyside HSC = Heacham Social ClubPH = Public Hall PRH = Pine Residents Hall, Wilton Rd MC = Methodist Church Hall, Station RoadNC = Neville Court SG = Scout & Guide Hut, Sunnyside SM = St Mary’s Church Hall, High Street

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SATURDAYGIGS from 8.30 pm. Free entry for Members (HSC)COFFEE MORNING 9.30 - 11.30 am ( MC )HEACHAM YOUTH CLUB, Church Hall, High Street. 7 to 9pm ( term time ). School years 7 – 11 ( Smithdon ). ContactTracey Swann 07833 307856SUNDAYSCAR BOOT SALE 8.00 am to 12 noon on the Sports Field,weather permitting (HSC)

HEACHAM DIARY

Saturday 7th August – GIG at HSC with MARY LITTLE from8.45 pm * GIG – RAY RYAN at Silver Sands Pub, North BeachTuesday 10th August – GIG – HAIR OF THE DOG at Fox &Hounds from 8.30 pmFriday 13th August – CARRIBEAN NIGHT at HSC – Enter-tainment with KENNY BERNARD plus BarbecueSaturday 14th August – GIG – CAROLE ANN at Silver SandsPub, North BeachSunday 15th August – HEACHAM HORSE SHOW & GYM-KHANA – on Dix’s Field, School Road, Heacham. First Class-es start at 9.30 am. Everyone welcome !! Tel : Clare07971436007 or Christine 07879 632514Tuesday 17th August – GIG – HOLMAN HOLTS DELANEYat Fox & Hounds from 8.30 pmFriday 20th August - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT IN HEA-CHAM 10.00 am to 12 noon in St Mary’s Church Hall, HighStreet, Heacham. For further information please contact ReneeSmith or Barbara Fargher. Tel : 01485 534741 or e-mailsilverlinings@gmx.co.ukSaturday 21st August – GIG at HSC with JEFF JUDGE from8.45 pm * GIG – STEVE JOHNS at Silver Sands Pub, North BeachSunday 22nd August – CHARITY CHALLENGE CRICKETMATCH Heacham Cricket Club v ‘The Veterans’. 2.00 pm atthe Heacham Sports Field. Gates open 12.00 pm. Barbecue,refreshments and other attractions – an afternoon for all. PhoneChris 01485 572262 or Andy 01485 572873. All proceeds tocharity.Monday 23rd August – BINGO 7.00 pm at Fridhem RestHome, Station RoadFriday 27th to Monday 30th August - BOOZE’N’BLUES atthe Fox & Hounds FRIDAY 27th 8.00 pm TONY EDWARDS BAND SATURDAY 28th 8.00 pm D N A SUNDAY 27th 8.00 pm TIPITINA MONDAY 30th TIPITINA at Lunchtime

Please check with the Fox & Hounds whether TonyEdwards Band D N A have swapped daysSaturday 28th August – GIG at HSC with MARK STEELEfrom 8.45 * GIG – CORIE LEWIS at Silver Sands Pub, North BeachSunday 29th August - CRAFT STALL at Pioneer HolidayPark, South Beach Road from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Handcrafted items, jams, pickles, bric-a brac, tombola and raffle. Inaid of Papworth Hospital Charity Trust Critical Care Unit.Contact Sue Windle Tel ; 07889 936060 or 01733 240882 * GIG – CRAIG POWELL at Silver Sands Pub, NorthBeachWednesday 1st September – BLOOD DONOR SESSIONFrom 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm & 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm in the PublicHall. For Appointment Tel: 0300 123 2323

Thursday 2nd September – TREFOIL GUILD Subject – CampDay at SandringhamSaturday 4th September – GIG at HSC with ROBERT FAR-RELL from 8.45 pm

OTHER EVENTS

Wednesdays 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th August - HUNSTANTON& DISTRICT FESTIVAL OF ARTS - CRAFT FAIR Detailsas 28th AugustSunday 15th August – GUIDE DOG SPONSORED WALK atSandrinhgam Country Park 11.00 am at Visitor Centre ContactPauline Holland 01553 691030. Note : There will be a GuideDog Stand at The Hunstanton Kite Festival on August 22ndMonday 23rd August to Monday 30th August – BARBARAKING – SUMMER EXHIBITION at The Stables, The Gin TrapInn, Ringstead 10.00 am to 4.00 pmFriday 27th to Monday 30th August – St Mary’s Church,Sedgeford ‘ FESTIVAL 2010 GOOD & EVIL’ Daily from10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Themed visual displays and creative floralarrangements. Stalls, light refreshmwnts, lunch 12.00 to 2.00pm. Do join us, a warm welcome awaits you. Proceeds tochurch funds.Saturday 28th August - HUNSTANTON & DISTRICT FES-TIVAL OF ARTS - CRAFT FAIR at The Town Hall, Top ofthe Green, Hunstanton. 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Refreshments willbe available.Mondays – AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP 8.00 pm UnionChurch, Hunstanton Tel : 0207 4030888* * U3A HUNSTANTON meets on the third Monday of mostmonths (except August and December) at 2.00 pm in the Hun-stanton Community Centre. Tel : Norma (Chairman) 533579 orLiz (Secretary) 571573 for further details.Tuesdays - KEEP FIT FOR OVER 50’s 10.00 to 11.30 am atRingstead Village Hall. Cost £3.50 Tel : Val Barnes on 01328864358Wednesdays – YOUTH GROUP meet at Ringstead VillageHall 7.00 pm to 8.45 pm for young people aged 7-14 Cost is £1per evening and the contact is Mr T Large, 11 Holme Road,Ringstead. Tel : 01485 525480* * SINGING WORKSHOPS FOR FUN 10.00 to 11.30 amSnettisham Village Hall Tel : Cath Coombs 07810 146501 * * HUNSTANTON VOLUNTEER SURGERY 3rd Wednes-day of each month 10.00 am to 12 noon at 1st Floor, CoucilOffices, Valentine Road. Tel : Karen Lee 01553 760568 ore-mail Karen@westnorfolkvca.org * * LYMPHOEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP meets on thesecond Wednesday of each month 10.30 am to 12 noon atTapping House, SnettishamThursdays - BALLROOM & LATIN FREESTYLE DANC-ING at Glebe House School, Cromer Road, Hunstanton from8.30 to 10.00 pm . £5.00 per person. Contact Carole Jones01553 675408 or 07795 200805 (21 Burghley Road, SouthWooton, King’s Lynn PE30 3TU)HUNSTANTON WORLD TANG SOO DO CLUB. Koreanmartial arts of self defence. Mondays 6.30 to 8.30 pm at StGeorge’s School, Dersingham. Tuesdays 6.00 to 8.00 pm andFridays 6.30 to 8.30 pm at Smithdon High School, Hunstanton.For details contact Liz on 07948 407694.

DIARY & REGULAR EVENTSIf you want your event or regular activity listed on these pagesthen please send the details to us to arrive before the deadlinedate for the next issue. Contact details can be found on the frontpage as can the deadline date.

HIGH WATER AT HUNSTANTONHeights above chart datum

Time Zone UT (GMT). Add 1 hour for BST.August 2010 September 2010

Date Morning Afternoon Date Morning AfternoonTime m Time m Time m Time m

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There are many different elements to building confidence butfor the purpose of this article we will focus on just two. Let'sstart with the future. Our imagination is an incredibly powerfultool and yet its energy is almost exclusively channelled intoimagining things going wrong! This has two effects. It makesus feel bad and lack confidence going into the event and like aself fulfilling prophecy seems to make us perform badly at theevent. If you are going to buy a house it can be useful to lookat all the possible pitfalls in order to guard against them. Thishas less of a place when imagining your future experiences.Imagine now, an event that is coming up in your future.Something you would like to perform well or be successful at.This time imagine going into the event feeling calm andconfident. As you imagine that, notice how much better you aredealing with the situation. Maybe you imagine a difficultsituation arising but somehow this time you just seem to take itall in your stride as though it was just part of the plan, youremain unaffected. As you begin to gain in confidence imaginehow the event will end with the outcome you wanted and noticehow much better you feel as a result. Easier than you thought?Just because something is effective doesn't mean it has to bedifficult.

It is also important how we view and explain what has alreadyhappened to us. Confident people add permanence to thesuccesses they experience. "I always seem to do well at jobinterviews" or "We never lose to this team." Their braintherefore assumes that success will continue. They are also ableto isolate bad experiences as a freak event or a one off. Forexample "I played badly today" rather than "I am a bad player."People that lack confidence tend to do the opposite. Take careto add permanence to your successes and isolate bad experiences.

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Oh Adam was a gardener, and God who made him, sees thathalf a gardener’s proper work is done upon his knees. So whenyour work is finished, you can wash your hands and pray, forthe glory of the garden, that it may not pass away. Rudyard Kipling.

We are back in France for a couple of weeks and as thisnewsletter is due before we get home, I have to do it now. It’svery hot out here but as they have had a fair amount of rainrecently, everything is very lush and green. Unfortunately, theweeds have really taken hold and are rampaging all over theplace, so I will have to get out there and do some seriousweeding. I’ve already done a bit as we’ve been here for fourdays but the inclination to sit in the shade and drinkwine/beer/cocktails is very strong. And speaking of beer, in2003, I brought a case of excellent beer brewed by our own Foxbrewery out with me and Eileen and I drank a few bottles at thattime. Two years ago, I was cleaning out a ditch for the girls andgetting all hot and sweaty – as one does – I decided to try a glassof the foaming nectar. This was in 2008 and the best before dateon the beer was 2005. The bottles (there were still six left) wereall dusty and old looking but I took the top off, decanted a bottleof “Little John ….something or other” I forget the full name. Itfoamed a bit and when it had settled, I drank off a draught. Itwas absolutely delicious! Over the next couple of days I sam-pled another couple of bottles and, yum, they were just as good.

I wandered back into the barn yesterday and saw three morebottles of even more dusty beer. So I cracked another one. Thiswas “Red Knocker” and it still tasted lovely. So, the moral ofthis story is, don’t take any notice of “best before” dates as theFox brewery makes beer that stands the test of time. After all,wine improves with age so why shouldn’t beer.

When we left home everything was very dry and things werelooking rather sad in the flower beds. I’d been watering the vegso they were not too bad and, hopefully, my very good neigh-bours, and my brother, will keep them going. I did a franticpicking of broad beans - to which I’m addicted - for the freezerand also brought a bag full over with me (we had some lastnight, lovely) but the peas and runners are still coming. I did getone feed of dwarf French beans and am praying they will stillbe producing on our return. It’s not really a good time to go offon “Jollies” but I felt my Jill needed a break. She, and I, love itout here but as there is a strong possibility of the place beingsold fairly soon, we felt we had better whiz over here before welost the chance. So, although there is a mass of goosegrass andvarious other noxious weeds to get sorted, it’s lovely and coolin the house, I have a glass of cool Rosé wine, lunch is nearlyready, I shall almost certainly have a snooze after lunch andthen it may be cool enough to do some proper work. In themeantime, I will endeavour to type a little more of this article.

Just before we departed, I noticed that the tomatoes were ripen-ing fast. I gave them a feed of my noxious comfrey and wormjuice so they should be doing well. I grow a variety called BlackPlum which crops well and tastes marvellous. I’m hoping theywill still be cropping on our return and my “friends” won’t havescoffed the lot! The Brassicas were coming along well in the

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cage, safe from marauding pigeons but I noticed the whiteflywas active. I hope the hoverflies will deal with them; otherwiseit will be daily watering with soft soap to keep them undercontrol.

The carrots in my boxes set high up above root fly activity levelare also doing well. The positioning was not good as the cedartree tends to overshadow them but the ones I have pulled so farhave been fly free and tasty.

BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS CHAPTER 7Plants can be propagated in two ways; vegetatively in whichcase the offspring are identical to the parent (cloning) or sexual-ly where male and female parts of plants give rise to offspringcarrying characteristics of both parents. Some hybrids can onlyreproduce by the former method and have lost the ability to setseed. Most of us have at some time taken cuttings of favouredplants and this is a common way of enlarging our stocks ofplants. Many plants appear to produce offspring vegetatively inaddition to sexual reproduction. Good examples are strawber-ries with their runners giving rise to new plantlets at nodes alongtheir length. Bulbs produce new bulblets between the scales ofthe parent. Bramble stems easily produce new roots where thestems touch the ground. However, all these clones are identicalto the parent plant and are not improving the species by naturalselection.

Sexual reproduction needs two parent plants of the same orsimilar species. The process of reproduction involves the pro-duction of male and female sexual structures in cones as in theGymnosperms (conifers and their relatives) or in flowers as inthe Angiosperms (flowering plants). The male structures arecalled Anthers which produce microspores called pollen. Thefemale part of flowering plants is called the ovule and consists

of a stigma onto which the pollen is deposited, supported by astyle or long tube like structure leading to the ovary wherefertilisation takes place. The pollen grain produces a long tubewhich grows down along the style until it reaches the ovary.

To help prevent inbreeding many plants have inbuilt incompat-ibility mechanisms. Cells on the stigma recognise specific pro-teins on the surface of the pollen and fertilisation is aborted. We,of course, mess about with these mechanisms and produce selffertile apple trees and other fruits and flowers. We are also viagenetic engineering, producing plants containing genetic mate-rial from “foreign” plants and even animals. Where this willeventually lead, one can only postulate. However, genetic engi-neering has given us human insulin produced by bacteria andperhaps, as long as greed does not intrude to too great an extent,these techniques may lead on to good outcomes.

So, how does the pollen get from one plant to another? In thecase of the Gymnosperms and the grasses, this is by the wind.We have all seen clouds of pollen being blown from a grassyfield and tapped a mature fir cone to see the pollen released –well I hope we have! Flowers are different. They rely on acombination of scent and colour to attract pollinating insects.Even “white” flowers have different colours that we cannot seebut insects can, generally in the ultraviolet. Some plants whichdepend on moths for pollination only release their perfume atnight (night scented stocks, evening primrose) to attract theseinsects. Whilst we think of bees as pollinators, many otherinsects like moths and flies are also important.

I think I had better stop there. I hope some of you have had yourappetite for more information whetted. I didn’t much like Bota-ny at school, oh so many years ago, but doing these articles hasshown me how much I missed. The internet has so muchinformation on the subject that I hope some of you will have alittle browse. It really can help your gardening skills.

Michael Drew

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HEACHAM RAINBOWSWe are in our second year and we are growing and enjoyingourselves.Our Scarecrow entry at Millbridge on 30 May was FlorenceNightingale. The boat at South beach for Heacham in Bloomlooks lovely – well done, girls!What a lovely day we had at Hunstanton Carnival. A sleepoverat Redgate School – not much sleep but lots of fun. Thank youto Hunstanton Lions for the BBQ and to the guides for givingus a great time.We finished the term with the Pot of Gold party. Five Rain-bows went over the rainbow – four to Brownies and one toCubs. They will join their new units in September.Also, thanks to Heacham Carpet Bowls for the donation of £50,and to the Trefoil Guild for neckers and £50.We hope everyone has a wonderful summer holiday – see youon 13 September. If you are a 5 or 6 year old girl and wouldlike to join us telephone Mary Harpley on 07813 014477.

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trophy and prizes for lady competitors. The competitors alsoenjoyed BBQ courtesy of Extra Hands.With the challenging conditions low scores were not expectedhowever a number of the competitors provided good scores forthe conditions.With the eventual winner was John Boon coming in with a Net70 off the par 72 whites, coming in 2nd on countback wasMartin Heath with Net 74 and 3rd was Thomas Sullivan alsowith a Net 74.The Ladies competition was won by the ever consitent Joan Gillwith a Net 75, Tina Cribb came 2nd with a Net 78 and LadyCaptain, Angela Booncame 3rd with a Net 79.Both the Longest driveand nearest the pin werewon by Joan Gill who hada solid shot into the winddown the long par 4 6thfor longest drive and agood shot onto the greenallowing for the difficultwind on to the tricky par 315th.Last years winner JohnGrubb has also had a treeplanted on the golf coursewith a commemorativeplaque, it is hoped thatthrough future years com-petitions an Extra Handscopse will establish on thegolf course.

2nd Year for Extra Hands Trophy atHeacham Manor Golf Club

The 2nd annual Extra Hands Medal took place on Sunday 18thJuly 2010 at the Heacham Manor Golf Club in windy conditionssimilar to those being experienced at St Andrews for the BritishOpen.Sponsored by Heacham Manor Member, David Evans's Com-pany, Extra Hands of Heacham who provide high quality carefor people living in their own homes, the event was a greatsuccess despite wind.Extra Hands had kindly provided an impressive trophy as wellas medals and prizes for the first three places and nearest the pinand longest drive prizes and this year Extra Hands also put up a

(Left to Right) John Boon 2010 winner, David Evans(Director, Extra Hands) Joan Gill 2010 ladies winner.

(Left to Right) David Evans & JohnGrubb 2009 winner and the Treeplanted to commemorate the win.

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Wednesday 1st September 2010 at the Public Hall,Station Road. 1pm - 3.30pm and 5pm - 7pm.Please make an appointment if you can, by callingthe Helpline 0300 123 23 23 or online atwww.blood.co.uk

Heacham Public Hall - and above shown before theCurtis/Greef wedding planners began . . . . When showing localfolk photos of the dressed hall, they have no idea where it is. Itisn’t until you actually study the photo, that you see themagnificent beams. We are so lucky to have such a publicbuilding in our village.We decorated Heacham public hall out of all recognition, forour Daughter Jessica and her new husband Ashley’s weddingreception. We finally finishing at 2.10 AM on wedding daymorning!For those of you reading in black and white - it was a black ‘n'white themed wedding with a hint of red hearts running through it.Although all the ideas were in 'our' heads, we couldn’t havedone this, without the help of many very good friends andfamily, armed with scissors, glue gun, hammer, ladders,scaffolding, and lots of 'muscle' -Thank you all soooooo much.

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News from Rollason Stage SchoolAugust is very busy for the children!! A lot of pupils areperforming in the Pantomime ‘Aladdin’ at the Princess Theatreon Friday afternoons.The pupils performed a display at the Heacham Carnival on the1st August.I am running 10-14 years Street Classes throughout the holidayson Mondays at Heacham Public Hall top room 6.15 till 7pm.It’s £3.50 per session.Adult Dancercise Mondays 7.30 till 8.30pm. A great way tokeep fit!! £3.50 per class at Heacham Public Hall top room.We give tuition in Ballet, tap, modern, street dance and drama!!!!New term starts September. Anyone wishing to join or toenquire about any of the above summer classes, call 01485579074 for more details.

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NEWS FROM HEACHAM INFANT AND

NURSERY SCHOOL

“Together we explore, discover, achieve andgrow”

We are now at the end of term and have been very busy atschool. The children have enjoyed the warm weather and havebeen able to do lots of their curriculum learning outdoors. Hereare some of the highlights of our achievements this term.Art weekWe finished our art week at the end of June and had looked atart around our environment. The children drew the trees, flow-ers and plants and made large-scale colourful images on theplayground. Children in Y2 made hanging dream catchers in-spired by Kandinsky’s circles painting. Our artwork was exhib-ited at Sedgeford Village Hall alongside other schools’ art aspart of a grant given by NADFAS. Thanks to them for continu-ing to sponsor artwork in local schools. Several of our childrenwere awarded first prize certificates by the borough mayor;Chloe George for her spiral picture made on the computer, ScottStephenson for his bark line drawing, Ryan Woods for a portraitmade with fruit, Sophie Furmer for her observational drawingof grass and Jared Link for his abstract image of circles. Welldone to them, their artwork will now be displayed in our schoolhall next term. Please make an appointment next term if youwould like a viewing!School feteThanks to the staff and the PTA for a successful fete on 5th July.The school made over £600 and were able to enjoy a variety ofstalls and activities. We had pony rides, penalty shoot out, afabulous and tempting cake stall, candy floss and tea cup rides,a BBQ, treasure hunt, hook the duck, name the teddy and a Judoand country dancing display. Our school council gained valua-ble business experience planning and organising games to raisemoney for the school. One of the evening’s highlights waspresenting special trophies to two of our pupils; the RichardsonCaring cup was presented to Daisymai Bridges in Y2 for help-ing others and the Talented Art cup was awarded to HannahBack in Y1 for her outstanding art. Thanks to Moulam and Hornand West Norfolk Butchers for donating supplies and to you allfor contributing to an enjoyable event. (We still have an un-claimed cash prize from the 50/50 raffle so if you have a greenticket at home, pop into school to see if you are the winner. Ifthe prize remains unclaimed by next term we will donate it to alocal charity).School days articleIn July we teamed up with Heacham Juniors and invited theLynn News to visit our village schools. This gave us an oppor-tunity to show the wider community the broad range of activi-ties and experiences we offer to our pupils. We had a two-pagespread detailing our aims and showing great pictures of some ofour pupils in action through the Primary age range. If you didn’tsee the article, we have a copy in our notice board on SchoolRoad.

School TripsWe have had a rush of end of year trips to complement ourcurriculum learning. Our Reception children visited the Butter-fly Park in Long Sutton, Year One children went to Norwich tosee art in the Sainsbury Centre, Year Two made pizzas in KingsLynn and Nursery bravely crossed the A149 to Norfolk Laven-der to visit the rare animals and walk around the gardens. Ahuge thanks to them and to PCSO Linsell who helped us travel

safely. I would encourage you all to visit Norfolk Lavender asthe facilities are now excellent and we all had a great time.Year Two LeaversAnd finally, all too soon, we have to say goodbye to our Y2children. The children presented ideas for their future aspira-tions to the audience, sang songs and were presented with asketch book, chalk pastels and art pencils by the school toremind them to do something special as they grow up. TheRotary club asked us if there were two pupils leaving who hadcontributed to our community and so Scott Stephenson andOliver Shaw were awarded Citizenship prizes of £25 each. Ourchildren will all be good citizens but Scott and Oliver werechosen for their activities and achievements in clubs in the localcommunity.Well done and we wish you all lots of happiness.

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Another month of lovely weather, even though the winds havebeen very strong. Lots of plastic bottles and cartons washed upon the tide line.

I'd like to thank those that regularly have a bag handy whenwalking the shoreline and the promenade.

1 wish that those dog walkers who fail to pick up their dogsmess, were as considerate.

The Heacham In Bloom team have improved the North Beachdisplays and we were pleased to make a donation for workcarried out at the South Beach.

A lot of visitors use the South Beach, but they are treated as asecond class area.

The toilets, all four of them, are insufficient to deal with theamount of visitors.

Sorry to have a moan, but our beaches are so popular andnatural, we want everyone who visits, to go away happy, vow-ing to return.

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Heacham & Criteuil-la-MadeleineTwinning Association

The first full visit to Heacham by friends from our twin villagein the south-west of France has been deemed a huge success byall concerned.Well over fifty French people, including approximately twentychildren and young people, from Criteuil-la-Magdeleine andneighbouring villages were met at Stansted Airport and broughtby coach to Heacham, arriving at teatime on Thursday 15 July.After a buffet reception at the Church Hall, kindly provided byMrs Fran Goodwin, the travellers were taken to the homes oftheir various hosts for a quiet evening and an early night!On the following day, Friday, the visitors were taken by car intoKing’s Lynn, where the Borough Mayor, Councillor Mrs ZiphaChristopher, welcomed them to West Norfolk at the Town Hall.This was followed by a guided tour around the historic towncentre and a shopping spree! The group then proceeded toSandringham for a picnic in the grounds, and some guests wereable to visit Her Majesty’s House. A most enjoyable barbecuewas held in the evening at Marea Farm, courtesy of the Dixfamily.On Saturday, our guests met at Norfolk Lavender, where MrsRoisin Wellard had arranged for them to be shown the lavenderdistillation process and the Rare Breeds Centre. Many membersthen enjoyed a tour of some of the village’s most notablebuildings, accompanied by Mr David Mackay, with Mrs JanetBarrow as interpreter. A drinks party at the home of Mr andMrs Jeremy Gullan-Whur and refreshments by invitation of MrMaurice and Miss Amanda Hughes were followed by a plasticduck race along the river bordering their home – this was wonby Mrs Marilyn Johnson with duck no. 64.Saturday evening saw over a hundred French and Englishfriends enjoying a full meal at the Public Hall during which MrSimon Bower played background music on the piano. This wasfollowed by a speech of welcome by Mr Roger Drinkwater,Chairman of Heacham Parish Council. Replying, the Mayor ofCriteuil-la-Magdeleine, Monsieur Michel Fougère, presentedthe association with a delightful framed collage showing scenesof his village. The Chairman of the Heacham Twinning Asso-ciation, Mr John Harris, expressed his grateful thanks to all whohad worked so hard to ensure the success of the weekend, andhis French opposite number, Mrs Sally Brimblecombe, replied,also thanking all concerned and saying how much her memberswere enjoying their stay. Entertainment was provided by Méli-Mélo, a quintet of singers from among the French group, withpiano items by Caroline Dix and the French Mayor, and Frenchsongs by Sophie Daniels, who was joined by some of the Frenchchildren. Mr Michael Williamson acted as M.C. for the evening

INTER-VILLAGE GAMES SPONSORSHIPJohn and Richard Wallis (A E Wallis Heacham) sponsoredTeam Heacham with T-Shirts and Sweatshirts for the InterVillage Games on Sunday 27th June 2010. Please check outhow the team got on at the games (and more photos) by lookingat the local village website at www.heacham-village.co.uk

From left to right: Sean Sands, Emily Sands, Molly Sands,Martin Johnson and John Wallis [Photo by Heacham Village Website]

INTER-VILLAGE GAMES 2010 REPORTDespite the England/Germany World Cup Game over 800people took part in the Inter-Village Games this year and had agreat day at a very hot Lynnsport. Although the Heacham teamwas smaller than usual a fifth place finish was a great effort. TheIndoor Bowls team won their competition and the FitnessTri-athlon team finished second.Many thanks to every one who took part and helped on the day.A special thank you to A.E.Wallis of Heacham who sponsoredthe T-shirts (see item above).

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and also played guitar and sang for dancing, joined by Sam Dix,also on guitar, and Pam Griffin on drums.Several French visitors attended morning service at the ParishChurch on Sunday, when Mr and Mrs Roy Barrow conductedproceedings in both languages, Monsieur Fougère also readingfrom the Bible in French. The remainder of the day was freeand visitors were taken by their hosts to various places ofinterest in the area.Monday was the last day of the twinning visit and, while theFrench children with their Headmistress, Madame MoniqueÉnard, went by kind invitation of Mrs Nicola Darley to theJunior School, where they experienced lessons and assemblyand enjoyed lunch, the adult members of the group playedbowls and other games, kindly arranged by Mr Mackay, fol-lowed by a visit to the Fox and Hounds Brewery and aploughman’s lunch at the pub. Afterwards, everyone met at theSouth Beach holiday home of Mrs Renée Rooth for a delightfulafternoon of further games and refreshments in brilliant sun-shine – the majority of our French friends also enjoyed paddlingin the sea!In the evening it was back to Marea Farm for an eagerly-awaitedfish and chip supper and the celebration of the birthday of oneof our visitors. Thanks were expressed on behalf of our visitorsby the French Mayor and Chairman for what was unanimouslyagreed to have been an outstandingly successful visit.We were sorry when the time came for our friends to leave bycoach very early on the morning of Tuesday 20 July but we nowlook forward to meeting them again next year in France, andtrust that we may have the pleasure of inviting them to Heachamagain in two years’ time.

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Local Tradesmen Benefit from Free ReviewBy Nigel Munton CertPFS of Dakings Financial Services

Dakings Financial Services is pleased to announce a newservice aimed at Local Tradesmen. For a six week periodcommencing 1st August 2010, Dakings will provide a reviewservice of existing arrangements aimed at enlightening the localtradesmen as to the deficiencies in their present cover.Nigel Munton, Partner of Dakings said "This is a free reviewwithout obligation, I would encourage local tradesmen tocontact me to check out their existing arrangements. The threemain areas I will be looking at are as follows:-

• Private Medical Insurance• Permanent Health Insurance• Pension Arrangements”

Nigel went on, “Following the recent emergency budget whenit was announced that the State Pension age would increase toage 66 by 2016, many local tradesmen will find their presentarrangements finishing before they reach State Retirement ageand action is needed now to combat this.” To arrange a reviewcontact Nigel Munton on 01485 572392.

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REGISTER OF ELECTORSThe annual canvass for the Register of Electors begins at the endof August, when a form and reply paid return envelope will bepersonally delivered to every property in West Norfolk.Completion and return of the form is both obligatory andimportant because the Register is used not just for electoralpurposes but also by many financial service providers dealingwith, for example, mortgages, loans or new accounts. Anyonewhose name is not on the Register will not only be unable tovote at the coming Borough/Parish Council Elections but willalso be likely to have problems using any service that involvesa check of the Register.

The form is intended for the present occupiers of an address.The name of anyone expected to be resident at the address on15th October and who is already 18, or will reach that age by30th November 2011, needs to be on the form and the names ofanyone no longer at the address crossed out.

Forms received by owners of properties which are either alreadyempty or are expected to be so on 15th October simply need the"Property empty on 15th October" box ticking and returning.This will avoid the issue of reminders.

A REPLY IS STILL NEEDED IF THE ADDRESS ON THEFORM IS A SECOND HOME OR HOLIDAY LET

Second home owners may register if at least 3 months of theyear in total is spent at the second home. This would give aright to vote in local elections (possibly by a postal vote),although at national elections only one vote would be availableand a choice of areas to cast it would need to be made. Ifresidence is for less than 3 months, if a person does not wish to

register in West Norfolk as a second home owner, or if aproperty is used solely for holiday letting, the "Other reason"box can be ticked, "Not eligible" written beside it and the formreturned.

In the event of any queries when the form arrives, householderscan telephone 01553 616773 and any of the electoral staff willbe glad to help.

Early return of the form or, better still, confirmation byfreephone, internet (if you have a Community Information Pointin your village a terminal is available there) or text message(details on the form) will avoid the need for reminders and helpto keep costs down.

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This year's Beach Party on 3 July had glorious weather, when theonly place to be was Heacham South Beach. Over 150 peopleenjoyed Heacham Parish Council's Hawaiian themed Luau. Tra-ditional bangers and burgers from the BBQ and sandcastle

competitions mixed withhula hooping and limbodancing.Party goers made HawaiianTiki Masks and werefascinated by the not sotraditional art of creatingGraffitiT-shirts.The greatest entertainment

though was the approaching tide and setting sun to round offanother successful Heacham Beach Party.The Annual HeachamBeach Party is organisedand run by HeachamParish Council withgenerous sponsorshipfrom Jennings Shopand Hunstanton &District Ladies Circleand supported by DJAndy Groom and Rollason Entertainments.

Philippa Sewell

The last minute finishing off and frantic watering meant that wewere as ready as we could be for the Judges' visit on 12 July.We will find out on 15 September if we have managed to holdon to Silver or gone one better. It has been a huge team effortand I am especially proud of our achievements at South Beach,Lavender Junction and Redgate Junction, which we willcontinue to develop. Although the judging is over we will stillbe maintaining all of our projects, some like the hanging basketsare just coming into their own.

The In Bloom team after their working day at South Beach[Photo by Philippa Sewell]

The Village signs [Photos by Robbie Topliss]

A quick thank you also to Friends of Heacham Beaches whogave us a donation of £50.00 towards our work at South Beach.

I will be organizing an open meeting in October to start theplanning for 2011 and I am looking forward to welcoming newfaces to the Team and hearing new ideas.

Susan RichardsonChairman Heacham In Bloom

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THE THREE PEAKS CHALLENGEJune 24th To June 27th 2010

A team of local adventurers successfully attempted the 3 PeakChallenge of climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon.The team were raising money for the residents of Fridhem RestHome entertainment fund in Heacham. The event was the ideaof Marie Rawnsley who is the activities co-ordinator at thehome. The team comprised of staff and family members. Therewere 5 walkers: Dean Rawnsley, Luke Rawnsley, Jo Prosper,Angela Bailey and Ralph Garwood. To look after them was ateam of supporters who were, Marie Rawnsley, Lesley Gar-wood, Nikki Huggett, Helen Marshall and Andrew Marshall.Arriving at Ben Nevis at midnight on the 24th the team begantheir ascent at 0:45 reaching the summit climbing the 1344metres (4407 feet in old money) 4 hours later. Sadly cloudsdescended shrouding the top in mist so no spectacular viewsthough there was still some snow to negotiate! They returned tothe bottom 8:30 to some welcoming bacon and sausage sand-wiches and a hot drink. Then it was into the mini bus and off toScafell in Cumbria.Due to heavy traffic the arrival at Wasdale Head was later thanexpected and the 937 metre (3210 feet) of the steep Scafell pathbegan at 17:00. Thankfully the weather was lovely and hot andthe views as the walk went higher were truly stunning. Whilethe support team went to the pub for a well earned meal thewalkers reached the summit after a three hour trek. There wasno cloud and the scenery was great. The team was back down at22:00 and as luck would have it the pub was not serving food sothe support team broke out the soup, tea, fruit cake, which wasvery much appreciated. Then it was into the mini bus again fora drive through the night to Llanberis and the foot of Snowdon.Arriving in Llanberis at 04:30 the team prepared for their lastwalk up the 1085 metres (3557 feet) of Snowdon. Departing at06:30 the team tackled the awesome steep path at the start of thewalk and began their last ascent with tired legs and aching limbsbut a good spirit knowing this was the last one. Despite theirhours crammed in the mini bus and having completed twomountains already the top was reached in record time of two anda half hours!So success!! All 3 completed in a total climbing time of 18hours. The team retired to the hotel for a shower and rest beforegoing to Pete's Eats for a well deserved nosh up!!Everyone went up and came down safely and uninjured thoughit was strenuous the sense of achievement was shared by thewhole team.The team would like to say a warm Thank you to all those localcompanies who provided drinks, food, fruit, and chocolate.Also a heartfelt Thanks to those individuals who sponsored theteam enabling them to raise over £1000 for the residents.

Luke Rawnsley, Jo prosper, Dean Rawnsley, Angela Bailey, Ralph Garwood.

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Heacham Cricket Club

Last month I mentioned the Charity game that will be held onthe playing field Sunday 22nd August 2010, the arrangementsfor the day are almost finalised and will consist of the following:

1) 12.00-14.00 Under 12's Youth Game 2) 14.00 Veterans vs Heacham CC (Veterans to maintain their grip on the cup) 3) BBQ 4) Ice Creams 5) Teas/Coffees Cakes 6) Refreshments 7) Raffle 8) Beat the Bowler (Try your hand against the Bowling Machine) 9) Presentation of the Man of the Match Award (The William Stockdale Award)10) Heacham Cricket Club end of season awards

If you would like to know more or would like to dust off the oldwhites, those that the missus has been telling you will never beused again and should go to the charity shop, then ring, ChrisTel 01485 572262 or Andy Tel 01485 572873, and show theyoungsters how we veterans still know which way to hold a bat.

The youth league ended in July, such a short season, but one thatthis year saw no fixtures cancelled for rain for either of ourteams. The under 12's for their first year did well, finishing midtable, which considering that for many it was their first exposureto the hard ball game was a great credit to them. The Under 16'shad a more difficult time where they had to play with less

A New Look For Council Services In HeachamFrom Friday 17th September there will no longer be a BoroughCouncil of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (BCKLWN)representative based at the Heacham office. Instead BCKLWNwill continue to work in partnership with the Heacham ParishCouncil by setting up a Community Information Point withinthe office.

The Community Information Point will allow residents toaccess a wide range of council services through the internet.The Parish Council will provide the volunteers to run theCommunity Information Point and BCKLWN will provide thebroadband connection, equipment and training for thevolunteers.

To make accessing council services as easy as possible,residents can also get advice and information by contacting theCouncil Information Centre on 01553 616200. Telephone linesare open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 12pmon a Saturday. Alternatively residents can visit the BoroughCouncil of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk website www.west-norfolk.gov.uk or one of the Council Information Centres:

Hunstanton Council Information CentreValentine Road, Hunstanton, PE36 5EFMonday to Thursday 8.45am to 5.15pmFriday 8.45am to 4.45pmKing's Lynn Council Information CentreKings Court, Chapel Street, Kings Lynn, PE30 1EXMonday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.45am to 5.15pmWednesday 9.30am to 5.15pmFriday 8.45am to 4.45pm

Please note that the payment counters close 30 minutes earlier

For further information please contact:Philippa Sewell, Heacham Parish Council on 01485 572142or heachampc@btopenworld.comJo Hillard, Council Information Centre on 01553 616225or jo.hillard@west-norfolk.gov.uk

experienced players in the main, against teams which consistedof lads who were also playing for adult sides. However theypersisted and I believe enjoyed the experience, and mostimportantly they played the game in the right spirit. Theexperiment of "sharing" teams with Snettisham has I believeproved successful, in that we have continued with our aim ofinvolving as many young players as we can in the great game. Iam certain that more have had exposure, due to the sharing, thanif we had tried to maintain a Heacham only squad.

Training continues for the under 12's every Wednesday from16.30 and for the adults 18.00 onwards.

The remaining Home fixtures for Adults are shown below:

Adults 7th August 2nd XI vs Northwold 2nd XI 14th August 1st XI vs Castle Acre 21st August 2nd XI vs Beeston 28th August 1st XI vs Thornham

The Saturday morning Kwik Cricket drop in sessions, held atthe playing field will continue during the summer until 28thAugust, between 10.30 and 12.00. The sessions are open to all,normally for youngsters ages seven years and upwards.

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Meetings for July in Brief

Tesco Express: The Parish Council agreed to set up ameeting with all the relevant parties to discuss the prob-lems at the Hunstanton Road/Station Road Junction.Drainage Works: The Council noted that bore holeswould be dug in late July and that work on the newdrainage scheme was still on schedule for autumn.Borough Council Office: The Council noted that theBorough Council would withdraw its current service fromthe Barclays Bank on 17 September. The Building wouldclose down for two weeks, when it would reopen withpublic internet access as part of the enhanced Libraryservices. The Council were pleased to note that WestNorfolk Age Concern planned to retain the use of one ofthe offices.Fenway: The Council noted that the Clerk had received anumber of complaints from residents about the size oflorries using the Sewage works. The Council agreed thatalthough Fenway was an unadopted road, they would tryto organise a meeting with Anglian Water to try to resolveresident’s concerns.Pocohontas Sign: The Chairman raised concerns aboutthe condition of the oak post supporting the PocohontasSign. Checks would be made as to the soundness of thewood to see if the post would need replacing when thesign was removed for repainting later this year.National Insurance Relief: The Council agreed to lobbythe Government to include Norfolk in the National Insur-ance Relief scheme for start up businesses.Telecom Mast: The Council reluctantly agreed to reducethe rent on one of the Telecom Masts to ensure continuedtenancy.Youth Club: The Council noted that the Youth Clubwould, from September, be including the Year 6 agegroup in its activities.Twinning Meeting: The Chairman congratulated the As-sociation on what appeared to be a successful FrenchVisit. It was also reported that a collage of views fromCriteuile La Magdeleine had been presented and wouldbe hung at the Junior School Reception Hall.Round Britain Cycle Race: The Council agreed that theCouncil should work with the Schools to ensure the pupilswould get to see the race and riders as they came throughHeacham on 16 September.Next Meeting: The next Parish Council Meeting would beheld on Tuesday 18 August at 7.30pm

Anonymous Letters

The Parish Council has had a number of anonymousletters complaining about residents. The Council has apolicy of not dealing with such correspondence, as thesecan be malicious rather than genuine complaints. In cer-tain cases the Parish Council are unable to take thematter forward with other agencies because it does notknow the originator. The Council will, however, alwaysrespect a parishioner’s request that their name be keptconfidential and as a general rule does not give out nameswithout permission.

The Parish Library is looking forward to an exciting new futureand expanding the services it offers from October onwards.This Community Library remains a fairly unique project andwill continue to run as long as it is well used. The Parish Librarywill become an independent organisation when it reopens itdoors in October, although reliant on Parish Council support, itwill also be looking to raise its own funds to ensure that itremains up-to-date.We are also looking to expand our opening hours so if you areinterested in becoming a volunteer, please contact the ParishCouncil Office.

Happy Summer ReadingOpen Monday –Wednesday – Friday

10.00am - 4.00pm

Lots of fun was had by all on a warm and sunny eveningwith many entering into the spirit of the Hawaiian theme.Many thanks go to all the volunteers on the day, as wellas Andy Groom, Michelle Rollason, Jingles the Clown andGraffiti-T artist Mik. A huge thank you also goes to theBeach Party sponsors Jennings Shop and Hunstanton &District Ladies Circle for their continued support.

Children’s Summer Activities 2010

Children’s Activities for this year include the following:

6 August Mad Science Workshop12 August Beat the Bowler13 August Flower Workshop20 August Archery23-24August Olympic Challenge27 August Pottery Painting

For more details and booking forms see the ParishCouncil Office or website.

Any queries should be addressed to:Heacham Parish Council Office

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HELP LINESHEACHAM GROUP PRACTICE 01485 572769HEACHAM MON TO FRI 08.30 TO 13.00 14.00 TO 18.30SNETTISHAM MON TO WED 08.30 TO 12.30 14.30 TO 18.00 THURS/FRIDAY 08.30 TO 12.30 Closed p.m.OUT OF HOURS DOCTOR 01603 488488A Doctor will advise on your emergency - Please think before calling

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HEACHAM PARISH COUNCIL OFFICE 572142OPEN TUES TO FRI 10.00 TO 12.00STREET LIGHT FAULT REPORT 572142BOROUGH COUNCIL OFFICE 01553 616200BOROUGH COUNCILLORSMrs S. SMEATON 01485 572528Mr A. MORRISON 01485 518469NORFOLK C C MICHAEL CHENERY 01328 823411ONE STOP SHOP and LIBRARY 571928OPEN MON WED FRI 10.00 TO 16.00

HEACHAM POST OFFICE 570330OPEN MON TO FRI 09.00 TO 17.30 SAT 09.00 TO 12.30

EMERGENCY SERVICESQUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL 01553 613613DENTIST Emergency only for patients notregistered with a dentist 01553 769264COMMUNITY MIDWIFE (Ask for Hunstanton M/W) 01553 613613POLICE 0845 4564567SAMARITANS 01553 761616CHILD LINE 0800 1111ELECTRIC 0800 7838838ANGLIAN WATER 0845 7145145GAS ESCAPE 0800 111999EMERGENCY 24hrs VETERINARY CLINICS 01485 570065HUNSTANTON LIBRARY532280OPEN MON. TUE. WED (No lunch closure) 10.00 TO 17.00THURS. 10.00 TO 13.00 FRI. 10.00 TO 19.00SAT 10.00 TO 17.00 (All year)

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