the wayland news june 2013

in digital & online at www.thebrecklandview.com Issue Number 201 - June 2013

Well done to the choir of Watton

Westfield Infant and Nursery School, who

were the best in their class at the North

Norfolk Music Festival in Cromer on

Friday 10th May. They were the only

school choir to be honoured with the

‘Commended’ grade, from the

adjudicators.

The picture above shows the winning

choir, who went on to celebrate their

achievement with a picnic on Cromer pier

and a visit to the Cromer lifeboat.

Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Choir win

the ‘Best in Class’ at the North Norfolk Music Festival

Town Team

Classic Car Day

The Watton Town Team’s June event will

be held on June 23rd when we will be

hosting the start of the Sporting Car Club

of Norfolk’s Midsummer Classic Car

Run. More than 100 cars from every

generation and from across the region will

gather in our High Street. Visitors to our

Town will be able to view this selection of

Cars before the entrants set off on their

run around the County. These cars will

begin to arrive in Town from 9.00am.

After the competitors for the Mid-Summer

Classic Rally have departed we will again

fill the Street with another wonderful

selection of Cars which will be taking part

in “The People’s Choice Car Show”. This

group of cars will be in the street until

2.30pm. Visitors are invited to fill in their

voting papers to choose the “Three Cars

they would most like in their garage”. The

winning voters will get a short ride in a

choice of exciting cars.

In addition to all the wonderful Classics

on display there will be an F1 Lotus

kindly loaned by Classic Team Lotus and

a Replica 917 Porsche Le Mans Car. An

Auto-jumble will be in our Market place.

Our Bars and Cafes will all be open along

with

many of

our retail

outlets

and there

will be

live

music

Although the High Street will be closed to

traffic during the day, all of the car parks

will be accessible apart from the Vets car

park which will be closed form late

Saturday night to 11am on Sunday.

If you would like to take part in the Car

Show please contact Chris Edwards on

01953 881 234 or

[email protected]

The Wayland News News

Holy Cross Church, Caston

Congratulations to Hazel and Gerry Tortice

Hazel and Gerry Tortice celebrated

their Diamond Wedding Anniversary

at a meal at the Griston Waggon and

Horses, surrounded by family and

friends recently. Well known in the

town and to all Wattonians, Hazel and

Gerry have 8 Children, 19

Grandchildren and 16 Great

Grandchildren.

Breccles

Hall -

Thank You Well over 500 people visited

Breccles Hall gardens on Sunday

12th May and enjoyed the

privilege of walking around the

gardens and grounds of this

beautiful Elizabethan hall. Craft

and plant stalls and interesting

information about the history of

the gardens, lunches, teas and a

walk along the small river and

meadows, added to the

enjoyment. In spite of

disappointing cool, windy and

rainy weather and an important

match at Norwich City to

compete with, we raised

£1,665.00 for St. Margaret’s

church, Breckles, to which a

promise of an additional £750

will be provided by Barclays

Bank through their Barclays

Match funding Scheme. Thank

you to Barclays Bank, our

sponsors, helpers and not least, to

all our visitors, for such a

successful outcome.

Caston

School

Recycling We have a clothes recycling bin

on the premises and welcome any

unwanted clothes, shoes and

household linen in any condition.

The school raises good funds

from this, so please help us.

We also raise funds for the school

and the church by collecting

newspapers. So please instead of

putting these in your bin take

them to Church Farm and place

them in the big blue bin in the

farm yard or drop them into

school and we will take them for

you.

Mid Norfolk

Family History

Society Wednesday 19th June at 7.30

Researching a Single Surname

Our speaker is Derek Palgrave,

who is the President of The Guild

of One-Name Studies.

www.one-name.org/guild.html

This aspect of Family History

means you would look for all

connections with your surname

and is clearly not usually

followed by people with popular

surnames, unless it is restrict to an

area such as a county.

Wednesday 17th July at 7.30

My Ancestor was a Miller

Clearly that title may put you off

but Laurie Page will show what

resources he has used to research

his family, and how it can be used

for other occupations. This is of

interest to enable us to understand

more about the life of our

ancestors after we have

discovered their births, marriages

and deaths.

Both events: at Trinity Church

Hall, Theatre Street, Dereham,

NR19 2EP - Non members £2

including tea and coffee.

Through The

Garden Gate The whole village of Caston will be

welcoming visitors on Saturday 29 and

Sunday 30 June. On the Saturday, at

least twelve residents will be opening

their gardens. Gardens range from the

long established, with mature ponds

and trees, to those at properties less

than five years old.

Co-ordinator of the open gardens and

flower festival weekend is Caston

resident, Mrs. Lois Gill. Lois is a keen

gardener and an experienced flower

arranger. She is in demand as a

NAFAS (National Association of

Flower Arrangement Societies)

qualified National Demonstrator,

Speaker, Teacher, and Judge. Lois has

judged at Chelsea and other RHS

shows, and her talent has been

recognised with a medal three times at

Chelsea. She has demonstrated her

floral art skills to audiences all over the

country and abroad.

The theme for the flower festival is

‘Through the Garden Gate’. Villagers

have been busy for months preparing

the infrastructure which will transform

the church. Thousands of blooms and

plants will be fitted together to create a

garden jigsaw INSIDE the thatched

Holy Cross Church. Be prepared for

lots of surprises!

Caston Church of England primary

school will be showing off its outdoor

classroom, created next to a pond and

wildlife area. The whole school has a

green ethos, with any food scraps

being fed to the school’s Caston-reared

chickens which provide the school

with eggs!

And there’s more! The village will be

hosting craft displays and art and

photographic exhibitions. (Caston

camera club is one of the most popular

photographic societies in Norfolk). On

the Saturday, a Japanese garden will be

open for a guided tour and Lois Gill

will be giving floral art demonstrations

in her garden. Caston has become a

village of bakers, with many residents

sharing in the rota to produce lots of

home-made fare for the well-

patronised weekly Friday morning

‘Drop In’ at the Village Hall. Visitors

will be able to buy such goodies at the

various refreshment stops throughout

the weekend. There will be plants for

sale on the Saturday and the whole

weekend will be topped off by a joyous

‘Songs of Praise’ service at 6pm on

Sunday.

Wayland News readers will know that

Caston is a small, rural village. It lies

in a mainly arable farming area, and

has a church dating from the 1300s, a

pretty village green, a well-used village

hall and a primary school. The village

sign on the green shows mediaeval

pilgrims en route to the Walsingham

Shrine stopping off for refreshment at

nearby Church Farm.

Despite its rural character, Caston is

not a sleepy community, but a thriving,

lively village. In 2012, Caston won the

Eastern Daily Press ‘Pride in Norfolk’

award for the under-500 category. The

judges commented on the ‘buzz’ of the

village. No doubt they were impressed

by the community spirit, the wealth of

activities in the village and many

examples of villagers pulling together

to support the church, primary school,

village hall, individuals and charities.

Tickets for the open gardens are a very

reasonable £5 each; children are free,

and there is even an early bird discount

(tickets £4) if you book by June 1!

Admission to the Flower Festival is

free, but donations are invited.

Proceeds will go to Caston Church

heating fund, the Village Hall

renovation fund and the East Anglian

Air Ambulance. Contact Lynne on

01953 483640 (for tickets).

CASTON VILLAGE FETE Saturday, 1st June 2pm Chase Farm, The Street, Caston

Watton Silver Band, Sideshows Stalls, tombolas, Grand Draw Vintage Tractors and displays Books, bottles, cakes, plants

bric-a-brac, Ice-creams, BBQ and refreshments.

All proceeds to Holy Cross Church, Caston

News The Wayland News

Dance Away at the Queens Hall Ballroom, Latin and Sequence

dancing at the Queen's Hall,

8 p.m. to 11 p.m. admission £4

June 1st, July 6th,

August 3rd, Sept 7th

Carbrooke

Heritage

Group We would like to thank Jan Godfrey

for the lovely presentation of ‘An

Ocean Apart’. She chatted about her

memories of Carbrooke school during

the 1940’s particularly the effect that

the arrival of 7000 American

servicemen had on the area, and their

links and kindnesses to the pupils of

the school. The talk took place in the

school, which has changed

dramatically during the past 60 years.

In 1944 Lt. Col. Field wrote to his

relative Leona Robbins aged 11, in

Norfolk Virginia USA, asking her

whether she might send a few bits and

pieces to the war-deprived children of

Carbrooke. Not only did she send little

gifts, she wrote letters to, and replied

to each letter sent to her by the

Carbrooke children. A friendship

began between Leona, Carbrooke

school children and Mary Norton,

(Headmistress) which would last to

the end of the war, and a collection of

letters, donated to the Library of

Norfolk Virginia by Leona, which she

recently rediscovered in her mothers

attic! (Jan has made a copy of the

letters, bound them into booklets, and

donated them to the Heritage Group, a

copy will also go to the school. The

Heritage copies will be available to

study in the Heritage corner, in the

church. If you or any of your relatives

attended the school during the 1940’s

it is likely you will find one of their

letters there.

The wartime friendship has lasted

until today, with American

servicemen and their families

returning back to the area to visit old

friends and places. Jan also described

the people who were an inspiration to

Carbrooke children at the time, and

encouraged them on, such as Rev.

George Chambers who has been

mentioned before, and Headmistress

Mary Norton, who kept an amazing

wartime diary in the school log,

perhaps this information could give us

a new project to work on. A very

enjoyable evening.

On June 20th at 7pm in the school, we

will be hosting a Family History

workshop, run by Mark Ward. Family

History is an incredibly popular hobby

at the moment, although knowing how

or where to make a start is a bit of a

minefield. Mark will explain how to

get started, also using computers and

the internet, (which must be one of the

greatest benefits to Family

Historians). If you have already made

a start on your own family history,

please come along , as we can all offer

advice to help each other, or exchange

information, you may even meet some

of your distant or not so distant

relatives, who can help you along with

your research!

At Carbrooke Village Fete on 22nd,

we will be manning a stall, where we

will display some of our documents

and photos. We have also arranged

for, ‘The Age of Chivalry’ group

based in Ovington, to come along and

display some amazing Medieval

combat skills, this will be really

exciting, and they will be available to

answer questions on the subject, and

display some of their equipment.

Next Meeting: 18 June 7pm in

Carbrooke Church. All welcome.

Web: www.carbrookehistory.co.uk

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: Carbrooke History and Heritage

Rare opportunity to walk around Scoulton Mere

On Sunday June 2nd at 2.30.pm there

will be the rare opportunity to take a

guided walk round Scoulton Mere.

The Mere is closed to the public but

the owner has generously agreed to

open it on this occasion to raise funds

for the village church.

Admission is by ticket only. The price

of these is only £6, which includes a

Barbecue after the walk.

The circumference of the Mere is

about one and a half to two miles.

There is also a walk of about a

quarter of a mile from the car park

at the Village Hall (no parking at the

Mere).

The walk will leave Scoulton

Village Hall at 2.30 in the afternoon.

Walkers should be prepared for an

uneven path that may be wet.

Tickets are available from Margaret

Marham 01953 483758, Gill Hunt

01953 850659 or Nigel and Yvonne

Webster.

Councillor's

Chat With Cllr Claire Bowes

I'd like to begin by congratulating

Watton Town Team on the success

of their first series of events. The

Wedding Show, Bike Show and

Book Fair all generated a lot of

interest and each created its own

unique atmosphere in the High

Street. The Town Team work hard

putting each event together and

deserve all the support residents can

give them to help promote and raise

the profile of our Town. The next

event will be a Classic Car Rally on

23rd June. Also organised by the

Town Team is the Entrepreneurs

Market. If you have a new business

to promote or a hobby you wish to

turn into a business why not

consider a stand on the monthly

market? It could be the window you

need. Contact Beryl Bunning on

01953881265.

Turning to Breckland Council

matters, the past year has again been

one of ongoing challenge. The

reality is that finances are very

limited and that the grant from

central government is going to

continue to decrease. We are going

to have to continue to find

innovative ways of balancing our

budgets whilst striving to maintain

the front line services that residents

value. The overwhelming message

from the ‘Could We Should We’

public consultation, from those that

responded, was that they would

rather pay slightly more in Council

Tax than pay for services such as

Car Parking. We have taken

account of the responses in setting

our budget for 2013/14 and will

continue, wherever possible, to do

so. By raising the Council Tax less

than 10p a week for a Band D,

Breckland still maintains the lowest

District Council Tax in the country.

Council achievements in the past

year saw assets and property

achieving an end of year let of 97%.

Around 2.1m was raised from

commercial property.

Play areas in the town were

transferred from Breckland to

Watton Town Council and were

fully refurbished with £66,781

obtained by Breckland through a

106 agreement.

Breckland and it's Councillors led

on the Big Switch and Save

initiative across Norfolk and

residents who signed up have been

able to realise significant energy

savings.

Our local district authority area was

also recognised as having one of the

lowest crime rates in the Country in

a report from the Institute of

Economics and Peace. There was a

26% reduction in antisocial

behaviour to 31 March 2012 and

then a further 14% to date. This is

the third year in a row that

Breckland has seen double figure

reduction in ASB.

If you are a community group or

organisation who could benefit from

finance for a building project have

you considered Norfolk County

Council's Community Construction

Fund? The fund has been created to

enable communities to get building

projects off the ground that will

make a real difference to local life.

An award of £9,200 for the chapel

roof at the Christian Community

Centre in Watton is an example.

You need to be a formally

constituted body to apply to the

fund. This includes organisations

such as town and parish councils,

charities, voluntary and community

groups, neighbourhood boards and

sports clubs. Churches, schools and

other similar bodies may also apply.

Grants from £100 to £100,000 are

available and there have already

been two round of applications. The

third round is likely to be in

September so if you are interested

please look out for further

information over the summer or

contact the Norfolk Community

Foundation Grants Team on 01603

623958 or email

[email protected]

For comprehensive information on

all things ranging from business and

community funding, grants, keep fit,

holiday(half term) activities, leisure

see http://bit.ly/12nUtCI or contact

myself on 07789796937 or

Breckland Council on 01362695333

Finally, I'd like to sign off with a

word of thanks to John Rogers,

former County Councillor for

Watton. I have valued John's

straight forward approach and

prompt help with matters relating to

County Council over the last few

years. He has always been a strong

advocate for the town and the

Wayland area and would not have

been one to miss an opportunity to

speak out on local issues at County

Hall, putting community and local

needs before party politics.

Please feel free to contact me on

07789796937

[email protected] or

on Twitter @ClaireBowes


A Matter Of

History by Ken Knowles

We parked just off the road at

Stow Bedon, donned our walking

boots, and set off southwards

down the footpath, following the

sign by the gate. The ladies in our

small party were most intrigued

by the notice indicating that this

was part of the East Anglian

Pingo Trail, and a few minutes

had to be spent explaining the

meaning of the term, and that it

referred to the series of ponds left

by the last ice age, some

thousands of years ago.

But nearly all the male members

of the walking group had their

minds on a much more recent part

of our local history, for this

footpath was all that remains of

the railway that fifty years ago

connected our part of Norfolk

with the outside world, and indeed

we were already

walking alongside

what used to be one of

the platforms of the

old Stow Bedon

station.

It has long been

recognised that, while

there is little female

interest in things to do

with rail-based

transport, men find the

subject fascinating,

and even when little

boys are hardly out of

their prams, their

favourite toy would be

a model train set.

So it was that, while

the women spent their

time looking for

ponds, we men were

eagerly scanning the

surroundings for any

traces of the old line

that might still be

found.

Obviously there was not much left

of the old system, the only

prominent remaining feature being

the line of fencing posts forming

the lateral boundaries of the track-

way, for even after fifty years of

neglect this was still easily

recognisable, being of the

standard for such fencing used on

railways throughout the land.

Of course we kept our eyes peeled

for any artefacts that might still be

lurking in the undergrowth,

though we knew that most of

these would have been rescued by

one or other of the many railway

preservation groups and placed in

museums, but nevertheless

occasionally old things of interest

can still be found, such old

gradient posts or metal notice-

boards spelling out the fines that

would be payable by trespassers

on railway property.

Naturally our conversation dwelt

mainly on the subject of why

this railway, together with many

others in Norfolk and elsewhere

had to be closed down, and the

name of Dr. Beeching featured

prominently in the discussion.

Our thoughts went back two

hundred or so years, when the

main means of transport was by

horse and cart, which meant that

any journey of more than about

twenty miles would take a whole

day. A measure of relief was

afforded by the invention of

canals, though there were not

very many in East Anglia, but

canals themselves were to be

superseded by the invention of

steam locomotion.

As soon as folks realised they

could travel at unheard of

speeds, such as twenty miles per

hour, everyone wanted to travel

by train, and destinations that

were previously considered too

far away could now be well

within reach.

As for trade, there was the

advantage that the horse and cart

would now only be needed for the

short journey to a local station,

from where the goods could be re-

loaded on to a train, before being

transported to anywhere in the

country in a fraction of the time

previously required.

Businessmen everywhere realised

that if their towns were to

compete with the rest of the

country they would need to be

part of the railway network, and

the burghers of Swaffham, Watton

and Thetford were no exception.

So it was that our local line came

into being about 150 years ago,

and like on nearly every other

line, these main towns had their

own stations, while other halts

were provided intermediately

every five miles or so. Since it

was easier to obtain the necessary

land in un-populated areas nearly

all stations were situated away

from existing properties, as can

still be seen in most towns, where

hardly ever was the railway

station near the centre.

For some time all went well,

particularly with the freight side

of the organisation, but as time

went by the novelty began to fade

as folks realised they did not want

to visit Swaffham or Thetford

very often, with the result that

passenger figures dropped

considerably, except on market

days. Thus traffic declined

continually, though temporarily

boosted by army use during the

First World War, only to fade

away again, to be rescued once

more by the next war, with the

establishments of so many

airfields all over East Anglia.

Meanwhile the development of

motor transport was the final

blow, for folks were now offered

bus services, often from outside

their own front doors, or began to

invest in their own cars, thus

making train journeys virtually

obsolete.

The point was soon reached when

the number of railway staff

needed to run the line, paltry as it

was, usually exceeded the number

of passengers transported.

The situation became so bad that,

in the words of a train guard

interviewed on Radio Norfolk,

“there were no passengers that

morning, but at Holme Hale a lady

came on to the platform and gave

me a couple of bob, and asked me

to collect her shoes from the

menders in Swaffham. And I

sometimes brought bread or milk

for other ladies.

And in the appropriate season the

driver would pull up near

Quidney, so that we could pick

mushrooms from a local field”.

So, if this was typical of most

rural railways, it was no wonder

that something had to be done, so

Dr. Beeching was called in to

make a report on the situation, and

although his conclusions led to the

closure of so many branch lines,

and for which he has been vilified

to this day, the poor man was only

doing his job, and had no option

but to tell the nation the truth.

The railways that are left to us

today are much faster and more

comfortable, though also more

crowded, but rail enthusiasts

find them less exciting than the

old steam-hauled ones, which

oozed power and action, as

compared with diesel or electric

engines, which look exactly the

same when static or in motion.

It is strange that fifty years on

from the great closures there are

calls for lines to be re-opened in

various parts of the country, while

railway buffs operate various

short stretches of line in the old

form, such as those from Dereham

to Wymondham, and Sheringham

to Holt, besides many others

around the country.

Yes, we lost a lot of railways, but

gained a host of wonderful

footpaths.

Norfolk County Council’s

‘Apprenticeships Norfolk’ team visited

Wayland on Wednesday 15th May. A

glossy black Apprenticeships Norfolk

bus was parked prominently outside

Wayland House in Watton High Street,

home to the Wayland Partnership

between 10am and 4pm.

The event was arranged in response to

a request from The Wayland

Partnership to the Employment &

Skills Team at Norfolk County

Council who requested that the bus,

along with County Council experts

and providers, come to Watton to

encourage more people to consider

apprenticeships. This request was in

recognition that at the time, Watton

and Wayland had not been included

in the event schedule and as always,

the Partnership wanted to ensure that

Wayland residents and businesses did

not miss out on an opportunity.

As part of the event and throughout the

day apprenticeship providers were based

in Wayland House offering information

and advice to businesses and young

people. Local Wayland business

representatives were invited to come

along to find out more about the

advantages of apprenticeships.

In addition, during the morning four

catering apprentices from Poultec

Training Services from Mattishall

were on board the bus preparing a

buffet lunch under the supervision of

their trainer and to meet employers

hopefully to impress them and show

what apprentices can achieve and how

and apprentice might benefit their

business. Business representatives

who came along on the day enjoyed

the lunch prepared by the apprentices.

Trish Judson, Children's Services

Employment and Skills Manager at

Norfolk County Council said “For the

young person it is a great way to earn

while they learn, gaining some

important skills in the world of work.

The apprenticeship often leads to a

permanent position within that

business or at the very least they have

had some real life work experience

which will boost their CV.

Iain Cockburn, Centre Manager at

The Wayland Business Centre based

at Wayland House, Watton, home to

the Wayland Partnership, said: “The

Wayland Partnership was delighted to

work with the Employment & Skills

Team at Norfolk County Council and

other providers to host this

Apprenticeship Awareness Event.”

“We wanted to ensure that the young

people of Wayland were given the

opportunity aware of all of the

choices available to them as they

prepare to enter the workplace.”

“We plan to keep the initiative going

on a local level and will now be

speaking to local stakeholders to see

what can be arranged.”

Apprenticeships Norfolk in Watton Watton Craft Market Thank you for everyone who came to the Watton

Craft Market at the Queens Hall in May. It was great

seeing some new faces. We raised £42.20 for the

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. (E.A.C.H). The

next event is on 1st June. Along with the regular

stalls of locally hand made items including cards,

knitwear, wooden items, jewellery, textiles,

photography and craft supplies. New this month will

be cushions, glass flowers, crystals handbags, water

colour pictures and stonecraft. Opening times will

be 9.30am to 2pm and admission will be free

although a donation for East Anglia’s Children’s

Hospices would be appreciated.

Refreshments with home made cakes and hot

lunches will be served by the Thetford based charity

ASD - Helping Hands. Please come and have a

coffee or lunch and support these good cause.

If you require any further information please

e-mail [email protected].

Ovington

Village Fete

Saturday 8th June Ovington Village welcome you all to our Annual

Fete. From 1.00pm until 4.00pm you can come and

enjoy the Games, Competitions, Tombolas &

Refreshments, Raffle, Hand Massage, Sales of

Bric-a-Brac, Cakes, Plants & Gifts and Books &

Toys and grab a Burger from the BBQ!! Come

along and join in the fun and maybe even Splat-a-

Rat or two!!


DEREHAM & DISTRICT

CAT ADOPTION CENTRE

Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP

Rehoming Cats and Providing Advice & Help

With Neutering

OPEN 7 Days a Week 11am to 3pm

Telephone . . .

01362 687 919

Watton Town Team Book Search competition winner Alfie Thomas (4) with

his mum Sue Marsham receiving the prize from event organiser Jean Williams.

Well done Alfie Thomas!

Stan Hebborn is the elected County

Councillor for the Watton Division,

having been elected on 2nd May at the

County Council elections. Watton

Division comprises Watton,

Carbrooke, Ovington, Caston and

Griston. The Wayland News has

invited Mr Hebborn to write a County

Councillors column every 3 months to

help keep the electorate aware of what

is going on.

This is Cllr Hebborn's introduction.

I moved to Watton 2 years ago after

retiring from the Police in Surrey and I

work part-time for the International

Law firm Linder Myers. My wife and I

were attracted to Watton by the

locality and the friendliness of the

local population. I have family up this

way and have always considered the

possibility of living in Norfolk or

Suffolk and we are pleased to have

settled here in Watton. I am married

and have two grown up children. I

served in the Royal Air Force for 14

years and 21 years as a Police Officer.

As a Police Officer, I served in various

roles, but the most enjoyable and

challenging was Chairman of the

Surrey Police Federation. (Police Staff

Association) Having spent many years

as a Divisional representative I was

elected chair and catapulted into an

extremely political and authoritative

position, negotiating local conditions

of service for Officers and giving

appropriate guidance and

representation to Officers who were

under investigation.

Having ‘semi-retired’ I thought that I

would not get involved in anything

and just keep to myself, but after only

a few months I found that I wanted to

get involved in the Community and

had the time to give something back. I

have become the Breckland

coordinator for a National Charity, and

am currently teaching a group of local

Air Cadets to play the bagpipes!

During my campaigning I met an

awful lot of people who had genuine

concerns about various local and

national issues. These in particular

were in relation to anti social

behaviour in the town, lack of

employment opportunities in the area,

excessive development without

improvement of local services. I was

concerned to meet a number of people

in Watton who are in desperate need of

social support – I didn’t think for a

moment that I would spend my first

Sunday as a Councillor sorting out a

food parcel for a resident!

As long as people have realistic

expectations I think there will always

be room for progress. It has to be

appreciated however, that I may not

have the solution to everything, but

will try wherever I can.

Regional issues, such as the proposed

Incinerator at Kings Lynn are still very

topical within the County Council and

require consideration and input from

Councillors from all over Norfolk. I

am still establishing what, if any,

impact this project will have for the

residents of Watton.

Arrangements are in hand for me to

attend Parish and Town Council

meetings, I have already met with the

local Safer Neighbourhood Police

Inspector for Watton and have also

arranged to meet with George Freeman

MP, so I have already hit the ground

running so to speak.

I would like to thank everyone who

voted for me, and have shown they have

the confidence in me to do the job. I

wish to assure those, and everyone else

who resides in the Watton Division that I

shall do my best for them and shall

always act in their best interests.

County Councillor Stan Hebborn can

be contacted on

[email protected] or by

phone on 07557 634892.

County Councillor's Chat

Soon after the recent article about our

Almshouses I was in Watton library

and saw the little book "Watton in an

Earlier Age 1700-1900" published in

1975 which makes interesting reading

as to that period of the towns history.

The library has a copy for reference

and another for borrowing.

Of various benefactors in the 19th

Century, one was Edward Stevens

born in 1767 of an Attleborough

family Having been an insurance agent

he was a successful local brewer and

land owner and in 1833 he had built

four almshouses in the style of those

built in 1611 by Edward Goffe. (The

Goffe Almshouses were on the site of

the car park to the Christian

Community Centre.)

It is recorded that the wish of Edward

Stevens was that his houses should be

for the use of respectable elderly

married couples (remember these were

then tiny single room units !) and in

1840 he conveyed them to Trustees for

the benefit of the town.

It is the successors to the then

appointed Trustees that continue to

own the properties and have the

responsibility for their continued use

and maintenance. As was said in our

previous article the properties were

extended and modernised in 1975 and

the terms of Edward Stevens' Trust

were reaffirmed with some

modernisation at that time. The units

by modern standards are for single

occupancy, at modest cost, subject to

appointment by the Trustees.

Work is in progress on refurbishing

one of our four units which will

become available in the near future.

Please do make contact if you or

someone known to you, a resident of

Watton, would like to be considered to

become resident. We shall be pleased

to give further information and to

show the accommodation.

Clerk to the Trustees, Mr. Keith

Taylor. Tel: 01953 881110

Stevens' Almshouses

My Last Mayors Mardle

Well, this is my last Mardle. I have tried to convey what has been happening in

Watton during my term of office. I hope you have enjoyed my motoring tips.

From comments I have received the article seems to be a success. I just hope it

continues in its present form, but that’s up to my successor.

Firstly, I would just like to say thank you to Jacqui Seal, the Town Clerk,

and her staff for their help and support in my year as Chairman. I have

attended the three Town Team events, all seem to have been a success more

than could be said for the weather on a couple of occasions. I wish them

well for the future.

I have to report how disappointed I and many other residents of Watton found

the wanton damage done down Loch Neaton over the weekend 26 to 29 April.

As a previous Chairman I was peeved to see damage done to the fishing

swims around the Loch. Telegraph poles and logs being used to stop bank

erosion had been lifted and dropped into the water. Two Lifebelts had been

thrown in to the water thereby reducing the safety of the area. The Trustees

cannot point any fingers to the culprits. The damage has been done and

hours if not days of hard work have been wasted, they the Trustees have had

enough and who can blame them.

I was asked to attend the official opening of Happy Feet Nursery on 20

April, Heidi even postponed the opening a week so I could be there. That

was very thoughtful and much appreciated. In case you are unaware the

happy feet Nursery is located in the old doctors surgery behind the Co-op.

What a transformation, a lot of hard work has been done to bring this

building up to the required standard. I wish Heidi and all her helpers all the

very best for the future.

I compile this Mardle as and when during the month prior to publication.

Before this has even gone to print I have more bad news.

Would you believe it one of the Lifebelts down at Loch Neaton has been

burned. It was taken down and a fire set light inside the ring. The majority

of the waste bins have been set alight. Words fail me, or perhaps they don’t,

they are just not printable.

To finish on a brighter note, I would like to thank all the organisations in

Watton for inviting the Mayoress and myself to attend functions.

Remember if you would like the Mayor to attend any function in Watton

please book through the Town Clerk on Watton 881007 as soon as possible.


In your

Garden with

Lotta Potts

Let’s gloss over the middle of May

as far as the weather is concerned.

Let’s all cross our fingers in the

hope that we aren’t about to have a

repeat of summer 2012. Checking

back on previous Junes, 2011

wasn’t too hopeful either after a

dismal May. Despite any horrible

weather we might have in June, the

flowers will still shine out. Roses

and clematis seem to be the most

reliable shrubs and climbers.

These two stars also have the

advantage that container-grown

plants can be planted in flower so

you can tell exactly what you are

getting and how it will fit in with

the rest of the garden.

This is rather

expensive but if you

have a definite

scheme in mind it’s

worth it and roses

will last for many

years with decent

treatment. They

prefer clay soils to

our sandy Breckland

but this can be

improved (specially

at planting) with well

-rotted compost. The

manure is probably

best used earlier in

the year as mulch.

If you go to the

nursery or shed or

garden centre, have a

look for the rack

containing the pots

or trays of hardy

annuals that have

been overlooked at

watering or have

grown too big for the

container. These

plants will normally

be greatly reduced in

price - bargains to be had for the

shopaholics like me. If you give

them a little tlc then plant them out

once they’ve had a good drink they

will give you a good display. The

annuals will keep going until the

first frost - even beyond in a

sheltered situation - and if you’ve

been lucky enough to bag a

perennial or two there’ll be a good

display next year. Perennials that

you already have should be bulking

up nicely for the season and as we

are so late due to the long winter

and short early spring it might be

worth splitting any clumps that

need it but couldn’t be sorted out at

the ‘proper’ time. It’s a bit risky

but you can’t always go by the

calendar. I suggest splitting some

of the most congested clumps and

leaving others until autumn. The

experts always give us the choice

of doing this job either in autumn

or in spring. Opinions always

vary.

The veg will suffer and this will be

a great pity as it may well put off

some new gardeners enthused by

the grow your own ideas.

Unfortunately the magazine and

newspaper articles are written by

experts and in order to foster the

enthusiasm tend to show sunny

photographs of perfect rows of

veg, none of which has been

attacked by leaf-eating pests. I

find this is a double-edged weapon

as it’s all to easy to look at one’s

own moth-eaten , slug and snail

infested undersized crop and think

‘to heck with that for a game of

soldiers’ or words to that effect

that can’t go in a family

publication and either let the

garden go completely or mow a lot

of grass. For the amateur I think

the best approach is to read as

much as possible, admire the

photos then have a go. Read the

problem pages - no not the ones we

all suspect were submitted to

agony aunts by lonely sailors with

vivid imaginations - but the ones in

gardening magazines. The writers

of these are usually long-

established professional gardeners

who either avoided the problems

we have due to training or have

suffered said problems and found

ways of overcoming them. The

best of them offer a choice of

chemical or organic methods of

dealing with pests, diseases etc.

Back to the veg. If you have a

greenhouse and raised tender veg

from seed June is the time to plant

them out. These veg can also be

direct sown: lettuce, rocket, spring

onions, radish, pak choi and

Chinese cabbage, maincrop carrots,

peas, swedes, chicory, endive,

calabrese, sweet corn, French and

runner beans, courgettes, squashes

and pumpkins. If you have room

for all that lot you know what’s

what and don’t need to read this!

Pick out the ones you like and are

not cheap to buy. For the early

part of June the only perennial

vegetable that I know (there are

probably more) is asparagus and

the taste of freshly harvested

asparagus is second to none. It’s

amazingly easy to grow too.

However, most of the plot is taken

up with the annual ones. Don’t

forget the successional sowings as

well and let’s be honest if you

couldn’t sow at the ‘proper’ time

just think of it as part of the

successional programme you

devised. Your story and stick to it.

If you have a freezer then it’s

certainly worth sowing a lot of

peas and French beans. Runners

don’t freeze so well. If you have

outdoor tomatoes then the cherry

varieties either bush or trailing

varieties in baskets and containers

freeze well but not to eat whole,

but wonderful for soup. I have

found a base mix of these tomatoes

with garlic (also easy to grow but

need to be in the ground much

sooner) and onions is really useful

for all sorts of dishes in the winter.

It’s good to be eating veg you

raised yourself in the dark days of

December. Gives you something

to look forward to! One other veg

that freezes surprisingly well is

sweet corn on the cob. We just ate

some that were frozen last October

and bingo! The trick is to take off

the leaves and silk, wrap them in

foil and freeze as soon as you pick

them. When needed for the

kitchen, get a large pan of salted

water on the boil, add the

unwrapped but still frozen cobs,

boil for five minutes and serve. It

works!

If you don’t have much garden it’s

worth trying fruit and veg in

containers. The ‘Minarette’ type

fruit trees which are single stems

with short fruiting spurs on

dwarfing rootstocks are supposed

to grow well in large pots of about

18” diameter. I tried this but found

they performed a lot better in the

ground. However, strawberries

grow very well in pots, hanging

baskets and even growbags. Now

that really is worth a try. They still

will crop well for only three years

or so but you can pot up the

plantlets on the runners just as if

they were in the ground. They will

need feed as well as extra water but

take up little room. Carrots can be

grown in tall pots ‘long toms’ and

the better varieties are those with

the ‘stump’ root rather than the

long ones. The seed packets tell

you all about this. Peter Seabrook

recommended growing them in the

pots used for container-grown

roses. There you are, go buy a rose

so you can grow carrots in the pot!

There is now a dwarf bean that can

be grown in window boxes or

troughs and it has the advantage of

holding the pods above the foliage

for easy picking. How very simple!

Lettuce, radishes and herbs can also

be grown in containers. A bit of

caution is needed. Make sure the

container is going to be placed so the

contents have the best advantage and

do site the empty containers in their

final positions as they will be

extremely heavy when full. Also lift

them off the ground on pot feet or

bricks so that they can drain

properly. Even plants that like to be

moist don’t want to drown.

You might be able to plant pots so

they don’t need weeding but the

rest of the garden will: keep at it.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust

To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

E-mail [email protected] Website http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections

Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Local group E-mail: [email protected]

Saturday 1st June, 11am - 1pm. Venue; NWT Weeting Heath Reserve. A guided walk with NWT Reserve Officer Darrell Stevens. Cost: £2 Donation. Sunday 23rd June, 11am - 4pm. Meet the Breckland Local Group. Venue; Rocklands All Saints/St. Peter Village Open Gardens. Swans Meadow, Mount Pleasant, Rockland All Saints, NR17 1XG. Cost - Admission charge gives access to all 15 gardens open.

Horn Fair 5th May: Well, what

fantastic weather we had and

what a terrific response everyone

gave to make this year’s

Hockham Horn Fair a resounding

success for the village!

We would like to thank everyone

who came along, but in

particular: Chris Garrod and his

hard working team for all their

organisation & help generally,

plus his kind donations for our

tombola stall.

To Jim & Jacqui for allowing us

to use their electricity and water

supply for our refreshment stall –

along with Dave Thomas’

inventive sink arrangement…we

even had a tap that worked!

Marvellous.

Last, but certainly not least, to

everyone in the Gardening Club

for providing plants,

refreshments and tombola items,

not forgetting many of them for

their hard labour. Lots of help

made light work and it was

certainly worth it – this being our

main fund raising event of the

year which allows us to keep

subs low – we managed to raise a

magnificent £98.50 on the plant

stall, £85.50 on the Tombola and

£146.90 on the Teas. WELL

DONE everyone! A combined

£330.90!!

Everyone had a smashing

afternoon and it was nice to see

so many people around the

green and not in a hurry to

leave.

Garden Visit Wed 8th May: Was

to Dale Farm, Sandy Lane,

Dereham. They are members of

the NGS and well worth a visit.

With park gardens and botanical,

floristry backgrounds the owners

have worked magic. It is a true

jewel right in the middle of busy

Dereham! Spread over 2 acres

the garden had a huge pond well

stocked with fish and lovely

marginal plants with a small rill

running into it at one end. There

was an orchard and vegetable

garden. The flower beds will be a

mass of perennial planting but at

this time were filled with Spring

bulbs . . . beautiful! The grounds

were enhanced with very creative

sculptures; do visit if you get the

chance.

15th Garden Club Anniversary

Celebration - Sunday June 9th

Yes, can you believe it is 15year

since the Garden Club started?

We have ordered the cake and

are having a garden party for

members only (so hurry up and

join!) At : Overton House,

Harling Rd. IP24 1NT Starting

at 4pm Everyone is asked to

bring along a dish to share plus

a bottle. This replaces our usual

garden visit.

Flower Show Sunday 25th

August: Keep this as a definite

event in your diaries!

A traditional village flower

show with fantastic quality

exhibits. We look forward to

your entries and support.

For more information look us

up on our website:

www.greathockhamgardeningcl

ub.org.uk.

Or ring me on the number

below.

We are a very active, friendly

club, always keen to increase

our membership and now is a

great time to join. If anyone

would like a lift to meetings

please give me a call.

Jane Dalton (Secretary)

01953 498694

Great Hockham Gardening

Club


Diabetes UK News Jane Little was our guest speaker at our May meeting. She is a Diabetes Dietician

from West Norfolk and she was warmly welcomed back to our group, as it had been

a year since she was last here. Jane once again was able to answer some of our

members queries about dietary requirements for people with Diabetes.

It can be a bit daunting being a Diabetic (either newly diagnosed, or an old

hand!) and worrying about diet. Jane spoke about being sensible and about how

different foods can vary in nutritional values and how portion sizes make a

difference too. Once again the Watton Two had sensible questions to ask!! They

worry me!

Jane was thanked warmly and may even make a return visit next year.

Our next meeting is on Monday 10th June, 10.15am at the Pentecostal Church,

(who we thank for the generous use of their facilities). The speaker at this

meeting will be Sister Marian Dolphin, from the Watton Medical Practice. For

details of this meeting or for information about the group please phone Helen,

01953 884713, leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Watton University of the Third Age

It was sun every day for the forty

nine members who recently returned

from a week’s holiday in the Lake

District. The holiday included a

steam train then sail across Lake

Windermere, the Settle to Carlisle

railway over the Ribblehead viaduct,

the Lakeside Car Museum, and

Holker Hall and Gardens. Photo is of

the Group at the summit of the

Kirkstone Pass.

Tickets are now available for visit to

Hatfield House and Gardens on

Wednesday 12th June and to Ladies

Day at Newmarket Races on

Thursday 11th July. Contact Ron on

01952889951

Alan’s Pub Luncheon Groups next

meeting is at The Stag Attleborough on

Thursday 13th June and Brian’s Group

is meeting at The Twenty

Churchwardens at Cockley Cley on

Tuesday 25th June.

The Croquet Group has now been

reformed and is meeting at the Sports

Centre on the first and third

Wednesday of each month during the

summer at 2pm.

The Group leader is Bill Barnes and

instruction is kindly being given by

Fran and Martin Parker. Martin has

liaised with the sports centre to provide

suitable playing areas. Seventeen

members have joined the Group to date

but places are still available.

Susan Page is leading the Garden visit

Group to Shammer House at North

Creake on Sunday 2nd June (New

venue for 2013) and to Elsing Hall at

Dereham on Sunday 30th June to view

the spectacular display of roses. For

further information contact Susan on

01953 881373.

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 27th June when we welcome

the return of “The Last Eel Catcher”

Peter Carter presenting his tales on

“Poaching”

Bradenham

Horticultural

Society We had a very entertaining evening in

April with Peter Carter, the last Fens

Eelman and we are looking forward to

the next couple of months events.

27th May will see us manning our

usual plants sale stall at the

Bradenham Village fete, which this

year will also include a book stall. If

you have any spare plants please do

bring them along.

Sunday 7th July we have organised a

trip to the National Trust property

Belton House near Grantham which

consists of 35 acres of formal and

naturalised gardens and a beautifully

proportioned country house. A

restaurant and shop complete the

facilities. Price structure is

Bradenham Horti members £32.50,

National Trust members £22 and any

non Horti members who would like to

join us will just pay an additional

£2.50 on top of these prices.

Please contact Margaret on 01362

697686 or Marianne on 01362

820744 for bookings or any further

information you might need. Coach

will leave Village Hall around 08.45

(to be confirmed)

Do you know how many shops there are in Watton High Street?

With its wide range of independent shops selling a good assortment of

commodities and services, restaurants and take-aways, banks and a choice of

charity shops together with the weekly market most things are available with

maybe only a permanent independent greengrocer, shoe shop and baby store

missing. Unfortunately there are two or three empty premises. Watton is lucky.

This was the conclusion of Watton Evening WI members at their May meeting

when they discussed this year’s national resolution, which urges members to

support our High Street shops and make the High Street the destination of

choice for goods and services and calls upon decision makers to work

collectively to ensure our High Streets flourish and provide the focal point for

local communities. Many towns are not so fortunate, with many empty shops,

few shoppers lured away by out of town developments that means that those

companies left are finding it hard to survive. The Watton Town Team were

congratulated on their contribution to bring more people into the town with

their various projects and the continuation of free parking in the town was felt

to be a good positive step.

The High Street should be more than just a place to shop. There’s a well

known saying ‘Use it or Lose it’

The evening then took on a more light-hearted nature with a quiz and lovely

refreshments. Mrs. Elsie Warby from the Community Centre joined us to

receive a cheque towards the ongoing restoration project at the centre.

(pictured). For the June meeting we are going racing. Horse racing maybe not!

New members and visitors are always welcome to our meetings. Please contact

Carol Robeson on 01953 881006 for further details.

N.B. By the way there are fifty five shops and offices in the High Street, sixteen

restaurants and takeaways, two banks and six charity shops. Hazel Gillingham.

Watton Evening

Women’s Institute

Watton

Festival

Update Where do the months go?

By the time you are reading this

there will be less than five of them

before the start of this years' Watton

Festival. It may sound a lot but if

the first five months of this year are

anything to go by, October will be

upon us in the blink of an eye! So

now seems to be a good opportunity

to remind you of some of the

exciting things that will be

happening during Autumn half-term

week - there really is something for

everyone.

For the young, youngish or just

young at heart there will be a

showing of Walt Disney's 'Robin

Hood' (TBC), the wonderful puppets

of the Dandini Marionette Company

and of course, our very own Junior

Star Time. For theatre lovers there

will be a two-handed version of

Oscar Wilde's 'Lord Arthur Saville's

Crime' and for music enthusiasts

there will be a whole range of

performances including songs from

the shows by 'Showbitz', a tribute in

words and music to the 'Ladies of

Legend' and a chance to be reminded

of the 'Spirit of the Blitz'. Our

Festival Finale on 2nd November,

will be an evening with Richard

Digance.

This is just a taster of what will be

happening! There will be more

information in the Wayland News in

months to come, including details of

how to take part in Watton's 'Big

Picture' but if you can't wait, try the

Watton Festival website.

Don't have a computer?

The Library will let you use theirs!

Dragonfly Gallery

& Visitor Centre

After we had organised the staffing for

the evening opening of the Dragonfly

Gallery and Visitor Centre on

Thursdays, we discovered that the

Library now opens only on

Wednesday evenings. Therefore, with

effect from Thursday 6th June, we will

move our evening opening to

Wednesday evenings (ie from 4pm to

7pm). We have an extensive range of

crafts, giftware and other locally made

artifacts available to view and

purchase, whether or not an exhibition

is taking place.

To reflect the alterations to

Konectbus services, our

compendium bus timetables have

been updated. They show all buses

operating through Watton and our

Wayland villages on one A4 piece of

paper, Occasionally we are asked for

train and bus timetables for other

parts of the county, We do not

provide for these, for 2 good

reasons: we do not have the space

and keeping them up to date is nigh

on impossible. However, our

compendium shows the Traveline

telephone number (0871 200 2233),

and most timetables can the seen on

websites in the Library.


On Friday 11th May the members of

Watton Inner Wheel met to celebrate

the Club’s 32nd birthday with a

supper party attended by a large

number of guests including several

visitors from across the District. The

President, Jenny Simons, welcomed

everyone to the Queen’s Hall for this

special occasion and, after the

formalities of roll-call and apologies,

the evening continued with the

traditional lighting of candles for

Inner Wheel past, present and future.

This ceremony was performed by

members Val Semlyen, Pauline

Baldry and Beryl Brannan who,

sharing the distinction of having had

recent hip operations, were

introduced as the ‘Hip-hop Brigade’.

Peter Semlyen, President of Watton

Rotary – with whom Inner Wheel is

intrinsically linked – brought

greetings from his club, thanking the

Inner Wheel members for their

support of many Rotary functions.

The speaker for the evening was Dr.

Patrick Thompson who, for some

years, was the Deputy Master of the

Royal Household. His talk, entitled

‘Catering the Royal Way’ included

many interesting and amusing stories

of life behind the closed doors of the

various Royal Palaces peppered with

personal recollections of his time

spent working for The Firm. It was

delivered in a delightful mixture of

native Suffolk dialect and

idiosyncratic ‘Upper Crust Speak’.

Pam Challand, Vice-President, in

her vote of thanks rightly

commented that Dr. Thompson was

‘a very tough act to follow’ when it

came to public speaking!

Before everyone present enjoyed a

delicious buffet supper prepared by

the Club members Grace was said

by Jill Beech and later the birthday

cake was served. The evening

concluded with a Vote of thanks on

behalf of the visitors delivered by

District Chairman, Maria Raynor.

Rocklands Bingo The next Bingo will be held at Rocklands

Village Hall, NR17 1TP on Wednesday 19th

June 2013

Doors open 7pm for 7.45pm start. Have a great

night out for less than £5! As well as a warm

welcome, there will be cash prizes,

refreshments, raffle and a very generous jackpot

on offer. All proceeds go to the Village Hall.

Birthday Celebrations

for Inner Wheel

President Jenny Simmons with Dr Patrick Thompson

The Westend Waiters in Concert

For Motor Neurone Disease Association

On Sunday, May 5th the Queens

Hall in Watton was full to

overflowing when the Westend

Waiters performed a concert with

all the proceeds being donated to

the Waveney Branch of the

Motor Neurone Disease

Association.

The MNDA both furthers

research and supports those

afflicted with this devastating

disease.

The Waiters have supported this

organisation since they started

nearly 4 years ago and have so

far raised over £6000, their

Sunday concert added a further

£1300 and they are extremely

grateful to all those who

supported and donated to the

concert.

It was a very happy occasion

which both audience and

Waiters certainly enjoyed.

Hackers,

Tackers and

Stuffers with

Project Linus

Norfolk

On Saturday 20th April Hackers,

Tackers and Stuffers hosted an

open workshop making quilts for

Project Linus at the The Well,

Ashill. This was a most enjoyable

and productive day with HTS

members and visitors sewing and

others dropping in, bringing

finished quilts. We must thank The

Well for hospitality and copious

quantities of tea and coffee

supplemented by cakes made by

members.

On behalf of Linus we are

organising a coach to the Fabric

Guild in Leicester on Thursday

12th September at a cost of £16

payable on booking. The coach

will leave Kittell Close Car Park

(behind Queen’s Hall) at 8 a.m.

For further information and

booking ring Jane on 01953

884215.

Meanwhile Hackers, Tackers and

Stuffers continue to meet on the

2nd and 4th Tuesday of each

month from 7-9 pm in the Watton

Christian Community Centre.

Currently we have several day

workshops for members only

which will be reported next month.

For details contact Jane at the

number above, look at our Blog on

http://htsqgroupblog.com or, for

Linus only, email on

[email protected]

We welcome new members and

visitors.


Christian Aid Week

in Watton Christian Aid Week this year got off to a fantastic start with

a coffee morning and exhibition at St Mary’s church. Many

people attended and enjoyed the delicious home made cakes

on offer. On Wednesday 15th May 15 hardy souls braved

extremely cold and windy weather to carry out a collection

in the High Street. Many thanks to all who encouraged the

collectors by giving generously.

This was followed by a soup lunch at the Christian

Community Centre where almost 100 bowls of homemade

soup were served to chilly customers.

The final total for Christian Aid Week in Watton will be

published next month.

Right Lesley Cowling and Deacon Steve Sowerby from

Watton Methodist Church serving lunch on Wednesday.

On Saturday 20th April

Hackers, Tackers and

Stuffers hosted an open

workshop making quilts for

Project Linus at the The

Well, Ashill. This was a most

enjoyable and productive day

with HTS members and

visitors sewing and others

dropping in, bringing

finished quilts. We must

thank The Well for

hospitality and copious

quantities of tea and coffee

supplemented by cakes made

by members.

On behalf of Linus we are

organising a coach to the

Fabric Guild in Leicester on

Thursday 12th September at

a cost of £16 payable on

booking. The coach will

leave Kittell Close Car Park

(behind Queen’s Hall) at 8

a.m. For further information

and booking ring Jane on

01953 884215.

Meanwhile Hackers, Tackers

and Stuffers continue to meet

on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday

of each month from 7-9 pm

in the Watton Christian

Community Centre.

Currently we have several

day workshops for members

only which will be reported

next month. For details

contact Jane at the number

above, look at our Blog on

http://htsqgroupblog.com or,

for Linus only, email on

[email protected]

We welcome new members

and visitors .

Hackers, Tackers

and Stuffers with

Project Linus Norfolk Rocklands Primary

School News

School trip to the Ballet in Norwich: The whole school visited

Norwich at the beginning of May to see Northern Ballet’s version

of The Ugly Duckling, a ballet written specially for children.

Reading and Learning Cafés: The Rocklands school children and

their parents are attending reading and learning cafés in school.

Class 1 had their first successful event in April, with more planned

for June when Class 2 and 3 will be hosting their cafés. (Pictured)

Bag2School textile collection: Our next Bag2School textile

collection will be on Monday 1st July. We always appreciate the

village’s help in donating old clothes, linen, towels, shoes. Our

school PTA, now known as the Friends of Rocklands School

(FoRS) organise a roadside bag collection each time. Our last

collection in January earned the school a staggering £350. Thank

you for your support.

Our School Fete is on Friday 5th July from 6pm at the Rocklands

Village Hall. Join us for food, drinks and family fun.

Saturday 22nd

June, 2pm-5pm

A traditional summer fete

for all the family to enjoy!

You are warmly invited to

come along to the Stow

Bedon & Breckles village

fete on Saturday 22nd June

between 2pm and 5pm. We

are very fortunate that we

are able to hold the fete, as

last year, in the lovely

grounds of Stow Bedon

Hall, Lower Stow Bedon. –

situated off the B1111, 5

miles south of Watton (it

will be well signposted on

the day).

We are delighted to

announce that RAZZ and

AUNTIE PEARL, the

official NORWICH CITY

MATCH DAY CLOWNS

will be back with us again

this year, to amuse and

entertain one and all.

In addition to the clowns,

there will be lots to

entertain you throughout

the afternoon, from

listening to a jazz band,

browsing through the book

stall, taking your chances in

the Crossbar Challenge,

having your face painted,

admiring the vintage cars

on display, or simply

enjoying afternoon tea and

homemade cake! Other

stalls include crafts and

produce, bottles, tombola,

bric-a-brac, plants, cakes,

lucky dip and ice cream.

There will be a Fancy Dress

Competition for children

(ages 0-6, 7-10 and 11+)

and the theme will be Alice

In Wonderland.

A variety of traditional

games will be available for

you to try your hand. The

village stocks will also be

available! The children

from Caston primary school

will be providing some

entertainment. Admission

Free!

Organized in aid of Stow

Bedon and Breckles

Churches and other local

charities.

We look forward to seeing

you there!

Stow Bedon and

Breckles Village Fete

The book discussed at the

meeting on 15th May was The

Guernsey Literary and Potato

Peel Society by Mary Ann

Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

Written in the form of letters this

short novel gives details through

its characters of life on Guernsey

during the dark days of German

Occupation. It has comedy and

tragedy in equal measure.

Several members admitted to

having doubts when realising

that this is an epistolary novel

but these were quickly

overcome. One or two had

visited the small island of

Guernsey but we all admitted to

little knowledge of life there

during the dark days of WWII.

Despite the setting the novel is

extremely enjoyable and

readable on all levels with

pathos, romance, horror and

humour. It is an excellent way of

informing about an aspect of

British history which is often

ignored. We were pleased to

discover a happy ending after

tragedy. All were sad to discover

that Mary Ann Shaffer died

before the publication of her

only finished book and it was

completed by her niece Annie

Barrows, as we would love to

read more of her work. This was

a rare occasion when all enjoyed

the novel with no dissenting

voices. We have no hesitation in

recommending it to others.

For our meeting on 19th June we

are reading The White Queen by

Phillipa Gregory.

Shipdham & District Book Group


Great Cressingham Village Hall Bingo Saturday 15th June

In aid of The East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Doors open 6-30pm eyes down 7-30pm.

Good prizes, Cash game, Raffle and Refreshments.

Tom Shilcock at the Watton based centre.

Matt choreographs for Film, TV & Theatre.

Recent credits include: All Stars 3D, Strictly

Come Dancing, ‘So You Think You Can

Dance’ USA Season 8 Finale, Let’s Dance

for Comic Relief. He has appeared in 10

West End Shows including: Dance Captain

in Dirty Dancing, Guys And Dolls, On The

Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie, spent

time traveling the world with Matthew

Bourne’s Nutcracker & Highland Fling

(USA, Asia, Australia) He has spent the last

10 years teaching at most of London’s top

Performing Arts College’s including Laine

Theatre Arts, London Studio Centre and Arts

Educational.

Tom is a top UK dancer trained

professionally at the prestigious Laine

Theatre Arts. He has danced with several

artists including: Rihanna, Mariah Carey,

Annie Lennox, Jessie J, Jamelia, Meat Loaf,

John Barrowman and Marcus Collins. Tom

has appeared on ‘So You Think You Can

Dance’, the Royal Variety, Brit Awards,

Dancing On Ice and the Olympics.

The Masterclass was led by Matt and Tom

ahead of their launch for ‘CAN YOU

DANCE?’ in Norwich. It was a

Commercial workshop developing the

style and performance required by a

commercial dancer. The students learnt a

routine choreographed by Tom Shilcock

and tips of the trade were fired left, right

and centre learning how to perform to the

camera and use of eye contact between

artist, dancer and audience. The

experience was enjoyable and very

inspiring, an opportunity of a lifetime and

one that the students can hold on to

forever. If you would like to Dance, Sing

or Act then get in contact either via our

Website:

www.young-stars-school-of-dance.co.uk


Call: 07887 770 082

Dancing With

TV Stars Since 2006 the Young Stars School Of

Dance have continued to offer professional

training in the performing arts that is both

fun and affordable and available for ALL.

In September 2012 they relocated to

Watton and launched their NEW full time

residence the Young Stars School Of

Dance Performing Arts Centre. Since there

opening they have seen a mass of students

who want to join their vast range of classes

whether socially or as a future career

prospect they have now given children and

young adults the chance to participate in

professionally run sessions with a fully

qualified team of industry professionals

who still play an active role in the industry

today.

In November 2012 they took part in a

mass BBC record attempt which required

tap dancers from all over the country to

learn a set choreographed routine and

perform it on a set day and time.

Unfortunately the project just missed out

on the Guinness World Record Books but

managed to raise a huge amount of funds

for BBC Children In Need.

In April the Young Stars received a phone

call from the BBC’s ‘So You Think You

Can Dance’ Winner, Matt Flint offering a

Private Masterclass with himself and

Watton Rotary

Roundup We are pleased to welcome Keith Bennett

as our latest new member. He was

inducted on 17th April and has swelled

our ranks to 30 regular members, the

highest membership total the club has had

for some years.

A good turnout at Pat Murphy's Quiz

Night on 19th October, which raised over

£400 to go towards the costs of bringing

10 Friends of Chernobyl Children kids

from Belarus for their 2nd 4-week period

of recuperative therapy in Breckland.

We were unable to run our Wednesday

Market bric-a-brac stall on 1st May but

instead we took up a couple of spare slots

on the Town Team's 'Book Fest' at

Chaston Place on 4th May. Although we

had nominal prices for paper- and

hardback books, we were pleased that our

“any donation will do” suggestion proved

popular and a sum of £52 was achieved

for our charities’ fund. At our meeting on

the Thursday prior to the Book Fest,

Town Team leader, Chris Edwards, gave

us and excellent presentation on the

purpose and work of the Town Team.

Pictured: Keith Bennett inducted by

President Peter Semlyen

Martin Anscombe

Little Friends at

Caston School Little Friends at Caston School welcome

families with children from birth to

school age Tuesday mornings 9.30-11.30.

Indoor and outdoor play, crafts and a

snack. £1 per family,1st session free.

Come and join us for a drink and a chat

while the children play.

Rocklands Bingo The next Bingo will be held at Rocklands

Village Hall, NR17 1TP on Wednesday

19th June 2013

Doors open 7pm for 7.45pm start. Have a

great night out for less than £5! As well

as a warm welcome, there will be cash

prizes, refreshments, raffle and a very

generous jackpot on offer. All proceeds

go to the Village Hall.

Coffee Morning The Coffee Morning at the Queens Hall

Watton, on Saturday 6th July. Will be

hosted by the Ladies of Stow Bedon

Church.

Coffee/tea and Homemade Cake will be

available from 9.30 to 1.30.

Ploughmans Lunches served 12 - 1.30 All

proceeds to Stow Bedon Church Funds


Clermont

House Gardens The 14 acres of gardens and woodlands at

Clermont House near Little Cressingham,

are without doubt one of the hidden gems

of the Breckland landscape. Owners,

Diana and John Davies, are opening the

gardens this year again in support of the

National Garden Scheme (NGS).

Every year NGS gardens across England

and Wales welcome about 750,000

visitors. Most gardens which open for the

NGS are privately owned and open just a

few times each year. The gardens give all

the money raised, including from the sale

of teas and plants, to charity.

The Clermont estate was created in the

late 1700′s by the Irish peer William

Henry Fortescue, Earl of Clermont, a

friend of the Prince of Wales and a noted

sportsman. Following the death of his

nephew and heir William Charles

Fortescue in 1829, the estate was sold to

Sir Francis Lyttleton Holyoake

Goodricke and in 1858 it was purchased

by the Duke of Wellington. In 1863

Arthur Richard, Duke of Wellington,

conveyed the Hilborough and the

Clermont Estates to John Remington

Mills.

Notable in the history of the buildings

there, Clermont Hall was the Combined

Mess for the Officers and Men of the

Royal Air Force 21 and 82 Squadrons who

served at Watton & Bodney during the

early years of the second World War.

Clermont House was built in 1972 and

occupies a site in the former walled garden

of Clermont Hall. It was intended to

replace Clermont Hall, then riddled with

rot, as the principal house on the Clermont

Estate but the Hall was subsequently

reduced in size and restored.

The guiding principal of the Clermont

Garden is to collect trees, shrubs and

perennials and plant them in such a way

that they fulfil their potential, give the

garden year round residential appeal and

provide habitat and food sources for

wildlife – which it does in abundance.

From the walled garden is the tranquil

woodland walk which returns to the pond

via the wild flower area.

The garden hosts a large population of

songbirds, notably long tailed tits, finches,

chiff-chaffs and woodpeckers, hawks and

owls. Roe deer appear each day, and

although they cause considerable damage

they do give immense joy.

A particular effort is taken to provide

habitat for hedgehogs and owls. Hawks are

seen here regularly as are Stone Curlews.

The gardens are open Sunday 23rd June

from 2pm to 5.30pm (and we heartily

recommend the cakes and teas!)

Shellrock Circle Club for the Over

50'S of Rocklands and the

Surrounding Districts

Venue: The Village Hall, Rocklands.

8th of May: Our Speaker was a bit of a

washout as he failed to arrive to give us a

talk on "Soap." He found out that he was

double booked and had to delay this talk

until July. Margaret Witt came to the

rescue with a beetle drive and a quiz

about T.V. programmes some of which

were no longer on the network.

We had to reach a long was back into our

memory banks to find the titles to tie up

with the little picture which were our

clues. The raffle and the tea-break was

accompanied with lots of chat so the

afternoon passed very quickly and

pleasantly.

We welcomed two new members from

Attleborough.

The task for the letter "B" was won by

Gillian of Attleborough with a dried

bouquet of red roses that Gillian carried

when she renewed her vows for her Ruby

Wedding.

12th June our speaker will be Neil Story

who will give a talk on the History of

Norwich. We must all know a little about

this but we are sure to find out lots more

interesting facts about this city.

The task will be to bring along something

beginning with the letter "C."

13th of June. The first pick-up of the free

coach mystery tour will be in Gt.

Ellingham at 9.30am. The early start will

include a stop for a coffee break before

proceeding on to the final destination for

lunch. Please remember that the only

thing free is the coach everything else i.e.,

lunch and admittance etc., will be a

personal expense.

New members are always welcome; come

along and see if you would like to join in.

For further details ring Allyson on 01953

488103. See you soon. You might even

like to come along to our Spring Fair on

18th May.

West Norfolk

Aviation Society Members welcomed Chris Samuels, their

speaker at the May meeting, who’s subject

was “Naval Aviation at The Battle of

Midway”

The Battle of Midway 4-7 June 1942,

fought near the Central Pacific island of

Midway, is considered the decisive battle

of the war in the Pacific. Before this battle

the Japanese were on the offensive,

capturing territory throughout Asia and the

Pacific. By their attack, the Japanese had

planned to capture Midway to use as an

advance base, as well as to entrap and

destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Because of

communication intelligence the U.S.

Pacific Fleet surprised the Japanese forces,

sinking the four Japanese carriers, that had

attacked Pearl Harbour only six months

before, while only losing of one carrier.

After Midway, the Americans and their

Allies took the offensive in the Pacific.

Chris illustrated his talk with examples of

the aircraft of both sides, Bombers,

Torpedo Planes and Dive Bombers the

latter being the most effective. Speaker

Secretary, Nigel Tooth thanked Chris on

behalf of members.

West Norfolk Aviation Society - Next

Meeting Tuesday 4th June 7.30pm at

Methwold Social Club “An evening of

Aviation Films”

New members & guests welcomed. For

more Information Tel: 01842 879210

Or visit our Web Site

http://bit.ly/10DCV46

The Wayland News

is your news 01953 858 908


Wartime

Sweethearts,

GI Brides at

Watton Library A lively and fascinating free presentation by

Libby Morgan from the 2nd Air Division

Memorial Library in Watton Library. 3rd

July, 3pm to 4pm. Booking Essential. For

further information or to book your place

please see a member of staff in the library,

or phone 01953 881671.

Batty about Norfolk's Bats

Are you batty about bats, would you like to

discover what species of bats are in your garden,

school grounds, playing field or somewhere that's

special to you? The

Norfolk Bat Survey

www.batsurvey.org

would like to give people

in Norfolk a unique

opportunity to take part

in an exciting project to

map bat species across

the county. The project

uses the latest advances

in technology for

automating the capture

and analysis of acoustic

data for bats. No

experience in bat

detecting is necessary, all

you have to do is place

an easy to use special

recording device in three

different locations within

a 1km square over a

three night period. You

leave the machine to do

it's thing and Dr Stuart

Newson, BTO Senior

The owners of the Rockland White

Hart pub have accepted an offer from

The Rocklands White Hart

Association (subject to contract) of

£230,000 for the Freehold of the

disused pub, garden and former bowls

green.

In order to prove our intent and ability

to purchase the pub for the future of

the Rocklands Community, we have

been asked to move as quickly as

possible and the owners want

assurances that we have the necessary

funds to make a solid commitment by

the end of June.

The White Hart Association was

formed to save the pub for the

Community now and in the future. It

has been a long and arduous battle due

to the economic climate but, following

the Fleurets valuation, the White Hart

Association submitted a written offer

to purchase the pub for £230,000 in

2012. This offer has now finally been

accepted.

So What Now?

Given that our offer was only accepted

on Saturday 11 May and discussed at

the Parish Council AGM on 13 May,

we now need to act firmly and quickly

to achieve our goal.

Everything now depends upon the

willingness of our villagers and the

wider community to react to the

situation with financial support and

any other form of support that will be

necessary to complete this purchase.

It is hoped that the large numbers who

originally pledged support will now be

ready to act on this, and that others

will be persuaded to join. We believe

that any shortfall can be covered by

temporary, low-interest, loans – but

we want to keep any loans to a

minimum.

We are currently in contact with the

charity, The Plunkett Foundation who

have already helped with the

establishment of 15 community pubs.

We are informed that tax-payers who

invest in a community pub are likely

to be eligible for 30% tax relief on

their investment. Perhaps people will

want to increase the sum they might

have already pledged and encourage

new investors to join a Community

Benefit Society to save our pub. (For

further information visit: http://

www.plunkett.co.uk)

Pub specialists Fleurets valued the pub

at £230,000 with a view to renting it to

a community-minded publican for

around £20,000 per annum. A further

£20,000 would be needed for

refurbishment etc., with the new tenant

being expected to pay a lower rent

whilst getting the business established.

Now is the time to get talking to each

other about this opportunity and make

things happen. Apart from the

community needing its pub now, we

need to look to the future and the

legacy we leave for the next

generation.

More information will be forthcoming

soon. Meanwhile, please respond by

sharing any suggestions, questions or

concerns.

Finally if anybody has any experience

or expertise that could help us, the

Association would be delighted to hear

from you.

Communication with the Committee

can be made via

Post ~ North End, Thieves Lane,

Rocklands NR17 1UH

Phone ~ 01953 747787

e-mail ~ [email protected]

WAYLAND CMA Saturday June 8th Danny Lee Band

Tel 01953 889 890 for details “The Best In Country Music” 8 ‘til late

Letters to the

Editor

Parking in Watton We all know parking is at a premium, but

does this excuse the total disregard for

where and when you can park?

Parking on yellow lines is apparently the

norm in town, from buses, who wait just

after the Harvey Street junction, to cars

and vans outside the post office to the

pedestrian crossing.

Then we have the High Street business

that thinks the parking bay outside the

butchers is solely for their van, even

putting out Police bollards to stop anyone

else!! And then regularly taking several

hours to unload. Recently on Market day,

it was there from midday till gone 4.30.

Please can we get this under control, a

traffic warden for a month ticketing

EVERYBODY that parks illegally

would surely make a difference.

R Hollingworth.

Ed: Mr Hollingworth makes some very

interesting points. The traffic flow in

Watton High Street, especially on

Wednesdays is dreadful. Just yesterday

(15th) I saw two Konnect buses double

parked, side by side, embarking

passengers, completely blocking the

High Street and gridlock at school times

is quite common. It is surely only a

matter of time before the passage of an

emergency vehicle is impeded leading to

an avoidable tragedy.

Personally, I am not certain enforcement

is the answer, I feel the deliberate design

of the bottleneck outside the Post Office

(which was put there to act as a traffic

calming measure) is now not a good

idea.

I put Mr Hollingworth's points to

Councillor Claire Bowes who checked

with enforcement officers exactly what

the position was in Watton and she said

“I am told that Civil Enforcement

Officers (CEO’s) visit Watton regularly,

several times a week. Watton also

benefits from a drive-through when the

CEO’s are en-route to/from Thetford.

“Officers tell me they have issued 53

ticket (mostly around the High Street

area) in the last six weeks on 16 different

dates showing their attendance is quite

regular and they are fairly productive

when they are there.”

Cllr Bowes continued “Watton, like

Dereham and many market towns where

the Market takes place on the

carriageway has its own issues as

traders often ‘push the boundaries’ of the

parking restrictions which makes

enforcement against other difficult. The

County highways team are currently

reviewing some of these market towns to

ensure the restrictions on the ground

match the actual workings of the town.”

“Enforcement authorities are in a

difficult situation. Enforcing consistently

often upsets the smooth running of these

markets at a time when markets, in

general, are struggling.”

“I am told that Watton will be included

in this review although I have no

timescale for this.”

On the matter of parking on a single

yellow line Cllr Bowes pointed out

“Residents should remember that

parking on a yellow line isn’t necessarily

an offence, as a Blue Badge holder can

legally park for up to 3hrs which often

creates the perception of abuse when in

reality their parking is quite legal. You

don’t need many blue badge parkers to

make the short lengths of yellow line on

the High Street look quite busy.”

Ultimately, the smooth running of traffic

in and around Watton is the

responsibility of drivers. If the

community chooses to abuse the system

of parking, there is little anyone can do

about it.

Saham Toney Allotments Crimes During the evening of Friday 3rd May,

our allotments at Saham Toney were

broken into; we the plot holders suffered

the following:

8 Sheds had their locks cut by croppers.

One shed (and contents) was completely

burnt to the ground, - plus adjacent 2 x

1,000 litre ‘full’ water containers and

compost heaps.

Despite the break-ins, nothing seems to

be missing, except for the plot holders

who lost their shed and contents.

On a more cheerful note: Some of our

plot holders got together, they cleared up

the debris and disposed of the remains.

An old shed was then donated and sited

on the plot, plot holders and also friends

from the local area gave spare tools to

replace those destroyed in the fire, all

were gratefully appreciated by the

unfortunate owners of the lost shed.

We unfortunately do not know the

motive for this act, could it be travellers

after rotavators and power tools, or just

vandals.

As Chairman of the Saham Toney

Allotments, I would like to sing the

praises of my fellow allotment holders

and friends for their ‘Community Spirit’

they contributed both time, effort and

tools to assist those that lost all on the

site. Also I have been extremely

impressed by the local Police who have

treated this incident as a Crime Scene

and issued us with DNA identifiers for

our equipment.

Trevor Bunce, Chairman Saham Toney

Allotments

We need your help -

White Hart pub offered

to Rocklands village

Threxton Coffee Morning Thank You We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to

enjoy our recent coffee morning. We appreciate all your support,

which resulted in £150 being raised for the Church.

Research Ecologist (and project

manager for Norwich Bat Group)

and his assistants will do the

really clever bit and analyse the

results. By taking part, you will

help rewrite our understanding of

bats in the county and Dr Newson

and his team will let you know

what species of bats were

recorded in your area. Already

there have been records of seldom

recorded species.

In this first pilot year there are a

limited number of detectors, so if

you are interested in taking part,

you need to be quick! To reserve

your 1km square to survey, go to

the online survey map

www.batsurvey.org/sign-up. After

selecting a 1-km square (or

squares if interested in covering

more than one square), you will be

given a web link to a site where

you can reserve a detector to use

from the most convenient Bat

Monitoring Centre to you.

Watton Library is very proud to be

a Bat Monitoring Centre. We have

already surveyed the library car

park and discovered we have

Pipistrelle bats.


A Quick Look

Round By Orbiter

Well it seems to have been quite a

month for things happening, with the

local council elections taking centre

stage, for with the emergence of the

UKIP party, things have certainly been

livened up, though whether their

successes will be repeated when the

‘nationals’ come round is yet to be

seen.

Of course the main issue is that of a

possible referendum about the

continued membership of the EU, at

least in its present form, since there is

a general sense of frustration regarding

the many restrictions that forbid our

government to actually govern.

As at all elections these days, the turn-

outs of voters suggest that not enough

interest is shown, and proposals are

mooted to make voting compulsory.

Though in theory this could improve

matters, it would just mean a plethora

of ‘nuisance votes’, favouring

otherwise no-hope candidates, thus

distorting the polls completely.

Last month Wayland News drew

attention to the need for a walkway or

other facility for pedestrians and

cyclists between Ovington and Watton.

It is obvious to all that travelling in

that manner along the A1075 is most

hazardous, and it would seem that even

a properly paved path alongside that

road would not offer much

improvement.

Could not some use be made of the

land inside the hedgerow, for most

fields nowadays have a set-aside

margin ? Of course a short return to

the main roadside would be necessary

at the bridge over the water-course

(known by some as the Wissey). Or

even a direct old-style footpath aiming

straight towards Watton, via a new

wooden foot-bridge, which would be

far cheaper than a paved path along the

road ?

Of course this is just a view of an

outsider, who might well be urged to

mind his own business, but in the old

days travellers made their own tracks

between villages, using direct routes,

and it does seem to the onlooker that

an old-fashioned style footpath might

be the answer.

In Watton itself I was rather sad to see

that the Town Clock was no longer a

feature, its place being taken by what

appeared to be a rather large hub-cap,

or a figure-less dartboard. Of course it

makes sense not to pay out for

maintenance or repairs on these

ancient artefacts, which can be very

expensive, so I assumed that this

historic feature of the Town had been

consigned to oblivion. My sadness

was suddenly dispelled on my next

visit to the High Street, for Lo and

Behold there was the clock once again

in place and in splendid nick, so it

must have been off for a complete

refurbishment. Panic over !

An item in my national newspaper

reports that a rare beetle that was

thought to have become extinct, since

no examples had been seen since 1906,

has been found near the East Anglian

coast. Is it not more likely that the

beetle has been around all the time and

it is just the shortage of coleopterists

that has been the trouble ? After all,

they are quite thin on the ground, and

are very rarely seen.

It is not often these days that our rulers

announce measures that we see as

common sense, so it is good to read

that it is intended to bring back the

names of the counties that were

removed a few years ago, for what

reason was never made clear. It does

not mean much to others, but if you

hail from, say, Huntingdon or Rutland,

then it must have been very annoying

to lose that identity.

The world recently said farewell to

Mrs.Thatcher, and though not

everyone found her premiership to

their liking, it was sad that there was

an element of antagonism shown at the

time of her funeral, certainly surprising

since most of the protestors had not

even been born at the time she was in

office.

Some rather surprising comments have

been made by government ministers

lately, one defending benefit cuts by

telling those affected to ‘get jobs’.

Needless to say he did not say where

these jobs might be found, while

another minister bemoaned the fact

that so many loopholes in the taxation

system were being exploited, ignoring

the fact that it was the system itself

that was at fault.

Yes, the tax laws are so complicated

that loopholes are so hard to close.

What started out many years ago as a

simple tax on incomes, soon became

distorted as, one after another,

exemptions had to be made to avoid

unfairly penalising hard hit

individuals, resulting in the chaos that

obtains today, with not even the

revenue people able to cope.

Finally, what a disaster for football

fans, with the Cup Final kick-off

banished to 5.15 p.m., just to satisfy a

television company.

What will be next? Perhaps the B.B.C.

will insist that the Remembrance

ceremony in Whitehall on November

11th should start with the two minutes

silence beginning at, say, six p.m. to

coincide with the national news

bulletin.

It wouldn’t surprise me.

Doing Our Bit

For The

Environment

With all the recent buzzwords of

"sustainability" and being "eco-

friendly", it is worth remembering that

these core principles have been at the

heart of your local W.I. Country

Market, latterly the Country Market,

since its inception.

A good example can be found on our

fresh produce counters which

encompasses seasonal fruit, vegetables

and plants. Having been grown locally

you can be certain of their provenence

whilst freshness and quality is assured.

We are contantly looking for

additional producers who may be

interested in joining us, so if you

sometimes have a surplus of garden

produce or, indeed, are a keen cook

and would enjoy meeting like-minded

people, please pop in and see us on a

Wednesday morning.

We are open from 8.30 until 11.30 in

the Watton Christian Community

Centre at the western end of the High

Street, just before the library.

Homeade crafts are also well

represented and range from wooden

toys, knitwear, greeting cards and

jewellery. Farm fresh eggs are always

available and are most popular. Please

come in and feel free to browse and

maybe take some light refreshment in

the adjacent hall.

Put Watton on

the Map Chamber Chair's Comment, by Norman Wilson

The Town Team are fantastic in helping to put

Watton on the map. I wish others could be the

same.

The last two events, the Motorcycle and Book

events, have created real publicity for the town.

More importantly, from anecdotal evidence, they

have increased footfall and spend in the shops.

They are giving really a good reason to come to

Watton.

Once people come they are likely to return when

they receive excellent service and advice.

I witnessed a great example of that service at the

dry cleaners. Time was irrelevant when

explaining to a lady how the process would

affect the curtaining and the lining giving

reassurance on the result. No time was spared, no

rush to get her “processed”.

The next event is the classic car event on the

weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of June.

However it seems that others do not have us on

their map. When the EDP publish maps of

Norfolk for some reason Watton more often than

not does not appear. From now on we should

remind them we exist.

When NWES ran start-up support in Breckland

using the Norfolk County Council’s funding

managed by Breckland Council; yes, we had the

initial day but no start-up course. Iain at the

Wayland Partnership gathered together a larger

attendance at the initial day than Thetford did -

but Thetford got the course. This is not good

enough. It must change!

Breckland is, from the statistics produced for

West Norfolk when they paid for a study a few

years ago, in the bottom 20% of districts for

economic success. Watton does not have the

support given to Thetford or Dereham. We have

opportunities to do something about this. This

will only come to fruition if we obtain an

advantage and do something about or

disadvantages. We want Watton to be place you

can come to for new and growing businesses.

This is a key way to raise us up the table.

We have a number of things going for us. The

A11 is being dualled and the train service from

Cambridge to Norwich is going to increase in

frequency. We will be an hour away from

Cambridge and 45 minutes from the centre of

Norwich. We need superfast broadband which

has been taken up by our MP George Freeman.

This is an essential part of the package. Finally

would it not be great if the embryo project to

produce ‘Babes in the Wood’ as part of the

Norwich Festival was near Wayland Wood

where it belongs!

Lt. Cressingham

and Threxton

Rolls of Honour As next year is the centenary of the outbreak of the

First World War, there will be nationwide

recognition of those who served their country.

There will be various projects, displays,

exhibitions and research of the men behind the

names on the War Memorials and Rolls of Honour

throughout the country. Little Cressingham

Heritage Group has already undertaken a

substantial amount of research into the soldiers

whose names appear on the Rolls of Honour

which are located in St. Andrew's Church, Little

Cressingham and All Saints Church, Threxton.

However, there is nothing like the personal touch

and so we would very much like to hear from

anyone willing to share memories/stories etc. of

any relatives who served in WW1 with links to

Little Cressingham, The Arms or Threxton. A

way of commemoration is by learning more about

the person behind the name and his family. The

results will form part of the village archives for

posterity and will also feature in a local display in

2014. Please contact Sue or Eddie Wakefield for

a chat on 01953 883478.

Total Health Therapy in Watton

will be holding a Best Foot

Forward Falls Awareness Event

during 17th – 21st June as part

of Age UK’s Falls Awareness

Week. The aim is to get people

to put their ‘best foot forward’

by keeping their feet healthy to

prevent falls in later life. As

well as keeping their feet in

good shape, the event will show

there are a whole range of

things that can reduce the risk

of a fall.

The week will highlight how

important it is for everyone to

keep their feet healthy in order

to maintain mobility and

independence throughout life.

Foot conditions can result in

foot pain, which in turn can

cause problems with balance,

walking and sensation in the

feet – all of which can lead to

falls. With around 30% of over

65s and 50% of those aged over

80 falling every year, Age UK

is calling on older people to

attend local activities during

Falls Awareness Week to learn

how to prevent falls and keep

feet healthy all year round.

Total Health will also be

holding their own Falls

Awareness event throughout

June at their clinic in Watton

which will include information

on preventing falls, 10% off a

new pair of slippers in

exchange for your old or sloppy

slippers and a FREE walking

stick MOT. The clinic also has

a podiatry service assisting

people with good foot health.

People in later life or concerned

relatives are invited to join in to

find out what they can do to

help prevent falls.

Rachel Ray of Total Health

Therapy said “There are many

reasons why people start to

experience falls and often some

simple tips and advice can help

to prevent a fall. Something as

simple as a new ferrule on a

walking stick can make the

difference between walking

with confidence and being at

risk of a fall. I would urge

anybody who is concerned to

visit us for advice”

Michelle Mitchell, Charity

Director General at Age UK,

said ‘Foot pain and falls are not

inevitable as we get older.

There are lots of things that we

can do to help prevent falls and

keep our feet healthy

throughout life – from simply

having regular foot checks to

wearing well-fitting shoes,.

During the event, people will be

able to find out more about how

to look after their feet and how

to do simple exercises that

could help prevent falls.”

During Falls Awareness Week,

AGE UK will be supporting

events across the country

highlighting how important it is

to look after your feet as well

as the benefits of staying active

in later life. For more

information visit:

www.ageuk.org.uk/falls

or call 0800 169 6565.

To take part in the Total Health

Therapy Best Foot Forward

event visit the clinic at 8

Thetford Road, Watton IP25

6BS

or call 01953 886860

Put Your Best Foot

Forward For Age UK’s

Falls Awareness Week

At Total Heath

Church Times and News The Wayland News

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for June

St. Mary’s Church, Watton

www.stmaryswatton.org

Open Wed 10.30-3.00pm & Thurs10-12.30pm. You are

welcome to come into church to enjoy the peace and

tranquillity, say a prayer or just to look round. Church members

will welcome you and serve refreshments.

1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion 2nd

Wednesday Morning Worship

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

Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]

Sun 2nd 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion

Sun 9th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion


10.00am Group Service of Holy Communion

Last Service By Rev Geoff Garrett

Sun 23rd 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am All Age Worship

12.30pm Holy Baptism

6.30pm Praise and Worship with Shine

Speaker—The Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick Bishop of Lynn


10.30am Group Service Holy Communion

at St Nicholas’ Church Ashill

Watton Methodist Church

www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk

Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet

reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am

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

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

Member. Minister: Deacon S Sowerby 01953 881035

Sun 2nd 10.45am Mrs A Fox

6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck

Sun 9th 10.45am Mr S Lynn

6.30pm Mr J Winner

Sun 16th 10.45am Deacon S Sowerby

6.30pm Holy Communion

Rev M Pillay & Deacon S Sowerby

Sun 23rd 10.45am Rev M Pillay Holy Communion

6.30pm Miss J Woor

Sun 30th 10.45am Mrs J Semmons

6.30pm Mrs S Greenaway

Roman Catholic Community

Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton

Children have their own programme during the

Sunday morning services

Sun 2nd 10.30am “God’s Fellow Workers -

We are Fellow Workers with One Another”

Sun 9th 10.30am We are Fellow Workers for God”

Sun 16th 10.30am We are Fellow Workers with God”

Sun 23rd 10.30am You are God’s Field”

Sun 30th 10.30am You are God’s Building”

St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill

Tuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion

Sun 2nd 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 9th 9.30am Morning Worship


Sun 30th 10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion

St. George’s Church, Saham Toney

Sun 2nd 10.30am Benefice Service of

Holy Communion & Holy Baptism

Sun 9th 11.00am Morning Worship


S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke


Sun 23rd 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington


Sun 23rd 10.30am Pet Service

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

Worship Calendar for June

Sunday 2nd June - First Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham

Sunday 9th June - Second Sunday after Trinity

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 16th June - Third Sunday after Trinity

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham

10:30 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Sunday 23rd June - Fourth Sunday after Trinity

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 30th June - Fifth Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles

6:00 pm ‘Through the garden gate’ Caston

Songs of Praise service of hymns & readings

Sunday 7th July - Sixth Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

Watton Food Bank donations received at all

regular Sunday morning services

PRAY AND PLAY Wednesdays 10:15 am, Caston Primary School Hall

For those of all our parishes with children aged 0-5

Short Holy Communion, kiddies’ Christian songs;

social & play time

‘THE WAY’ YOUTH GROUP (ages 11+)

7th June, 7:00 pm, Rectory

23rd June, Meeting with other Church youth groups,

7:00 pm, Rectory

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


SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St Mary’s Church, Watton

Sunday 16th June at Watton Christian Community Centre

2.30pm until 4.00pm Please join us, a warm welcome awaits

you and your friends.

Watton Bereavement Support Group June Events

Wed 5th No meeting - Annual Outing Mon 17th 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses

Andrew Francis

Funeral Service

Telephone 01953 883 033

Watton’s Only Independent Family Funeral Directors

Pre-Planned Funerals

An alternative to the Pre-Paid Funeral plan is

Pre-Planned Funerals, where we can discuss all the requirements

of the Funeral either in the comfort of a client’s own home or in

our office.

We can store these details so that when they are required we have

them taking away a large amount of worry and confusion from

relatives.

We will also issue the client with paper work to include in their

own files confirming we have all the details, there are

NO CHARGES for this service.

All Saints Church, Threxton

Our next Service is Sunday 2nd June at 10am

How big is your world? Thought for the month by Deacon Steve Sowerby,

Watton Methodist Church That may be a strange question but the reason I ask is that I have

recently become good friends with some amazing and inspirational

people I have never even met!

Some of them live in the U.S; some of them live in Thailand, and

some of them live just around the corner. But one thing that we all

have in common is a desire to connect with each other and share a

little bit of our lives with each other. One thing it has taught me is

how to introduce myself in Thai.

Sawadee Krub, Pom Chu Steve.

My life now is not the same as it was six months ago; richer, all

because of meeting new people.

Social media can be a very exciting way to make new friends and

expand your knowledge of the world outside of the Wayland area.

On most social media platforms you are invited to ‘follow’ people.

This means that you can view their current status online and follow

their lives depending on what they want you to know. We have all

heard of how social media can be used for evil purposes with some

exploiting children and vulnerable adults.

It takes a certain amount of courage and trust to share just a little part

of your life with those you barely know, and unfortunately, some

people become targets for these evil-minded individuals.

However, if we are wise about social media and how we can use it

safely, it can open a whole new window on the world.

When Jesus asked his disciples to follow him, he was allowing them

to participate in his life journey; to become friends and become part of

his life.

There may have been many questions in the minds of Peter, James

and John and the other disciples; their trepidation met with equal

amounts of fear and doubt. However, what was to happen to them

would change the course of humankind and set the whole world on

course for a greater future with God.

God had invited the world to share with him in his story.

The wonderful news is that Jesus is still inviting us to be his friends

and to share in his life; and when we do, God opens a window on the

world that expands the way we view the world.

When you make the decision to ‘follow’ Jesus, your world will

become much bigger and your life will never be the same again.

The Rev’d Geoff and

Anne Garrett leaving

Watton Service Our first reaction is one of sadness and regret that Geoff and Anne are

leaving us after five years of friendship and ministry amongst us.

We thank God for that ministry and for all that has been achieved in

those years.

We at St Mary’s remember our church building as it was five years

ago and the transformation that has occurred under Geoff’s

leadership, making the church a more vibrant and welcoming place.

But, more than that, we think of the lives touched and enriched by

Geoff and Anne’s loving pastoral care, both within the church and the

wider community.

We wish them every happiness and blessing in their new parishes and

we invite you to join us for their last service of Holy Communion at

St. Mary’s on Sunday 16th June at 10am.

Hackers, Tackers and

Stuffers with Project

Linus Norfolk On Saturday 20th April Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers

hosted an open workshop making quilts for Project

Linus at the The Well, Ashill. This was a most enjoyable

and productive day with HTS members and visitors

sewing and others dropping in, bringing finished quilts.

We must thank The Well for hospitality and copious

quantities of tea and coffee supplemented by cakes made

by members.

On behalf of Linus we are organising a coach to the

Fabric Guild in Leicester on Thursday 12th September at

a cost of £16 payable on booking. The coach will leave

Kittell Close Car Park (behind Queen’s Hall) at 8 a.m.

For further information and booking ring Jane on 01953

884215.

Meanwhile Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers continue to

meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 7 -

9 pm in the Watton Christian Community Centre.

Currently we have several day workshops for members

only which will be reported next month. For details

contact Jane at the number above, look at our Blog on

http://htsqgroupblog.com or, for Linus only, email on

[email protected]

We welcome new members and visitors .

Advertising The Wayland News

Tom's Kickboxing Academy Tom's Kickboxing Academy (TKA) in Shipdham, opened its doors to

the public in June last year, and has now held its second grading.

Seven students took part in the grading ranging from the ages of 7-14

and all passed, two of which double double graded.

The club's Chief Instructor, Tom Oldridge 1st Dan Black Belt, said

"This shows just how far the students have progressed as they have

put so much effort and hard work into their training, it also just shows

how much the club has progressed as well as we began with 5 students

over two day's now we have 25 students.”

Mr Oldridge then commented on the students who had double graded.

"I knew the boys would double grade as they had progressed and

worked very hard over the past months its a pleasure to have graded

them.”

If you are interested in taking part in kickboxing contact TKA on

07585663905 or [email protected].

Group Photo (Left): Left to Right: Scott Gibbon (Examiner), Tom

Oldridge (Instructor/Examiner), Brook Ewen 9th Kyu Red Stripe,

Corie Ewen 9th Kyu Red Stripe, Emily Buckley 8th kyu Orange

Stripe, Katie Long 8th kyu Orange Stripe, Bryce Adams 8th kyu

Orange Stripe, Jordan Franklin 7th Kyu Yellow and finally Ryan

Ferrari 9th Kyu Red Stripe.

Double graders photo (Below) Left to Right: Tom Oldridge

(Instructor/Examiner), Bryce Adams 8th kyu Orange Stripe, Jordan

Franklin 7th Kyu Yellow Stripe and Scott Gibbon (Examiner)

Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu Ishin Ryu has, this month, celebrated 23 years of

teaching Ju Jitsu. Having started life with just 7 students

in a small hall in Hertfordshire, it now boasts thousands

of students and affiliates across the world.

As part of Ishin Ryu's yearly celebrations, they have

continued the tradition of selecting a worthy charity to

raise money for. The past 12 months have seen students

raising money for "Scotty's Little Soldiers" and at the

yearly celebratory dinner Soke Kevin Pell, the founder

and chief instructor of Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu was proud to be

able to hand over the promise of nearly £7,000.

Well done to all those students who helped raise such a

grand amount for such a worthy cause.

For further information on local Ju Jitsu classes, please

contact us on [email protected] or call direct on 01953

483795

Pictured: Del Shannon, Trevor Steward, Andy Herbert,

Soke Kevin Pell, Sheila Eglen, Andy Tierny

The Ovington

Crower

Well hare yew gittin on tergither, hoop

yare orl in tha pink and gitten tha ole

gardin in shearp.

Cor Blarst were hed a seerus owtbreark of

sunbern of leart, ole missus G she hev

cum owt orl oova wi grate ole blistas, she

hent niva tearkin har coot orf since larst

Octooba, soo she got orl bunt up suffin

bad. Mind yew shes a slummikan grate

mawtha so thars plenty of har to git bunt.

She say ter me she say “Cor Sid hent thet

a rummin I ony took my shut orf fer a

mite an lookit me I’m orl of a dutha” Thas

orl down ter the sun yer no, we ent yoosed

tew it an thet cort a lotta peeple owt. Cos

ware back ter the ole rearn agin now, an

thas tunned pretty cowld as well.

Things in tha willage are set to chearng

afor long I rekkun, ware gotta hev a

public meeting in tha horl learta on tha

week, thas ware orl the hool willage git up

thar an give tha ole chairman and cowncil

some teddy abowt how thar mearkin a

mess o things, an wot thar orta dew abowt

it. Yewshully tha doont teark any notis an

carry on tha searm, but this year thars

gonna be a revolt an I rekkun tha ole chair

is gonna hev to chuck in tha towel. Gud

jobanorl, his bin thar since Horry ware a

lad an thas a fare ole time.

We thort tha cowncil ware gunna git owt

tha ole gardin tewls owt an git thet

footpath tew Watton dug owt afore now,

but no, tha hint lifted a fork nor nuthin.

Horry he say ter me he say “Sid” he say

“Ware gunna hev to git owersalves

uppa tha horl and hev a sittin

protest” I say tew him I say “Wos

thet gonna ‘cheve, thar’ll jist lock us

in an goo orf hoom, then we sharnt

git no tea or nuthin nor git up tha

pub fer a pint” “Arr” he say “I

orlreddy gotta creart o pale ale hid

up in tha storeroom, and yor missus

kin dew a wun o har grate ole pies,

kip us gooin fer a cuppla dears”

“Who else is gonna be thar?” I

arsked. “Well” he say “I ent sin enny

wun yit, but sune as thar no were set up

fer tha long horl, thar’ll be hunnards of

them, yew mark my wuds”

“Yorl be lucky” I say “Thar ent more than

a hunnard an fifty folk live here

anyoldhow, an moost o them doont give a

fig”

“Ware gotta meark a stand Sid” he say

“Ware gotta hev a chearnge o cowncil or

we shall hefta set up ower oon band o

bruthas, we shall hevva revolt,-------wos

the time Sid, we orta hoss orf tew tha pub

and discuss ower stratgy oova a pint or

sevral”

I jist played alonga him cos wen he no

Norrige City hent gooin down nex year,

he’ll fergit orl abowt revoltin an git owt

his ole green an yella scarf, an goo

hollerin around tha city tellin peepal thas

orl his dewing cos tha manager took

nootis o his (Horry’s) stratgy. Jist as well

the manager dint teark nootis cos Horry’s

ideer of football is to niva mind tha borl,

jist kick tha otha side orfa tha pitch.

Hent sin tha ole Wicar leartly, she say

larst time she cum tew Charch, thet sum

Ovington peeple, lookin hard at Horry,

ware “Beyond Redemshun” woteva thet

means.

Cos ware got orl new heatin and lites in

tha Charch now, so wen thas a bit sharp

owtside tha ole lottment peeple kin git in

thar an hev a bit of a warm up, afore

dewing a bit o choppin owt.

Praps thas wot tha Wiccar wos on abowt

cos she hefta pay the lectric I spose.

Goo ta hell, thas stopped rearnin, so I

betta git my teartas haled up afore we git a

nutha frorst.

Teark care tergitha and dew yew kip a

troshin.

Boy Sid


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WAYLAND EVENTS DIARY

June

Sat1st NWT Guided Walk at NWT Weeting Heath reserve 11am

Sat 1st Caston Village Fete 2pm Chase Farm.

Sat 8th Ovington Village Fete 1pm to 4pm See article.

Mon 10th Diabetes UK at the Pentecostal Church 10.15am Speaker:

Sister Marian Dolphin, from the Watton Medical Practice

Sat 15th Open Gardens, Rocklands 11 - 5pm

Wed 19th Bingo, Rocklands Village Hall Eyes Down 7.45pm

Thur 20th Family History Evening at Carbrooke See art.

Fri 21st Barn Dance on aid of FOCC See ad for details

Sat 22nd Stow Bedon & Breckles Fete 2pm See Art

Sun 23rd Town Team Classic Car Run in the High Street See art

Sun 23rd Meet the NWT Breckland Group at Rockland All Saints

Open Gardens.

Sun 23rd Open Gardens, Rocklands 11 - 5 pm

Sat 28th } Through the Garden Gate - Open Gardens

Sun 29th } at Caston See article for full details

Sun 29th 7.3-pm Concert and Open garden at Houghton Barns,

South Pickenham. See ad for details

July Sat 6th Coffee Morning Queens Hall Watton 9.30-1.30

Ploughmans lunches (In aid of Stow Bedon Church)

Sat 13th Coffee Morning at Ovington Village Hall See ad

This picture of Watton Town Football

Club was taken in 1967 when the teams

pictured played Putney. Paul Thompson

supplied the picture and has managed to

name nearly everyone – but can you fill in

the blanks?

Back Row (A Team): Brian Couzens,

Terry Tennant, Graham Watson, ?,Tony

Shipp, ?, Brian Worby, Frank

Williamson, ?, John Ashfield

Middle Row (Reserves) : Mal Finch, Nigel

Tilford, Peter Thorpe, Ray Kemp, Robin

Mitchell, Trevor Mounter, Dick Jessup,

Rodney Ward, Tony Rix, Paul Thompson

Front Row (First) : Trevor Whitmore, Ray

Keeler, Terry Cocks, David Quadling

(hidden), Peter Bunn, Chris Warner, Robin

Danford, Trevor Tuttle, Robin Worden,

John Saunders

Keepers kneeling: John Buckenham. Les

Easter, Noel Dye. Walter Goldsmith is on

the right and the picture was taken by

George Jessup.

Watton Town FC 1967 Team Picture

Richmond Park Golf Club

Ladies Section The Lady Captain’s Charity Day (played on Monday 22nd April) was a

stableford competition played over 18 holes, but with only 12 hidden holes to

count as the final score. The winner was Jan Bone, who scored 28 points

over the 12 holes. Second was Elaine Aberdeen who scored 26points.

Pictured left: Jan Bone (right) receiving her prize from Captain Eileen Chard.

This was followed by a nine hole putting competition and then a raffle. The

putting competition was won by Diane Pitman with a score of 20. £235 was

raised in total and will be going to the Great Ormond Street Children's

Cancer charity.

Combination Cup ( played on Monday 29th April) Format - 6 holes

Foursomes, 6 holes Greensomes, 6 holes better ball: The winners were

Lesley Davis and Rosie Sutterby with a score of 69.5

Runners up were Jan Bone and Anne Achilles with a score of 72 points.

the wayland news june 2013

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