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Contact Who’s Who
St Peter & St Paul Fakenham Parish Church
The copy date for the January 2019 Beacon is 1st December. Ready for deliverers on Saturday 22ⁿd December.Please note the earlier date.
RectorRev’d Francis Mason 01328 [email protected]
The Rectory Office 01328 862268Gladstone Road, Fakenham,NR21 [email protected]
For parish information, baptisms andwedding bookingsalso see our website.Church postcode (for satnav) -NR21 9BXThe Church is open from 8.45am -4.00pm every day.
ReadersElaine Burbidge 01328 851848Linda Frost 01328 862919Amanda Sands 01328 878218
ChurchwardensRoger Burbidge 01328 851848Keith Osborn 07887 [email protected]
Fabric OfficerJudith Inward 01328 855269
Church TreasurerVia Rectory Office 01328 862268
Sacristan / Verger for weddings &funeralsPatrick Sheppard 01328 855013
Child Protection OfficerPaul Nielsen 07798 766357
Vulnerable Adults Officervia Rectory office 01328 862268
Organist/ChoirmasterJonathan Dodd 01328 862268 via Rectory office
Marriage PreparationAmanda Sands 01328 878218 or 07789 225011
Stepping StonesElaine Burbidge 01328 851848
Messy ChurchAnn Rae Sims 01328 864537
Mothers’ UnionFelicity Randall 01328 862443
Church Women’s GuildJoy Gill 01328 863632
Church FlowersJudith Smyth 01328 864061
Bell RingersKevin Allcock 01328 853928
Support in Loss GroupJudith Smyth 01328 864061
Christmas Tree FestivalAnne Peppitt 07999 532002
Beacon Editor and advertisingLinda Frost 01328 [email protected]
Beacon TreasurerJohn Dunn 01328 856644
Beacon DistributionElaine Burbidge 01328 [email protected]
Website AdministratorKeith Osborn 07887 [email protected]
Croxton Road, Fulmodeston,NR21 0LZ
Priest in chargeRev’d Francis Mason 01328 [email protected]
ChurchwardenAndrew Lee 01328 878870
Please feel free to contact us aboutservices and events or the RectoryOffice where enquiries aboutbaptisms, weddings and funerals canbe made.
Christ Church, Fulmodeston
Find us online:
Webwww.fakenhamparishchurch.org.uk
Fakenham Parish Church
@fakenhampchurch
John 1: 1-5, 14In the beginning was the Word, andthe Word was with God, and the Wordwas God. He was in the beginning withGod. All things came into beingthrough him, and without him not onething came into being. What has comeinto being in him was life, and the lifewas the light of all people. The lightshines in the darkness, and thedarkness did not overcome it.And the Word became flesh and livedamong us.
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Page 2 Contact details
Page 3 Viewpoint
Page 4 Prayer Space
Page 5 Church Christmas Services
Page 6 Town Talk
Page 7 Bits n’ Pieces
Page 8 Audrey meets Alie Hannam
Page 9 Community Archive
Page 10 Out and about withKay
Page 11 Catch up with Fulmodeston
Page 12 Services & Events
Page 13 What’s On
Pages 14- 20Advertising
Contents Viewpoint
Choir Practice5.15pm every Thursday
Bell Ringing Practice2ⁿd and 4th Thursday eachmonth at 7.30pm
Baptisms21st Oct. Cody Walpole21st Oct. Eden Walpole28th Oct. Lily-Grace Clarke
Weddings20th Oct. Wayne Butterfield & Sylwia Blazejczak
Funerals9th Oct. Pauline Thurgill15th Oct. Ivy Neilly24th Oct. Neville Lake
Fakenham Parish Church Registers
A few years ago, just beforeChristmas, I was stepping out of thedentist's chair, when my dentist, ayoung Muslim, asked me if ourchurch would be open for Christmas.When I said that it most certainlywould, he went on to say, "I don'tunderstand why in this countrypeople party a lot, eat and drink toomuch, and spend too much moneyon presents at Christmas but nobodyseems to pray." He was genuinelypleased when I assured him thatmany, many Christians up and downthe land would most definitely bepraying and gathering together forworship right through the Christmasperiod.
I have had women tell me with somepassion that they hate Christmas.The pre-Christmas period is so busy,the pressures and the expectationsplaced on them are huge, and it'seasy to see why they feel the waythey do. It's easy to see, too, why mydentist felt as he did. In the build upto Christmas there seems to be little,if any, mention of the reason for theChristmas festival existing at all - thebirth of Jesus Christ. Yet ourcathedrals are reporting a bigincrease in worshippers, especiallyover Christmas. Ministers andchurches will tell you they are oftenasked for prayer. At the ChristmasTree Festival, the prayer treesquickly become so laden with prayerstars, that room has to be created tomake space for the prayers of those
coming later in the week. Manypeople do want to pray.
In the busy-ness of the build up toChristmas, there is little time to stopand reflect on why we celebrate,what we celebrate, and how wecelebrate. Re-focussing our thinkingon the reasons for our celebrationscan give us a new perspective on theway we prepare, can give newmeaning to our celebrations. So whynot take a moment here and thereduring your preparations to considerthe birth this festival celebrates. Andmaybe take in a Christmas service atone of the churches in the town, saya quiet prayer of thanks for Jesus'birth, or as you sit down for yourChristmas meal, pause and givethanks to the unseen guest at yourtable - Jesus.
And yes - still celebrate. For the birthof Christ - Emmanuel - God come toearth in the infant Jesus - is surely areason to CELEBRATE!
I pray you may enjoy a blessed andhappy Christmas.
Joy Elkins
Parish Prayers for DecemberDaily prayers are said for Fakenham, its people and organisationsDuring the weeks in December we will be specifically praying for:
2ⁿd - 8th Christmas Tree Festival charities & organisations. Those who live or work in Holt Road, Tower Court, Westmead Road.
9th - 15th Voluntary organisations. Those who live or work in Valley Way, John Chapman Close.
16th - 22ⁿd MissionariesThose who live or work in Gorse Close, Foxglove Close, Mallard Close, Heron Close,Kingfisher Close.
23rd - 29th Residential care homes. Those who live or work in Meadow Court, The Ridings, Green Court, River View Close, Paddock Close.
30th - 5th Jan. The hungry, those sleeping rough. Those who live or work in Clover Way, Field View Court, Bramble Court, Plantation Road, Sedge Close.
Prayer Space
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The theme of The Beacon this month is “Looking Forward”.
What immediately sprang to mind, and I don’t know why, was a quotation from the book of Hebrews inthe Christian Scriptures - “looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith”. What we look at, or for,determines where we are headed, and where we end up. It is vital to think about where we want to endup.
Heavenly Father, help us to live our lives well.
Remove everything which is weighing us down.
Encourage us to look back to those who have gone before,
and forward to the joy you have in mind for us.
But most of all, place Jesus before us.
May our eyes be so firmly fixed on Jesus every step of our journey
that we can have confidence.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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TOWN TALKTown TalkHaving now lived here for almost fortyyears I'm beginning to get the hang ofthis town. There have certainly beensome momentous changes since wemoved here from Lowestoft in 1979 toour first home in Westmead Road. Ithad previously belonged to GrammarSchool teacher Noel Jones so we feltpleased to be continuing in the samesort of groove. What particularchanges? So many that they wouldfill more than this column but here area few of the more significant shifts.The printing works down WhitehorseStreet closed to be replaced by carparks, the new Aldiss store and MillersWalk shopping arcade.Redevelopment of the market squaretransformed the appearance of thetown centre. Rainbow became thefirst out-of-town supermarket at thetop end of Holt Road. A northern by-pass siphoned off through traffic awayfrom Greenway Lane and the townitself. The town council base wastransferred from the old Red Lionbuilding - now the Gallery Bistro - topurpose-built premises adjacent tothe Community Centre. Thursdaymarket days became traffic-free,much to everyone's delight. Baron'sHall Lawn, the long-time home ofFakenham Town Football and CricketClubs, was sold for housingdevelopment, now known as TheLawn. The cricketers moved up toField Lane where a splendid squarehas been nurtured on the formerschool playing field; the footballersout to Clipbush Park where their pitchis the envy of many. And a fine SportsCentre finally materialized next to theformer Fakenham High School, nowFakenham Academy. Changes, ofcourse, are inevitable and willcontinue with the planneddevelopment of a huge housing estate
between Rudham Stile Lane and thebypass.
Wayfarer
Poppies for RemembranceThank you to everyone in thecommunity who contributed to theamazing poppy displays whichdecorated the War Memorial, MarketSquare and Parish Church during theArmistice Centenary Commemorationin November. We had as many as5,000 poppies donated - some evenfrom Australia. These included purpleones to represent the animals whodied working for the troops, and whiteones as a prayer for peace in thefuture. Linda Jennings (Town Clerk)and her helpers prepared the WarMemorial and Market Square, and Iled a group who planned andassembled the church display. By thetime we had finished decorating thechurch we had almost run out ofpoppies, and I couldn't believe we hadused so many!Again, a huge thank you to all whohelped in any way. Every poppymattered . . . as did every life lost.
Alison Harding
Carol Concert to raise funds for theearthquake and tsunami in Indoesia.To help The Salvation Army's work ofbringing relief from suffering theFakenham Fellowship Band are givinga carol concert on Friday, 21stDecember at 7.30pm in The SalvationArmy, Oak Street, Fakenham.There is no charge for the evening butthere will be opportunity to makedonations, if desired, at theconclusion of the evening.Almost three months after thedevastating earthquakes, tsunami andaftershocks which struck in Indonesia,The Salvation Army's disasterresponse continues.
The Salvation Army has served hotmeals, as well as providing emergencyfood parcels, drinking water andtarpaulins.Despite damage to The SalvationArmy's Woodward Hospital, it treated789 patients on-site in the two weeksfollowing the initial earthquakeTo meet demand, The SalvationArmy's Indonesia Territory is training afurther 20 officers in traumacounselling, and these reinforcementswill be sent to support the teamalready on the ground. Donations canalso be made by visitingwww.salvationarmy.org/ihq/paluquake
The 18th ChristmasTree Festival 2018
Please make sure you visit thiswonderful event. There are over 60trees in Fakenham Parish Church, 56of them decorated by differentcharities and the overall effect isamazing. The Festival runs fromThursday 29th November to Thursday6th December, from 10am until 8pm(12noon on Sunday after the FestivalService at 10.30am - all welcome!)There are refreshments, includingdelicious cakes and light lunches; aChristmas Market; tombola and raffle.As usual we are indebted toFakenham Garden Centre for theirmost generous donation of all thetrees used in the Festival.Unfortunately January's Beacon willhave gone to press before all thecharities' results are known, but wewill make space in the Februarymagazine for them, and meanwhilethey should be available on the churchwebsite before Christmas.Next year's festival will be from Nov28th - Dec 5th. Please watch thewebsite for more information andnews of the launch which willprobably be in early April.
Fakenham LibraryFor further information about eventsand to book please call 01328862715 or check our Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/fakenhamlibrarySpecial EventsQuiz Night - Wednesday 12th Dec.7pm - 9pmCome along for our quiz night! £2per person, teams up to 6 people. AFakenham Library Friends event.Booking essential. To book contactthe library on 01328 862715Regular EventsHelp with your Family History.Book a one-to-one session with ourvolunteer. Just ask staff for details.Computer Support SessionsBook your free space on a Mondayafternoon for help with using
computers and the Internet.Contact Fakenham Library forbookings.Happy Hour - DVDs are all 2 for theprice of 1 - every Tuesday 4pm - 6pm& Friday 5pm - 7pmSeated Exercise - Mondays 2.15pm-3.00pm £2.50 per week. Bookingessential. Book your place with SueGathercole of Cardio & Core 07774245810 [email protected] Rug Club - 1st Tuesday of themonth 10.30-12 noonBeginners welcome. Share ideas -swap materialsBook Club - 2ⁿd Tuesday of themonth 10.30-11.30. New membersalways welcome. Ask staff for detailsof the books being discussed
Rhyme Time - Tuesdays 2 - 2.45pm -weekly in term time. Sessions run byFakenham Gateway SureStartChildren's Centre staff.Fakenham Library Audio Book Club -3rd Monday of the month 10.30am-12.00.This is run by the Norfolk &Norwich Association for the Blind(NNAB).To book your place call Markor Elaine on 01603 629558 [email protected] Club - every Thursday 2.00- 3.00pm. Feeling at a loose end?Come to the library for a cuppa and achat.Norfolk Citizens Advice - Mondaysand Thursdays 10am - 3pmDrop in advice sessions.
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With Christmas almost upon us, it’s a good time to look at the true meaning of the carol, TheTwelve Days of Christmas.A partridge in a pear tree: Jesus ChristTwo turtle doves: the old and new TestamentsThree French Hens: the theological virtues of faith, hope and charityFour calling birds: the four gospelsFive gold rings: the first five books of the Old Testament
also known as the PentateuchSix geese a-laying: the six days that God took to create the worldSeven swans a-swimming: the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit,
the seven sacramentsEight maids a-milking: the eight BeatitudesNine ladies dancing: the nine fruits of the Holy SpiritTen lords a-leaping: the 10 CommandmentsEleven pipers piping: the 11 faithful apostlesTwelve drummers drumming: the 12 points of doctrine in the
Apostle’s Creed
What’s the difference between a hymn and a carol?The chances are that most of us will be singing some carols in thenext few weeks but what is the difference between a hymn and acarol? A hymn is specifically a song of praise to God (or to a Saint),whereas a carol is any (almost always) celebratory song (almostalways) connected with Christmas or, to a lesser extent, Easter.Originally, the carol was a communal dance of celebration but whenwords were added to the tune, the resulting song became known asa carol.
Beacon DeliveryA regular volunteer deliverer is requiredfor Jubilee Avenue - 79 copies.If you could take this on please contactElaine on 01328 851848 orEmail: [email protected]
Thank you.
Alie Hannam is undaunted by changeand is willing to take on an adventure.Born in Romford, Essex, she movedwith her parents to Whissonsett at theage of twelve, when her father wasmedically retired from theMetropolitan police. Moving fromouter London to rural Norfolk was agreat change. She embarked onanother adventure at eighteen yearsold when she and a friend went toMajorca with a return ticket and fourhundred pounds to her name. Aliemade a life and a successful careerthere and only returned after ten yearsbecause of her mother's ill health.Majorca and the friends she madethere are still very close to her heart.She gained hotel experience workingwith her then husband at the WensumLodge Hotel when he was chef, butwith two young daughters, hotel hourswere not family-friendly. She opened ashop on Norwich Street which she hadfor ten years. Then The Crown Hotel,which had been closed for over eightyears, opened again, to everyone'sdelight. Alie was thrilled to berecruited as Assistant Manager, butsadly the business ran out of moneyand suddenly, on New Year's Eve, itclosed, the manager disappeared andall staff lost their jobs. This wasdevastating for everyone, not least forAlie, but she set about making asuccess out of a failure. With thesupport of the owner of the premises,she hurriedly studied for her licenseeexams, dealt with all the legalities oftransferring the business and lease etc,and with a great team of former staff,family and helpers, got the businessready to open again in the February.All the former staff were employedagain and with sheer grit anddetermination, Alie made sure thebusiness got back on to its feet. "I getan idea and I make it happen." For her,"…it's not about making money,although everyone needs to make aliving and pay the bills. It's about thepeople - my staff, my regulars, and myfamily." She employs fourteen people,full or part time. She and partner and
three dogs live in Fakenham. And sheis the proud grandmother of a babyboy!
What would improve the town? - Weget a lot of tourists but the town needsshops that people need to go to, tobring more regular footfall. Supportyour local businesses!What is your favourite view in thearea? - The Crown. Sometimes I lookup and smile and can't quite believethat it's mine.Is there a motto you like to follow? -Be kindYour pet hate? - People in cars whodon't indicate where they are going.Who has been a great influence inyour life? - All my friends in Majorca.I'm still in contact with them now.What's the biggest decision you'vemade on the spur of the moment? -Taking on The Crown.What is your greatest strength?- I'mnot a worrier.And your greatest weakness?-Chocolate.What's the greatest challenge you'vehad to overcome? - Losing my parents.My Mum died of breast cancer far tooyoung and never got to enjoy hergrandchildren.Your earliest memory? - On a see-sawon holiday in Wales. Someone pushedit too hard and I fell off and broke myarm.Do you still have anything from yourchildhood? - My whole childhood is inmy loft after clearing my parents'house.Have you even been grateful for thekindness of a stranger? - Yes. I oncehad an accident on the M11 late atnight and a man with a lorry pulledacross the carriageway to stop thetraffic to help me.Is a religious faith part of your life? - Iwas brought up Church of England andwent to Sunday school, so it is in mybackground and I still regard myself asCofE.What's your biggest extravagance? -My brand new cream mini.
Favourite restaurant? - Our Italianrestaurant, La Bella Corona - thebeautiful crown, of course!What is the secret of happiness? -Laughter.What's the one thing you are reallygood at? - Organising peopleOne thing we'd never hear you say? -'I'll have a steak..' I've been vegetariansince I was 12!What do you do in your spare time? -Preferably nothing! But I do support ahomeless charity called Anon, whichfeeds and helps homeless people inNorwich and runs a food stall at nighton the Haymarket. I collect sleepingbags, dried food, toiletries etc to givethem. See my facebook page if youwant to help!What's your bedtime reading? -Facebook!Any particular ambitions? - To restorethe reputation that The Crown hadyears ago as a successful hotel.What is your favourite song? - Gold bySpandau Ballet.If you had a whole day to yourself? -I'd fly to Majorca for 24 hrs and see myfriends.Is there a person you admire? - Mydaughters, Molly and Megan.What lessons has life taught you? -Don't be too trusting.Your guilty pleasure? - Being in my carlistening to feel-good music at fullblast!What would be your epitaph? - Livethe life you love.
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Alie Hannam, Landlady of The Crown
Fakenham & District Community Archive
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"Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future, and time future contained in time past."
These lines from the poet T.S Eliot are very appropriatefor this month's photograph from the archive, which wasdonated by Lyn Maple and shows a lovely group of
children from Mrs Pugh's pre school group in SculthorpeRoad in 1974. The children have their whole future aheadof them and while this image is from the past it is presentto us now. And while the past is gone and the future isyet to come, today is a gift, which is why we call it thepresent.
HOWARD YOUNG
FAKENHAMTOWN BAND
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
Saturday 8th Dec.7.30pm Fakenham ChurchTickets £5 on the door
Sunday 16th Dec.3pm Wells Maltings
£8 adult/£6 concessionswww.wellsmaltings.org.uk
The month of December welcomesin the Christmas Tree Festival. Ilove it when classes of school-children donate their pennies onthe charities' trees. They, alongwith most visitors, look forward tothe annual festival. The moneydonated helps charities to literallylook forward and plan for helpingthose in need.One charity, The Leprosy Mission(TLM) helps others look forward toa disease-free future which ispartially funded from the sale ofstamps. First and second-classstamps and anything more exoticare all welcome. There's a clearlylabelled box, behind the churchdoor, for the used stamps. TLM hasmade a stunning £1,000,000, fromstamp and album sales, in the last30 years.
Let's catch up with Kayana. Shelives in Mozambique with herhusband and five children. Theyfarm a smallholding and sellcharcoal to get by. She noticed apatch of skin on her leg with nosensation. This continued until herfeet became numbed too.Contacting the local health worker,who knew what it was, Kayana wasshocked by the diagnosis of leprosy.She was reassured by the fact that
IT IS 100% curable. The multidrugtherapy just requires regular usage.However, it is knowledge of thesymptoms which is key. The trainedhealth care worker in leprosy pronecountries is crucial to themanagement of the disease. S/hecan go into remote villages andarrange treatment, sometimessurgical.
In Sri Lanka, young Anil is benefitingfrom a simple solution, wherebyTLM' provides his strugglinggrandparents with food parcels.This helps his immune system bemore receptive to the leprosytreatment.As suggested above, knowledge iskey, but there are other thingswhich hinder the reporting of thedisease. One LM worker in Niger,commented that there is still somuch fear around leprosy, thatpeople ignore symptoms,sometimes for the sake of familyhonour.TLM provides motorbikes in thesun- scorched country of Niger. Themotorbiking health workers mighthave a conversation with the villagechief and arrange a meeting todiscuss health matters. Severalmyths persist. One is that leprosy is
a punishment from God or another,that it is incurable. Once thosemyths are discussed in the open,people are more willing to havesomeone look at suspect skinpatches and then go to hospital fora treatment plan.
TLM health funded workers can gointo desert, jungle andmountainous regions. We knowthat leprosy has been around sincethe birth of Christ. He performedmiracles by touching and healinglepers. Today, the health workersand the treatment perform modernday miracles.
So, keep or start gathering stamps,put them in the box at the back ofthe church. (Leave ½ inch papersurround.) Or contactwww.leprosymission.org.ukMy thanks to LM’s ‘New Day’Magazine and Geoffrey Vincentwho sends the stamps to TLM.
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Catch up with Christ Church FulmodestonDecember Services2ⁿd 3.00pm Evening Prayer9th 11.00am Holy Communion23rd 3.00pm Carol Service
followed by refreshments25th 10.30am Christmas Day Communion
January 2019 Services6th 3.00pm Evening Prayer for the Epiphany13th 11.00am Holy Communion27th 3.00pm Evening Prayer
Our December services culminate in the CarolService which will be designed to be family friendly,and the Christmas Day service of Holy Communion.
We hope that there will be an Iona Service forEpiphany in January. Details to be announced.
Thanks to everyone who has supported ChristChurch during 2018. We value your friendship.
Everyone at Christ Church wishes you a HappyChristmas.
Andrew Lee - Churchwarden 878870
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Services and Events at Fakenham Parish Church
Every Sunday8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)10.30am Parish Communion (CW)
Every Monday8.30am Parish Prayers all welcome9.45am Stepping Stones, see p13 for details
Every Thursday9.30am Holy Communion
See page 5 for details of our Christmas Services
Services at other Fakenham Churches
St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church29 Wells RoadWeekend Masses Saturdays 6.00 pm Sundays 10.45 amwww.catholicfakenham.org.uk
Salvation ArmyOak StreetSunday Worship 10.15 amwww.salvationarmy.org.uk/fakenham
Fakenham Methodist ChurchSculthorpe Methodist ChurchChapel Lane Sculthorpe NR21 9QBSunday Services 11.00am, 2.30pm3rd Sunday at Lee Warner Avenue 3.00pmwww.eamethodist.org.uk
Fakenham Baptist Community ChurchFakenham Community Centre, Oak StreetSunday Gathering 10.30 amwww.fakenhambaptist.org.uk
The history of ChristingleThis year is the 50th anniversary of the Christingleservice. It began at Lincoln Cathedral on 7th December1968. But Christingles themselves actually go back muchfurther, and began in the Moravian Church in Germany.At a children’s service in Marienborn in 1747, BishopJohannes de Watteville looked for a simple way toexplain the happiness that had come to people throughJesus. He decided to give the children a symbol to dothis. In 1968, John Pensom of The Children's Societyadapted Christingle and introduced it to the Church ofEngland. This involved children decorating an orangewith a red ribbon, dried fruits, sweets and a candle tocreate a new visual representation of Christ, the light ofthe world, celebrated by the lighting of the Christinglecandles.
To make your own Christingle you will need:-:1 orange 1 candleSheet of foil Red tape4 cocktail sticks Selection of dried fruit and sweets
First, wash your hands.Take an orange and fasten a piece of red sticky tapearound the middle.Cut a small cross in the top of the orange and lay asquare of silver foil (75mm or 3 inches square) over it.Place a candle on top of the foil and wedge it firmly intothe orange (the foil should catch the hot wax as it drips).Load four cocktail sticks with a mixture of dried fruits orsweets so that the points are covered and insert aroundthe base of the candle.
The orange represents the world.The red ribbon (or tape) symbolises the love and blood ofChrist.The sweets and dried fruit represent all of God’screations.The lit candle represents Jesus’s light in the world,bringing hope to people living in darkness.
The Christingle service in the parish church is on Sunday9th December at 4.00pm. Please come and help us makethe Christingles on Saturday 8th December in the chancelat 10.00am.
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Stepping StonesMonday 3rd, 10th, 17th Dec. Comeand join us on Mondays at9.45am. For friendship, music,stories, toys and games. For preschool children and babies withtheir parents and carers.Stepping Stones meets in theTrinity Room inside FakenhamParish Church every Monday(except Bank Holidays).There is no charge. Refreshmentsare provided free. No bookingrequired.For regular updates and news,pleasevisit and like us on facebookFakenhamsteppingstonesContact Elaine 01328 851848
Market Day Refreshments andStalls Every Thursday10.00am - 12.45pmDrop in for coffee/tea and cakeand browse the stalls.
Trinity Art GroupTuesday 11th Dec.10.00am - 12 noonWe meet every other Tuesday inthe Trinity Room of the ParishChurch where our numbers havesteadily increased. New artists arealways warmly welcomed.Contact Trish on 01328 862173.
Church Women’s GuildMonday 17th Dec. Tea and carolsat 1 Harp Close. Tel 01328 855874for more details.
Mothers’ UnionFor our meeting on 11th Dec. wewill gather at Gail's home formince pies and carols, plus bring afavourite Christmass poem you
would like to share. 2:00 onTuesday 11th Dec.Speak to Ann or Felicity if you willneed a lift.
Support in Loss GroupWednesday 4th Dec. 10.00am -12.00pm, at the church during theChristmas Tree Festival.If you have been recentlybereaved or you experienced abereavement many years ago, youare welcome to come and sharewith us a morning of support in asafe and friendly place.Contact Judith 01328 864061
We will meet from 2.30pm -4.30pm on 2ⁿd Dec. in theSalvation Army because of theChristmas Tree Festival. Every oneis welcome!
Rosemary RoomsEvery Monday 10.30am - 12.30pmFor people with dementia ormemory problems, their familyand friends.Hempton Church Hall.Caring for someone withdementia?Join us for a morning of laughter,fun and conversation over tea,coffee and cake. Disabled access.Contact Judith 01328 864061 orPam 01328 829735
Fakenham Local History SocietyMonday 10th Dec. at the SalvationArmy Citadel, Oak Street,Fakenham at 7-30pm. AllWelcome. Non Members -£2Melton Constable and NorthNorfolk Railway. A talk by AdrianVaughan.
Fakenham & District CommunityArchive Come and join us in the church in2019 on Tuesday 29th Jan. from2.00pm to 4.00pm.Contact 01328 863377Fakenhamcommunityarchive.weebly.com/
Fakenham & District Flower ClubHempton Memorial Hall,Hempton, Fakenham, NR21 7LGTuesday 4th Dec. 7.30pm“A Norfolk Christmas” withMellissa SheldrakeJackie 01328 851933 or Angela01328 820463
Fakenham Evening WITuesday 11th Dec. 7.30pm -9,00pmHempton Church Room. Visitorswelcome £4 to includerefreshments.Cookery with Anita Morton -‘Christmas Favourites’
Great Snoring Social Club31st Dec. Old Year's Night Party.Doors open 7.30pm. Disco withFabric8 from 8pm. Bar open. Allwelcome. Please bring somefinger food. Further informationfrom 01328 821023
St. Andrew’s Church, GreatRyburgh Sat. 8th Dec: ChristmasMarket9.30 - 12 noonDetails from 01328 829413
What’s On
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The Barn Cafe& Restaurant
Manor Farm, Back Lane, Stanfield,NR21 4HA
(Formerly the Hamptons/Mulberry)Come and visit The Barn, where ourfriendly staff will serve tea, coffee,
cakes, light and hot lunches in apleasant, quiet and relaxing
environment.Open 7 days a week 10:00am-4:00pmwith ample free parking and disabled
facilities on site.Dogs are welcome.Tel: 01328 701798
Email:[email protected]
The Beacon Team
would like to wish
all our readers and advertisers
a Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
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TELEPHONE01328 82348307741 302838
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We have somecolour advertisingspaces availablefrom January aswell as black and
white spaces.
Get in touch withLinda, details onpage 2, for more
information.
If you would like tochange to colour
from b/w ask Linda.
Advertising in the Beacon does not imply endorsement by Fakenham Parish Church
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01328 70113707900 [email protected]
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Renovations & maintenanceAlso covering fencing, brick & stone work.
Paving and sand stone specialistsNo job too small. Free estimates.
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