No. 162 incorporating The Wayland News, Attleborough & District News and The Wymondham News October 2010

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NOTICE

Fabric Trader ‘Woodyatts Soft Furnishers’ Will cease retail trading from 87 High Street on

Saturday 2nd October 2010.

50% off all shop stock during last week

The business will continue trading, from our workshop premises at

fabrictrader.co.uk 59 Griston Road. Watton.IP25 6DN

Tel. 01953 881804

I will be installing a Trade / Retail counter for those clients who would still like to see

samples and handle materials.

Public Opening Hours Tuesday & Wednesday 9am till 1.00pm

(or by appointment)

Members of Breckland Youth Council

hosted a visit by local MP‘s Elizabeth

Truss and George Freeman. The

meeting at Breckland Council offices

in Dereham led to a lively informal

discussion over tea and cakes with

questions put to the MP‘s about

various youth topics.

The issues ranged from the inclusion

of politics in education curriculum‘s to

safeguarding services for young people

in the face of government cuts. During

the hour long discussion Elizabeth

Truss also stressed the important role

that young people will play by

introducing technology to modernise

the way the government is run.

Stuart Green, Breckland Youth

Councillor and Mid-Norfolk Member

of the Youth Parliament gave a short

presentation about the Breckland

Youth Council and the impressive list

outcomes achieved during their term to

date.

Diana Irving, Young People‘s

Champion for Breckland Council

commented: ―It was really great to see

the politicians of today & the future

having an informal discussion, about

relevant youth issues which affect all

our young people in Breckland & hear

how our MPs can address these in

Parliament. Elizabeth & George were

clearly impressed and invited our

youth councillors to a visit to

Westminster, which they are very keen

to take up.‘

Adrian Stasiak, Deputy Leader of

Breckland Council was also delighted

with the meeting:

―We are very proud of our Youth

Council in Breckland. The members

present demonstrated an impressive

knowledge of current issues along with

some more unusual points which

provided some food for thought. We

know that our politicians have a duty

to represent all sections of our

community and this event provided a

valuable opportunity for those views to

be heard. Given the energy within the

room during the meeting I am certain

that this is start of an on-going

dialogue between our Youth Council

and Westminster. I am very grateful to

Elizabeth and George for giving up

their time to start this process.‖

Pictured right: Elizabeth Truss MP

and George Freeman MP with

Breckland Youth Council Members

MPs‟ visit brings Westminster invitation

The 'Young Attleborough

Players' are set to reveal a

sinister plot known as

'Sentience Onset Delay';

S.O.D. for short. This plot,

hatched by one 'Dr Coppelli',

would see all children put out

of the way until the age of

fifteen, and parents

experiencing no school

holidays and the benefits of not

having to prepare their

offspring for education.

Intrigued? You should be! The

'Young Attleborough Players'

will reveal all in a musical

dramatization of the scheme at the

Connaught Hall, Attleborough,

October 21st; 22nd; 23rd. Details

of ticket sales will appear later. For

any further information contact;

Derek Tomlinson Tel; 01953

456444 or Anne Greenwood

Tel; 01953 455022

Young Attleborough Players

On Saturday October 9th

Wells Fargo will be

appearing at the Queens Hall,

Watton. This will be a one of

and it is approximately 20

years since they last appeared

in Norfolk.

They have reformed to play

this gig as a reunion dance,

and are supported by Country

Knights. Tickets can be

reserved by ringing Mike or

Barbara on 01953 889890 at

£10.00 each, we have already

had a good response to this

and are hoping for a sell out,

so don`t wait and be

disappointed, ring now!

Wells Fargo to play Norfolk one more time . . .

Thursday 21st October sees

the return of the very

popular Shopping Evening

in the Attleborough Town

Hall from 5pm till 8pm

where you will find many

gifts to start your Christmas

shopping.

We have Leafy and

Acanthus with jewellery,

Ebenezer Cottage with gift

boxed toiletries, Preserves

and cordials. The Big Knit

with lady‘s knitwear. The

Pied Pedlar Fabric

Creations. Jacky will have

Christmas cakes and

puddings for you to order

and Sandra will have

Christmas Crackers on sale

for Macmillan Care. This

was a very popular event

last year and cakes and

crackers ran out.

The second year Shopping Evening with The Town Hall Crafters

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 2 News

Holly Court Bazaar Holly Court, Surrogate Street, Attleborough

Thursday 18th November from 10am 25p entrance (to include tea or coffee)

Stalls to include Bric-a-brac, books, cakes, raffle, tombola All proceeds to go to Holly Court Social Club

There will also be a stall for Holly Court Knitting Circle who are raising money for EACH, Quidenham Hospice

The Wayland Chamber of Commerce is

proud to announce their first winner of the

Jigsaw Competition. All 30 prizes, including

a 40-inch TV have been won by Mrs Lesley

Lloyd of Watton.

Mrs Lloyd was present when Mayor Roy

Ivory pulled out her name from the prize

draw that took place during the Cultural

Evening which was held at Watton Sports

Centre on the 4 September 2010.

Prior to receiving her prizes Lesley along

with the audience was entertained by a

Samba Band, Belly Dancing including a

lesson, Capoeira and Bagpipes.

The evening also included culinary delights

such as a BBQ from Portugal and delicacies

from Lithuania, Poland, Brazil, Portugal and

Britain.

Salena Dawson, Chair of The Wayland

Chamber of Commerce, said ―The

Competition has been a huge success; it is

fabulous to be able to work in partnership

with Pride In Breckland to ensure such

benefits to the local community and to local

business. We have managed to raise the

profile of the Wayland area through this

Competition. Pride In Breckland really did

the Wayland area proud by its support in

bringing together our diverse communities.

The event was extremely well organised and

the entertainment was of the likes not seen

by the Wayland area (all on one evening

before), it was the perfect venue and

evening to announce the winner and was

made even more special because Mrs

Lloyd was there to receive the news. I

wish to thank all the business

participants and Competition participants

for making the Jigsaw Competition such

a memorable event.‖

And the Winner of the Wayland Chamber of Commerce Jigsaw Competition is . . .

Left to right: Richard Wills (Breckland Pride), Salena Dawson (Chair, Wayland Chamber

of Commerce), Lesley Lloyd (Competition Winner), Roy Ivory (Mayor of Watton)

The Surge needs you The Surge young people‘s drop in

centre in Watton, is now back in full

operation after the summer break,

and has seen a steady growth in

membership. Over 270 young

people are now members of the

Surge. Whilst (thankfully!) they

don‘t all come at the same time,

between forty and sixty young

people are regularly socialising on

Monday and Thursday night

sessions.

The project has been very well

supported by the community,

recognising the need for a casual,

recreational facility for the town‘s

teenagers. In addition the SATS

(Seniors at the Surge) Wednesday

coffee morning sessions are well

attended too

The Surge has small but dedicated

band of volunteers who run the

Monday and Thursday sessions,

without whom the young people

would not be able to enjoy the

facility. The success of the Surge

and the growth in numbers means

we need more volunteers. Mainly to

help supervise and organise our

exuberant group of teenagers but

also to help with admin and

maintenance.

We would be particularly keen to

hear from anyone who has

experience of youth work and be

prepared to help develop and

expand our facilities for the benefit

of our young people. For more

information please contact Paul

Adcock on 01953 883714 or email

to paul@adcockselectrical.co.uk

Mid-Norfolk MP, George Freeman, has

stressed the need for family and personal

responsibility to underpin any reforms to

the care systems.

Speaking at the sixth annual Norfolk Care

Conference at the John Innes Centre in

Norwich on the 22nd September, he rejected

the ‗Whitehall knows best‘ attitude of the

past.

Mr Freeman focused on three key areas

during his speech: the current plans of the

coalition for the care system and its

importance to Norfolk and Britain socially

and economically; the need for closer

integration in care delivery between

different branches of government; and also

at some of the principles he believes need

to be the foundations on which the future

of our care system is built.

Commenting on the speech, George said

―Our care system has been dependant on

carers constantly going beyond the call of

duty, but with an increasingly elderly

population and with care demands

continuing to rise this simply isn‘t

sustainable.

―With the on-going commission the

coalition government has a unique

opportunity to lay the foundations for a

long term care system that is affordable,

sustainable and provides choice to

patients.‖

―However we cannot make the mistake of

presuming the state can deliver everything

for everyone. We need the people who can

to save responsibly and for families and

communities to support one another.

Creating another central Government

entitlement that we do not save for and

cannot afford down the line, saddling our

children with more debt and more

problems is not a sustainable solution.‖

George Freeman calls for new approach to care

Macmillan Coffee Morning

A coffee morning in aid of Macmillan

will be held at 95, Nelson Court,

Watton , from 10.30 till 12noon, on

Friday, 5th November. Everybody is

most welcome to come and enjoy a

cup of coffee and support such a

worthwhile cause. Jenny Simons

Shellrock Circle club for the over 50‟s We have changed the name of our

Club because some of our members

have moved to Attleborough and

Watton to be near to buses, near to

Doctors and near to relatives but still

want to remain with the Club. So we

are now widening our catchment area

and would be pleased to welcome

anyone who would be interested to

come along and see if we have the sort

of events that would appeal to them.

You can be assured of a welcome.

Our Club meets every second

Wednesday of the month at 2pm till

4pm at the Village Hall in The Street,

Rocklands, which makes it very

convenient for both Attleborough and

Watton. There is disabled access to

the hall and toilet facilities for the

disabled.

We put on coach trips to places

of interest, to the theatre and to

shopping centres. We organise

speakers and entertainers and

sometimes just play indoor

games and enjoy a chat with our

cup of tea/ coffee and biscuits.

For more information and details

contact 01953 488 103. We look

forward to seeing you.

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 3

Following Norfolk Constabulary‘s review of its policing structure, in which

the levels of senior management and responsibility in Norfolk‘s 7 districts

has been realigned to recognise the different challenges between urban and

rural policing, Breckland will now be led by Chief Inspector Paul Durham.

Chief Inspector Durham will lead the five Safer Neighbourhood Teams

which police Attleborough, Dereham, Swaffham, Thetford, Watton and the

surrounding parishes. He brings with him 23 years‘ experience and a sound

knowledge of the local community, having previously served as Breckland‘s

Detective Inspector.

The move provides a dedicated lead for the district following the departure

of Supt Katie Elliott, who is now heading up the Constabulary‘s Vulnerable

Persons Directorate.

Chief Insp Durham said: ―I am very pleased to

be returning to Breckland, an area I have a

great fondness for having worked here and

lived here for a number of years. I‘ll lead

policing in a district which already enjoys

relatively low crime rates thanks to sound

leadership, the dedication of local staff and

effective partnership working.

―There will undoubtedly be new challenges

ahead but I and my teams are committed to

protecting and serving the needs of the local

community.‖

Chief Insp Durham started his career in the

Metropolitan Police in 1987, working as a beat

bobby in the East End before joining the CID,

where he worked his way to Det Insp, during

which time he worked on a number of high

profile investigations including the murder of

PC Nina Mackay.

He transferred to Norfolk in 2004 as Det Insp for

Breckland before opting to move back into a

uniform post at King‘s Lynn after 19-years in CID

during the Constabulary‘s modernisation process.

Whilst at Breckland, he led the investigation into

the disorder in Thetford during the 2004 European

Football Championships.

Robert Wolfe in Concert at the Queens Hall, Watton

As a 14-year old school boy and

budding organist Robert Wolfe

visited the Thursford Collection in

Norfolk and approached founder

George Cushing to ask if he could

play the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Mr

Cushing happily agreed, as he was

already aware of Robert‘s musical

talent, that gesture was to lead to a

relationship between Robert and

Thursford that has continued for over

35 years. Little did he realise at that

time but that brief encounter was to

be the start of a long career

entertaining the summer visitors at

Thursford. Before he took up the full

-time post as resident organist,

Robert, at the age of 16, became the

youngest person to join the team

playing at the famous Tower

Ballroom in Blackpool, home of ―

Mr. Blackpool‖, the late Reginald

Dixon. Incidentally, Robert played

for Reg Dixon‘s 80th Birthday party

held at Thursford. He remained

seated at the world famous Wurlitzer

in Blackpool until he was 19,

returning to the Norfolk Museum

occasionally for one-off concert

appearances. In 1981 John Cushing

offered Robert the role as the solo or

resident organist, a first for both

Thursford and Robert. Having been

part of the team for three years of

what was essentially the British

home of the Wurlitzer, it was a tough

decision to make. However, in

September 2010 Robert completed

the 30 year milestone of consecutive

summer seasons. It has proven a wise

career choice to leave the Premier

Northern Seaside resort and head

back to Norfolk.

As the summer season is now over

you can hear the ―King of the Keys‖

in concert at The Queens Hall,

Watton on Sunday 10th October at

2.00pm Tickets are available from

Adcocks, High Street, Watton,

Priced £8, Tel 01953 881248

Breckland Youth Council is

launching a new glittering awards

ceremony to recognise young

people‘s achievements in the

community.

Nominations are now open and your

help is needed to identify the often

unsung heroes who live in the

Breckland district.

The Pride in Breckland Youth

Awards 2010 will recognise and

celebrate those young people aged 11

-19 and their role in helping to make

Breckland a special place.

Nominations can be submitted by

post using the form which is

available to download on the

website: www.breckland.gov.uk

under the ‗Sustainable Communities‘

tab or by contacting Caroline Cox on

01362 656870.

The categories for this year‘s awards

include:

Young volunteer of the year

Young sports person of the year

Young Green person

Young Arts performer(s) of the

year

Carer of the year

Young innovator of the year

Outstanding achievement

Young group project of the year

Youth worker of the year

(more details are on the nomination

form). The deadline for nominations

is 5 October, all finalists will then be

invited to attend the glittering awards

ceremony at Swaffham Assembly

Rooms on 22 October where they

will receive a unique award.

Pride in Breckland recognise young achievers

Attleborough Coffee & Chat At St Mary’s Church Hall, Behind St Mary’s, Attleborough Saturdays 10am to 11.30 - Come and have a coffee, tea or

maybe a scone and most importantly a chat.

New Chief Inspector for Breckland

Tribute Weekend at Great Cressingham On 2nd & 3rd October, the Parish Church at

Great Cressingham is hosting a tribute

weekend to remember all who have been

interred in the churchyard during the last

fifty years. There will be an art exhibition in

the Village Hall (Saturday only), the former

village school, now a living history

Victorian School and Museum will be open,

and in the Parish Church will be an

exhibition portraying the village past &

present, with photographs of dwellings that

have gone to make way for new buildings,

notable village characters, village events, a

bit of village history, and records and

artefacts from the Norfolk Records Office,

and more.

Saturday & Sunday October 2nd & 3rd

opening times l0am to 5pm. Tribute service

Sunday 3rd at 6pm, refreshments available.

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 4 News

e-mail: sales@bobsmobiles.co.uk

At our September meeting, held at the

home of Fran Parker, President Beryl

Brannan introduced Ray Luck who

showed us how to cook a lemon curd and

crème fraiche roulade and, together with

one he had made earlier we were all able

to enjoy a piece, together with a slice of

French frangipane apple tart that he

brought with him. All this, after we had

eaten our dinners at home before the

meeting! He also gave us a roulade and a

tart for our raffle which were won by Val

Semlyen and our hostess, Fran. President

Beryl told us that £200 had been sent to

Aqua Boxes - £170 from our charity

funds and a £30 donation, enough to pay

for 4 boxes to be sent to the Pakistan

flood victims.

We welcomed Breckland Breeze, a wind

Quintet, for our lunchtime concert and 68

people enjoyed music ranging from The

Blue Danube and tunes from The Sound

of Music and Bizet's Carmen, amongst

others, followed by a roll and salad lunch.

We made £175 for our charities. Our next

concert, featuring June Garratt and

friends, is on 8th December so make a

note of it in your diaries now - not to be

missed!

Jenny Simons. Club Correspondent.

Inner Wheel Club Of Watton At the August meeting of Old

Buckenham WI we were taken

on an historical journey of tea.

The speaker was Christine Rooke

and her talk was entitled – From

Tea Bowl to Tea Bag. Tea as a

drink, was discovered, by

accident, in China nearly 5000

years. The inventor Shennong,

happened to be sitting beneath a

Camellia Sinensis bush, when a

few of the leaves dropped into

his bowl of boiled water. So

began the history of tea drinking.

Dried tea leaves did not arrive in

Europe until the early

seventeenth century, brought by

Dutch and Portugese traders.

Until this time coffee and

chocolate were the fashionable

drinks in European cities. It took

a royal marriage to publicise tea

drinking in the British court and

to establish it in the salons of the

aristocracy. So we have Charles

II wife, Catherine of Braganza to

thank for the love of that daily

cuppa.

Tea remained very expensive,

leaves being used again and again

in poorer households. Eventually

Twinings opened a shop in the

Strand in London and gradually

consumers gained access to both

black and green tea.

Tea of, course, was served in

china. This pottery was imported

from China until our own potters

were able to replicate the fine

porcelain of the Far East. Tea

bowls were replaced with cups and

milk and sugar crept into the brew

Eventually tea plantations were

created throughout the British

Empire to supply the ever-

growing demand of the home

market. It took the Americans to

invent the tea bag a hundred

years ago, rendering the tea

strainer obsolete.

Tea is still the most popular

drink in the UK and a vast range

can be found on supermarket

shelves to choose from. It is no

longer so expensive to buy that it

is kept in a locked tea caddy and

there is, remarkably, a tea

plantation in Cornwall.

The Chinese tea ceremony

became over the centuries, the

British institution of afternoon

tea (I can recommend Claridges).

At the time of writing we are

looking forward to our next

meeting in September and the

talk is entitled Jack Juby and his

life with Heavy Horses. Our

October meeting is on Thursday,

28th October at 7:30pm in Old

Buckenham Village Hall. The

speaker is Jean Wade and it is

'Sugarcraft for Beginners'.

Old Buckenham WI news

Saham Toney Heritage Group Saham Heritage are a group of

local residents who are interested

in preserving the history of Saham;

we collect photos, oral and written

memories, videos, artefacts, maps

etc. with a view to collating,

archiving and making them

available to anyone who has an

interest in the history of our

village.

We attend the local coffee morning

once a month where we have a

selection of our archive out for all

to see. Brian, our main archivist, is

usually there to answer questions

and accept any donation of

material. Saham residents have

been very generous with the

donation of photographs, these

range from family photos to group

activities, village events and ones

relating to village businesses. We

work hard to collect as much

information about the photos as

possible to enhance the collection.

A recent addition to the service we

are able to offer, is assistance with

the development of family trees.

The most relevant are those of

families who have a history in

Saham, we will undertake research

for anyone who asks. We have had

extremely positive feedback from

families who have used this

service, which is charged at a

nominal fee to cover expenses.

This year we held a very well-

supported evening of Saham‘s past

with a lecture by John Newton

who took three representative

members of the village from

Roman, Plantagenet and Victorian

times as examples.

Once a year we hold an annual

event to show off what we have

been doing, last year we combined

this with a very successful craft fair

and intend to do the same again

this year. So why don‘t you come

and join us on Saturday November

the 13th at the Wells Cole

Community Centre in Saham

Toney, 10am to 4pm; admission is

FREE. You will have the

opportunity to meet the heritage

group, see some of the work we

have been doing, ask us questions

and join us if you are so inclined.

There will be something for

everyone with a number of people

demonstrating their craft.

If you are interested in have a stall

or want to know more about

Saham Heritage contact Sheila

Harrold on 01953 885111 or email

sheila.harrold@btopenworld.com.

Mornin ter orl on yer. Tell yer

suffin, ole boy Roger hev hed tu

hev his ole willer tree took down,

pore ole thing thet hed died rite

orf n tha cownsil rekon thet ware

a danger tu tha public.

We wos tolled we mite hatter

cloose tha rood, corse thet got

summonem up tha snowt cos

thars a rare few goo thet way to

miss owt tha lites in Watten, but

tha ole boys wot wos cuttin et

down new wot thar wareadoin

with tha chearnsores so dint

cawse eny traffic jams.

Took tu wikends to git har cut

rite up n Roger he say ―Shant goo

cold this har winta bor‖

Thet hev left a gret ole gap in tha

hidje, but Roger he say he‘s

gonna set anotha alonga ware

thet cum from. He say ―Gotta kip

tha ole tree huggers happy Bor.‖

Cor blarst were gotta gret ole nu

house a gooin up in tha willuj,

thas orl mearda wud (rekon thars

a bit o Rogers tree in thar

sumhow).

Tha ole charman o tha cowncil,

he say thet luk like thas a looda

ole pallets knocked tergither.

Horry say ―Thas sum o tha ole

crearts tha Yanks left ahind arta

tha wor‖ an he shud no cos thar

woont much tha ole Yanks left

thet dint end up in Horry‘s shud,

moost onnit afore thar went

hoom.

Ent a lotta room in Horry‘s shud

jest now cos thas fulla bottles

weartin fer tha bottle bank thas

spoosed ta be cummin, he giv up

on tearkin em tew tha pub cos he

cort on tha ole lanlord wos

shuvin cuppla bob on his pinta

tews arta ony ginni him a bob on

his emptys. Thet whooly upset

ole Horry n he hossed orf ter tha

Queens Legs fer a weeker tew

but tha lanlord wos a sticla fer

cloosin on time, dint soot Horry.

We hed tha ole harvist festval

larst Sunda, orl tha lottmint

mawthas brung thar marrers inna

tha Chuch, coont see tha parsun

harf tha time. Enyhow arta tha

sarvice orl wegtubles wos

orcshuned, n tha parsun wor

suffin pleesed wi orl tha munny

wot wos mearde. Fer tha fust

time innalong time Horry tunned

up cos thar wos cider an cearkes

arta tha sarmun, he shoont hev

bin gollopin tha cider down his

throot so hard cos he bort lotsa

stuff he‘d brung up owta his

gardin. Wot is he loike.

Ware hevin sossidges fer suppa,

so I best be hossin orf hoom.

Dew yew keep a troshin.

Sid

The Ovington Crower

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

When Pete Fulcher moved

to Caston a few years ago,

he saw that there was a

need for a local garage

offering a blend of good

old fashioned service and

helpful, practical advice

combined with the skills

facilities and modern

equipment that today‘s

cars need. Having over 25

years‘ experience in

mechanical servicing, Pete

decided that this was a

need he could satisfy. And

so with the invaluable help

of his wife, Tammy, he set

up Automate in January of

this year on the Coughtrey

Industrial Estate in

Griston.

Automate opened in the

thick of the winter-snow, a

decision some might

question! But Peter and

Tammy did a huge leaflet-

drop for their first

advertising campaign, and

on the following morning

immediately had four

bookings. From then on

work has continued to come

in mostly through the

recommendations of

satisfied customers who

have appreciated the honest

and down to earth service

that you only get from a

family run business.

Automate offers: Mot;

Servicing; Timing Belt

Change; Engine-Rebuild;

Gear-Box and Clutch

Repair; All Brake-work etc.

and they also have the

specialist equipment to do

Air-Con Servicing, Repair

and Re-Charge and Engine

Diagnostics. Pete takes great

pride in the work leaving the

workshop - this means not

only a tidy, professional

service, using quality,

reliable supplies and parts,

but also a follow-up advice

service to ensure customers

satisfaction and a guarantee

of all work carried out.

If your vehicle is in need of

some mechanical TLC, you

can contact Pete on 01953

88 68 93 or drop into his

garage on the Coughtrey

Industrial Estate in Griston,

where you will find Pete

more than willing to help

you with practical advice

and assistance, whatever

you problem.

Automate - your local garage

Texas BBQ raises record sum for Kathmandu Orphans Saturday the 4th of September saw

Carbrooke Village Hall transformed

into a little piece of Texas. With

Country music from Wayland Radio‘s

very own Country girls, a Texas

barbeque, a wild bull riding

competition and two hugely

successful line dancing sessions.

―Almost everyone dressed in western

gear, we even had a few Red Indians!

but most of all, everyone had a mighty

fine time‖ said Terry Mahoney, who

together with his wife Ann were

absolutely delighted when they were

able to pay the £2,300 proceeds into

the Orphanage bank account.

―We featured a wild west trivia quiz

where a team from Yaxham scored 21

points from a maximum of 29 which

is pretty amazing considering they

were all difficult questions!‖

There was also a raffle with some

great prizes, this was drawn live on

Wayland Radio during the country

music show on the 6th September.

1st Prize of a Toshiba Flat screen TV

went to Mrs C from Little

Cressingham; 2nd Prize of a Toshiba

DVD player was won by Mr A from

Bexley in Kent; 3rd Prize of a £100

voucher for GAP stores was won by

Mr W from Scoulton; 4th Prize of a

Samsung Mobile phone went to Mr B

from Peckham, London; A bottle of

Champagne was won by Mr H from

Gamlingay in Bedfordshire

So, well done everybody and thank

you for supporting our cause. ―A big

thank you also goes out to everyone

who gave up their valuable time to

assist in making this event a

resounding success, special thanks to

my wife Ann who cooked around 130

portions of chilli and over 250 spare

ribs! Every penny raised will go

towards giving these Nepalese

children a better chance in life‖

Should you be interested in making a

small monthly donation to the

Orphanage please contact us at

mahoney@gotadsl.co.uk or call

07713 122536.

For more information why not go to

our blogsite at

http://hccnepalkids.blogspot.com

Cream Teas for MND was a great success June and John Garratt and Pam and

Roy Challand wish to thank the

many kind and generous people

who came to support their cream tea

on the 17th September. With their

support and the invaluable help of

several members of Watton Inner

Wheel (and Mo and Doug) the

amazing grand total of £1015 was

raised for the Motor Neurone

Disease Society.

Well done everybody.

The weather was kind for the Old Buckenham Fete this year

and so lots of people from Old Buckenham and the

surrounding area came along to the Village Hall to enjoy

themselves and raise money for various village organisations

at the same time. The resulting Fete was good fun for all.

There was the Punch and Judy for the children (and many

grown-ups as well), you could have freshly cooked barbecue

food, enjoy the numerous stalls, learn how to play petanque or

watch the children having pony rides.

The lady drummers from the Dead Goat Appreciation Society

entertained in the main arena as did the Kenninghall Morris

dancers who really looked as if they were having a smashing

time (right). There was also a gundog display to impress those

watching. In the village hall itself there were more stalls, a

second-hand book sale, a display of work by the local

Wednesday Art Group and, of course, teas and homemade

cake. Trampolining took place and there was even a small

traction engine and classic cars in the car park. As well as a

large raffle the prize winners in Grand Draw were all local

village people. The first prize of £100 went to C Bailey of

Puddledock, the second prize of champagne to K and M

Ayrdon of the Green and the third prize of whisky to S Fisher

of St Andrews. (Picture and words from Ron Brewer)

A Successful Fete

The first meeting after the

summer break took place

on Tuesday 14th

September. Meetings will

continue on the second and

fourth Tuesdays of each

month from 7-9 p.m. with

the possible exception of

the 28th December. We

meet in the Christian

Community Centre in

Watton High Street.

On Monday 25th October

and Monday 22nd

November there will be

Linus workshops making

quilts for children with

problems such as life

threatening and chronic

illness, trauma, physical,

emotional and other

special needs. We thank

those who have

contributed materials for

this and always welcome

offers of cotton fabric,

wadding, sewing threads

etc. Thank you to those

who have already donated

money and materials.

We have further plans for

demonstrations of

Christmas themed articles

such as decorations, cards

and gifts.

For information check our

Blog at

htsqgroup.blogspot.com

or come to a meeting and

find out for yourself.

Alternatively ring me, Sue

on 01362 822536 .

Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust

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Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Tuesday 19th October 7.45pm-9.30pm County Wildlife Sites - Norfolk’s Hidden Treasures. An illustrated talk by Nick Carter, Norfolk Wildlife Site officer. Followed by refreshments and raffle. Venue: Watton Christian Community Centre, High Street, Watton. Cost: £2.00 members and £3.00 for non-members.

In conjunction with the Town Council,

the Attleborough Heritage Group held

a weekend of events at the Connaught

Hall Attleborough. This focused on

Attleborough during WW2 with

displays and memorabilia,

accompanied by Glen Miller music.

Members of the Heritage Group wore

traditional 40‘s costumes to

compliment the theme of the weekend.

There was a NAFFI style canteen serving

wartime food i.e. spam and corn beef

sandwiches and other traditional food

with the carrot soup and apple crumble

proving very popular. Two free quizzes

one of 40‘s film stars and the other one to

identify apple varieties created a lot of

interest. The day saw a steady flow of

people visiting the wartime collection,

many with their memories and stories of

that time.

This was followed in the evening by a

Heritage Cyder Evening. Roy Woods

& Cliff Amos gave a presentation to a

packed audience. This fascinating and

splendidly illustrated talk detailed the

history of the Gaymers Cyder factory

and Attleborough and its people from

1900 until the present. It also included

the part that Attleborough played in the

Second World War. This was followed

by refreshments and a chance for local

people to socialise and reminisce.

The 40‘s theme continued throughout

Sunday. The weekend came to an end at

4 p.m. with a children‘s VE style party,

which included traditional games and

ride on Larry Gray‘s old time fun fair.

The Attleborough Heritage Centre in

Station Road is always open on a

Thursday for anyone interested in the

history of Attleborough, its people or

researching family history. All

welcome to call for a coffee and a chat.

Heritage Festival weekend ORGAN RECITAL AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, ASHILL Light classical and popular music by Johnathon White

SATURDAY 16th Oct. at 7.30 p.m. Tickets £4 to include Wine and Nibbles, from Wendy Peck-

ham, The Old Smithy, Ashill. Tel 01760 440952 In Aid of St. Nicholas Church Funds

Do you want to learn first aid?

Would you like to gain a 3 year Health &

Safety registered first aid certificate? Could you

spare 1 day to learn how to save a life ? Does

your company or business need to comply with

the new regulations for first aid trained staff? If

you have answered YES, then contact me &

book a place on this informative, fun first aid

course: Emergency First Aid at work course.

Running on Saturday 30th October at Watton

Christian Community Centre, 57 High

Street,IP25 6AB from 9am until 5pm (approx).

There will be a 1 hour lunch break and tea‘s &

coffee‘s will be provided.

Please Contact Wayne on 0777 200 0532, HSE

registered First Aid instructor & Community

First Responder.

The course costs £40 (A non-refundable deposit

of £20 will be required). Places are limited so

book early. Donations will be made to Holt &

Communities First Response Unit

Breckland Winter Arts Festival seeks local champions A new Winter Arts Festival will see live theatre,

comedy, music, film and spoken word

performances staged in village pubs, halls and

libraries throughout Breckland. Now organisers

have put a call out for volunteers to help

organise and champion the various events and

help ensure the Festival brightens up the dark

winter months.

Breckland Council, who are organising, funding

and promoting the Breckland Winter Arts

Festival in partnership with Creative Arts East,

are calling on local groups and organisations to

come forward and act as Festival Champions.

As Champions, they would be responsible for

finding a suitable venue in their village,

promoting the event and selling tickets.

Champions can choose their event from a menu

of high quality productions provided through

Creative Arts East, and would be given training

and guidance on topics such as promotion,

pricing and health and safety.

Adrian Stasiak, Breckland Council Executive

Member for Communities and Benefits said:

―We have already had two knock-out successes

with the Breckland Film Festival and our recent

Theatre Festival. It was evident at both Festivals

that performances staged in local spaces such as

village halls really bring communities together

and we are keen to build on this. There will be a

wide range of productions on offer, so

Champions will be able to choose a

performance that will suit their local

community and ensure a good turnout‖.

The Festival will run throughout January and

February 2011. For more information about the

project, or to find out how to become a Festival

Champion, contact Breckland Council Arts

Officer Sam Dawson on 01362 656870

RAFA Wings Appeal Result I would like to take this opportunity to thank the

people of Watton and the surrounding area for

their generous contributions to our appeal. In

spite of the credit crunch etc. the donations this

year totalled £1,411.99, this is an increase of

£221.01 over last year‘s collection.

Once again I would like to thank all the

members of the Watton Branch R.A.F.A. who

assisted in the collection, also members of the

RAF Regiment from Honnington, members of

our local ATC squadron, and finally to Mr Chris

Edwards for kindly allowing us the use of his

shop window for our display.

Roy Strachan, Chairman, Watton Branch,

R.A.F.A.

Don Saunders, recently a Community

Involvement Coordinator in Swaffham,

has been appointed as the Wayland

Cluster Extended Schools Coordinator.

Don, who lives in

Carbrooke and was

educated at Watton

Secondary Modern,

now Wayland

Community High

School, is tasked

with coordinating

and improving

access to Positive

Activities,

Parenting Support,

Community

Access, Sources of

Childcare and Quick and Easy Access

to services for children and families in

Watton and the surrounding villages.

Based at the Watton Sure Start

Children‘s Centre at Westfield Infant

and Nursery School in West Road,

Watton Don will be serving Wayland

Community High School and its feeder

schools; Westfield Infant and Nursery

School, St.Peter and St.Paul Primary at

Carbrooke, Parkers at Saham Toney as

well as Ashill, Caston, Great

Hockham, Thompson Primary Schools

and finally Watton Junior.

Don has been an active cyclist all his

life and intends whenever possible to

visit these schools on two wheels

hoping to promote cycling as a

sustainable means of rural transport

and one of the ways of achieving a

healthy lifestyle.

The main priority over the coming

months is to promote and fully activate

the Wayland Cluster ‗Go-For-It‘ Fund

which enables all children, whatever

their personal

circumstances, to

access positive

activities both in

and out of school

if they reach

certain criteria. A

minimum of form

filling is required

and help with that

can be arranged

with prior notice,

the forms will

shortly be sent

home with every child in their school

bags but extra copies will be available

at schools, the Sure Start Children‘s

Centre and at Watton Library.

This is the chance every parent has

been waiting for finally an answer to;

―I‘m bored, I‘ve got nothing to do‖,

now all you have to do is work out

what you want to do, find out where

you can do it, ask how much it costs,

fill-in form and return to your school

and then wait for a panel to approve

your request.

As it says on the form; you have ‗

EVERYTHING TO WIN and

NOTHING TO LOSE ‗ and these kind

of offers don‘t come along every day!

You can contact Don on 07748 932612

or visit the Watton Sure Start

Children‘s Centre

„Go For It‟ with Don‟s help

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8 News

“The Best In Country Music” 8 „til late

Coffee at the Queens Hall and Table Top Sale Farmers Market Day-

Saturday 2nd October 9.30 to 11.30

Prayer of the Heart Activities at Watton Methodist Church

Comprising Christian Meditation and Bi Monthly Worship.

For further details ring Joyce 01953 886674

East Anglian based composer, Sean A

McGee, has caused an international

sensation with the release of his debut

Tango CD and has attracted the attention

of Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, the

stars of hit BBC show, ‗Strictly Come

Dancing‘.

The CD, titled ‗Nebulosa‘, has become an

―inspiration‖ and is ―much loved‖ by

Vincent and Flavia.

On hearing Nebulosa, Flavia commented

―We love this cd, the mood and

atmosphere it creates is fantastic, a

pleasure to dance and listen to. The

amalgamation of the different sounds and

instruments really catches the essence of

the tango Nuevo.

―Our favourite tracks are Nebulosa de los

Suenos, 3 Years Too Late, The Stranger's

Tango and El Espacio Que Deja."

Additionally a three track DJ promo disc

from Nebulosa, has created such an

interest amongst fan sof Tango and Latin

music, Sean's Tango tracks are already

ranked in the top 200 of the ReverbNation

online global chart for Latin music.

The promo disc has been picked up by

some Tango DJ's in Dallas, Texas, and

proved to be a major hit on the Tango/

Latin dance scene in the city.

Sean was inspired to compose a CD of

Tango music after he went to Argentine

Tango lessons with his fiancée, Linzi.

Such was the impact of the lessons, and

the music, Sean was immediately

motivated to bring his own style and input

to very traditional Tango Music.

Sean became fascinated by ElectroTango,

as practised by bands such as the Gotan

Project, and immediately started work on

the new CD. From early beginnings this

has evolved to become the new 12 track

album ―Nebulosa‖, released in September.

Speaking about the new CD Sean said "It

may be a cliché but it has taken blood,

sweat and tears to create this album, but I

think it will be worth it.‖

―Initially I produced a 3 track DJ promo

which was instantly picked up by some

Tango DJ's in Dallas, USA, and is now

regularly played at their Milongas‖ (the

official term for a Tango dance).

―The feedback has been incredible and I

am so pleased at the positive feedback

from Vincent and Flavia. The reaction has

been the same from all parts of the world,

Tango dancers seem to love it!"

Based in Middleton, near King's Lynn,

Sean is a composer of music for films and

television. Sean has also been in a number

of bands and plays guitar & keyboards.

Nebulosa features 12 tracks that will

appeal to lovers of Tango music, both

modern/traditional and to people who like

to relax to chillout/lounge music. The

album will be released in September and is

due to be available from Amazon and I-

Tunes shortly afterwards.

www.seanmcgeemusic.com

East Anglian composer creates an international sensation with new CD of Tango Music

The Aroma of Truffles Wayland Happy Circle were pleased to

hear all about cultivating truffles from

Marianne French at their August

meeting. we were surprised to hear that

they grow in Watton and fascinated to

learn how dogs can be trained to find

them under the ground by their keen

sense of smell. Opinions were divided

about the smell from the examples

brought by Marianne for us to savour.

A pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by

all with tea and coffee served to round

off the afternoon followed by a

reading, provided by Ruby, about

having children at a mature age which

was hilarious. A lunch at the Hare and

Barrell has been arranged for

November but prior to that October's

speaker will be Louise Brundall who is

coming from Diss to tell us about the

work of guide dogs for the deaf.

East Anglia businesses asked to „bag‟ a bag for Break Local charity, Break, is asking

businesses in East Anglia to follow the

example of the John Lewis department

store in Norwich and Hoseasons in

Lowestoft, by installing a Break

collecting bag in their staff offices.

Break provides a range of services for

the region‘s vulnerable children, young

adults and families, and relies heavily

for funding on sales from its 38 retail

shops, of which 26 are strategically

sited throughout the area. All goods

sold in the shops are donated to the

charity; they are not bought in.

Break‘s pvc collecting bags have

been developed and manufactured

by Structure-flex Limited of Melton

Constable, experts in the use of pvc

for vehicle curtains, signs and

banners. They are robust and will

stand up to the strain!

Gillian Bolam, Head of Fundraising

at Break comments: ―We are asking

companies to buy one of our bags at

a cost of £160 and install it in a

convenient place for staff to place

goods to be donated to our charity.

The bag doesn‘t take up much room,

has a good capacity and comes with

the supporting company‘s name

printed on the side.

We are on target to generate £1m from

our shops this year, all of which will be

achieved from the sales of the good

quality goods generously donated by

our supporters and brought into shops

individually. For that we thank them.

Break is now inviting the local business

community to make it easier for staff to

support the charity by ‗bagging‘ a bag

to install in its offices. Break will

collect the donations at regular

intervals, which can then be delivered

to the shops.

Any company willing to help by

buying a bag so that we can continue

with our very necessary work can

contact Lesley Leigh at Break by email

lesley.l@break-charity.org or by

telephone 07740 426933 / 01263

822161, and we will organise its

delivery. Please help support your local

charity.

Thank you.

This year‘s beer festival was a fantastic

event, Friday night saw the return of Mid

Life Crisis who are always a crowd

pleaser and on Saturday Counterfeit

played to a packed venue. The selection of

beers was well received by everyone that

sampled them and the BBQ had sold out

by Sunday afternoon.

Sunday was well attended by lots of

families and the kids enjoyed playing on

the inflatable slide in between the down

pours but luckily the tornado bypassed us.

The kids were also entertained with stories

and colouring provided by Gemma from

Osborne books, she can be contacted on

07584 676555

The beer festival wouldn't be possible

without the generous sponsorship from

local businesses and raffle prize donations

a full list of these is shown below and we

hope you make use of their services in the

future.

I would also like to thank all the

volunteers that helped staff the beer

festival over the weekend and especially

Kayleigh Green who stepped in as BBQ

chef at the last minute.

Glasses Sponsor:

Advantage Technologies, IT and AV

services, www.advantech.co.uk, 01842

763131

Beer Sponsors: Emerald, Ignition and

engine management systems,

www.emeraldm3d.com, 01953 889110

Frimstone Ltd, Sand, Gravel & Other

Aggregates, www.dickersongroup.co.uk/

frimstone 01366 388900

Breckland Estate Agents, Independent

Estate Agents,

www.brecklandestateagents.co.uk, 0843

3131742

S&M Personnel, Independent Personnel

Agency, www.smpersonnel.com, 01953

882331

Jeyes Ltd, A well known brand,

www.jeyes.co.uk, 01842 757575

Amplified Music, Mobile Roadshow,

www.amplifiedmusic.co.uk, 07809

647229

Adcocks, One of Norfolk‘s oldest

independent electrical retailers, 01953

881248

Chips Away, We paint the chips not the

car, 01953 882756 or 07595 023209

Weatherill Brothers, for all your marque

needs, www.weatherillbrothers.co.uk/,

01953 882394

Mikes Locksmiths, Keys Cut, Doors

Opened, 01953 882451 or 07918 620452

Raffle Prizes Donated By:

Tesco – Watton, Co-op – Watton,

Waitrose – Wymondham, Carbrooke Pre-

School Parents and Friends, Advantage

Technologies, The English Whisky

Company, Broom Hall & Boots - Watton

Outdoor floodlights provided by Dereham

Hire – 01953 886516

Rolls for the BBQ were kindly donated by

Warbutons.

At the moment we don't have a total for

the amount raised but this will be

published on our website as soon as we

can.

Anyone wishing to book the bands for

their own event can contact Mid Life

Crisis on 07799 641624 and Counterfeit

on 01953 883250.

Here's to next years Beer Festival, Cheers.

Ben Norcutt, Carbrooke Beer Festival

www.carbrookebeerfestival.co.uk

Carbrooke Beer Festival 2010

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9

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Need small home improvements?

Keith Huish Skilled & Experienced Carpenter

Doors, windows, locks . . . no job too small. Free no obligation estimate.

K R H Carpentry Services 01953 (Watton) 882484 – Mobile 07746 114285

―Reading was never such good

exercise!‖ says young Madeleine

Trussell, who enjoyed hunting

for Little Bookworm through

Thompson village on Sunday at

their 5th Bookworm Hunt. The

sun shone whilst Watton Band

played and Neil Storey engaged

young and old with his theatrical

Norfolk storytelling.

The main attraction of the event

is the search for Little

Bookworm who is hiding within

the creative displays built by

villagers in their front gardens.

This year‘s theme was Forest

Adventures and Snow White and

the seven dwarfs, Forest Gump,

Little Red Riding Hood and even

the Green Man came to life

within the village. The winner of

the great hunt was Rebekka

Vansittart. She says ―I spent the

day with my family doing

something fun‖.

This year saw the introduction of

a new sculpture competition for

local schools. Schools from

Thompson, Watton, Ashill and

Hingham entered. Stickman from

Foundation Year at Thompson

Primary received the greatest

number of votes. The Eco Bugs

from Wayland High School are

worth a special mention for

producing such an impressive

substitute display after their

original sculpture was wrecked,

along with their conservation

area, in the great winds at the

end of August. Continuing the

sculpture theme, the event

organisers took the opportunity

to invite villagers to partake in a

consultation on the creation of a

new tree sculpture that will be

carved in situ on the Green later

this year. Many interesting and

innovative ideas were collected

and these will be discussed with

the artist who will produce a

design which best reflects the

consensus.

Neil Storey engaged young and

old with his tall tales of Norfolk

folklore, with stories of the

Wayland Worm, John Chapman

of Swaffham and the horrible

Wobbly Witch of Watton. Neil

is an acclaimed Norfolk historian

and story teller, with over 20

books on Norfolk history to his

credit. Neil and his partner

Molly Housegoe enhanced their

performance with their Victorian

costumes, which were made by

Molly, who is a qualified

costumiere and designer. Neil

and Molly are pictured above.

There were over 20 garden

displays and the competition was

strong, but the winner this year

was Mr & Mrs Mallet of 5

Tottington Road for their

interpretation of the Sylvanian

Families. They receive a dinner

for two at the Chequers kindly

donated by Richard McDowall.

This year also saw the

introduction of Celebration

Avenue. This is an opportunity

for local people to purchase a

tree in celebration of a special

event or person in their lives. 23

trees were booked on Sunday and

they will form the beginning of

Celebration Avenue when they

are planted in November. Further

bookings can be made by

contacting John Scott on 488506.

The success of this year‘s event

is due in no small part to the

increasing number of local

businesses who provide

sponsorship. Support was also

received from Breckland

Council, Norfolk County Council

and the Breckland Partnership.

Laurie Hull, Chair of the

organising committee said ―The

Thompson Annual Bookworm

Hunt is growing in size every

year. It engages the whole

community and promotes local

creativity and good family fun. It

is a unique opportunity for a

local business to become a

primary sponsor and we would

be delighted to discuss a

partnership for Bookworm Hunt

2011.‖

The Thompson Bookworm Hunt - probably the best yet

Saham Farm Shop MacMillan Coffee Morning huge success

A coffee morning at Saham Farm Shop held in support of MacMillan Cancer

Care has been a HUGE success. Thanks to Sarah Noble (Saham Farm Shop

Employee) we have already collected over £700 and we expect quite an

amount more after the proceeds come in for our silent auctions and other

donations. A big thank you to everyone who supported us!

Craft Market at Queens Hall Thank you to everyone who attended the Craft

Market in May. We managed to raise £47.50

for Macmillan Cancer Care and Support in

Norfolk. The next Craft Market in the Queens

Hall will be on 2nd October 2010.

There will be a good selection of locally hand-

made items including cards, knitwear,

glassware, wooden items, jewellery and some

unusual items as well. Craft, supplies will also

be available for those budding crafters.

Opening times will be 9.30am to 2pm and

admission will be free. Refreshments will also

be available.

If you require any further information please

call Brenda on 01953 885559.

Diabetes UK Our September meeting was a really special

occasion, as we were honoured to have as our

speaker Richard Lane, OBE, President of

Diabetes UK. His arrival was delayed slightly

by the various trains, but nevertheless he duly

arrived and we were treated to his talk entitled

"From Research Guinea Pig to President of

Diabetes UK in 5 Years!"

This was the story of how he was found to be a

Diabetic through to how he became a Guinea

Pig for Islets Transplants, then on to being

elected as President of Diabetes UK.

Although time dictated that he could not stay

quite as long as he had hoped, he and our

members were able to partake of the excellent

buffet lunch, provided thanks to some of our

group members, and Richard was able to talk

to most of us before he left. He has asked if he

can return next year and we were delighted to

say that he will be most welcome.

Our speaker at our next meeting will be

Diabetic Sister Marian Dolphin, making her

annual visit!! The meeting will be on the 11th

October and start at 10.15 am, at the

Pentecostal Church, Watton, (and our thanks

go to them for the use of their facilities).

For details of meetings or any questions about

the group, please phone Helen 01953 884713

And leave a message and I will get back to you

Help us to “End Polio Now” On Oct 2nd and the couple of weeks following,

members of local communities together with

Watton & District Rotary Club may be seen on

the verges busy planting 10 thousand crocus

bulbs.

These are all purple and will add swathes of

colour during February around the

communities taking part which include

Watton, Ovington, Hingham, Merton, Stow

Bedon, Saham Toney and Shipdham.

This is part of a nationwide Rotary campaign

to highlight the need to ―End Polio Now‖ and

to raise funds for the initiative. The colour

purple is the dab of colour put on a child‘s

little finger to indicate that they have been

inoculated against the deadly virus.

Please stop off and help if you have some time.

All that‘s needed is a spade. We might even

break a Guinness World Record for the most

number of people planting in a single location!

Further details are available at:

www.wattonrotary.org.uk

Could you help Govern WCHS?

Wayland Community High School is looking

for Parent Governors. This is not an onerous

job but an important one as Governors are

ultimately responsible for the running of the

school. If you would like to know more please

contact Richard Crabtree, Clerk to the

Governors, at the School.

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 10 Gardening

On Saturday, 4th September we held

our annual Autumn Show. Various

factors including ill health and the

poor August weather meant that our

entries were substantially down on

last year‘s - a good total of 97 entries

from only 10 entrants. However, on

the positive side our 10 members

produced fruit, vegetables and

flowers of outstanding quality and we

were grateful to our judges, Sandra

and Fred Howard, for making this

point during their brief address at the

end of the Show. Thanks also to

Gabbie Sharp from Wayland Radio

for coming along and despite the low

turnout found several people to chat

with including our Chairman, Lavinia

Rix, and the judges. It was very

encouraging to see her with some of

our members as well and yes, Gabbie,

I did spot you with that chunk of

cake!

Silverware was awarded as follows: Autumn Shield for highest number of

points in Show - Ralph Kinsley

Chairman’s Cup for the lady (not Shield winner) with highest number of points -

Violet Simmons Gentlemen’s Cup for the gentleman (not

Shield winner) with highest number of

points - Michael Simmons Sid Lancaster Cup for winner of Class 40

(Bowl of mixed fruit) - Michael Simmons

Sid Lancaster Plate for winner of Class 34 (flowering Pelargonium) - Ralph

Kinsley

W.I. Horticultural Cup for best arrangement of flowers ‘Harvest Festival‘

Geoff Twelftree

Michael Simmons Cup for best vegetable

in Show - Ralph Kinsley Woolnough Trophy for best vase of

flowers - Ralph Kinsley

Full Class results:

1. Potatoes, white 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd

Michael Simmons

2. Potatoes, coloured 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Michael Simmons; 3rd Pete Hicks

3. Onions over 1lb 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd

Michael Simmons 4. Onions under 1lb 1st Ralph Kinsley;

2nd Pete Hicks

5. Shallots 1st Michael Simmons; 2nd Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Pete Hicks

6. Runner Beans Michael Simmons; 2nd

Geoff Twelftree; 3rd Ralph Kinsley 7. Longest Runner Bean 1st Pete Hicks;

2nd Geoff Twelftree; 3rd Ralph Kinsley;

HC Michael Simmons 8. Tomatoes 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd

Michael Simmons; 3rd Geoff Twelftree

9. Tomatoes, Cherry 1st Michael Simmons 10. Carrots, long 1st Michael Simmons;

2nd Ralph Kinsley

11. Carrots, stump 1st Michael Simmons; 2nd Ralph Kinsley

12. Marrows 1st Michael Simmons; 2nd

Pete Hicks; 3rd Ralph Kinsley 13. Beetroot 1st Geoff Twelftree; 2nd

Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Pete Hicks; HC Michael Simmons

14. Cucumbers, indoor 1st Michael

Simmons 15. Cucumbers, ridge 1st Geoff Twelftree;

2nd Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Michael Simmons

16. Courgettes Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Geoff Twelftree; 3rd Michael Simmons

17. Leeks 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Michael

Simmons 18. Giant Vegetable 1st Ralph Kinsley;

2nd Michael Simmons; 3rd Pete Hicks 19. Trug Mixed Vegetables 1st Ralph

Kinsley; 2nd Michael Simmons; 3rd Vic

Cossins 20. Ornamental Vegetable 1st Ralph

Kinsley; 2nd Vic Cossins

21. Any Other Vegetable 1st Michael Simmons; 2nd Ralph Kinsley

22. Dahlias over 6‖ 1st Ralph Kinsley

23. Dahlias under 6‖ Pompon 1st Judy Atkinson; 2nd Ralph Kinsley

24. Dahlias under 6‖ Cactus 1st Ralph

Kinsley; 2nd Michael Simmons 25. Roses 1st Ralph Kinsley

26. Gladioli A very unusual Joint 1st Judy

Atkinson and Ralph Kinsley 27. Flowering Pot Plant 1st Violet

Simmons; 2nd Ralph Kinsley; 3rd Michael

Simmons 28. Orchid 1st Violet Simmons; 2nd Ralph

Kinsley

29. Non-flowering Pot Plant 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Geoff Twelftree

30. Vase of Annuals 1st Michael

Simmons; 2nd Violet Simmons; 3rd Ralph Kinsley

31. Vase of Sunflowers 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd Michael Simmons; 3rd Judy Atkinson

32. Vase of Assorted Flowers 1st Ralph

Kinsley; 2nd Michael Simmons 33. Any Single Bloom 1st Michael

Simmons; 2nd Geoff Twelftree; 3rd Ralph

Kinsley 34. Flowering Pelargonium 1st Ralph

Kinsley

35. Flower Arrangement ‗Harvest 1st Geoff Twelftree; 2nd Mandy Dowe; 3rd

Peggy Twelftree

Festival‗ 36. Apples, dessert 1st Geoff Twelftree;

2nd Michael Simmons

37. Apples, culinary 1st Geoff Twelftree; 2nd Michael Simmons; 3rd Ralph Kinsley

38. Raspberries 1st Ralph Kinsley; 2nd

Michael Simmons 39. Any Other Fruit 1st Michael Simmons;

2nd Vic Cossins; 3rd Geoff Twelftree; HC

Libby Cossins 40. Bowl of Mixed Fruit 1st Ralph

Kinsley; 2nd Michael Simmons; 3rd Vic

Cossins

In conclusion we all joined Lavinia in

an appreciation of the allotmenteers

who entered despite the devastating

thefts in August.

Our October meeting is for members

only as it is our AGM.

Marianne Kilmartin, Publicity Officer

01362 820744

Breckland Flower & Garden Club A recycled lampshade from a railway

station, a rescued urn from an antiques

shop, tree bark and driftwood were all

incorporated into Nick Grounds designs

when his demonstration entitled

'Flotsam and Jetsam' took place at

September's meeting. As well as

colourful flowers Nick also used

carrots, lettuce and aubergine to add

impact in one arrangement; another was

created from a supermarket 'mixed

bouquet'. Together with tips, quotes and

anecdotes he proved very entertaining

as well as creating some lovely raffle

prizes!

Flower arranging competition results -

Old Hand was won by Ursula Jackson,

second Shirley Penfold with Sylvia

Briggs and Pat Wells joint third. New

Hands was won by Susan Thurlo who

also won the trophy for best use of

colour, second Janet Skidmore.

Table Show - first Sally Westrup

(tomato) second Shirley Penfold

(sunflower) third Janet Skidmore (turk's

head squash).

Next month's meeting will be held on

Thursday 14th October 2 pm at Old

Buckenham Village Hall when Mrs

Alison Cushing demonstration will be

'Seasonal'. The competition title is

'Autumn in a Copper Container' with a

trophy being awarded for the best

exhibit. The table show is for three

stems from your garden with autumn

colour.

If you have an interest in flowers,

flower arranging or just enjoy growing

them why not come along to one of our

meetings. We offer a varied programme

including speakers, demonstrators

(visiting and in-house), tutorials and

outings.

Further details from Pat 01953 457305

or Sally 01953 788712

Flower club thanks Great Ellingham & District Flower

Club would like to thank everybody

who supported their cake stall at

Watton Market on September 22nd

2010 we raise £100.00.

If anybody is interested in joining our

club we meet on 3rd Monday of the

month at Rocklands Village Hall at

7.30pm visitors are welcome, more

details from Ann Norris 01953

454583

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Regardless of recent extremes of

weather, the show benches at

Attleborough Horticultural Society‘s

Autumn Show were full of displays of

vegetables, fruit, flowers, floral art,

wine, photography, handicrafts and

cookery. The exhibitors brought their

entries to the Connaught Hall in

Attleborough throughout the morning of

Saturday 11 September. After the judges

had done their work later in the morning,

the visitors in the afternoon were able to

admire the skills of those who had put their

items on display. Among the visitors was

Attleborough‘s mayor, Geoffery Farrow

who was there to present the many

trophies, cups and shields to the various

winners.

Peter Firman continued his winning ways

in this Show. He was awarded the

Society‘s Cup for the highest number of

points, the Vegetable Challenge Trophy,

the Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural

Society‘s bronze medal for his collection

of vegetables, the Fulcher Cup for the

heaviest onion, the Top Tray award, a

diploma for the best vegetable exhibit and

the Elfindale Trophy for the most points

gained in both the Spring and Autumn

shows. .

The Lady Member‘s Bowl was won by

Olive Shickle who was also awarded the

Society‘s Runner-Up Cup for the second

highest points in the show, the Banksian

Medal and the Frank Norman Cup for the

best fuchsia plant. Bob Benfell received

the Fruit Trophy and the Society‘s

chairman, John Frost collected the Lock

Cup for the best flower exhibit.

The Ruth Downes Shield for the best

dahlia went to Alan Hills, Julia Blackburn

won the Cullum Cup for the best floral art

exhibit and the Cookery Trophy was

awarded to Pauline Garrad.

Betty Stacey took home the Cooper

Trophy for handicrafts, Tom Snow

won the Art Cup and the Top Vase

award went to Ron Brewer.

In the children‘s section, pupils had

been provided with sunflower seeds

earlier in the year. They had to sow

them and bring the largest flower head

along to the Show. This class was won

by Callum Shurey (years 5 and 6) who

therefore collected the Myhill‘s

Horticultural Challenge Cup with Ben

Nicholls (year 3) and Max Pullen (year

4) also receiving awards. A further

class for schoolchildren involved

making cup cakes and this was won

jointly by Lauren and Ben Nichols.

Right: Ray Snow and Attleborough

Mayor, Geoffrey Farrow discussing

some large onions.

Below Peter Firman collects the

Elfindale Trophy from the Mayor.

Below Right Pauline Garrad, winner

of the Cookery Trophy collects her

trophy from Mr Farrow.

All pictures and report by Ron

Brewer.

Fine Autumn display at ADHS Autumn Show

It seems a long time ago now

that we were enjoying the

lovely weather for the

Wayland Show in July. Two

of our club members once

again did well with their

entries, Sue Saini being the

best overall point‘s scorer

and Eileen Page winning

best in the flower section.

Well done ladies.

Since then our weather has

been pretty mixed and most

gardeners after praying for

rain and a respite from

watering, will have been

cursing the frequent

downpours. The ever-

thriving weeds and the soggy

ground making gardening

harder than usual for August.

Our AGM was held on

August 26th at the

Community Centre.

Members were invited to

look at the accounts for the

year, which had been most

kindly audited again by Jan

Scanlon. Thank you Jan.

Committee members were

thanked by the Secretary for

their efforts during the year,

as were the ladies who

provide us with refreshments

at meetings and give us a

splendid spread at our

Christmas get-together.

No offers to stand for the

Committee having been

received the present

Committee was re-elected en

-bloc.

The mini vegetable show

was quite well provided with

entries, although as usual it

would have been nice to

have had more people

making the effort to show at

least something. Most

classes were won by Susan

Luff and Sue Saini, overall

winner was David Green

with a magnificent lettuce

Our meeting on September

23rd will be held at the

Pavilion, Holme Hale, as

will all future meetings It

having been decided that in

light of the several times we

have found the Community

Centre double booked for

our meetings, we would

regretfully have to make

other arrangements.

Members are also reminded

that subscriptions were due

in August and remain at £6

for the year.

Ashill Garden Club News

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

So now the harvest is in apart

from those vegetables that stand

over the winter - leeks, cabbages,

sprouts, broccoli, cauliflowers (if

the slugs and pigeons didn‘t get

them). Some late flowers such as

chrysanthemums and maybe the

early frosts have spared some

dahlias. Verbena bonariensis will

keep going for a long time and

you may find some self-sown

seedlings thriving ready to shoot

up next year. That‘s quite a list of

things still in the ground. It might

be a good idea to swing round the

garden centres and see what‘s in

flower or shrubs with berries to

brighten up a space or increase a

border mainly planted for spring

or summer. It is possible to have

a clematis in flower every month

of the year and in October the

best ones are the tangutica and

tenexis cultivars some are

evergreen and scented as a bonus.

Garden centres may have a

selection but a specialist

nursery‘s catalogue is best. You

may even be able to have a

passion flower in a sheltered spot

but mine succumbed in last

winter.

However, it is time to start

digging and mulching. Flower

beds only need a tidy up and

once dead heads and weeds are

removed a compost mulch will

keep in moisture and deter more

weeds. At least it will if the

ground is wet and weeds will

germinate in mulch but are

shallow-rooted and easy to

remove. Don‘t be too tidy,

though. As ornamental grasses

are fashionable the seed heads

can be left through until spring as

they look very dramatic when

frosted. Flower seeds such as

sunflowers are popular with birds

and until they are really tatty can

also be left. You‘ll get more

sunflowers next year but not

necessarily where you want

them! They are easily

transplanted in spring so more for

free.

Cleared veg beds that were dug

last year will still be workable so

depending on what‘s going in

next year put a thick layer of

compost, well-rotted farm

manure or leafmould. It‘s as well

to be careful with farm manure as

it‘s been established over the last

two or three years that a new

herbicide is causing problems

with farm manures. This contains

aminopyralid residue from fields

sprayed to eradicate perennial

weeds. Whilst this is harmless to

animals eating the remaining

grass, what comes out of the

other end containing the residue

is harmful to vegetable and

ornamental plants. It is

emphasised that there isn‘t

enough residue to be harmful to

people. There is a test which

involves sowing some seeds in

the manure and if they come up

distorted it contains

aminopyralid. There‘s advice

regarding disposal of the rest of

the manure but this involves

either using it where it won‘t be

in contact with susceptible plants

or rotavating or digging it in

regularly for six months (that

sounds fun). I guess you could

take it back to the supplier but the

best bet is to either know that the

animals weren‘t pastured where

this chemical has been used or to

buy organic.

This is a good time to start a

compost heap or bin, after all you

need to do something with all the

rubbish accumulated during the

tidy up. Rubbish is the wrong

word - it‘s a recyclable asset!

There‘s a lot of magic talked

about compost making but all

you need are bulky natural plant

waste, beneficial bacteria and

moisture. Also add the kitchen

peelings but nothing cooked or

it‘s rats‘ canteen. You can also

use paper, shredded and cotton or

wool fabric but chop it up a bit.

The bacteria can come from

compost starter or just a shovelful

of garden soil. Layer the

ingredients and damp them as

you go. A plastic bin is easiest as

the sides and top keep in the heat.

Make sure it goes on bare ground

so the worms can get in and assist

with the rotting process.

As autumn gets under way with

gales (I think that started in

August) you may well have lots

of leaves, either run the mower

over them and add to the compost

or gather them up, bag, poke

some holes for drainage, moisten

and leave for a year. Leafmould

is lovely stuff for improving the

soil. Fallen leaves can be left on

beds as the worms will drag them

down and improve the soil that

way, but clear them from crowns

of plants as these will rot.

Plant spring bulbs in the borders

and containers. In borders, do

mark the area. From experience

it‘s all too easy to find them again

with a fork when planting

something else. Memory is not

sufficiently reliable! In containers

it‘s best to keep one variety per

pot, so with luck they‘ll all flower

at the same time. There‘s also

spring and winter bedding to

consider. Pansies and violas are

increasingly available and now

even a trailing scented one with

mixed colour flowers. This is a

long way from the much-

heralded ‗Universal‘ variety

introduced some years ago. Other

planting includes container-

grown trees, shrubs and bare root

ones towards the end of the

month and into November.

Annual seeds such as sweet peas

can be sown in pots in the

greenhouse or cold frame. I have

received a couple of tips

regarding sweet peas. Apparently

the ones left to self-seed outside

will come up earlier and stronger

than those nurtured indoors and

many years ago I bought seed at

a flower show from a specialist

who informed me that the best

thing for sweet peas was four

inches of snow! Your call. I‘m

having a go.

As Mr T says, whatever the

weather…

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In Your Garden with Lotta Potts

Old Buckenham held its annual

Produce and Handicraft Show on

Sunday 12 September in the

Village Hall. This event,

organised by Old Buckenham

WI, was even more popular than

ever and attracted hundreds of

entries both from the village and

from various exhibitors in the

surrounding area. The produce

and handicraft items were

displayed around two rooms in

the hall and the judges were kept

busy during the morning

deciding on the best exhibits.

There was some serious

competition in many of the

classes, particularly the

preserves, cookery and

vegetables, and this provided

plenty for all the visitors to see in

the afternoon. Some inhabitants

of Mill Road continued to have

their own challenges, particularly

in the men‘s cooking, which

brought some added spice to the

competition.

The trophies and other prizes

were presented by Ron Brewer,

the village newsletter editor. It

was a good afternoon for Olive

Shickle who collected the prize

for the flower classes with the

pot plant award going to John

Frost. Debbie Thomas from

Stacksford came top in the

preserves and won the prize for

cookery. The wine prize was

shared between Peter Gedge

from Stacksford and John Brand

from Attleborough. It was very

competitive in the vegetable and

fruit classes with Ray Snow from

Banham managing to score the

most points and also taking the

award for the best tray of

vegetables. Betty Stacey from

Attleborough won the trophy for

the handicraft section with

Shirley Penfold from

Attleborough collecting the cup

for the flower arranging classes.

Pat Shearing won the shield for

the Art section.

The children‘s classes were very

well supported, particularly by

the local primary school, and

produced some imaginative,

interesting and colourful entries.

Martha Richardson won the

section for children under 7 with

Natasha Askew taking first place

for those between 8 and 11.

Megan Richardson was

successful in the over-twelve

category while the special award

for the best exhibit in all the

children‘s classes went to Toby

Richardson.

This year the overall winner of

the cup for the most points in the

whole show was Ray Snow with

61 points, closely followed by

Stuart Barker on 51 points.

Thanks to the generosity of many

of the entrants the prize-giving

was followed by a enjoyable

auction of produce conducted by

Its official! August had the

hottest average temperature

on record in the Brazos

Valley. The Brazos de Dios

River runs through the area on

its way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Apparently back when the

rivers were named there was a

paperwork mix up. ―Our‖

river was supposed to have

been named the Colorado

because of its colour, and the

next one to the west should

have been the Brazos. The

average temperature for

October in this area is 78.3F

high and 60.5F low – how

welcome that will be!

Normally we

would receive

about 2‖ of rainfall,

which will certainly

be great for the

garden. Isn‘t it

strange how natural

rainwater does so

much more for the

garden than tap

water? And how

the brown crunchy

grass will suddenly green up

like magic after a good

rainfall?

Things are relatively quiet in

the garden, apart from the

wonderful display of Lycoris

radiata which suddenly

surprise us with their showy

flower heads after the first

good autumn rains. These

beauties are also known as

Spider Lilies, Hurricane

Lilies, Naked Lilies, Magic

Lilies, and so forth. Their

flame colored flowers pop up

on long stalks, and when they

die down, are followed by the

foliage. This month we should

be planting beetroot, broccoli,

Brussels sprouts, cabbage,

carrots, cauliflower, garlic,

Swiss chard, kale, kohlrabi

lettuce, mustard, spinach,

turnips, onions and radishes.

Many of these crops can be

planted successively through the

end of November. My paste-

type tomatoes, variety Viva

Italiana, have started to produce

a few fruits again, and some of

the other varieties seem to be

trying to please!

Some of the herbs are looking

very sorry, clumps of brown

with just a few green signs of

life. However I‘m expecting a

98% survival rate! Pumpkins

are beginning to show up in

the grocery stores, nurseries,

farmers markets and roadside

stands for the Halloween

festivities and Scarecrow-

Fests. There will be many a

scary and marvellous carved

pumpkin displayed during this

silly season!

On the wildlife front, the

Bobcats are becoming bolder,

even venturing into town. My

first close-up experience with

a Bobcat was at a hunting

cabin owned by my then-

Father in Law. I opened the

freezer door at the top of the

fridge to get some ice, and –

horror of horrors - came face

to face with a frozen specimen

wrapped in heavy plastic,

grinning out at me! He was in

there waiting on transfer to the

taxidermist. Lynx rufus (also

classified as Felis rufus)is a

magnificent animal, in this

area about twice the size of a

large domestic cat, with

pronounced black tufted ears,

a whiskered face, and a coat

of gray to golden to brown,

black bars on its forelegs and

a black-tipped stubby tail

(hence ―Bob‖ cat.) They are

predators, with a preferred

diet of small animals such as

the Eastern Cottontail rabbit,

but will also go after deer and

young cattle. Despite being

extensively hunted for its fur,

the breed has proved to be

extremely resilient and the

numbers continue to rise.

Picture from Wikimedia

Commons.

Tomato-Tomayto Gardening in Navasota, Texas

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Old Buckenham Produce and Handicraft Show

Our September meeting was

an illustrated talk by Barry

Gayton on 'Border Plants' in

which we were shown the

plants in the border with

their accompanying

neighbours, either for

contrast or for harmony. The

October meeting will be

'Garden Insects' by Robert

Maidstone and this is a

return visit as his previous

talk on 'Squash it or not' was

so well received last year. It

will be held in the village

hall at 7.45pm on

Wednesday 6th October and,

as always, visitors or new

members are welcome. For

further details contact Ed on

01953 885848 or Carol on

01760 440719

Mike Barlett. This provided

many laughs, great bargains

as well as raising useful funds

in the process.

The large raffle draw came

next and the proceedings

ended with Old Buckenham

WI‘s president, Susan

Hunter, thanking all the WI

members and others from

the village who had worked

so hard to ensure the event

was both enjoyable and a

success.

News from Ovington Gardening Club

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Return to Parliament Parliament returned early this year to

deliberate on the bill to reform our

electoral system.

David Cameron has called short the

summer recess so that MPs can get

down to business in September ahead

of the party conferences and the

comprehensive spending review

announcement that will dominate

October.

The Coalition‘s proposals include

holding a referendum to change the

voting system to AV, bringing in fixed

-term Parliaments, and introducing

fewer, even-sized constituencies across

the UK.

For too long extremes have existed in

the UK where one constituency has

110,000 constituents whilst another

has 22,000.This simply isn‘t fair to the

constituents who find it harder to see

their MP than if they lived in a

different constituency.

Norfolk got an additional MP at the

last election – my seat of Mid Norfolk

– giving our county a total of nine. Yet

the data this is based on is already a

decade old and despite our population

growing, we will always be

underrepresented under the existing

system.

I fully welcome the plans to cut the

number of MPs and have standardised

constituencies. It will be cheaper,

rational and fairer to all.

The 1832 Reform Act banished many

rotten boroughs from our Parliament,

and we should now move another step

closer to fairness for all parts of the

UK by evening out our constituencies.

The Recess

Over the summer I was able to keep

working on my campaign The Norfolk

Way and to visit several of our

outstanding facilities.

Lotus are one of the finest examples

of the engineering centres in our

region. I was able to spend a day in

August with some of their staff and

to see first-hand their new model

being made.

I visited NHS Norfolk and the North

Elmham Doctors Surgery to ensure

that the coalition‘s heath plans will

benefit rural areas, and I spent an

afternoon discussing mental health

issues with the Norfolk and

Waveney Mental Health Team at

Hellesdon hospital.

Many people are still feeling the

effects of the recession in our region

and I went to meet the team at the

Dereham JobCentrePlus to hear

about the current issues and

challenges in the job market in our

region.

Constituents regularly write to me

with concerns about transport in their

area. I met with the Commercial

Director of National express in our

region to put these concerns to him

and hear their views on the bus

routes across our county.

Getting young people to participate

in democracy is often a challenge, so

meeting the Breckland Youth

Council with Elizabeth Truss was an

extremely enjoyable experience.

They outlined their priorities for the

year and how they feel we can do

more for young people.

I‘m very grateful to these

organisations and the many others

besides (there are simply too many to

mention them all) that invited me to

visit. It is incredibly important for an

MP to build links with groups in his

constituency, and if you think there

is a project, company or group I

should be visiting, please do get in

contact.

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I have been campaigning on improving

our shameful rural broadband coverage

in Norfolk for over three years. For too

long the previous government and BT

let Norfolk down, and I‘m always

looking for new solutions to provide a

strong service for our towns and

villages.

Over the summer I‘ve been working

with residents in Lyng to tackle the

disgracefully poor broadband service

in their village. We‘ve teamed up

with Sharedband, a local company

who specialise in improving poor

broadband connections, for a pilot

project that aims to improve the

village‘s service.

But we also need other projects and

support to find sustainable solutions

to this long-standing problem, and

you can help. EEDA is currently

running a campaign to show the level

of interest in rural broadband in

Norfolk.

For more information and links to

the scheme, please visit my website.

With your help, our homes and

businesses could be a step closer to

having proper broadband.

Getting Started

The summer recess was also a very

welcome opportunity to recharge the

batteries and reflect on the chaos of

the previous months.

In any new Parliament the first few

months are a very challenging time.

New MPs arrive in Westminster barely

knowing their way around the building

and looking slightly baffled as they

start to get to grips with the often

arcane procedures of the House.

Awaiting your arrival is a very large

pile of post; several hundred emails a

very long to-do list. People often

seem slightly amazed and generally

amused when I convey stories of

MPs lost in the middle of Parliament

with a large pile of letters in their

hands, unsure quite where the nearest

post box is.

I‘m pleased to say that my office is

fully up and running and, having

made my maiden speech and spoken

in the chamber and got my office and

team together, I hope I‘m serving the

people of Mid Norfolk well.

If you need to contact me regarding a

constituency problem or to arrange a

surgery appointment, please email

George@georgefreeman.co.uk or

phone 01842 829748. If you need to

contact my office in Westminster,

please ring 020 7219 1940. Until

next time, George

The Westminster View

George Freeman is the Conservative MP for Mid-Norfolk. The object of this column is to help readers stay in touch with their MP - it is not as a reflection of the political views of anyone associated with the Mid Norfolk Times.

Watton U3A

Activity levels are continuing to

grow with the recent formation of

a Solo Group that will cover a

wide range of interests for those

members who would wish to

participate singularly. The Pub

Luncheon group has reformed

and the Walking Group has

increased in members. Watton

U3A now has 110 members with

average attendance at monthly

meetings of 56 members.

At the August meeting a

presentation was made to founder

member and very active Group

Leader Frank Wilder. Frank and

Brenda are leaving Watton to be

near to their family in York.

50 members toured the Fens

recently with excellent guide

Mike Petty. Lunch at the Jenyns

Arms at Denver and good

weather made for an enjoyable

day to remember. Payment for

the theatre trip to Bury St

Edmunds on Tuesday 16th

November is now due. Waiting

list only for this trip. The History

Group now has a vacancy .Any

member wishing to join this

group please contact Margaret on

01953889951.

The next meeting is on Thursday

28th October at 2.00pm. Jon Reid

will be the speaker with ―The

History of Soap‖.

The Watton U3A Membership

Secretary can be contacted on

01953 885358.

For more information on the

National U3A go to:

www.u3a.org.uk

Half term sees some exciting free

events for families in the library

to celebrate Black History

Month.

Peter Sek Monday 25th October

2pm to 3pm, Art for all the

family with artist Peter Sek.

Peter will be looking at African

cave paintings and help you to

develop your own. Children must

be accompanied by an adult

Tingatinga Painting. Thursday

28th October 2pm - 3pm Come

and celebrate Black History

Month with this free family

event. Discover African

Tingatinga art and create your

own wall hanging to take home.

Children must be accompanied

by an adult and please wear old

clothes as the paints used may

stain

What's On at Watton Library

Anglia Revenues Partnership is

warning people to put the phone

down on bogus callers offering

Council Tax rebates.

There have been reports of a caller

offering £900 Council Tax rebate

if the householder first sent them

£90. A second caller pretended to

be from a company called MSH

and again offered a refund for an

upfront payment. The recipient of

these calls spoke to Anglia

Revenues Partnership (ARP) and

was warned it was scam.

Lucy Talbot from ARP, which

handles Council Tax and benefits

claims for Breckland, Forest Heath

and East Cambridgeshire District

councils, said:

"We don't contact our customers in

this way and people should be

wary of any individual asking for

money or offering rebates over the

phone. If anyone is suspicious

they should end the call,

report the matter to the Police

and get in touch with ARP on

01842 756567‖

Beware of bogus Council Tax rebate calls

Holme Hale Pavillion Christmas Bazaar

Saturday 27th November - 10am to 3pm Mother Christmas Plenty of

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14 News

Attention All Gardeners!

Improve your soil, keep weeds down and keep moisture in with

Sterilized Mushroom Compost

The ideal mulch and soil improver

Only £1.50 per Bag Delivered free (min 5 bags)

Watton area

01953 881969

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

Successful long-term investment

Successful long term investment

is not just about buying low and

selling high. Stock markets rise

and fall, and share prices are

vulnerable to everything from

political news flow to the weather.

Trying to find your way around –

particularly during times of high

volatility and uncertainty – can

feel like negotiating a mine field.

So how can we make sense of

such a confusing world? It is

probably time to go back to basics

– stock markets may rise and fall,

but the rules of sensible

investment remain constant.

Rule 1: Buy what‘s right for you.

Just because an investment is

suitable for somebody else does

not mean it is suitable for you.

Consider your own situation –

your current and future liabilities,

your investment goals and, most

importantly, your appetite for risk

– and then make your own

decision.

Rule 2: Diversify. Spread your

risk by diversifying your portfolio

across a mixture of asset classes,

industry sectors and areas of the

world. If you put all your money

into a single asset class, sector or

company, your

portfolio is very exposed and

performance is likely to fluctuate

widely in values. If you mix it up,

when one asset is going down, it

is possible that, another asset

could be going up and will help

compensate.

Don‘t put all your eggs in one

basket.

Rule 3: Invest for the long term.

It‘s hard work – and largely

pointless – trying to time your

investment so you buy right at the

bottom and sell right at the top.

Similarly, trying to make short

term profits by turning over

investments quickly will get

expensive and carries a high risk.

Instead, target your portfolio at

quality companies or funds and

then allow them the time and

space they need to grow.

However…

Rule 4: If an investment has risen

substantially, take another look.

Short term sentiment in stock

markets can drive values

artificially high, in which case,

you may want to cash in while

you can. Don‘t get greedy – you

should never be ashamed to take

profit.

STOCK MARKETS MAY RISE

AND FALL, BUT THE RULES

OF SENSIBLE INVESTMENT

REMAIN CONSTANT.

Rule 5: Never buy what you don‘t

understand. History is littered

with funds which promised a

great deal but which, when faced

with pressure from the market,

collapsed with all those promises

broken. Some shares or funds

might sound very exciting and

indeed, very simple; however, if

you don‘t understand exactly what

the company does or how the fund

works and you are unable to find

out, steer clear.

Rule 6: Know when to say

goodbye. If a holding has

performed particularly badly

relative to its peers, you need to

consider cutting your losses and

selling it altogether. It might be

better to sell out and reinvest the

proceeds into a quality alternative

than to sit around hoping to

recoup your loss.

Rule 7: Don‘t get emotionally

attached. It‘s wonderful if a

holding has worked for you, but

you don‘t have to feel grateful:

the share doesn‘t know that you

own it. You should look at every

existing investment with the same

clear headed objectivity as you

did before you bought it – and

when it‘s time to sell, do so with a

clear conscience.

Rule 8: Be your own person –

don‘t follow the herd. Many

investors became caught up by the

euphoria which surrounded the

dot-com boom of the late 1990s

simply because everyone else was

and they did not want to miss out.

Consequently, they bought shares

in companies that promised much

and delivered little or nothing. It

is hard to turn against the flow but

always take a step back and think

not just about what you are

buying, but why.

Rule 9: Review your portfolio

regularly. Your portfolio has been

set up to meet your current needs

objectives; however, over time,

these can change. The markets

can also change and your

portfolio may need the odd tweak

to make sure it keeps up. Review

it regularly and make sure it stays

on track.

Rule 10: Don‘t believe everything

you read! Headlines on TV and in

the finance sections of

newspapers can be just as

misleading without investigation

as they are in celebrity news and

sport. Make sure you keep a clear

head, remain focussed on your

objectives and take advice from a

qualified professional to ensure

you are making the most of your

investment portfolio.

For a FREE no obligation

appointment with an independent

financial adviser please call Smith

& Pinching on 01953 885904.

Smith & Pinching is a trading

name of Smith & Pinching

Financial Services Ltd. The

contents of this document do not

constitute advice and should not

be taken as a recommendation to

purchase or invest in any financial

product. The value of a market

investment can go down as well

as up and you may not get the full

amount, particularly in the short

term.

The 10 Golden Rules

Next Meeting Tuesday 5th October

7.30pm at Methwold Social Club -

Speaker Julian Horn, The title of his

talk "A great Escape" recounting the

adventures of Bill Mcgrath and the

incredible story of his escape from

France

New members & Guests welcomed.

For more Information Tel: 01842

879210

West Norfolk Aviation Society Talk

A lot has been happening at

Rocklands Community Primary

School over the long holiday.

We ended the year on a real high

with a very successful Fete and

Family Fun evening. A grand time

was has by all and a record amount

of money raised for the school. This

money is going towards funding a

trip to the pantomime at Christmas

and equipment for the classes.

We also bid a very sad farewell to

our head of three years and that of

our partner school Great Ellingham.

We hope that she is now enjoying a

holiday in term for the first time in

25 years.

We are delighted to welcome a new

partnership head, Heather Ware.

Pupils, parents and staff are all

looking forward to an exciting future

under the new regime.

The second exciting happening is

that of the school facade, which was

revamped over the holiday. We have

new gates and fence in a primary

blue, wonderful new red iron gates

incorporating the school logo and a

splendid canopy over the class 1 play

area. We are very much looking

forward to the installation of a large

canopy over the driveway and front

door. This will not only improve

access for anyone with mobility

problems but will also offer shelter to

parents and pupils in the intemperate

months ahead.

Within the school everything has got

off to a smooth start, we welcomed

six new receptions into the school

and three other pupils all the way

from Venezuela. Clubs being offered

include: art club, singing club, chess

club, speed stacking club and table

tennis. Pupils have already got down

to work and are busy preparing for a

Jump Rope Challenge in aid of the

British Heart Foundation. We have

Harvest Festival coming up on 4th

October at Rocklands St Peters

Church. We also have a community

event shortly. This is where parents,

governors and staff all get together to

do repairs, gardening, maintenance

and general handyman tasks to make

the school an even nicer place for our

children!

There is an open Morning at

Rocklands School on Thursday 14th

October 2010. 9:15 - 12 noon. If

there are any parents who would like

to visit our friendly school, please

come along.

For further information about school

activities, student projects and the

opportunity to keep up to date with

events, visit our website:

www.rocklands.norfolk.sch.uk Visit

the Parent page for school term

dates, and the calendar for

information and school events

throughout the year.

Rocklands School News

Our main Flu clinic will be held on 13th

October this year. Booking is essential to

ensure a smooth flow of patients as we

aim to vaccinate approx. 2000 patients on

this day. If you do not need to bring your

car to the surgery, please don‘t or else park

your car on the car park on the Old

Thetford Road. We have many patients

attending who have disabilities and cannot

walk so parking is always at a premium on

this day

This year the seasonal flu vaccine includes

immunisation against the H1N1 flu strain,

which is seen as the main threat again this

year. Please note that children under 6 will

not be vaccinated at our flu clinic day but

will be invited to attend a separate clinic.

As always, whilst we would like to

vaccinate everyone who wants a vaccine,

the NHS does not allow us to do this and

therefore you will need to have an on-

going illness such as asthma, stroke, heart

disease, kidney disease, respiratory illness

or be immune-suppressed to be able to

receive a vaccine. This year the

vaccinations also extend to pregnant

women

Autumn health advice: Obesity – The

Risk

Are you obese or overweight? You may

hear about BMI (body mass index) this is

your weight in KG divided by your height

(squared). A BMI of 18 – 25 is considered

healthy; a BMI of 25 – 30 is seen as a

moderate health risk; a BMI of 30 – 40 is a

high health risk and over 40 is an

extremely high health risk.

The risks of obesity include Type 2

Diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure,

heart disease and some types of cancer

including breast cancer and cancer of the

womb.

Your risk is significantly increased if you

also smoke.

You can make a difference to your health

simply by changing one thing in your life

such as: stop smoking; take simple

exercise; Eat less fat and more fruit and

vegetables

If you need help, just ask to see our

nursing team who can offer advice and

support.

Complaint Procedure: Our team will work

with you to provide the best possible

service, however, misunderstandings do

arise. If you are unhappy with any aspect

of our service please ask to speak to Mary

Osborne, the practice manager, who will

be happy to listen to your comments. The

practice also has its own complaints

procedure and further information can be

provided by the reception team.

Patient Participation Group: The patient

participation group is an independent

group, set up to act as a forum where ideas

for improvements can be discussed with

surgery staff. Meetings, which take place

every 6 – 8 weeks, provide both doctors

and patients with the means to exchange

views, suggestions, problems and

solutions. Individual complaints are not

discussed.

Meetings are held on a Tuesday 5pm –

6pm, at the surgery and anyone is

welcome to become a member of the

group.

The Chair person is Mr Tom Fensom,

who can be contacted via the surgery

address.

The next meeting is Tuesday 21st

September at 5pm.

Emergency In the event of an emergency

occurring you should dial 999 for an

ambulance: Some examples of an

emergency are:

Severe blood loss; Seriously ill child;

Breathing difficulty; Chest pain; Overdose

or poisoning; Stroke; Severe electric

shock; Collapse and non-responsive

person

Minor illness and injury should be seen as

a routine doctor‘s appointment or go to

Timberhill Walk in Centre, Castle Mall in

Norwich.

Watton Medical Practice staying in touch newsletter

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

Ashill Food &

Wine 1 Hale Road, Ashill

01760 440932

Wayside Farm Shop Stow Bedon

Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Home Produced Pork

01953 483 375

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

Saham Toney Your Local Three Star Hotel

Wednesdays Steak Night Sirloin or Rump with chips £10.00

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

New Ivy Room for Bar Meals

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

01953 882125 www.broomhallhotel.co.uk

Cloverleaf is a family run business started by

a passion for history and antiques. The

business has a strong influence of Georgian

and Victorian furniture; however period 17th

century Oak furniture can often be found. Our

aim is to prove to our customers that antiques

do not cost the earth and in many cases are

less expensive than poorly made copies. The

advantage of buying antique furniture is that

it holds its value, it has done all the bending

and shaping that wood does in our modern

well heated homes and of course no more

trees have to be cut down to make it. It is also

handcrafted and beautiful. Often pieces come

in to cloverleaf that need some attention so

minor restoration, polishing and upholstery

services something that we can provide.

Furniture is the main part of the business but

we are heavily into interior design and can

offer advice on researched antique paint

colours and mixing the old with the new in

terms of furniture, décor and ornaments. We

also stock soft furnishings and provide a

service for making curtains cushions etc. It is

not just furniture we also have lots of ceramics

and glass mainly from the retro 50‘s 60‘s and

70‘ period. You will also find Royal Doulton

Worcester and Crown derby porcelain and

pieces by local studio potters. There are also

curios such as Georgian snuff boxes,

Victorian pastry edges and a 1920‘s model

paddle steamer. The shop has been open a

year and will be moving into larger premises

soon. We have items that cost £3 to £5000 so

something for everyone. We are a friendly

family run business in Caston, where there is

always fresh coffee and tea on the go. So if

you are thirsty and would like a browse come

on in. Plenty of parking. 01953 483 691

We hold three antiques collectables and car

boot fairs on Easter Monday Whit bank

holiday Monday and August bank holiday

Monday. The Clock in picture right, was

made in Hingham c1825 by William Bedford.

Cloverleaf Antiques

I was about twelve years old when I

developed a keen interest in puffers.

In the years just before the Second

World War I used to use sixpence of

my pocket money to go into the

Boys‘ enclosure at Tottenham, to

watch my favourite football team,

the Spurs.

If my memory serves me well, the

average gate those days was about

40,000, consisting of about 39, 849

men, 150 boys and 1 woman (the

Chairman‘s wife).

Of the men I reckon that probably

around 1500 were non-smokers,

leaving the Puffers to number about

38,000, and these were the focus of

my interest.

Most of them smoked all through the

match so possibly half of them reached

the point where they had an empty

cigarette packet, which they tidily

disposed of by dropping on the ground.

Among these droppers, many of

them had no interest in the cigarette

cards that were included in the

packet, which meant that by the end

of the game there were possibly

several thousand cards for

scavenging boys like myself to

harvest, starting immediately after

the final whistle had blown, and the

crowds began to disperse.

This was a quick and easy way to

complete the collection of sets,

usually of fifty at a time, which

covered a host of subjects, the

cigarette companies issuing new

ones every few weeks. They covered

every aspect of life, such as Fish,

Animals,

Cars, Aeroplanes, Ships, Film Stars,

Kings and Queens of England,

Footballers, Cricketers and so on,

and every card had an excellent

colour picture on the front and a

descriptive text on the back.

A few boys were far-seeing, and

realised that sets of cards in pristine

condition and carefully stored could

become quite valuable in later years,

but most of us simply wanted to

enjoy the fun of collecting them, the

exciting part being finding the last

couple of each fifty, for it always

seemed that the first forty-eight were

readily available, but the last two

quite elusive. However by swapping

cards with other boys we usually

managed to complete our sets.

Tobacconists would provide free

albums, in which we could paste our

completed collections, each card

having a reserved space with the text

alongside.

Any spare cards we were left with

were put to use in the various

playground games that we enjoyed in

the appropriate season.

I am sure that these anonymous

Puffers had no idea of the

pleasure they afforded us lads,

but my belated thanks go to them

for their unwitting efforts.

Puffers By Ken Knowles

Watton Library hosted its first Café

Care on Tuesday 14th September.

This is a free and friendly initiative

from Norfolk County Council

Community Services for anyone

who is an unpaid carer for

someone, whether they live at

home or are in a hospital or care

home. On the menu each month are

a range of items to enjoy, from a

cuppa and a chat, to advise and

guidance from professionals and

charities, complimentary therapies,

talks and craft demonstrations. This

month our carers enjoyed Indian

head massage from Dawn Caley at

Harmony Within You, discovering

how people lived in the 1950s and

how to use memory boxes with

Sian Hogarth from Swaffham

Museum and advice from Norfolk

County Council Social Services

and MIND. Carers commented on

how much they enjoyed getting to

meet other carers and talk to people

in a friendly atmosphere. They

discovered some new services

available to themselves and the

people they care for. The café

meets on the second Tuesday of

each month. The next Café Care

takes place on Tuesday 12th

October, so why not pop in any

time between 10 and 12 to see

what's on?

The first Café Care at Watton Library

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

SUPPORT

YOUR

LOCAL

SHOPS

Great Ellingham

Village Stores & P.O. Long St, Gt Ellingham

01953 452 155

Post Office, Fresh Bread & Milk Daily

Rocklands

Post Office & Stores The Street, Rocklands

01953 483 217 Car Tax, Lottery, Fresh Milk

Quick Stop Church Street, Attleborough

01953 458 036 Italian Wines 2 for £5 Wide range

of Polish Foods available

Old Buckenham Stores The Green, Old Buckenham

01953 860210 If you purchase goods from the shop costing over £50 (excluding the post office, cigarettes, lottery and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth £5)

Lovells Post Office

& Stores Market Place, New Buckenham

01953 860 351

Village Stores Market Street, East Harling

01953 718115 A wide range of products in stock

Anne and Kevin Ledgard

Londis

News Extra High Street, Attleborough,

(Opposite Sainsburys)

01953 453 257 Newspapers & magazines Wide range of confectionery, tobacconist

Wide range of Wines, Beers and Spirits

Londis Banham 01953 887320

Your Local Village

Supermarket

Acknowledgement Cooke – Paul, Melanie and all the family of JOYCE send sincere

thanks to relatives, friends and neighbours for attending the funeral at

St Mary‘s Church, Watton, and for all their love, support and kindness

during Joyce‘s illness and at this difficult time.

Sheila, Monica, Beryl and Daphne, the sisters of Joyce would also like to

thank all who kindly enquired about her wellbeing during her illness and

also for the support and consideration from Jack, Terry and Peter.

Donations received on behalf of the Big ―C‖ totalled £696.00, thank you to

everyone for supporting this cause. Thanks also to Reverend Geoff Garrett

for his comforting service, Breckland Funeral Services for their excellent

arrangements and to the line dancing ladies for their Guard of Honour.

Mrs Dulcie Jean Adcock The funeral service for Mrs Dulcie Adcock

took place at St Marys Church Watton on

Thursday September 9th. Dulcie, aged

77, died at the Norfolk and Norwich

University Hospital.

The service was conducted by the

Rev‘d Geoff Garrett and the organist

was Mrs Jill Dobbs. The service was

followed by a cremation at Earlham

Crematorium.

Dulcie was born in Caston in 1933 and

moved to Mill Rd. in Watton, with

parents Jack and Gladys Roberts, at the age

of three. On leaving Thetford Grammar

School, she attended Berridge House teacher

training college in West Hampstead, London, where she studied to

become a domestic science teacher. Her first teaching post was at the

Blyth School in Norwich, followed by Hammonds in Swaffham and

finally Watton Secondary School. She was married in 1955 to Michael

and had three sons, Paul, Mark and Christopher.

On retiring from teaching Dulcie assisted in the management of the

family jewellery business until the sale of the business around fifteen

years ago. Dulcie was a long standing member of the Wayland Players

in Watton and took part in many performances, dating back to 1957.

In 1983 Dulcie and Michael bought a small apartment in Portugal

which began a long and happy association with the country. Portugal

became their second home where they regularly hosted family and

friends.

Dulcie was a much loved ‗Nan‘ to her eight grandchildren, Sarah,

Katie, Daniel, Elizabeth, Lauren, Hayley,Chloe and Cerys.

Donations are for Cancer Research UK, and to date, over £900 has

been collected, and the family have received over 130 sympathy cards.

Family mourners were : Michael Adcock, Paul, Mark, and Chris

Adcock. Marion Adcock and Sarah, Katie, Daniel and Elizabeth

Adcock. Shirley Bond, Lauren Bond, Chloe and Cerys Adcock. Valerie

Paul. George, Jacqui and Nick Fuller. Jane and Noel Dye. Rob Bell. Other Mourners: Lucy Adcock (John Adcock), Paul and Iris Cunnington, Arthur

Blood, Graham and Sally Watson, Hilary Prosper, Freddie Crook (Stuart and Anne Adcock USA), Simon and Tammy Dye, Sandra Culling (Dick, Anya and

Toby), Mr And Mrs Ron Butcher. (Pauline and Peter Kilaspy), Valerie and Ian

McLuckie , Christine Lincoln, Stevan Paul, and Alison, Ian and Nicola Manning, Mrs K. Fuller and Bill, Judy, George, Manny and Tim Wilson, Peter

and Rosemary Sharman (Tony Watson), Brian Sharman, Pat Preston (Harold

Preston ), Maureen and Norman Pinner , Dot and Maurice Harvey, Mr and Mrs Don Collen (Brenda and Sandy Kinghorn), Shirley and Alan Blake, Paul and

Claire Blake, Mollie Gooch, Bob Read, John and Diana Crabb (and family),

John and Joyce Wyett, Marjorie and Jonathan Smith, Jill and Peter Dobbs

(Sonia and family), Jan and Ken Godfrey, June Fountain, Reg Tuff (Mrs Jean

Tuff), Doreen Baker (Bryan and Stella Leonard), John Whalebelly and Jean

McLean), Mary Murphy, Bill and Eve Hinks, Jennie Mann (Wayland Players), Geraldine Rowarth (Ian Rowarth and Sally Garrod), Ted Hinds (Josie Hinds), Peter

and Janet Walmsley, Janet Tew, Stewart and Alison Dickson, Robert Dickson, Ian

Maskell, Paul, Joanne, and Lauren Weight, Michael Harper (Barbara, Emily, Becky, and Sam), Rosemary Scott (John, Suzanne, Joanne, and Caroline), Leslie Cowling

(Rev. and Mrs Peter Lemmon), Vera Amys (Rev. Rod Broughall and Caroline),

John and Alison Softly, Rebecca, Laura, Chris, Ben and Kelly), Mrs Margaret Suthers (Tim and Carol Suthers, Mathew Suthers), Julia Preston (David Preston),

Janet Rogers (Krissy. Peg and Brian Thorpe), Anne Stimson, Peter Lane , Rhod

Campbell, Mrs Lorraine McCarthy (Paul, Kim and Kevin), Patrick and Tessa Julnes, Neil and Teresa Franklin, Mr And Mrs Ken Lodge, Susan Williams, Barbara Traish,

Julian Horn (Horn family), John Williams, Tracy Symonds (George and Richard

Symonds, Brian and Gill Gibbons), Sheila Hookham (Jezz Hookham), Mr And Mrs Bill Stebbing (David and Nicola), Mr And Mrs Noel Abel, Mr And Mrs R..Jackson,

Mr And Mrs R. Young, Mr And Mrs R.Cousens, Mr and Mrs M. Long (and family),

Mr And Mrs R. Kemp, Mr And Mrs D. Sell, Mr And Mrs Ray Brown, Anne and Reggie Balls, Norman Tennant, Brenda Draper, Ted and Jean Reay, Susan Pallister,

Evelyn Harrand, Eileen Kittell (Janet Watsham), Mollie Green, Nigel Tilford,

Arthur Elsegood, Mr and Mrs Ken Kenny, June Woods, Elizabeth Bristow (Cherry & John Vincent), Mrs Nora Medlock, Mrs W Rushton, Daphne Duggan (Margo

Pickering), Daphne Fox, Christine Webster, Tim Mullenger (Chris Edwards), Paul Harold , Craig Gunton, Bruce Bartram, Ian Fance, Brenda Reese, Ros Cogman , Mrs

Jane Lond-Caulk (Geoff Lond-Caulk. Rudlings DIY and Roy Rudling, Eirlys

Johnson (Mr And Mrs Malcolm Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson), Janet and Bernard Hendry (Mr H. Reetz), John Adcock (Gail and Oliver), Tim and Pat Leonard, David

and Carolyn Jessop, John and Beryl Brannan, Mrs M.M Riches (Mrs Kathleen

Brown), Mr And Mrs Geoff Sussams (Nicolette), Babara and John Coughlan, Graham and Michelle Goodwin, Dave and Jennie Simonds, Anne Stead (Tom),

Janice King, Susan Shepherd-Page, Heather Goodwin (Ben Goodwin), Mrs G.

Skipper (John), Joy Harwood (Robert), Brenda Jackson (David), Mrs Anne Green,

Becky Huckle, Mr And Mrs Maurice Butler, Mary Rumsey (Steve Rumsey), Jimmy

Richardson, Angela Chilvers, Pat Alderton (Andrew Alderton), Sue Tuttle (Mrs

Ellis), Helen Robertson, Deborah Evans, Mr And Mrs Frank Denyer.

They say that moving house and

divorce and the two most difficult

events to cope with in life. Well I‘ve

been through both more times than I

like to count, and I can tell you

whoever said it was right.

I recently decided that I was sick and

tired of living in Adelaide (which can

be very dry, hot and dusty at times)

and move to a climate which is

directly the opposite in every way. I

am now ensconced in the Alpine

region of the nation where, as I write,

snow is quietly falling on the higher

ridges of the Victorian and New

South Wales Alps. There are only a

few more weeks to go and then

summer comes and it is back to the

heat again. But for

the first time in more

than 40 years I‘ve

been putting wood on

a fire instead of

turning on the air

conditioner.

However, that is not

the story. The story

centres on a second

hand fridge and a

ruptured Achilles

Heel. Because my

wife was not joining

me immediately due to work

commitments, I needed certain items

in order to live a civilised life in my

new home. So a friend offered me a

fridge he didn‘t need and off we went

to move it to my home ready for the

removalist.

That is when the fun started. As I

walked out of the house backwards I

fell down one step and the fridge and

I came crashing down. My wife, who

is a trained emergency nurse rushed

around and fortunately the fridge had

not landed directly on me – no doubt

I would not be here to tell this story

if it had. As I got up I felt the most

excruciating pain in my left ankle

and could not put any weight on it.

Sure enough, I had ruptured my

Achilles tendon just two weeks away

from moving house. Contracts had

been signed and I had no choice, the

move was on.

Where I now live is about 1,000

kilometres (625 miles) from my

previous home and to cut a long story

short, the move went ahead and two

weeks after I arrived here I was in

hospital having the operation to

repair the damage to my Achilles

heel; and damaged it was. By the

time the local specialist operated it

had moved 30 centimetres from my

heel up the leg. It was a long and

difficult operation (not that I knew

anything about it) and when I woke

my left leg was safely wrapped in a

plaster cast.

Now comes the fun; I‘m on my own,

living in a new house and the

specialist tells me I have to lie flat on

my back for one month! If I go to

walk anywhere around the house I

must use crutches but only for a

maximum time of one hour a day.

There must have been somebody

looking after me when I chose to live

in this town. Even though it is tiny

with a population of 1800 it has a

magnificent health service. And it

went to work very quickly; a person

was organised to clean the house and

do the washing up for me three times

a week; another person came three

times a week to heap firewood so all

I had to do was chuck

a log on the fire. The

local supermarket

came once a week

with supplies I had

ordered and each day,

seven days a week,

somebody would drop

in to make sure I was

ok. Often they would

cook me a meal or get

something down the

street I needed.

So, for a month I lay

there reading books, watching

nauseous daytime television, or

simply bored out of my mind. I‘m

fortunate I have two little dogs that

with their amazing sense of knowing

something was wrong stayed near me

all the time and gave great comfort.

If people had seen me they would

have been certain I‘m mad as I talked

away to Boof and Sally and they just

wanted a cuddle in return.

The moral to this story is never

accept a gift of a second hand fridge

from a friend. In total the fridge has

so far cost me in excess of $15,000

dollars in medical and other

necessary expenses. I had to sell my

beloved 4WD because it was not

automatic and therefore no good for

me to drive. I‘m able to walk now

but must wear a special space boot

(seriously it looks like something an

astronaut would wear) except when I

am in bed for another month and then

hopefully a graduated return to

normal shoes. My wife arrives in a

few week‘s time and she has missed

all my moaning, complaints, pain and

general disillusionment with life.

The only ones who are going to feel

put out at her arrival are the dogs

who will not be able to sleep on the

bed. By gum, they were very good

companions though.

Have fun and we‘ll talk again soon.

email: oconoz@bigpond.com

The most expensive second hand fridge in Australia

Letter from Australia, by Chris O’Connor

Remember "Ain't she Sweet?" What

about "You'll never walk alone,

Younger than springtime", "Some

enchanted evening", "Moonlight and

roses", "Fascination" or "Moon

river". These songs together with

many more old, favourite, songs of

love will feature in our sing-along at

St Mary's Parish Church, Watton, on

the 2nd October at 3p.m.

Solos will also be performed by Sara

Peters, Alicia Eldridge and Richard

Akister. During the interval you will

be able to enjoy Gail Adcock's

delicious cakes and a cup of tea. A

raffle will also be drawn during this

time.

Entry to this romantic interlude is

free - but donations for the upkeep of

the church will be welcomed.

We hope to see you there!

Love‟s Old Sweet Songs - A sing-along for Harvest

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17

Massage Treatments

Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage

Appointments available at

BROOM HALL Country Hotel

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Telephone: 01953 882125 www.broomhallhotel.co.uk

DY-FIT FOR LIFE EXERCISE TO MUSIC CLASSES

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

the fitness level and ability of participants.

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

Nifty Fifties Fridays 11am A challenging workout for

"recycled teenagers"**

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

arthritis and joint replacement are taken into account.

** Please bring a mat for floorwork

Please note there will be no classes during the half-term holiday Monday 25th October to

Friday 29th October inclusive

For further details, please contact

Diane Cuthbert

01953 850275 RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher

Classes held during term-time

them know. We are looking

forward to meeting you and

remember, you don‘t have to be

connected to farming to join us!

Meetings run from 7 to 8.30pm.

All are welcome! For more

information phone Moira on

01603 731307 or email

norfolkyfc@easton.ac.uk

Upcoming events:

Sun 10th Oct harvest festival 3pm

Norwich cathedral

Tuesday 12th October 6.30pm be

there! We‘re going to visit a goat

herd to see them being milked

and see how the cheese is made!

Parents to take to Penhill road, Gt

Ellingham & welcome to stay!

Any transport problems contact

Moira 07590 503120

Sun 24th Oct bowling social @

Bowthorpe, Norwich 1.45pm be

there

Tuesday 26th October no meeting

half term

Tuesday 9th November what do

you know about guide dogs for

the blind? Come and find out…

Tuesday 23rd November bring

your friends to a great evening of

dodge ball! This is so much fun!

+ some prep for the winter comps

day coming up…

Winter comps day sun 5th Dec @

Easton College Tuesday 7th

December wow! we‘re off to

quasar, Norwich minibus leaves

at 6.30pm back approx 9.10pm

£10 tonight plsMerry Christmas

and Happy New Year

Tuesday 18th January '11

welcome back! Eaten too much

over Christmas? We‘re going to

cook a Healthy feast!

Attleborough Countrysiders

Attleborough Countrysiders are for 10 to 16

year olds and meet fortnightly at the Breckland

& District Resource Base, London Road,

Dereham. They are the junior branch of the

Dereham Young Farmers club. The

Countrysiders get up to all sorts of things!

From Rounders with the Seniors to making

pizzas, farm visits and sailing. There is

something for everyone. We do lots of

competitions too against other Countrysider

clubs. If this seems like something that might

interest you or a friend down the road, do let

Sheringham, Norfolk: Break

charity, based in Sheringham,

Norfolk, is taking another

Norfolk charity, Embrace, into

its portfolio of services for

vulnerable adults, children and

families. Embrace provides

support to pregnant teenagers

and teenage parents.

Project staff from Embrace

visit young people at home

and offer them a range of

practical help and support

based on individual needs. It

could be help with accessing

other agencies, with

completing forms, writing

letters or making telephone

calls. They can give advice on

education, employment and

childcare. They can put the

individuals in touch with other

teenage parents through social

groups or help with budgeting,

dealing with debt and claiming

benefits. The aim is to help

individuals achieve what they

want from life.

Speaking of this new addition

to Break‘s services, the Chair

of Trustees, Maureen Gardiner

says: ―Taking over Embrace

gives us another valuable care

opportunity. Teenage parents

need differing amounts of

support depending on their

circumstances, and project

staff at Embrace have the

expertise and experience to

provide a complete range of

support.‖

Cindee Crehan, Project

Manager of Embrace is

pleased with the move,

commenting: ―Becoming part

of Break will provide Embrace

with much needed financial

security as well as enabling us

to give our teenage parents a

greatly enhanced service.‖

Embrace will move into a self-

contained office suite at

Break‘s training centre at

Schofield House in Norwich,

and it will continue to provide

its services to teenage parents

in both Norwich and Kings

Lynn.

Break welcomes Embrace

No passado dia 4 de Setembro realizou-se mais uma fantastica Celebração

Cultural de Comida .

Representando varios Paises como Inglaterra , Polonia , Lituania , Brazil e

claro Portugal como não poderia deixar de ser. Este evento foi organizado pelo

Breckland com a coordenação de Richard Wills e tambem com a Wayland

House .

Desde ja queria dizer que não tivemos a oportunidade de ter nenhuma pessoa a

representar os países da Polonia e Lituania. Os produtos foram apresentados

por Rute Ferreira que tambem tinha uma mesa com produtos Portugueses.

Agradecer tambem a Telma Silva que representou a mesa Brazileira. Eu (Tina

Cruz) como não poderia deixar de ser tive a oportunidade de dar a conhecer

mais uma vez o nosso Churrasco Português com Sardinhas e Febra Assada.

Coma a precenca de gente maravilhosa e ao som de boa musica foi uma noite

para não esquecer.

Mudando de assunto e não menos importante ja esta disponivel no Centro de

Saúde , um folheto com informacoes em Português sobre a vacinação da Gripe

H1N1 para este Inverno.

Por fim gostaria de agradecer ao Jornal de Watton – Mid Norfolk Times, mais

propriamente a Julian que desde ha ja alguns meses nos da a oportunidade de

ler e saber tudo sobre o que acontece na nossa região , relacionado com o

Povo da Comunidade Portuguesa .Muito Obrigado de todos nόs.

Cultural Celebration of Food By Tina Cruz

On the 4th of September a fantastic Cultural Celebration of Food took place in

Watton, representing various countries including Britain, Poland, Lithuania,

Brazil and Portugal . This event was organized by Pride in Breckland with the

coordination of Richard Wills and also with the help of the Wayland

Partnership.

Since we did not have the opportunity to have any person to represent the

countries of Poland and Lithuania, the products were presented by Rute

Ferreira who also had a table with Portuguese products. Also thank to Telma

Silva who represented the Brazilian-table. I had the opportunity to make

known once more our BBQ and Portuguese Sardines with Roasted Pork Meat.

With the presence of wonderful people and the sound of good music it was

indeed a night to remember.

Changing the subject but no less important, there is now available at Watton

Surgery, a leaflet with information in Portuguese about the H1N1 flu

vaccination this Winter.

Finally I would like to thank the Mid-Norfolk Times, more properly Julian,

who has for some months given us the opportunity to read and learn all about

what is happening in Portuguese community, many thanks from all of us.

Celebração Cultural de Comida - Tina Cruz

Picture by Aiden Bunning Aged 12

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

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Attleborough WI News

Our August meeting was organised by the

members with Betty Jenness as President &

Hazel Mayes as Secretary. Betty reminded us

that the Keep Fit classes begin on September

4th & of the Kett Group

outing to Kings Lynn on

the 8th.

Unfortunately the

Speaker for the evening

was unable to come, but

The Pearlies stepped in

at short notice. They

sang a wide variety of

songs, many celebrating

the 70th anniversary of

The Battle of Britain.

We all enjoyed an

evening of nostalgia

thanks to The Pearlies.

The winner of the

competition for a lantern

was a) Betty Jenness b)

Brenda Spencer.

The speaker for October

is Mrs Charlotte Philcox

on "Hedgerow Harvest."

The Competition is a

Picture made from

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91 Homes off the Saham Road We would thank all residents who have supported the objections to the

proposed development of 91 dwellings off the Saham Road. Your letters

of Protest and your attendance at the hearings was greatly appreciated.

This application has now been unanimously rejected by both Watton

Town and Breckland District Councils.

We would especially thank all of the Councillors and local Buisnessmen

who have advised us and supported our efforts over the past weeks

together with the members of our small protest committee.

Whilst we have won this BATTLE we may not yet have won the WAR

and we may have to ask your support in the near future. Rest assured

that we will be closely monitoring any unwanted and unsolicited

development on this site. Ron Upton & Steve McCarthy

Watton Rotary Roundup

On 4th September 9 Rotarians (8 couples)

descended upon us from New South

Wales, Australia, for the first part of their

Rotary Friendship Exchange visit in

response to our expedition to their District

(9700) last year. They were

accommodated in our homes, which are

scattered around the area, including

Watton (2), Merton, Ovington, Saham

Hills, Hilborough, Shipdham and Croxton;

the latter being the home of the President

of Thetford Rotary Club who kindly

joined in. On Sunday a lunchtime

reception was held at the home of

immediate past president Richard Akister,

and croquet and a barbeque followed at the

Parkers in Merton. Visits included

Sandringham House, a tour of Cambridge

colleges, the National Horseracing

Museum at Newmarket, & Norfolk

Essential Oils, a specialist farm near

Welney on the Norfolk Cambridgeshire

border. For the final day with us, the group

enjoyed a walking tour of Norwich,

starting at the Theatre Royal, where

education manager, Jason Raper, showed

us around the facilities and gave an

excellent talk on the history of Norwich

theatre and its personalities. Some time

was spent in Strangers‘ Hall before

refreshments were taken in the crypt of

Blackfriars Hall. The party continued to

the Cathedral, where, over a cup of tea, the

Dean, Rt Revd Graham Smith, kindly

addressed the group. Challenged to count

how many medieval churches could be

seen during the walk, most lost count!

There were 13, no less!!

The picture shows the Australians at

Sandringham House. Far left is the

group‘s leader, Dennis Bishop, who was

delighted to meet his namesake, Denis

Bishop, a Swaffham Rotarian who, as

Assistant Governor, attended our special

Rotary meeting held at Richmond Park

Golf Club - not our usual venue but

necessary due to numbers as all our ladies

were included. Our District Governor,

Rodney Howell (Diss Rotary), also

attended. For the second phase of their

visit the Australians were hosted by

members of other Rotary Clubs in District

1080, including Broadland, Norwich,

Ipswich, Great Yarmouth, Saxmundham

& Stowmarket. The programme included

visits to Southwold, the Longshop in

Leiston, the Time & Tide museum in

Yarmouth, a trip on Oulton Broad, and an

all-day private visit to Somerleyton Hall.

Back to the future, we are pleased to

announce another Jazz Night at the

Queens Hall on Friday 29th October, and

one of our very occasional Sunday

afternoon ―Audience With . . . ― specials.

We have secured the return visit of

Winston the Singing Farmer following the

sell-out success of his appearance at last

year‘s Watton Festival. Tickets for the

Jazz night are on sale as usual at Adcocks

now, but tickets for Winston will not be

available until 28th October. However, as

Winston has a considerable personal

following, we are taking reservations by

telephone prior to releasing tickets for

public sale. For either event, reservations

can be made by telephone to Martin on

01953 884224, or Derek on 01953

884044. Martin Anscombe

After a summer of adventures in

space, it was a safe landing back on

Earth for children in Watton Library.

Over 70 children successfully

completed the Space Hop summer

reading challenge. They received

their certificates and gold medals

from Timothy Catt, Community Fire

Safety Advocate for Breckland, who

also reminded the children and their

families about the importance of fire

safety. Tim told us how to develop a

family plan for evacuating our

homes in case of a fire. Tim also

reminded us to check our smoke

alarms every week and the children

agreed to remind their parents to do

this. All the children had great fun

reading their six books over the

summer holidays and collecting their

goodies, including scratch and sniff

stickers. Library staff really enjoyed

hearing about all the great books that

they read and we've even read a few

ourselves following suggestions

from the children.

Mission Completed!

Not letting off any fireworks? Rain

forecast? If you want your

November celebrations to go with a

bang and a sparkle of excitement,

then come to the Connaught Hall,

Attleborough at 7.30 p.m. on

Saturday 6th November where the

Attleborough Players will be hosting

a 'Fish & Pop Quiz'. Musical

fireworks will 'POP' in a range of a

'Golden Oldie Rain' of sixties music

to present day 'Jumping Jacks'. All

you have to do is light your Pop

knowledge, stand well back, listen to

six rounds of musical clips, come up

with answers and win a prize! In

addition, Fish & Chips, or 'Bangers'

& Chips etc may be ordered when

you buy your ticket for £7.00 from

A.W. Myhill & Son, Exchange

Street, Attleborough. Tel. 01953

453107

The date for ticket availability will

be advised on application.

Fish & „Pop‟ Quiz

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

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We will be holding another

village history day at Scoulton

on Saturday 9th October, this

time we will be using the village

hall instead of the church as

there are problems with the

ceiling in the nave. The theme

for this year‘s event is Scoulton

School which was built in 1841

and was forced to close in 1985

due to falling numbers of pupils.

We would love to hear your

memories of school days at

Scoulton and see any

photographs of your class mates.

The school was also used for

social events and meetings as the

village hall was not built until

1992. We will also have copies

of the church records and

photographs of the village and

some of its passed inhabitants.

It will be held at Scoulton

Village Hall 10.00 to 4.00

Saturday 9th October hope to see

you there.

Village History Day at Scoulton

New Chief Inspector Following Norfolk Constabulary‘s

review of its policing structure, in

which the levels of senior

management and responsibility in

Norfolk‘s 7 districts has been

realigned to recognise the different

challenges between urban and rural

policing, Breckland will now be led

by Chief Inspector Paul Durham.

Chief Inspector Durham will lead the

five Safer Neighbourhood Teams

which police Attleborough, Dereham,

Swaffham, Thetford, Watton and the

surrounding parishes.

He brings with him 23 years‘ experience

and a sound knowledge of the local

community, having previously served as

Breckland‘s Detective Inspector.

The move provides a dedicated lead

for the district following the

departure of Supt Katie Elliott, who

is now heading up the Constabulary‘s

Vulnerable Persons Directorate.

Chief Insp Durham said: ―I am very

pleased to be returning to Breckland, an

area I have a great fondness for having

worked here and lived here for a

number of years. I‘ll lead policing in a

district which already enjoys relatively

low crime rates thanks to sound

leadership, the dedication of local staff

and effective partnership working.

―There will undoubtedly be new

challenges ahead but I and my teams are

committed to protecting and serving the

needs of the local community.‖

Chief Insp Durham started his career in

the Metropolitan Police in 1987,

working as a beat bobby in the East End

before joining the CID, where he

worked his way to Det Insp, during

which time he worked on a number of

high profile investigations including the

murder of PC Nina Mackay.

He transferred to Norfolk in 2004 as Det

Insp for Breckland before opting to

move back into a uniform post at King‘s

Lynn after 19-years in CID during the

Constabulary‘s modernisation process.

Whilst at Breckland, he led the

investigation into the disorder in

Thetford during the 2004 European

Football Championships.

Eldorado Hazel Henderson was our speaker this month with her talk entitled

‗Eldorado‘. She is a very interesting and informative speaker and had

us enthralled telling us of her visit to South America investigating the

‗Eldorado‘ story. She was actually wearing a replica gold brooch of

one of the actual treasures. Pat gave the vote of thanks.

Barbara‘s coffee morning for Macmillan raised the very handsome

total of £170.00. Thanks to all who helped and attended. Despite the

weather once again being very wet we had a thoroughly good time.

Next month Anita Taylor will be demonstrating sugarcraft and we will

also have the opportunity to ‗have a go‘.

Come on ladies, if you fancy a night out with the girls why not pop

along to Watton Christian Community Centre on Thursday 14th

October (7.30 pm) and join in the fun.

Ours was approximately 206 miles . .

. St Bees to Robin Hood‘s Bay in 13

days Sunday 15th August – Friday

27th August. We all did it. It was our

holiday, a challenge and an

opportunity to raise funds for the East

Anglian Air Ambulance. We had a

fantastic time enjoying wonderful

scenery, some really great weather,

good food and of course plenty of

fluids.

Saturday 14th August saw us leave

Watton full of excitement and

enthusiasm for our fortnight of

walking and challenge ahead. We

travelled up to Kirkby Stephen for

our 1st night of staying in a different

B & B each night before

being transported by mini

bus early on Sunday

Morning to St Bees to

start the walk. It took us

1.5 hours in the mini bus

and 6 days to walk back

to Kirkby Stephen. We

could not have asked for

better weather during the

13 days. We had one

really wet day and caught

a few brief showers on a

couple of other days, but

we returned a nice golden

colour. We got to meet

many different people

who varied in age from

11 to 83 all taking the

journey at various

numbers of days. One of

the days we walked a

marathon (26.2 miles)

followed by approximately 21 miles

the next day. Our average walking

speed for the whole journey was 3.1

miles per hour.

We arrived where we should have, on

the days we should have, with no

major difficulties. We negotiated the

climbs, avoided the peat bogs and our

arrival in Robin Hood‘s bay was

indeed a very emotional day. We did

the traditional bit, wet our feet in the

sea and deposited the stones we had

picked from the beach at St Bees. We

signed the book at the Bay Hotel and

enjoyed a few beers, sharing our

journey with each other and some of

those we had met along the way. We

were elated but also sad that our

journey had come to an end.

Our holiday and personal challenges

would not be complete without the

support we gathered from knowing

we had also raised an amazing

amount for the vital service provided

by the East Anglian Air Ambulance -

£1,795 to date! To all those of you

who have so generously sponsored us

– a BIG THANKYOU.

Below: Alan and Gill Smith, Tim and

Carol Suthers, Chris and Kerry

Varley (The Speedy Six, The Quick

Six, The Whippets, The Wet Suit

Group) Names we were known as by

other walkers we met along the way

Coast 2 Coast 192 miles

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20 News

By Fr Michael Johnstone

For us in the temperate northern

hemisphere, the cycle of the seasons

wonderfully coincides with God‘s

redeeming plan for our salvation.

Thus, we celebrate the fullness of His

Redeeming acts - His Resurrection

from the dead – at the same time that

the newness of Life that Spring brings

to nature.

Then we pass on to the fullness of

human life in the Summer, when in our

worship, we consider the fullness of

Life given to us in Christ with the

coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

(or ‗Whitsun‘, as it is sometimes called

in England).

And so - and this is where we are now

- to the closing down of life in old age,

and preparation for eternity - as the

autumn leaves fall, days become

shorter, and darkness dominates.

So now is the time for us to think of

and remember ‗The End Times‘. End

times for each of us individually, and

the end time for the whole of creation.

During the Dark Ages of the 5th

century and on until the 9th century,

when the Pagan hordes overran Roman

civilisation and the beginnings of

Christian Europe, much of that ancient

learning was preserved by a small

number of people who had abandoned

‗the world‘ to concentrate on God and

His love for us His children. These

people were led to this life through the

teaching of St Benedict and the Rule

which he wrote for them as a guide to

holy living. That Rule is still a guide to

many people, to those living in

monasteries, and also to many in

ordinary life who find it a great help to

them ‗among the slings and arrows of

the outrageous fortune‘ of daily human

life, to use many of St Benedict‘s wise

guidelines.

One of the injunctions St Benedict

recommended to his followers is to

‗Keep death daily before your eyes‘.

And this, is not intended in any morbid

sense, but as a useful guide in our daily

living. It is so easy to focus only on the

present moment, and the minutiae of

daily problems and worries, and so

forget the ultimate purpose of our lives.

The old Catholic Catechism put it this

way: ―God made me to know Him,

love Him and serve Him in this life,

and to be happy with Him forever in

the next‖. The purpose of this life is to

prepare ourselves for Eternity in the

Heart of God.

Ball players keep their eyes on the ball,

athletes on the finishing line.

Christians, likewise, need to keep their

eyes on the goal of Eternity. A

commonly sung hymn puts the same

message this way: ―To live each day as

if our last‖.

And here, at this stage of the cycle of

Catholic worship, as days shorten,

darkness becomes more dominant and

plants die down with their falling

leaves, we are asked to focus on the

fact that each one of us will have a last

day, and that this life is a preparation

for that final moment.

It is very sad to come across, as I have

done in my ministry, people of 80

years plus - already well past the ‗three

score years and ten‘ promised to us -

who are totally unprepared for the

problems of old age - of weakness,

debility and ultimate death. I have

more than once come across people,

who, having had a constantly healthy

life are surprised to find themselves in

hospital, and saying (in effect) ―I‘ve

never had a moment‘s illness, why am

I so ill now?‖ It is much wiser to

prepare oneself for those times by

remembering St Benedict‘s ―Keep

death daily before your eyes‖.

But all is not gloom: for one must look

also at the wider picture: God‘s plan

for the culmination of creation, when

all will be consummated in Christ.

When He, Christ the King, will come

in power

and great glory to fulfil all things and

unite them all in Him. We, who will

have gone before, will be included in

that great Triumphant Moment. So we

take confidence in Jesus, Son of God,

Word

made flesh, in whom - through our

Baptism we live and move and have

our being; and through whom we have

the sure and certain knowledge of

eternal life.

But in the meantime - as we continue

our lives in the slowly developing

autumnal darkening - to pray:

Grant to life’s day a calm

unclouded ending,

An eve untouched by shadows of

decay,

The brightness of a holy death-bed

blending

With dawning glories of the eternal

day.

And to celebrate, as we do in the

Catholic Church, on the last day of the

our Liturgical (worshipping) cycle, the

―Feast of Jesus Christ King of the

Universe‖ - in whom all this will be

made complete; and having done that,

we can then begin to prepare ourselves

once more to celebrate His birth into

our beautiful but tortured world.

Thought for the Month

The Management Committee of

Attleborough Day Centre is grateful for a

donation from Rosedale Funeral Home

which has enabled the purchase of a

computer to bring the Centre online for

the first time. The Day Centre has been

running since 1994 in Attleborough

Memorial Hall and is open three days a

week, catering for older people who need

some help with everyday life to assist

them to remain living independently in

their own homes. The Centre runs

activities and outings and offers a

delicious ‗home-cooked‘ hot lunchtime

meal each day, and has its own minibus

transport.

The Chair of Trustees, Mrs

Elizabeth Burrows said, ―We

are delighted to have this

support from Rosedale Funeral

Home at a time when funding

is especially difficult to obtain.

Already we have had our first

enquiry by e-mail, endorsing

the need for us to embrace

technology.‖

Enquiries regarding a place at

the Centre can be made by e-

mailing:

heather.nunn@paston.co.uk or

telephoning 01953 454613 or

07979 264047.

Roy Gayson, Manager of

Attleborough Day Centre

thanks Andy Free of Rosedale

Funeral Home with Mrs

Elizabeth Burrows, Chair of

Trustees (ADC)

Attleborough Day Centre invests in the future…

Congratulations Charlotte

Charlotte Wilkins, from Saham Toney, graduated

from Cambridge University this year with a

Masters in Education. She received grade A for

the work she produced. Charlotte studied part

time while also teaching at a primary school in

Cambridge. Charlotte has previously graduated

from Cambridge University with her PGCE and a

first class degree in Education Studies and

History. Before this Charlotte studied for her A

Levels at Swaffham Sixth Form and attended

Wayland Community High School.

We are introducing our own

gift vouchers in the run up to

Christmas. These will be for

£5 or £10 and can be

redeemed for any goods on

offer at Watton Country

Market. Please note they can

only be redeemed at this one

market. In addition to our

already extensive range of gift

items we now have a selection

of small card and stiff paper

gift boxes, suitable for small

items of jewellery, a selection

of wrapped sweets, homemade

items, or other small gifts.

Look for these along with the

greeting cards. Christmas

cards will be available from

the middle of October so that

those who wish to mail cards

to far away places by surface

mail can catch the early final

posting dates for places like

New Zealand, South Africa

and the Falkland Islands,

among others.

Our usual range of cakes and

other baked goods, jams,

chutneys, honey, sweets, eggs,

fresh produce and plants are

always available. Gift items

include knitted and crocheted

goods, cloth bags, leisure

gowns, jewellery, wooden

toys, pens and other turned

wood items.

Come and browse any

Wednesday morning in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre between 8.30 and

11.30 a.m.

Orders for special items are

always welcome. Please put

your Christmas orders in as

soon as possible to give our

crafters and cooks plenty of

time to fill them for you.

Gift vouchers & small gift boxes - new lines at Watton country market

Church Times and Puzzle

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for October

St. Mary’s Church, Watton

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

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship. Church Office opens Tues,

Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm Tel: 01953 881252

margaret@churchadm.freeserve.co.uk www.stmaryswatton.org

Sun 3rd 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Harvest Thanksgiving Holy Communion

Sun 10th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion

12.30pm Holy Baptism

7.00pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 17th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion

Sun 24th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.30am United Service of Holy

Communion & Healing

7.00pm Informal Worship in the Church Room

Sun 31st 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion

3.00pm All Saints‘ Tide Service followed by tea

in the Church Room

Watton Methodist Church

Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and

prayer between 10.00am & 12.00noon

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

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

Member. www.wattonmethodist.btik.com

Sun 3rd 10.45am Mr T Hey

6.30pm Rev V Spencer

Sun 10th 10.45am Mr R Hompstead

6.30pm Rev B Eagle

Sun 17th 10.45am N & A Tubby

6.30pm Rev‘d B Winner

Sun 24th 10.30am United Service at St Mary‘s Church

6.30pm Mr R Hompstead

Sun 31st 10.45am Mr P Terry

6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck

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 service

Sun 3rd 10.30am ‗Leaving a Legacy of Love‘ -

‗Love Changes‘

Sun 10th 10.30am Family Service

Sun 17th 10.30am ‗Leaving a Legacy of Love‘ -

‗Love People in the Church‘

6.00pm Prayer and Praise

Sun 24th 10.30am ‗Leaving a Legacy of Love‘ -

‗Love Those We come in Contact With‘

Sun 31st 10.30am ‗Leaving a Legacy of Love‘ -

‗Love is What we Pass On‘

St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill

Tuesdays 10.00am Said Holy Communion

Sun 3rd 10.30am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

Sun 10th 9.30am Harvest Thanksgiving Morning Worship

6.00pm Harvest Evensong

Sun 17th 9.30am All Age Worship

Sun 31st 9.30am Holy Communion

St. George’s Church, Saham Toney

Sun 10th 11.00am Morning Worship

Sun 17th 11.00am All Age Worship

Sun 31st 11.00am Holy Communion

S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke

Sun 10th 10.30am Harvest Thanksgiving All Age Worship

Sun 17th 10.30am Holy Communion

Sun 31st 10.30am Methodist Service

12.30pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

Thursdays 8.00am Said Holy Communion

Sun 10th 9.30am Holy Communion

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

Worship Calendar October 2010

Sunday 3rd October

10:20 am Sunday Club Gt. Hockham

(ages 4-11, church room)

10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham

Sunday 10th October

9:00 am Harvest All Age Service & Merton

Breakfast

10:20 am Sunday Club Griston

(ages 4-11, ‗Manor court‘ Day Centre, Manor Rd.)

10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 17th October

10:30 a.m. Harvest festival with Baptisms, Confirmations

and Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Bishop James presiding

Sunday 24th October

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson

(Bible Sunday & Patronal Festival of St. Martin

of Tours)

Sunday 31st October—All Saints Sunday

10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles

Tuesday 2nd November—All Souls Day

7:00 pm All Souls‘ Day: Service to

Remember Departed Loved Ones Thompson

Sunday 7th November

10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

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

Sunday 3rd October, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

Sunday 7th November, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

Pram Services

For parents or carers with children aged 0-5.

Wednesdays, 10:15am Caston Primary School Hall

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

Email: revbobnichols@gmail.com

All Saints Church, Threxton Harvest Thanksgiving - Sunday 3rd October at 3pm

PUZZLE CORNER

Pressure of time this month has prevented me compiling the

crossword so just for fun (no prizes!) I have included a Sudoko for

you to puzzle over. I will print the solution next month.

The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a

game with the correct numbers. There are three very simple

constraints to follow. In a 9 by 9 square Sudoku game:

•Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in

any order

•Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9

in any order

•Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all

digits 1 through 9

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

Sunday 17th October Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm until

4.00pm All welcome—please come along and bring family and friends

LAST MONTH’S CROSSWORD

The winner of last month‘s crossword was Barbara Anderson, of

Lamgmere Road, Watton. The correct solution is given below.

Scribble Pad

On a bright sunny September morning

the majority of the Wayland Hall

Luncheon Club diners, 3 staff and a few

willing volunteers set off by coach to

see the Cromer Pier Seaside Special.

The staff had prepared a packed picnic

lunch for everybody and a stop was

made at Sheringham Park to enjoy the

feast. The Watton Town Council

community ambulance was also made

available so that wheelchair users could

enjoy the outing as well.

On arrival in Cromer the Theatre

administration staff made the group very

welcome and settled everybody down in

their seats. Without doubt the show was

thoroughly enjoyed as on this occasion

it had been paid for by a grant given to

the Luncheon Club by the Norfolk

Community Foundation.

The show did not finish until after

5.00pm so it was a fairly late return

back in Watton.

However, the Luncheon Club

Coordinator, Laura Ahuja, said that she

had received an enormous amount of

appreciation from the diners for their

very enjoyable and at moments,

adventurous, day out.

Once again the Luncheon Club wishes

to thank Norfolk Community

Foundation for the grant which made the

outing possible.

Luncheon Club beside the Seaside

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

Students and staff at Attleborough

High School looked on with

excitement as work began on the

new pond and garden area for the

school. The project, spearheaded by

Lead teacher for Environment Mr

Joel Rodker, Teaching Assistant

Fiona Aitken, and Assistant

Headteacher, Carmina McConnell,

will transform an area of the school

site into a wonderful conservation

and wildlife area.

To help the school get started on

this project, Ian Walker, of J and J

Salters leant the school his digger

and the expert services of Philip

Whitworth for the day to dig the

pond area. The school‘s Design and

Technology Technician, Mr Paul

Reavey provided the expertise to

level the site and worked flat out in

the heat to produce a professionally

dug pond. Sixth Form students,

Robert Maas and Will Copland

offered tremendous support as they

levelled, dug, and raked in the

sunshine.

As one student commented: ―I can‘t

wait until the pond is built. It‘ll be

able to help us with our science

studies and it will be a great place

to go and watch the wildlife.‖

The pond area will include a

marshland and ‗beach‘ area and was

designed in line with the Wildlife‘s

Trusts guidelines; the design

finalised by David Yates of Norfolk

County Council. Ridgeons builders

have donated resources for the

garden area and the school have just

received a small grant from

Breckland council for the next stage

of the pond creation. The pond is

the first part in an ambitious plan

by the school to create a

conservation area, developing the

raised bed vegetable plot and

leading to a final construction of an

outdoor classroom, or amphitheatre.

Carmina McConnell commented:

―We are indebted to Ian Walker of J

and J Salters for his help with this.

This pond is just one part of a

revitalised outside area that will

provide an exciting new educational

resource for students. Joel Rodker,

our appointed Lead Teacher for the

Environment, has had a

considerable impact on the

development of new conservation

and sustainability initiatives

throughout the school.‖

Karen Bales ACCA MAAT Bsc (Hons)

Telephone 01953 884019

118 Norwich Road, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk. IP25 6DU

Email: balesbrowneaccountancy@yahoo.co.uk

Accounts preparation for Sole traders, Limited Companies and Partnerships

Personal, Limited Company, and Partnership Tax Returns Book-keeping PAYE VAT Returns

Bales Browne Accountancy Services Limited

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman visited

Total Health Pharmacy in the rural market

town of Watton which asked residents

―Are you gambling with your health?‖ as it

urged everyone to get their free blood

pressure check during this year‘s Know

Your Numbers! Week (13th -19th

September)

Total Health Pharmacy is among around

1,400 official ‗Pressure Stations‘ which

took part in the nation‘s biggest blood

pressure testing event run by UK charity

the Blood Pressure Association

Research from the Blood Pressure

Association has revealed almost three

quarters of adults do not know their blood

pressure numbers. This ignorance means

that they are taking an unnecessary gamble

with their health, as uncontrolled high

blood pressure causes stroke and heart

attack.

One in three UK adults has high blood

pressure. It‘s a symptomless condition – a

‗silent killer‘ – so the only way to find out

if you have high blood pressure is to have

regular blood pressure checks. However,

once detected, it can be successfully

managed.

Total Health Pharmacy, at 14 Gregor

Shanks Way, Watton, opposite Watton

Medical Practice continues to offer free

blood press checks through the year and

the pharmacy is open 7 days a week from

8am until late.

Pharmacist Geoff Ray said ―We were

pleased to be involved in Know Your

Numbers Week and we are delighted to

have had the support of George Freeman

today to help spread the message about the

dangers of high blood pressure. You don‘t

have to be unhealthy, overweight or a

smoker to have high blood pressure and I

hope that, many people will take the

opportunity to have their blood pressure

tested. It is easily managed but only if you

know you have it.

George Freeman lending his support to the

campaign said ―Having worked in the

biomedical industry for fifteen years, I

know that when it comes to health,

prevention is better than cure. Campaigns

like Know Your Numbers help to remind

everyone that a quick test can help to save

lives and save money.

Mike Rich, Executive Director of the

Blood Pressure Association, said ―We are

delighted Total Health Pharmacy took part

in Know Your Numbers Week 20110,

highlighting the importance of knowing

your blood pressure numbers. During this

year‘s campaign, we asked ‗Are you

gambling with your health?‘ and we hope

many people took advantage of the free

blood pressure checks to lower their odds

of stroke and heart attack.‖

To find out more about the campaign visit

the Know Your Numbers website at

www.bpassoc.org.uk or call 020 8772

4994. The Blood Pressure Information

Line is 0845 241 0989

George knows his numbers

English for Speakers of Other

Languages (ESOL)

A new course will start on

Thursday September 16th . This

will be taught by Poultec Training

of Mattishall and will run for 12

weeks. At the time of writing there

are just one or two places left.

Contact Jan 01953 880202 for

more information.

Writing Workshop October

23rd (moved from September

18th)

This fun course is for anyone who

wants to write, but doesn‘t quite

know where to begin. Whether

someone wants to start a diary,

write a press release, needs to write

reports for their work, wants to

write up their family research to

leave a legacy for their family, or

has a novel burning in their brain,

this day is about getting started and

establishing a routine and fun ways

to practice and to keep going once

started. The day will run from

10am to 4pm and will cost £25.

Drinks will be provided but

participants should bring a packed

lunch. Contact Jan 01953 880202

to sign up.

Basic IT for Beginners

This course will run for 6 weeks on

Mondays from 2.00 – 3.30pm

starting on October 4th. A further

six week course will start after

Christmas. The course is for those

who want to get started, learn how

to use the internet and manage

their photographs. There is no

qualification at the end and the cost

for the six week course is £30.00

(£15 payable at the start of the

course)

CLAIT (Computer literacy and

Information Technology)

Courses

These are for people who want a

bit more than the basic and would

like to achieve a qualification.

They will take place on four dates

in the autumn. October 26th,

November 9th, 23rd and 26th.

CLAIT One will run from 2.00 –

5.00pm each day and CLAIT 2

from 6.00 – 9.00.

The number of spaces available is

quite small so those interested

should sign up quickly. The cost of

each course is £35.00.

All of the courses run at Wayland

House are heavily subsided. The

remaining costs are met by funding

from Wayland Community High

School Outreach programme or by

the Wayland Partnership. For more

information contact Jan at

Wayland House. 01953 880202

Attleborough High School Gets Digging! Learning Opportunities at the Wayland Partnership

We are a group of people who are interested in setting up a

regular Jive session at the Wells Cole Community Centre

(WCCC). If anyone is interested in joining us we will have our

1st dance on the 9th October 7.30pm at the WCCC, Bell Lane,

Saham Toney. We welcome people of all abilities, we are a

friendly group and you do not need a partner just a desire to

dance or meet new people. Our aim will be to cover our costs so

this will not be an expensive evening out, the WCCC provides a

friendly venue and we hope to be able to have the bar open so

you can get a reasonably priced drink. Please ring me (Sheila

Harrold) if you have any questions on 01953 885111.

Saham Toney Jive Group

News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

Bullying/Abuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

It’s good to talk! Counselling can help if you’re struggling to cope with:

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with

professionally trained counsellors, who work on a short-term or long-term basis. Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment.

Appointments are available 6 – 9pm Tuesdays and 9.30am – 1pm Wednesdays. Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk), registered charity number 1054419

Watton United First Team Watton have found the early season

pace in Division 1 difficult to master,

but after winning 3-2 at home to a

very direct Corton side 3 weeks ago,

where Xavier Huckle scored a hat

trick, Mangers Harwood and

Nicholls had to contend with the loss

of key players to holiday, injury and

university, which saw an unfit team

perform poorly in the first round of

the Mummery Cup away at a very

organised Premier Division outfit,

Spixworth Athletic.

Watton opened the scoring through

Jimmy Walker, but were eventually

run ragged by the home side, who

went on to win 7-1, with 5 goals all

coming in the second half. Man of

the Match - Scott Cruikshank

Followed by two home games within

the space of four days, Watton‘s

Jekyll and Hyde performances

appeared yet again , with a brilliant

first half performance seeing the

Brecklanders go in level at 1-1 with

Caister it could have been much

better but the Seasiders have three

top class saves from their goalkeeper

to thank, with Reeve, Huckle and

Walker all coming close to adding to

Bloomfields opener. But as with

Watton‘s last 4 games, after taking

the lead through Huckle in the 50th

minute and further gilt edged chances

from Walker and Sharpe, they caved

in at the back and two mistakes saw

them 3-2 down within the space of 5

minutes. Two further goals in the

dying minutes of the game saw a

score line that didn‘t reflect Watton‘s

domination of the play. Final score 5-

2. Man of the Match - Sam Fincham

Watton then played host a very

impressive Horsford side, who

looked untouchable in the opening 30

minutes of play with their quick

passing and movement tearing

Watton‘s backline apart every time

they went forward. But with Fincham

and the experienced Taylor working

well in midfield, and Cruikshank in

goal pulling off some brilliant saves,

Watton finally got a foothold in the

game, and it could have been a

totally different story at the end with

Ben Smart and Bloomfield striking

the upright and substitute Danny

Robinson missing from the penalty

spot. Final score 2-0 - Man of the

Match - Ben Smart / Scott

Cruikshank

Watton United Reserves After appointing new mangers Ian

Hunt and Christian Hayward at the

start of the season, the reserves are

looking all set for a bright future by

bringing some fresh faces back to the

club after a disappointing season last

year.

They have blended a number of new

players into a hardworking and

improving team, with some

impressive performances in recent

games coming from youngsters Luke

Jones, Sam Fincham, Andy Rayner,

Danny Reeve, and Matty Colley in

goal.

Unfortunately, they have struggled to

gain the points that their

performances deserved in recent

weeks, securing their only point at

home to Caister Reserves on

Saturday 11th September. After

going in at the interval 2-0 down they

suffered a further blow when Caister

scored a third against the run of play.

But Watton‘s young team fought

back with two goals from 17 year old

Luke Jones and a third coming from

James Love playing his first season

in men‘s football.

Previous results in the month

included a 3-1 loss to local rivals

Bradenham Reserves in the Junior

Cup, with Tom Giddings scoring,

and a 7-2 loss away at Sheringham,

where the team failed to compete

with the physical nature of a very

good and experienced opposition

team. Andy Rayner scored both goals

and secured the man of the match

award for the second time this

season.

Watton United round up

LADY CAPTAIN'S DAY The Lady

Captain, Sheila Hill, organised a

very enjoyable day for the ladies,

with the help of her husband, Eric. It

was a bright sunny day, and

everyone received a small gift to

celebrate the day. Freshly baked

scones were enjoyed at the halfway

house. The winner of the day's

competition was Mrs Chris Whyatt,

who scored 36 points (see attached

photo), second was Mrs Lesley

Davis with 35 points, and third was

Mrs Anne Long with 34 points.

AUGUST STABLEFORD Div 1

Mrs Lesley Davis 37 pts, Div 2 Mrs

Jean Barrall 34 pts, Div 3 Mrs Eileen

Chard 24 pts

HORSFALL TROPHY (CAPTAINS

CHARITY CUP) Ladies Winner

Mrs Ann Achilles 36 pts, Men's

Winner S Spilman 37 pts

TEXAS SCRAMBLE Winners Mrs

Ann Bell, Mrs Dilys Gibbs & Mrs

Jan Bone 41 pts, 2nd Mrs Lesley

Davis, Mrs Maureen Flack, Mrs

Lesley Matthews 40 pts

DAILY MAIL FOURSOMES

Winners Mrs Barbara Coverdale &

Mrs Mary Wakeford 33 pts

SEPTEMBER MEDAL Div 1 Mrs

Maureen Flack 91-20-71, Div 2 Mrs

Diane Pitman 103-24-79, Div 3 Mrs

Jan Spencer 117-36-81

SEPTEMBER STABLEFORD Div

1 Mrs Mary Wakeford 33 pts, Div 2

Mrs Diane Pitman 33 pts, Div 3 Mrs

Eileen Chard 25 pts

Our Vice Captain for the Ladies

section for next year is Mrs Margaret

Broadbent.

Richmond Park Golf Club - Ladies Section

Richmond Park Seniors After a very dry spell the course has recovered

now that the weather has returned to normal -

warm and damp.

Inter club match results include: Diss at home

drew 3-3; Fakenham, home lost 3- 4; Royal

Cromer, home won 3 1/2-2 1/2; Ryston

Park,home won 3 1/2-2 1/2; Wensum Valley,

away lost 1-5; Wensum Valley, home lost 2 1/2

-3 1/2.

The August medal competition was won by

Scott Robison and the September medal was

won by John Weaver.

Weekly Stableford competition winners

include Colin Stammers, Tony Bonner, Jeff

Sutton, Phil Barrall, Alan Dunn, Roy Dolman

and Reg Knowles.

The Seniors Captain, Peter Ford, hosted a Hog

Roast in support of his chosen charity - Air

Ambulance - a wonderful evening with good

food and entertainment and the 90 guests

contributed an excellent £855 for this very

worthy cause.

Charity Dance With

Kenny and the Motives

Saturday 16th October At Ashill Community Centre

Raffle - no Bar bring own drinks. Admission £7 by Advance Ticket Only (No entry on the Door)

8pm till Midnight. Tickets from Sylvia on 01760 440 812 (leave a message and I will get back to you) or

Mark on 01760 440 577 Delivery can be arranged

Wayland Scout Group get active at TwoMile Bottom

August Bank Holiday Weekend found

Cubs and Scouts from Wayland having a

go at everything from abseiling to

inflatable water wheels. Camping for

three nights at Two Mile Bottom,

Thetford, they joined other Norfolk Scout

Groups at the activity weekend organised

by the South West Norfolk Activity

Fellowship.

The Cubs and Scouts could take part in a

number of activities including climbing,

lasar clay shooting, rifle shooting,

archery, kayaking and canoeing. For those

that liked heights there was a zip wire and

crate stacking.

Many of them got to experience something

totally new and discover what they could do.

Spending three nights in a tent was also a great

experience for the young people.

Paul Cutts, Scout Leader, commented ‗all the

Cubs and Scouts have all excelled themselves

in the activities.‘ Jo Ashford, Cub Leader

added ‗for some of our Cubs, this was their

first camp, and now they can‘t wait to go

again!‘

Wayland Scouts are now looking forward to

their next camp helping out at the 1940s

weekend with the North Norfolk Railway in

Sheringham. Everyone is looking forward to a

weekend of steam trains and vintage cars.

If you are aged between 8 and 14 and are

interested in joining Wayland Cubs and

Scouts get in touch at

waylandscouts@gmail.com

Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

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October

Fri 1st Queen's Hall 7.30pm Barn Dance with Shinanikins

(see Inner Wheel article)

Sat 2nd Harvest Sing-a-Long, St Mary‘s Watton See ad.

Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd Tribute Weekend Great Cressingham See ad

Sun 10th Car Boot, Holme Hale Pavilion. See ad.

Sun 10th Robert Wolfe in Concert at The Queens Hall See ad.

Sat 16th Charity Dance Kenny & the Motives Ashill. See ad

Sat 16th Organ Recital at St Nicholas Church Ashill - See ad

Sun 17th Companion Dog Show Wymondham - See ad

Tues 19th 7.45pm NWT Talk Country Wildlife Site - Norfolk‘s

Hidden Treasures

Thurs 21st Shopping Evening at Attleborough Town Hall See art.

Thurs 21st ―Swapsies Evening‖ Watton CCC See ad

Thurs 21st }Young Attleborough Players Sentience Onset Delay

To Sat 23rd }Connaught Hall Details 01953 456444 See art.

Fri 29th Dixie Mix at the Queens Hall, Watton. Jazz Night See ad

November

Thurs 18th Holly Court Bazaar, Surrogate St Attleborough 10am see ad.

Sat 27th Christmas Bazaar - Holme Hale Pavilion See ad Watton United FC and Watton

Rugby Club have joined forces for

their Annual Race Night. The event

takes place on Saturday 23rd

October in the Watton Sports Centre

Gallery Bar.

Tickets cost £4 for adults and £3 for

under 16, and includes entry and hot

and cold buffet, plus a donation to

the air ambulance and are available

from Watton Sports Centre

on 01953 881281. Doors

open at 6.30pm and the

first race starts at 7.15pm.

Last race at 10pm -

followed by a DJ for 2

hours to 12pm

Bar closes at 11.30pm

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Wilf Johnson, 88, helped his fellow team

members to win the Mixed Fours Competition

during Ashill Bowls Club Finals weekend held

over the last August Bank Holiday. Saturday

dawned a beautiful day for the first wave of

finals but unfortunately due to the vagaries of

the weather (including a mini-tornado) the

remaining Sunday matches were postponed

until the following Saturday as the green was

rendered unplayable.

The winners were as follows: Ladies Singles:

Maureen Russell, Men's Singles: Peter Bunn,

Mixed Singles: Alan Willer, Ladies Pairs: Inga

Healy & Jackie Taylor, Men's Pairs: Mike Hinsley

& John Puddephat, Mixed Pairs: Jackie Taylor &

Colin Breeze, Ladies Triples: Inga Healy, Jackie

Selsby & Jackie Taylor, Men's Triples: Bob Hall,

Richard Leighton & Tony Thompson, Mixed

Triples: Maureen Russell, Colin Breeze and

Micky Lodge, Mixed Fours: Ros Graves, Inga

Healy, Wilf Johnson & Micky Lodge.

Ashill Bowls Club Octogenarian, Wilf Johnson, shows the way

With Wilf, from left to right, Sheila Malyon, Ros Graves and Pat Davison

Now that Autumn is here and

outdoor activities are less of an

attraction why not continue to

keep active by having a go at

table tennis? It‘s a game that can

be played by anyone and most of

us will have played at sometime

in our lives, either at a youth

club or perhaps on holiday.

Watton Table Tennis Club meets

twice a week at Watton Sports

Centre. Wednesday evenings from

6.30 - 7.30 for youngsters and from

7.30 - 9.0 for adults and on Thursday

afternoons from 2.0 - 4.0. All

sessions welcome new members

whether you are a beginner who just

wants to have a go, or an experienced

player. You may be a lapsed

competitive player, if you want to get

back into competitive play the Club

runs a number of League teams and

always welcomes new entrants.

The Thursday afternoon session

may well suit older members

(many of the existing members

are over 70) or possibly younger

people who work in the evenings

and are looking for things to do

in the daytime.

Table tennis is not an expensive

activity, all you need are a pair

of trainer type shoes suitable for

the Sports Hall floor, if you have

your own bat, bring it along, if

you haven‘t the club has plenty

you can use and balls are

supplied. The cost per session,

£3.0 for adults, less for

youngsters. If you decide to

come regularly you will be asked

to pay the Sports Hall

Membership sub as well but by

then you will be so enjoying

your newfound activity,

improved your fitness and made

some great new friends that this

will be no hardship!

If you would like to know more ring

David on 01953 880027 or Brenda

on 01953 881792 or just pop your

head round the door of the Sports

Hall and say Hi!

Anyone for Table Tennis? . . .

Watton United Race Night

Come and join us for an enjoyable game of

short mat bowls, beginners or experienced

everyone welcome. We bowl at the

Community Centre in Harvey Street every

Wednesday from 9.30am to 12, with a

refreshment break and a chat. We are a

small friendly club so come and brighten up

your winter days for a few hours of

enjoyment and a little exercise. Phone Betty

on 01953 883600 or just come along you

will be very welcome.

Wayland Short Mat Bowls Club