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Issue 115 June 2015

Thetford Open Gardens Sunday 14th JuneSee inside for more details & a new children’s trail

Welcome to June’s About Thetford

Summer is almost upon us, which means it’s almost time

for the annual Thetford Open Gardens event!

This has grown considerably over recent years and

looks set to be even better this year with new gardens

available to visit and a number of other activities taking

place as well. If you have not taken part previously then I

would thoroughly urge you to do so this year, a great (and

very inexpensive!) day out whilst also raising money for

a very good cause.

Another regular in the local events calendar is of course

the Euston Rural Pastimes event that was featured on

the front page last month. Don’t forget this takes place

on Sunday 7th June, from 10am - 6pm. Prior to this, the

Red Rooster festival occurs featuring numerous bands

and artists - full details available on page 2.

There will certainly be lots going on in Thetford over the

next few months - see page 6 for a sneak peek of the

Thetford Festival and information about the Thetford

Race for Life (25th July) and a community fun day (5th

September) both featured on page 23.

Best wishes, Terry Jermy

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Inside this month...Page 2 - Red Rooster line-upPage 4 & 5 - Find out about the Open Gardens event and competition detailsPage 8 - Breathe Easy hosts an eventPages 14 & 15 - Past and Present and ‘I remember when’Pages 20 & 21 - Review of Wretham WW2 event and upcoming Armed Forces weekend on 27th - 28th JunePage 27 - Drowning prevention weekPages 28 & 29 - Meet your new Thetford Town CouncillorsPage 41 - Munzee trail goes livePage 41 & 42 - News from Ancient House Museum

June is a glorious month for gardeners. Everything is bright and growing vigorously. Strawberries and saladcrops are there to be enjoyed and there is all the promise of the summer. In addition, we can all enjoy the TGAC Summer Show AND the many pleasures of Open Gardens Day.

The Summer Show is on Saturday 6th July at the Church on the Way. The best time to visit is between 1.30 and 2.30 and you will be bowled over by the scent from sweet peas and roses that are the backbone of the display. There will also be a class for hanging baskets and these never fail to amaze me. Other classes include pinks, flower arrangements, strawberries, treacle tarts and Scarecrow heads. If you would like to enter as a non-member the full schedule can be obtained from Leaping Hare.

Meanwhile on the allotment, keep up the hoeing. This saves all the work involved in removing established weeds and crumbles the surface of the ground so that rain will sink in rather than run off. If your leeks are ready to plant out – ideally a pencil thick and about eight inches tall – it makes life easier if you trim the roots to about 2 centimetres. The plants go into the hole you have prepared more easily and don’t seem to be held back. If you need to water any plants, remember that a good but infrequent drenching will encourage the roots down; if you lightly water any area the moisture does not penetrate far and the plant roots will stay shallow. A decent lawn in the Brecks seems a dream but you will get the best out of your grass if you mow it

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little and often – once a week at this fast growing time. If we run into a dry spell, raise the cutter head to let the grass stand taller but still keep it looking neat. Hopefully, flowering plants are growing vigorously and it’s a good idea to get supports in position early on. The leaves will mask some of these supports in the next few weeks but without them our most magnificent blooms can fall flat on their faces!

As I think about what I should be doing this month, I have to say how full of admiration I am for the people who open their gardens for our delight. This year Sunday June 14th is the day to keep free for hours of pleasure. If you have not seen what goes on, this is a revelation – such extraordinary achievements all round our town with lovely plants and clever design. Not only that but you will find half the town on the move from house to house, refreshments with chairs in the shade and good company and the satisfaction of supporting our local Hospice. Gardening is one thing, getting everything synchronised to look good on a given day is something else! Thank you all those contributing!

And finally, we have a quiz night at our regular meeting on Thursday 25th June at the URC. This should be good fun and all are welcome as usual. Sue Pilgrim

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Gardens across Thetford will soon be open to the public in aid of charity as the Thetford Open Gardens gets underway on Sunday 14th June. This year will see 27 gardens and a church open for the day. Last year’s event attracted hundreds of visitors and raised more than £6,700 for St Nicholas Hospice Care, which will also benefit from the 2015 day.

Rachel Woods, who organises the event with Sue Norman, Brian and Jennifer Farrell, said the opening gardens were varied and beautiful, with one gardener being a sculptor and artist who had painted a picture for the programme cover and donated a framed print for auction. “This year, we hope to raise more than £7,000 for the Hospice,” said Rachel. “We have 10 new gardens on board, so there will be new discoveries to make and old favourites to revisit, with plenty of refreshments along the way.”

Miranda McCoy, St Nicholas Hospice Care Community Fundraiser, said: “Thetford Open Gardens is a treat in the open gardens season. From the small yet fully packed treasures to the big luxuriant gardens, there is something for everyone”.

Admission is by programme - £5 per person (childrenfree) – available from Hospice shops, Thetford Garden Centre and Thetford’s Great Information Centre. Afundraising raffle and auction will also be held. Gardenswill be open from 11am-5pm. This year, a new fundraising event is being held on 24 June. Thetford Open Gardens Extra is a ticketed tour of the Gorse Industrial Estate meadows and nuclear site, led by Keith Eldred. Tickets for this event are only available from Thetford’s Great Information Centre.

For more information about either event, contact Rachel Woods at [email protected] or call 01842 762165. The events are supported by Lawsons estate agents, Thetford Garden Centre, Rollmark printers and more.


Thetford Open Gardens treasure trailIf you haven't bought your programme yet, then pop down to Thetford's Great Information Centre, Thetford Garden Centre, or your local hospice shop. Look out for our extra garden in Ford Street, the entrance is almost opposite garden 15. And for young visitors we have a little quiz, see below:

1. Where are the sunflowers growing on the bank?2. Which garden would a magician

be ‘hoppy’ to use?3. Which garden has a pig in it ?

4. Where can you find coffee & walnut cake?5. Which gardener wins prizes for

his hanging baskets?6. Which garden is part of the

‘Quiet garden movement’?7. Where would you find an Emneth Early apple?8. Which garden do you think Princess Charlotte

would feel at ‘gnome’ in?9. Which gardens have church views?

10. Where would you find a cordwainer in the garden?

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The countdown to this year’s Thetford’s Great Festival, which runs from Friday 21st August to

Sunday 6th September has begun. As always the Festival is packed with things to see and do for all ages. We have some firm Festival Favourites with RSPB and BTO putting on some great events to keep us in touch with our local wildlife; the WI Bake Off is back and a chance for you to enter this fabulousbaking competition. Once we have eaten all the cakes, it might be an idea to join in the Ramblers’ walks - a packed friendly programme forms part of this year’s Festival and a great chance to explore your surroundings in a fun way. We also have a numberof Festival firsts this year and one of these is a European Premiere no less. The exclusive first showing of the new Thomas Paine film, a real treat at just £4.50 per ticket. There will also be a Thetford Variety Performance evening, Thetford Sings Gospeland a Concert of Film Songs. This year also sees the welcome addition of Elveden’s Big Onion Festival and the Monksgate Yardsale and RAGS runtheir community fun day, raising funds for their play area. Following last year’s successful play about local convict Henry Kable, Fine Time Theatre return with a new play based on the bicentenary of Waterloo,

incorporating local history. If creating is more your thing, the new watercolour challenge could well be for you, taking place at various Thetford locations and followed by a week long exhibition of your work. Music Arts Project (MAP) will also be running a range of music workshops for young people and of course much more. The full programme will be detailed in next month’s About Thetford but some event tickets are already on sale and available from the Festival Box Office at 20 King Street. Check the Festival website for more details and latest event posters.

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Our community hero for June is Liz Hodgson.

Liz started Thetford Open Gardens 9 years ago. She was relativelynew to Thetford back then and had the thought of pulling it together for the community. She started by knocking on doors asking people to open their gardens and she nurtured its growth over the succeeding 8 years. St Nicholas Hospice Care is a charity dear to her and she is pleased Thetford Open Gardens continues to raise more money every year to help the people of Thetford who need support with life threatening diseases. Liz is also pleased that such a wide variety of gardeners across the community tend their garden spaces with such loving care and welcome friends and strangers alike to share their blossoming spaces. This has led to new friendships within Thetford and also led to people outside Thetford learning more about our town and appreciating its often hidden beauty.

Rachel Woods, who has carried on Open Gardens, nominated Liz for her outstanding contribution to the

community. “Liz also does a tremendous amount of charitable work through Inner Wheel and she always maintains that it’s about community as much as it’s about raising funds”.

Community Hero explainedThose of us that live in Thetford know that we have a very vibrant community and we have many local residents that go that extra distance to support community life in the town. That’s why we feature a different ‘community hero’ each month to recognise those people that so often go unrecognised for their efforts. Readers are asked to nominate someone that you feel should be recognised as a ‘community hero’. Someone who you believe works hard to support community life, or perhaps goes that extra mile. Send you nominations to:

Community Hero, About Thetford Magazine C/o 21 Crecy Mews, Thetford, IP24 2ZB or E-mail:

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THETFORD PAST AND PRESENT

Since the past photograph was taken about 1910 this part of the town, like many others, has seen numerous changes not least of all a new post office that opened adjacent to the Victorian one in 1939. It is interesting to note the intrusion of so

much street furniture that clutters our streets compared with a century ago.Past & present photographs from the David Osborne Collection.


I remember when....the river burst its banks and there was flooding up to the seats on Riverside Walk

I was a child in the 1960s (my family still live in the same house in which I was born) and clearly remember all the shops mentioned in previous articles and others also.

I remember a fabric shop on Riverside Walk, and although all towns had such shops then, they are now a rarity everywhere. I remember when my mother would bring me in the shop with her; that divine smell of new fabric and my eyes would burn ‘due to the dyes’ (I was told). I remember when the river burst its banks and there was flooding up to the seats on Riverside walk. I also remember Clarkes newsagents; and not only Martins sold records but there was a record shop nearby or it may have been where Breckland Gallery was (which I loved also!). And even Currys sold records for a while.

Adderleys was a mainstay of course; I remember having a Saturday job there washing up in the cafe part. And also working at the age of 16 in ‘Shoe Craft’. I’m sure many remember the old (cinema) ‘pictures’, called `The Palace` now a bingo hall. How we were enthralled with the colour as of course everyone had black and white tv’s in the 60s.

My old school Norwich Road primary still stands and from the outside looks exactly just as I remember. I would give anything to walk around it again to bring back memories. I moved away in the mid 1980’s to London and now live in Hertfordshire but as a small part of my family still live in Thetford I have come back often- I just can’t keep away! I am now in my mid fifties and and will be retiring in the next few years and am seriously considering settling down to spend my autumn years back in the town that I was born and grew up in.

There are many other memories that I could bore you with and I feel a bit saddened that there are so many different cultures and change now in Thetford but of course nothing stands still and it is probably just because I don’t live here now that I regret the changes from my youth. Despite all the change, I still love my home town.

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East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) largest and longest-running fundraising event ‘Ride For Life’ returns for the 22nd time this summer.

This year it’ll be in a new location, with new routes and in aid of both the £10 million nook appeal to build a new children’s hospice for Norfolk and the charity’s existinghospice in Quidenham. Cyclists and walkers are being encouraged to dust off their saddles and clean up their walking boots for the event which takes place on Sunday 14th June.

Mayday in Thetford Forest is the new venue, havingbeen previously hosted in Santon Downham, and participants can take part in 3, 6 or 12 mile forest walks, 5,10 or 25 mile off-road cycle rides and 16 or 38 mile on-road cycle rides. The 5 mile off-road cycle ride and the 12 mile walk will raise funds for the nook appeal, while funds raised from the other events will support the charity’s Quidenham hospice and current services in Norfolk. There will be stalls, activities, live music and well-earned refreshments available; making it a great day out for all.

Mark Loades, EACH Norfolk Partnerships Manager, said: “We’re really excited about this year’s Ride for Life which is going to be bigger and better than before. We’re at a new location at Mayday in Thetford Forest so there’s more space and the routes will de different, which is especially important for many of our supporters who attend every year.

“The event will raise funds for the nook appeal to build a new children’s hospice and will also raise funds to support our current services in Norfolk and this is a vital

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County’s crucial role in aviation

Aviation in Norfolk goes back far longer than you’d guess and certainly more than a century before the first propeller plane took to the air. In fact, it was in 1780s that a strange looking hot air balloon made the first brief flight over Norwich.

This was just one of the key events which Stephen Pope spoke about in his ‘History of Aviation in Norfolk’ talk to Thetford Probus members at the club’s May meeting. A former Radar Technician based at RAF Swanton Morley, Mr Pope explained how the county had played a crucial role in aviation. In World War I it found itself a frontline target of the enemy’s Zeppelins as they flew in from the North Sea and roamed virtually unchallenged, causing havoc by bombing both coastal and other towns inland. This didn’t stop Norfolk-based companies such as Bolton & Paul and Mann Egerton turning out Sopwith Camel fighters and other early aircraft by the thousand. British airships also had a county connection as there was a base at Pulham. Interestingly, one of the huge sheds that housed the craft, including the ill-fated R101, is still standing but not in Norfolk. After the war it was dismantled then reassembled to dominate the skyline at Cardington near Bedford.

It was also Bolton & Paul who built the metal frame for the R101 and after it crashed an inquiry concluded that the structure had not in any way been responsiblefor the disaster. Speaking about the county’s role in Second World War, Mr Pope pointed out that it was East Anglia’s geographical position as the closest part of Britain to Germany and other enemy occupied

countries that made it the shortest route for bombing raids. Even so, when big raids took place, hundreds of aircraft had to assemble into formation in the skies above the county and this could take up to two hours before they had even left our shores. Between the RAF Bomber Command and USAAF 8th Airforce there were dozens of different aircraft based in Norfolk, includingthe iconic Lancasters and B17 Flying Fortresses. Norfolk also had its share of icons of the screen. Hollywood star James Stewart, later to hold the rank of Brigadier General, flew from airfields in the county as did actor Walter Matthau.

Postwar years have witnessed the disappearance of most of the wartime airfields although some of those with concrete runways found a rather surprising use; they were ready-made foundations for poultry housesthat heralded chicken and turkey farming on an industrial scale. Norfolk’s aviation connections have continued in many ways, not least at Marham which is one of the largest RAF airfields in the country and the largest Tornado airbase in Britain.

Stephen Pope - guest speaker at the May meeting of Probus regarding aviation in Norfolk

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The May meeting of the Thetford Society began with tributes to Trevor Burlingham and Ray Key, two members who had recently died. The acting Chairman, Stuart Wilson, welcomed Barbara Miller who spoke on the contribution to Norwich life of three influential Victorians: Samuel Bignold, Jacob Tillett and William Clabburn. What linked these worthy gentlemen was that they had been painted by the artist Frederick Sands and Barbara illustrated her talk with some of his paintings,as well as pictures of places in Victorian Norwichassociated with her subjects.

The next meeting is on June 2nd at 7.30pm at the URC when Karen-Emma White will talk about Thetford Pulpware. New members always welcome.


Thetford Inner Wheel

We held a very interesting meetingat Wereham House last month. After a report on the Association Conference at Bournemouth when

Prue Leith and Ann Widdecombe were among the speakers, we had a talk about tea. Chris Rooke from Mundford brought many items to demonstratethe history of what was our favourite, and at one point very expensive, beverage. Travelling through the various countries where tea is grown from Sri Lanka to China and even Scotland we were thoroughly entertained. The correct way to make tea was discussed and also the various shapes of tea bags. Ironically after our meal we all drank coffee.

Before the meeting the President Pat Fuller with Rotary President Nick Manderfield presented a representativefrom the Charity ‘Walking with the Wounded ‘with a cheque for over £2100, the proceeds from out joint supper evening at Barnham. We also decided to send a donation to ShelterBox to help following the Nepalese earthquake disaster.

Marian de Bass, Club Secretary Inner Wheel

This month over 70 members and guests celebrated The Rotary Club of Thetford’s 60th Charter Night at The Riverside Hotel, Mildenhall. Pricipal guests were District Governor elect Dorothy Pulsford-

Harris and the President of Thetford Inner Wheel, Pat Fuller. President Nick Manderfield responded to Dorothy’s generous praise of the Clubs activities and called on members to toast the guests. He then presented John Connolly with a Paul Harris Fellowship,awarded for long and effective service to the Rotary Movement, which, in John’s case, include a relief convoy to Romanian orphanages in the 1990’s and fellowship trips to New Zealand in 2000 and Australia in 2005.

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The month of May was a great success with great music - do come along and enjoy the club. We have Bingo Jackpot Joker and Raffles, plus

live music. Maggie Black - Entertainments Manager

Walking with the Wounded

On Friday, 24th April, Thetford Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs held a Supper Evening at Barnham Village Hall. We were entertained before and during the meal by a saxophone quartet from RAF Honington.

Following the meal (provided by members of Inner Wheel) Sergeant Duncan Slater (RAF Regiment) spoke, with robust good humour, about his involvement with the charity Walking with the Wounded. He began by describing his 2009 wounding in Afghanistan, the long convalescence in specialist Birmingham hospitals (he is a double leg amputee), and then told us about the Trek to the South Pole. This was filmed, included the participation of Prince Harry, and has been shown on TV.Duncan was inspirational, and made us all aware of just how high a price many of our service personnel pay in our defence. We were very pleased to raise £2,100 to support the ongoing work of this charity, which aims to reintegrate our wounded back into society. We have much to learn from Duncan about overcoming adversity!

Mary Rolton. Club Correspondent.

The photo shows (l to r) Carol Goodchild (meal organiser), Duncan Slater, Pat Fuller (Inner Wheel President), Nick Manderfield (Rotary President).

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Members welcomed Lin MIddleweek for an evening of craft and cakes. Lin provided a display of her individualdesign origin of the stones in her jewellery, there was an opportunity to sample the tempting homemade cakes that the members had supplied together with a cup of tea. Birthday wishes and a plant was presented to a member who had celebrated a special birthday by Lioness President Dorothy. There was an opportunity to purchase items from Lin’s display or a variety of cakes were available to buy. New members are welcome. For further information please contact Dorothy on:

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ARMED FORCES WEEKEND

27th - 28th JUNE 2015

The Thetford Branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding an open day at their club premises at the Market Square on Saturday

27th June, a stall will also be present and our members will be available to discuss the work and membership of the Legion or any other queries. At 11am the branch along with other associations, will parade standards, and observe a two minute silence, the Mayor will lay a wreath at the War Memorial.

On Sunday 28th June, a service will be held at the United Reformed Church, Earls Street at 10:30am. The Mayor will join members of the Royal British Legion and other local organizations with the congregation in a service of commemoration for all members of the Armed Forces past and present. This service is open to all who wish to attend.

Do come along and meet our members and support your local Royal British Legion.

VE DAY MARKED AT LABURNHAM GROVE

Laburnham Grove care home celebrated VE day on Friday 8th May with a visit by Dad's Army Museum’sWinston Churchill accompanied by Captain Mainwaring, Private Pike and Private Frazer. The residents enjoyed the afternoon recalling their memories of the 1940's and having a singalong of favourite songs from the War years.

Neville Lockwood. Dad's Army Museum


Services at St Cuthbert’s

Sunday 7th June8.00am Holy Communion, 10.30am All Age Worship

and 6.30pm Evening prayer (sung)

Sunday 14th June10.30am Holy Communion

Sunday 21t June8.00am Holy Communion, 10.30am Civic Service

Sunday 28th June8.00am Holy Communion

Sunday 5th July8.00am Holy Communion, 10.30am All age worshop

and 6.30pm Evening Prayer (Sung)

Services of Morning Prayer are held at 9.30am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Holy Communion

services are held on Wednesdays at 10.30am.A warm welcome is extended to all who attend any

of these services.

Czech aircrew exhibition at Wretham a great success

A phenomenal amount of interest saw 380 people visit St Ethelbert’s Church at Wretham over ten days to see a 75th anniversary exhibition tracing the formation of Czech squadrons in the RAF during WW2.

The event was produced within the Czech Republic by Master of History Filip Prochazka, a member of one of the biggest military history organisations in Eastern Europe. It came to Wretham at the start of a tour which will see the 18 panels of words and pictures, in both Czech and English, travel to the Czech Embassy in London, Catterick in Yorkshire, Tain in Scotland, Manston in Kent and Exeter before returning for more displays in Prague and other towns in the Czech Republic. During the time it was on display at Wretham,a request came from the Netherlands, where a historical group wanted to have it travel there for display. Visitors to St Ethelbert often came in clutching piles of photographs and memorabilia which there were keen to share with the organisers.

People have come to Wretham from all over East Anglia,many of them descendants of the men who flew Wellington bombers from Wretham. One of them, StevenLiska, travelled from North Wales with his wife and sister. His father, a wireless operator, met his mother in the Samson and Hercules ballroom in Norwich. Her family ran the White Horse, in Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth.

The generosity of those who visited and appreciated the exhibition saw sale of refreshment and especiallydonations produce £625 after all expenses, to be divided between the Czech history group and the church.

John Kitson, who publicised and organised the show at Wretham, was full of praise for the way volunteers had stewarded for three hour stints throughout the ten days, village people as well as members of the congregation.


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Thetford foodies can finally enjoy the true taste of America on their doorstep following the official opening of the new Zaks Thetford Diner, in Castle Street.

The restaurant – Zaks first new location in a decade – is now fully up and running after an action-packed launch event on Wednesday (May 13).

Guests of honour at the invite-only bash included The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby team, The Angel Baton Twirlers and Thetford resident Amy Messenger and her family – winners of recent Zaks Facebook competition, Pose Like a Popstar.

Amy, 35, her fiancé Ziggy Freezer, 41, and son Justin, 5, bagged free food at Zaks Thetford Diner for a year after posting a picture of themselves posing like rock band Kiss. Another VIP attendee was Thetford resident Zak Lynn, 12, who wrote to Zaks to say how excited he was that a restaurant with his name would be opening in his home town. Thetford Town Councillors for Castle Ward, Stuart Wright, John Moorman, John Newton and Roy Brame also attended, along with Breckland Council leader Michael Wassell.

The restaurant had been open for bookings leading up to the launch party, but Liam Warren, restaurant manager at Zaks Thetford Diner, is glad to now be fully up and running.

He said: “The feedback we’ve had from customers so far has been really positive. The people of Thetford have welcomed us with open arms and we’re looking forward to serving them in the American tradition for many years to come.”

Zaks also serves its famous burgers and an extensive choice of authentic American food at three family-friendly restaurants in Norwich: Zaks Waterside Grill and Bar, Zaks Mousehold Diner and Zaks Poringland Diner.

The new restaurant, which is situated on the site of the former Bridge pub, has created 40 jobs – 17 full-time and 23 part-time. Zaks is owned by Blue Sky Leisure, which also runs Kelling Heath and Woodhill Holiday Parks, in North Norfolk.


COMMUNITY CORNERDetails of forthcoming resident group meetings taking place in June are below:

Barnham Action Group Meeting on Monday 15th June, 6.30pm at Fulmerston Church on Fulmerston Road. Chairman: Tim Lovejoy, Contact 01842 763241. Surgery with Councillors and agencies from 6pm.

Redcastle Action GroupMeeting on Monday 29th June, 7pm at Redcastle Senior Citizens Club (near to the Canons Walk shops). Contact 07742157967 for more information. Our big community fun day to raise money to replace our play area is taking place on Saturday 5th September 2015, from 11 - 3pm. See poster on this page (bottom right).

Abbey Tenants and Residents AssociationMeeting on Monday 8th June, 6.30pm at the Bishops School Community Room (to the left of the main school entrance). Surgery with Councillors and agencies from 6pm. Contact Brenda Canham on 07768974026

Croxton Road Community Associatiom Will next meet on Monday 6th July 2015 at the Church of the Nazarene Hall at 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend these meetings or you can contact us by e-mail at [email protected]. Regards, Ian Dixon, Chair, CRCA - 01842 765890 Norwich Road Residents AssociationThis meets every month on a Friday evening and covers the Norwich Road Estate. Currently working on issues such as the Ramsay Close play area. Contact 07742157967 for more information.

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Coming in July… our Summer Reading Challenges!

Become a Record Breaker this summer Summer Reading Challenge 2015 at Thetford Library.

Discover AMAZING world records as you read your way through your choice of library books, collecting stickers

as you go to complete your fold - up poster.

New for 2015 - a Record Breakers challenge for pre school children – get the whole family reading this

summer. Pick up your poster at Thetford Library and look out for special Record Breakers themed events. For library opening times visit: www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries

Find out more at the Summer Reading Challenge website: www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

For 11 – 18 year olds let your ImagiNation go wild with ideas for art, music, photography, poetry inspired by the books you enjoy over the summer. Pick up your

ImagiNation booklet at Thetford Library and mobile library over the summer

Record Breakers, Summer Reading Challenge 2015 produced by the Reading Agency, in association with

Guinness World Records TM and delivered by libraries.All our Summer Reading challenges launch on Saturday 11th July & can be joined anytime during the summer

Also starting on Saturday 11th July is Discover Arts Award with Thetford Library and the Ancient House

Museum. This is an exciting award scheme for children aged 5 years and over and will run until 31st October – giving lots of time to complete. Children take part in a range of activities to find out about creative art forms from painting to singing, design to writing. To take part, children purchase a £3 folder; thereafter all activities

needed to complete the challenge are free!

Did you know that Thetford Library has a Facebook page? Why not take a look to find out about our

forthcoming events!

Thetford Audio Book Club with NNABAre you visually impaired? Come and enjoy audio books

with people who understand at Thetford LibraryFriday 12th June, 10.30 am – 12 noon. To find out more please call Mark or Elaine: 01603 629558 or

email: [email protected]


June 2015

Story Time Activities with Sure Start at Thetford Library

These fun sessions with Sure Start in the library are free. No need to book, just turn up on the day!

3rd June, 10am – 11am. “Penguin” (hand and feet printing activity). 10th June, 10am - 11am. “A squash

and a squeeze” (counting games and activities)17th June, 10am – 11am. “My Dad” (gifts for loved ones). 24th June, 10am - 11am. “No,Monkey .No.” (making face masks) For further information please

contact Sure Start on 01842 766438

Books and Buggies Meet Up (Mondays during term-time) Are you a parent/carer with children aged 0-4 years? Why not come to the library on a Monday morning to meet with friends for a chat & listen to a story. These free sessions are held every Monday during term-time between 10am – 11.30am and you are welcome to stay for the whole session or

drop –in.

Baby Bounce & Rhyme TimesSongs and rhymes for babies and toddlers and their

parents/carersTuesday, 2nd June, 10.30am – 11.00amTuesday,16th June, 10.30am - 11.00amTuesday, 30thJune, 10.30am - 11.00am

No need to book, just drop-in for these fun, free sessions and meet some new friends at the library!

Reading Group

The June meeting is on Friday 26th, starting at 2.30pm.

The Book ClubThe Book Club meets monthly on a Friday evening. The

June meeting will take place on Friday 26th June, 5.45pm – 6.45pm.

Opening hours at Thetford LibraryMonday : 8.30am –5.30pmTuesday: 8.30am –5.30pmWednesday : 8.30am – 1pm

Thursday : 8.30am – 5.30pmFriday : 8.30am – 7pm

Saturday : 9am – 1pm

Make waves to support national campaign!

Pupils at Edmund de Moundeford V.C. Primary School, Feltwell are making waves by learning how to stay safe near water as part of a national campaign to prevent drowning.

Using activities and resources provided by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS, the UK’s national water safety and drowning prevention charity), the school will be teaching pupils, aged 4-11 about water safety during the week of June 20-28th in support of the Drowning Prevention Week campaign. Drowning Prevention Week was launched by the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) in 2012 to promote water safety and reduce incidences of drowning.

School swimming lessons will be dedicated to this cause, as well as classroom activities, quizzes and games to reinforce the dangers of aquatic environments and to reiterate how have fun and to keep yourself and others safe in and around the water.

With Summer fast approaching it is important to ensure your child has a knowledge of the SAFE code and is aware of the potential dangers in different aquatic envi-ronments. Please take a few moments to visit the RLSS website to help educate your children about water safety.

SAFE code: Spot - Spot the dangers· Check for hazards such as currents or deep water· Consider what could be hidden under the water· Be careful of unsafe banks, stay well back from edge

Advice – Take advice· Always read the signs· Only swim where there is a lifeguard and wear buoyancy aids and life jackets

Friend – Go with a friend· Always swim with friends or family· Friends can get help· Never swim alone

Emergency – Know what to do in an emergency· Find the nearest phone and call 999· Shout loudly to attract attention· Never enter the water to save someone

My name is Rachel Brooks, School swimming teacher at Edmund de Moundeford Primary School and I want to ensure all children stay safe whenever they are near water, and communicating that, although water is a lot of fun, this fun can very soon turn to tragedy if they don’t recognise the dangers. Find out more by visiting the website at:

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Thetford Grammar (Junior) SchoolEYFS/Year 1 Visit to Thetford Library

Children in the EYFS and Year 1 class at Thetford Grammar School enjoyed a visit to Thetford Library where they met library manager David Nichols. The children learnt all about the North Norfolk coast and learnt to use books and maps to find out more about Blakeney Point. The children also had a tour of the library and David read the children a story. Connie (Year 1) said 'I really enjoyed the visit and I love my book that I was given!' Mrs Peace, Head of JuniorSchool, said that all of the children thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the library and are keen to return soon!

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THETFORD TOWN COUNCILKing’s House, King Street, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2APTel: 01842 754247 • Fax: 01842 762567Email: [email protected] Council Offices Opening Hours: Public counter service available from 9.00a.m. to 4.00p.m. Monday to Friday

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Mayor for 2015/16Councillor Robert Kybird has been elected Mayor of Thetford for the Mayoral year 2015-16. Although the Thetford Mayoraltydates back well over 800 years, the office of Town Mayor is a position that came into existence in 1974 following this country’s last major reorganisation of local government.

Mayor Making and Annual Town Meeting 2015The Mayor Making Ceremony and Annual Town Meeting took place on 19th May 2015 in the Guildhall. The event was attended by over 100 members of the public who witnessed Councillor Robert Kybird become Mayor, heard the reports of the Council’s Committees and had the opportunity to question the Council. A special thank you is given to the Students from Thetford Academy for providing the wonderful music during the Mayor Making Ceremony and the interval.

Councillor Kybird was elected on to the Town Council in 2003 and has served consecutive terms since then. His will be the first Mayoral term following the elections in May. He previously served as Mayor of Thetford in Mayoral year 2007-08 and will become the 9th Mayor since 1974 to serve a second or more term of office.

Town CouncillorsFollowing the elections in May, your new Town Councillors (with contact details) are:

Anne Bartholomew Ward Boudica Ward

Francesca Robinson – 15 Sorrel Drive, Jenny Hollis – 25 Anne Bartholomew Thetford, IP24 2YJ, Tel: 07939 222778 Road, Thetford, IP24 1TF Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Boudica Ward Boudica Ward

Robert Kybird – 48 Vicarage Road, Mark Robinson - 65 Hawthorn Walk Thetford, IP24 2LR, Tel: 01842 753132, Thetford, IP24 2TD Email: [email protected] Tel: 07864 882768, Email: [email protected]


Thetford Mayor Councillor Robert Kybird

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Burrell Ward Burrell Ward Sylvia Armes – 9 Jellicoe Place, Thetford, Denis Crawford – 18 St Michael’s IP24 2JU, Tel: 01842 761758 Close, Thetford, IP24 3EH Email: [email protected] Tel: 01842 761577 E-mail: [email protected]

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Chris Harvey - 22 Fulmerston Road, Terry Jermy - 21 Crecy Mews Thetford, IP24 3BG. Tel: 01842 755476 Thetford, IP24 2ZB E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 077421 57967 E-mail: [email protected]

Castle Ward Castle Ward Roy Brame - 21 Brandon Road, Thetford John Moorman, 14 Rought Avenue IP24 3PP Brandon, IP27 0EH E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 07876 175553 E-mail: [email protected] Ward Castle Ward John Newton - 79 Castle Street Stuart Wright - 79 Churchill Road Thetford, IP24 2DN Tel: 07944 354852 Thetford, IP24 2JZ E-mail: [email protected] Tele: 01842 754166 E-mail: [email protected]

Priory Ward Priory Ward Mike Brindle – 6 Nunnery Drive, Thetford, Brenda Canham - 7 Salisbury Way IP24 3EN, Tel: 01842 753566 Thetford, IP24 1EP. Tele: 01842 Email: [email protected] Tele: 01842 762777 E-mail: [email protected]

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Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the letter from Sarah, in issue 114, May 2015 of About Thetford entitled "Dog owners failing to be responsible". It sounds absolutely appalling that those parents are being forced to be continually vigilant in an attempt to avoid the numerous piles of dog poo. It must be extremely stressful trying to guide their children away from it. I am certainly not defending the actions of those uncaring individuals. However,I really wanted to defend all those other dog owners who are very conscious about the dangers of leaving their pets mess lying around. Most of us dog walkers do pick up our dogs waste. Apart from the dangers of toxoplasmosis to children, no one inadvertently wants to stand in it, even if you own a dog. Picking up after your animal friend is all part of being a responsible dog owner. It is therefore very unfortunate that a few inconsiderate people always seem to give the caring majority a bad name.

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Brandon Camera Club We will soon be breaking for the summer, time for us all to go out and enjoy taking photographs, putting into practice all we have learnt during the winter! We are, however, taking a stand at this summer’s Fair at Hock-wold on Saturday 14th June. This is a golden oppor-tunity for you to come along to our stand to see some of the images we take on display and also vote for your favourite picture. Spend time too visiting all the other exhibitors and stay to have a bite to eat, it is well worth the visit. Our new season will start on Wednesday 2nd September, 7.30pm at Brandon Baptist Church Hall on the High Street. This first evening will be an introduc-tion for you to the club and our members, it is also a chance for you to familiarise yourself with our competi-tion forms and labels as well as give you an idea of what exciting challenges we have on offer for the coming year. Another date for your diaries will be 9th and 10th October when we will be holding our annual exhibition, don’t miss it! Please look at our website:

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The BNG Landscape Partnership is pleased to announce the award of a new grant of £2040 to Norfolk Trails for the development of an exciting and innovative new form of walking trail in the heart of Thetford.

Called the Thetford Munzee Heritage trail, this new project will see a series of discreet ‘Quick Reference’ (QR) codes being placed in key locations around Thetford Town, creating a digital heritage trail that can be accessed through the Munzee App. It will encourage participants to explore the town and discover some of its fascinating ancient buildings and features, while also providing information and links to further opportunitiesfor discovery. The trail will be set up and launched during the summer.

Munzee is a high-tech treasurehunt where you download a free app to your smartphone and start capturing Munzees to score points. A Munzee is a QR code hidden somewhere in the surroundings; be that on a lamppost, in a shop window or on a sign. The app features an interactive map, built-in compass and uses GPS to help

you find your way to each Munzee. In addition you will be given a clue for each Munzee. When you find it, you can scan the code to score your points... but not before answering a special quiz question. The quicker you get it right, the more points you get. Half the fun is in the hunt; but they aren’t always a piece of cake to find so you need to keep your treasure hunting wits about you!

Once you start, you just won’t want to stop. You’ll be collecting Munzee points left, right and centre! And we can guarantee that it won’t just be the kids as Munzee trails are perfect for all generations and are great for getting the whole family outside exploring their localarea. It’s a brilliant way to learn more about the fascinating history and landscape of Thetford and to discover places you may never have been to. “We are delighted to be funding the Munzee Trail Project, which offers an original and imaginative way of engagingyounger people particularly with the heritage of historic Thetford. We hope the munzees will encourage residents and visitors alike to get out and about and explore this fascinating town.” James Parry, Chairman BNG Grant Award Committee

The ‘Breaking New Ground’ Landscape Partnership Scheme, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, has made this project possible through its small grants fund which supports individuals, organisations and communities seeking funding for their own Landscape or Heritage projects in the scheme area. The Breaking New Ground team were pleased to receive a number of fantastic applications for its second round of grants, and the Thetford Munzee Heritage Trail will be joining the two other projects that received funding last December.

The Sandlines project is already delivering a series of creative writing workshops inspired by the Brecks.The Brecks Landscape Patterns project will be taking participants out into the landscape to discover the landscape and create art. Both of these projects are actively encouraging anyone with an interest in either writing or art and experience is definitely not required!

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Antiques expert and Antiques Road Trip presenter James Braxton dropped into Ancient House Museum recently to find out about the story of Maharajah Duleep Singh and Prince Frederick, the founder of our town museum. Curator Oliver Bone displayed selection of ob-jects from our store and talked about the part the Duleep Singh’s played during WW1. Speaking about his filming experience Oliver said “It’s great that Thetford’s Ancient House Museum and this fascinating story will be ap-pearing on the popular Antiques Road Trip TV programme.” The crew were fantastic to work with, James happily posed for photos with some of our visitors before setting off to Swaffham. Our flint alphabet also caught James’s eye, it turned out he had stayed in Brandon the night before and was keen to hear about flint knap-ping connection. The programme will be shown either in the Autumn or early New Year.


Events in June Thetford and the Great War

Tuesday 11th November - 31st October 2015 Discover how the Great War affected the

residents of Thetford in the second part of our World War One exhibition. Find out about local soldiers, women who stepped up and took on men’s roles and what the Duleep Singh family

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Life as a Thetford Tommy Tuesday 9th June

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Friends Summer Social Tuesday 23rd June

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Tesco in Thetford teamed up with the Tesco Express Store to get as many people as possible entering the Race For Life. Tesco employee Sarah Douthwaite organised it in store. Sarah said that ‘for so many years now, cancer has touched all of us at the store in different ways but one of our colleagues lost her battle on December 25th 2013, namely - Carly Cash. She was an inspiration to everyone. She entered Race For Life even when she was suffering. So far this year we have raised £5,715,50 with a bit more expected to come in”.


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Urban Street Dance Crew

We are a local dance group who have been running now for 14 years. We have just been successful in qualifying for the 3rd time for the World Street Dance Championships in August held in Glasgow! We will be taking 21 dancers plus spectators to the 3 day event and are appealing to local business for donation support to help us on our journey. We are a non profit group seeing events such as this being funded by the families themselves with an approx. cost of £300 pp. It is an amazing event seeing some of the best dancers from around the world compete under one roof, and for our children to be apart of that should make Thetford very proud! We have set up a Just Giving page and recently held a fun day which has started us off, but we would love the dancers to gain as much support as possible. Are you able to help …or know anyone who would consider a sponsored donation? Honestly, even the smallest amount would help the crew immensely. We train 3 times a week at the Arts Centre/ Bishops school on a Mon ,Tues & Thur.

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