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

MPs‟ visit brings Westminster invitation

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

Young Attleborough Players

NOTICE The 'Young Attleborough
Players' are set to reveal a
sinister plot known as
'Sentience Onset Delay';
S.O.D. for short. This plot,
Fabric Trader ‘Woodyatts Soft Furnishers’ hatched by one 'Dr Coppelli',
would see all children put out
Will cease retail trading from 87 High Street on of the way until the age of
Saturday 2nd October 2010.
Wells Fargo to play Norfolk
50% off all shop stock during last week
one more time . . .
The business will continue trading, On Saturday October 9th
Wells Fargo will be
from our workshop premises at appearing at the Queens Hall,
fabrictrader.co.uk Watton. This will be a one of
and it is approximately 20
59 Griston Road. Watton.IP25 6DN years since they last appeared
fifteen,
experiencing
and
no
parents
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
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
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
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!

Tel. 01953 881804

I will be installing a Trade / Retail counter

The second year
for those clients who would still like to see Shopping Evening with
samples and handle materials.
The Town Hall Crafters
Public Opening Hours Thursday 21st October sees
the return of the very
Tuesday & Wednesday 9am till 1.00pm popular Shopping Evening
in the Attleborough Town
(or by appointment) Hall from 5pm till 8pm
where you will find many
gifts to start your Christmas
shopping.
We have Leafy and Christmas cakes and
Acanthus with jewellery, puddings for you to order
Ebenezer Cottage with gift
boxed toiletries, Preserves
and Sandra will have
Christmas Crackers on sale
and cordials. The Big Knit
with lady‘s knitwear. The
for Macmillan Care. This
was a very popular event
Pied Pedlar Fabric last year and cakes and
Creations. Jacky will have crackers ran out.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 2
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
And the Winner of the Wayland The Surge
Chamber of Commerce Jigsaw needs you
Competition is . . . The Surge young people‘s drop in
centre in Watton, is now back in full
Left to right: Richard Wills (Breckland Pride), Salena Dawson (Chair, Wayland Chamber
of Commerce), Lesley Lloyd (Competition Winner), Roy Ivory (Mayor of Watton)
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.
Shellrock
The evening also included culinary delights
such as a BBQ from Portugal and delicacies
from Lithuania, Poland, Brazil, Portugal and
Britain.
Circle
Salena Dawson, Chair of The Wayland
Chamber of Commerce, said ―The
club for
George Freeman calls for
the over
new approach to care
50‟s
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
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
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.‖
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.‖
most welcome to come and enjoy a
cup of coffee and support such a
worthwhile cause. Jenny Simons
News
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
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
Robert Wolfe in New Chief Inspector
Concert at the for Breckland
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
Pride in Breckland
recognise young achievers
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.
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
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.
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
Attleborough Coffee & Chat
At St Mary’s Church Hall, Behind St Mary’s, Attleborough
policing in a district which already enjoys
relatively low crime rates thanks to sound Saturdays 10am to 11.30 - Come and have a coffee, tea or
leadership, the dedication of local staff and maybe a scone and most importantly a chat.
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.
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
Inner Wheel Club Of Watton
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
e-mail: sales@bobsmobiles.co.uk
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.
Old Buckenham WI news
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
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
The Ovington
Crower
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
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
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
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
News
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'.
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.
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
News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 5

Texas BBQ A Successful Fete

raises The weather was kind for the Old Buckenham Fete this year
and so lots of people from Old Buckenham and the

record sum
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.
for There was the Punch and Judy for the children (and many
grown-ups as well), you could have freshly cooked barbecue

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
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)
Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers
The first meeting after the November there will be who have already donated
summer break took place Linus workshops making money and materials.
on Tuesday 14th quilts for children with We have further plans for
September. Meetings will problems such as life demonstrations of
continue on the second and threatening and chronic Christmas themed articles
fourth Tuesdays of each illness, trauma, physical, such as decorations, cards
month from 7-9 p.m. with emotional and other and gifts.
the possible exception of special needs. We thank For information check our
the 28th December. We those who have Blog at
meet in the Christian contributed materials for htsqgroup.blogspot.com
Community Centre in this and always welcome or come to a meeting and
Watton High Street. offers of cotton fabric, find out for yourself.
On Monday 25th October wadding, sewing threads Alternatively ring me, Sue
and Monday 22nd etc. Thank you to those on 01362 822536 .

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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

When Pete Fulcher moved decision some might Air-Con Servicing, Repair

Cream Teas to Caston a few years ago,

he saw that there was a
need for a local garage
for MND offering a blend of good
old fashioned service and
question! But Peter and
Tammy did a huge leaflet-
and Re-Charge and Engine
Diagnostics. Pete takes great
drop for their first pride in the work leaving the
advertising campaign, and
on the following morning
workshop - this means not
only a tidy, professional

was a great helpful, practical advice

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.
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
immediately had
bookings. From then on
four
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
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.
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Heritage Festival weekend Do you want to
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
„Go For It‟ with Don‟s help
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.
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.
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
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 7
learn first aid?
Would you like to gain a 3 year Health &
ORGAN RECITAL
Safety registered first aid certificate? Could you AT ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, ASHILL
spare 1 day to learn how to save a life ? Does
your company or business need to comply with
Light classical and popular music by Johnathon White
the new regulations for first aid trained staff? If SATURDAY 16th Oct. at 7.30 p.m.
you have answered YES, then contact me & Tickets £4 to include Wine and Nibbles, from Wendy Peck-
book a place on this informative, fun first aid
ham, The Old Smithy, Ashill. Tel 01760 440952
course: Emergency First Aid at work course.
Running on Saturday 30th October at Watton In Aid of St. Nicholas Church Funds
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.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife
Please Contact Wayne on 0777 200 0532, HSE
Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am to 5pm Mon - Fri. E-mail
registered First Aid instructor & Community
wild@norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
First Responder.
Website http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections
The course costs £40 (A non-refundable deposit
Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467
of £20 will be required). Places are limited so
Tuesday 19th October 7.45pm-9.30pm County Wildlife Sites - Norfolk’s
book early. Donations will be made to Holt &
Hidden Treasures. An illustrated talk by Nick Carter, Norfolk Wildlife Site
Communities First Response Unit
officer. Followed by refreshments and raffle. Venue: Watton Christian
Community Centre, High Street, Watton. Cost: £2.00 members and £3.00
Breckland Winter for non-members.
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.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 8
“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 composer creates an
international sensation with new CD
of Tango Music
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
Carbrooke Beer Festival 2010
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
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
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
News
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.
News
The Thompson
Bookworm Hunt -
probably the best yet
―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.‖
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 9
Craft Market at Saham Farm Shop
Queens Hall MacMillan Coffee
Thank you to everyone who attended the Craft
Market in May. We managed to raise £47.50
for Macmillan Cancer Care and Support in
Morning huge success
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 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
Our September meeting was a really special
occasion, as we were honoured to have as our amount more after the proceeds come in for our silent auctions and other
speaker Richard Lane, OBE, President of donations. A big thank you to everyone who supported us!
Diabetes UK. His arrival was delayed slightly
by the various trains, but nevertheless he duly
arrived and we were treated to his talk entitled LANDSCAPE GARDENING
"From Research Guinea Pig to President of Tim Luxton Established 1973
Diabetes UK in 5 Years!" Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives
This was the story of how he was found to be a
Diabetic through to how he became a Guinea
Seeding ~ Turfing Etc.
Pig for Islets Transplants, then on to being Low Maintenance Gardens
elected as President of Diabetes UK.
Although time dictated that he could not stay
Designed & Built
quite as long as he had hoped, he and our
members were able to partake of the excellent Photos and References always available
buffet lunch, provided thanks to some of our For a Quality Job & Free Quote
group members, and Richard was able to talk
to most of us before he left. He has asked if he Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184
can return next year and we were delighted to www.timluxtonlandscaping.co.uk
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
Need small home improvements?
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
Keith Huish
the group, please phone Helen 01953 884713 Skilled & Experienced Carpenter
And leave a message and I will get back to you
Doors, windows, locks . . . no job too small.
Help us to “End Free no obligation estimate.
Polio Now” K R H Carpentry Services
On Oct 2nd and the couple of weeks following, 01953 (Watton) 882484 – Mobile 07746 114285
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
Bradenham & District
Horticultural Society
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.
Gardening
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
Gardening Mid-Norfolk Times Page 11

Fine Autumn display at

ADHS Autumn Show
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 won the Art Cup and the Top Vase
of vegetables, the Fulcher Cup for the award went to Ron Brewer.
heaviest onion, the Top Tray award, a In the children‘s section, pupils had
diploma for the best vegetable exhibit and been provided with sunflower seeds
the Elfindale Trophy for the most points 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.
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
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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.
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Mid-Norfolk Times Page 12 News

In Your Garden with Lotta Potts Tomato-Tomayto

So now the harvest is in apart germinate in mulch but are
from those vegetables that stand shallow-rooted and easy to
over the winter - leeks, cabbages, remove. Don‘t be too tidy,
sprouts, broccoli, cauliflowers (if though. As ornamental grasses
the slugs and pigeons didn‘t get are fashionable the seed heads
them). Some late flowers such as can be left through until spring as
chrysanthemums and maybe the they look very dramatic when
early frosts have spared some frosted. Flower seeds such as
dahlias. Verbena bonariensis will sunflowers are popular with birds
keep going for a long time and and until they are really tatty can
you may find some self-sown also be left. You‘ll get more
seedlings thriving ready to shoot sunflowers next year but not
up next year. That‘s quite a list of necessarily where you want
things still in the ground. It might them! They are easily
be a good idea to swing round the transplanted in spring so more for
garden centres and see what‘s in free.
flower or shrubs with berries to Cleared veg beds that were dug
brighten up a space or increase a last year will still be workable so
border mainly planted for spring depending on what‘s going in
or summer. It is possible to have next year put a thick layer of
a clematis in flower every month compost, well-rotted farm
of the year and in October the manure or leafmould. It‘s as well
best ones are the tangutica and to be careful with farm manure as
tenexis cultivars some are it‘s been established over the last
evergreen and scented as a bonus. two or three years that a new
Garden centres may have a herbicide is causing problems
selection but a specialist with farm manures. This contains
nursery‘s catalogue is best. You aminopyralid residue from fields
may even be able to have a sprayed to eradicate perennial
passion flower in a sheltered spot weeds. Whilst this is harmless to
but mine succumbed in last animals eating the remaining
winter. grass, what comes out of the
However, it is time to start other end containing the residue
digging and mulching. Flower is harmful to vegetable and
beds only need a tidy up and ornamental plants. It is
once dead heads and weeds are emphasised that there isn‘t
removed a compost mulch will enough residue to be harmful to
keep in moisture and deter more people. There is a test which
weeds. At least it will if the involves sowing some seeds in
ground is wet and weeds will the manure and if they come up
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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…
Gardening in Navasota, Texas
with Helen Quinn
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
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

Tyres, Exhausts, & Batteries supplied and fitted Old Buckenham Produce flame colored flowers pop up
on long stalks, and when they
large domestic cat, with
pronounced black tufted ears,

Courtesy cars available and Handicraft Show
Ask for Steve at: 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd Old Buckenham held its annual
Industrial Estate Watton Produce and Handicraft Show on
Sunday 12 September in the
from Stacksford and John Brand
from Attleborough. It was very
competitive in the vegetable and
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
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

Tel: 01953 889924 Village Hall. This event,

organised by Old Buckenham
WI, was even more popular than
ever and attracted hundreds of
fruit classes with Ray Snow from
Banham managing to score the
most points and also taking the
award for the best tray of
lettuce, mustard, spinach,
turnips, onions and radishes.
Many of these crops can be
planted successively through the
diet of small animals such as
the Eastern Cottontail rabbit,
but will also go after deer and
young cattle. Despite being

SALEC TRAVEL LTD entries both from the village and

from various exhibitors in the
surrounding area. The produce
Sunday 10th October Autumn Leaves Tour 9.30am 4pm Return £TBA and handicraft items were
Sunday 10th October Charlie Landsborough at Norwich 7.30pm Show £TBA displayed around two rooms in
Thursday 14th October Fakenham 9.30am & 1.30pm Return Adult & Child £5 the hall and the judges were kept
Saturday 23rd October Greyhound Racing 5.30pm Return after last race busy during the morning
5 good things £19 Restaurant £32
deciding on the best exhibits.
Thurs 28th October Springfield's Christmas light switch on Adult £11 Child £8 There was some serious
Sat 30th October Chesterfield Market 8am & 5pm Return Adult £16 Child £10 competition in many of the
Sat 6th November Bury St Edmunds 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult & Child £5
Saturday 13th November Cambridge 9am & 4pm Return Adult £10 Child £6
classes,
preserves,
particularly
cookery
the
and
Tuesday 16th November Kings Lynn 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult & Child £5 vegetables, and this provided
Sat 20th Nov Westfield Shopping Centre 8am & 5pm Return Adult £19 Child £12
plenty for all the visitors to see in
Sunday 28th November Bury Christmas Market Adult £10 Child £5 the afternoon. Some inhabitants
Saturday 4th December Daniel 0 Donnell Christmas Show at Brentwood £TBA
of Mill Road continued to have
Wednesday 8th December Thursford Evening Show Adult & Child £37.50 their own challenges, particularly
Saturday 11th December Christmas Seaside Special Show at Cromer Adult £22
in the men‘s cooking, which
Sunday 12th December Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park Adult £15 Child £10 brought some added spice to the
Sunday 19th December Christmas Lunch at The Burrage Gorleston Adult £20
competition.
Monday 20th December Wisbech Christmas Market 9am & 4pm Return The trophies and other prizes
Adult £10 Child £5.50
were presented by Ron Brewer,
(PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE DATES ABOVE HAVE BEEN CHANGED) the village newsletter editor. It
Holidays 2010 (Please ring for Itineraries) was a good afternoon for Olive
Friday 26th - Monday 29th November Turkey & Tinsel at Folkestone Shickle who collected the prize
for the flower classes with the
For more details please phone: pot plant award going to John
vegetables. Betty Stacey from
Attleborough won the trophy for
the handicraft section with
end of November. My paste-
type tomatoes, variety Viva
Italiana, have started to produce
extensively hunted for its fur,
the breed has proved to be
extremely resilient and the
Shirley Penfold from a few fruits again, and some of numbers continue to rise.
Attleborough collecting the cup the other varieties seem to be Picture from Wikimedia
for the flower arranging classes. trying to please! Commons.
Pat Shearing won the shield for
News from Ovington
the Art section.
The children‘s classes were very
well supported, particularly by
the local primary school, and
produced some imaginative,
Gardening Club
interesting and colourful entries.
Our September meeting was return visit as his previous
Martha Richardson won the an illustrated talk by Barry talk on 'Squash it or not' was
section for children under 7 with
Gayton on 'Border Plants' in so well received last year. It
Natasha Askew taking first place which we were shown the will be held in the village
for those between 8 and 11.
plants in the border with hall at 7.45pm on
Megan Richardson was their accompanying Wednesday 6th October and,
successful in the over-twelve
neighbours, either for as always, visitors or new
category while the special award contrast or for harmony. The members are welcome. For
for the best exhibit in all the
October meeting will be further details contact Ed on
children‘s classes went to Toby 'Garden Insects' by Robert 01953 885848 or Carol on
Richardson. Maidstone and this is a 01760 440719
This year the overall winner of
the cup for the most points in the
Mike Barlett. This provided WI‘s president, Susan
whole show was Ray Snow with
61 points, closely followed by
many laughs, great bargains Hunter, thanking all the WI
as well as raising useful funds members and others from

01953 881159
Frost. Debbie Thomas from
Stacksford came top in the
preserves and won the prize for
PRIVATE COACH & MINIBUS HIRE ALSO AVAILIBLE cookery. The wine prize was
shared between Peter Gedge
Stuart Barker on 51 points.
in the process. the village who had worked
Thanks to the generosity of many
The large raffle draw came so hard to ensure the event
of the entrants the prize-giving
next and the proceedings was both enjoyable and a
was followed by a enjoyable
ended with Old Buckenham success.
auction of produce conducted by
News
The Westminster View
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
announcement that will dominate
review
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
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.
should be visiting, please do get in
contact.
Broadband – Norfolk needs you!
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
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
What's On at Watton The Chequers Inn
Library
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
Beware of bogus
Council Tax rebate calls
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.
Holme Hale Pavillion
Christmas Bazaar
Saturday 27th November - 10am to
3pm Mother Christmas Plenty of
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 13
Holme Hale Pavillion
Car Boot
Sunday 10th October
8am Start
£5.00 car / £8.00 van
Refreshments
01760 440 525 / 440
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
Tingatinga Painting. Thursday
28th October 2pm - 3pm Come
and celebrate Black History
Month with this free family
Griston Road, Thompson, IP24 1PX
event. Discover African
Tingatinga art and create your  Evening Special Mon - Thurs 'Tea for a
own wall hanging to take home. Tenner‘ Main Course & Dessert £10
Children must be accompanied
by an adult and please wear old  Lunchtime Special Mon-Fri Starter &
clothes as the paints used may Main Course Or Main Course & Dessert
stain £6.95
 4 Diamond Guest Accommodation
Double Room £65 Bed and Breakfast Single
Room £45 Bed and Breakfast
Tel 01953 483 360
Lucy Talbot from ARP, which
handles Council Tax and benefits
claims for Breckland, Forest Heath
COUGHTREY BDK Ltd.
and East Cambridgeshire District Unit 2, Coughtrey Industrial Estate
councils, said: Church Road, Griston. IP25 6QB
"We don't contact our customers in
this way and people should be
Fitted Kitchens
wary of any individual asking for
money or offering rebates over the
Bathrooms
phone. If anyone is suspicious Internal Doors
they should end the call,
report the matter to the Police
and get in touch with ARP on
01842 756567‖
www.coughterybdk.co.uk
Free Quotations &
Full Planning Service
01953 881243
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 14
DEREHAM &
DISTRICT
The 10 Golden Rules Rocklands School News
Successful long-term investment
CAT ADOPTION Successful long term investment
is not just about buying low and
CENTRE selling high. Stock markets rise
Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP and fall, and share prices are
Rehoming Cats and vulnerable to everything from
political news flow to the weather.
Providing Advice & Help Trying to find your way around –
With Neutering particularly during times of high
volatility and uncertainty – can
OPEN 7 Days a feel like negotiating a mine field.
Week 11am to 3pm So how can we make sense of
such a confusing world? It is
Telephone . . . probably time to go back to basics
01362 687 919 – 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
Attention All OF SENSIBLE INVESTMENT
REMAIN CONSTANT.
Rule 5: Never buy what you don‘t
Gardeners! understand. History is littered
with funds which promised a
great deal but which, when faced
Improve your soil, keep weeds
with pressure from the market,
down and keep moisture in with collapsed with all those promises
broken. Some shares or funds
Sterilized Mushroom might sound very exciting and
Compost
The ideal mulch and
soil improver
West Norfolk Aviation
Only £1.50 per Bag Society Talk
Delivered free (min 5 bags) Next Meeting Tuesday 5th October
7.30pm at Methwold Social Club -
Watton area Speaker Julian Horn, The title of his
01953 881969 talk "A great Escape" recounting the
adventures of Bill Mcgrath and the
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.
incredible story of his escape from
France
New members & Guests welcomed.
For more Information Tel: 01842
879210
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
Watton Medical Practice
staying in touch newsletter
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
News
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.
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.
News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 15

Puffers By Ken Knowles
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
Cloverleaf Antiques
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.
The first Café Care at
Watton Library
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
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
how to use memory boxes with
Sian Hogarth from Swaffham
Country Hotel
Museum and advice from Norfolk Saham Toney
County Council Social Services
Your Local Three Star Hotel
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 Wednesdays Steak Night
meets on the second Tuesday of Sirloin or Rump with chips £10.00
each month. The next Café Care
Fridays Pie & Mash Night
takes place on Tuesday 12th Pastry Pie & Mash with Dessert £9.95
October, so why not pop in any
time between 10 and 12 to see New Ivy Room for Bar Meals
what's on? 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.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 16 News

SUPPORT Acknowledgement The most expensive second

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

YOUR
thanks to relatives, friends and neighbours for attending the funeral at
St Mary‘s Church, Watton, and for all their love, support and kindness hand fridge in Australia
during Joyce‘s illness and at this difficult time. Letter from Australia, by Chris O’Connor

LOCAL 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.
They say that moving house and
divorce and the two most difficult
plaster cast.
Now comes the fun; I‘m on my own,

SHOPS
events to cope with in life. Well I‘ve living in a new house and the
Donations received on behalf of the Big ―C‖ totalled £696.00, thank you to
been through both more times than I specialist tells me I have to lie flat on
everyone for supporting this cause. Thanks also to Reverend Geoff Garrett
like to count, and I can tell you my back for one month! If I go to
for his comforting service, Breckland Funeral Services for their excellent
whoever said it was right. walk anywhere around the house I
arrangements and to the line dancing ladies for their Guard of Honour.
I recently decided that I was sick and must use crutches but only for a
Rocklands tired of living in Adelaide (which can maximum time of one hour a day.

Post Office & Stores Mrs Dulcie Jean Adcock be very dry, hot and dusty at times)
and move to a climate which is
There must have been somebody
looking after me when I chose to live
The funeral service for Mrs Dulcie Adcock directly the opposite in every way. I in this town. Even though it is tiny
The Street, Rocklands am now ensconced in the Alpine with a population of 1800 it has a
took place at St Marys Church Watton on
01953 483 217 Thursday September 9th. Dulcie, aged region of the nation where, as I write, magnificent health service. And it
Car Tax, Lottery, Fresh Milk 77, died at the Norfolk and Norwich snow is quietly falling on the higher went to work very quickly; a person
University Hospital. ridges of the Victorian and New was organised to clean the house and
The service was conducted by the South Wales Alps. There are only a do the washing up for me three times
Great Ellingham Rev‘d Geoff Garrett and the organist
was Mrs Jill Dobbs. The service was
few more weeks to go and then
summer comes and it is back to the
a week; another person came three
times a week to heap firewood so all
Village Stores & P.O. followed by a cremation at Earlham
Crematorium.
heat again. But for
the first time in more
I had to do was chuck
a log on the fire. The
Long St, Gt Ellingham Dulcie was born in Caston in 1933 and than 40 years I‘ve local supermarket
01953 452 155 moved to Mill Rd. in Watton, with been putting wood on came once a week
Post Office, Fresh Bread & Milk Daily parents Jack and Gladys Roberts, at the age a fire instead of with supplies I had
of three. On leaving Thetford Grammar turning on the air ordered and each day,
School, she attended Berridge House teacher conditioner. seven days a week,
training college in West Hampstead, London, where she studied to However, that is not somebody would drop
Quick Stop become a domestic science teacher. Her first teaching post was at the
Blyth School in Norwich, followed by Hammonds in Swaffham and
the story. The story
centres on a second
in to make sure I was
ok. Often they would
Church Street, Attleborough finally Watton Secondary School. She was married in 1955 to Michael hand fridge and a cook me a meal or get
01953 458 036 and had three sons, Paul, Mark and Christopher. ruptured Achilles something down the
On retiring from teaching Dulcie assisted in the management of the Heel. Because my street I needed.
Italian Wines 2 for £5 Wide range family jewellery business until the sale of the business around fifteen wife was not joining So, for a month I lay
of Polish Foods available years ago. Dulcie was a long standing member of the Wayland Players me immediately due to work there reading books, watching
in Watton and took part in many performances, dating back to 1957. commitments, I needed certain items nauseous daytime television, or
In 1983 Dulcie and Michael bought a small apartment in Portugal in order to live a civilised life in my simply bored out of my mind. I‘m
Old Buckenham Stores which began a long and happy association with the country. Portugal new home. So a friend offered me a fortunate I have two little dogs that
The Green, Old Buckenham became their second home where they regularly hosted family and fridge he didn‘t need and off we went with their amazing sense of knowing
friends. to move it to my home ready for the something was wrong stayed near me
01953 860210 Dulcie was a much loved ‗Nan‘ to her eight grandchildren, Sarah, removalist. all the time and gave great comfort.
If you purchase goods from the shop costing over That is when the fun started. As I If people had seen me they would
Katie, Daniel, Elizabeth, Lauren, Hayley,Chloe and Cerys.
£50 (excluding the post office, cigarettes, lottery walked out of the house backwards I have been certain I‘m mad as I talked
Donations are for Cancer Research UK, and to date, over £900 has
and Paypoint) in one transaction then you will be fell down one step and the fridge and away to Boof and Sally and they just
been collected, and the family have received over 130 sympathy cards.
entitled to claim a bottle of Italian wine (worth £5) I came crashing down. My wife, who wanted a cuddle in return.
Family mourners were : Michael Adcock, Paul, Mark, and Chris
Adcock. Marion Adcock and Sarah, Katie, Daniel and Elizabeth is a trained emergency nurse rushed The moral to this story is never
Adcock. Shirley Bond, Lauren Bond, Chloe and Cerys Adcock. Valerie around and fortunately the fridge had accept a gift of a second hand fridge
Lovells Post Office Paul. George, Jacqui and Nick Fuller. Jane and Noel Dye. Rob Bell.
Other Mourners: Lucy Adcock (John Adcock), Paul and Iris Cunnington, Arthur
not landed directly on me – no doubt
I would not be here to tell this story
from a friend. In total the fridge has
so far cost me in excess of $15,000
& Stores Blood, Graham and Sally Watson, Hilary Prosper, Freddie Crook (Stuart and
Anne Adcock USA), Simon and Tammy Dye, Sandra Culling (Dick, Anya and
if it had. As I got up I felt the most
excruciating pain in my left ankle
dollars in medical and other
necessary expenses. I had to sell my
Market Place, New Buckenham Toby), Mr And Mrs Ron Butcher. (Pauline and Peter Kilaspy), Valerie and Ian and could not put any weight on it. beloved 4WD because it was not
McLuckie , Christine Lincoln, Stevan Paul, and Alison, Ian and Nicola
01953 860 351 Manning, Mrs K. Fuller and Bill, Judy, George, Manny and Tim Wilson, Peter
and Rosemary Sharman (Tony Watson), Brian Sharman, Pat Preston (Harold
Sure enough, I had ruptured my
Achilles tendon just two weeks away
automatic and therefore no good for
me to drive. I‘m able to walk now
Preston ), Maureen and Norman Pinner , Dot and Maurice Harvey, Mr and Mrs from moving house. Contracts had but must wear a special space boot
Don Collen (Brenda and Sandy Kinghorn), Shirley and Alan Blake, Paul and been signed and I had no choice, the (seriously it looks like something an

Village Stores 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
move was on.
Where I now live is about 1,000
astronaut would wear) except when I
am in bed for another month and then
Market Street, East Harling kilometres (625 miles) from my hopefully a graduated return to
Tuff), Doreen Baker (Bryan and Stella Leonard), John Whalebelly and Jean previous home and to cut a long story normal shoes. My wife arrives in a
01953 718115 McLean), Mary Murphy, Bill and Eve Hinks, Jennie Mann (Wayland Players),
Geraldine Rowarth (Ian Rowarth and Sally Garrod), Ted Hinds (Josie Hinds), Peter
short, the move went ahead and two
weeks after I arrived here I was in
few week‘s time and she has missed
all my moaning, complaints, pain and
A wide range of products in stock and Janet Walmsley, Janet Tew, Stewart and Alison Dickson, Robert Dickson, Ian
Anne and Kevin Ledgard Maskell, Paul, Joanne, and Lauren Weight, Michael Harper (Barbara, Emily, Becky, hospital having the operation to general disillusionment with life.
and Sam), Rosemary Scott (John, Suzanne, Joanne, and Caroline), Leslie Cowling repair the damage to my Achilles The only ones who are going to feel
(Rev. and Mrs Peter Lemmon), Vera Amys (Rev. Rod Broughall and Caroline), heel; and damaged it was. By the put out at her arrival are the dogs
John and Alison Softly, Rebecca, Laura, Chris, Ben and Kelly), Mrs Margaret time the local specialist operated it who will not be able to sleep on the
Londis Banham Suthers (Tim and Carol Suthers, Mathew Suthers), Julia Preston (David Preston),
Janet Rogers (Krissy. Peg and Brian Thorpe), Anne Stimson, Peter Lane , Rhod
had moved 30 centimetres from my
heel up the leg. It was a long and
bed. By gum, they were very good
companions though.
01953 887320 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,
difficult operation (not that I knew Have fun and we‘ll talk again soon.
anything about it) and when I woke email: oconoz@bigpond.com
Your Local Village Julian Horn (Horn family), John Williams, Tracy Symonds (George and Richard
Symonds, Brian and Gill Gibbons), Sheila Hookham (Jezz Hookham), Mr And Mrs my left leg was safely wrapped in a
Supermarket 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,
Love‟s Old Sweet Songs
Londis 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
- A sing-along for Harvest
News Extra
Pickering), Daphne Fox, Christine Webster, Tim Mullenger (Chris Edwards), Paul
Harold , Craig Gunton, Bruce Bartram, Ian Fance, Brenda Reese, Ros Cogman , Mrs Remember "Ain't she Sweet?" What Peters, Alicia Eldridge and Richard
Jane Lond-Caulk (Geoff Lond-Caulk. Rudlings DIY and Roy Rudling, Eirlys about "You'll never walk alone, Akister. During the interval you will
Johnson (Mr And Mrs Malcolm Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson), Janet and Bernard Younger than springtime", "Some be able to enjoy Gail Adcock's
High Street, Attleborough, Hendry (Mr H. Reetz), John Adcock (Gail and Oliver), Tim and Pat Leonard, David enchanted evening", "Moonlight and delicious cakes and a cup of tea. A
(Opposite Sainsburys) and Carolyn Jessop, John and Beryl Brannan, Mrs M.M Riches (Mrs Kathleen roses", "Fascination" or "Moon raffle will also be drawn during this
Brown), Mr And Mrs Geoff Sussams (Nicolette), Babara and John Coughlan,
01953 453 257 Graham and Michelle Goodwin, Dave and Jennie Simonds, Anne Stead (Tom),
Janice King, Susan Shepherd-Page, Heather Goodwin (Ben Goodwin), Mrs G.
river". These songs together with
many more old, favourite, songs of
time.
Entry to this romantic interlude is
Newspapers & magazines Skipper (John), Joy Harwood (Robert), Brenda Jackson (David), Mrs Anne Green, love will feature in our sing-along at free - but donations for the upkeep of
Wide range of confectionery, tobacconist Becky Huckle, Mr And Mrs Maurice Butler, Mary Rumsey (Steve Rumsey), Jimmy St Mary's Parish Church, Watton, on the church will be welcomed.
Wide range of Wines, Beers and Spirits Richardson, Angela Chilvers, Pat Alderton (Andrew Alderton), Sue Tuttle (Mrs the 2nd October at 3p.m. We hope to see you there!
Ellis), Helen Robertson, Deborah Evans, Mr And Mrs Frank Denyer. Solos will also be performed by Sara
News
Celebração Cultural Attleborough
de Comida - Tina Cruz Countrysiders
No passado dia 4 de Setembro realizou-se mais uma fantastica Celebração Attleborough Countrysiders are for 10 to 16
Cultural de Comida . year olds and meet fortnightly at the Breckland
Representando varios Paises como Inglaterra , Polonia , Lituania , Brazil e & District Resource Base, London Road,
claro Portugal como não poderia deixar de ser. Este evento foi organizado pelo Dereham. They are the junior branch of the
Breckland com a coordenação de Richard Wills e tambem com a Wayland Dereham Young Farmers club. The
House . Countrysiders get up to all sorts of things!
Desde ja queria dizer que não tivemos a oportunidade de ter nenhuma pessoa a From Rounders with the Seniors to making
representar os países da Polonia e Lituania. Os produtos foram apresentados pizzas, farm visits and sailing. There is
por Rute Ferreira que tambem tinha uma mesa com produtos Portugueses. something for everyone. We do lots of
Agradecer tambem a Telma Silva que representou a mesa Brazileira. Eu (Tina competitions too against other Countrysider
Cruz) como não poderia deixar de ser tive a oportunidade de dar a conhecer clubs. If this seems like something that might
mais uma vez o nosso Churrasco Português com Sardinhas e Febra Assada. interest you or a friend down the road, do let
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.
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
Cultural Celebration of Food 01603 731307
norfolkyfc@easton.ac.uk
or email
By Tina Cruz Upcoming events:
On the 4th of September a fantastic Cultural Celebration of Food took place in
Watton, representing various countries including Britain, Poland, Lithuania,
Sun 10th Oct harvest festival 3pm
Norwich cathedral
Brazil and Portugal . This event was organized by Pride in Breckland with the Tuesday 12th October 6.30pm be
coordination of Richard Wills and also with the help of the Wayland there! We‘re going to visit a goat
Partnership.
Since we did not have the opportunity to have any person to represent the
herd to see them being milked
and see how the cheese is made!
countries of Poland and Lithuania, the products were presented by Rute
Ferreira who also had a table with Portuguese products. Also thank to Telma
Parents to take to Penhill road, Gt
Ellingham & welcome to stay!
Silva who represented the Brazilian-table. I had the opportunity to make
known once more our BBQ and Portuguese Sardines with Roasted Pork Meat.
Any transport problems contact
Moira 07590 503120
With the presence of wonderful people and the sound of good music it was Sun 24th Oct bowling social @
indeed a night to remember. Bowthorpe, Norwich 1.45pm be
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,
Break welcomes Embrace
who has for some months given us the opportunity to read and learn all about Sheringham, Norfolk: Break
what is happening in Portuguese community, many thanks from all of us. 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.
Picture by Aiden Bunning Aged 12 Speaking of this new addition
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 17
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
there Diane Cuthbert
Tuesday 26th October no meeting
half term 01953 850275
Tuesday 9th November what do RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher
Classes held during term-time
you know about guide dogs for
the blind? Come and find out…
Tuesday 23rd November bring Massage Treatments
your friends to a great evening of
dodge ball! This is so much fun!
+ some prep for the winter comps
Swedish Massage and
day coming up… Hot Stone Massage
Winter comps day sun 5th Dec @
Easton College Tuesday 7th Appointments available at
December wow! we‘re off to
quasar, Norwich minibus leaves
at 6.30pm back approx 9.10pm
BROOM HALL
£10 tonight plsMerry Christmas
and Happy New Year Country Hotel
Tuesday 18th January '11 Saham Toney
welcome back! Eaten too much Your Local Three Star Hotel
over Christmas? We‘re going to
cook a Healthy feast!
to Break‘s services, the Chair
of Trustees, Maureen Gardiner Telephone: 01953 882125
says: ―Taking over Embrace
www.broomhallhotel.co.uk
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.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 18 News

91 Homes off the Watton Rotary Roundup

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

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01953 881 885 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
All your plumbing R.S. Plumbing & accommodated in our homes, which are
scattered around the area, including
and heating needs
Heating Watton (2), Merton, Ovington, Saham
Hills, Hilborough, Shipdham and Croxton;
the latter being the home of the President
Boiler Servicing, Installations and of Thetford Rotary Club who kindly
joined in. On Sunday a lunchtime
General Plumbing All work undertaken. reception was held at the home of
CORGI Registered immediate past president Richard Akister,
Telephone 01953 883829 and croquet and a barbeque followed at the
Parkers in Merton. Visits included
07836 267 419 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

Attleborough Mission Completed!

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
On your PVCu Replacement
The Pearlies stepped in
Windows, Doors and at short notice. They
sang a wide variety of
Sunlounges.
songs, many celebrating
Plus!We have no pushy sales the 70th anniversary of
reps, all appointments are The Battle of Britain.
undertaken by We all enjoyed an
evening of nostalgia
Ray Harman(Proprietor) thanks to The Pearlies.
The winner of the
competition for a lantern
was a) Betty Jenness b)
Brenda Spencer.
Unit B, The speaker for October
is Mrs Charlotte Philcox
Yaxham Rd, on "Hedgerow Harvest."
The Competition is a
Picture made from
Leaves.
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
Fish & „Pop‟ Quiz
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
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.
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.
News Mid-Norfolk Times Page 19

Village History Day Coast 2 Coast 192 miles

at Scoulton
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.
Ours was approximately 206 miles . .
. St Bees to Robin Hood‘s Bay in 13
followed by approximately 21 miles
the next day. Our average walking
were elated but also sad that our
journey had come to an end.
days Sunday 15th August – Friday speed for the whole journey was 3.1 Our holiday and personal challenges
27th August. We all did it. It was our miles per hour. would not be complete without the
holiday, a challenge and an We arrived where we should have, on support we gathered from knowing
opportunity to raise funds for the East the days we should have, with no we had also raised an amazing
Anglian Air Ambulance. We had a major difficulties. We negotiated the amount for the vital service provided
fantastic time enjoying wonderful climbs, avoided the peat bogs and our by the East Anglian Air Ambulance -
scenery, some really great weather, arrival in Robin Hood‘s bay was £1,795 to date! To all those of you
good food and of course plenty of indeed a very emotional day. We did who have so generously sponsored us
fluids. the traditional bit, wet our feet in the – a BIG THANKYOU.
Saturday 14th August saw us leave sea and deposited the stones we had Below: Alan and Gill Smith, Tim and
Watton full of excitement and picked from the beach at St Bees. We Carol Suthers, Chris and Kerry
enthusiasm for our fortnight of signed the book at the Bay Hotel and Varley (The Speedy Six, The Quick
walking and challenge ahead. We enjoyed a few beers, sharing our Six, The Whippets, The Wet Suit
travelled up to Kirkby Stephen for journey with each other and some of Group) Names we were known as by
our 1st night of staying in a different those we had met along the way. We other walkers we met along the way
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

New Chief Inspector many different people

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.‖
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)
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.

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Eldorado James Ball

Hazel Henderson was our speaker this month with her talk entitled
‗Eldorado‘. She is a very interesting and informative speaker and had MOTs £35.00 SHOWROOM: 49 High Street, Watton
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.
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Barbara‘s coffee morning for Macmillan raised the very handsome
total of £170.00. Thanks to all who helped and attended. Despite the
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Next month Anita Taylor will be demonstrating sugarcraft and we will Very Competitive Prices
also have the opportunity to ‗have a go‘.
Most Makes of carpets
Come on ladies, if you fancy a night out with the girls why not pop
along to Watton Christian Community Centre on Thursday 14th Tel: 01362 820416 & Vinyl Supplied and Fitted
October (7.30 pm) and join in the fun.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 20
Attleborough Day Centre
invests in the future…
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 them to remain living independently in
running since 1994 in Attleborough their own homes. The Centre runs
Memorial Hall and is open three days a activities and outings and offers a
week, catering for older people who need delicious ‗home-cooked‘ hot lunchtime
some help with everyday life to assist 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)
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.
Gift vouchers & small gift boxes -
new lines at Watton country market
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.
Thought for the Month
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
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
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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.
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.
Church Times and Puzzle
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham,
Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon, Thompson Watton Churches Together PUZZLE CORNER
Worship Calendar October 2010 Service Calendar for October Pressure of time this month has prevented me compiling the
St. Mary’s Church, Watton crossword so just for fun (no prizes!) I have included a Sudoko for
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion you to puzzle over. I will print the solution next month.
Sunday 3rd October
10:20 am Sunday Club Gt. Hockham 2nd Wednesday Morning Worship. Church Office opens Tues,
(ages 4-11, church room) Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm Tel: 01953 881252
10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham margaret@churchadm.freeserve.co.uk www.stmaryswatton.org
th
Sun 3rd 8.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 10 October 10.00am Harvest Thanksgiving Holy Communion
9:00 am Harvest All Age Service & Merton Sun 10th 8.00am Holy Communion
Breakfast 10.00am Holy Communion
10:20 am Sunday Club Griston 12.30pm Holy Baptism
(ages 4-11, ‗Manor court‘ Day Centre, Manor Rd.) 7.00pm Informal Worship in the Church Room
10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston Sun 17th 8.00am Holy Communion
Sunday 17th October 10.00am Holy Communion
10:30 a.m. Harvest festival with Baptisms, Confirmations Sun 24th 8.00am Holy Communion
and Holy Communion Stow Bedon 10.30am United Service of Holy
Bishop James presiding Communion & Healing
7.00pm Informal Worship in the Church Room
Sunday 24th October Sun 31st 8.00am Holy Communion
9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton 10.00am Holy Communion
10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson 3.00pm All Saints‘ Tide Service followed by tea
(Bible Sunday & Patronal Festival of St. Martin in the Church Room
of Tours)
Watton Methodist Church
Sunday 31st October—All Saints Sunday Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and
10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles prayer between 10.00am & 12.00noon
nd It‟s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek
Tuesday 2 November—All Souls Day Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church
7:00 pm All Souls‘ Day: Service to Member. www.wattonmethodist.btik.com The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a
Remember Departed Loved Ones Thompson Sun 3rd 10.45am Mr T Hey game with the correct numbers. There are three very simple
Sunday 7th November 6.30pm Rev V Spencer constraints to follow. In a 9 by 9 square Sudoku game:
10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston Sun 10th 10.45am Mr R Hompstead •Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in
6.30pm Rev B Eagle any order
For all our parishes… Sun 17th 10.45am N & A Tubby •Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9
‘The WAY’ Youth Group (ages 11+) 6.30pm Rev‘d B Winner in any order
Sunday 3rd October, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory Sun 24th 10.30am United Service at St Mary‘s Church •Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all
Sunday 7th November, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory 6.30pm Mr R Hompstead digits 1 through 9
Sun 31st 10.45am Mr P Terry
Pram Services

Scribble Pad
6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck
For parents or carers with children aged 0-5.
Wednesdays, 10:15am Caston Primary School Hall Roman Catholic Community
Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222; Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church
Email: revbobnichols@gmail.com 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 LAST MONTH’S CROSSWORD
6.00pm Harvest Evensong
The winner of last month‘s crossword was Barbara Anderson, of
Sun 17th 9.30am All Age Worship
Lamgmere Road, Watton. The correct solution is given below.
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

All Saints Church, Threxton St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

Thursdays 8.00am Said Holy Communion
Harvest Thanksgiving - Sunday 3rd October at 3pm Sun 10th 9.30am Holy Communion

Luncheon Club beside the Seaside

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. back in Watton.
On arrival in Cromer the Theatre However, the Luncheon Club
administration staff made the group very Coordinator, Laura Ahuja, said that she
welcome and settled everybody down in had received an enormous amount of
their seats. Without doubt the show was appreciation from the diners for their
thoroughly enjoyed as on this occasion very enjoyable and at moments,
it had been paid for by a grant given to
the Luncheon Club by the Norfolk
adventurous, day out.
Once again the Luncheon Club wishes
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS
Community Foundation. to thank Norfolk Community Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in October
The show did not finish until after Foundation for the grant which made the Sunday 17th October Watton Christian Community Centre 2.30pm until
5.00pm so it was a fairly late return outing possible. 4.00pm All welcome—please come along and bring family and friends
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 22 News

Learning Attleborough High School Gets Digging!

Opportunities at the
Wayland Partnership
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. Students and staff at Attleborough the heat to produce a professionally of the pond creation. The pond is
High School looked on with dug pond. Sixth Form students, the first part in an ambitious plan
The number of spaces available is
quite small so those interested excitement as work began on the Robert Maas and Will Copland by the school to create a
should sign up quickly. The cost of new pond and garden area for the offered tremendous support as they conservation area, developing the
each course is £35.00. school. The project, spearheaded by levelled, dug, and raked in the raised bed vegetable plot and
Lead teacher for Environment Mr sunshine. leading to a final construction of an
All of the courses run at Wayland
House are heavily subsided. The Joel Rodker, Teaching Assistant As one student commented: ―I can‘t outdoor classroom, or amphitheatre.
remaining costs are met by funding Fiona Aitken, and Assistant wait until the pond is built. It‘ll be Carmina McConnell commented:
from Wayland Community High Headteacher, Carmina McConnell, able to help us with our science ―We are indebted to Ian Walker of J
will transform an area of the school studies and it will be a great place and J Salters for his help with this.
School Outreach programme or by
the Wayland Partnership. For more site into a wonderful conservation to go and watch the wildlife.‖ This pond is just one part of a
information contact Jan at and wildlife area. The pond area will include a revitalised outside area that will
Wayland House. 01953 880202 To help the school get started on marshland and ‗beach‘ area and was provide an exciting new educational
this project, Ian Walker, of J and J designed in line with the Wildlife‘s resource for students. Joel Rodker,
Salters leant the school his digger Trusts guidelines; the design our appointed Lead Teacher for the
and the expert services of Philip finalised by David Yates of Norfolk Environment, has had a

Saham Toney Jive Group Whitworth for the day to dig the
pond area. The school‘s Design and
County Council. Ridgeons builders
have donated resources for the
considerable impact on
development of new conservation
the

Technology Technician, Mr Paul
We are a group of people who are interested in setting up a Reavey provided the expertise to
regular Jive session at the Wells Cole Community Centre level the site and worked flat out in
(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
George knows his numbers
friendly venue and we hope to be able to have the bar open so Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman visited
you can get a reasonably priced drink. Please ring me (Sheila Total Health Pharmacy in the rural market
Harrold) if you have any questions on 01953 885111. town of Watton which asked residents
―Are you gambling with your health?‖ as it
urged everyone to get their free blood
Bales Browne Accountancy pressure check during this year‘s Know
Your Numbers! Week (13th -19th
Services Limited September)
Total Health Pharmacy is among around
Accounts preparation for Sole traders, 1,400 official ‗Pressure Stations‘ which
Limited Companies and Partnerships took part in the nation‘s biggest blood
Personal, Limited Company, and Partnership Tax Returns pressure testing event run by UK charity
Book-keeping PAYE VAT Returns the Blood Pressure Association
Research from the Blood Pressure
Karen Bales ACCA MAAT Bsc (Hons) Association has revealed almost three
quarters of adults do not know their blood
Telephone 01953 884019 pressure numbers. This ignorance means
that they are taking an unnecessary gamble
garden area and the school have just
received a small grant from
Breckland council for the next stage
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.
and sustainability initiatives
throughout the school.‖
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

118 Norwich Road, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk. IP25 6DU with their health, as uncontrolled high
blood pressure causes stroke and heart
Email: balesbrowneaccountancy@yahoo.co.uk 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
News
Watton United
round up
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
Richmond Park Golf Richmond
Club - Ladies Section Park Seniors
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
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 23
Wayland Scout Group get
active at TwoMile Bottom
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.
August Bank Holiday Weekend found
They have blended a number of new
Cubs and Scouts from Wayland having a
Charity Dance With
players into a hardworking and
go at everything from abseiling to
improving team, with
impressive performances in recent
some
inflatable water wheels. Camping for Kenny and the Motives
games coming from youngsters Luke three nights at Two Mile Bottom,
Jones, Sam Fincham, Andy Rayner, Thetford, they joined other Norfolk Scout Saturday 16th October
Danny Reeve, and Matty Colley in Groups at the activity weekend organised At Ashill Community Centre
goal. by the South West Norfolk Activity
Fellowship. Raffle - no Bar bring own drinks. Admission £7 by
Unfortunately, they have struggled to
gain the points that their The Cubs and Scouts could take part in a Advance Ticket Only (No entry on the Door)
performances deserved in recent number of activities including climbing, 8pm till Midnight. Tickets from Sylvia on 01760 440 812
weeks, securing their only point at lasar clay shooting, rifle shooting,
archery, kayaking and canoeing. For those (leave a message and I will get back to you) or
home to Caister Reserves on
Saturday 11th September. After that liked heights there was a zip wire and Mark on 01760 440 577 Delivery can be arranged
going in at the interval 2-0 down they crate stacking.
suffered a further blow when Caister Many of them got to experience something
scored a third against the run of play. totally new and discover what they could do. SANCTUARY COUNSELLING
But Watton‘s young team fought Spending three nights in a tent was also a great
back with two goals from 17 year old experience for the young people. SERVICE WATTON
Luke Jones and a third coming from Paul Cutts, Scout Leader, commented ‗all the
James Love playing his first season Cubs and Scouts have all excelled themselves It’s good to talk! Counselling can help
in men‘s football. in the activities.‘ Jo Ashford, Cub Leader if you’re struggling to cope with:
Previous results in the month added ‗for some of our Cubs, this was their
Relationship difficulties Bullying/Abuse
included a 3-1 loss to local rivals first camp, and now they can‘t wait to go
Bereavement Addictions
Bradenham Reserves in the Junior again!‘
Wayland Scouts are now looking forward to Stress Depression
Cup, with Tom Giddings scoring,
and a 7-2 loss away at Sheringham, their next camp helping out at the 1940s Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with
where the team failed to compete weekend with the North Norfolk Railway in professionally trained counsellors, who work on a short-term or long-term
with the physical nature of a very Sheringham. Everyone is looking forward to a basis. Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment.
weekend of steam trains and vintage cars. Appointments are available 6 – 9pm Tuesdays and 9.30am – 1pm Wednesdays.
good and experienced opposition Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk), registered charity number 1054419
team. Andy Rayner scored both goals If you are aged between 8 and 14 and are
and secured the man of the match interested in joining Wayland Cubs and
award for the second time this Scouts get in touch at
season. waylandscouts@gmail.com
After a very dry spell the course has recovered
now that the weather has returned to normal -
Mrs Ann Achilles 36 pts, Men's
warm and damp.
Winner S Spilman 37 pts
Inter club match results include: Diss at home
TEXAS SCRAMBLE Winners Mrs
drew 3-3; Fakenham, home lost 3- 4; Royal
Ann Bell, Mrs Dilys Gibbs & Mrs
Cromer, home won 3 1/2-2 1/2; Ryston
Jan Bone 41 pts, 2nd Mrs Lesley
Park,home won 3 1/2-2 1/2; Wensum Valley,
Davis, Mrs Maureen Flack, Mrs
away lost 1-5; Wensum Valley, home lost 2 1/2
Lesley Matthews 40 pts
-3 1/2.
DAILY MAIL FOURSOMES
The August medal competition was won by
Winners Mrs Barbara Coverdale &
Scott Robison and the September medal was
Mrs Mary Wakeford 33 pts
won by John Weaver.
SEPTEMBER MEDAL Div 1 Mrs
Weekly Stableford competition winners
Maureen Flack 91-20-71, Div 2 Mrs
include Colin Stammers, Tony Bonner, Jeff
Diane Pitman 103-24-79, Div 3 Mrs
Sutton, Phil Barrall, Alan Dunn, Roy Dolman
Jan Spencer 117-36-81
and Reg Knowles.
SEPTEMBER STABLEFORD Div
The Seniors Captain, Peter Ford, hosted a Hog
1 Mrs Mary Wakeford 33 pts, Div 2
Roast in support of his chosen charity - Air
Mrs Diane Pitman 33 pts, Div 3 Mrs
Ambulance - a wonderful evening with good
Eileen Chard 25 pts
food and entertainment and the 90 guests
Our Vice Captain for the Ladies
contributed an excellent £855 for this very
section for next year is Mrs Margaret
worthy cause.
Broadbent.
Mid-Norfolk Times Page 24 Sports News

Ashill Bowls Club Octogenarian,

Wilf Johnson, shows the way
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,
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Established over 60 years
Mat Bowls Club
Tennis? . . .
Now that Autumn is here and people who work in the evenings
Come and join us for an enjoyable game of
short mat bowls, beginners or experienced EVENTS DIARY
outdoor activities are less of an and are looking for things to do everyone welcome. We bowl at the If you would like to see your event included in this section then
attraction why not continue to in the daytime. Community Centre in Harvey Street every please email details to julian@midnorfolktimes.com
keep active by having a go at Table tennis is not an expensive Wednesday from 9.30am to 12, with a ACC = Ashill Community Centre, Hale Road, Ashill; Watton CCC = Watton
table tennis? It‘s a game that can activity, all you need are a pair refreshment break and a chat. We are a Christian Community Centre; Wells CCC = Wells Cole Community Centre,
be played by anyone and most of of trainer type shoes suitable for small friendly club so come and brighten up Saham, AHG = Attleborough Heritage Group, AGC Ashill Garden Club,
us will have played at sometime the Sports Hall floor, if you have your winter days for a few hours of ADHS = Attleborough & District Horticultural Society, BDHS = Bradenham &
in our lives, either at a youth your own bat, bring it along, if enjoyment and a little exercise. Phone Betty District Horticultural Society, BFGC = Breckland Flower & Garden Club,
club or perhaps on holiday. you haven‘t the club has plenty on 01953 883600 or just come along you EHGC East Harling Gardening Club, GHGC Gt. Hockham Gardening Club
Watton Table Tennis Club meets you can use and balls are will be very welcome. OGC = Ovington Garden Club,
twice a week at Watton Sports supplied. The cost per session,
Centre. Wednesday evenings from £3.0 for adults, less for October
6.30 - 7.30 for youngsters and from youngsters. If you decide to Fri 1st Queen's Hall 7.30pm Barn Dance with Shinanikins
7.30 - 9.0 for adults and on Thursday come regularly you will be asked (see Inner Wheel article)
afternoons from 2.0 - 4.0. All to pay the Sports Hall Sat 2nd Harvest Sing-a-Long, St Mary‘s Watton See ad.
sessions welcome new members Membership sub as well but by Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd Tribute Weekend Great Cressingham See ad
whether you are a beginner who just then you will be so enjoying Sun 10th Car Boot, Holme Hale Pavilion. See ad.
wants to have a go, or an experienced your newfound activity, Sun 10th Robert Wolfe in Concert at The Queens Hall See ad.
player. You may be a lapsed improved your fitness and made Sat 16th Charity Dance Kenny & the Motives Ashill. See ad
competitive player, if you want to get some great new friends that this Sat 16th Organ Recital at St Nicholas Church Ashill - See ad
back into competitive play the Club will be no hardship! Sun 17th Companion Dog Show Wymondham - See ad
runs a number of League teams and If you would like to know more ring Tues 19th 7.45pm NWT Talk Country Wildlife Site - Norfolk‘s
always welcomes new entrants. David on 01953 880027 or Brenda Hidden Treasures
The Thursday afternoon session on 01953 881792 or just pop your Thurs 21st Shopping Evening at Attleborough Town Hall See art.
may well suit older members head round the door of the Sports Thurs 21st ―Swapsies Evening‖ Watton CCC See ad
(many of the existing members Hall and say Hi! Thurs 21st }Young Attleborough Players Sentience Onset Delay
are over 70) or possibly younger To Sat 23rd }Connaught Hall Details 01953 456444 See art.
Fri 29th Dixie Mix at the Queens Hall, Watton. Jazz Night See ad
November
Watton United Race Night 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 the air ambulance and are available
Rugby Club have joined forces for from Watton Sports Centre
their Annual Race Night. The event on 01953 881281. Doors
takes place on Saturday 23 rd
October in the Watton Sports Centre
Gallery Bar.
open at 6.30pm and the
first race starts at 7.15pm.
Last race at 10pm -
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