[13] mar 2012 - village diary & newsletter

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Baconsthorpe Barningham Hempstead Matlaske Plumstead

The newly-refurbished village sign All Saints’ Church receives a hair cut

Editor: Ian Summers, 14 The Knoll, Hempstead, Holt NR25 6TJ01263 710702 [email protected]

Proof Reader: Su SummersProduction: Thomas WormaldVillage Correspondents:

Baconsthorpe: Ro Hardingham 577262Barningham: Sara Buxton 577207Hempstead: Betty Hart 712726Matlaske: Florence Hunt 577363Plumstead: Thomas Wormald 577239

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Community Information and Services

Mobile Library Every fourth ThursdayMatlaske 12:20 pm Old Post OfficePlumstead 13:00 pm Walnut Farm

Baconsthorpe 14:25 pm Council Bungalows 15:45 pm Old Post Office 16:05 pm The Street

Hempstead 15:00 pm Hare and Hounds 15:20 pm Telephone kiosk See www.libraries.norfolk.gov.uk

Holt Library 9 Church Street, Holt NR25 6BB Tel: 712202

Mon, Wed, and Sat: 9:30 am to 1 pmFri: 9:30 am to 6 pm

Books can be dropped off out of hours in the letterbox labelled ‘bookdrop’ in the blue door.

Post Office Baconsthorpe Village HallTuesdays 12:30 pm to 4 pmFridays 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

For a full range of services offered at this branch and all other enquiries call 712139.

Photocopying serviceAvailable by appointment 577239Black 6p; Colour 20p per A4 page (no A3).Discounts of up to 50% to local organisations. Proceeds to Newsletter.

Norfolk Constabulary New number: 101 for non-urgent calls

Holt Safer Neighbourhood Teame-mail: [email protected]

Police Community Support Officers:PCSO Rachel Howard (Hempstead)PCSO Guy Slade (The other villages)

Dog Warden516085 (out of hours 513811) [email protected]

Holt Area Partnership Holt Library, 9 Church Street, Holt NR25 6BB Tel: 713456 www.holtareapartnership.org.uk

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of the newsletter. The newsletter apologises if contributed material is not published due to space constraints. All facts are

believed to be correct at time of publication. The editor reserves the right to amend material.

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Septic TanksYour District Council magazine in March has an article by the Environment Agency on reducing the nutrients reaching our rivers and we need your help. The water from Matlaske and some of Baconsthorpe drains to the Kings Beck then onto the River Bure. All the little pollutions from villages along the Bure route are adding together to affect the Bure Broads and Marshes near Wroxham, which are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). These special areas for wildlife, and the rivers that lead to them, need low nutrients to support the full range of wildlife. Nutrients (particularly phosphates) can come from several sources including septic tanks and package treatment plants.

To help reduce the nutrients please desludge your septic tank or package treatment plant at least once a year (nutrients settle out in the sludge), change to phosphate free detergents and check that any septic tanks drain effectively into the land, rather than reaching the river. When your District council newsletter arrives, please read the article and take action to help the rivers and broads. If each household does a bit, we can make a big difference to the amount of nutrient entering our water environment.

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Have you noticedThere are often requests for help in the Community Diary pages. Please look out for them and get in touch with the organisers even if the events are not in the current month. Thanks.

Newsletter AdvertisersI’m pleased to announce that here has been a gradual increase in advertisements over the last year and I would urge you to consider what our advertisers are offering. Not only that but they enable our Newsletter to exist because they pay for the large part of the production costs. Thank you, advertisers.

Coffee & GossipThese events are contributing significantly to the funding of the Newsletter (£43 again in February). Thank you to all who support this venture and hope to see more of you there on 2nd March.

Thank you to our Distributors...For delivering the Newsletter to every household in the benefice.

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Thank you to everyone who has supported our Coffee & Gossip events in Hempstead – you help to keep our Village Diary & Newsletter solvent.

More help is needed – please see page 18. Next time it is on Friday, 3 Feb.

Call for ArticlesWe want this Newsletter to be really interesting and interactive. In some recent issues we have had delightful scribblings from T; Baconsthorpe history from Arthur, and the plight of Toad. But what can you tell us about? Gardening tips; history of our villages; favourite Norfolk walks? Please consider contributing to the April issue. Pictures are always welcome. Thanks. Ed

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Church Matters

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If there is reason to change any of the scheduled church services listed here then they will be included on the pew sheets distributed at each service

26 Feb Lent 1 9 am Eucharist Hempstead Church10:45 am Mattins Matlaske Church

29 Feb Wed @ 7 pm Compline Barningham Winter ChurchA quiet evening service, with a Lenten Address by the Ven. Paul Ferguson, Archdeacon of Cleveland

4 Mar Lent 2 9 am Eucharist Matlaske Church10:45 am Mattins Baconsthorpe Church

7 Mar Wed @ 7 pm Compline Barningham Winter ChurchAddress by the Rector – ‘He remained there for forty days’

11 Mar Lent 3 9 am Eucharist Barningham Winter Church10:45 am Mattins Hempstead Church

14 Mar Wed @ 7 pm Compline Barningham ChurchAddress by the Rector – ‘Some seeds fell on rich soil’

18 Mar Mothering Sunday 10:45 am Eucharist Hempstead ChurchWe will be delighted to welcome families to this service in which we give thanks for our mothers. Posies will be distributed.

21 Mar Wed @ 7 pm Compline Barningham Winter ChurchAddress by the Rector – ‘He makes the deaf to hear’

25 Mar Lent 5 9 am Eucharist Plumstead Church10:45 am Mattins Matlaske Church

28 Mar Wed @ 7 pm Compline Barningham Winter ChurchAddress by the Rector – ‘A taste of salt’

Weekday Holy Eucharist You are most welcome to join us every Thursday morning at 10 am in Matlaske Church for Holy Eucharist

From the RectoryThe Rectory, Matlaske NR11 7AQ 577455

My dear friendsLent

Many people think that Lent is rather a miserable season in the Church’s year. Not a bit of it! It is, rather, a time to draw closer to God in a quiet and thoughtful frame of mind. We are having quiet, simple services on Wednesday evenings in Lent – each service will be at 7 pm at St Mary’s, Barningham Winter and lasts for about 45 minutes. They are listed above – do please come along if you possibly can – a warm welcome awaits you. I am particularly pleased that my old friend, Paul Ferguson, Archdeacon of Cleveland, is able to join us for the first Compline in Lent. Though usually I invite guest preachers for these services, this year I decided to share my own thoughts with you for all the services in March and hope you won’t mind too much!Finally, Jo and I thank you all very much indeed for your help and support while I was recovering from surgery.

God bless you all.

John Perry-Warnes

Your North Norfolk District

Councillor

Please contact me if I can be of Service concerning the following issues

Housing

Council Tax

Waste Collection

Planning Matters

Tel: 01263 715577

[email protected]

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FRIENDLY & RELIABLESHORT or LONG DISTANCE

Tickets for sale for Gresham’s Concerts

There is a single ticket for two concerts in the subscription series. £10 each ticket.

Mardi Brass on 25 April 8 pm; and

Emma Kirkby on 12 June at 8 pm

Contact 711527

Free to a good homeFour-drawer filing cabinet; two with runners

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Also, TV Digibox (Plaza DT 100) for your second TV. Contact 710702.

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March2 Mar Fri @ 10:30 am Hempstead Village Hall Coffee and Gossip5 Mar Mon @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Line Dancing pWOC

6 Mar Tue @ 10 am Hempstead Charcoal Drawing pWOA

6 Mar Tue @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Diocesan Play Van 243kl

6 Mar Tue @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Indoor Bowls pWOB

12 Mar Mon @ 11 am Hempstead Kneeler Group At Su Summers 710702

12 Mar Mon @ 2 pm Baconsthorpe PCC AGM 5V37O

Meeting to be held in the church. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.12 Mar Mon @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Line Dancing pWOC

12 Mar Mon @ 7:30 pm Plumstead Parish Council Meeting 15qSO



13 Mar Tue @ 7 pm Barningham PCC AGM 5VMhG

The Annual Meeting of Parishioners and Annual General Meeting of the PCC of St Mary the Virgin, Barningham Winter, will take place at Barningham Hall by kind invitation of Thomas and Amelia Courtauld.


19 Mar Mon @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Line Dancing pWOC



20 Mar Tue @ 2:30 pm Matlaske PCC AGM At The Rectory 4ttQT


21 Mar Wed @ 7:30 pm Hempstead Film Club 5VNKJ

Now in its fifth year. There are still some people who think that in order to be a member you have to live in Hempstead. You don’t! Everyone who enjoys classic comedies and Westerns in congenial company and pleasant surroundings is welcome. See Hempstead Village Hall porch or contact 712460 for programme and membership details.

22 Mar Thu @ 12:20 pm Mobile Library See page 2 for times pWOD

26 Mar Mon @ 9:30 am Hempstead Church – The Big CleanAll help will be appreciated for this annual spring clean.

Mon @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Line Dancing pWOC

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28 Mar Wed @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Easter Bingo 4tsuU

Set to be a good evening of Bingo in the Village Hall with really good prizes of Easter-related items as well as others. Books on sale at the door. There will also be a raffle and refreshments on sale. If you have prizes we would appreciate it very much – please ring John on 711320 or give to any Committee member.

28 Mar Wed @ noon Community Lunch Club 577455 – Booking essential

29 Mar Thu @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Textile Group spcp

31 Mar Sat @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Easter Fayre 4tuWl

In the Village Hall. We would appreciate any offers of Cakes, Tombola and Raffle prizes or any Bric-a-Brac. Please ring John on 711320 or see any of the Committee. Thank you.

April

7 Apr Sat @ 11 am Barningham Hall – Easter Egg Hunt 5VMg3

Families from across North Norfolk are invited to the historic Barningham Hall between 11 am and 3.30 pm. As well as an Easter Egg trail, children will be able to take part in activities such as crafts and face painting. A hog roast will be served at lunchtime with teas, coffees and home-made cakes available throughout the day. This is the sixth annual Easter Egg Hunt and Fun Day at Barningham Hall and is raising funds for Stepping Stones Pre-School based at Aldborough Primary School. Entry is £3 for children and £1.50 for adults and includes entry to the egg trail and craft activities.

9 Apr Mon @ 10 am Hempstead Church – Coffee and Stalls 5VWbm

On Easter Monday from 10 am until 3 pm we are fund-raising in the Church. Contributions are welcome. This year the money raised will go to Norfolk Venda.

25 Apr Wed @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Plant Sale 5Wojq

A chance to bring plants to swop or simply buy from a wide and varied range of plants available at the Old Rectory. Coffee morning.

Further Ahead

11 May Fri @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe – Pat Nearney and Friends 4tt9A

A hugely-popular and very funny man who has been on Cromer Pier. Tickets are £6 per person. Tickets are now on sale from committee members or contact John on 711320.

25 May Fri @ 7 pm Baconsthorpe Jubilee Celebration 4ttjB

Coronation Supper in the village hall. The menu will be that served for the coronation. Film of coronation showing during evening. Tickets £6 per head are now available from 577263 – bring your own drink.

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26 May Sat @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Coronation Memorabilia 4tto9

Exhibition in the church – continues on Sunday. Film of coronation and village silver Jubilee celebrations. Photos of village silver and gold Jubilee celebrations. There will be chairs used for the coronation at Westminster Abbey, peeress’s coronation robes, mugs, spoons, books and masses of ephemera! Refreshments.

26 May Sat @ 7 pm Hempstead May Feast/Jubilee CelebrationPlease keep your diary free for this very special event. And anyone having special photographs of the Queen, at whatever time of life, is asked to get in touch with the Editor.

4 Jun Mon @ 1 pm Plumstead Big Garden Party 5VNAT

We shall be celebrating the Daimond Jubilee and Opening the Phone Box as an Village Information Centre. The event will be held at Church Farmhouse starting with a BBQ, Buffet and, later on, Tea and Cake! There will be games and fun for all. If you would like to help please contact Mary Lintott on 577718.

12 Aug Sun @ 2 pm Hempstead Fête 4tzTj

9 Nov Fri @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe – Keith Loads 1VgbQ

We have booked the ever-popular and hugely entertaining Keith Loads. £6 per person including a tea/coffee and Buffet Supper. Tickets are now on sale – book early for this very popular evening because tickets are limited. Contact: John 711320, Doris 577489 or Evelyn 577315

9 Mar Fri @ 7 pm Edgefield – A Norfolk Night... 5VNID

and more with Pat Nearney and Danny Platton. Edgefield Village Hall – Bar, Refreshments and Raffle. £7 – 587379 or 587446

25 Mar Sun @ 11 am Itteringham Spring Fayre 5Wohy

Crafts, Gifts, Refreshments: Itteringham Village Hall 11–3:30 in aid of About with Friends.

MarglazeHome Improvements

WindowsPVC-u and TimberPlain & Simple, Sash, Bays & BowsRepairs to

Sealed UnitsHandles & Hinges

Doors

Conservatories

Kitchens & BathroomsComplete Fitting Service

PlumbingTilingPainting & DecoratingWorktop Replacement

Insurance-backed Guarantee Contact Martin & Carolyn on 01263 [email protected]

Free Quotations Family-run business since 1989

Church to see one of the class as a bridesmaid. This was an unusual event and, as they were waiting for the bride, the horse pulling the cart was bitten by a horse fly and bolted. Mrs Tooke had to get the children over the wall to safety as the horse found its way home.

Barningham NewsEaster Egg Hunt and Fun DayPlease see diary (7 April) for more details. This picture was taken last year.

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Baconsthorpe NewsCongratulations To Sarah and Oliver Husar of Stonefield Road, on the birth of their daughter Amber, born on Feb 3rd, weighing 7lb 11oz. Baconsthorpe Jubilee Exhibition Thank you so much to everyone who has offered to lend things for this exhibition. Following the EDP piece on the Coronation chairs we have now been approached by a village resident whose aunt embroidered the ‘ER’ on all the chairs and has lent us a sample piece. This is just the sort of thing we need to create what promises to be a fascinating exhibition. For further offers of help please contact 577263. Beetle Drive We had a very successful Beetle Drive. It was lovely to see so many people enjoying a good laugh. It is so much fun for all age groups. Baconsthorpe 200 Club £25 David Youngs; £10 Chris Gotts; £5 Rosemary Hardingham, John Hardingham. Milkman about 1940This picture shows Sydney Barrett writing in his book during a delivery in Baconsthorpe. The picture is in the possession of his niece, Jane-Elizabeth Tooke, who made contact after finding our newsletter on the internet. Sydney was born 1913 in Baconsthorpe and lived in the area all his life. He was buried in West Beckham in 1998. Jane-E’s mother was a teacher at Baconsthorpe School in the 1940s but most local people would have known her as Kathleen Wells from West Beckham. Does anyone remember the gift of a picture from pupils and staff given to her when she left in about 1946? She was very proud of it.

Whilst at the school she took the children on trips: boys for gardening and one trip for the girls to Baconsthorpe

Hempstead News

Selbrigg Pond Thank you to all those that contacted me regarding Selbrigg Pond, as I said I am trying to rejuvenate the pond and to this end the trees along the bank are going to be coppiced. It is about 40 years since they were last cut and some are 20m tall now. The tree work is scheduled for 6 days towards the end of March and will mean long delays (at least 20 mins) on the road past the pond. Signs will be erected but my recommendation is to avoid the road completely. Please accept my apologies in advance. Full details will be on the Selbrigg.com website which is live, although some pages are still a bit bare. If you can help fill these or have any other details that I can include please contact me. Thanks – Francis Feilden [email protected]

All Saints’ Church ApseWork has been done to refresh the thatching. Please come and take a look now that it is finished. Hempstead Film Club January’s film – 3.10 to Yuma (1957) A classic western directed by Delmer Davies – Bankrupt farmer (Van Heflin) in a desperate

attempt to earn a reward for escorting a captured leader (Glen Ford) of an outlaw gang to prison. Classic shoot-out at the railway station when the bad guy turns good guy and saves the farmer. More talking than action. An interesting observation by a Film Club member ‘Glen Ford and his gang of murderous outlaws were all clean shaven throughout the film’.

February’s film – A Blonde in Love (1965) A delightful Czech film in black and white, written and directed by Milos Forman – A poignant and humorous story of lost love in a town bereft of young men (where had they all gone?) but full of young women who all worked at a collective shoe factory, the director of which tries to solve the problem by persuading the army to encamp a battalion of soldiers nearby with hilarious results at the local dance hall. The girls eager for male company are turned off by the overweight middle aged soldiers who were there for a good time. Andula (Hanna Brejchova) is easily diverted from the soldiers’ attentions by disappearing with the dance band’s pianist Milda (Vladimir Pucholt) an expert Lothario. She abandons her current boyfriend and pursues Milda to his parent's shoe box of a flat in nearby Prague only to find she is not welcome by his parents or Milda. Sad end to love affair!

MRT

Toad Patrol Volunteers will be patrolling the road near Green Farm and Rookery Pond during the toad migration period to try to reduce the toads-on-the-road casualty figures. A few toads have already started to cross the road and many more will do so from dusk onwards as days and evenings become a little warmer (especially in damp conditions). We will be wearing high-visibility jackets and carrying torches as we bucket the toads across the road. Signs will be out whilst we are

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patrolling. We would be really grateful if you take especial care as you drive into the village during this time (or even take a different route in, if you can) ensuring the safety of the patrollers (and save some toads). Many thanks. If anyone would like to join the Toad Patrol, please ring 710702.

Selbrigg pond is also patrolled during toad migration.

Christmas Donations All Saints’ Church sent £157 to the Children’s Society following the lovely Christingle Service held before Christmas. It was good to see so many families there. Also, after the Come and Sing Carols evening, £25 was sent to St Martin’s Housing in Norwich, for the benefit of the homeless.

Hempstead 200 Club £25 L Ritchie; £10 A English; £5 A Matthews, F Fieldling, J Mortor

Another owl sighting Richard Armstead has kindly submitted another picture of an owl on a local signpost. Whilst passing he and his wife thought they saw a beer can on the Hempstead Village sign. Later, they saw it again when driving from East Beckham to Baconsthorpe.

Hempstead Film ClubNew members very welcome. See Notice Board in Hall porch for film programme and contact details.

Future datesPlease keep your diary free for the following:

Hempstead May Feast/Queen’s Jubilee Celebration

Hempstead Fête

Telephone : HOLT 713113

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Matlaske NewsCat Missing Is your Female Cat Missing? Long-haired tabby/tortoiseshell cross; white front/four white paws. Very friendly. Contact: 577227.

New HedgerowsIn the interest of balance, after commenting on the loss of trees in a field south of Matlaske last month, I’d like to mention that over the last few weeks many gaps in the old hedgerows have been re-planted, so that within a few years a regeneration of the field edges should be well under way.

Plumstead News

Found in Plumstead A tiny teddy bear was found on the public footpath between Plumstead Green and Jericho Lane at the end of January 2012. It is currently lodging at Green Farm, Plumstead Green. If it is yours please telephone 577376 because it would like to be reunited with you.

Plumstead PC Chairman David Ramsbotham has stood down as the Chairman of Plumstead PC. David said ‘It is always difficult to choose the right time to make an important personal decision but I have decided to stand down as Chairman of the Council with immediate effect to enable me to concentrate on other interests. I will continue as a Councillor to help the village in the future and to represent the views of all those who kindly supported me in the local elections last May.’

DeathIt was with sadness that we learnt of Billy Roper’s death. He and Frances lived in Cherry Tree Road for many years and only moved out to Mundesley fairly recently in order to be near Nadine and her family. Our condolences go to Frances, Nadine and Kevin and Cathy and their families.

Welcome...To Matthew Sewell who has come to live in his grandparents’ (Terry and Joan Cooper) bungalow on Stocks Hill.

Gresham Village SchoolWe are delighted to welcome an occasional column from Marc Goodliffe, headteacher of one of the schools attended by some of the children in our Benefice.

Steaming Gloves and Warm FacesChristingle and all the school Christmas celebrations seem a long time ago now – all present thoughts amongst Gresham Village children are on the snow. With the first major snow fall in the final week of the half term, we were all able to get outside and enjoy it. As I look out of the Blueroom window, the field is covered in snow men and women of all shapes and sizes, gloves and scarves continue to steam on the radiators and there is a warm glow on the faces of all the children. It is scene that we are all familiar with and one that brings back memories of our own not so distant childhoods.

Our children, like our snowmen, are all unique individuals, all with their own different backgrounds and experiences that make them the children they are. Learning is about having fun, because children learn best and more deeply when they are happy and the learning is memorable. Some recent news has highlighted how boys and girls learn differently- of course they do, we’ve known this for years, although we know it is not as simple as that! In fact the Victorian ‘boys’ entrance still stands and although no-one wants to see segregation by gender, we, by recognising their differences, can support all of our children more fully and encourage happy confident children who are keen to learn. All our children are at the beginning of their own journeys in life, learning to read and write and to become grown ups with a sense of duty for their community and families. We, the adults responsible for our children, are all acutely aware of our role to help them on this journey and treat each and every one of them as an individual.

In the run up to Easter, we are all looking forward to our spectacular production of Alice in Wonderland, which will be open to the whole community on the afternoon of 21st March. We have a Family Quiz night on 19th April and a car-boot on Saturday 5th May. If you would like to come to these events, please drop in or call the school office 577349. Our Toddler Group meets at the school every Thursday at 1.30.

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