FLITCHAM CUM APPLETON

VILLAGE NEWSLETTERDecember 2016

Produced by the Parish Council for the community

CHURCH SERVICESSunday 4th at 8.00 am

Holy CommunionThursday 15th December at 7pm.

The Village Carol Service

Christmas DaySunday 25th at 10.00 am

The Family Service

Social ClubMEMBER’S DRAW

NovemberThe winner of the bottle of wine for No-vember is -

Joey SmithsonPlease collect your prize from the bar be-fore the end of December. Unclaimedprizes will be rolled over into the nextdraw.

Draw for DecemberThere will be a draw of paid-up member’snames during the month of December. Thelucky member will win a

£10 drinks voucher(redeemable for drinks at the bar)

The winner will be announced in thenewsletter for January. If you want to bein with a chance make sure your member-ship subscription is up to date.

Good CompanionsReport

The Good Companions held a bingo inNovember at the ffolkes and proceeds willhelp our funds during the coming 12months. We have enjoyed a ride on thePoppy Line from Holt to Sheringham on abeautiful summer's day, had lunch andbrowsed and then taken to Cromer for theSummer Show on the Pier.

Speakers have included Scotty's LittleSoldiers, Susan Cross talking about thehistory of lighthouses and in particularthose in Northern Ireland. We have visitedGrimston Good Companions and shared atalk by Christine Adams on Ware Hall inWells, the house which was taken brick bybrick from Ware in Hertfordshire and re-built by its owner May Savidge in Wells.We had a very interesting talk from a rep-resentative of Sculthorpe Hawk and OwlTrust and on the same afternoon ourChairman, Derek Bix, gave a toast in ho-nour of Her Majesty's 90th birthday.

We have enjoyed two lunches during theyear and our third will be in December;we have also organised a Harvest FestivalTea at the ffolkes when we invite Grim-ston and Massingham groups.

We were invited to Massingham Coro-nation Club to share their festive tea at theend of November and on the 20th Decem-ber we are off for another enjoyable after-noon at Thursford.

So, all is well with Good Companions,we would like to thank you for your con-tinued support and wish you a HappyChristmas.

Community WelcomeRuth Whiting

and her son Sethwho have recently moved into

number 8 Abbey Road. Ruth has movedhere from King’s Lynn.

A Message of ThanksFrom Liz, Eileen and Val

who would like to say a big thankyou toall the people who supported them at theTapping House hospice Bingo on Monday21st October. We managed to raise

£1,126.47Thanks again! Val Blackmur XXX

A REMINDERSocial Club membership for 2016 runs outat the end of the year. Please remember torenew your subscription for 2017. Fees re-main at £5. Pay your fee to, and get yournew member card from the steward,Gavin.

CIDER SUPPERAndrew and Claire Jarvis are to be con-gratulated on running a very successfulCider supper event on the evening of Sat-urday, 5th November. They produced atasty and sustaining meal of sausages andmashed potatoes accomanied by greenpeas and carrots. This was followed, asyou would expect at a cider supper, byapple crumble and cream. Complimentarybottles of cider and apple juice were pro-vided from the juicing plant operated byAndrew. The event was very well organised andeverything went without a hitch despiteAndrew’s troubles with a broken kneecapand a leg in plaster. But he had profession-als Claire and Callum helping him so whatcould go wrong. The event was sponsoredby Andrew and he was able to donate £170to the Social Club for which we should allbe very grateful.

PARISH COUNCILThe Flitcham cum Appleton Parish Coun-cil met on the 1st November in the Com-munity Centre, we were delighted to havea member in the Parish volunteer to joinus. We welcome whole heartedly MonicaMortensson, we now have 5 members butwe should have 7 so please do considerjoining us. The meetings are 6 times a yearwith the next one being on the 3rd January2017, input from the village is so impor-tant and if you are unsure please come tothe meeting and see what happens. Wehave a section in the meeting for parish-ioners to ask any questions they have, theBorough and County Councillor join usnormally for part of the meeting with anupdate on current issues. At the Novembermeeting the draft budget for 2017 was dis-cussed and to be approved at the Januarymeeting. The draft minutes are on theParish web site. JS

Our Community Thanks

Terry Elyard for cutting the war me-morial grass.John Blyth for taming the war memo-rial hedge.

The Mobile Library VanNext visit

Friday, December 16thAbbey Rd, 1.20 to 1.35pm

Community Centre 1.40 to 1.55pm

Copy deadlineCopy needs to be received before the 16th day of the month to allow time for editing, printing and distribution. This is to ensurethat it is out before the month starts. Please email or hand submissions to the editor. Regular subscribers will get an email re-minder. Editor: Roger Young 01485 600948 or Email : youngroger235@gmail.com

SOCIAL CLUBDiary Dates

Wednesday 7thSocial Club Committee meet 7.30pm

Saturday 17th DecemberMeal Night

For details inquire at the club

Friday 23rd 8.30pmSocial Club Xmas Draw

Wednesday 28th December 7.30pmStorytelling night

You are invited to join us for an evening offriendly entertainment by candlelight.Bring a short story (ten minutes max).Maybe you would prefer to read a poem orgive us a tune or two. Alternatively justrelax and listen while enjoying a mince pieand a glass of mulled wine. All contribu-tions will be welcome. We would love youto come.

Saturday 31st December 9.00– 1.00 amNew Year’s Eve Party*** Fireworks at midnight ***.

Come and enjoy yourselves and welcomein the New Year with family and friends. Neighbours and pet owners please notethere will be a short firework displayaround midnight.

Christmas opening hoursChristmas Day (Sunday)

12.00 – 2.00 PM - Evening ClosedBoxing Day (Monday)

12.30 – 3.30 PM - Evening ClosedNew Year’s Eve (Saturday)

9.00 – 1.00 AM New Year’s Day (Sunday)

12.00 – 4.00 PM - Evening Closed

Saturday 28th JanuaryBurn’s Night Supper

For details inquire at the club

Village Christmas Card DeliveryA post box will be situated in the foyer ofthe Community Centre from the 1st De-cember for anyone who would like to havetheir Christmas cards delivered around thevillage. Cards will be delivered the week-end 17th/18th December so if you wouldlike to take advantage of this service pleasepost your cards by 8-pm on Friday 16thDecember.

Hallowe’en Party

Geoff & JaneThose who ventured out and braved thedark nights and the prevailing atmosphereof spookiness had a great time at our re-cent Hallowe’en event at the end of Octo-ber. Gavin, the steward and his littlehelpers had done a great job of decoratingthe club. Those who came were greetedfirst of all by a splendid display of carvedand illuminated pumpkins at the front ofthe club. Everyone came in fancy dressand there were some brilliant creations.Regrettably there isn’t enough space hereto show them all but we do have a photorecord. There was a grand spread of food avail-able. Musical entertainment was providedby our own Jamie Thurston.

Gavin won the fancy dress competitionwith his Frankenstein outfit, especially thegreat big clunky boots but the other cos-tumes were so good it was a very difficultcall to choose just one.We could have done with more peoplethere. The event was a great success interms of fun but only broke even finan-cially so there was no real gain to the bal-ance sheet which was an important aim. Itis vital to keep club funds coming in forsurvival. Without the income, we couldn’tkeep it going. Your support is needed.Sincere thanks to Gavin and Debbie for alltheir hardwork putting this together. Thesepictures tell the story of a fun time for bothadults and youngsters..

Guess whoOOoo! He probably does your motor.