the wayland news may 2014

5/26/2018 The Wayland News May 2014

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in digital & online at www.thebrecklandviewIssue Number 211 -May 2014

The Wayland Players are teeing upfor their spring production, The

Fox on the Fairway, a madcapcomedy by Ken Ludwig (Moonover Buffalo).

Fox on the Fairway reunites thePlayers with the great British farce,

something which has provedpopular with audiences over years.The Fox on the Fairway takesaudiences on a hilarious romp

which pulls the rug out fromunderneath the stuffy denizens of a

private country club. Filled withmistaken identities, dreadful attire,

slamming doors, and over-the

-top

romantic shenanigans, its afuriously paced comedy that

recalls the Marx Brothers classics.A charmingly madcap adventure

about love, life, and mans eternallove affair with golf.Directed by long-time member ofthe Wayland Players, Jenny Mann,

the plot centres on the Quail ValleyCountry Club competing in an

annual golf tournament against theCrouching Squirrel Golf Club. Their

respective presidents, uptightBingham (Richard Hindley) andarrogant Dickie (Peter Walmsley),

make a foolish bet involvingDickies wifes beloved Antique

Shop on the outcome. This isnt astory just about golf, add to the mixromance between Binghams wackyassistant, Justin (Graham Mitchell)

and a ditzy waitress, Louise (MelSwift), misunderstandings with the

Hot to Trot Pamela Corrina Willmoth), Dick

mayhem in the form (Wendy Collins), nagging wife and what y

comedy for everyone."The Fox on the Fairwa

30th and 31st May at

Hall. Tickets 6.50 avaAdcocks Electrical, Watton and on-line at

www.tinyticket.co.uk (fee applies).

A farce with a Fox on the Fairwa

The cast: (le to right) Mel Swi, Peter Walmsley, Richard Hindley, Corrina Willmoth & Graham M

Thank YouFrom Steve & Helen

Stadius-Horn and FamilyFirstly we cannot begin to say just

how grateful we are for theoutpouring of love and support thatwe have had from everybody since

the tragic death of our son Josh onNew Years Day. We apologise that

it has taken so long to say this butevery time we have tried to write

something we have struggled to putinto words just how wonderfuleverybody has been to us and we

could not have gone through thishorrific time without you all.We wanted to let you all know that

thanks to the generous donationsmade in Joshs memory the total

raised was an amazing 2047.95p.This was split as equally as

possible between Addenbrookes

Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

(PICU) & the East of England Air

Ambulance Service.So on behalf of Steve, Helen, James,Joe, Jack all our family and friends,

and most importantly of all, Josh . . .THANK YOU.

ComingSoon

Christian Aid WeekThis year Christian Aid week runsfrom 11th 17th May and as usual

St.Marys church will be workingwith the Methodist Church to

promote this worthwhile cause.Donation envelopes will be

distributed via the churches in therun up to Christian Aid week andon Wednesday 14th May collectorswill be wielding the distinctive red

and white boxes (and wearing theeven more distinctive red and

white tabards) as they carry out astreet collection. Also on

Wednesday there will be a BigSoup lunch at the ChristianCommunity Centre from 12:15-

1:45. Come and enjoy a bowl ofdelicious home

-made soup with a

roll and a cup of tea or coffee. Noset charge but donations (minimum2:50) requested for the work of

Christian Aid.Finally on Saturday 17th Maythere will be a Grand Coffee

Morning at St. Marys Churchfrom 9-12. This, too, is for

Christian Aid. The people ofWatton and District have, foryears, supported this cause with

characteristic generosity and havebeen responsible for many livesbeing changed as a result. Please

keep up the good work!To volunteer to help, or to donate

please ring Lesley on 01760 441094

WNASThe West Norfolk Aviamet at the Methwold So

Tuesday, 1st April andFred Miller as their guest

gave an enlightening acchistory and the develophelicopter together wit

interviews from some ofpioneers in the field: St

Arthur Young and Igor Salso showed someillustrations of the

mechanisms in action model flying displays w

belief. To round off the

gave a demonstration flying ability with some of

If there are any readers out interest in aviation who wgive our group the ben

experience we would lfrom you. (01842 87823


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The Church community at Carbrooke are really

looking forward to the visit of well-knownbroadcaster and raconteur Keith Skipper, who withmusician Ian Prettyman (above), will be performing

an evening of Music and Mardling on May 10th.

One of the reasons for the event is to raise the muchneeded funds to help with the refurbishment of the

Church, but Keith is also an old friend of the villageand it will be great to welcome him and his unique

brand of Norfolk humour back to Carbro

The evening will begin at 7.30pm and wraffle and the refreshments for which StPauls Church are famous.

These days Keith limits the number of e

each year, so this is a rare opportunity foto enjoy this unusual entertainment. Tick

including refreshments and are availableWayland House (01953 880202)

An Evening of Music and Mard

The Boo & Hiss Theatre Company are pleased

to officially announce our planned productionfor this year. Encouraged by the many positivecomments we received after we performed The

Vicar of Dibley last year, we will be following itup with Part 2 The Vicar of Dibley, The 2ndComing.

We were honoured when Ian Gower, who wrotethe first script, offered us a brand new, hot off

the press script shortly after our performances.He said wed be the first group to see it and hewas more than happy for us to go ahead with the

production. We may be taking a risk doing thesame thing as last year but this script is based on

different episodes and continues the story ofAlice and Hugo, and the other characters, asseen in the television show. Were quietly

confident that our audiences will enjoy thisshow as much as, if not more than, last years.

Ian Gower and Tiger Aspect Productions willagain waive their fees for use of the script and the

performing rights for the show and instead, the

money will be donated to Comic Relie

The cast will remain the same as last cant wait to slip back into our welliesand get re-acquainted with the familia

That doesnt mean were resting on owithout giving anything away, this sctechnical and therefore more challeng

first one. Rehearsals start in May and excited and eager to get started as we a

This will be our ninth production aweve come a long way since we besadly lost some treasured members alo

and gladly gained some new ones, keep going from strength to stre

audiences remain loyal, for whiextremely grateful, our enthusiasm nand were having just as much fun no

when we put on our very first show, back in 2006. Weve got something

planned for our tenth anniversary.get ahead of ourselves eh?Stacy Wilkinson. Director

Boo & Hiss Return to Dible

Coffee morning atThrexton Church

We are holding our coffee morning on Saturday

31st May from 10a.m. to 12 noon. Join us fortea/coffee and a browse around our various stalls.Cakes/ produce/craft/tombola etc. Come and find

us, 2mls west of Watton, just off the B1108. Awarm welcome to all, free admission and plentyof free parking.

Bradenham Vinta

Vehicles, Sports & Monday 26th May

Bradenham Village GreVehicles from 12 Noo

Sports at 1.30pmBBQ, Beer, Teas and Homemade

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May 2014 The Wayland New

Shellrock Circle Clu

Spring FaThe Village Hall, The S

Rocklands, (Nr Alebo

Saturday 17th M

At 12 NoonHome Baked Goods -To

Bole Stall -Shue B

Cra Items and Bric-a

Refreshments Tea and Admission Free

Waylands Favourite Circus Returns

Russells International Circus arereturning to Watton for the third yearrunning. The circus has been visiting

the town since 2012 with its award

winning, all human, circusextravaganza and this year the show

promises to be better than ever!

As well as featuring the very bestof UK circus talent, including localclown Alex Morley, this year'sshow also features an international

cast of super circus stars.New to the show this year is clown

Chico Rico whose mad cap comedystyle has been seen by people across

the globe. Clown Chico said 'I amvery much looking forward to myUK tour with Russells Circus, andour visit to Watton. Everybody talks

about what a lovely place it is and

how much the people of Watton lovethe circus' .Alongside Chico will also be the

sensational rolling globe act of Las

Chicas Morales from Mexico, thisis an act not to be missed! Also inthis years show you can expect

amazing aerial feats high in theroof of the big top, mind blowingmagical illusions and stars of theRomanian State Circus Troupe

Corina with death defyingacrobatics on the Russian Bar.Circus director Rusty Russell Said''The circus is an ageless delight.

Everything else is supposed to be badfor you. But the circus is good foryou. It is the only spectacle I knowthat, while you watch it gives you

pure escapism and memories that

will last a lifetime'The award winning cast of RussellsInternational Circus will be in

Watton, on the pony sale field on

Theford Road from 7th until the11th May. Performances everyday,weekdays at 5pm and 7.30pm,

Saturday at 3pm and 6pm andSunday at 2pm only. Discountedtickets can be bought online atwww.russellscircus.co.uk or you

can phone 07752218805 for moreinformation. On Wednesday 7th

May it's special offer day where allseats are 5.99 ! ! !

There is also a half price voucherinside this issue of the Wayland

News! (Voucher not available withany other offer.)

Barbara's DayThis year the immensely popular

Barbaras day, raising funds for Allsaints Church, Rocklands is being held

on Wednesday 21st May at CheyneyLow Lane, Rocklands. From 10am until3.30pm. (Follow the B1077 and turn

into the Street, left past Ridgeonscoming from Attleborough or right

before Ridgeons coming from Wattonend. Low Lane is left hand fort past theSchool in the Street.) At lunch timefrom about 12 noon until 2pm,

ploughmans lunches will be servedtogether with delicious homemade

desserts. Teas and coffees will be servedall day. There will also be lots of stalls

of plants, home-made jams and cakes,bric-a-brac, hand-made cards as well asa tombola and raffle to be drawn on theday. The funds from this event go a long

way towards the upkeep of All SaintsChurch, the Old Schoolroom and the

churchyard. Last year it raised anamazing 1600. Barbara always prays

for good weather and, nearly always, herprayers are answered, but should it bewet, it will be held under cover. A very

warm welcome will be enjoyed by all.

Credit Unions

MergeMerger of Norfolk Credit

Union with Ipswich &Suffolk Credit Union into

Eastern Savings and LoansThe responsible alternativeEastern Savings and Loans has beencreated from the merger of Norfolk

Credit Union with ISCU, and we hopeyou will enjoy our range of services.The joining fee is 4 with a minimumopening deposit of 1, and you can join

online if that suits you atwww.eslcu.co.uk

A small loan of 400 repaid at 9.19per week would take 52 weeks to

repay. The total amount of interestcharged would be about 79. If youchose to pay it off faster, less interest

would be charged. If you have lived atyour address for at least 2 years andare in work, you can apply for a larger

loan at lower interest rates.Our Lock-it-Away Christmas Club is

also available, and you can pay in byPayPoint, standing order, cheques. Ifyou run a Christmas Club group why

not bring it into the safety and insuranceof the credit union, and you can carryon being the local collector.

If you are paying a fee to cash chequesin a shop, you can pay these into the

credit union free of charge, the chequecan be payable to your own name.

If you are looking for an alternative toa bank, you can pay your wages intothe credit union and then choose touse some of our optional extra

services such as the credit unioncurrent account, or our Pay-as-you-go

VISA debit card.We now offer group and clubaccounts, whether your group is a

registered charity or informal groupyou can hold funds in the credit union

with less bureaucracy.It is an easier way to manage yourmoney and you could have a prepaid

VISA debit card too. Look at ourwebsite to see where our local AccessPoints are, or to join online.

www.eslcu.co.uk

or email [email protected] or phone01508 533842Your local access point is still atWayland House, High Street, Watton,

Open Tuesdays 9am to 1pm Telephone01953 883915

New DebtCounsellingCentre OpensLocal people struggling withoverwhelming debt are set to get freehelp from an acclaimed charityopening a new centre in Mid

Norfolk.Growing debt counselling charity

Christians Against Poverty (CAP)has partnered with Fountain of LifeChurch, Ashill to bring its in-depth

service to the area of Mid Norfolk.Mid Norfolk is one of 15 placesopening a centre this month - rare

good news for the UK amid

continuing economic difficulties and

the latest centre will join three othersin the region helping people in

Fakenham, Aylsham and Norwich.Mid Norfolk centre manager John

Graver said: The Church has alwaysbeen about offering hope and we'rereally pleased to be able to give a

tried-and-tested route out of debtalongside other great free debt advicein the area like Citizens Advice.There is a lot in the Bible aboutlooking after the poorest. In our

society, a lot of poverty is debt-related so our congregation has beenworking hard with other churches in

the area to open a CAP centre to helpget people back on track.CAP offers people a uniquely in-depth, caring service to people with

spiralling personal debt regardless of

their age, gender, faith orbackground. Every client is visited in

their own home, the charity does allthe negotiating with creditors and

local volunteers offer support to eachperson face-to-face until the day theyare debt free.

John added: Typically, debts canbuild up when a relationship breaksdown, or someone loses their job, or

through bereavement so oftenwhen people are least able to cope

with a financial headache. Were justso pleased to be able to partner thecare of our church with the financial

expertise of CAPs head office inBradford.To find out more www.capuk.org or

call 0800 328 0006

BradenhamVintageVehicle Rally,Sports andVillage FeteLast year it was a glorious sunnyday for the Bradenham Vintage

Vehicle Rally, Sports and Fete.Hundreds of families turned up and

enjoyed everything the Village had

to offer.Vintage and classic cars, vans,tractors, lorries and army vehicles

were parked up all round the greenbeing displayed by their proud

owners. Youngsters took part in the

village sports races, toy tractor

racing, cow milking (wooden cowor course) and wore themselves out

on the bouncy castle, while adultstested their skills with the target

bowls, egg rolling and various

other side shows. There was plentyof parking and tea room,homemade cakes, bar, BBQ, ice-creams, bottle stall, book stall,

plant stall, bric-a-brac and the

fantastic Shipdham Scrapers keptevery foot tapping in the Village

Hall with their ceilidh music.The good news is. it will all behappening again this year on

Monday 26th May. Vintagevehicles start to arrive at 11 pm.Everyone welcome. Bring the

family!All proceeds to the upkeep of the

Village Hall.

Latest eventsfor BusinessThere is a free seminar on PreparingYour Business for Growth by Roger

Pemberton of Action Coach BusinessCoaching on Monday 12th May from4 to 5pm. Also Norfolk & Waveney

Enterprise Services are holding aNew Business Start Up seminar on15th May from 5.30 to 8.30pm

followed by a Start Up Workshop on9th June from 9.30am to 4.00pm. All

welcome.For more information or to book a

place at either/both events email Iainon [email protected], call on01953 880204 or call in to WaylandHouse in Watton High Street. Please

pass on to other business#goodforwayland.


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SAHAM TONEY ART

ART EXHIBITSaturday 3rd & Sunday

10am to 4pm

At the Wells Cole Commu

Exhibition of the work of

In Oil, Acrylic, Water &

Framed & Unfram

Also includes craft stalls

turning; Wood animals, l

numbers; Cards; cardbo

and jewellery. Raffle and

Tea/Coffee also ava

Dance Awayat the Queens Hall

Ballroom, Lan and Sequence dancingApril 5th, May 3rd, June 7th, July 5th,

August 2nd 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. admission 4

A QuickLook RoundBy ORBITER

Since my last look round Spring

has well and truly arrived andtransformed the district intomasses of colourful blooms, so

that the wet, windy weather ofthe winter is almost forgotten,

though not the extra-ordinarysunrises and sunsets that were so

prevalent in January and early

February. There were even

nights when the Northern Lightswere visible throughout East

Anglia.As usual the national headlines

have been dominated by the oddgoings-on in the upper echelonsof government, with particular

reference to expenses drawn byministers, which seem to be paidwithout any great examination as

to the worthiness of the claims.Obviously human nature willlead people to take advantage of

any loop-holes, but it wouldseem that the whole system must

be faulty, s ince so many cases ofalleged mis-use have been

brought to light in the last two or

three years. Unfortunately theseinstances have done nothing to

improve the public image ofpoliticians generally , whichtends to make even sensible

governmental suggestionsregarded with distrust.

Now hardly a week goes bywithout there being calls for usto change our power suppliers in

order to get better deals, which,if it results in lower charges,appears to make sense. But it

always seems that no sooner hasone changed to a cheaper tariff,

the new supplier increases itsrates, so is there any point to allthe effort put into the matter ? It

is all very strange to the oldergeneration who have been usedto having just one source for

each type of supply electricityfrom one company, gas from

another, and telephone from BT,to have half a dozen alternatives

for each.And what happened to the

promise made to us back in theearly fifties, when we were told

that the new nuclear energyplants would give us unlimitedelectricity at such cheap prices

that it would hardly be worthsending us bills? And we

believed what we were told !Also we are assured that wind

turbines are the answer to ourpower problems, but opponentssay that they cost more to runthan existing generating plants,

so what are we to believe ?Whatever the answer, the two

extra turbines that arrived on theNorth Pickenham site in January

are now working and, we hope,putting something into theNational Grid.One bright spot in the nationalnews is that building new homesis back on the menu, though this

is causing many head-aches tothose councils trying to protect

their green boundaries, withcentral government appearing

keen to let developers buildwherever they choose. Of courseit is true that many brownfieldsites are available within

townships, but obviously it ismore profitable to construct large

new estates than to build onsmall one-off plots, so the out-of

-town developments will nearlyalways take priority. And there isalways the problem of including

sufficient affordable housing.And what is the definition of

affordable, does anyone know?Those of us who are interested infootball will have been

disappointed in the currenttribulations affecting Norfolksonly Premier League club,

Norwich City, where they havechosen to join the ranks of the

Sack the Manager brigade.

Regretfully todays football is nolonger just a game, but a battle to

keep afloat in a sea of moneyworries, where relegation to alower division can cause

financial ruin. This causes clubchairmen to panic whenever

more than one match is lost, andthey assume that a change ofmanager will bring a change of

fortunes. Of course there aretimes when the manager is reallyat fault, but it is strange that in

nearly every in case he has beenengaged in the first place simply

because of his previousoutstanding record. The whole

attitude to the game has changed,

for no longer is a team judged onhow well they may have been

playing, unless they actually winthe championship they aredeemed to have failed. Thus even

clubs who finish the season insecond, third or fourth place,decide to change the manager.And the fans (as opposed toSupporters) are no longer content

just to enjoy watching their team,but call for a managementchange as soon as any sign of

loss of form is seen. They haveapparently lost sight of the factthat every team is in the same

position of trying to win, butobviously for every winner there

must be a loser. (If every teamdrew every match, there would

be no losers, but no-one wouldbe pleased with that). The true supporter will be behindhis team through thick and thin,

and while he will obviouslyprefer to see his team winning,

he will remember that thepurpose of the game is

entertainment, and will enjoy itas such.Back in the real world, whereevery week brings a new law or

proposal designed to make lifebetter, one of the latest measuresbeing mooted is to make it an

offence to smoke in ones car.

Obviously non-smokers will say

what a sensible idea, but thereare already many things drivers

must not do, such as use a handphone, or eat a snack while onthe move, but without traffic

police every few yards nopractical means of enforcementcould ever be possible.

Last month I mentioned theintermittent operation of the

traffic filter lights at the junctionof the Thetford and Norwichroads, and it must have been a

coincidence that a few days laterwork gangs re-appeared to causea little bit of chaos, and it

seemed that the fault was about

to be corrected. But no, at thetime of writing these notes thefilter lights seem to havedisappeared altogether.

Strange.Good afternoon.

Chit-Chatand Coffeeat Great EllinghamRecreation CentreEvery Wednesday

Mornings 1012 Noon

We are continuing to grow and I amamazed and extremely delighted just

how popular we have become and sopleased that we have so many people

supporting us. Most weeks someonenew comes through our doors and we

are drawing a cross section of thecommunity from Great Ellingham andthe surrounding area including Bunwell,Attleborough, Deopham, Hingham,

Rocklands, Carbrooke, etc. We areattracting between 35-50 each week

with around 65 on the books.Many who come live on their own,others come as couples and several

grannies bring their grandchildren. Wehave play-mats and toys for the veryyoung plus biscuits if they are allowed

them! All of the folk who attend valuethe Centre and many, many friendships

have evolved over the past couple ofyears. The group consist of folk of allages who are a great support to each

other. There is no charge; we just ask

for a contribution towards the coffeeand biscuits and for anyone who would

like to try their luck then we have araffle each week. Life is rarely perfectfor anyone thus I feel that if anyone out

there would like to meet new friendsand have a chat, then Wednesday

mornings is the morning to do it.We have leaflets on all sorts of things

from informative, social needs and

whats on in and around t

also have a young lady teacparticipants to crochet oTable, newspapers to ha

parliament and a large books which are free to would like them.If anyone has any producethey are encouraged to brin

usually have a selection cards for anyone wishing toSome of the group sha

enjoyable mealtime in Wearly in March and we areorganise a lunchtime m

month, for anyone w

participate.

One of the organiseUniversity of the 3rd Ageexplaining about the U3A

of the Chit Chat Group withe U3A for trips, the firson Friday 30th May fo

Sandringham and on Fridaa Seal Trip and visit to Ho

Our two teams did extremeVillage Quiz coming 2nd an

well done and thank you Ellingham Recreation Halfor a very enjoyable evenin

Remember part of our sufact that we meetWEDNESDAY thus local

there is always somewhere

Wednesday morning if thetime on their hands. It can b

-racking attending somewhowever I can assure a

would like to give us a twill be made very welcomeAnn Reeve, Great

Recreation Centre Chit (01953 882065). AttleborGreat Ellingham.

OvingtonFlower FestivalWhy get stressed out queuing in bankholiday traffic jams when you can spend

time in the small tranquil village of

Ovington?

The church of St John the Evangelist atOvington is holding a Flower Festival

with the theme Praise and Thanksgivingover the late May Bank Holiday, Saturday24th, Sunday, 25th and Monday 26th

May. There will be over twenty displaysas well as contributions by the children.The theme ensures there will be a wide

variety of displays; some involve thecountryside and animals, some involvecraftwork and the family, one person is

doing the centenary of World War One,another the success of the Olympics

following her involvement as aGamesmaker and one person is doing her

daughters journey through b

On Saturday afternoon at 2pbe singing from Breckland J

and The Harmonettes andthere will be a Songs of Praisoloist and a violinist will be

this service and some o

displaying have chosen thhymns.During each day of the Flothere will be tasty refreshmen

light lunches, in the adjacent together with a raffle, tombol

and book stall. A beautiful qmade which will be raffled aalso be the re-launch of t

Village Cookery Book whproduced in 1980.Do come and enjoy this vil

which is being held instead village fete. The profits wi

equally between St Johns CVillage Hall.

Saham ToneyBridge ClubThe Saham Toney Bridge Club meets atBroom Hall Hotel and Country Club on

a Thursday evening at 6.45pm. We area friendly bridge club with about 40members and we play duplicate bridge.

New members are always made mostwelcome so if you enjoy a game of

bridge do come along and join the club.

A basic knowledge of the game isnecessary but if you are looking to learn

how to play bridge, lessons areavailable. Please ring or email ElaineAberdeen on 01953 882005 or

[email protected]

We hold two social events a year, aBBQ in the summer and the Annual

Dinner in March. A very good dinnerwas enjoyed by the members of the

club this year at Richmond Park GolfClub and the club trophies were

presented. The winners for

The Derrick Savage TroMead and Audrey Cleverly

The John Cleverly CuAberdeen and Audrey Clev

The Rawnsley Cup -Ann BFor all you bridge playersdo come along and enjoy

best card game there is!!


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CASTON VILLAGE FETSaturday, 31st May 2pmGreenwich Villa, Griston Road,

Caston NR17 1DF

The New Buckenham Silver Band; Sideshows, stalls, to

Grand Draw, books, boles, cakes, plants, bric-a-brac, Ic

BBQ and refreshments

Parking available at Caston School NR17 1DDAll proceeds to Holy Cross Church, Caston

Shellrock Circle Club

Spring FairThe Village Hall, The Street, Rocklands, (Nr Aleb

Saturday 17th May 12 NoonHome Baked Goods -Tombola -Bole

Shue Board -Cra Items and Bric-a-

Refreshments Tea and Coee. Admissio

In your GardenWith Lotta PottsMay is one of the most wonderful of thegardening months. It can also be one ofthe most frustrating as we are constantly

on the watch for emerging pests and thosethreatened frosts. Weather watching

becomes the most popular spectator sport,particularly when 'my telly man' sayssomething totally different from 'your

telly man' and then factor in all theavailable sources of information: your

neighbours, the daily press, the internet ingeneral, specialist websites. Chances are

they'll all be right or wrong, notnecessarily in the right order! The expertswill tell you to avoid planting anythingtender until the risk of frost is past. Howdo you know? We are currently enjoying

the most lovely warm spring weather(mid-April) but chilly nights. By the end

of April or the beginning of May weshould be having warm days and less

chilly nights so that by the middle of Mayall should be well. In the meantime thehardiest of plants will be growing by the

day. Utterly magical. The trees seem tohave it, with fruit blossom as well asornamentals. Some of these will have

responded to April's warmth and will bein full cry maybe accompanied by early

flowers from June.

If you have acid soil or can fill largecontainers with ericaceous compost for

this month there is a huge range ofsuitably-sized rhododendrons and azaleas(now called deciduous rhododendrons

apparently). These have an amazingrange of colour, some are evergreen and

some lightly scented. You can plantcontainer-grown perennials, shrubs, treesand roses any time but they need a lot of

care and attention, water and cost. On theplus side you will probably be able to buythem in flower so you know exactly what

you are getting, particularly if you have acolour scheme in mind. A lot of

discipline is needed as well since all theoutlets for plants are bursting with pots

shouting 'buy me'! These plants will also

need lots of water if we have a dry spellso that they become established as

quickly as possible.If you have a brand new garden, a spaceto fill or a tight budget then buy a packet

of seeds. Flowering annuals are terrificvalue, are almost bomb-proof and seedthemselves about year after year. So you

only ever need to buy one packet. Thedownside is that you need to like what

you've bought. Some of the best are potmarigolds, nigella, Californian poppy, ournative poppy. You can grow these in

beds, borders, pots, containers and thesame way get a packet of vegetable seeds.The easiest are lettuces, peas (these will

need support), carrots. Read the packetinstructions carefully. Don't buy anything

that suggests starting off under glass or ina propagator if you don't have suchthings. Some such will 'do' on a sunny

window sill but that's not guaranteed. It'sa good idea to remember to 'succession'sow. Sow a few seeds today then a few

more in two weeks and so on until youreach the end of the sowing season as

shown on the packet. It won't look muchbut by the time they've all come up you'll

wonder what you are going to do with acouple of dozen lettuces. If this sounds a

bit patronising to the experiencedgardener, do remember this is for the total

beginner/amateur and I don't know aboutyou but I am still making schoolboyerrors.Other things to be getting along with in

May include pruning forsythia andflowering currant after flowering.Usually this is to take off a third of thestems that flowered and if the bush is

getting on a bit take out a third of thestems to the ground so that the bush is

totally renovated after three years. Thesebushes used to be used as hedging,

alternate pink and yellow flowers. It's amatter of taste but both varieties are veryforgiving when pruned into hedges or tidy

shrubs. You can't really go wrong as bothflower on wood made in the previous

year. Hedges of beech, hornbeam, box,thuja and Leylandii should be pruned this

month or early June. Privet and small-leaved honeysuckle need to be cut everysix to eight weeks to keep them in shape.

The low-growing early floweringperennials such as aubretia and alyssumshould be trimmed back after flowering

before they get leggy and primulas and

polyanthus clumps are to be divided. Iheard that primroses (don't know abouttheir relatives above) spread and growuphill. I have spent some time trying to

see if this is true but there's only so muchtime you can spend peering underhedgerows which is where the native

beauties grow.The lawn will need to be cut every week

now and if you didn't do the weed/feed inApril this is the last chance before theweather is too warm (hopefully) and the

grass will burn. If you are in a cold areaor a frost pocket then it is better to leave ituntil May anyway. There is an argument

for not using chemical weed-killer onlawns with just a few perennial weeds as

they will be cut down at regular intervals

with the mowing and at least their leavesare green. If you really don't like them

you can dig them out individually. I haveto admit to liking a daisy in the lawn butcan go over the top with rage at

dandelions. Ants' nests can appear thismonth. Woodpeckers like them for aquick snack and it's the only advantage to

having ants. If they are in an area ofrough grass leave them as they will be

away when they fly in August. However,if they are in the nicely mown grass andyou like to sit out then get rid of the little

blighters. The best method I read recentlyis to flood the area with cold water untilthey get the message and move on. The

old way of boiling water will kill the antsall right and is OK on paths but in the

lawn it will kill the grass as well.Any spring bulbs that have gone over

should be dead-headed and fed as theyfade. This job can start in April and carryon virtually until June. Don't tie the

foliage into neat bundles or remove it asthe sunlight is turned into the starch thatfeeds the bulbs for next year. Once the

leaves have done their job they will diedown and can then be removed. It's

worth pushing a little soil into gaps left bythe dead leaves as this prevents thenarcissus fly nipping in and laying eggs

for grubs to eat the bulbs.May seems to be full of bits of jobs like

pruning, trimming, seedling care, sowing

little and often, trying to work out wherethere's room for it all but there's one large

task that's a real joy. Planting hangingbaskets and containers. The world's yourlobster if you're too young to remember

Minder ask your granny as the gardencentres, nurseries, sheds and even the oddsupermarket are overflowing with

suitable plants. You can colour theme,scent scheme or plant for a specificaspect. You can grow herbs and veg and

one combination I like is tumblingtomatoes with trailing lobelia or petunias

or even with trailing fuchsias (note thiswasn't too successful as getting to the ripe

tomatoes was a nightmare). You can beas exuberant or restrained as you like butdon't forget to put long lasting fertiliser(you can get this in handy cones) and

water-retaining gel in the compost. These

will cut down on the work later in theseason. There are handy gadgets forraising and lowering the baskets to make

watering easier.If you don't have one invest in a hoe asone job, big or small, is keep weeding.

OvingtonGardening ClubThe April meeting was a talk by Simon White onGrowing for Gold. This was delivered with an

interesting look at how far Peter Beales Roses havecome since their early days right up to present, withhalf a million roses produced each year.

The loss of three members of the family in a shortspace of time was a spur to produce the twentiethGold medal at Chelsea last year and this talk was

about how this was done, from the initial root stockplanting through to the final display.

The May meeting is our plant sale and coffeemorning, held on Saturday 17 May from 10am until

noon at the village hall. If you want some plants orjust a coffee and a piece of cake, we will be pleasedto serve you. More details available from Ed on01953 885848 or Carol on 01760 440719.

Bradenham & DistrictHorticultural Society

Thursday 15th May is our normal monthlymeeting in the Village Hall starting at 7.30pm

and we are lucky enough to have CharlottePhilcox as our speaker. The subject is"Workers, Wellingtons and Wheelbarrows".

We look forward to finding out what that isabout!Please note in your diary that we will have our

usual Plant Stall at the Village Sports Day on

Monday 26th May. The stalls are open fromnoon with the sports commencing at 2pm.

Along with some interesting plants for sale, weare also repeating our successful Book Stall.

We have many donated books, but are lookingfor more modern novels if you are having a tidyup of your shelves. Telephone Marianne on

01362 - 820744 to arrange delivery/collection.The same contact details apply for any queriesor information about the Society.We look forward to seeing members andfriends at the above events.

Spring ShowOur Spring Show was held on Saturday 12th

April and thanks to the warm weather we had agood turnout with varied entries. A total of 15members entered with a spectacular 88 exhibits.

Well done to everyone and many thanks to thepeople who joined us in the afternoon for tea.It's always good to have the efforts appreciated

by visitors. Thanks also to our veryknowledgeable judges, Sandra and Fred

Howard in the flower section and Gina Scleaterin the domestic section. The winners ofsilverware are as follows:

Sid Lancaster Plate for highest points inShow: Ralph Kinsley; Spring Cup for highestpoints in Flower Section: Ralph Kinsley;

Hendry Plate for highest points in DomesticSection: Sheila Sorrell; Bill Aylott Cup for

best Flower Arrangement:Sheila SorrellCongratulations to you both for outstanding

entries. Marianne Kilmartin Show Secretary

Mid NorfolkFlower ClubIt's your last chance to book a place at our 60th

birthday "Celebration" with Lee Berrill onThursday 8th May. Tickets are 15 to include a

buffet lunch at 12.30pm followed by the

demonstration with the arrangements beingraffled afterwards. To reserve a ticket phone

01953 483247. In June we have our outing, soour next meeting at the Queens Hall will be onTuesday 8th July at 2.15pm when Crystal

Dyball will demonstrate "Threads to Petals".Hope to see you, visitors always welcome.

Holme Hale PavilionWednesday7th MayCash Prizes

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SAHAM TONEY ART GROUP

ART EXHIBITIONSaturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May 10am to

At the Wells Cole Community Centre

Exhibion of the work of members in Oil, Acrylic, Wate

Framed & Unframed. Also includes cra stalls on wood

Wood animals, leers and numbers; Cards; cardboard b

jewelry.Rae and Tombola. Tea/Coee also avail

"COOKERY SECRETS" EVENShhh . . . Don't tell anyone -but we are having an e

COOKERY SECRETS at Caston Village Hall on Thurs

May 7.30pm. Just buy a cket cosng 5 and yo

discover much more from some of our expert villa

who will be demonstrang their favourite reci

Included in the price will be a food tasng and light refre

Mary Berry and Delia Smith eat your heart out

Tickets available from Lois Gill (488157) or Bridget Hall (Funds raised will go towards the Mul-parish Flower Fesva

On Saturday March 22nd Breckland

Harmony Choir joined with TheAquarius Singers in Bury St. Edmunds to

sing as a massed choir of over 80 ladies.The programme of songs includingWherever You Are (The Military Wives

song) and others by John Rutter andHoward Goodall. Special highlights werethe medley of songs from Les

Miserables, and by Cole Porter.The concert was the idea of cousins

Linda Murray and Margaret Bowbrick(pictured above) who each sing in one ofthe choirs. The members of Breckland

Harmony were thrilled to sing in such alarge group, and were delighted to haveraised over 1000 for the East Anglian

Childrens Hospices. Choir director JuliaGrover and Linda Murray will be

presenting a cheque to EACH in Ipswich

later this month.Their next concert will be at The

Wayland Academy on Saturday July19th to raise money for the grand-daughter of one of their members to visit

Disney World, Paris. The little 7 year oldgirl suffers from cerebral palsy and has

been in and out of hospital all her life.

She loves princesses, so the choir will besinging Disney songs and others that will

make this a real family occasion.Breckland Harmony is a friendly ladieschoir that rehearses in Ovington

Village Hall on Monday evenings from7.30 to 9.30. They also support a juniorchoir, the Breckland Js who rehearse at

6pm on the same evening.Both choirs welcome new members.

Singing Cousins raise over1050 for EACH

All Fired Upat the Dragonfly

The Dragonfly Gallery proudly present All Fired Up2 Ceramics Exhibition on Saturday 24th May

Monday 9th JuneThe Ceramic exhibition showcases the talents ofartists across East Anglia at one venue. Housed

within the gallery is Dragonfly Gifts and Cards asmall retail area to support both the artists and the

gallery all hand-made by local artists.Preview Eve Friday 23rd May 7 8.30pm, limited

number of free tickets available. Refreshments. TheDragonfly Gallery, Wayland House, High St,

Watton.Opening Times:Weekdays 10 -4pm, Saturdays

10 -1pmContact Susan

Hollingworth forfurtherinformation

Project LinusNorfolk Quilts and

More Exhibition

2014 New Venue

Project Linus Norfolk Quilts and More

Exhibition is at Barn Ruche, Watton , IP256HN. It is on the 16th, 17th and 18th May,10am-4.30 on Friday and Saturday and 10 am-2pm on Sunday, Features will includerefreshments; quilt and other displays; trade

stands; sales table; a daily prize draw and fabricpostcard competition. To participate in the latter

and an entry form, plus all other details for thisevent, contact Jane on 01953 884215 or Paulineon 01760 788110.We continue to make, receive and distribute

quilts for ill, traumatised and bereaved childrenand teenagers in Norfolk. In recent months a

request for very small 20x20 quilts forpremature babies in incubators has been made.

These are a joy to make, as are all our other

projects.

We have had two workshops making blocks

which will be assembled into quilts at furthersessions. The first was Whacky Houses kindlyhosted by The Well in Ashill on 15th March. On

Friday 4th April Maureen, former Wattonresident and long standing friend of HTS and

Linus needleworkers, came to help us makeSunbonnet Sue and Overall Sam blocks. Thiswas another excellent day learning a new skill

in good company and producing more blocksfor future Linus quilts.Once again there will be a coach trip in aid of

Project Linus Norfolk to The Fabric Guild inLeicester ,on 18th September. The cost is 16.Please ring Pat on 01953 882966 for details and

booking.Do come and see us at Barn Ruche 16th -18th

May to find out more about our work, have anenjoyable time and hopefully contribute to ourfunds enabling this work to continue.

Watton &DistrictUniversity of

the ThirdAgeFollowing the March AGM, George

Rockingham from PACT gave aninteresting talk on the work they dowith animals. Apart from rescuing sick

and injured animals and caring forthem until they have recovered they try

to re-home them where possible. Theyraise money through their charity shopsand by donations of money and quality

donated items which are auctioned off.The money raised helps towardstreatment of the animals and improving

the facilities at the centre.At the AGM Ron & Margaret Upton,

Chairman and Secretary of the U3Astood down after several years in the

job. They were presented with a gifttoken along with flowers forMargaret as a thank you for their

continued hard work over the years.They were replaced by Arthur and

Pauline Rawbone.Alans Pub Lunch Group will not be

meeting in May due to the annualholiday trip. Brians group will bemeeting at The Village Inn, LittleMelton on Tuesday 27th May. The

garden visit is to be advised.The new programme of outings and

events for the year was distributed tomembers at the April meeting.

The first outing of the year onWednesday 18th June is a MysteryTour of Norfolk, taking in a steamtrain ride, the sea and cream tea at a

cost of 23 per person. Payment isdue at the May meeting.The next monthly meeting will be onThursday 29th May with Speaker

Dennis Powell presenting The Storyof Cinema from Earliest

Beginnings.For further information on the

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Lesley & Julian Horn are pictured

at The Willow House Restaurant

with chef Duncan Sweeney and

funeral arranger from Breckland

Funeral Services, Laura Stevens.Breckland Funeral Services recentlyran a competition to find a star, the

Pride of Breckland. They wanted torecognise an individual who has

improved the lives of those aroundthem in their local community and

reward them with for dinner for twoat The Willow House Restaurant,

Watton, which Duncan Sweeney thelandlord kindly donated.The winning nomination was sent in

by Margaret Cator, she nominated

Julian Horn for his communitywork in Watton & the Wayland

area; Julian is a very communityfocussed person. For a number ofyears he has spent much time

investigating the history of Watton,particularly the origins of the clocktower and the various buildings as

they have undergone refurbishment

and restoration. He has madehimself available to give interesting

Talks and conduct most informativeTours around the High Street andMarket Square . . . He was one ofthe founders of the Wayland News,

a newspaper devoted entirely tonews, reports and events in the

Wayland area . . . Prior to itsdisbandment Julian was involved

with the War Time Wattonmuseum . . . He is a man who

always helps people and reallyenjoys serving the community towhich he belongs. He is a greatasset to our community.Lorraine McCarthy, Mayor ofWatton & Jacqui Seal, Town Clerk

judged Margarets nomination to bethe most deserving.Following the meal Julian said "It

was an excellent meal. Best steak Ihave had for a long time!"

Pride of Breckland Award

Following a successful Home-Maids sho

another Pop-Up appeared recently on the the Methodist Church: this time it wasGarden Centre. This was very well stocked

different plants, tools, pots, garden ornamengardening paraphernalia. Trade was brimoment of opening and Garden Centre sta

busy serving eager customers and dispensgardening advice. As is the nature of these t

end of an exciting morning the Pop-Up leaving the Church with a total of 306:30Funds and church charities. I wonder what

next? Lesley Cowling.

Another Pop-Up SucceWatton Methodist Chu

Pictured: Sherry Keys (FoPS), Martin

Rutherford of Waitrose and Clare Rowling FoPSFriends of Parkers Primary School in Saham Toney,are celebrating receiving 240 from WaitroseSwaffham. The Friends of the School have recently

paid for a new Trim Trail on the playing field andsupport the gardening club. The money donated by

Waitrose Swaffham will be used to further improvethe outdoor learning area.The charity, which provides raises funds to purchaseitems that fall outside of the school budget, was partof the Waitrose Community Matters Scheme in

January. Steve Graham, Branch Manager ofWaitrose Swaffham, comments, Its reallyimportant to us to that we support the community in

which we trade and the Community Matters schemehelps us to support causes that are at the heart of the

community. Im really pleased to have been able tosupport the good work of The Friends of ParkersPrimary School.Since its launch, the Community Matters scheme atWaitrose Swaffham has donated 68,000 to localcauses as nominated by customers.

Those interested in nominating a cause should emailMartin Rutherford at [email protected]

or pick up a form in store.

Friends of Parkers PrimarySchool celebrate donation

from Waitrose Swaffham

Friends ofShipdham Sch

We were very pleased to raise over 300 last mitems to the children in pop-up Mothers Day s3 lunchtimes, a Cash Bingo night and Easter raffl

to everyone who supported these events and everyone who won prizes!

Future Events Dates for your DiaryMonday 5th May -Stalls and Games at the DrynDay Fayre on the village green on, if you have

prizes you would like to donate to our stall, pleain to the school office.Friday 16th May Quiz Night From 7pm, F

very successful quiz night last term, we invitepart in the our Thomas Bullock Primary Schoowith quizmaster, Head teacher, Paul Madsen. C

try to beat the teachers team! Children welcomcould provide a significant advantage in some o

Refreshments will be available on the night welcome to bring your own drink and nibbles. T

per adult and 1 per child, teams of up to 6 pe

Please contact us if you would like to enter a teamFriday 20th June -Cash Bingo night, doors opand eyes down at 7.30pm, bring along a table of

fun and informal night out. Cash prizes are bnumber of bingo books we sell so The more peomore we pay!

Saturday 12th July School Fete from 1pm school field. Craft stalls, displays, demonstrat

castle, games, teas and cakes, beer tent, hog rlots more If you would like a stall at the fete orlocal group or club who would like to give a de

please contact us.Following some very successful fundraising have written a spending plan to ensure that th

raise is spent wisely to benefit all children aCurrent plans include a large contribution tow

Tablet PCs and 16 new Laptops. Our long term gmoney for an Outdoor Classroom and we

exploring options for this. We also support tproviding a wealth of other experiences for including significant subsidies for school trips.

counts!If you have ideas for future fundraising or wouldalong and join our friendly committee, please co

members always welcome.Contact Details: Please contact us via the sch

01362 820300, like our Facebook page or emthe school office [email protected] hope to see you at our events!


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Caston VAPrimary SchoolBirthdays: We would like tocongratulate the following children whohave a birthday in April: George Davis,

Jack Reynolds, Max Eastick and AlexPark. We also congratulate those with a

birthday in May: Daisy Aldridge,Callum Potton, Max Strange and JackChapman.Toddler group: Toddler Group now

runs in the school hall every Tuesdayand Thursday morning from 9.30am -11.30am. The additional day is due to

demand and the closure of other similargroups in the area. If you know of anyparents who would like to join pleaseask them to join this friendly group.

This group is run on an entirelyvoluntary basis, so if anyone can sparesome time it would be greatly

appreciated. Inside and outside playand crafts and refreshments are offered

each session. We look forward tomeeting you. Further information canbe obtained from the school office on

01953 483304.Farewell: We are sad to report theresignation of our long serving governor

Mrs Bridget Hall. Mrs Hall has been agovernor for over 25 years at Caston

VA Primary School. She has been

pivotal in securing many changes in herprevious role as Chair of Governors, to

ensure that the school was able toremain in the village.Births: We are pleased to announce

that Seagulls class have successfullymanaged to hatch 8 chicks from their

incubator, all chicks are alive and welland very sweet. The class managed tosee a chick crack open and experience

this for themselves. A big thank you toMiss Kerr for co-ordinating thiseggcellent experience! Pictures can be

viewed on:- The Breckland View:-http://bit.ly/1qmMpioPlayground Equipment: The children

in total have raised 220 and this hasbeen put exclusively to ordering play

equipment. The order has arrived and

items are all in use. Well done childrenfor your fundraising efforts. A big thank

you must also go to Kalib Gulliver whohas donated 55.65 from the sale of

extra duck eggs from his grandma. Heasked to donate this money to school

and we have included this in theplayground fund above.Duck Eggs: Thank you also to Kalibs

grandma for donating 60 duck eggs (allblown!) for our Easter Around theWorld celebration on the last day of

term. The children worked in theirhouses learning about Easter around theworld in countries such as Poland and

El Salvador.Cluster Sports: The Wayland Cluster

has re-introduced Cluster sportingevents to compete for the Wayland Cup.We took part in the first event a Y5/6

World Cup Football on 3rd April atWatton Sports Centre.We were not awarded any medals but

the whole team demonstrated theWayland Cups core values -

TEAMWORK, FAIR PLAY, SKILL orDETERMINATION, they made us allvery proud. Well done team!We would like to thank Mr Reynoldsfor his football services to support us inthis challenge.Easter Church Service: Our EasterService was lead by Father Tom will be

on Thursday 3rd April at Holy CrossChurch, Caston. The children walked to

the church from school in their newHigh Viz vests to celebrate Easter. Welldone to Seagulls Class for their

contribution.Summer Holidays -Sure Start weeklysession: Is there any demand for Sure

Start to run a weekly session in theholidays for families with at least one

child under 5? The Sure Start Centre atWatton is available to support this ifthere is enough demand.

If you are interested or know of localfamilies who are, please could youcontact the school office and leave yourdetails with Miss Bell. We can then

identify if this is worth pursuing further.

Thank you.

Watton EveningWomensInstituteMembers were transported to sunnyTurkey when Jenny Gibbs was guest

speaker at our recent meeting. Helpfulworkmates urged her to go on holidayto the Greek islands even booking a

cruise however she spent most of thetime hidden in her shared cabin as shewas frighten of water! Feeling brave

one morning she peeped out of thesmall pothole to discover not Greece

but the beautiful islands of Turkey,she instantly fell in love with thecountry. On her return to work she

was offered redundancy so decided toreturn to Turkey to live for a whiledong a Shirley Valentine when she

met a handsome Turkish man. Her

adventures were both hilarious andthought provoking. Twenty years latershe spends half the year in EastAnglia and the other half in Turkey . Both the new craft group and the newDiners Club are being well supported

and meet regularly each month.We had a good response to the coffee

morning and sale held at the WattonCommunity Centre and part of the

proceeds will be reserved for the EastAnglia Air Ambulance who we will

support throughout this year. Thankyou to all who came and for the

lovely comments received particularlyabout he cakes.

At our meeting on Thursday May 8thwe will be discussing the nationalresolution which reads The NFWI

(National Federation of WomensInstitutes) notes that three people dieevery day whilst waiting for an organ

transplant. We call on every memberof the WI to make their wishes

regarding organ donation known, andto encourage their families andfriends, and members of their local

communities to do likewise.Delegates for over 213,000 memberswill take the voting to the National

AGM to be held in Leeds in June. Wewill also look at updates on past

resolutions including SOS Bees.New members and visitors are always

welcome, just come along to the

Community Centre by 7.30pm or forfurther details ring Hazel Gillinghamon 01953 881510.

Rotary RoundupI am starting to write this article whilst sitting in the food area onConcourse F of the enormous airport at Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It

has 5 main runways and as we landed from Albuquerque wewatched 2 other aircraft landing in parallel with us, and withinseconds 2 aircraft took off from the runways in between the take -off

trio. Eat your heart out LHR!We were returning from a Rotary Friendship Exchange trip toRotary District 5520, which covers the State of New Mexico and a

little bit of far west Texas. I say 'we' but there were just two couplesfrom Watton Rotary Club, with members from 4 other clubs also

taking part Beccles, Broadlands, Gt Yarmouth Haven, andSaxmundham. We were hosted by Rotary clubs in Santa Fe,Alamogordo, Fort Stockton (Texas), and Las Cruces, and we

attended a total of seven Rotary Club meetings in 12 days.

We went to some amazing and unique places, including:* The longest mountain cable-car system in the world rising to

over 2,000ft in two and a quarter miles. * .The White Sands National Park -224 square miles of pure white

(gypsum) sand dunes.* A drive to an oil field of 'nodding donkeys' on dune buggies

(great fun).* The agricultural research facilities of New Mexico StateUniversity did you know that every part of a cotton plant is nowused? Products include cooking oils, diesel, earthworks' stabilisers,

and fish food; believe it or not, the latter is used to produce highquality shrimp (prawn to us) for the local restaurant trade. That just scratches the surfaces, it was a full-on Rotarian experience,complimented by a few extra days for me and my partner in

Atlanta, home of CNN News, Coca Cola, and the home of MargaretMitchell, author of Gone with the Wind; and then Dallas, astunning city with the emotive 'JFK 6th Floor Museum actually in

the place of the

assassination. Forsome light relief, we

also visited thebeautiful DallasArboretum with the

stunning annualSpring Bloom Festival

in progress, and alsoSouthfork ranch.Whilst we were away,

Watton Rotarycontinued its

programme with the

Young Chef awards.Pictured are the

winner Brandon Whitehair and runner-up Molly Brown, withFrancis Ulrych (vice President). Another runner-up was Holly Earl

but she was unable to attend the presentation. A week later, a Rotary

Scholar, Vinnie Gupta gave an excellent presentation to the club.Our next 60th anniversary celebratory fundraiser is Rave

On - a reprise of the fabulous performance of a Suffolk-

based Buddy Holly tribute band who musically (and

brilliantly) re-tell the Buddy Holly story. Sunday Afternoon,

11th May - get your tickets now: just 12 (U18 and family

concessions) on sale in Adcocks.

Shellrock Circle ClubFor the over 50's of Rocklands and the

Surrounding Districts: Venue The Village Hall,The Street, Rocklands.

Our A.G.M on the 9th of April followed the usual pattern of lowattendance, so, a big "thank you" to all those who attended. The

committee members who have been serving for the past years had allagreed before hand to stand again to keep the club going. The

Chairwoman, Joyce Briggs, offered members the opportunity toappoint a new Chairperson. That caused some hilarity. The Secretaryalso offered up her post but was met with blank silence. Joyce thenasked for volunteers to serve on the committee. Incredibly, Ann

Thorndyke and Sheila Follows offered to join the committee. Theywere given a hearty round of applause. The afternoon progressed

with the ever popular game of "Hoi!" with Easter eggs as prizes. Ourappointed MC was unable to attend so Terry stepped into the breachand kept the afternoon on track. He then offered an alternative prize

to be won and this was won by Eileen from Watton. The raffle ladiesprovided a varied table of goodies and the items on the task table forthe letter "L" ranged from a shoe last to a lemon but was won by a

vase of very attractive and colourful leaves arranged by Ann ofAttleborough. All the theatregoers enjoyed their trip to the Ice Showat the Theatre Royal on the 19th of March. Arranged by Margaret.

Future trips are at the planning stage at the moment.Our next clubmeeting on the 14th of May will be a slide show and talk about St.

James Palace and Clarence House by David Morton.Meeting begins

at 2:00pm till 4:00.pm. Entrance only 2:00 each, which includestea/coffee and biscuits. Donated items to the raffle always

appreciated. The task for May will for the letter "M."New membersare always welcome. We have entertaining speakers, outings to

places of interest and to the theatre, and lots of mardle.Contact Allyson Blandford (Secretary) 01953 488103


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Councillor's ChatWith Cllr Claire BowesI'm pleased to report that Breckland

Community Funding in 2013/14 hasseen successful bids from projects inWatton, the latest of which has

resulted in an award of 4,950.00 toThe Garage. This means that Wattonand Breckland residents with an

interest in music will soon haveexciting new opportunities to gain

experience and skills in music makingand performance.The Garage, is a performance and

music making charitable trust and has

received funding from BrecklandCouncil and Youth Music to build the

capacity needed to improve musicprovision in the district. The funding

will provide specialist training forWatton based Kevin Chilvers and TonyCornwall, two experienced local

musicians who have strong connectionswith their communities, giving themthe skills needed to provide musical

opportunities for young people. MrChilvers is a successful radio DJ who

also entertains local playgroups andnurseries as childrens entertainer,

singer and songwriter Jukebox Jr. Aprofessional musician and producer,Mr Cornwall is setting up a recording

studio, rehearsal and workshop space

in Thetford, set to open very soon.Once trained they will work with the

young people in their community todecide what additional musicprovision is needed. This could

include workshops covering musictechnology and music-making skills,

and performance opportunities takingpart in singing, acoustic sets, beatboxing, rapping, poetry and dance.Other organisations that havereceived funding in the last yearthrough the Community Grant

Scheme are Watton ChristianCommunity Centre and Watton Town

Team.Other recent news from BrecklandCouncil is that the Council's

Customer Contact Centre has beenawarded the Customer ServiceExcellence accreditation for providing

a high standard of service to residents.I'd also take the opportunity here to

touch on a couple of currently topicalmatters. Firstly, Planning. Most of

you will be aware that there is hugepressure on local planning authoritieslike Breckland to reduce the shortfallin available housing and to facilitate

development. Obviously, as anauthority, Breckland Council, through

it's own planning policies and in linewith Government policy, is

endeavouring to do this, whilst at thesame time maintaining and reflectingthe character of the area. The

planning process is an open andpublicly accessible one and it'simportant that residents feel able to

have their say should they wish to

comment on potential developmentsin their community, at the planningstage. Breckland Council publishes a

weekly list of newly submitted planson it's website, this can be found byclicking on Planning and Building

Control on the main menu and thenPlanning. You can also search for the

latest planning applications in yourarea by using the Search for Planning

Applications facility on the website.Through its Statement of CommunityInvolvement, the Council encourages

applicants to start to involve thecommunity before they have

submitted a planning application andthey are expected to show that theyhave presented information about

applicable planning policy andguidance and the effects of the

proposed development, in a balanced

and factual manner.It's very important, at this time ofincreasing need for housing, that local

authorities, developers andcommunities work together to ensure,

for future generations, that housing isdelivered in as well designed,sustainable and environmentally

sympathetic manner as possible.Secondly a reminder that the

European Parliamentary Electionstake place on the 22nd May. In the

UK, British citizens and EU orCommonwealth citizens resident in

the UK can vote in Europeanparliamentary elections.You must be registered in order tovote and the deadline for registration

for these elections is 6 May. You candownload a registration form fromwww.aboutmyvote.co.uk on the'register to vote' page.The European Parliament represents

people living in the 28 member

countries of the European Union. Ithas powers in areas that affect it's

member countries, such asinternational trade, regional economicdevelopment, consumer rights, the

environment, workers rights and

animal rights. It has the power toapprove, amend or reject new

European laws.In the UK, there are 12 European

electoral regions and each region isrepresented by between three and tenMEPs. Ours is the Eastern Region

and it is again important that we electpeople who will engage and take partin debate in the European Parliament,

in order that our region has a chanceto benefit from or influence both

wider decisions and those that effectus locally. The current ConservativeEastern Region MEPs, Vicky Ford

and Geoffrey Van Orden, have astrong record in doing this and a listof all the Conservative Candidates,

including contact details, standing forthe Eastern Region is as follows.1. Vicky [email protected]. Geoffrey Van Orden

[email protected]. David Campbel Bannerman

[email protected] John Flack

[email protected]

5. Tom [email protected]. Margaret Simons

[email protected]. Jonathan Collett [email protected]

A full list of all party candidates can befound here: http://bit.ly/1rhnDyUTel: Claire Bowes 07789796937

Please don't hesitate to contact me onthe above number, or as your Wattonward member for Breckland Council

at [email protected] ifyou have any issues or concerns you

wish to raise or discuss.

Stow Bedon &Breckles Village Fete

Saturday 21st June, 2pm-5pm A traditionalsummer fete for all the family to enjoy!You are warmly invited to come along to theStow Bedon & Breckles village fete on Saturday21st June between 2pm and 5pm. We are very

fortunate that we are able to hold the fete, as lastyear, in the lovely grounds of Stow Bedon Hall,

Lower Stow Bedon. situated off the B1111, 5miles south of Watton (it will be well signposted

on the day).We are delighted to announce that RAZZ andAUNTIE PEARL, the official NORWICH CITY

MATCH DAY CLOWNS will be back with usagain this year, to amuse and entertain one andall.In addition to the clowns, there will be lots toentertain you throughout the afternoon, from

listening to a jazz band, browsing through thebook stall, having your face painted, admiringthe vintage cars on display, or simply enjoying

afternoon tea and homemade cake! Other stallsinclude crafts and produce, bottles, tombola, bric

-a-brac, plants, cakes, lucky dip and ice cream.A variety of traditional games will be availablefor you to try your hand. The village stocks will

also be available! The children from Castonprimary school will be providing someentertainment.Admission Free! Organized in aid of StowBedon and Breckles Churches and other local

charities. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ashill and HolmeHale Garden Club

At our March meeting John Bridge, assistedby his wife Anne, gave an illust rated talk ongrowing vegetables. John and Anne are RHS

judges with a lifetime of exper ience on thesubject. Sadly, with advancing years, John canno longer manage his two allotments and has

to satisfy himself with the garden and twogreenhouses. It was apparent from John's

comments and the amusing banter betweenhim and Anne that he is both shocked andresentful of the prices he now has to pay for

vegetables in the supermarket.

John shared many tips with the audience and,with his easy and jocular manner, encouraged

them to participate in discussion. A greatadvocate of successional sowing, he aims toalways have a lettuce available whenever

Anne asks for one. To extend the runner beanharvest he would plant one row with plants

grown in pots and the other row sown directlyinto the soil. A trick for those wanting to showrunner beans is to wrap them in a wet tea cloth

overnight to straighten them. John growstomatoes in pots with no base and couldn'temphasise enough the need for regular

watering. There was an audible gasp from theaudience when he showed a photograph of a

tomato plant with a root system over 6 feetlong. Other photographs showed plants whichhad been attacked by various pests and

diseases. Causes and remedies were explainedand his mantra was "always grow your own"to avoid importing diseases, such as club root,

from other growers.Despite having to scale down his operations

John obviously continues to love his vegetablegrowing and continues to experiment. He now

grows melons in the greenhouse, includingone from the seed of a melon bought at thesupermarket. But you don't need acres of

space for vegetables. Many can be grown inpots, bags, troughs and raised beds. John says"grow what you need". Hopefully, more

members will be encouraged to put aside asmall part of the garden for veggies.Our first coach outing this year is to Bury StEdmund's and Fullers Mill Gardens, West Stowon Wednesday 14th May. Friends of members

are welcome.

May 22 Shelagh Ashe 'Mind the Gap'June 22 ANNUAL FLOWER SHOWJune 26 Steve Cale 'A Year in the Life of

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World War 1 HeroesBy Ken KnowlesWith the attention of the media

becoming concentrated on the Great

War my own thoughts brought to mindone of the unsung heroes of that

conflict that made a great impression onme personally.

This hero was my father, who, likecountless others, had his lifecompletely changed by the woundshe suffered in that dreadful war. He

had left school at a time when such anevent was never even contemplated,spent four years being apprenticed to

a carpenter, and then at the age ofeighteen, was called to the service of

King and Country, only to meet withthe most horrendous destiny. No-oneever really found out the actual

sequence of events, since not once inthe course of his later life did he everspeak about his time in the army. All

we were ever to know was that he hadbeen terribly wounded, and would

have to spend the rest of his life withonly one leg.

But, like most others in a similarposition, he made every effort toaccept his lot, and did his best to

resume as normal a life as is possiblefor a person with his disability. For some time he was sent to a

rehabilitation clinic, which had fittedhim with an artificial leg, but

unfortunately despite his continuedefforts to wear it, it caused such

painful sores, ulcers and blisters on

the remaining stump that he wasforced to abandon its use, and to usecrutches instead.Gradually he settled into a workroutine, returning to his old job with a

local building firm, mainly as a clerk,but occasionally able to use hiscarpentry skills, while in his leisure

time he devoted many hours in theservice of the local Methodist Chapel,

where he was appointed as one of theStewards.Alas, following the financial crash in

1929, conditions in the building tradedeteriorated, resulting in him losing his

job, so that quite a long period of

unemployment was to follow.Gradually as time went on the

employment position began toimprove, and dad was directed by the

Labour Exchange to attend for job

interviews, but alas they did notappreciate the difficulty caused by hisdisability. Unless any job offered was

within walking distance (on hiscrutches about half a mile) he would

have to refuse it as a bus journey wasout of the question. (Buses in those

days were boarded via a step that wasabout twelve inches above pavementkerb level, which was about as highas a one-legged person could manage,

though often the bus stopped wellaway from the kerb, making the step

even higher. Moreover, despite thefamed British habit for forming

queues, during rush hour times assoon as a bus arrived the orderlyqueue would give way to a case of

every man for himself, where anyrespect for the welfare of crippledindividuals would be temporarily

forgotten.Of course my father was by no meansthe only one in this position and thus

they became, in the eyes of the LabourExchange clerk as awkward

customers, which did nothing to helptheir cause when more suitable

vacancies arose.But at long last aclerical position did eventually comeup, though it did entail walking nearly a

mile each way. Of course to a normalperson this would have caused no

problem, but to a person in his position,any adverse weather could pose a realhardship, since being on crutches he

was unable to use the protection of anumbrella in a rainstorm, while walkingin snow or on ice was almost

impossible.But he never complained, though my

mother told me that the continuedpressure on his one leg caused him to

endure severe cramps on most nights,

which got progressively worse as timewent by.But he never made any fuss, and in fact

became quite well-known for hischeery disposition and as the life and

soul of the party, when such eventsoccurred from time to time.

But the wear and tear on his one legbegan to tell, and at some time towardsthe end of the Second World War heacquired an Invalid Carriage, one of

those three wheeled vehicles, propelledby two large levers, much as seen on

some exercise machines in the moderngyms. This proved to be a turning point

in his life, for he could now venturefurther, though still open to the rigoursof the weather.

There were a few difficulties of course,for to propel a machine that with hisown weight added, must have been

about ten times heavier than a bicyclewas no mean feat, for even a small hillsuch as a bridge over a railway would

put a great demand on his arms. At thispoint I was able to help, for together we

developed a system where he wouldstart off as usual until his normal speed

of about five mph was reached, when I,on my bike would ride just behind and,with him taking his machine out of

gear, I would take over thepropulsion. When we reached too

steep an incline we would have torevert to his hand movements and my

pushing, but on flat roads or

downhills we often attained speeds ofup to thirty mph, much to theamazement of passers-by. Of course,

there was hardly any other trafficabout, but nevertheless todays

Health and Safety people would havebeen horrified.

After a year or so dad was able to

upgrade to a similar sort of vehicle,except that it was motor propelled,which enabled him to travel vast

distances, though if my motherwished to visit the same destinations,

she would have to go by publictransport and meet him later.

At about this time some amputeesfrom the latest war had formed theInvalid Tricycle Association, and oneof their morale boosting events was a

rally for as many of the men whoused these vehicles as could attend,

where my father was delighted to takepart in races in which many of these

chairs made a remarkable spectacle.The most important thing was thatmany of these disabled men, who had

to a certain extent been treated assecond class citizens for many years,were now able to feel that they

occupied a real part of society, and itwas wonderful to see the pleasure intheir faces. And due to the constant

pressure on the government by this newassociation, and a couple of others, two

years later a proper car, adapted forhand controls was made available for

dads use so not only couanywhere, but mum could which was a great boon for

As an unsung hero, my dwas, like that of many o

matter of heroics on the baof the way he dealt with afterwards.

Can You HThe 32nd edition of thChamber of Commerce

currently being distribuWatton and Wayland areaWithin the directory is a

recipients to complete survey that will assist

businesses.New Chamber of

Chairman, Paul Adcfollowing the good w

Watton Town Team, thwas keen to obtain somfrom the community on

and local business issuethe opportunity to use

popular directory to reac

residents and invite contribute to the survey.We appreciate that hous

continually bombarded by

complete surveys but asimportant local survey, w

hope that people will minutes to complete it.Watton and Wayland are from the great changes

habits and the greater theresponse from the survey

understanding local busihave in responding to thosThe online survey can b

www.wayland-chamber.o

Watton Relief In Need ChaAfter serving the Trustees of this Charity for 20 years as Clerk to thDerek Smith wishes to relinquish the position. This is easier said th

volunteers for Charity work are now difficult to find.The Charity is an amalgamation of Charities set up many years ago to su

in need. The Trustees have a duty to distribute the income of the Chariteither generally or individually, persons resident in the town of Wattonconditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or p

paying for such items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the neeor distress of such persons. Institutions or organisations which provide o

in return to provide items, services or facilities for such persons may alsoIn the past few years grants have, in the main, consisted of support for thhelp with extra costs in the winter but assistance has also been given t

groups. The Trustees have also been able to assist the Trustees of The Ain town enabling them to provide improved housing for their occupants.The Clerk to the Trustees is expected to arrange Meetings, receive appl

grants and follow up the background information that the Trustees wmake decisions. At present there are usually three Meetings in the year is urgent business that cannot be dealt with by telephone or Email

Meetings may have to be arranged. The Clerk deals with the MinMeetings, The Charity Commission, the Bank Account and the

including the Lease to the Golf Club of land owned by the Charity. There is a small annuity for the Clerk and all expenses are covered.

If there is someone willing to take the position or who needs to talk ovebefore commitment please contact the Clerk, Derek I Smith, 39 DerWatton IP25 6ER, Tel: 884044, Email : [email protected]. Alwill be referred to the Trustees who will be responsible for any appointm

Watton Country Market -well worth aTucked down the western end of Watton High Street between the Methodis

the Library, in the Christian Community Centre between 8.30 and 11Wednesday (except January) you will find the Country Market.Whether you are looking for handicrafts, bakery or garden produce, we hfind something to tempt you.Our Crafters have a fine and varied selection of cards, wooden toys, han

knitwear available for immediate purchase, or given time, bespoke iteproduced at a very reasonable price. Our Cooks, though less in number (nealways welcome!) offer a tempting and tasty selection of both sweet and sav

and here again are happy to discuss individual commissions.Local, free range eggs are always popular and now that the spring is finally

and more plants are arriving every week. Obviously fresh produce is a littl

be assured that our green-fingered producers are beavering away in their ga

fruit and veg tables will soon be full of tasty, wholesome and above all, fresh

So come and see us, receive a warm welcome and enjoy a drink in the aprovided by the church Volunteers. Produce may be left with us for c11.30am, which is something many of our regulars find convenient.


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Watton Churches TogetherService Calendar for MaySt. Marys Church, Watton

www.stmaryswatton.org

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

2nd Wednesday Morning Worship

Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm

Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]

Sun 4th 8.00am Holy Communion10.00am Holy Communion



Sun 25th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am

All Age Worship

12 noon Holy Baptism6.30pmChoral Evensong

Thur 29th Ascension Day7.30pm Group Service of Holy Communion

Watton Methodist Churchwww.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk

Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet

reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30amIts your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour MidweekService in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member. Minister: Deacon S Sowerby 01953 881035Sun 4th 10.45am Deacon S Sowerby

6.30pm Rev. V Spencer Holy CommunionSun 11th 10.45am Rev. B Winner Womens

Anniversary Service6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck

Sun 18th

10.45am

Holy Communion Rev. D Greenaway3.00pm Circuit Service at DerehamSun 25th 11.00am Mrs J Roebuck

6.30pm Mr P Terry

Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, WattonChildren have their own programme during theSunday morning services on 4th, 18th & 25th

The May Theme is: Let us Start RebuildingSun 4th 10.30am HonourSun 11th 10.30am Family Service followed by Retirement

Party for Roger and ChrisSun 18th 10.30am Word and SpiritSun 25th 10.30am Fellowship

Roman Catholic CommunityEach Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

St. Nicholas Church, AshillTuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion

Sun 4th

9.30am

Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 11th 9.30am Family Holy CommunionSun 18th 9.30am Morning WorshipSun 25th 9.30am Holy Communion

St. Georges Church, Saham ToneySun 4th 11.00am All Age Worship & Holy Baptism

Sun 11th 11.00am Family Holy Communion &Holy Baptism

Sun 18th 11.00am All Age Worship & Holy Baptism

Sun 25th 11.00am Holy Communion & Holy Baptism

S.S. Peter & Pauls Church, CarbrookeSun 4th 10.30am Family Holy Communion

12 noon Holy BaptismSun 11th 10.30am Morning WorshipSun 18th 10.30am Holy Communion

Sun 25th 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

St John the Evangelist Church, OvingtonSun 4th 9.30am Holy Communion

Sun 18th 10.30am Lay Led Morning WorshipSun 25th 4.00pm Flower Festival Celebration

Songs of Praise

Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham,

Griston, Merton,

Stow Bedon & Thompson

Worship Calendar for MaySunday 4thMay -Third Sunday of Easter10:30am United Holy Communion Breckles

Sunday 11thMay -Fourth Sunday of Easter9:00am Matins (BCP) Merton10:30am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 18thMay -Fifth Sunday of Easter10:30am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham

Sunday 25th

May -Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogation)9:00am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30am

United Holy Communion

Griston3:00pm Farm Tour & Rogation

Prayers, Chase Farm, Caston

Thursday 29thMay -Feast of the Ascension7:00pm United Holy Communion (said) Stow Bedon

Sunday 1stJune -Seventh Sunday of Easter10:30am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Watton area Food Bank donations received at allregular Sunday morning services

THE WAY YOUTH GROUP (ages 11+)Sunday, 11

thMay, 7:00pm, Rectory

Friday, 16thMay, with other youth groups, 7:00pm, Rectory

Enquiries: Mr. Graham PenfoldTel.: 07770 650971; Email: [email protected]

All Saints Church, ThrextonOur next Service: Sunday 4th May 10amWATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP -MAY

Wed 7th May 2pm Meeng tea and chat at Waon CCC.

Mon 19th May 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses

Wed 2nd July Oung to Wroxham Barns, Cromer, Fakenham

Garden Centre. Returning to Waon about 6.00pm. Cost

12pp to book please contact Joan Bayliss 885610.

Carbrooke Church NewsOn Mothering Sunday, Carbrooke Young Believers, led theservice telling the story of Jesus life, They also handed out the

books, served the coffee, tidied up afterwards, and provided themusic. Many thanks to them for doing such a good job, and toJulie and Helen for planning it all. Preparations are in full swing for our major fundraising eventKeith Skipper Concert on May 10th. So please support us ifyou can, by advertising and selling tickets.We are now looking forward to our PATRONAL FESTIVALCELEBRATIONS (of St Peter and St Paul), for the weekend of28th and 29th June.Arts and Crafts Displays, Music, Refreshments, ParachutingTeddies, fun and games.

Afternoon Tea and Cake will be served in the Village Hall onFriday 30th May 2pm. Come along, bring your children, oryour parents! We have been learning to knit and crochet, so if

this is something you like to do bring it along, but if you prefer,just come to sit and chat.

Old Favourites Enjoyat IW Lunchtime Con

At the beginning of April a lively Queens Hall audience enjoythis seasons Lunchtime Concerts staged by the Inner W

Watton. The entertainment was very ably provided by Jeremwho,with his acoustic guitar, played many favourites from the 5

all well-known to those present: many joining in enthusiasticanostalgic trip down Memory Lane. Following the Concert the

a light lunch with tea and coffee and a total of 194:85 wascharities supported by Inner Wheel.At the recent monthly meeting members present heard an intere

Valerie Semlyen entitled Work in the 20th Century. The speaa fascinating insight into her working life which varied from bdescribed it Chief Char in a busy hospital, to becoming a Prob

serving in some of the most deprived areas of London. After qdiscussion Mrs. Semlyen was thanked by Pauline Baldry.

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