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Be Quick! For One Night Only
Get ready Wayland for a brand new show
in town. Olly Day, master of magic and
mirth and Nigel ‘Boy’ Syer, Norfolk’s
funniest accordionist, are coming to
Melsop Farm for one night only. Billed
as ‘The Real Norfolk Show’, ‘If its
laughter you’re after’ is a fun filled
evening of music, astounding magic and
great comedy songs as well as a huge
dollop of Norfolk ‘squit’!
This year’s extravaganza sees Nigel and
Olly as a pair of musicians. Playing
some great songs and telling a cheeky
tale or two!
Olly Day is a comedian and magician.
He has a great singing voice and has
Dance-Away, at
the Queens Hall
The monthly dances, at the Queens
Hall, Watton, continue to be well
attended for the majority of the year.
We welcome dances from the local
area, as well as regular dancers from
Dereham, Brandon, Bury St. Edmunds
and Norwich, who all enjoy dancing on
the lovely sprung dance floor, that is a
key feature of the hall.
We are non -profit organisation, so any
profits made, at the end of each year, is
donated to local charities.
This year we are pleased to be able to
make a donation to the Wayland
Partnership, HAPPY Project, which
was set up to tackle social isolation in
Wayland. The money will help to
support craft activities for children in
the Wayland villages.
A second donation has been made to
spent the last 8 years at the end of the pier
in Cromer, starring in their Christmas
show. The show sees him team up with
Norfolk’s funniest accordionist, Nigel
‘Boy’ Syer who has built up a huge
following all over East Anglia. He will
be performing his own special brand of
comedy and country music.
Performing with them will be Lisa Marie.
Her voice is amazing… Lisa can switch
between singing the beautiful ballads of
Karen Carpenter and the full range of the
show stopping songs of Cilla Black! She
has spent the last few years touring with
Olly and Nigel at sell out concerts all over
East Anglia.
the very worthwhile East Anglian Air
Ambulance.
A new programme of dances, which are
held on the first Saturday of each
month, excluding February, is now in
place for 2018. Posters are displayed
locally, to advertise the dances, and we
would be pleased to welcome any one
who wants to come along and join this
very friendly group of people, who
have a love of dancing.
The next dance will be held on
Saturday 3rd March, from 7.30 -10.30
pm. The cost is £4 per person and there
is also a raffle and a bar. At each dance
there is a a good mix of Ballroom,
Latin and popular Sequence dances.
The committee would like to thank all
those who have supported us over the
last year and look forward to their
continuing support.
Any one who wants to know more
about these dances can contact me, Val
Simpson on 01953 882790.
Olly says: “We are both looking forward
to our first visit to Melsop Farm. The
theatre there looks fantastic and it’s been
putting on so many great shows. We are
very excited to be performing there.”
Nigel ‘Boy’ Syer says: “It’s great to get
over to that part of Norfolk as we have so
many fans in that area that don’t get the
chance to see us perform. It will be a real
winter warmer of a show with lots of
laughs too.”
If it’s Laughter You’re After, you need to
be at Melsop Farm Park on Saturday 27th
January at 7.30pm!!
To book tickets, please phone 01953
851943 or pop into the farm.
Thinking
Caps on for
the Ovington
Quiz Evening
Saturday 3 February, 7pm. Teams of
4 are invited to take part in a fun quiz
in aid of St John’s Church, Ovington.
It will start at 7pm in Ovington
Village Hall, Church Road IP25 6RY.
Tickets are available from the village
hall any Monday morning between 10
and 12 or from Christine on 01953
885848.
They cost £6 per person and include a
ploughman’s supper. There will be a
raffle, but no bar so bring your own
drinks please. Space is limited, so
hurry and book your team in as soon
as possible.
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A Quick Look
Round
By Orbiter
The New Year is now well under way
and, no doubt, all those good
resolutions have been broken, just as
they always have been after a few
days. The trouble is we always resolve
to do things we don’t like doing, or
give up things we don’t wish to give
up, so I’m not really sorry for failing.
Looking back on the festive season, I
must say I do like those E-cards, those
Christmas greetings sent on-line,
which this year seemed to have
become more elaborate than ever
before, with touches to the screen
bringing all sorts of different actions
and effects. Much more interesting
than the traditional card, though
difficult to stand on the mantel-piece!
Winter, up to the time of writing, has
been fairly kind to us around these
parts, although those storms Bryan,
Charlie, Dylan and Eleanor (I think
that’s what they called them) have
brought all sorts of nasty shocks to
other parts of the country, including
spots not many miles away. And the
violent storms on the other side of the
Atlantic are a bit scary, in case they
decide to come our way, so fingers
crossed is the watchword.
Most of us will have admired the
photo that appeared in all the papers,
of the Royal party, William and Kate,
with Harry and his fiancée, taken
during their recent sojourn at
Sandringham, which apparently was
taken by an ordinary by-stander with
her mobile phone. Besides being a real
scoop, in-so-far as that all four were
all depicted in a natural un-posed
setting, the surprising thing was that it
was taken by a complete amateur with
such basic equipment, the result being
a picture as good as any professional
could have produced. William Fox -
Talbot, the inventor of photography,
would surely turn in his grave if he
could see that modern technology
requires just a touch of a button to do
what he had taken years to perfect.
Those of us who knew the days before
phones were mobile will remember
that ordinary folks used to take ‘snaps’
on our Kodak Brownie box cameras,
always careful to keep the sun out of
the lens, and when the reel of film was
used up (usually eight exposures) it
was off to Boots for developing and
the exciting examination four days
later, of the results of your
photographic efforts, often with
disappointment to see that the picture
of Auntie Nellie was good apart from
her head having been cut off, or that
there was a double exposure because
you had failed to wind on the film
between shots.
None of that to worry the average
person today, who shoots off photos
galore, with scant worries about the
light, the distance from the subject or
anything – just point the camera, push
the button, and Robert is your uncle.
But to more important things. The big
issue of the day seems to be the
sudden realisation that we are being
overtaken by waste, which although
being featured regularly by ecologist
over the years, has now really been
brought to the fore. The main focus is
on plastic, which recent storms have
dumped back on our beaches, tons and
tons of it. Science is forever bringing
new advantages, but alas many of
these have un-foreseen downsides, and
plastics is possibly the worst, since in
many forms it is virtually
indestructible.
Previous research brought us the use
of coal for fires, until it was realised
that the world was disappearing under
a carbon fog, and recently the use of
diesel fuel was recognised as a serious
pollutant, and is being phased out.
Nuclear fission was going to be the
answer to our energy problems, but
events have shown that things are not
so simple, and just as every new law
that is introduced to improve our lives
is eventually shown to have hidden
loop-holes, so nature shows us that
however clever we may be, things are
often more complex than we first
thought.
But on a lighter note, I see that golf
has been deemed the most boring
spectator sport of all. At first mention,
many of us golfers (or in my case ex-
golfers) may cry “foul”, but perhaps
there is something in it. Dutiful girl-
friends who accompany their
intendeds round the course must find
tedium beyond compare, and even
televised matches often are bogged
down with long periods of nothing
happening (while players search for
lost balls, etc.)
I suppose bridge would qualify, if it
can be called a sport, and a spectator
could certainly manage a good sleep
between moves.
But, yes, I guess golf is boring. To
watch.
And now, having put all those Xmas
lunches and all the other annual do’s
behind us, we can get back to normal
and – oh, no, there’s weeds beginning
to peep through the flower beds again.
No peace for the wicked.
Good afternoon.
Ashill and
Holme Hale
Garden Club
At the time of writing this, the 2018
programme has not yet started but the
Christmas party in early December
already seems an age ago. As usual
the food was delicious, the raffle and
Christmas hamper draw were both full
of goodies and the organisation of the
event was superb. Many thanks to all
those who helped to make it another
enjoyable afternoon. This year we
were entertained by Linda Scholes
with her amusing stories of her family
and Christmases past.
Looking back on 2017 it has been
another successful year. We had a
seamless change of Chairman as
David Priestley picked up the baton
from David Green and membership
still hovers between 80 and 90. The
annual flower show continues to
thrive, now organised by a small
dedicated group, and, in addition to
some excellent speakers, we have
enjoyed several outings. Our first
coach trip was to Doddington Hall
near Lincoln on a glorious May day.
Then in September we made a return
visit to Barnsdale in Rutland, the
previous home of BBC’s Gardeners’
World when the presenter was the late
Geoff Hamilton. We also had two ‘self
-drive’ afternoon visits, the first being
to Dale Farm in Dereham. We have
been here at several different times of
year and it never disappoints. The
second, to The Urban Jungle near
Norwich, was a new experience. It is
an unusual and informative nursery
aiming to be a real alternative to the
traditional Garden Centre which
seems to sell everything but plants
these days.
We now look forward to the New
Year with our annual lunch on 18th
followed by Ian Roofe talking about
‘Spring Garden Flowers’ on 25th
January.
What’s on in the next three months:
22nd February Kathy Gray ‘Plant
Hunters’
22nd March Graham Benefer ‘Bonsai’
26th April Jim Paine ‘Plants for
Shade’
Norfolk Wildlife
Trust Breckland
Local Group
Our talk in January by Jo Jones from
Breckland Flora Group was well
attended, particularly in view of the
horrible damp evening. But at least It
wasn’t snowing!
Jo told us about the formation of the
group which helps to conserve our
Breckland plants, some of which are
internationally important, growing
here and nowhere else in the world.
This month we have the NWT’s own
Jonathan Preston, the Brecklands
Reserves manager. He will be talking
about the “Back from the Brink”
project and other future projects.
This is on Wednesday 14th February
on 7.30pm at Watton Christian
Community Centre, High Street,
Watton. IP25 6AB. Entry is £2 for
members, £3 non members which
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In Your
Garden
With (a rather unwell) Lotta Potts
Probably the best thing that can be
said about February is that it’s not
January. By the time you get to read
this January will have been a real
assortment of weather from snow to
fog to rain and back again via a few
vicious frosts. Nevertheless nature is
stirring – in my area in the middle of
January I saw snowdrops, daffodils
pushing their leaves up and daffodils
in bud on sale. This is the last winter
month so while anything could
happen weather-wise we are on the
downhill run to spring. At last. So
here we go with what may be
possible. If it doesn’t work keep the
notes for March!
It's all a bit 'ifs and buts' and depends
more on the weather now than later in
the year. Let's face it you can always
do a bit if the rain is warm in June
than if it's sleet in February. So
assuming the soil is workable, finish
off the winter digging or put on a
mulch if you have raised beds and/or
a no-dig system. This makes sense to
me as long as the area doesn't get
trodden on. The recommendation is
to make beds no wider than four feet
or so you can comfortably reach half
way from the sides. Don't make them
so long that it's too tempting to stride
over rather than walk round. Come
on, jumping four feet really isn't on if
you are of mature years. So we are
left with a maximum four feet wide
and eight long. As well as finishing
the digging or mulching this is the
time to start new beds so this is a
catch-all job really.
If the weather is really kind, mild and
dry, you can cut the grass with the
mower blades on the highest level. I
suppose some lawn enthusiasts will
want to do this, but do make sure it's
dry. Even I wouldn't want to see
muddy stripes. Otherwise keep off
the grass and if you do need to cross
it then put in a temporary path. I
suppose you could make one but the
ones available make out of plastic
seem to be the best of a bad job.
Another job to avoid if possible is
removing snow from conifers, large
evergreens and hedges as they will
collapse under the weight. You will
too if there's a lot of it. This is a job
to be done with a bit of caution unless
you have large young athletes to
hand.
On the upside bare-root trees and
shrubs can be planted or moved now.
The best times are just after the
leaves are all down or just before
spring starts in early March. You can
still rejuvenate prune old shrubs and
overgrown deciduous hedges and
climbers. Some clematis need regular
pruning this time of year. These are
the ones that start to flower in June
and keep going through early autumn.
These should be cut back hard to
about two feet from the ground. The
reason? They flower on the ends of
their shoots so if you leave them the
flowers will be lovely a very long
way up with lots of bare stems. If
you aren't sure or have lost the label
just trim back top growth to a good
pair of buds then note when they
flower to prune next year. The
species clematis that have flowers
that are bell-shaped, or flared cups or
small saucers don't really need to be
pruned at all unless they are really out
of shape. Wayward stems can always
be tucked back into the plant or
trained on to the support. Don't prune
any that flower early in the year until
they've finished. Tuck in wayward
stems and enjoy the flowers. A word
of warning. Although it's evergreen,
a magnificent plant and some have
scented flowers be careful with the
armandii varieties. In a place they
like they'll take off and before you
know it they've taken over. I did
speak to a breeder once who said the
best thing was to take a chainsaw to a
mature specimen once the flowers
were over. The clue is in 'mature' but
you get the idea.
There's lots to be done indoors. Chit
potatoes if you didn't in January.
Start sowing seeds, particularly if you
have a propagator or a sunny
windowsill where the pots will be out
of the way. The thing to avoid is to
overdo it on the seed sowing. Again,
from experience, you sow thinly in
pots or trays according to the
instructions on the packet and it
doesn't look enough. So just to be on
the safe side you do another one. On
to the next packet and so on until you
have no small pots or trays left. Then
they all germinate and don't they look
lovely, those tiny green shoots? Then
you have to prick them all out. They
still need a bit of cosseting in the
warm so now you've run out of larger
trays, larger pots, tried to prick out
the ones in small pots so those that
need to can go into said pots
individually. Then have a row with
the other people in the house who
can't get near a window anywhere...
It's wonderful to sow seeds but take it
steady and think about succession
sowing, particularly with peas and
beans and carrots and brassicas and
all the other things you don't want a
glut of. One day you'll be able to say
you are on top of it and have enough
of everything at the right time. You'll
be Alan Titchmarsh in no time at all.
I think it's been said many times, do
only grow the veg you eat. It's no use
having a huge prize-winning crop of
something you struggle to get rid of.
This is a busy month for fruit: cut
down autumn-fruiting rasperries to
about six inches and plant new canes.
Soft fruit bushes can still be planted
as can bare-root fruit trees and
summer-fruiting rasperries. Up to the
middle of next month you can finish
winter-pruning standard apple and
pear trees. I don't really have
experience of this and it's like roses,
the trees in the instructions never,
ever, look like the ones in your
garden. I would recommend finding
someone who does this regularly and
ask for a demonstration.
If you have a frost-free or heated
greenhouse you can really get an
early start with veg. However, if you
didn't clean the glass in the autumn
now's the time to do it before you get
crops in there. The instructions I
have just read start off with pick a
rainy day. Then clean the inside of
the glass and wash pots, trays etc. I
really fancy doing that on a cold wet
February day don't you? Still, I
suppose if you want to plant early
crops either in a soil border or in pots
you need to sort the glass out first.
I'll leave that to you, the people who
want French beans, baby beetroot,
carrots months before the outdoor
ones are ready. Stored dahlia tubers
can be planted in pots or boxes with
potting compost in the greenhouse so
they can be planted as soon as
possible once the danger of frost is
gone and has the added advantage of
forcing them to produce shoots for
cuttings.
If all else fails and it's really
depressing go to the nursery or
garden centre and treat yourself to a
hardy shrub that's in bloom,
preferably a scented one, that will sit
in its pot near a window so you have
something to look at.
It's really quite astonishing what can
be done in this dreariest of months
but on a fine day it's good to get out
and look to see what hardy bulbs and
plants are coming through some even
in snow they are so determined to
grow. If your garden isn't yielding
anything then it might be worth
buying some miniature daffs in
flower so you can plant them out and
know they'll be along early next year.
Look over the fences into other
people's gardens. Try not to look as
though you are casing the joint.
One last thought, if you just glance
out there you know what you'll see –
weeds! So, as ever, keep weeding.
Griston
Church Book
Sale
We’re back! The first Grand Second
Hand Book Sale of 2018 will be held
at Griston Church on Saturday 17th
March, from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm.
The books on offer will include
fiction, reference, children’s and
poetry, and still with no book costing
more than one pound. There will be
refreshments of hot and cold drinks,
cakes, savouries and snacks to eat in,
and whole ones to take away. We are
also selling plants, both indoor and
garden varieties, to kick start your
summer bedding display. Entry is free
and open to all, so come along to
browse through our huge, new,
choice of books. We can promise you
a warm welcome as the heating is
installed and fully functioning; the
money from these sales is to pay for
it! We really need more volunteers,
both on the day and with the setting
up beforehand, and to make the bakes
we sell. Please get in touch if you are
willing to help in whatever capacity.
If you have items to donate, or would
like to help us in any way, please
contact Caroline & Keith on 880153.
Many thanks and we look forward to
seeing you there.
Dereham
Indoor
Bowling Club
Dereham Indoor Bowling Club, based
within Dereham Leisure Centre,
Station Road, DEREHAM, will be
holding Coaching Sessions for
beginners on Sunday afternoons, for
both Adults and Families with Juniors.
This will take place on 6 Sunday
afternoons starting in February,
depending on numbers coming
forward.
Why not come along and give it a try
and make new friends? Bowls is a
very inexpensive sport. Sessions are 2
hours long. You bowl approximately
45 bowls, weighing about 3 pounds
each. Bowling from each end of a 36
metre Rink, therefore walking 533
yards (800 strides). Bending down to
pick up your bowls 45 times is gentle
exercise, which also includes
concentration and becoming
competitive. This sport can be played
by people of all fitness levels. For
more information contact Terry on
01362 525 042 or e-mail
twhunt25@gmail.com
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Santa's Jeep
You May have seen Santa's Jeep just
before Christmas, driving around the area.
On board were Paul Lincoln, Chief Elf
and Front Gunner, Paul's son Scottie
manning the rear Christmas Tree (where
the guns go) and Tim Brown, who was
promoted to Santa recently driving.
Paul explained the story behind the drive:
“We do a drive round in our old Army
Jeeps before Christmas, dressed as Santa
and elves. Not just a bit of fun, but a
subtle reminder that somewhere in
the world a lot of British soldiers are
not sitting down to Christmas Dinner
with their families. They are helping
to keep us safe. Hopefully, people
spare a thought for them.”
When asked about the story behind this
particular jeep, Paul explained “There
was a lovely man, who lived at North
Elnham, called Roy Close. He was a Lt.
in C Squadron, 1st SAS Regiment and
went to France shortly after "D" Day. His
patrol operated behind the lines for a few
weeks, keeping German troops away
from the invasion beaches. The youngest
patrol member (who still lives in Essex)
was "Boy" Borrie, at 18 years old!”
“After the initial landings, they drove
back and returned to the U.K. They were
then equipped with modified "Armoured"
Jeeps with 5 machine guns on each. As
they were operating in temperatures of -
16 degreees in open vehicles, Roy & Boy
modified their vehicles even more by
adding a roof, which meant forfeiting the
two rear machine guns. They were given
an interpreter, called Johnnie Barignole, a
nom de geurre, but he couldn't actually
speak English.”
“A few years ago, I had the great
privilege of sitting next to Roy at a lunch
in London. We got on very well together
and he gave me some photos of his Jeep
(above). I told him that I would make an
exact copy of it. Unfortunately, Roy never
got to see it, as he died just after we
started. Alec "Boy" Borrie is, however,
still going strong. We are now fitting the
roof and will be off to Essex to take Alec
joyriding soon. A friend of mine is
actually building an exact copy of Alec's
Jeep to go with Roy's. Hopefully, he will
get to ride in that one too.”

Happenings
of The HAPPY
Project
As I write this piece, the Christmas
decorations have been taken down and
packed away safely in the loft and
everywhere seems very bare. By the
time you read this piece the Festive
Season will be another memory and we
will be looking forward to the
flowering of the spring bulbs. I noticed
that half way through January, the
Snowdrops were almost in flower in
Ashill, so you could say, it is onwards
and upwards from now on.
It is always bright and cheery when we
hold the Ashill Family Art and Craft
morning. Over the last weekend we
held a session where we spent the time
busily planting Anemones (Seth is
pictured right with his), it was quite
difficult to determine which way up the
corms should go in the soil because of
their shapes but we managed with
Steph’s guidance.
Verity as usual was at the sticky,
glittery table making hats because we
had a small party. (thanks to Rosemary
for the delicious food}. Jenny was
where she likes to be too, in the thick of
the paint!
It is lovely to see the children’s skills
developing and the way that they
gravitate to various members of the
team whom they see as their buddy
other than their parents.
We are in discussion of how we can
continue to operate the group, once the
funding and support of The HAPPY
Project ceases at the end of March. The
members of The Steering Committee
have said that they will gladly continue
to volunteer their time on the second
Saturday of the month. So if you and
your children are at a loose end and
would like to make playdough, carry
out some gluing and sticking or make
junk models, come along to Ashill
Community Centre on 9th February
2018 from 10am to 12 noon, we will
all be there and it will be FREE for the
next two months.
The families and the Steering Group of
The HAPPY Project would like to say
Thank you for the donation they have
recently received from a group in
Watton, it is very much appreciated and
will enable us to pay the room hire for
three months. This will enable us to
continue to have more creative fun on a
Saturday.
The HAPPY Project continues to
support The Babes in the Wood
Festival at Griston. Plans are marching
ahead for a much bigger event this year
and it all looks very exciting indeed.
Watch the pages in The Wayland News
and Social Media. Put the date in your
diary now 23rd June 2018 and if you
are interested in helping contact Nicky
Hornsey on 01953 548375.
The Bereavement Café will continue to
meet the last Thursday of the month at
Babaco’s from 4pm to 6pm. If you
have suffered a loss and are finding life
difficult or lonely come and have a chat
and a cuppa.
The Games Group is thinking how it
might be good to have a designated
group. Is anyone interested in playing
Mah Jong regularly? If we can get a
team together to play on a Friday
afternoon that will be arranged, just call
me on 01953 880235 and it will be
arranged.
That’s about all for now, I hope you are
all managing to keep clear of the winter
coughs and colds and trying to be
HAPPY!
Help needed
for Thursday
Club
Watton Thursday club was formed more
than 40 years ago to provide a social club
for local adults with learning disabilities.
Meetings are held monthly at Wayland
Academy and include craft, music and
games. A party is held each Christmas
and an outing organised in the summer.
The committee, which meets about 5
times per year, is now in need of some
new members - especially a treasurer to
take over in May. This is not an onerous
task - records need to be kept of
transactions and an annual statement
prepared for the auditor and for
submission to the Charity Commission.
Thursday club is also registered with the
Gift Aid scheme. If you have a few hours
to spare and would be prepared to help
out at meetings or could be a committee
member Gay Skipper would be delighted
to hear from you on 881588. If you
would like more information about the
role of treasurer please contact Sue
Baldwin 881372 or email
sue.baldwin@talk21.com
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The Hall can accommodate events
for up to 125 people for a wedding,
all parties, fund raising events.
We have disabled toilets, car
Vacancy at
Steven's
Almshouses
The Almshouses, a Grade 2 listed
building situated between Vincent
Place and the Junior School, consist
of four studio cottages. They are
managed by a group of volunteer
Trustees who oversee all aspects of
maintenance and occupancy. The
Trustees come from all parts of the
parking, we are next to the village
green and fenced off children’s play
area and you can hire the hall for a
day, evening, and weekly or
monthly at very reasonable rent.
Last year, we had a wedding with a
marquee on the village green, and
another wedding had a barbecue at
local community and the organisation
is not run by St Mary's Church as is
commonly thought, although the
Constitution does require the Vicar
and a Churchwarden to be unelected
Trustees.
The Trustees are constantly looking
to improve the property and the most
recent project has been the redesign
of the rear garden which is now a
pleasant patio area.
One of the cottages has recently
become vacant and the Trustees are
seeking a new resident. Please see
right for details:
the rear of the hall, access from the
side of the hall.
To discover more, come and join us
over a cup of coffee. Further details
from Les Baxter (Secretary) email
bradenhamvillagehalllettings@gmai
l.com or telephone 01362 820 886
To Let:
Stevens Almshouses
Charity Watton,
Studio Cottage with separate
Kitchen and bathroom,
communal Gardens.
Would suit mature single
responsible person.
Selection Criteria Applies.
References would be required
For further information please
contact the Clerk 01953 885479
During the month of February, if you
live in areas IP26, IP27 or IP28, and
have an unneutered cat, you can have
him or her neutered for £5. Just call
the number at the bottom of the page,
and we will send you a neutering
voucher which you can take to any
vet, and you will just have to pay £5.
We are hoping to reduce the kitten
population this year, so we are asking
for your help.
Female cats come into season during
the early part of the year, and any
kittens will be born in the spring.
There are many reasons for neutering
females. They can become pregnant
at 4 months of age and have 3 litters a
year. This adds to the over
population problem and increase
costs for the owner. Females will call
and wail every 3 weeks during the
breeding season, to attract a male
until they are pregnant. Females are
more likely to contract diseases
spread through sexual contact.
Unneutered females are also at risk of
cancers of the ovaries, uterus and
mammary glands, as well as
developing pyometra, a serious
infection of the womb.
Male cats need neutering
for a variety of reasons
too. They are more
likely to end up injured
or catch diseases from
fighting, with subsequent
suffering and vet bills.
They also travel many
miles in search of
unneutered females,
risking road accidents
and injury. Male cats
spray smelly urine to
months of age. Kittens can be safely
neutered before six months of age
and it is not beneficial for a cat to
have a season or just one litter before
being spayed.
One unneutered female cat can be
responsible for 20,000 descendants in
just five years - unneutered cats are
very good at finding each other and
unplanned, unwanted pregnancies are
all too common. Neutered cats do
not ‘miss’ their organs or
opportunities to reproduce or rear a
litter - they are not people!
While the majority of owners do
neuter their cats, sadly a large number
of owned cats are allowed to breed,
adding to the overpopulation problem
and the demand on overstretched
animal charities. Please don’t leave it
too late. Speak to your vet and book
your cat’s neutering appointment. It
should benefit your cat, it may
prevent your cat suffering and it is the
most important action you can take to
help the wider cat population.
To take part in our neutering
campaign please call Breckland Cats
Protection on 01842 810018.
Rita Thompson.

West Norfolk
Aviation Society
Never to be foiled in the face of adversity the West Norfolk
Aviation Society triumphs again at its Mundford Bowls Club
depot. When a scheduled speaker fails to appear, external
resources run dry or, are too expensive, the society turns to
its own crew for monthly enlightenment. Our very own
master techie, Fred Miller, rose to the occasion and delivered
a compendium of photographic phenomena dredged from
that wondrous archive: the internet. The programme started
with a collection of slides depicting the irony of ‘Nose Art’;
those zany pinups that emblazoned the front end of the war
machines; the ones that belied and understated the
apprehension and emotions of the sometimes adolescent
aircrews. Our audience wasted no opportunity in punctuating
the presentation with its own bawdy comments; even an
emancipated lady listener felt cheated by the fact that the
caricatures were exclusively female . .
There came next the thrilling spectacle of a somewhat over
restored WW2 fighting machine being put through its paces.
The image of the Lockheed P38 Lightning conflicted,
somewhat, with the sensibilities of the purist. The machine
gave no impression of having been a war machine with its
polished aluminium skin and Red Bull livery; the latter pales
into insignificance when compared with period nose art.
The next few clips in Fred’s eclectic repertoire focussed on
the engineering aspect of aviation; more specifically, the
versatility of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine which was used
to power numerous WW2 bombers and fighters. Adapted
versions were also used on American aircraft; one even
found its way into the garage of Jay Leno, the famous
American TV presenter and collector of other exotic, period
transport machinery. Jay uses his Merlin engine as a
stationary standby generator . . . for moving air around.
The evening ended with a hearty round of applause for Fred
and, the catering crew, Val and Len.
There’s more at: www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.org.uk
The Wayland News February 2018 Page 7
Inner Wheel In Action – Again!
Having recovered from a very
busy Christmas period the ladies
of Watton Inner Wheel gathered
in the Christian Community
Centre on January 10th to
celebrate International Inner
Wheel Day. Inner Wheel is an
International organisation with
3,895 clubs in 103 countries
worldwide.. In the UK there are
611 clubs with some 15.300
members. We meet to enjoy
working together to make new
friendships and to offer voluntary
service in our local communities
as well as doing our best to help
with overseas projects for those
in need.
January 10th is the special day
each year when every member
tries to participate in some event
which will be of benefit to their
local community. Our project was
to hold a coffee morning followed
by a soup lunch for those who
wished to support us. The
Christian Community Centre had
a very busy morning as cakes and
scones were consumed in some
numbers and when, at 11.30 the
soup in slow cookers arrived all
present enjoyed a wonderful
variety of homemade soups.
There was no set charge for this
event but donations were
welcome in the boxes on display
and the amazing sum of £500 was
donated. £400 of this will be
donated to The Nook Appeal
which is President Lesley's
charity this year and £100 will be
donated to the maintenance fund
at the Christian Community
Centre. We say a huge 'thank you'
to all those people who attended
for their very generous help.
At our club meeting the following
day we were delighted to
welcome Councillor Beryl
Bunning, with Peter Cowling as
presenter, she took part in our
own Radio Desert Island Discs
sharing stories of her life in
Watton interspersed with
favourite music. From
remembering her time as a very
young Brownie singing 'Run,
Rabbit, Run' in a Pack show to 'A
Wonderful World' which
reminded her of all the good
things there are about living in
this County and of all the good
work done by all the
organisations in the town which
she had visited as Mayor last
year. This was a very happy
evening enjoyed by all.
February brings two events in the
It’s all going on at the Watton Evening WI
Well, we hope you all had a great
Christmas, starting the festivities with
the Watton Festive Market (above) and
it was delightful to see so many of you
there. We had fun at the Craft meetings
throughout the year making all the items
which were on sale and of course our
renowned Tombola and children’s Bran
Tubs. All in all a magnificent £381 was
taken on the day. So a big ‘Thank You’
to all those that visited our stall. It was
such an enjoyable day and the weather
was fine which was an added bonus.
Festivities had started with our trip to
Thursford Christmas Spectacular which
many Members attended and what a
superb visit, definitely one to repeat.
Our Wayland Group Meeting with
Saham Toney had us being entertained
by the Wymondham Ukulele Band
where we all sang along to Christmas
songs and carols. History of how some
Queens Hall, firstly our usual
February Barn Dance on Friday,
9th with Shinanikins playing and
doing the calling. This includes a
‘Ploughman’s supper and costs
£8.50.
On Wednesday, February 21st
the first of our popular
Lunchtime Concerts will have
of our traditions came about and
seasonal poems were read. Yvonne
from Saham Toney WI read ‘The
Messiah’ from an Alan Titchmarsh
autobiography ‘Fill my Stocking’ which
she read in a very comical way which
delighted us all and invoked much
laughter. This was then followed by
refreshments and a donation from this
evening will be sent to ‘First
Responders’. We all went home full of
festive cheer after having a great time.
The Christmas spirit continued when we
met for our December meeting held at
Broom Hall where notices were read
and then we had a delicious meal served
by very attentive waiter and waitresses.
All members brought a ‘Secret Santa’
gift and these were distributed along
with a free raffle. The prizes were a
great many hampers and other gifts. A
wonderful evening, everyone had a
'KYLE' performing a variety of
songs from pop to country to
Music Hall. Again the ticket
price of £6 includes lunch.
Tickets for these 2 events are
available from Mullengers in
Watton High Street.
On Saturday, March 3rd we shall
be at the Queens Hall Coffee
great time and our thanks go to the
Committee who had worked hard to
make this a memorable night.
Our first meeting of the year will
hear Jane Gutteridge speak on her
first-hand experience of the work of
the East Anglia Air Ambulance.
This will be the start of the new year
for the WI and we will also be
discussing the five proposed
Resolutions which the WI will be
actively leading a campaign to bring
to the attention of Government. Also
at this meeting the Members will also
receive the new 2018 Programme of
Speakers and exciting events for the
coming year which the committee
have arranged.
Should you wish to find out more about
the WI or our meetings, please contact
Carol our Secretary on 01953 881006
who will be pleased to speak to you.
Morning with our usual offering
of homemade cakes and other
goodies, - we hope to see you at
all these events.
Should you wish for any more
information about Inner Wheel
please ring me, Brenda Davis, on
01953 881792.
The Wayland News February 2018 Page 8

another. This giving recognition also below). Paul’s father, Ivan, also a
Watton Rotary applies to Club giving from fundraising.
In RIBI we are a bit more circumspect
Watton Rotarian had received a PHF
some years ago. The next bit of
Roundup about awarding fellowships; we regard
the PHF as something special in
excitement was our half year 50/50
club draw, with total prize money of
The final meeting of 2017 proved recognition of particular and exemplary £375 being won by many delighted
something of a watershed for Watton service to the club or the community. winners. DG Robert gave us the
Rotary Club. Firstly, it was planned as Somewhat appropriate that a Paul in our wisdom of his words and we all went
the official visit by DG Robert Lovick club should be cited for a PHF - Paul home with a rosy glow after a
and for reasons that will become clear, Chubbock was called forward and thoroughly enjoyable evening and
we invited, the DG’s wife, Roberta, to received the Fellowship citation, pin and looking forward to a new era of being
come, too. necklet from DG Robert (Pictured a dual gender club.
The evening was declared a ladies night
with Rotarians partners invited. There
was another reason for this; President
Martin inducted our first married couple:
Vivian and Mike Gicquel (pictured
above), on transfer from the Rotary Club
of Shepparton Aurora. So, after 63 years,
Watton Rotary Club is now dual gender!
It is the centenary of the Rotary
International Foundation. In 1917, 12
years after Paul Harris founded Rotary,
the 6th President, Arch Klumph, set up
‘The Foundation’ as an endowment fund
for Rotary "to do good in the world"; it
all started with a single donation of
$26.50. Later came the Foundation
giving recognition scheme and the Paul
Harris Fellowship, whereby anyone
donating $1,000 can become a Paul
Harris Fellow or confer the award to
The Wayland News February 2018 Page 9

History Beneath Your Feet at Great Hockham Gardening Club

At the turn of the year Graeme Simmonds (right)
returned to show us and discuss some of the
many items that have been found buried in the
ground. This was the fourth occasion we have
had the pleasure of a visit by Graeme and there
were the usual collection of battered old relics
from a forgotten age. But on this occasion the
members had been asked to bring along their
own finds for identification and comment.
Graeme started by reminding us that here in the
East there are an above average number of finds,
largely resulting from trade with Europe. Also,
with the releasing of some green belt land to new
building, fresh areas of undisturbed land are now
being excavated revealing new finds.
Unfortunately, when sites of interest are
developed, the building usually goes ahead
before the site can be fully excavated and
recorded. He pointed out that what was important
was not the finds, but what you find out from
those finds. Ordinary items were often more
valuable for the knowledge gained than for their
market price. The terms ‘price’ and ‘value’
should never be confused. A lot of the pleasure
of finding items of practical use, like tools, was
in imagining yourself using them. The notion that
old implements were by definition
unsophisticated was often a delusion as the item
had been made especially for a purpose and was
very effective at carrying out that task. As an
example Graeme handed round a 5,000 year old
Stone Age hand axe, an item often requested
when he makes return visits to a club.
We were shown part of a horse harness with the
initials of the owner of the horse: probably not
the farmer as that work was usually carried out
by ‘contractors’. Finds like this turn up quite
often, as there was a tradition of burying the tack While getting us to try and identify a couple of Photos (8 entries). 1 Patrick Alzetto. 2 Prue
along with the dead horse. We saw a newspaper mystery items, Graeme concluded by showing us Szczepanowski. 3 Jane Dalton.
cutting from the EDP from 2016, a reprint of an a collection of coins. These ranged from around 9 Our next event will be our annual lunch. It will
earlier report. It was about a man by the name of BC to one dated 1663. They were various be at the Thomas Paine Hotel, arrive at 12:30.
James Grimmer who had looked after fourteen denominations from England, Scotland, Ireland, Our next indoor meeting will be on Wednesday
horses, but in 1955, then aged 79 and still Belgium, Spain and Rome. By themselves they 14th of February. Guy Barker will be talking
working, now had only four. were nothing particularly rare that had not been about ‘Snowdrops and Other Spring Treasures’.
Graeme showed us a bottle Right previously found in reasonable numbers. But
given to him by a woman who in her advanced they were all recently found at a single location, a
years wanted to share it with others. When her field showing no particular topographical
mother was a child she had been playing near a features. Obviously this had been a destination of
stream and had found it sticking out of the bank. some importance and visited continuously over a
The bottle was handed down to the daughter who considerable period.
did not want it to just ‘disappear’. This was an The mystery items were a kind of swivel to
item, which at its time of manufacture was attach a purse to a belt and part of the suspension
disposable and of little value, but today could be fittings of a swinging incense burner. Graeme
appreciated as an item of interest and beauty – ended his discussion by showing us two
and with a family story connecting generations. collections of objects: first a collection of lead
Bottles like this were called Bellarmine ware. shot. These were about the size of hazel nuts,
They were made in the Rhineland throughout the clearly not to shoot birds, but what? The second
16th and 17th centuries. By coincidence one of was a container full of thimbles of very varied
our members had bought in a similarly sizes. They had all been found around the edges
manufactured item but of a slightly later date. of fields, but what could have been happening for
During the refreshment break we discussed the those items to have been used – and lost in that
items bought in by members. There were localised environment?
bottles, coins, fossils, military buttons, pottery, Competition results for January.
a cowbell and a large Victorian key. A Flowers (7 entries). 1 Sue Cunningham. 2 Val
traditional key will have a bow, a shaft and a Long. 3 Hazel Dunn.
ward, hence warder and warden. Fruit/Veg (1 entry). 1 Hazel Dunn (Leek).

Bradenham and District
Horticultural Society
February – and although Winter is still upon
us, it is time to start thinking about the garden
in Spring. What better place to do so than the
Bradenham and District Horticultural Society?
Come along to our February 15th meeting at
Bradenham Village Hall 7.30pm. You will get
expert advice from Ralph Kinsey on “Growing
for Show”, meet members old and new, make
new friends and receive a warm welcome.
Free to members and just £1.00 for everyone
else.
Our April 7th Spring Show approaches with a
huge variety of flowers, produce, cookery,
photographic art and crafts (entries are for
members only). The Autumn show will
include entry categories for non-members
including exciting new categories for children,
so our Spring show may give you some
inspiration and ideas…
Future dates:
March 15th Members Only Social Evening
April 7th 2018 SPRING SHOW open to the
public (members only entries)
April 19th Honeybees in the Garden (Kate and
Collin Sayer) £1.00 to non-members
Look out for our updates on Facebook at
Bradenham Community Hub . Marianne
Kilmartin Chairman 01362 820744
Laurene Henderson Publicity Officer 01362
821164 / 07942 820590
Memory Cafe unclaimed
raffle prizes
We have four unclaimed raffle ticket prizes
from the Memory Cafe big raffle before
Christmas. If they are not claimed we will put
them in the next fund raiser. Numbers are :
PINK 324 and 325 and YELLOW 81 and 262.
If you have a winning ticket, prizes can be
collected from Wayland House Watton
Save The Date –
Griston Festival 2018
After the success of last years Griston Babes
in the Woods Festival, the Committee have
been working hard to put together a full days
programme for this years event which will
take place on SATURDAY THE 23RD OF
JUNE 2018! This year the charities we will
be supporting are the East Anglian Air
Ambulance and the Wayland First Response
team. Put the date in your diary! We look
forward to seeing you with a day full of fun
for old and young alike! If you would like to
volunteer to help or would like information
regarding renting a pitch for a stall please
contact Nicky Hornsey (Chair)
nickyhornsey@hotmail.com Tel: 01953
548375. Watch this space for further updates
coming soon . . .
The Wayland News February 2018 Page 10

Watton Churches ‘A Candle sees it too . . .

Every Blessing on you this Lent . . . may
your light shine:
Remember the Kettle is always on for
Tea & Coffee our opening times are:
Monday and Wednesdays 10am to 2pm
Together - February at the Gate’ Your Vicar Gerry and Saturdays 10am to 12pm our
Thought for the month by Rev Computer Boys are always there on
St. Mary’s Church, Watton Saturdays so if you have any questions
www.stmaryswatton.org
Gerry Foster, Vicar at St. Wayland just pop in and see Jeff or John im sure
Mary’s Church Watton. they would be pleased to see you.
Follow us @StMarysWatton
If I can be of help to you please do not hesitate to contact me,
When we grieve, when we celebrate, when Men’s Shed Cheers, Richard, Chairman WMS
we mark an event in our families or faiths, Well doesn’t time fly and here we are Tel:01953 881004 e Mail:
on 01953 881439, I shall be available at church on Tuesdays
or when the power fails, we light candles. well into january 2018. Time yet again waylandmensshed@gmail.com
between 10.30am and 12 noon - Gerry Foster
When it’s dark, we light candles. We may for our social secretary to start listing
1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion
use torches, mobile phones, matches and our activities for the coming year, last
2nd Wednesday Morning Worship
Thursdays 5pm - 5.30pm Parish Prayers
the light of street lamps to guide us, but year our "Quiz and Chips" and "Cheese Ovington Village
candles have a special significance. Over and Wine"evenings proved to be very
Saturdays 9.30am - 10am Parish Prayers
5pm - 6pm Prayer & Praise
300 of us gathered on Christmas Eve at the popular with our members so those will Hall Musical
annual Christingle service to hold a glow be on our list, in addition we will be
Sundays 10am-11.30am ADventure-free for 0-16 yrs
Breakfast - Crafts - Games - Faith in Jesus Teaching
stick (for safety reasons rather than actual
candles), in our orange to remember the
having a "Horse Racing" evening using Show
Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm the latest Digital Video Tech so we wont Next month we will be having a musical
light of Jesus coming into the world. The have to go to Newmarket and stand out show from the Opera Dudes, entitled
Tel: 01953 881252 email:wattonchurch@gmail.com
Children’s Society had the idea and the in a wet field (that’s a relief!) and for ‘Mission Improbable’ on Friday 16 March.
Sun 4th 8.00am Holy Communion Christingle Service collections go to help those who are so inclined can have a Supported by Creative Arts East, the two
10.00am Holy Communion children and teenagers who are struggling little wager on who will win and who tenors will entertain with a variety of
Sun 11th 8.00am Holy Communion in all kinds of difficult and sometimes dark will be placed 2nd or 3rd all for a bit of popular and classical numbers, with some
10.00am Informal Holy Communion situations. fun. comedy thrown in. Ring 01953 885848 to
Wed 14th Ash Wednesday So, this Lent, I’m going to invite you to The 20th of June will be our escorted reserve your tickets.
7.30pm Group Service of Holy Communion join me in a dream I’ve had over and over tour of the "Stanta Battle Area" that all More details in the March Wayland News.
& Imposition of Ashes again. Imagine an airial view of a locality of us who live in Watton area hear so
Sun 18th 8.00am Holy Communion or a drone going over and photographing often during the year with the noise of
10.00am Holy Communion lots of lights being held in the hands (or in
the front windows of dwellings), ‘at the
the Guns, the drone of the low flying What’s on at St
2.30pm Café Stop at Blenheim Centre aircraft and the bright yellow light from
Sun 25th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am 4th Sunday at 10
gate’ or on the pavement of the street
where people live? Imagine it’s us in
the flares or starshells at night. Mary’s Church,
Later in the year we are planing a trip to
Watton Methodist Church
www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Watton joining together in a symbolic act
of lighting up our part of the community
Bletchley the home of the WW2 code Watton
breakers, I will give out more Thursday 1st February 10am Thursday
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and for the sake of the whole and indeed, information regarding this when the Chat a social coffee morning at St Mary’s
prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am. It’s your quiet place. At sending a signal to the world that we stand arrangements have been finalised. all welcome
10.30am there is a half-hour Midweek Service in the Large together; we unite for there to be justice, With hopefully brighter weather on the Mondays 5th, 19th, 26th February 9.30am
Vestry led by the Minister or a Church Member. peace and light shared amongst us….even horizon I know some of our members are Story Bags at St Mary’s Church for parents
Sun 4th 10.30am Mr J Hull call it love? itching to continue on with clearing up and preschool children during term time
6.30pm Rev B Winner Jesus said “I am the light of the world. the garden area behind our meeting hall only.
Sun 11th 10.30am Local Arrangement Whoever follows me will never walk in in Churches Walk and laying down Mon 5th, 19th 26th February 4.30-5.45pm
6.30pm Mr & Mrs M Cook darkness, but will have the light of Gravel or Paving for a BBQ area and 1st Watton Rainbows at St Mary’s Church
Sun 18th 10.30am Mrs K Cutter life” (John 8: 12). He gives us his light leisure Rooms for girls aged 5-7 years. The
6.30pm Mr A Warby and life and, yes, his love to share. Will garden area ready for the summer. Last Rainbows will be meeting each Monday at
Sun 25th 10.30am Miss J Woor you stand at ‘your gate’ this Lent and Holy year I was pleased to see some of our St Mary’s Church during term time. email:
6.30pm Rev A King Week for the sake of bringing your light to members Wives, Partner & Friends join Rainbows1stwatton@hotmail.com or look
shine together? us for our evening events and look
Roman Catholic Community on Facebook
Dates: Saturdays 17th, 24th February, foward to seeing this again at our events
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church Friday 23rd February 2.15pm, & Saturday
3rd ,10th, 17th , 24th, 31st March at for this year, their company and help is 24th February 7.15pm Watton Community
St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill 6.00pm – for 3 minutes? The 31st is much appreciated. Cinema at St Mary’s “Victoria & Abdul”
Sun 4th 10.00am Lay Led Worship & Sunday Funday Easter Eve and the next day we celebrate Another two new members have joined Refreshment Café opens one hour prior to
for school age children the full light of Jesus Christ’s rising from us in the last week and we have had
Sun 11th 9.30am Family Holy Communion screening. Tickets available at the box
the dead that first Easter. You can buy in several more enquiries, so I am hopefull office on the day.
Sun 18th 9.30am Morning Worship Watton battery t-lights which therefore we will be able to have 60 paid up The January Winner of the 100 Club
Sun 25th 9.30am Holy Communion won’t blow out. I’ll imagine the aerial members by the end of March this year. Draw was No 18 Miles Conie
St. George’s Church, Saham Toney view, as I stand there . . . knowing God Well that enough from me for now.
Sun 4th 11.00am Lay Led Worship
Sun 11th 11.00am Family Holy Communion
Sun 18th 11.00am All Age Worship
Sun 25th 11.00am Holy Communion
S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke
Sun 4th 10.30am Family Holy Communion
Sun 11th 10.30am All Age Worship
Sun 18th 10.30am Holy Communion
Sun 25th 10.30am Lay Led Worship

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

Services will be held in the Village Hall
Sun 4th 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 18th 10.30am All Age Worship

All Saints Church, Threxton

Our service at All Saints Church Threxton is on
Sunday 4th February at 10.30a.m.
A warm welcome to all

Dance Away at The

Queens Hall
Ballroom, Latin
& Sequence Dancing
8pm to 11pm Admission £4
No Dance in February : Saturday March 3rd
The Wayland News February 2018 Page 11

Fun and laughter followed by a Community Centre at 7.45pm when

A Watton Society
Christmas
Watton Society celebrated the start to
Christmas with mulled wine and hot
mince pies. Not a bad start to the
evening, but with a full house and
entertainment from "Three's
Company" it could only get better.
programme of "A Countdown to
Christmas", poems, rhymes, songs and
funny stories filled the room with
laughter. A perfect evening to start the
Christmas holidays. Wishing all our
followers Best Wishes for the
forthcoming year'
Our next meeting is on Wednesday
21st February at Watton Christian
our speaker will be from Watton
Thursday Club.
Pictured left Three’s Company - Left to
Right Leah Spencer, Irma Fowler and
Lesley Mardle.
And above: finishing off the mice pies
and wine!

Women's
World Day Of
Prayer
On Friday 2nd March over 5,000
services will be held in the British
Isles on the theme of ‘All God’s
Creation is Very Good.’ The
Christian women of Suriname, in
South America wrote the service
and it has been translated into 1,000
different languages and
dialects, to be used, throughout the
whole world, on Friday 2nd March,
starting at sunrise over the island of
Samoa and continuing until sunset
off the coast of American Samoa.
Why not find out more about the
theme, the beautiful country of
Suriname and the service?
This Service is not just for women;
everyone is welcome to attend and
enjoy refreshments afterwards.
Contact details: Margaret Cator
01953 882187/881252 Women’s
World Day Of Prayer (International
and Interdenominational) Friday
2nd March, At 2pm At Watton
Methodist Church, High Street,
Watton.
Shipdham
Book Club
Our Christmas meeting on 20th
December 2017 took the form of
an afternooon tea party at The
Kings Café. Members read a
wonderful variety of prose and
verse, serious and humorous,
which included one singing her
hilarious contribution complete
with suitable headgear. A good
time was had by all, with take
away teas purchased and delivered
to two members unable to attend.
The book for discussion on 17th
January 2018 was Only Time Will
Tell, the first of the Clifton
Chronicles, by Jeffrey Archer. It
begins in 1920 with the story of
Harry Clifton son of a dock worker
he never knew. Harry learns about
the docks from a less than reliable
uncle who expects Harry to follow
him into the same work.
Unexpectedly Harry wins a
scholarship to an exclusive school
and life is never the same again.
Eventually he learns how his father
really died, that there is a question
of whether he is the son of Arthur
the dock worker or the firstborn of
a wealthy Weat Country gentleman
whose family owns a shipping line.
The story moves from the docks of
Bristol to 1940 New York and
includes Harry’s dilemma over read and suggestions for the group.
taking up a scholarship to Oxford
or joining the navy to fight against
The book for 21st February will be
The Miniaturist by Jessy Burton
Hitler at the beginning of WWII.
The book inspired a very
interesting discussion for our
meeting on 17th January.
Those who didn’t like it found it
predictable; the characters one
dimensional; lacking in depth and
in one case had no compulsion to
finish reading it. Those who like it
welcomed a straightforward read;
enjoyed the different perspectives
built into the story and admired the
plotting and ease of writing.
Several have read more in the
series and admired Archer’s cliff
hangers, which no doubt prompted
them to do so and thus sold more
books. It led on to a discussion
about the author and aspects of his
life and background. As usual we
talked about other books we have
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Thompson Community Hall finally open for business
On December 8th, with great excitement,
we got the keys to the new Community Hall
in Thompson from the builders. Christmas
and New Year has meant a slight delay in
the process of equipping the hall but we did
manage to spring a small surprise during
the village carol singing on December 19th.
Before the event, members of the church
secretly put up a tree with lights in the
foyer. The carol singers met at the old
village hall and were led to the new hall
where one of the trustees waited in the dark
for a surprise switch on. We then enjoyed
showing everyone round, accompanied by
mulled wine and mince pies followed by
more carols. It was a lovely start to
Christmas as well as a way of celebrating
many months of hard work.
Project Linus Norfolk
Update and Workshop
After a busy year in 2017, 425 quilts were
made and received from the lovely quilters
who support us. These 425 quilts were given
out to seriously ill, bereaved or traumatised
children, via Norfolk & Norwich University
Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Kings
Lynn), Nelsons’ Journey, Regional Foster
Placement and to individual children in
Norfolk in need of a hug.
Suzanna Wright, who has been a coordinator
in Norfolk for Project Linus for several years,
retired from the position at the end of 2017.
(Although Suzanna is still happy to pass on
any quilts given to her at the numerous
groups she attends.) Thank you for all your
We have since held an open afternoon for
people interested in hiring the hall and are
open for business from the beginning of
February. We are planning a series of such
as coffee mornings, light lunches and so on,
in the first weeks so look out for publicity
or contact us for information. Our official
opening will be in the spring when we are
sure we are fully equipped and running
smoothly.
The hall is in a beautiful location with a
large area of glass facing across our
Millennium Green. Doors from both rooms
access a patio area with a cantilevered
canopy to enable events and visitors to take
full advantage of the view. In addition to
the two halls which can be opened out into
one, we have a fully equipped kitchen and a
hard work in that time.
On Monday 5th February 2018 at Thompson
Community Hall, an all day workshop is
being held to finish quilts and make quilts up
from fabric panels. It is taking place from
9.15 am until 3.45pm.
Places are limited! If you wish to book a
place or require more information please
contact Jane by email - At our next meeting our speaker will be a
plnorfolk@yahoo.co.uk or 07809702357.
You may also use this email address or
phone number if you wish to donate any
quilts or quilting fabric that is 100 % cotton,
suitable for making quilts for children from 0
-19 years.
Happy quilting. Jane Lond-Caulk,
Coordinator Project Linus Norfolk
large foyer with seating and a coffee
servery. The smaller hall seats approx. 40
and the larger hall approx. 80. Both halls
will have an up to date audio visual system
available. We plan that it will be a flexible
location for all village events, clubs,
meetings, parties and even weddings.
If you are interested in attending events at
the new hall or hiring it for your own please
look at more detail on our website:
www.thompsoncommunityhall.co.uk
There is a contact page where you can
email us and we will respond as quickly as
we can. We can also arrange to meet you if
you wish to see the facilities and discuss
your needs. If you do not have access to
email please phone 01953483741
Diabetes UK
Our first get together of 2018 was a Coffee
and Chat meeting. Among items discussed
were our Christmas party, forthcoming
outings, speakers and our annual lunch in
March. It was good to see our members
back after the Christmas holiday and just to
have a catch up.
representative from Norfolk Trading
Standards, speaking about Friends against
Scams.
For details of this, or any of our meetings,
please phone Helen 01953 884713, leave
a message and I will get back to you. Or
you can email me
rjwhrt56@btinternet.com
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