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Baconsthorpe Barningham Hempstead Matlaske Plumstead

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Editor: Ian Summers, 14 The Knoll, Hempstead, Holt NR25 6TJ 01263 710702 [email protected]

Sub-editor: Su SummersProduction: Thomas WormaldVillage Correspondents:

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

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ChurchwardensBaconsthorpe: Tessa McCosh 577611Barningham: Mary Wortley 577246

Brian Clements 570293Hempstead: Ann Udale 713656

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Thomas Courtauld 577250Plumstead: Thomas Wormald 577239

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Community Information and Services

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

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

Hempstead 15:00 pm Hare and Hounds 15:20 pm Telephone kiosk

See www.libraries.norfolk.gov.uk

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

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

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

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

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

Norfolk Constabulary 101 for non-urgent calls Holt Safer Neighbourhood Team

e-mail: [email protected] Community Support Officers:

Baconsthorpe & Matlaske PCSO Guy SladeHempstead PCSO Rachel HowardPlumstead PCSO Jason Ford

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

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

Norfolk Carers Helpline – 0808 808 9876 Mon–Fri 8 am to 8 pm. Free and confidential listening, support and information for family carers. www.norfolkcarershelpline.org.uk

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

The editor reserves the right to amend material.

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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee EditionThank you to everyone who contributed to making our colour edition such a success. We were helped out at the very last minute by my previous employer, Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd with a quick turn round and very reasonable price. Thank you Page Bros.I will have a few spare copies which will be available at the Coffee & Gossip that this month takes place at Ash Tree Farm, Baconsthorpe. Thereafter I will place them in Hempstead Church.And, on the subject of finance, we are delighted to have received support from the following local bodies:

Barningham BeneficeBaconsthorpe Village HallHempstead Parish CouncilHempstead Village HallMatlaske Parish Council Ed

Holt Safer Neighbourhood Team Please note that the Holt Safer Neighbourhood Team has recently changed. We now have three officers who can be contacted for non-urgent calls on number 101 or [email protected]

Baconsthorpe & Matlaske PCSO Guy Slade Hempstead PCSO Rachel Howard Plumstead PCSO Jason Ford

SurgeriesIn the near future they will be undertaking surgeries which is your chance to talk to them about any issues or concerns:Baconsthorpe Bus Shelter:

Tues 31st Jul 10 am–11 amThurs 30th Aug 11 am–12 noonMon 1st Oct 12 noon–1 pm.

Hempstead Village Hall:Wed 8th Aug 2 pm–3 pmThurs 20th Sep 4 pm–5 pm.

Matlaske outside St Peter's Church:Tues 31st Jul 11:15 am–12.15 pmThurs 30th Aug 12:15pm–1:15 pmMon 1st Oct 1:30 pm–2:30 pm.

Plumstead:29th Aug 4 pm–5 pm outside the church4th Oct 1 pm–2 pm outside Walnut Farm

(the mobile library will be there for the first 15 minutes).

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Church Matters

Church Services5 Aug Trinity 9 9 am Eucharist Plumstead Church

10:45 am Mattins Hempstead Church12 Aug Trinity 10 10:45 am Eucharist Hempstead Church

The annual Church Lunch will be held at 14 The Knoll, Hempstead after the service. Please note that this is the only service that day, and will be a Eucharist. Everyone from all parishes are welcome, even needed! Please ring 710702 to let us know that you are coming. The lunch is free, but we will have a donations basket and the proceeds will be sent, as last year, to Norfolk Venda Education Project. More information about this project is in Hempstead Church.

19 Aug Trinity 11 9 am Eucharist Barningham Winter Church10:45 am Mattins Baconsthorpe Church

26 Aug Trinity 12 9 am Eucharist Plumstead Church10:45 am Mattins Matlaske Church

2 Sep Trinity 13 9 am Eucharist Baconsthorpe Church10:45 am Mattins Barningham Winter Church

Weekday Holy Eucharist You are most welcome to join us every Thursday morning (except 26th July and 2nd August ) at 10 am in Matlaske Church for Holy Eucharist

From the RectoryThe Rectory Matlaske NR11 7AQ 577455 (any day but Wednesdays)

My dear friends

All in this togetherThis month I’ve stolen a phrase from a politician speaking about the recession. No, I’m not going to write about the economic situation but ‘All in this together’ is at the very heart of Church Life and the Christian Community.Actually, our church attendances are above the national average but, to pinch another phrase (this one beloved by hard-pressed teachers writing reports) we ‘could do better.’ In a United Benefice such as ours it would be wonderful if more people went to one another’s churches – lots do but I hope and pray that more might make the effort. We really are ‘all in this together’ and each person’s Christian Witness really does matter.I really do thank our wonderful Benefice Choir most sincerely. In the last week of June they sang three Choral Evensongs at Plumstead, Matlaske and North Barningham. Three different anthems and psalms – well done Choir! Your ministry of music enriches our worship and gives pleasure to many.

God bless you all.

As from this issue churchwardens are listed on page 2 should you

need to contact them.

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Wind in the WillowsI want to talk about experiences of Ratty, Mole and Badger. Regrettably, they are far from the characters in the famous book.

Mole My mole is not the same mole as in the famous story. My moles are destroying the garden. My only suggestion to people with the same problem is ‘give up!’ Use the mole earth to re-pot a few tubs and pots. Even the most foul smelling repellents are unlikely to beat them. Of course it’s all down to worms – which is where Badger comes in:

Badger Rare in E Anglia, they do exist in banks on farm tracks etc. They love worms… but at 4:30 am one morning I saw one trying to raid a beehive... They also like honey. Signs of their presence are paths across fields (they always follow the same path), and scratching on trees – they need sharp claws for digging. Of course, farmers are concerned about their presence, because they may transmit Tuberculosis to cattle, and that debate is still ongoing.

Ratty Recent weather has driven them to barns and houses for shelter. Whether or not you advocate poison, there are other deterrents, such as plug-in sonic devices etc. A good terrier may help! However the

number of Buzzards seen around here recently may also be keeping the balance, which it is what it is all about.

The Willows Miraculously I have two lovely ‘weeping willows’ and several other willow species. (Unusual on such sandy soil). I have heard a Willow Warbler (song on a long descending scale, very high pitched and musical), and also a Chiffchaff (another warbler) which does just as it says on the tin – ‘Chiff Chaff Chiff Chaff ’ repeatedly.Let’s hope the weather lets us enjoy the (gentle) Wind in the Willows! J Harvest of my ChildhoodAs the first fields of corn will soon be harvested, I know that as the first rounds are cut by the ‘metal giants’ of today and the unmistakable smell of ripened corn hangs in the air I shall immediately be transported back in my mind to a childhood growing up on the farm next to Baconsthorpe Castle...

Of my friend and I taking her father’s fourses* out to him in the field as he walked behind the binder being drawn by the horses, round and round the field until the last piece was cut and the rabbits who had been hiding there, scurried off into the distance...

Of coming home with scratched arms and legs after a day spent playing in the stubble of the cornfield...

Of seemingly endless hot, sunny days when it never rained...

The freedom of just being a child in a world that held none of the dangers children of today face.

Do I look back through rose-tinted spectacles? Probably, but it was wonderful. R

* Similar to elevenses but at 4 pm.

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Ratty and Mole Drawing by E H Shepard

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I was invited to the Royal International Air Tattoo by Marshalls of Cambridge with whom I learnt to fly in 1960 on Tiger Moths. I very nearly did not make it. In fact I was nearly arrested before I even got in.I took a wrong turn at the airfield (Fairford) and got in the queue for Security. A tall blonde lady in khaki with a lovely liver and white spaniel ordered me to ‘open the bonnet and boot.’ She looked in the back and said ‘What’s that?’ Oh dear, in the boot was a rope banger for scaring pigeons. Pyrotechnics definitely not allowed. Then, behind the driver’s seat, she found a reap hook. Was this chap going to blow up or decapitate the Saudi Arabians? Many phone calls later I got to the main reception area and what next? I had mislaid my pass. Calls to Marshalls – no-one there yet at 8:45 am and Windsor Castle (you can’t go much higher except Buck House) and I was in after an hour’s terrific entertainment. Can you believe that I was vetted by eight blondes in this time; the last being a very dainty number in a nice summer dress.The weather was awful and only the Korean Aerobatic Team gave a display but as a result I walked and talked to countless interesting

people. I was standing by two Hungarian MIG 29’s (must have been designed by the chap who made my old Fordson Major?) talking to the Chinook display pilots, when the Swedish Gripen NE appeared out of the gloom and landed. It then parked right in front of us. So when some steps appeared I was able to go up and welcome the pilot in my best Swedish. Good PR. Later I saw a uniformed gentleman with a Swedish flag on his shoulder; so I tapped same and he turned out to be the Chief of the Swedish Air Force and knew the only two RSAF people that I did.The most amazing tent was that of the Royal Omani Air Force. Lovely girls in flowing robes and headscarves of all the colours in the rainbow; men sitting cross-legged on the floor with dainty cups of coffee, eating sweetmeats and on a table a set of Bagpipes. They don’t play the bagpipes in Oman? Yes they do – and a sweet young thing gave me one. It nearly cleared the tent.

Every minute just as fascinating... see you next month. Cornerways Nursery I recently went on a visit to Cornerways Nursery at the Sugar Beet Factory, Wissington by kind invitation of Jack Parfitt and the Holt Machinery Club. All I will say is that 30–40 Norfolk farmers did not say a word (like church mice, in fact) for two hours! Absolutely fascinating. Look them up on britishsugar.co.uk/tomatoes.aspxIt has doubled my consumption of tomatoes – but only Norfolk ones. I have been; but I think someone else should organise a visit. Bertie Harmer

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How not to go to the Royal International Air Tattoo

July28 Jul Sat @ 2:30 am Matlaske Fête Details in July edition 6rOhw

31 Jul Tue @ 10 am Police Surgery: Baconsthorpe 8Lvfl

Bus Shelter until 11 am31 Jul Tue @ 11:15 am Police Surgery: Matlaske 8Lvfl

Outside St Peter’s Church until 12:15 pm

August

3 Aug Fri @ 10:30 am Baconsthorpe Coffee and Gossip 63F9P

This month we are going on an outing to Ash Tree Farm, The Street, Baconsthorpe NR25 6LF. Hope to see you there. Bring and Buy. Good Coffee and Tea.In aid of the Newsletter.

6 Aug Mon @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Line Dancing pWOC

7 Aug Tue @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Indoor Bowls pWOB

8 Aug Wed @ 2 pm Police Surgery: Hempstead 8Lvfl

Village Hall until 3 pm9 Aug Thu @ 12:20 pm Mobile Library See page 2 for times pWOD

11 Aug Sat @ noon Baconsthorpe 50/50 Auction 7mGp9

Viewing from Noon; sale starts at 1:30 pm. Refreshments on sale. If anyone has any Good clean Lots they can be brought to the Hall on Friday the 10th between Noon and 4 pm. No Lots can be accepted after 4 pm on Friday and All unsold Lots must be collected after the Auction. If anyone has anything you would like to be collected or have any Lots you would like us to store or any other queries please ring John 711320.



19 Aug Sun @ 2 pm Hempstead Fête 4tzTj

On the playing field. Lots of attractions; with Children’s Fancy Dress Competition, Cushing’s Fairground Organ, Fun Dog Show, Books, Bric-a-brac, Cakes, Garden Produce, Huge Raffle, Side-shows of every description and Teas. A real traditional Village Fête, not to be missed. Plus a Celebration of birds in the Church. Please note that volunteers are always needed and welcome, whether to bake cakes, man stalls and side-shows, help to erect marquees and with transport and car-parking. Anyone able to help is asked to get in touch with Mike Thody 711282 as soon as possible.

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29 Aug Wed @ 4 pm Police Surgery: Plumstead 8Lvfl

Outside the church until 5 pm

30 Aug Thu @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Textile Group spcp

30 Aug Thu @ 11 am Police Surgery: Baconsthorpe 8Lvfl

Bus Shelter until noon

30 Aug Thu @ 12:15 pm Police Surgery: Matlaske 8Lvfl


30 Aug Thu @ 7 pm Hempstead Play Reading GroupAvailable to any and everyone. Please contact 710702 for further details.

September 4 Sep Tue @ 7 pm Matlaske PCC Meeting 7noNq

8 Sep Sat @ 9 am Churches Cycle Ride 8QqTn

Just over £120,000 was raised over the eight hours of the event in 2011. This is simply magnificent. Given that we are in the midst of an economic downturn and personal incomes are being stretched, this illustrates just how much people value the work of the Trust and how hard those who took part in the event worked to make it such a success. So now we look to this year’s Ride and Walk.

10 Sep Mon @ 7:30 pm Matlaske PC Meeting 8QqTn

13 Sep Thu @ 7 pm Baconsthorpe VH Meeting 8LwiQ

All welcome.

14 Sep Fri @ 7 pm Baconsthorpe Jumble Sale 8LwfC

More details nearer the event.

19 Sep Wed @ 7:30 am Hempstead Film Club 6tTO7

New season opens. Membership open to all.

20 Sep Thu @ 4 pm Police Surgery: Hempstead 8Lvfl

Village Hall until 5 pm

26 Sep Wed @ 7:30 pm Hempstead Fun Quiz 6tTO6

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Further Ahead 1 Oct Mon @ noon Police Surgery: Baconsthorpe 8Lvfl

Bus Shelter until 1 pm

1 Oct Mon @ 1:30 pm Police Surgery: Matlaske 8Lvfl


4 Oct Thu @ 1 pm Police Surgery: Plumstead 8Lvfl

Outside Walnut Farm until 2 pm (the mobile library will be there for the first 15 minutes)

12 Oct Fri @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Beetle Drive 8LwgU


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

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

16 Nov Fri @ 7:30 pm Hempstead – King Henry’s Band 6nBtT

Robert FitzGerald and his (absent) friends present a unique entertainment of tuneful music from the 13th to 16th centuries featuring a wide variety of fascinating early instruments. Further details nearer the time.

1 Dec Sat @ 10 am Baconsthorpe Christmas Fayre 8LwhQ


5 Dec Wed @ 7:30 pm Baconsthorpe Christmas Bingo 8LwlJ


8 Dec Sat @ 7:30 pm Hempstead Christmas Party More details nearer the event.

4 Aug Sat @ 2 pm Thornage Fête 8LvYE

All Saints’ Church Fête 2–4 pm (no admission before 2 pm). Loads of Stalls – Loads of Fun Teas, collectables, nearly new, games, fun dog show, cakes, preserves, books, gardeners’ world, tombola, bottle hoop-la and much more. Come and Enjoy.All proceeds to All Saints’ Church.

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The building existed as a public house since 1836 and was initially served by the Trunch Brewery before becoming a ‘tied house’ to Morgans Brewery in 1895. Morgans were one of the big four Norwich breweries and most pubs were tied to one of these; the ‘Hare and Hounds’ being the exception as it existed as a ‘free house.’The Burton family were the main landlords of the Jolly from 1871 to 1942, Arthur William Burton being the last.Some will only remember the building in a dilapidated state which made it an ideal play area for the local children, although the writer does recall that the local Home Guard section used the pub as its meeting place. This was probably a more-convivial location than either the school or reading room!Morgans must have given up on the pub by the late 1940s as by 1954 it was in a dangerous condition and so was transferred to the village and razed to the ground and used as a car park. Only the two sheds/garages remain of the old building although the name lives on for some of us however: the junction of The Street with Long Lane is still known as ‘Jolly Corner’.The accompanying photograph taken c1934 shows how the building once looked. Standing outside are the licensee of the time

Baconsthorpe News

Baconsthorpe Village Hall News Thank you very much to everyone who supported our Quiz earlier this month. We raised £96 which will go towards the Insurance which is due in early October. Also we are buying some more tables so that we can comfortably seat 100 people. We do have two large gazebo’s 30 x 9 for hire at a cost of £25 plus some smaller ones at a smaller rate also a gas Bar-B-Que for hire at £20. Please contact John 711320 if you are interested at any time. Thank you to the three new people attending our AGM. As a result we have one more committee member, Brian Clements, and two willing volunteers in Debbie and Chris Major. We welcome all the help we can get to run your Village Hall. Our next meeting is on Thursday 13 Sept at 7 pm. All welcome.

Congratulations A glorious sunny day and beautiful floral displays made the perfect setting for the marriage ceremony of Hugh Powell & Kelly Holden at St Mary’s Church Baconsthorpe on 23rd June. The large congregation of family and friends thoroughly enjoyed the service which was conducted by Rev Michael Cartwright. We wish the happy couple much happiness in their future life together.

Baconsthorpe Jolly Farmers Do you remember Baconsthorpe ‘Jolly Farmers?’ Folklore tells us that Norwich had one public house for every day of the year; but in actual fact during the late 1800s there were even more than that – about 400 in fact. And most outlying villages had their own local: the ‘Cherry Tree’ at Plumstead; the ‘White Horse’ and ‘Hare and Hounds’ at Hempstead; and the ‘Jolly Farmers’ at Baconsthorpe. Locals always called this Baconsthorpe pub the ‘Jolly’ and rarely was its full name used.

Arthur Burton and the young girl on the right is Frances Howell who many will remember with affection.Many thanks to one-time Baconsthorpe resident Peter Howell for the photograph and details of the Jolly’s history.

Arthur Pentney Help: Does anyone have a photograph of the Rev Francis Allen c1960s? Please phone 713280. Thank you.

Barningham News

Nothing to report this month

Hempstead News

Hempstead Olympic Link Several local guns and beaters on the Hole Farm Shoot, including Daphne and Trevor Bloomfield, remember a gifted schoolboy shot called Peter Wilson as regular visitor – and his disastrous skiing accident freezing one shoulder and arm leaving him unable to shoot again. However, Peter was urged to try to shoot one handed like the legendary Norfolk character called David Wiggan who, having lost his left arm in the war, shot with one arm only and did better than most

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Hempstead Village Hall joins All Saints' Church on the Playing Field for our 38th annual Summer Fête. 2 to 5 pm with Fun Dog Show, Children's Fancy Dress competition, Fairground Organ, Cakes, Bric-a-brac, Plants and Produce, Books, Side-shows, Tombola, Teas and Grand Raffle, and Crafts Exhibition in the church. A vast amount of work involved in all this, and volunteers still needed to help keep this the best Fête around. Contact Mike Thody 711282. Film Club 6th Season opens on Wednesday 19th September with another imaginative programme of Classic Comedies and Westerns. Details in Hall porch. Membership open to all. Join on the night or contact Adrian Taylor 712460. And the Hall is always available for Your Party.

David LinkhornWe wish David well after his stay in hospital.

Plumstead News

Plumstead Recognition Plumstead hits the big time with a mention in the national magazine ‘The Oldie’ which was set up by a previous editor of Private Eye (you may like to explore it further). One of our readers sent in a snippet from our May edition which, I guess, he found amusing. Maybe it is: ‘As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, we will be staging a Coronation exhibition in the newly-refurbished telephone box...’

Plumstead Thanks Eileen and Mervyn Gibbons would like to thank everybody for the help and generosity shown on the occasion of their Golden Wedding.

Plumstead Parish Council Irene Ramsbotham has resigned from the parish council and we thank her for all she has done for the parish. So now we need someone from Plumstead to replace her. Please contact Roy Keasley 577376.

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others with two. Peter took this advice, first trying it out in the Hempstead Woods and, such was his determination, that he started competing in open clay pigeon competitions. So successful was he that in April he won his class in ‘double trap’ shooting in America with 198 hits out of 200 shots and was selected for the GB Olympic Team. Friends from Hempstead and Plumstead will be supporting him at Woolwich on August 2nd. See also: http://tinyurl.com/chksvab

Hempstead – Welcome Welcome to Craig and Philippa Uttridge who have moved into Orchard House, Hole Farm.

Hempstead 200 Club £25 T Collier; £10 J Hurrell; £5 B Hart, R West and K Hill

Matlaske News

Jim FullerWe send condolences to Jim’s wife Gillian and family on his death.

RNLI Collection...... raised £31.82. Thank you for your contributions.

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Poetry Corner

Ode to Solitudeby Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

Happy the man, whose wish and care

A few paternal acres bound,Content to breathe his native air,

In his own ground.

Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,

Whose flocks supply him with attire,Whose trees in summer yield him shade,

In winter fire.

Blest! who can unconcern’dly findHours, days and years slide soft away,

In health of body, peace of mindQuiet by day,

Sound sleep by night; study and ease

Together mix’d; sweet recreationAnd innocence, which most does please,

With meditation.

Thus let me live unseen, unknown;Thus unlamented let me die;

Steal from the world and not a stoneTell where I lie.

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Interesting Days Out Gunton Park Historic SawmillDid you know that a unique survivor is only a few miles from here? Long ago logs were cut by pitsaw: a man standing on top (the top dog) raised the blade, and the poor devil in the pit below (the under dog) pulled down to make the cut. This was slow, hard work, so why not copy the corn grinders, and use water power to replace the men? Early in the Industrial Revolution this was done; later, steam power and circular saws took over.

The last surviving working example in this country of a water-driven up-and-down saw can be found at Gunton Park. It was built in 1825, and stayed important to the Estate for 90 years; then forgotten until rediscovered in the 1970’s. Now it works again and a band of volunteers can be seen cutting up big logs; the pattern of six Open Days each year has been running since 1988.

You are very welcome to visit us between 2–5 pm on the fourth Sunday each month from April to September (Aug 26 or Sept 23 for this year). From the A140 between Aylsham and Cromer turn east – when we are open expect signage to lead you in; for satnav addicts try NR11 7HL. The writer is no longer one of the sawyers, but stands around explaining the details to visitors.

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Wild Chestnut LasagneServes four200 g chestnuts (picked in the wild or

bought) roughly chopped300 g carrots, diced100 g onions, chopped350 mℓ white sauce with fresh herbs

(parsley, sorrel, thyme, marjoram)150 g mature cheddar-cheese, grated100 g lasagne (home-made with rye flour but

bought wheat lasagne will do) • Freeze the chestnuts in season and they

can be used at any time of the year.• Take chestnuts out of the freezer a

couple of hours before you need them.• Peal and chop the chestnuts.• Steam chestnuts, carrots and onions

until tender.• Make the white sauce - you can use

some of the liquid from the steaming but don’t make the sauce too runny.

• Add most of the cheese to the sauce saving some to go on top.

• In a casserole: cover one third of the chestnut, onion, carrot mix with one third of the cheese sauce.

• Cover this with a layer of the lasagne.• Repeat layers ending with final layer of

cheese sauce.• Finally, cover with grated cheese and

bake at 180 C for about 30 minutes until golden brown.

• Serve with potato (optional) and a green vegetable.

You can substitute the chestnuts with mushrooms or cooked puy lentils. Or butternut squash instead of carrots.

Demerara lemon cakeGreat for tea or dressed up with fresh summer fruits and ice-cream, yoghurt or cream for lunch or dinner. Serves 8+

200 g butter (or half butter/margarine)200 g demerara sugar90 g plain flour90 g ground almonds½ tsp baking powderzest of large lemon

(best unwaxed, juice for syrup)4 large eggsfor the syrup:2 tbsps demerara sugarthe juice of above lemon• Set oven at 165 C/gas mark 3.• Line baking tin (1 lb bread tin good)

with greaseproof, baking parchment etc.

• Beat butter & sugar together till light and fluffy.

• Meanwhile (or before) weigh flour and almonds, mix and sift together with baking powder, for lightness.

• Grate lemon and add zest to flour mix.• Beat eggs lightly (with fork but light

whisk ok), add to creamed sugar/butter, a little at a time (don’t worry if it curdles slightly; add a little flour if you wish).

• Gently fold in flour/almond/zest mix with large metal spoon.

• Scoop and gently level into lined tin.• Bake for about 45 mins – insert e.g.

metal skewer to test if done (needs to come out clean). When done set aside and prepare syrup (can be left a little).

• Gently melt 2 tbsps sugar with reserved lemon juice; skewer warm cake lightly and pour over, so it seeps in.

• Keeps well in sealed container.Ali Tyabji

Chicken breasts with sun-dried tomatoes in tarragon paprika sauceSimple and light for summer with new potatoes or rice (both good with a few broad beans and herbs added) plus salad, courgettes or green beans. Serves 8–12.A 4–5 skinless chicken breastsB 8 tbsps lemon juiceC 2 rounded tsps paprikaD 1–2 large crushed cloves garlicE 1 tbsp or so fresh tarragonF 50 g butter (slightly salted)G 12–14 sun-dried tomatoes, cut in stripsH 200 ml cream (any combination of

double, single, soured or crème fraîche – add a little stock or stock cube and water if more liquid wanted)

I touch of saltJ little chilli powder or extra paprikaK garnish of rocket leaves

(or cress or what you like)

• Thinly slice A across, and put in bowl with B, C, and D.

• Chop E and add to bowl, stir contents to coat chicken with mix evenly then leave to absorb at room temp for 30 mins (or longer).

• Melt F in large frying pan, lift A from bowl and cook lightly for 3–4 mins on each side (check with knife to see if ‘just’ done). Remove A to plate.

• Bubble bowl and pan juices fiercely for 2 mins; remove pan from heat, add H.

• Boil mix for 3 mins until sauce thickens slightly. Season to taste with I and J.

• Return A and add G to sauce in pan. Heat for 1 min, then put in shallow covered (lid or foil) serving dish. (Keeps for an hour or so on lowest oven heat without spoiling.)

• Sprinkle over K to serve. Also good cool.

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