the wayland news march 2014
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in digital & online at www.thebrecklandview.com Issue Number 210 - March 2014
The Brownies from 3rd Watton and 1st Saham
Toney recently visited the Ormiston Academy,
Norwich for an opportunity to look at the stars.
They all enjoyed different aspects of the
afternoon.
"I enjoyed the phases of the moon because it
was very interesting."
"I liked looking through the telescopes and
binoculars, and I learnt a lot."
"I liked it because I made a friend and because
we did the order of the planets."
They also took part in a fun quiz and ended the
afternoon having learnt a lot and they all
earned their Stargazer badge.
If you would like to know more about
Brownies please visit
www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call
0800 169 5901.
Brownies go Stargazing
Rainbows, Brownies and Guides need you! PLEASE HELP to keep Rainbows, Brownies
and Guides running. Some of the units are very
short staffed and if we do not get any new adult
helpers to join our guiding team then units will
have to close. There are so many girls between
5-14 years who are already on the ‘waiting list’
to join. Being part of the Girlguiding movement
is so rewarding and enables fantastic
opportunities for children and adults. We can
offer support to those taking their Duke of
Edinburgh scheme, it will also look very
favourable on your CV.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We need you so
please give Joanne Oxborough, District
Commissioner of Watton District Guiding a
ring on (01760) 441046 for information.
Natural History exhibition at Great Cressingham Fish, Fossils, Fur and Fowl is an
Exhibition of Natural History at
Great Cressingham Victorian School
which runs from Friday February
28th - Monday March 3rd, 11am -
4pm daily. Admission is free, with a
collection for Save The Children in
Syria, and there is tea, coffee and
cakes.
Sally North is celebrating 20 years at
her Victorian School for which she
has won 2 National Awards for
excellence in Heritage education. Her
remarkable natural history collection
is the focus of her current exhibition.
It is now all the more relevant to
modern schoolchildren with the
revival of 'nature' in the Forest
School curriculum.
She also has a working electro-
magneto machine to demonstrate
Michael Faraday's first principals of
electricity and a Victorian working
model of a steam engine.
Her collection of childhood - books,
toys, clothes, samplers, etc is
enhanced by its setting in the
carefully restored Victorian
schoolrooms - lit only by oil lamps
and heated by a 'Tortoise' stove.
Over 20,000 schoolchildren with
their teachers have visited since the
Victorian School opened in 1993 and
hundreds of others have come to her
exhibitions or Open Days. All this
has been achieved without charging
even a farthing.
Sally and Tom North bought the
disused Victorian School in Great
Cressingham in 1993 never
imagining that in 2014 Sally would
have completed 20 years as curator/
headmistress.
For more details of this
extraordinary place please visit
www.victorianschool.com
Telephone 01328 838230
The Wayland News Page 2 News
Valentine’s day was celebrated in exuberant
style this year at the Queens Hall when over 60
energetic people enjoyed an Inner Wheel Barn
Dance specially themed to honour the occasion.
The Hall was festooned with hearts, ribbons,
balloons and table decorations and there was a
real feeling of fun and enjoyment in the air. The
music was provided by the wonderful
Shinanigans group under the leadership of
George who calls the dances. With great skill
and good humour he encourages, chivvies and
occasionally despairs of, those he is trying to
instruct! During the interval a delicious salad
supper was served by the members of Inner
Wheel and this time the main course was
followed by home-made shortbread biscuits –
shaped as hearts of course. There was also a
Raffle with various lovely prizes. The profit
from this event was £197.70 which will go to
charities supported by Inner Wheel.
Club members met this month for a business
meeting when the Officers and Committee for
Inner Wheel Year 2014-15 were elected. In
addition, using information from the
Federation, members voted for those they
wished to serve the organisation at National
and International levels.
Regular readers will know that for the Inner
Wheel Club of Watton, when one event door
closes there are always several others about to
open. On February 26th another of the popular
Lunchtime Concerts will be held in the Queens
Hall, this time featuring ‘3’s company’ with a
musical miscellany brought to us by Colleen and
Colin Harris and David Kett, accompanist. The
concert will, as usual, be followed by a light
lunch. (tickets £5 from Mullengers) Then, on
Saturday March 1st ‘Come up for Coffee’ from
9:30-11:30 and, at the same time, enjoy some of
the famously delicious home-made goodies
provided by the Inner wheel members. The final
concert of this season will take place on April
2nd – more details later.
Lesley Cowling. Club Correspondent
‘If Music be the food of Love..’ – Dance on!
If you can walk, you can Nordic Walk! Following a previously successful FREE taster
session early February, more dates have been
arranged:
Saturday 15th March and Saturday 5th April
both 9.30am -12pm at Watton Sports Centre.
Nordic Walking uses specially designed poles to
enhance your natural walking pattern. Nordic
Walking becomes a genuinely whole body
exercise that can be enjoyed at many levels,
from walking for health to athletic Nordic
running.
It is suitable for people of all ages and fitness
levels, all surfaces and all weather conditions.A
sociable activity which appeals to all fitness levels.
Equipment is provided whilst on the courses and
walks if needed so you’ll have no outlay of
expensive gear! Courses are planned for March
and once you've completed you may join the
organised walks.
So if you have a love of the outdoors, want to
exercise, want some "me" time, want to lose
weight, enjoy exercising with others, want to
improve your strength, health and well being or all
of the above, then Nordic Walking is for you!
Contact: [email protected]
or phone/text 07989 071544.Come on give it a
go, you've nothing to lose only half an hour of
your time but plenty to gain!
The Wayland News Page 3 News
Left The dedication of the War Memorial c 1921. Right Sgt Thomas Adcock of
Watton who was killed and has a Memorial in St Mary’s Church Yard
A Quick Look Round By Orbiter
Obviously the main talking point of the
day is the floods in the south and west
country, although the recent heavy rains
have brought them nearer to home, with
several roads being under water in the
local area causing delays for motorists,
while at the time of writing we have been
very lucky that the power outages that
usually accompany storms have so far not
come to pass in our area.
Fingers crossed there.
The chaos caused by the heavy seas has
been immense, and we have all seen the
pictures of the railway at Dawlish, which
was said to be out of action for six weeks
or so. Some hopes! I am sure that it will
be months before that line can re-open,
for not only the existing damage must be
repaired, but the sea is not likely to cease
its constant onslaught any time soon.
Even in normal summer weather it keeps
up a constant battering on that sea-wall,
so any work will be beset by unending
difficulties. By the time you read these
notes about four weeks will have passed
without the repairs even having been
commenced, with perhaps even the
planning stage not yet reached.
Of course with every disaster there are
calls for blame to be laid at the door of
some authority, and in this case it is the
Environment Agency.
Obviously there was not much they could
have done about the tremendous seas and
hurricane force winds, but they have been
criticised for the lack of dredging in the
Somerset Levels. Yes, they may well
have been at fault, but very probably the
cause lies with the various governments
that have been in charge over the last few
years, each of which have been making
cut after cut all across the board, from
hospitals, police, defence and so on.
But every crisis has to find someone to
blame. In foreign parts, when volcanoes
erupt, accusations of inefficiency are
promptly levelled against meteorologists
for nor giving enough warning. Yet they
are equally castigated when they suggest
that danger is imminent, but in the event
the eruption does not take place. A fine
example of a no-win situation.
Much publicity was given to the Prime
Minister’s announcement that the
sufferers from flooding would be entitled
to financial re-imbursement, but
subsequent reports show that there will be
no free-for-all payments, and any benefits
may well be subject to all sorts of
restrictions. Bur at least there will be
some measure of relief for those who
have suffered for the last month or two.
There have been calls for the billions of
pounds set aside for the proposed HS2
railway line to Birmingham to be diverted
to flood relief, which would appear to be
a reasonable solution, for surely the
homes of thousands of people are more
important than the facility for a few
travellers to reach Birmingham twelve
minutes earlier.
On a more local note, our Queen has been
shown attending various Norfolk affairs,
such as the Newton Women’s Institute
and the opening of a new Village Hall at
Thornham, and one can but admire her
fortitude in being able to cope with all
these engagements, all of which entail
quite long periods of standing about,
while giving them her undivided
attention.
Being of a similar age, I know I could in
no way cope with such situations without
calling for a chair to take the weight off
my feet. And I would certainly not be
able to accept graciously the myriad
posies and bouquets that it seems the
British public considers it essential to
shower upon all royal persons. Small
wonder that a little girl had to suffer
disappointment recently when an equerry
decided that enough was enough. But I
suppose that the local florists depend on
this habit, so Her Majesty is prepared to
put up with it, on their behalf.
And finally, I read that the latest craze is
for ‘Selfies’, or photos taken of one-self
on a mobile phone. How daft can one
get ? Surely we all know what we look
like, and a glance in the mirror is quite
enough.
But what do I know ? Good afternoon.
Wayland In World War One Do you have ancestors who fought in
WWI? Was your ancestor killed or did he
return? Do you have stories, diaries,
mementoes, photos and other items of
interest from family who were affected by
the War? Do you know of ways in which
local people and your community were
affected? Across the country local heritage
and community groups are seeking the
answers to these questions as they prepare
to commemorate the events of the First
World War.
The Wayland Partnership Heritage Group is
in the process of entering a bid to Heritage
Lottery to fund a project researching the
impact of WWI on our rural community.
Initially enquiries have been very
favourably received by HLF and our bid is
being encouraged. Although we will be
researching the lives and ancestry of the
men from the Wayland area who served,
our main interest is the impact of the War
on our area. We have a number of ideas
already.
We estimate that about 160 men from the
Wayland area were killed, or died of the
effects of war. In such a close-knit
community how many of these were
actually related, increasing the impact on
families across the area? Did many men
fall in the same battles or areas of warfare,
or even on the same day? Did many suffer
from disease and illness related to the
conditions and climates in which they
served? Did survivors of the war suffer
long-term effects?
The men left farms and estates as well as
businesses in order to serve; what happened
to their jobs and roles; who took them on?
Or did the running of those farms and
businesses have to change? Did the women
take on many of the men’s jobs? The farms
and other agricultural enterprises depended
on markets such as those in Watton; was
there any direct impact on these? We also
hope to learn how many of the survivors
returned to their former jobs and how many
chose a new way of life in other parts of the
UK or the world. Did many of the returned
suffer from disability and illness as result of
their service? Despite the war some kind of
daily life had to continue and we are also
interested in this aspect of the impact of
war. Was there any effect on school life?
What measures and responses did parish
councils take? Did local entertainment
cease or change, or was there an increase in
some types of entertainment as part of the
war effort? What fundraising efforts did
local communities make? Do letters home
or parish magazine articles survive?
It is a common belief that the declaration of
war was a popular move, but was this true
locally? What were local attitudes to the
war? Did these attitudes change as the
war went on?
One of the most emotive ways in which
the experience of the men was recorded
was through poetry. Poets such as
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon
have left us with a very graphic picture of
their view of war. We hope to engage
members of our community, especially
the young, in a modern response to war
via poetry and creative writing.
It may be that you always wanted to
know a bit more about a family member’s
war service. The Heritage Focus group,
and its member groups which are
working in the various Wayland villages,
can help you get started. For example,
we have a taster session on internet
research on March 3rd from 2.30pm to
6pm which can be used for family or
local history research as well as WWI.
Please contact Wayland House on 880202
or Bronwen on 483741 if you would like
to book a place or, indeed, if you have
any interest in the project at all, want to
know more or can offer some
information.
We plan an open day on August 4th to
enable people to ask more questions and
hopefully bring items to show us such as
photos and documents, offer memories and
so forth which will benefit the project.
Full details to be announced soon.
Willie Anthony, shoeing smith, and his sister Kate Anthony, both of Thompson.
News The Wayland News Page 4
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am - 5pm Mon - Fri.
E-mail [email protected] Website http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections
Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Local group E-mail: [email protected]
A Talk “ The Future of NWT Cley Marshes”. Tuesday March 18th 7.45pm-9.30pm. Venue; Watton CCC, 57 High Street Watton. A presentation by NWT‘s Head of Fund Raising, Nik Khandpur. Followed by refreshments and raffle. Cost: Members £2 Non members £3
Citizens Advice Bureau in Watton – Where are we?
Someone was certainly able to find the Citizens Advice Bureau in
Watton just before Christmas.
There was a break in at the premises and the petty cash was stolen, a
window was broken and there was minor damage to property inside
the CAB cabin on Harvey Street.
CAB is here in Watton every Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 3.00
p.m. and we are at the moment in the Cabin on Harvey Street, near
to the Youth Centre.
Our premises may not look particularly inviting but you can be
assured of a welcome and access to advice.
CAB aims to provide the advice people need for the problems they
face. This advice is free, independent, confidential and impartial and
is provided to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
So if you need advice come along and see us or use the website
www.adviceguide.org.uk or the helpline 08444 111 444
In Your Garden with Lotta Potts This year it's difficult to know where to start
with March. Mild winter with huge amounts
of rain and strong to gale-force winds. That
seemed to start in autumn and was still going
along in the middle of February. If it
continues the gardening season will be put
back weeks for many of us. Those
unfortunates who have been flooded will be
advised to forget the whole thing until a bit
of restoration may be possible, even until
next year. That sounds truly awful but if the
water table has risen or rivers overflowed
with the additional hazards of damaged
drains then keep off it. Take advice from
experts, not amateurs like me with no
experience of flooding.
Having said all that, it may be that spring
will continue in normal fashion. Bulbs, of
course, are the early harbingers of spring and
are increasing daily in March. The advantage
of the mild winter is an early start for
snowdrops aconites, hellebores and some
varieties of crocus with the collections open
to visitors in February. It's worth a visit and
many will still be open with even bigger
displays. It's also the time for planting
certainly snowdrops and aconites 'in the
green' (dug up from nurseries either still in
flower or when the flowers have just gone
over) rather than try dry bulbs in autumn. It
might seem counter-intuitive but works. A
tip I heard on the radio is to plant snowdrops
deeply. I must admit when I have bought
these wonderful little flowers I have been
surprised by the length of the leaves. It
seems that these bulbs like moist but not
waterlogged soil and in our Breckland sandy
soil they should be planted so that the white
blanched parts of the leaves are buried. This
would explain why my snowdrops are about
two inches tall instead of the advertised six.
Yes, I did buy them in the green. This is also
the time to split large clumps and redistribute
them. Maybe you have a friend who has a
large clump or two...
On the subject of splitting clumps, March is
the month to divide perennials. These
stalwarts should be coming through this
month. Dig them up and divide them into
several pieces, each with good roots and
shoots. There are several methods advocated
for this: put two garden forks back to back in
the middle and force them apart. It works all
right as long as you possess two garden forks
and a strong back. Alternatively use a sharp
spade and chop your way into the middle of
the clump, avoiding your feet or attack them
with a large knife, an old bread knife being
ideal. Make sure the usual operator of this
knife gives permission, otherwise wash it
well. Once you have several pieces of the
original plant you can throw away the centre
that is finished. Replant the pieces you want
to keep (in threes or fives is best) and any
over can be given away or potted on for the
plant sales that will be coming up in the next
couple of months. These are good sources of
well-grown economically-priced plants for
people who are just starting off or want to fill
the space by the re-organisation. Individual
plants will only need this brutal treatment
every three years or so. More vigorous ones
maybe every five years. There's a reason for
all this apparently pointless activity.
Experienced gardeners read on and I will
attempt to be brief. Plants naturally grow
outwards as well as up. The roots will reach
out for soil that isn't exhausted so that
eventually the healthy growth is round the
outside of the plant and the middle is bald
with a cluster of old bare stems. Thus it
makes sense to get rid of that bit and re-plant
the good bits and so increasing the stock. I
was at a lecture once where the speaker had
renovated a large overgrown and very old
garden. It was an important one and she still
had the original plans but one point she
made for those of us with less imposing
property was that if your border was made
from new or is an old one, it is worth digging
the lot out every five years and dividing all
of the plants at once. Needless to say she
employed gardeners but you get the idea.
Other rejuvenation or pruning that should
be done now is cut back overgrown
climbers such as large-flowering clematis
that flower in summer. These should be
cut back enough to remove top-heavy
growth from last year or a very light tidy
or you'll lose flowers later. Other
climbers should have some of the oldest
stems taken back to ground level. It's best
to unravel them first and then you can
see what else needs to be done to make
the plant more productive.
Pests and weeds will be starting to appear
this month. If you feed the birds you will
already have a small army of pest
controllers for the bugs and caterpillars.
Larger pests are moles which are
becoming active now. People with
pristine lawns hate moles. People who
don't have pristine lawns also resent
having to deal with molehills. These are
useful as they are usually consist of fine
soil but the surface may well dip where
the mole's runs go. Worm-casts don't
cause this type of damage but again the
soil is very fine, being worm fertiliser.
Both types of little hills can be brushed
across the grass as top dressing (when it's
fine and dry) or collected to use in
potting compost. This is little comfort to
gardeners who want rid of them. If you
have a cat you may find the odd body
about but this is a bit hit and miss.
Villages usually have a mole catcher or
two but it's probably best not to enquire
too closely as to methods if you are a bit
sensitive. The activity will decrease as
the season wears on but if moles are a
real issue for you Google Jasper Carrott
and moles. I won't spoil it for you but it
is quite hilariously funny and I do know
someone who uses this method.
While you are debating moles you will
probably notice that the grass is
beginning to grow even faster than in the
mild weather of winter. You can start to
mow as long as the grass isn't too wet –
hover is probably the way to go if it is
wet and long. Otherwise set the blades to
the highest level and off you go and try
not to think about this labour of love or a
weekly nuisance for months ahead.
Sow hardy annuals. These are useful if
you have a whole garden or a bed to fill
and a few inexpensive packets of seeds
will do the job. The best way is to mark
out areas for each variety then sow the
seed thinly in straight lines inside the
areas. This means you can sort out the
plants from the weeds as they will
certainly appear however carefully you
have cultivated the soil. Thin out the
seedlings as well so the plants have
enough room to grow – the more thinly
you can sow the less thinning out you
have to do. Replant the thinnings or find
a friend who can use them.
This is the last chance to plant bare-root
trees and shrubs. Container-grown ones
can be planted any time but from now on
will need more attention in the way of
watering while they establish. Don't be
too quick with the feed for anything as a
late frost will damage the soft growth
early feeding will encourage.
Vegetables can be started now but I think
it's a bit fanciful and might work for real
experts who have the time or staff to run
about with fleece if it gets a bit cold. Start
things like peas and beans indoors and if
you have a propagator an early sowing of
tomatoes is possible. Yes I know some of
you will be yelling at me that you already
have tomatoes well on from seed sown in
January or February but for those of us
without a heated greenhouse or poly-tunnel
to grow them on all we have is very pale
and leggy seedlings. It's best to wait so they
can keep growing.
Have a browse round the seed catalogues if
you haven't already done so or read the
labels on the racks of seeds in the sheds and
garden centres. Read the labels carefully as
not all of them are as clear as they might
be. If all else fails it whiles away a dull ten
minutes.
Hopefully the wet and windy and very
mild winter is going to give way to a
proper spring this year. We were in deep
snow last year and let's keep our fingers
crossed that we don't have a repeat. As
you know they'll be in full cry as soon as
you take your eye off them so if you can
see soil keep weeding!
News The Wayland News Page 5
Great Hockham Gardening Club On Wednesday 12th February we had a
presentation by Tim Fuller. Tim is the
owner of the 'Plantsman's Preference'
nursery at Church Rd, South Lopham.
He is an ornamental grasses and
woodland Perennials specialist and has
been a member of the RHS' Floral
Trials panel since 2008. He gave us a
very informative and comprehensive
talk with lots of super suggestions and
advice with supporting photographs on
'Herbaceous Perennials'. He brought
along and sold several plants that he'd
recommended.
18 members attended this meeting on a
really foul, wet and windy afternoon...
so windy, the hall doors kept blowing
open! The competition entries were
good this month.... Flower: 1st: Jane
Dalton, 2nd: Sue Cunningham, 3rd:
Dave Thomas. Veg/Fruit: 1st Dave
Thomas, 2nd: Sue Thomas. Photo: 1st
Jane Dalton, 2nd Hazel Dunn, 3rd : Pat
Scott. Well done!
NB. All future meetings are now
scheduled for the afternoons. Arriving
at 2pm to set up for a 2.30 start.
It is a great time to join our club. It is
only £10 per person to join for the
whole year and there are lots of benefits
- free monthly meetings and
refreshments, social events, speakers
and visits as well as discounts at
selected garden centres and cheaper
seeds. So if you have an interest in
gardening and like to mix with people
who share the same interest we are a
very friendly club and we would love to
welcome you.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday
MARCH 12th, At Edinburgh Hall,
Harling Rd. Time: 2pm for 2.30 start.
Talk by Jan Saunt entitled 'The National
Garden Scheme' So do come along -
remember your first meeting is FREE!
ALL WELCOME.
Refreshments, Raffle & Competitions
Don't forget to bring an entry for the
flower, the fruit or vegetable and the
seasonal photo competitions...
Anyone needing a lift to meetings or
raise any issues should notify me or our
Chairman, Ed Szczepanowski, tel :
483589 as soon as possible before the
meeting. Thank you.
Jane Dalton ( Secretary) Tel : 498694
Ashill and Holme Hale Garden Club On 15th January 30 members enjoyed
another delicious annual lunch at the
Wagon and Horses in Griston. A very
enjoyable start to the new year.
Our first meeting of 2014 on 23rd January
saw a change to the scheduled
programme. Unfortunately, Dr Ian
Bedford had to postpone his visit until
July. Gardeners' Question Time was
brought forward and a panel of six
members with a wide range of experience,
chaired by David Green, answered
questions from the audience.
Understandably, there were several
questions about successful over-wintering
of plants and also the jobs which can be
done in January and February. This
resulted in a lively discussion among
members and a variety of suggestions
were made, including cleaning, chitting
potatoes and sowing broad beans and
leeks. Even sweet peas can get an early
start in a heated greenhouse and sowing
them in the cardboard inner tubes from
toilet rolls is a money saving tip.
Taking root cuttings can also be done
between November and March and is also
a cost effective way of increasing stock.
Susan Luff, club secretary, gave a
demonstration of two different methods.
The root cutting should be about 3 to 4
inches long with any side shoots removed.
Thin roots, such as those of primulas,
should then be laid across the top of the
potting compost mixed with grit (eg
Perlite) and then covered with about half
inch of the compost mixture. However, for
thicker roots, such as those of the oriental
poppy, the cutting should be cut straight
across at the top and on an angle at the
lower end before being pushed to the
bottom of the potting mixture. For both
methods; water and then put in a cold
frame or greenhouse until about April
when the shoots can be re-potted or
planted out.
Other questions related to problems in the
garden such as moss in the lawn and the
gardener's constant enemies, pests and
diseases. Gary Moore, one of the panel
members and fuschia expert, suggested
spraying with diluted Fairy Liquid for
control of aphids and a teaspoon of
Listerine in a pint of water to combat rust.
He also recommended Provado. Although
this is manufactured primarily for the
control of vine weevil, Gary says it is also
excellent for many other pests such as
white fly.
March 27 John Bridge 'Growing
Vegetables', April 24 Ian Roofe
'Herbaceous Perennials', May 14
Coach Outing to Fullers Mill Garden,
West Stow
Mid-Norfolk Flower Club This year is a very special one for the
Club as we celebrate our 60th
birthday in May when we shall have a
national demonstrator at our meeting.
To suit this demonstrator we have to
change from our usual Tuesday to
Thursday 8th May, but more of this in
the April Wayland News.
This month our meeting is on
Tuesday 11th March when Melissa
Sheldrake will show us a "Box of
Delights".
In April we have to change our week
(to accommodate the Blood Donors)
to Tuesday 1st April when Jacqui
Aldous will demonstrate
"Entertainment 2". Visitors are always
welcome and we look forward to
seeing you. We meet in the Queen's
Hall at 2.15 pm.
Bradenham and District Horticultural Society
It may seem a long way off, but our Spring Show this year will be held in the Bradenham Village Hall as
usual, on Saturday 12th April. Schedules are available should you wish to enter and the hall is open for
entries from 11am - 1pm. At 3.30pm the hall will open to the public with teas and coffee being served.
The following week, on Thursday 17th April, we are pleased to say that Anema's Nursery in Toftwood is
giving us a demonstration/workshop showing us how to make the best of our hanging baskets. The time is
yet to be settled, but it is likely to be earlier than the normal meeting time.
New members, as always, are welcome to come along to any of our meetings which are held on the third
Thursday of each month at 7.30pm in the village hall.
The Village Sports Day will be on Monday 26th May this year and due to the success last year of our book
stall we would ask anyone who is thinking of doing a cull of their books in the next few months to keep us
in mind. We will arrange to collect if you let us know you have some to spare.
All queries/information from Marianne on 01362 820744
Smartphone Training Comes
To Town Have you got or been given a Smartphone? Are you bemused,
befuddled, in danger of giving up with it? Do you know your 4G
from your Android, your Apps from your WiFi?
Are you planning to buy a new one? Do you know your Android
from your Blackberry or what about a Windows phone?
Tablet Training Comes To Town As Well
No not that sort of Tablet! Slim and lightweight, Tablets are a
new type of internet-enabled computer that work in a similar way
to Smartphones.
Have you got or been given a tablet? Are you bemused,
befuddled, in danger of giving up with it? Do you know your 4G
from your Android or IPad, your Apps from your WiFi? Are you
planning to buy a new one so what is a tablet PC good for? That
partly depends on what kind of operating system (OS) it runs.
You have three main choices in this department: Android, iOS
for iPad, or Windows.
The Wayland Partnership and the Wayland Business Centre can
help. We would like to run training courses this Spring at
Wayland House in Watton High Street but this is dependent on
the level of interest. For £15 you will receive three hours of
expert but unbiased training in how to use your device spread
over three sessions/days.
The start date is yet to be confirmed but it would most likely be
mid to late March 2014. If you would like to register your
interest or would like more information, call Iain on 01953
880204 or call in to Wayland House in Watton High Street.
Project Linus Norfolk- keeping busy
Project Linus Norfolk has been busy making, collecting,
checking, labelling and passing on your donated quilts to children
in Norfolk to keep. These are children who have been
unfortunate enough to have been admitted to the Norfolk &
Norwich University Hospital; attended Nelson’s Journey owing
to a close family bereavement or have found a temporary home
with the Haven Project. In addition individual children who are
seriously ill, bereaved or traumatised are included.
To help us to continue with this work our main fund raising event
this year will be a Quilt & Sewing Exhibition at Barn Ruche,
Thetford Road, Watton on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May from
10 am-4pm and Sunday 18th May from 10 am -2pm. We hope you
will make a note of this in your diaries and come to support us,
whilst having the opportunity to look at beautiful quilts and items
made by local people, some of which will be for sale.
The coach trip we organised in January to the Fabric Guild in
Leicester was very enjoyable and we purchased some lovely fabric
for making future Linus Quilts (and of course for ourselves). The
Fabric Guild also generously donated some fabric. We are planning
another visit, by coach, in September this year.
We have two workshop days in the near future for creating
blocks which will be used in making more lovely quilts for
Linus. The first is “Whacky Houses” being hosted by The
Well at Ashill on Saturday 15th March. The second one is a
“Sun Bonnet Sue” on Friday 4th April in Watton. Places are
limited and so need to be booked, please contact Lesley on
01953 883400 to do so.
We thank you for your support, whether through participating in
our coach trips, coffee morning or this year our Exhibition;
donating quilt fabric or making and donating the lovely finished
quilts we receive. Without this we would not be able to give “A
Quilt is a hug you can keep” to the Children in Norfolk.
Thank you.
News The Wayland News Page 6
Come to a Spring Coffee Morning and meet the new Vicar of Watton,
The Rev’d Gerry Foster at St. Mary’s Church, Watton on Saturday 5th April 2014
10.30 12Noon. Delicious refreshments, cakes & raffle
Letters to the Editor National Service and the RAF
If I say National Service and Royal Air Force,
many of your readers will show an interest. First
introduced during the Second World War,
National Service was introduced again in 1947
when other conflicts were brewing or were
active, such as Korea, Suez, Cyprus and Aden.
Many served in the 1950's during the Cold War
in Germany.Many of your readers are some of
the thousands of men who served at some time or
other as electricians, engine mechanics, cooks,
airframe fitters, radio and radar mechanics and
operators.Who did they serve with? Would they
like to meet up with them again? There is now an
Association standing by to reunite them with
their old service pals, as others have found
out.Quarterly magazines, reunions and
membership lists are all available to members.
For further information about the National
Service (Royal Air Force) Association please feel
free to contact me from which you can obtain a
membership application.
Mr A Moore, Chairman Norfolk Branch The
National Service (Royal Air Force) Association,
24 Rothbury Road, Wymondham Norfolk.
Telephone 01953 604988
Buying Oil
In January I saw an article in the Watton and
Swaffham Times written by one of their
correspondents who had received complaints from
readers that there was no competition on oil prices
as there are too few suppliers in Norfolk and
Suffolk and long waiting times for delivery which
had led to running out of fuel. Also mentioned was
a buying club set up some years ago in Bungay that
had over 500 members and asked for comments
from readers.
I sent an email back of how I investigated oil prices
online 18 months ago and found The Oil-
Club.co.uk which has between 50-100 affiliated
buying groups in Norfolk. I joined the club under
my village name of Griston which now includes
Watton and Gt Cressingham and we now have 40
members. I was sent some flyers by the club which
I left at the pubs in Griston and Caston also their
Village Hall. The information was also featured on
the Caston Website and thanks to that the Caston
and Gt Ellingham club have 50 members.
Each club is put together on post code numbers ie
Griston is IP25 6. Owing to our membership
numbers we now have a monthly delivery for which
you receive an email normally on the first week-end
of the month, with the negotiated price from a local
supplier, to place an order by Monday with delivery
by Friday.
The minimum order is 500 litres but best of all
you can order 6,7,8,9,1000 litres or more and
everyone pays the same price per litre so no more
900 litre minimum for the best price and a help
with cash flow.
The Oil Club has 2800 clubs with over 30,000
members across the UK. All you need is to go
online and sign up, all the information is on their
homepage. You are under no obligation to buy from
the club if you as an individual can find a better
price. The club must be having an effect as in
January for the first time in over 20 years I had a
call from a supplier asking me if I wanted any oil!
John Smith, Griston.
The Pride of Breckland Award
We at Breckland Funeral Services are looking to
find a star, the Pride of Breckland.
They must be over 18, from any walk of life, but,
the one thing they must be is extraordinary. We
want to recognise an individual who has improved
the lives of those around them in their local
community and reward them with a chaffeur driven
limousine to The Willow House Public House,
Watton for dinner for two on Friday 28th March.
Nomination forms can be picked up from Laura at
Breckland Funeral Services, 25 Norwich Road,
Watton, or you can email and request a form from
The closing date is Wednesday 19th March. The
nominations will be judged by the Mayor of
Watton, Lorraine McCarthy and the town clerk
Jacqui Seal.
Rotary Roundup
On 23rd January Rotary Scholar Seol
Song, from South Korea, who is a
post-graduate student at the UEA,
gave us a delightful and insightful talk
about her country, language and
experiences in her ‘business
globalization’ studies.
As part of her studies she has travelled
widely, including some time in France,
and she spent a year in San Salvador
helping with the emancipation of
women in business. The picture shows
Seol (pronounced Ciol) with Club
President Roy Challand.
Last month we told readers that we are
now celebrating our Diamond Jubilee
year, and The Wayland News published
a picture of the inaugural meeting of
Watton Rotary Club on 6th May 1954.
Ideas about the identities of those in the
picture are still coming in and are still
welcome. As an aid towards
identification, here is a list of members
at the time, names that, we feel sure,
will be known to older Wattonians:
George Adcock, Hubert Adcock,
Alexander Askew, Frank Carter, David
Coryn, Kazimierz Dwornik, Bernard
Failes, Cecil French, John Fairhead,
Derek Horsburgh, Lewis Leek, Wilfred
Ling, Edward Madoc,
Archibald Norris, Eric Ogden, Robert
Park, Frank smith, Evan Stokes, John
Tyrrell, George Wolstenholme and
Victor Woods.
Tickets for “Jazz at the Queen’s Hall on
March 14th”, with DixieMix, East
Anglia’s leading traditional jazz sextet,
are available from Adcocks. At £10
including supper the price is unchanged
since we started the Jazz evenings in
2007. Following that gig, the next
‘jubilee’ fundraising event will be one
our occasional “Sunday Afternoon at
the Queens Hall” sessions on 11th May,
when we have a reprise of the
acclaimed Buddy Holly tribute group
“Rave On”. If you were with us the last
time you will know how good they are -
well worth seeing again. If you missed
the event, catch up this time!
Finally, on 1st
February our
oldest member,
Peter Beech
(pictured),
celebrated his
90th birthday.
At our weekly
meeting 2 days
prior, President
Roy gave him a special birthday a card
signed by all members, and Mary, the
Hare & Barrel 'Boss', paraded in with a
sparklers-adorned chocolate birthday
cake.
Martin Anscombe
Rocklands Trivia Quiz
The Rocklands Community Shop are
hosting a Trivia quiz to close their
celebrations of the launch of the shop.
The quiz will be held at the Rocklands
Village Hall on Saturday 22nd March
7pm For 7.30pm start.
Tables will be 6 to 8 maximum
although any number of people are
welcome, even individuals who will be
slotted into table teams. All questions
are answered within tables. There is an
optional fancy dress of anything
connected to products bought in shops
or to shops themselves and the overall
theme is retail.
TICKETS ARE ONLY £5 EACH they
include refreshments, teas and coffees
but please bring your own bottle. The
shop have generously decided to share
the proceeds around the Community of
Rocklands, so when purchasing please
state who you wish support, being the
Churches, the School, the Village Hall,
the shop itself. Tickets can be obtained
by ringing Shirley on 01953 488567 or
from the Rocklands Community Shop
when it re-opens following closure, in
March. The quiz also includes family
entertainment.
Shellrock Circle Club
For The Over 50'S Of Rocklands
And The Surrounding Districts.
Venue: The Village Hall, The
Street, Rocklands.12th of February
was a wild, wet and windy
afternoon but most of our members
braved the weather and turned up to
enjoy a Valentine themed quiz
dreamt up by our quiz expert
Margaret Witt.
We learnt some surprising facts and
surprised ourselves with knowing
more than we thought we did about
the subject of "Valentine's Day."
The raffle followed the tea break
and we wound up the proceedings
for the afternoon with the ever
popular game of "Hoi!"
The task for the letter "J" was won
by Mrs. Brenda Beales of
Rocklands. The letter "K" will be
the next task.We are in for a treat at
our meeting on the 12th of March
when we will be able to enjoy a
demonstration of Line Dancing by
Fliss and company. Lots of lively
music. You may feel encouraged to
get up and join in.A trip to the Ice
Show at the Theatre Royal, Norwich
on the 19th of March has been
booked. The first pick-up will be at
Great Ellingham at 1:00 pm. Last
pick-up will be in Attleborough at
approximately 1:30pm.April sees
the end of our year and the
beginning of another. It is also the
time for our AGM.
So if anyone wants to leave the
committee or feels that they have
something to give to the club in the
form of fresh ideas for its continued
existence, please make yourself
known to Mrs. Joyce Briggs. The
AGM will be held on the 9th of
April which is our club meeting day
2pm till 4pm.
Advance notice that our SPRING
FAIR will be on the 17h of May.
Your generosity will enable us to
put on a good show. The usual
donations are requested for the
bottle stall, good quality items for
the tombola, bric-a-brac and lots of
cakes for the cake stall.New
members always welcome. Contact
Allyson Blandford 01953 488103.
(Sec.)
What to see and do in Wayland in 2014
Inside
About Wayland
Dragonfly Gallery
Town Team
Heritage
www.thewaylanddragonflygallery.co.uk
The Wayland News Page 11 News
Watton Country Market “Rain, rain, go away, come again
another day.” What awful weather we
have had over the past few months,
with seemingly constant rain and only
rare glimpses of the sun. We know we
have got away (so far) relatively
unscathed compared to other parts of
the country, but the dismal weather is
still really depressing. This is why we
would like to express our thanks to all
our customers who come in to see us
virtually every week whatever the
weather.
Obviously the selection of fruit and
veg is quite limited, but our
handcrafters always have a splendid
and very reasonably priced range of
goods, and farm fresh eggs are always
available.
Our bakery section offers many
tempting items from savoury to pastry
products and cakes of all sizes. Last
year we appealed for anyone interested
in cooking for our market to please
come forward. Now we are asking
again as our need is greater than ever
as some of our regular bakers have had
to reduce the amount they produce,
and hence we have a ready market for
anybody who would like to produce
for us. As well as turning your skill to
a more profitable use, you get to join a
like-minded team and meet new
people. Why not ask one of our
friendly ladies for more details when
you come in.
If an informal chat would be more
convenient, please call our Secretary,
Mrs Susan Luff on 01760 440521.
We are at Watton Christian
Community Centre every Wednesday
between 8.30 and 11.30. We very
much look forward to seeing you there.
Also, in the hall next door, light
refreshments are available during the
morning, courtesy of the members of
the Methodist Church.
recent years it has become rather
commercialised, is an ancient celebration,
originally when people returned to their
‘Mother Church’, and also in celebration
of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and to
appreciate our mothers, as today, by giving
posies of spring flowers.
Anybody researching family history prior
to 1837, will realise how difficult it
becomes to actually discover who the
women in our families were. Church and
secular records did not always recognise
women in their own right, and they were
often known as ‘wife of’ or ‘widow of’.
Mothers were often not even named at
children’s Baptisms. In spite of the fact
that it cannot be disputed that a mother
having given birth, was a mother, the same
cannot be said of who an actual father
might be!
The study of DNA, which puts a scientific
slant onto family history, can identify our
hereditary. And anybody who thinks that
family history is boring or irrelevant, may
like to consider genetics, and how we
become who we are, all related to history
really! It has been discovered, maternal
DNA, unlike paternal DNA, can take us
back to one of seven female individuals,
who we are all descended from. All
females, carry their mothers DNA, back to
one of these 7 individuals, and pass it on to
the next generation, males carry their
mothers DNA, but do not pass it on to the
next generation. This is a very simplistic
version, of a complicated concept.
Although the paper trail and historical
records to our maternal ancestry may not
be very good, nature remembers who our
mothers were, in our DNA, and give us
clues to our maternal ancestry.
The next Carbrooke Heritage meeting in
Carbrooke Village Hall on 19th March at
7pm (if you plan on attending, please
contact us beforehand as the date is
unconfirmed). All welcome to our
informal meetings.
Web: www.carbrookehistory.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Carbrooke History and
Heritage. Angela Weatherill 885353
Carbrooke Heritage Group The Wayland Heritage Group are
applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund,
for help with commemorating WW1, it
is hoped a book and DVD can be
produced to cover the whole Wayland
area, reflecting the effect the war had
on, and left on our rural community.
How were the farms affected by many
of the young men leaving for war, did
crops have to change, were horses
requisitioned from local farms, how did
the women left behind cope and adapt,
did war technology have any effect on
the area, and what were the legacies of
the conflict.
If you are keen to get involved, please
contact the Wayland Partnership in the
first instance on 01953 883915. This is
more a project recording local effects,
rather than just studying the death of a
particular soldier; Carbrooke Heritage
Group (contact details below) would
like to hear from anyone with any
interest in, or information relating to,
the parish of Carbrooke in particular.
It is hoped to launch, with an open day
in Watton, when people can come
along and share stories, papers or items
of interest.
At the end of March we celebrate
‘Mothering Sunday’, which although in
Watton & District U3A
The return of Neil Storey as the
speaker at the January meeting was a
resounding success. Members had a
hilarious and also a squeamish insight
into how our ancestors cured their
ailments. Neil demonstrated some of
the processes and equipment used in
those times and it was not for the feint
hearted.
Alan’s Pub Lunch Group is meeting at
The Windmill in Necton on Thursday
13th March.
Brian’s Group will meet on Tuesday
25th March at The Bell in Saham
Toney.
Susan Page is taking the Garden Visit
Group to West Beckham for the
Snowdrop walk on Sunday 2nd
March.
Final payment for members booked
on the Spring Holiday to the Isle of
Wight from 5th to 9th May is due at
the February meeting. We have one
twin room available on this holiday
which is now open to non members.
Contact Ron on 01953889951.
The A.G.M will be held at the C.C.C
on Thursday 27th March. Nomination
forms for the Committee are available
from the Secretary. Nominations
should be returned to the Secretary by
Friday 14th March 2014.
The next monthly meeting is on
Thursday 27th March for the AGM.
For further information on the
National U3A go to www.u3a.org.uk
The Ovington Crower
Waal wot dew yew rekkun on orl tha rearn weer
bi hevin, hent we lucky thet hent lioke thar
hevin in tha west o tha cuntry.
Horry still kip fillin up sanbags, an yew kin
hardly git inta his propty now, thas like a grat
ole worl orl arownd his ole cottige. He’ll be
orlright iffen thars nuther wor, thet’ll teark a
tank ter git inter his tearta plot.
Hare yew gittin on tergitha, hev yew orl bin
tryin owt thet new parth alonga tha Dereham
rood, my missus reckun thas jist tha job an she
kip a workin along it jist ter git a bar o soap or
packit biskits from tha shops in Watton, blarst
she’ve dun a mile or tew tha larst cuppla weeks.
Thas a rare gud job tho an yer gotta hand it tew
tha ole Parish Cowncil, thar dun a thar best
oova gittin it dun.
I give tha ole Charwummen a gret ole slap o tha
back wen I sore har up the rood totha day, cor
blarst she wor suffin rore, I forgot I hed a fork in
my hand wen I dunnit. Orl I wonted tew dew was
say thankyew my wummin, but she warn’t hevin
any o my squit, an rekkuned I wos a wearst o
spearce, neerly as bad as Horry she say.
Thas funny she sed that, cos I’m shure i gotta a
walentine card from har larst week, mind yew I
hed so menny thet wos hard tew no who thar
cum from. My missus wos not best pleesed
abowt orl tha poost thet cum thru tha dore,
speshully as they wos neerly orl fer me, orl
them purty envaloops an crosses orl acrorse tha
back. Dint no I wos ser poplar.
Horry sed he only got tew or tree tha yare, well
thas only tew be spectid, orl tha ole mawthas o
his aerge hev orl moved away or sum onnem
hev sadly passed oova. Boy Fred sed tew me up
tha pub tha otha nite, “Horry hev fergot orl
abowt wot cortin wos orl abowt, an iffen he
fownd a mawtha ter teark him on he woont no
wot tew dew wi har”
I worn’t so sure abowt thet, I’re sin him a
gawpin at the yung mawthas thet goo hoss ridin
trew tha willage on a satdi mornin.
NEX DAY.
I hadter leave this yistdy tha missus she say tew
me she say “I fancy a roost parsnip fer dinner
Sid” she say “Kin yew dig wun up forrus”
“Well yis” I say “Jist gius a minit thas hossing
down wi rearn agin”
I stood at the winda fer bout an hour an thet
nivva let up fer a minit. The missus kep mobbin
me cos she wanted ter git tha dinna on, so I put
a sack oova my hid and got my speard owta the
shid. Yew need a gud speard cos tha ole
parsnips goo down wun helluvva way.
As sune as I stood on the gardin, i new I wos in
trubble, I went in oova tha top of my warta
boots. Then I coont get the dam things owta tha
mud an arta a bit my feet cum owt but left tha
boots ahind, cor blarst, i hed a new pair o socks
my missus hed bort me fer me birthday an thar
was in wun helluva mess.
I thort thas tew leart now an I best git har a
parsnip an hoop she oont nootis the mud up tew
my knees. Waal tha ole parsnip dint need a lot o
pullin thet dam near flooted owt, but I got reely
wrong alonga har wen she see tha steart of my
clooths, an corse I’d left my boots out in the
gardin and they wos fillin upa warta wot wi orl
thet rearn.
So time I’d clent myself up and washed my
dutty clooths thet wos abowt time fer bed,
warnt allowed up tha pub neetha, thet dint matta
tew much cos tha wos still chukkin it down. I
jist hoop we git a bit o dry now soze I kin git
my warta boots back.
Horry sez heez gittin worrit cos thars shoor tew
be a hoospipe ban afore long an his teartas in
his geenhowse hefta be wartared reglar, he dew
like his arlies duz Horry.
Goo ter hell, thas stopped rearnin, I betta
mownt a reskew oprashun on my boots, so I
shell see yer nex time orl bein well.
My ole granma yewsed tew say.
“It’s a pity we carn’t live in tha parst. . . thet
wud be so much cheepa”
Cheerio. . . and Dew yew kip a troshin.
Boy Sid
Dance Away at the Queens Hall
Ballroom, Latin and Sequence dancing at the Queen's Hall, March 3rd, April 5th, May 3rd
8 p.m. to 11 p.m. admission £4
News The Wayland News Page 12
Stainer's Crucifixion by the Thetford Singers Thetford Singers celebrate 40
years of music making this
year. Our theme for the year is
‘the community and our
history’. This theme is
epitomized in our first concert
which is the Eastertime
favourite The Crucifixion by
John Stainer. First performed
by the choir in 1979, we are
delighted to return to St
Cuthbert’s Church in Thetford
on Sunday 6th April and hope
that everyone who loves this
music will come along and join
in the audience hymns. No
tickets – there will be a retiring
collection to support St
Cuthbert’s Development Fund.
The young organist Polina
Sosnina, who is known in a
number of local churches, will
accompany the choir and
soloists Paul Harrison and
Andrew Weeks are once again
joining Thetford Singers to sing
the Tenor and Bass solos. The
performance starts at 3.00 pm
and lasts for an hour, we hope
you will stay for refreshments
afterwards.
On Saturday 3rd May Thetford
Singers will be sharing the
stage at Thetford’s Guildhall
with the Stuart Singers from
Gloucestershire who are on tour
in East Anglia. We hope our
regular followers will enjoy this
opportunity to see another choir
in action. Also performing at
this concert will be the piano
duet sensation ‘Four Hands in
Harmony’ so you will get three
musical treats for the price of
one! Tickets for this will be
available from Leaping Hare -
more details on our website.
Another date for your diary in
our special year is our Gala
40th Anniversary Concert at the
Guildhall on Saturday 19th
July. We hope that music lovers
who have not yet tried a
Thetford Singers concert will
join our regular followers in
enjoying a sample of our
repertoire from the past four
decades. More details on
www.thetfordsingers.org.uk
Carbrooke Church News Great News! At last we have been
given the go ahead to install a toilet
in the Church, the work is due to
start at the beginning of March,
and be finished by Easter. It will
also include repairs to the Vestry
(or North Porch) which is in a very
sorry state. It was the main
entrance to the church at one point,
and has been used as the Vestry for
clergy to get ready, for storing
important items, and also as a
Sunday School, with an ancient
Priests room above. When the
toilet is installed, take a moment to
look up at the ceiling which is very
ornate, considering the former uses
of the room. Outside the
decorations in the stonework are
amazing too, and will soon be
restored to their former glory.
The installation of a toilet will be a
great benefit to us all, enabling us
to hold more events and activities
in the church, and providing
comfort to Baptism, Wedding and
Funeral parties.
Sadly we have had two Funerals
during February. On 5th Jack
Clarke, was laid to rest at the age
of 95, having spent most of his life
in Carbrooke. Members of the
Royal Marines from Portsmouth
attended the service, and the ‘Last
Post’ was played which was very
moving. Jack had served as a
Royal Marine both before and
during WW2.
On 6th February, the Church was
packed for the Funeral of Peter
Smith who did a lot of voluntary
work at Watton Sports Centre,
especially maintaining the grounds.
He was involved in the
organisation of football in Norfolk
and at Norwich City's Field of
Dreams centre.
We offer our condolences and
prayers to the families of Jack and
Peter.
On 30th March it will be
Mothering Sunday, when we
appreciate all that our mothers
have done for us, please come
along, as ‘Carbrooke Young
Believers’ will be leading the
service, and spring posies will be
handed out.
Afternoon Tea and Cake will be
served in the Village Hall on
Friday 28th February, and 28th
March 2pm. We invite you to
come along for a chat, bring your
children, or your parents!
Carbrooke ‘Faith Hope & Charity’
Church Lottery, took place on
Sunday, 16th February, and was
drawn by Rev. Jane Atkins
11.30am over our coffee and
biscuits. The winners were: 1st
(£40) Jean Riley (No:91); 2nd
(£20) Susan Youngs (No:72); 3rd
(£15) Sara Dunn (No:14 )
The Draws will take place in
Carbrooke Church, on every 3rd
Sunday, with prizes as follows: (1st
Prize: £40) (2nd Prize: £20) (3rd
Prize: £15).
Money, Money, Money We all need it and we certainly all want
to keep as much of it for ourselves as
possible but recently I heard a story
which, from a lawyer’s perspective,
was just appalling because the loss
suffered should and could have been so
easily avoided. Let me explain: a wife
and husband decided to divorce. They
obtained the divorce papers free of
charge from the Court office, followed
the information notes issued by the
Court office (which is not legal advice)
on how to complete the forms and then
issued the petition and got it under way.
Decree Nisi was pronounced and
Decree Absolute was granted quite
smartly thereafter. What a doddle and a
saving in legal fees of about £495 plus
VAT as well!
Husband and Wife get along well and
Husband transfers the house into the
sole name of Wife expecting she will
pay him his full share later on. They are
still friends after all so why wouldn’t
she? Husband re-marries and in that
moment his ability to access the Court
was terminated, and his former wife
now no longer wants to give him any
money. Not paying £495 plus VAT just
cost him in reality his life’s savings -
everything he has - and he is now left to
start over again, as if straight out of
school. All he can do is use, if he has
the energy, the rigid non- matrimonial
legislation which will be considerably
more expensive and will be unlikely to
result in a satisfactory outcome.
The first thing he did wrong? He didn’t
see a family law specialist who knows
not just how to obtain a divorce but
more particularly the answers to all of
the “what happens if.....” questions each
of which are inextricably linked to a
Decree dissolving the marriage. It
wouldn’t have mattered that he didn’t
know what questions to ask because a
reasonably competent family law
specialist would be expected to pass on
all information necessary to protect the
interests of the client. The second thing
was how he completed the divorce
petition and the steps not taken in
consequence of this. Had a lawyer
made the mistake Husband would have
been entitled to expect payment under
the lawyer’s insurance policy and he
wouldn’t have lost out in the end.
By Karen Fox of Spire Solicitors LLP,
40 High Street Watton (formerly GHP
Solicitors)
[email protected] 01953
882864/01603 677046
Shipdham & District Book Group The book for discussion on 19th
February was My dear I wanted to tell
you by Louisa Young. The title comes
from the standard postcard wounded
soldiers had to fill in to send home
during World War I. The author
describes the life of the characters
before, during and shortly after the war
with a wealth of detail. It includes the
naivety of most who signed up whether
singly or in groups. Fact inevitably
appears side by side with fiction, most
notably about the work of the
pioneering plastic surgeon Major
Harold Gillies at the Queen’s Hospital
in Sidcup.
The book was universally approved by
the membership some of whom were
moved to tears whilst reading although
enjoying it at the same time. All
appreciated the contrasting characters;
depictions of people from all classes
and backgrounds brought together
whether at the front or in civilian life;
the emotions, pathos and horror of the
physical, emotional and mental damage
and stories told were considered
moving , gripping and fascinating.
Unusually several thought it finished
too quickly compared with many
books which seem far too long. Some
admitted that the cover and title made
them think this would be light ‘Chick
Lit’ which was very far from the
truth. The descriptions of horrific
injury and the beginnings of the
reconstructive plastic surgery of
today made us appreciate how far we
have come and how fortunate we are.
We suspect the emotional and
psychological damage to those
experiencing war is continues to be
more difficult to repair. This is one
book we would not hesitate to
recommend.
The book for discussion on 19th March
is The Colour Purple by Alice Walker.
Prepare for No Smoking Day Smokers in the Watton and Wayland
area are being urged to prepare for battle
and attempt to give up cigarettes for
good on No Smoking Day which takes
place on Wednesday 12 March 2014.
This year’s No Smoking Day has a ‘V
for Victory’ theme which is set to inspire
hundreds of thousands of smokers to win
the fight against cigarettes.
Total Health Pharmacy in Watton will
have information and advice on No
Smoking Day to inspire quitters and send
them on the road to victory.
Smoking Cessation Advisor, Geoff Ray
said: “No Smoking Day is a great
opportunity for us to encourage and
support smokers in Watton and the
surrounding area to quit alongside
hundreds of thousands of other people
across the UK.
“We know that quitting isn’t easy but we
want to reassure smokers that support is
available to them and that they can win
the battle against cigarettes.
“There’s a much higher chance of
succeeding with support and this is why
Total Health Pharmacy is spreading the
word to smokers about the range of
services and resources which are locally
available to them. Our activity is crucial
to helping smokers on the road to victory
and towards a healthier and wealthier
smoke-free life.”
Total Health Pharmacy has helped many
people to quit smoking and the smoking
cessation clinic offers one to one
appointments throughout the week.
The annual No Smoking Day campaign
is run by the British Heart Foundation
(BHF) and encouraged one million
smokers to make a quit attempt last year.
For more information and support to
help you quit as well as an online forum
where you can talk and get motivation
and support from thousands of quitters,
visit nosmokingday.org.uk or visit Total
Health Pharmacy at 14 Gregor Shanks
Way, Watton or call 01953 881157
St. MARY’S CHURCH, WATTON
PANCAKES & COFFEE in church on
Shrove Tuesday - 4th March 11am – 2pm
Savoury and sweet pancakes will be served
Church Times and News The Wayland News Page 13
Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for March
St. Mary’s 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 2nd 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Wed 5th Ash Wednesday
7.30pm Holy Communion &
Imposition of Ashes
Sun 9th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
12.30pm Holy Baptism
Sun 16th 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 23rd 8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am All Age Worship
12.30pm Holy Baptism
6.30pm Choral Evensong
Sun 30th Mothering Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am A Service for Mothering Sunday
12.30pm Holy Baptistism
Watton Methodist Church
www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk
Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet
reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am
It’s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half-hour Midweek
Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church
Member. Minister: Deacon S Sowerby 01953 881035
Sun 2nd 10.45am Mrs E Warby
6.30pm Mrs J Roebuck
Fri 7th 2.30pm Annual Women’s World
Day of Prayer Service
Sun 9th 10.45am Mr B Lawrence
6.30pm Mr A Warby
Sun 16th 10.45am Rev D Greenaway Holy Communion
6.30pm Own local arrangement
Sun 23rd 10.45am Mrs S Greenaway
3.00pm Circuit Songs of Praise
at Thursford—no evening service
Sun 30th 10.45am Deacon S Sowerby
6.30pm Mr D Fisher
Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton
Children have their own programme during the
Sunday morning services
Sun 2nd 10.30am Commissioned by Christ -
Examine the context
Sun 9th 10.30am The first question, answer and charge
Sun 16th 10.30am The second question, answer and charge
Sun 23rd 10.30am The third question, answer and charge
Sun 30th 10.30am Mother’s Day Family Service
Roman Catholic Community
Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church
St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill
Tuesdays at 10.00am Holy Communion
Sun 2nd 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 9th 9.30am Family Holy Communion
Sun 16th 9.30am Morning Worship
Sun 23rd 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 30th Mothering Sunday
9.30am All Age Worship
St. George’s Church, Saham Toney
Sun 2nd 11.00am Morning Worship
Sun 9th 11.00am Family Holy Communion
Sun 16th 11.00am Morning Worship
Sun 23rd 11.00am Holy Communion
Sun 30th Mothering Sunday
11.00am All Age Worship
S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke
Sun 2nd 10.30am Family Holy Communion
Sun 9th 10.30am Morning Worship
Sun 16th 1030am Holy Communion
Sun 23rd 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 30th Mothering Sunday
10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington
Sun 2nd 9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 16th 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship
Sun 30th Mothering Sunday
10.30am Lay Led Worship
Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham, Griston, Merton,
Stow Bedon & Thompson Worship Calendar for March
Ash Wednesday - 5th
March
7:00pm Imposition of Ashes, Holy Communion, Caston
Sunday 9th
March - 1st Sunday of Lent
9:00am Matins (BCP), Merton
10:30am United Holy Communion Thompson
Sunday 16th
March - 2nd Sunday of Lent
9:00am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham
10:30am United Holy Communion Breckles
Sunday 23rd
March - 3rd Sunday of Lent
10:30am United Holy Communion Caston
Tuesday 25th
March
The Feast of The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00pm United Holy Communion Thompson
Sunday 30th
March - 4th Sunday of Lent (Mothering)
9:00am Mothering Sunday All-Age Service Merton
10:30am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham
Sunday 6th
April - 5th Sunday of Lent (Passiontide)
10:30am United Holy Communion Griston
Watton area Food Bank donations received at all
regular Sunday morning services
‘THE WAY’ YOUTH GROUP (ages 11+)
Friday, 21st March, other Church youth groups, 7:00pm, Necton
Enquiries: Mr. Graham Penfold
Tel.: 07770 650971; Email: [email protected]
All Saints Church, Threxton
Sunday 2nd March 10am
WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Wed 5th March 2pm Meeting tea and chat at Watton CCC. Mon 17th March 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses
Diabetes UK Bob Greef, Garder/Steward from Oxborough Hall, was the
speaker at our February meeting and he spoke about the "media
and gardening". He told us about Cecil Henry Middleton, head
gardener to the Sitwell family, who was born in 1886 and died
in 1945. Mr Middleton wrote several books about gardening and
a few of our members had either read or owned one or some of
them. He was also one of the earliest radio and television
broadcasters on gardening for the BBC. John* and other
members asked Bob various questions about gardening and the
talk ended with us thanking him for coming to see us again after
a successful visit last year.
* The Watton Two has been reduced to the Watton One recently
as John's partner in crime, Rod, has gone on the missing list! I
expect he will be back soon and it will the be business as usual!!
(Ed: I thought John had a forlorn look about him recently!).
Our March meeting will be on the 10th at 10.15am. This will be
a slightly shorter meeting due to our annual lunch at Necton.
The group meets at the Pentecostal Church, Watton and we are
extremely grateful to them for the use of their facilities.
For details of the group, or any questions you may have please
phone Helen, 01953 884713, leave a message and I will get back
to you as soon as I can.
The Colin Mackenzie Support Centre
Because of unforeseen circumstances we have had to vacate the
building. The work will continue while we look for new premises.
The centre has helped many people and will leave a void in many
people's lives that regularly come into the centre.We are looking for
premises on the High Street to continue the work we do. We know
it will take time for this to all be put in place, but watch this space.
We are Christians and we have seen God work in the Centre and
many times in people lives.I thank all the people who are
continuing to support us and all those who have helped us in the
past.A massive thank you for all the people who helped with
emptying the place. Jan MacKenzie
The Wayland News Page 14 News
Maurice 'Jack' Clarke
Maurice Clarke was born in
December 1918 and throughout his
long life was known to all as Jack.
His father ran his own business as a
jeweller and watchmaker in
Stowmarket, where Jack spent his
early years. The sudden death of his
father led to the family being split up
with Jack staying with his
Grandparents at Earsham, whilst his
Mother took employment with Mr
James Bond in North Norfolk, whom
she later married.
Their move to run the village shop in
Carbrooke meant the family were
reunited, and Jack's life in Carbrooke
began, a life that was to see him set
down firm roots in this lovely
Norfolk Village and raise a family of
his own. Jack's wife, Enid
remembered, “He was a popular
young man because
of the ready supply
of sweets he always
had in his pocket
from the family
shop’s sweet
counter!”
Jack stayed at
Carbrooke School
until he was 11, then
went to Watton
School until starting
work at Crawfords
Poultry Farm in the
village. It was while he was working
on the farm that he met other young
men particularly one Gerald
Fotherby. The two travelled to
Norwich and signed on as regulars in
the Marines and a whole new exciting
chapter of Jack's life was about to
start, one that would see him travel
the world as a Marine and test himself
in many of the most dangerous
theatres of WW2. A test he was to
pass with great courage.
After an initial 6 month training
period, in which his squad, the 254th
Kings, were chosen to be part of the
prestigious Royal Tournament at
Olympia. Following the excitement of
Olympia he embarked upon his
travels initially to the Far East aboard
the Cruiser Manchester; it was during
this time that War broke out.
He served throughout the War
initially as an Anti- Aircraft Gunner
aboard The Manchester. He took part
in the Atlantic Convoys, the Malta
Convoys and the arduous Arctic
Convoys, only recently receiving the
Arctic Star for his part in this vitally
important aspect of the war effort. He
was wounded when evacuating our
Troops from the failed Norwegian
Landings and again after the
Manchester was Torpedoed on the
Malta Convoys.
After the war in Europe ended, Jack
was aboard HMS Howe in the Far
East where after a prolonged stay in
Sydney, the Howe about to depart and
the Battle of Sydney took place. This
was a Battle like no other in the war;
while on this longer-than-usual stay,
members of the crew formed certain
liaisons and attachments with the
local girls, and in order to clear the
ship of love lorn civilians the fire
hoses were turned on the ladies in
order to encourage their departure.
Thus was the Battle of Sydney
fought, the only injuries being broken
hearts.
(This and many other exploits of
“Marine Jack” can be read in much
more detail in the excellent book of
the same name penned by family
friend Robert Chalmers).
Demob time came and despite a wish
to remain as a regular Marine this was
not to be and as a result of his service
injuries he was returned to civvy
street. Jack moved back in with his
family in Carbrooke and it was at this
time that he re kindled his friendship
with Enid and on 3rd August 1950
they were married and set up home in
Yew Tree Cottage. One year later his
first son Paul was born and 3 years
later in 1954 John, his second son
arrived.
Jack worked initially at the Timber
yard in Watton firstly for Bardwell’s
and continued his working life
throughout the many changes of
ownership that the business had until
his retirement. In 1972 Jack and Enid
moved from Yew Tree Cottage into a
newly built bungalow where a happy
and contented family life was lived
until his death. Jack was a great
family man and imbued both of his
sons with a love of
the outdoors, animals
and especially his
dogs. He kept Pigs
Goats, Geese and
Chickens. It really
was ‘The Good Life’
at Yew Tree Cottage
and The Russets.
He greatly enjoyed
game shooting with
his sons Paul and
John and was a good
shot; the training on
the anti aircraft guns aboard the
Manchester gave him a natural eye
for a high bird. As a countryman he
was not averse to a deal or two
through the course of his life. Jack
once sold a goat and an hour or two
later the goat had escaped from its
new home and had arrived back at
Yew Tree Cottage. It was thought that
he sold this particular goat more than
once. At this time he had a business
making fencing panels all beautifully
crafted.
Jack was never an idle man and
filled every hour with his honest
endeavours. Well into his eighties
he would accompany his
granddaughter Bobbie to her riding
lessons and would cycle with her
when she hacked out, greatly
enjoying both the company of his
grand-daughter, the horses and the
outdoors. Jack took great pride in
escorting his wife Enid to the many
Art Exhibitions where her work was
hung, particularly the Royal
Academy Summer Exhibition which
they attended regularly over many
years. Jack suffered from dementia
during the latter few years of his
life and passed away during his
95th year.
He has left behind a large loving
family that has been enriched by the
part that he played in all their lives.
Jack is survived by his wife Enid, 2
sons 4 grand children and 6 great
grand children, all who have happy
and inspiring memories of a
wonderful man whose example of
how to live a full and enriching life
through both the good and the bad
that life presents us with, will remain
as a guiding light for the years to
come to all of them.
Jack's wife Enid summed up her life
with Jack. “We met during a time of
happy innocence and were a lifelong
loving couple. Jack was a loyal,
generous, wonderful husband
throughout his whole life”.
What better epitaph could a man
have?
Plan Your Holiday Health With New Local Travel Clinic
If you’re travelling abroad this
year you may be venturing into
countries where your health
could be put at risk. In the rush
to arrange passports, holiday
money and a new holiday
wardrobe, it is easy to overlook
your holiday health.
Many countries, both within the
EU and outside, require some
basic vaccinations some of
which are available via the NHS
and some which must be
purchased privately. In addition
there are many practical tips and
advice that can help you to enjoy
a happy and healthy holiday.
Total Health Pharmacy in Watton
has opened a fully accredited
Travel Clinic providing all travel
vaccinations, malarial advice and
general travel advice. The clinic
provides a tailored individual
service to ensure that you are
fully prepared for a safe and
enjoyable travel experience.
The clinic operates an
appointment system throughout
the week and appointments are
often available at the weekend,
including Sundays. There is a
small charge for the service
which is redeemable against any
vaccinations purchased from the
clinic.
Lead Pharmacist, Balazs Varadi
said “People often struggle to
find time to book a travel
appointment and subsequent
vaccinations. We are able to
offer a range of appointments
throughout the week and
weekend and we provide a very
comprehensive level of
personalised advice. We would
urge people to consider their
holiday health very carefully”
More information about the
Travel Clinic can be obtained
from the pharmacy by calling
01953 881157 or visiting 14
Gregor Shanks Way, Watton,
Norfolk, IP25 6FA
Total Health Pharmacy is open 7
days a week from 8am until late
and is opposite the Watton
Medical Practice
Watton Evening Women's Institute We were delighted to welcome
three visitors to our last meeting,
they joined members in sampling
a delicious array of puddings from
lemon meringue pie and baked
plum tart to lime cheesecake and
fresh raspberries in jelly with, of
course lashings of fresh cream. It
gave members to opportunity to
chat and catch up with all the new
things happening within the WI.
A new craft group has been
formed and will meet later in the
month whilst the new Diners
Club will have their first lunch
in March.
The meeting finished with a
hilarious game of beetle
Members have chosen the East
Anglia Air Ambulance to support
during 2014 and will be holding a
coffee morning at the Community
Centre in Watton High Street on
Saturday April 12th from 10.00 to
1200. There will be a bring and
buy stall and, of course, lots of
homemade cakes. A percentage
from the proceeds will form part
of our total donation for the year.
On March 13th our meeting will
start with a sale of clothes,
jewellery and accessories, and
will be followed by a talk when
our president Pat Holdscroft will
tell us about her son who
overcame disabilities to help
others. New members and visitors
are always welcome, just come
along to the Community Centre
by 7.30pm or for further details
ring Hazel Gillingham on 01953
881510.
Caston VA Primary School
Ad hoc cleaning help needed at
Caston Primary School
We are looking for someone who
could be available at short notice to
assist with general cleaning duties,
if required. This would be, in the
main, to stand in if there is ever an
occasion when Mr. Smith (our
caretaker/cleaner) is unable to come
in to school. Pay rates and other
information can be obtained from
Miss Bell, please contact her in the
school office tel: 01953 483304 or
please email:
Training would be provided. Many
thanks.
New Year, new classroom bases
All classrooms were relocated
over the Christmas period and in
September we will be offering 3
full-time classes, for the following
age ranges:- Reception, Years 1
and 2; Years 3 and 4; Years 5 and
6
We are most fortunate to have a
modern building with lots of
space indoors and outdoors and
now have a newly created library
area and other quiet group work
areas in school. Do come and visit
us if you are interested in sending
your child to our school, please
make an appointment to have a
look round. We welcome all new
enquiries, please see Miss Bell’s
contact details above, thank you.
Table Top Sale
Well done to the school and class
council whose Table Top sale on
24th January raised £64.00. They
were fund raising to buy additional
playground equipment. Thank you
to all for your support.
New Class Council
Well done new councillors!
The new class reps have been voted
into post and they are as follows for
the spring term:-
Year 1 - Daisy Aldridge, Year 2 -
Heidi Dunnett, Year 3 - William
Davis, Year 4 - Harry Moore, Year
5 - George Davis, Year 6 - Mark
Cooper
The Chairman is Craig Gwillim, the
Secretary is Beth Childerhouse and
the Treasurer is Sian Lount and
the Councillors will continue to
meet once a fortnight.
The Wayland News Page 15 News
Saturday 10th May, 7pm Carbrooke Church
Keith Skipper A Norfolk treasure presents an evening of
‘Norfolk squit' and music. To raise funds for Carbrooke Church.
Tickets £8 inc. wine & refreshments, accompanied children free. Tickets available from Jan Godfrey
(Wayland Partnership Office 01953 883915) Angela Weatherill 01953 885353 or Members of
Carbrooke PCC. Email: [email protected]
Richmond Park Golf Club Members Visit To
Sheringham Woodfields School
The 2013 Richmond Park Golf Club Captain, Colin Chapman,
travelled with other members of the club to Sheringham, in order to
present a cheque of £1,550 to Sheringham Woodfields School, the
chosen charity of the Captain.
Matt Smith, Business Manager of the School, received the cheque.
He then gave them a tour of the school, and impressed the members
with the modern facilities, the one-to-one teaching and the positive
ambiance of the school itself.
The school has up to 90 pupils from a wide geographical area of
Norfolk, all with complex learning difficulties, which require
special teaching at varying levels. Over the years G.C.S.E. and ‘A’
level qualifications have been achieved.
Matt Smith thanked Colin Chapman and all the members of
Richmond Park Golf Club, Watton, who had taken part in the fund
raising. “Contributions like this,” he said, “will make a lot of
difference to the school and the pupils during 2014.”
The photo shows Colin Chapman presenting the cheque to Matt
Smith. Also included is Rod Murphy and his grandson Kian, a pupil
of the school, and Kian’s mum.
A familiar sight on his bike around
Watton, Ronnie Thompson wanted to
celebrate 90th in February which he
did with a ride around Merton Green.
Ronnie's wife, Kathleen (Left), and
his sister Jean Brock (right) kept an
eye on him along with friends Gay
and John Skipper and Roger Turner
and then after they went for a dinner
in Thetford.
Ronnie has had a fascinating life
starting in the war working in
forestry, then he was 16 years at
Smithson and Burroughes
Agricultural Engineers on Norwich
Road and then twenty three and a half
years with Abels Removals.
His ambition now, he says, is to visit
the New Forest – and maybe have a
ride around there too!
Ronnie gets on his bike for his 90th
Picture: Roger Turner
My name is Marie Dawe, I am a
glass artist and have been
working with glass for over 8
years. For some artists, learning
how to make or fashion the end
product is a long
and sometimes
arduous task.
Some do not have
a natural affinity
with the material
they use and have
to fight to conquer
it . . . in that, I am
lucky. From the
first effort, I have
enjoyed and found myself at
home with all the 'sharp bits'.
That is not to say I don't struggle
with the art I wish to create, ask
my husband, he knows!
I spent my first day with a local
craftsman who took me through
the technicalities of copper
foiling (otherwise known as the
Tiffany technique ). He warned
me that I would cut myself and
pointed out where the plasters
were kept. Fear was a friend
during those first few glass
shaping moments, but as the day
ended I was delighted to see my
fingers intact and unadorned by
pink sticky plastic. . . and I was
totally hooked on glass.
Realising very quickly that I
wanted to progress through other
techniques which would allow
me to create the things I
envisioned, I taught myself to
lead windows and made a fair
number for myself
and then as
commissions. Still
not where I wanted
to be. My lovely
husband bought
me a small kiln
with which to
produce stained
glass, but soon I
realised the
potential for glass fusing. This is
where I am today, my work is far
more advanced than the first few
tentative efforts, but there is
always further to go. I now have
five kilns of varying size and am
able to produce works from
pendant size to fully fused
windows.
You can see some of my work in
exhibition, called "DETAIL" by
Marie Dawe at The Wayland
Dragonfly Gallery in Watton,
from 15th March for 1 week with
a preview on the evening of 14th
March. 7pm to 8.30pm.
There are some free tickets
available, please contact Susan on
01953 880205
The Detail is in the glass
Are you a parent or carer affected in
any way by drugs & alcohol? Are
you looking for some information
and advice around substance abuse?
If you are worried by a change of
behaviour by your son or daughter
or someone in your care and are
looking for a safe and confidential
place to come and have a chat,
please pop along to our open
evening. At Wayland House on
Tuesday 25th March 7pm until
9pm. We are looking to provide
help and support to parents and
carers free of charge!
The Matthew Project will be
providing information and advice
about recognising the signs and
symptoms, and a point of contact to
give you all the support you need.
Is someone’s drug taking affecting your life?
WRETHAM EASTER CRAFT FAIR
SUNDAY APRIL 20TH & MONDAY APRIL 21ST
AT WRETHAM VILLAGE HALL FROM 10AM TO 5PM
CRAFTS INC. TEXTILES, ORIGINAL ART, JEWELLERY, WOOD TURNING, TOYS AND FLORAL ART.
REFRESHMENTS FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING
ALL PROCEEDS TO WRETHAM VILLAGE HALL
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WAYLAND EVENTS DIARY
March Sat 1st Inner Wheel Coffee Morning Queens Hall 9:30-11:30
Sat 1st FOCC Quiz Evening 7pm Wells CCC See ad
Sat 8th Coffee Morning 10 - 11.30 Saham Hills Methodist Church
Tues 18th 7.45pm NWT Talk - The Future of NWT Cley
Marshes.WCCC. see ad
April
Tues 15th 7.45pm NWT The History of Thetford Forest. WCCC
Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu Anniversary Dinner 2014
This year sees Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu celebrating
24 years at the top. Once again the annual
dinner was held in Boremwood - where
Ishin Ryu was founded by Kevin Pell in
1990 - the club has gone from strength to
strength and now boasts clubs and students
all around the world.
This year’s event was, as usual, a sell-out
affair with guest speakers from our chosen
charity “Scottys little Soldiers” once again
cakes were donated by “Edible Elegance”
of Attleborough and also a wonderful array
of gifts were donated by the military Dojos,
Kanazawa Judo Club, Nigel Thomas and
some great offerings by Sokes personal
students. Thanks to all for the generosity
shown.
Aside from raising money for a worthy
cause it was also a night of celebrating the
success of Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu as it enters its
quarter century.
Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu, which now has its
headquarters in the village of Caston, looks
forward to another year of adventures with
the extended Ishin Ryu family and we all
look forward to celebrating 25 Years this
time next year.
Tom’s Kickoxing Academy Tom's Kickboxing Academy (TKA) which is now a Children's
University approved club in Shipdham that first opened its doors to the
public nearly two years ago and has just hosted it sixth grading since
its launch.
Pictured Left: Purple-Blue stripes: Left to Right: Josh Wyatt 1st Dan
Black Belt, Tom Oldridge 2nd Dan Black Belt Examiner/Instructor,
Scott Gibbons 1st Dan Black Belt, Jordan Franklin Blue Stripe, Bryce
Adams Blue Stripe, Emily Bluckley Blue Stripe, Katie Long Purple
Stripe.
Pictured Below: Orange-Green Stripes (Left to Right) Tom Oldridge
2nd Dan Black Belt Examiner/Instructor, Josh Wyatt 1st Dan Black
Belt, Ethan Alderton-Macleod, Jack Hewitt Yellow Stripe, Scott
Gibbons 1st Dan Black Belt, Ryan Ferrari Yellow Stripe, Gary Long
Orange Stripe, Joseph Alderton Macleod Yellow Stripe, Corie Ewen
Green Stripe, Garth Adams Yellow Stripe, Brook Ewen Green Stripe.
If you would like to join TKA contact either by facebook, email:
[email protected] or phone 07585663905.
SAHAM WI
JUMBLE SALE Saturday 22nd March 9.30 - 11am
Wells Cole Community Centre, Bell Lane, Saham Toney. Clothes - Bric-a-Brac, Toys,
Books, Tea, Coffee. Entrance 30p Jumble can be collected by telephoning 01953 884880
Proceeds to Saham WI
WAYLAND EVENTS DIARY
March Sat 1st Inner Wheel Coffee Morning Queens Hall 9:30-11:30
Sat 1st FOCC Quiz Evening 7pm Wells CCC See ad
Mon 3rd Dance Away at the Queens Hall 8pm
Sat 8th Coffee Morning 10 - 11.30 Saham Hills Methodist Church
Fri 14th Dixie Mix at The Queens Hall See Advert
Sat 15th Cast 4 Annual Craft Fair 10am cast Village Hall
Tues 18th 7.45pm NWT Talk - The Future of NWT Cley
Marshes.WCCC. see ad
Sat 22nd Saham WI Jumble Sale 9.30am Wells CCC
Fri 28th FOCC BINGO at Ashill CC 7pm Eyes Down 7.30pm
April
Tues 15th 7.45pm NWT The History of Thetford Forest. WCCC
Always read the articles for more events not listed here!