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Heacham In Bloom Community Planting Day North Beach, Sat 6 June 10-3.00pm: See p.31 for details THE HEACHAM NEWSLETTER June 2009 This newsletter reflects the views of its contributors, not necessarily those of the editors, any sponsoring body or advertiser. When contacting one of the advertisers please mention you saw their advert here first. Thank you. Heacham Scarecrows winning entry voted for by the public “Watching the Wildlife” by the Vaughan-Birch family. Deadline for the next edition is 12 noon, Thursday 18th June West Norfolk Group Do Something Amazing Today The N.W.T will be holding its annual Save a Life Tea in the Garden The National Blood Service will be visiting Heacham this year in Heacham. this month and welcomes all existing and new donors. It will be held on Wednesday 24th June Wednesday 10th June 2009 at the Public Hall, 2.00pm until 4.00pm Station Road. 1pm - 3.30pm or 5pm - 7pm. Admission £2.50 includes tea or coffee and cake Please make an appointment if you can, by calling the phone for details 579313 / 532373 Helpline 08457 711711 (local rate) Stalls- cakes, produce, books and plants or online at www.blood.co.uk THE HEACHAM NEWSLETTER C/O Heacham Parish Council Office, Pound Lane, Heacham, Norfolk PE31 7ET E-MAIL: [email protected] DIARY-WHAT’S ON: Derek ( 01485 579403 ADVERTISING: Moira Barnes ( 01485 570401 Adverts cost £15, £30 or £60 THE TEAM: David Barker - Moira Barnes - Pat Barrow - Derek Chester - Brian Faulkner Kerry Long - Dean Rawnsley - Robby Topliss THE HEACHAM NEWSLETTER is published THE FIRST SATURDAY of the MONTH A voluntary non-profit publication produced with financial assistance from Heacham Parish Council Dear Newsletter * Bishop's Stortford Dear Newsletter, Family History Request This photo was taken in Heacham in 1954 of my grandfather, Percy James Bales with the three ladies (the ones with the white hair) who I believe were his cousins, at least one of whom probably had the surname of Bobbins. My father seemed to think they lived in either Pretoria or Coast Guard Cottages just off Beach Road. Local Cat Sitting Service An alternative to placing your cat in a cattery Daily visits to feed & care for your cat in its own home while you are away. Fully insured and C.R.B. checked Please telephone for daily rates. 01485 525648 or 07880518822 On searching several ancestry websites, I eventually found a reference to Private H R J Bobbins (died 1940 aged 19 years) on an Army 'Roll of Honour'. This is the occupant of the newest of the five graves and I guess must have been the grandson of either Robert, Henry or Arthur Bales, who occupy the other three graves. I did pick up the May edition of the 'Heacham Newsletter' and noticed there is an interest in what happened to families from the area, so any information that may still be in the memories of local residents would be nice to know. If you can help, please reply to me via the Newsletter (contact details on the front page - Editor). Thanks for your help Margaret Cross **************** 2 * Linn Chilvers Drive Dear Newsletter, Poetry Time Here is a poem from my grandson which I thought other Newsletter readers might enjoy. Richard Radford Heacham is the place to be When I go to the beach and see the sea. Every Heacham day gets better and better When we go to the shop we get the newsletter. Me and my grandad go out on our bike which I always really like. When I go to bed I always think ahead, Tomorrow is another day So I hope I will bike and play. * Dersingham the weekend is over, it has come to an end They are not just Nan and Grandad but my best friend. Dear Newsletter, Ashton Quince West Norfolk Singers **************** * I am Chairman of the West Norfolk Singers (formerly Heacham Fenside and West Norfolk Singers) who are based in the Methodist Dear Newsletter, Chapel, Heacham. 80 NOT OUT! In between other things, I am trying to establish the provenance I would like to thank family and friends for making my 80th of our group and so far have documented history from the late birthday such a wonderful day. 1940’s – early 1950’s. The weather, (cold, windy and sunny) didn't prevent us from There is a gap then until the 1980’s. I wonder if any of your having a wonderful day at my beach hut, with the added bonus readers would be able to help fill this gap. of my stall on the promenade. In the current issue of your Newsletter, there is an intriguing Over £90.00 was collected from donations and the stall which photograph on the front page of the “Heacham Contingent” at a took £10.00 so my efforts were well worth it. 1905 Choir Festival. The Oncology Fund benefited from the event, and it's due to the I would be very interested and grateful for any information you Oncology Team that I'm still able to do what I do for them. may be able to forward to me as a result of its publication. Thanks again for making my 80th such a successful day. I am contactable at the following address and telephone number: Mary Pishorn 6 Hawthorn Cottages, Dersingham PE31 6QQ – telephone **************** 01485 542359, or you can email me at: * [email protected] (my wife being the expert in Collingwood Close such matters!!). Dear Newsletter, Thanking you in anticipation. Thanks Adrian Huggins On Saturday 25 April I tripped and fell in my kitchen and was **************** in pain. I called the out of hours doctor, who arranged for me to be taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where I received every care and consideration from the nurses, the consultant and a lovely man in the X-Ray department. Fortunately, I had not broken any bones but had damaged my nerves and I was in a lot of pain which everyone dealt with very sympathetically. Dr Lake and the district nurses have all been very helpful. My son and my brother and his wife travelled from Bedfordshire and took it in turns to be with me day and night as I cannot walk without pain. I have received cards and messages from the members of the Old Friends Club wishing me a speedy recovery. Thank you everyone. It is wonderful to know that I live in a country that does so much for you and among people that really care. PLEASE NOTE: ALL LETTERS FOR PUBLICATION I shall do my best to get on my feet again and be with you. MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WRITER’S FULL Vickie Morison NAME AND ADDRESS details will be withheld if requested **************** 3 * Oldham Dear Newsletter, EL AND STR Heacham Hall SH IK I would like to thank "Xenos" for his wonderful historical mini U E soap. It has been most informative and wide ranging. B Malthouse Crescent I would also like to take this opportunity to ask your readers if anyone has any photographs of staff employed at Heacham Hall Heacham between 1890 and 1911? I am particularly interested in Ethel May Heugh whose father, Robert John, was employed as a Tel:- 01485 572509 miller at Caley Mill (now Norfolk Lavender). Ethel was employed as a parlour maid at Heacham Hall in the time of Holcombe Ingleby, according to the 1901 census. However any UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP photographs from this period would be of interest. Please do contact me on [email protected] or 0161 620 4770. FOOD Many thanks. NOW BEING SERVED Katherine Anchor **************** TUESDAY - SUNDAY 12 - 2pm & 6 - 9pm * Lowestoft, Suffolk Dear Newsletter, School Reunion TRADITIONAL I write on this occasion to send very sincere thanks to Jean and Kay and their dedicated band of helpers, for all their very hard SUNDAY ROAST work in organising the excellent afternoon School Reunion on Sunday 19 April. It really was a wonderful time. AVAILABLE I really cannot thank you all enough for the extreme pleasure it gave me personally to meet and greet so many past friends and acquaintances, many of whom I had not seen or heard of for over sixty years but had not forgotten. On occasional visits to HOST FAMILIES REQUIRED Heacham I have asked after various individuals and then to have the opportunity to meet them again after so long is indescribable. For visiting French students in July 2009. The only disappointment was the fact of having to leave early as I would have welcomed the opportunity of a more in-depth Students fully occupied weekdays. conversation with several people, as at times only brief exchang- Good remuneration. es were possible. For more information If anyone would like to drop me a line at the address below, please contact Charmaine on please do. Finally, may I say how excellent the Newsletter has 01553 671 357 / 07799 961 5421 been over past months and I would like to comment on many [email protected] items therein. But for now, best wishes to you all and thank you again for such a delightful Sunday afternoon. EFL Tutors also required: Call Caroline on 0207 603 1466. Bob Fairclough (72 Chestnut Avenue, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 3JB) **************** Log Bench Found - Thank You Last month I wrote in the news letter about our garden log bench that was taken. Well I would like to thank all the people who phoned to tell us that they had seen the bench some distance from our home. The bench has now been collected and is back where it belongs.