MARCH 2019
Last submissions date for March 2019 issue: 18th Mar 2019 [email protected] Tel. 727072
Available online at www.northwold.net Northwold Sports and Social Club proudly presents a scoop headline act FROM THE EDITOR for the ‘Comedy Night’ on April 13th Another bumper issue! Details within on a Save the Crown Inn membership meeting on 7th March (p.16) and the Northwold - Dominic Holland. Back in 1993, at Village Hall AGM which takes place on 26th March (see p8). the tender age of 26, he won the Perrier Best „Tots & Co‟ Parent & Children play group are actively seeking Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He’s new members (p.6 & p.8). Regards, Jonathan worked closely with Eddie Izzard and written material for Harry Enfield and Lenny Henry. He’s Saint Andrew’s Restoration Appeal (SARA) starred in his own shows on radio and made countless appearances on TV from Have I got News with for You, They Think It’s All Over, Never Mind The present the film Buzzcocks and the Richard and Judy Show. He may just talk about his other claim to fame – he’s the dad Five years after the of Tom Holland, otherwise known as Spider-Man. events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Starring: Lily James, Cher, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Northwold WI are organising a Pierce Brosnan, Andy Garcia and Stellan VILLAGE YARD SALE Skarsgard. IN NORTHWOLD th Rated PG | Comedy, on Monday 6 May 2019 Musical, Romance | Sell your pre-loved items in your garden, 2018 garage or driveway
Just £5.00 a pitch Northwold Village Hall Raffle • Light Refreshments • Maps on will be available in the Village Hall from Friday 1st March 9.00am ‘til 2.00pm at 7.30pm To book or for further information contact Doors open at 7.00pm Patricia: 01366 727060 or
Tickets £6 at the door Kathryn: [email protected]
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Ann Howarth (01366) 727772 SCARECROW WEEKEND Your chance to create a unique masterpiece Future dates for your diary: th th Friday 5th April - ‘Stan and Ollie’ Sat 4 May ‘til Mon 6 May Friday 17th May - ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Competition details next month The Village Life Team
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CHURCH SERVICES Committee Plus Benefice (Church Group) services in bold italic. Chair Carol Sharp Tel. 728227 rd Sun 3 Benefice Communion at Southery 10am
Treasurer Stephanie Squires Wed 6th Holy Communion and imposition of ashes Tel. 728317
at Feltwell (Ash Wednesday) 10am The views expressed in submitted items are not necessarily endorsed by Northwold & Whittington th Village Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all Sun 10 Holy Communion 11am information contained in the newsletter is correct, we cannot be held responsible for errors. The Editor th reserves the right to refuse or omit items without Sun 17 Service of the Word 10am explanation. Sun 24th Holy Communion 9.15am NORTHWOLD PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY GROUP Tue 31st Benefice Communion at Weeting 10am
ANY CHANGES WILL BE DETAILED ON THE LYCH GATE NOTICE BOARD The next meeting will be on WED 27th March If you have any questions or would like further information, please look at at 10.30 am the church notice board or website: www.northwoldchurch.org.uk at 55 Methwold Road, Northwold. To arrange a discussion about weddings, baptisms, funerals and pastoral EVERYONE matters during Rev Joan‟s absence, please contact Christine Parker on IS VERY WELCOME 01842 827152 or [email protected] Refreshments will be served. Irene & Mike Information on Benefice churches can also be found on the following website www.grimshoebenefice.com PR. Bowers & Son ST. ANDREW’S Funeral Directors CHURCH CHOIR
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Upholding Traditional Family Values of If you enjoy singing and would like to join us, please Dignity & Respect. For Your Loved One’s contact Funeral Plans . Memorials . Floral Tributes. Carol Sharp Tel. 728227
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St Mary’s, Barton Bendish St Mary’s, Beachamwell All Saints’, Boughton
St. George’s, Methwold St. Andrew’s, West Dereham
St. Margaret’s, Wereham Christ Church, Whittington All Saints, Wretton with Stoke Ferry
Priest-in-Charge : Rev Ken Waters, 6 The Avenue, Brookville, Thetford IP26 4RF 01366 727220 MARCH 2019 CHRISTCHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES
Plus other local services within the church group. N.B. Church Group Joint Services in bold italics.
Sunday 3rd 9.30am Service of the Word Wretton & Stoke Ferry Carol Nicholas-Letch
9.30am Holy Communion Methwold Rev Ken Waters
6.00pm Evensong Wereham Janet Tanton
Wednesday 6th 7.30pm Imposition of Ashes Methwold Rev Ken Waters
Sunday 10th 11am Benefice Service Methwold Bishop Stephen
Thursday 14th 10am Holy Communion Boughton
Sunday 17th 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Diane Mantle
9.30am Service of the Word WHITTINGTON Carol Nicholas-Letch
Thursday 21st 5.30pm Compline Wretton & Stoke Ferry
Sunday 24th 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Ray Burman
11am Holy Communion Boughton Rev Ken Waters
4pm Ordination of Carol N-L Wretton & Stoke Ferry Bishop Stephen
Thursday 28th 10am Holy Communion Boughton
Sunday 31st 10am Benefice (Mothering) WHITTINGTON Carol Nicholas-Letch
Mrs Janet Allen and Mrs Linda Curd are in charge of cleaning and flowers at Christ-Church this month and Mrs Heather Durrance and Elaine are doing the same at All Saints.
Every Wednesday: Café cre8 - Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 9.15 – 11am. Open to everyone ages 0 – 99. For information contact Janet on [email protected].
Every Thursday: All Saint’s Lunch Club – The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 10.30 am and for a two-course lunch (£3.50) at 12.00 pm. For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship, contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704.
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NORTHWOLD WI
For this month's speaker we had they needed to be small to fit in Monica, Jenny B and Marian Steve de Roeck with his talk “Zero the gun turret! He flew in a followed by the meeting and a to Hero” - a destitute lad receives Vickers Wellington first, flying at rather sleepy rendition of one of the highest awards for low altitudes over the sea and Jerusalem. Kathryn read the bravery as a pathfinder during dropping mines. Next were minutes of the January meeting World War II. Halifax bombers and then and they were duly signed. Rita Lancaster bombers. Shortly after told of a visit to the Parish Council Steve's wife's uncle, Victor Roe his birthday in 1944 his plane was to ask if the WI could do anything was born at the Lodge Maternity attacked several times during a to help refresh the village sign and Home in Norwich into a large mission and Victor was shot and green opposite the Old Rectory. family of 9 brothers and sisters. His the gun turret destroyed. For this father worked at the Start-rite shoe mission he received the Anne W is to coordinate flyers for factory as a leather cutter, or Distinguished Flying Medal. The the Yard Sale to be ready by April “clicker”, because of the clicking Pathfinder Force Badge was soon and one raffle prize was decided on noise made by the tool used. Father awarded to him for flying 66 for the day to avoid having to (Clifford Roe) held a skilled missions. Victor eventually flew deliver prizes all over Norfolk. position in the factory and earned a 86 official missions and several good wage, but unfortunately, he more unofficial, filling in for Members going to the Garden and his wife (Lillian) were both other people. Party in July at Ruston were asked alcoholic and drank away all his to change their request for lunch at earnings. This caused great On 5th March 1945, he flew his 1.30 to 11.30 as demand exceeded hardship for the children and they 100th mission in Operation supply at that time. were all assessed by Social Thunderclap - the bombing of Services and at the age of 3 years, Dresden and Chemnitz. Flying in There was a call for Blankets to be removed from the family one-by- thick cloud and ice, Victor knitted for babies from the QEH. one and put into the Council school reached Chemnitz, where his “Fegans” in Kent. Victor arrived at plane was involved in a mid-air The Lunch Club met at The White the school at 3 years of age and collision at 2,000ft with another Hart in Foulden this month and had stayed until 12 and then was aircraft and crashed killing all the a good meal. discharged to work on the farm crew. Victor was posthumously until 15. awarded the Permanent Kathryn, substituting for Bex who Pathfinder Badge and the is away, gave details of the Book After the war started and just after Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. Club‟s next meetings and told us of the Battle of Britain, Victor applied Victor was 21 years old when he the next book to be read - “The 3 times to join the Royal Air Force, died. Zero to Hero indeed! Uncommon Reader” by Alan being rejected because he was too Bennett. I am looking forward to small. Eventually he was After that tale of “daring do”, we that one! successful, getting in as a rear settled down to the delicious gunner because he was small, as refreshments provided by Birthday wishes were sung to
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Irene, Eileen, Anne S and Mich. The competition this month was to NORTHWOLD FOOT HEALTH „Name your Hero or Heroine and Why‟ in one sentence and was won CARE GROUP by Rita, second was ME! and third CLINIC was Pauline. LUNCH CLUB Northwold Village Hall,
Rita would like to add an apology Surgery Room. for inadvertently mentioning Irene Our February lunch was attended by 23 members who enjoyed a as one of the “Blonde Bombshells” Wednesday 6th March last month when it should have lunch of pork casserole, mashed potato, carrots and cabbage been Eileen. Wednesday 10th April followed by marmalade bread and butter pudding with cream. As Wednesday 17th April Patsy Hood usual we had three children from the village school to act as waiters, I also carry out home visits for NORTHWOLD they were, as always, a great help and very enthusiastic. SPIRITUALISTS CHURCH treatment.
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GREAT NEWS for Saint Andrew’s Church WHITTINGTON Coffee Morning
Finally, Carol Nicholas-Letch is Thursday 28th March being recognised for the work she has done for many years for the 10.30 – 12 Noon church and community around Come and join us in Northwold Village Hall Stoke Ferry, Whittington and
Wretton. Everyone is Welcome At 4.00pm on Sunday 24th March, Carol will be ordained by Bishop All proceeds to Church Funds Stephen of Ely in a special service at All Saints Wretton. You are very welcome to come along and NORTHWOLD support her on this very special NEW RESIDENTS occasion. WELCOME PACK
Rev Ken Waters St. Andrew's Northwold gives all new residents a pack full of useful
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not received one and would like to, please contact:
Barton Bendish, Beachamwell, Irene Quinn, Boughton, Fincham, Methwold, 55 Methwold Road, Northwold West Dereham, Whittington & 01366 728098 Wretton with Stoke Ferry Church Group. I will be pleased to visit you with a Pack. NORTHWOLD ‘TOTS & Co’ 100 CLUB Parents & Children Group March 100 Club Draw Meet every Friday (during term time) between 10:00-12:00 at Northwold Village Hall. 1st Prize £50 No 55 Harry Everett 2nd Prize £25 No 91 Denny Goate You‟ll receive a warm welcome, a drink and healthy snack 3rd Prize £15 No 72 Jim Ayres for your little one.
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Death of Our Village
Our village seems to have generation to name just a few. enough young mums and their contracted a deadly but curable children attend. For a paltry two disease. It‟s called Apathy. Most of these volunteers are pounds, mums and their tots can middle aged or like me getting have a couple of hours to socialise, When I first came to Northwold, close to my sell by date. I realise let their children socialise and have more than a decade ago, we had the younger generation have busy a healthy snack. I don‟t think a handy little shop, a busy pub, a lifestyles and families to care for, you‟d find a bargain like that full time hairstylist, the Sports but what happens when all the anywhere else. The Art Group and Social Club, the Tile Centre, older people (our core group of used to meet weekly, then changed and a well utilised Village Hall. volunteers) have to step away to monthly, and has since from their volunteer activities?? disbanded due to lack of The shop closed and the participation. The last Village Hall premises were sold. The pub There‟s been a small group of 7 Quiz (fund raiser) was cancelled slowly died a painful death, or 8 people working tirelessly because of a lack of people signing fortunately not due to the village behind the scenes trying to buy up…it used to be packed. residents. The hair stylist is our pub and re-open it. During shortly to close but is available the Pop-Up-Pubs and some of the It‟s your village. If you want to for rent. The Sports and Social other events there was great drive everywhere to be able to do Club is only open a few nights a attendance, but the hard graft of anything except stay at home, week. When there‟s an event on, making it happen fell on the that‟s your choice. You could do it‟s standing room only. When shoulder of the Pub Steering the right thing and seek out there isn‟t an event on, there Group and a few other opportunities to volunteer, help haven‟t been a lot of people volunteers. When it came to fund raise funds, organise activities, or visiting. The Tile Centre has raising (buying shares) only 100 just take advantage of what‟s on closed and the Village Hall is of the approx. 800 households in offer and participate. Will you let being utilised less and less. the village actually bought apathy kill our village? I don‟t shares. At the last meeting held think it takes a degree in nuclear The Sports and Social Club and in the Village Hall, of the 100 physics or rocket science to know the Village Hall are run by members (people who bought what we should be doing. volunteers, as are many of the shares), 35 people attended and 7 things happening (often behind of them were on the Steering Climbing down off my soap box, the scenes) like the Car Scheme Group. helping people get to medical appointments, the Village The number of groups and Simon Evans Carnival (which is almost always residents using the Village Hall is set up and run by the same group slowly but surely declining. of volunteers); and the monthly Most recently, the Tots Group Luncheon Club for our older have been struggling to have
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Fun & learning round every turning The Norman Church of England Primary School [The Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT)] School Lane, Northwold, Thetford, Norfolk IP26 5NB Telephone: 01366 728241 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.norman-pri.norfolk.sch.uk Executive Head Teacher: Mr Andrew Stratton Deputy Executive Head Teacher: Mr Mark King Dear Parents and families, leading the Trinity Partnership, school, will be working alongside with support from officers from Mr King as part-time consultant You will be aware that Andrew the Diocese of Ely Multi- Head Teacher to offer further Stratton, Executive Head Academy Trust. support. Teacher, has been absent from work recently. We are now Sincerely, In order to support the school aware he will be absent until the further, we are pleased to let Jacqueline McCamphill end of May and would like to you know that Mrs Beccy provide a further update. Interim Chair of Governors Ireland, an experienced Head In his absence, Mr Mark King is Teacher from another DEMAT NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Village Hall AGM will be held on TUESDAY 26th MARCH 2019 at 7.00pm
Any existing or potential regular user or group of users are entitled to attend the Meeting, together with any persons who may be prepared to become Trustees of the Hall (which is a registered Charity). The business is not onerous – with a turnover of only £5000 per annum, but we do need fresh ideas and help for fundraising, to enable us to maintain the hall and thus keep user costs to a minimum.
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ICENI ACADEMY METHWOLD Office hours: 8:00am to 4:15pm Monday to Friday during term time. Tel: 01366 728333 | Email: [email protected]|icenimethwold.org.uk Stoke Road, Methwold, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 4PE. Principal: Stephen Plume Vice-Principal: Duncan Carmichael The year started very well for our up with some of our Year 7s reflects the skills I want Iceni students and that has continued who are studying Chinese. students to develop. in to February! We have continued our efforts Over the next few months I am In the last couple of weeks I met to engage our young people in keen to work with you to open up with the Army again about the politics too with a visit of the use of our facilities for those Combined Cadet Force but, most Baroness Scott. She was who wish to hire them outside importantly, I’ve also met brilliant at engaging with the the school day. If you are contractors arranging the new students and dispelling some interested please email Beth toilets! I probably shouldn’t be so myths about life as a peer! via [email protected]. excited about new toilets but I Thank you for reading and, as am! I want our students to have A group of our gifted and always, thank you for your the best I can secure for them. talented students had the chance to attend the West support. I never take it for Since I last updated you we have Norfolk University Challenge granted and really appreciate it. also had some more visitors from Conference held at the College Primary Partners for various of West Anglia. I am really Stephen Plume, Principal things including sports pleased to tell you that they tournaments and Mandarin were an absolute credit to our masterclasses! We’ve also had Academy and Community. I’m the BBC in filming in our Modern always delighted to win medals Foreign Languages department but it actually meant just as PIANO LESSONS about how we are bucking the much to see how they worked Inspiring piano teacher with over 20 national trend and getting more with equally talented peers years‟ teaching experience available students engaged with from other schools. to visit your home. Gave up years languages. I hope that you enjoy ago? Reignite your passion for Our Computing Ambassadors the feature if you see it after half music! Learn to play your favourite term on Look East. also got competitive and took song. Specialist in classic jazz and their skills and enthusiasm to a (good!) pop music. All abilities Continuing the international lego robot competition which welcome. theme we also hosted some took place at the Forum in Available weekdays 9am – 3pm. Chinese students from Bury Norwich. This was a particular Free initial visit/consultation. Language School on an exchange moment of pride for me Contact Josh Daniels 07540 556195 visit to England. During their visit because they won the trophy to us the students were buddied for public interaction and this
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WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR THINK THIS MONTH?
I know I have said before that, at my every fourth Friday. I even had an age, looking backwards is more office and a bed, both on the ward, A man was sitting in a bar. He looked comfortable than looking forwards. and hardly ever got to my own bed in really miserable and his drink sat in This was brought home to me last the flat over the road. front of him, untouched. A big bully month by an article in the newspaper The salary was £1,100 per lorry driver strolled in drank the describing an aeroplane crash at annum, less income tax and rent for man's drink, emptying the glass with Gatwick exactly 50 years previously, my flat - £17. 8. 3d per month. So, I one long swig. The man burst into when an Indian Boeing 727 crashed took home about £65 or £70 a tears. The lorry driver softened and into a house near the runway at month. However, as I never managed urged him to stop crying. 200mph, killing half the passengers on to go anywhere to spend it, I “Oh, I can’t!” said the man “I’ve had the aeroplane and all the occupants of managed to save some of it after an awful day. I overslept and was late the house except a baby who was in paying for the running of my old my to work so I got fired. I went to go her cot. She is now now 51 years old old Hillman Mix purchased for £35 home and discovered my car had been and the article detailed her life since and held together with pop rivets and stolen. I took a taxi and then could not the crash. The article brought back bits of metal. Fortunately, it was pay because my wallet was still in my vivid memories for me because I had black, so touching in the paint on stolen car. I went indoors to find my just started a Cardiology job at Redhill repairs was no problem. wife in bed with the gardener so I General Hospital. In those days, we came down here, considering putting were on call non-stop and I was called We have had a long, damp an end to it all. And then you stroll in into the hospital just after midnight on Winter here in the Midlands. Weeks and drink all my poison!” the morning of Sunday, January 5th of 100% cloud cover with rain 1969 and I did not see my bed again almost every day. Those of our kids A Moscow-based until the Wednesday. The hospital was who live here have said for years that business man was walking in full to bursting with seriously burned the weather was “rubbish”. However, Washington when he was caught and injured adults and children, their today is gloriously sunny and I have short. He went into an alley and was burned flesh peeling off in sheets, and started to knock the garden into unzipping his trousers when a all covered in liquid mud and aviation shape. All the bulbs I planted in the policeman turned up and told him that fuel. My two most vivid memories Autumn are coming up, the birds are he could not urinate there. The are of the all-pervading acrid smell all feeding well at the feeder. policeman took the man to a nearby which still haunts me, and the large However, the mice in my shed, park, beautifully manicured and full of number of casualties who were which had eaten a lot of my spare car flowers and colour. Th man asked the beyond hope and died in spite of all seat stored in there, are eating the policeman “That was vey kind of you our efforts. As a young doctor, the “food” I put down for them with sir. Is this the famous American combination of shock, horror and an alacrity. They are taking the sachets courtesy I have heard so much overwhelming sense of my failure to away and, so far, have demolished about?” “No” replied the policeman save these people whatever we did more than two dozen! I have given “This is the Russian Embassy”. was a strong element in my formative the lawn its first cut and done all the years in my career. edges. I have lots of really healthy Best wishes to you all My actual job was as Senior plants waiting to go in so next House Officer in Medicine. Basically, weekend is taken care of. Ian Nisbet. it involved being available24 hours a day, 7 days a week with half a day off CBB Building Services
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MOTHER’S PRIDE THIS MONTH IN HISTORY 4th Mar 1918 - First ‘Spanish’ Flu case reported. The infamous influenza IN TON-UP SON pandemic actually originated in Fort Riley, Kansas, USA. By the end of the month, no fewer than 1,127 soldiers at Fort Riley had come down with flu – and 46 of them had died. As American soldiers flooded into Europe, they brought the deadly influenza with them. With vast armies surging across an exhausted continent, the It all started many years ago in conditions were perfect for a pandemic. This was one of history‟s deadliest disasters. 1948 when my late brother Across the world, some 500 million people had been struck down by flu by the end of 1920, perhaps 100 million of them fatally. Many governments banned public Norman a Red Cross volunteer and gatherings or buried the victims in mass graves. Reporting restrictions in the Ambulance driver at Downham combatant nations meant that the disease‟s progress in neutral Spain drew Market, encouraged me to disproportionate attention: hence its nickname, Spanish flu. accompany him to a blood donor‟s 5 March 1981 Clive Sinclair launches the ZX81 computer, the first British model to session on a Sunday morning in the sell more than a million units. It cost just £70, and nobody who uses its peculiar Red Cross Hut at the end of the keyboard will ever forget it. Howdale Road. After my child bearing years it 24th Mar 1944 - ‘The Great Escape’ from Stalag Luft III. The brainchild of showed the importance of iron Squadron Leader Roger Bushell in Spring 1943, Allied prisoners dug three tunnels at the same time, nicknamed Tom, Dick & Harry. Although the Germans were on levels in our blood and the the lookout for escape attempts, they never dreamed that the prisoners would dig memories of those buttock three tunnels at once. For the rest of the year, work went on, the prisoners disposing boosting jabs. I achieved 45 units of the sand by shaking it from makeshift pouches hidden in their trousers. The until the then age limit of 70 „Tom‟ tunnel was discovered in September 1943, and „Dick‟s‟ planned exit became stopped me. covered by a camp expansion, but by the following March, „Harry‟ was ready. As My sons followed with one night fell on the 24th, the men chosen for the escape attempt assembled in Hut 104. finishing after an operation at 36 By the time the Germans realised the prisoners were getting out, 76 men had units, two more are at 72 and 59 crawled to freedom. The snow was so deep that they were forced to use main roads units that add up to 212 units. At rather than forest paths, as they had planned, and all but three were soon recaptured. Hitler wanted them all shot; in the end, 50 were executed. Among them, the end of January Stephen sadly, was Roger Bushell. achieved a mile stone of donating 100 units that make‟s an 31 Mar 1889 - The Eiffel Tower opened to the French government and astonishing total of 312 units from press. Conceived by engineers Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier as the one family and still counting. centrepiece of the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition, it was built by the celebrated bridge-maker Gustave Eiffel. Most of the French intellectual establishment hated the idea - “useless and monstrous”, a “hateful column of bolted sheet metal”, claimed a petition signed by some 300 writers and artists. At its opening, it was not quite finished. Crucially, the lifts were not working, so the visiting party had to trudge up the stairs on foot. Most gave up and remained on the lower levels; only a Pam Eyles handful made it to the top, where Eiffel hoisted a gigantic French flag, greeted by fireworks and a 21-gun salute. The tower was an instant hit: illuminated every night by gas lamps, it dominated not just the Exposition, but Paris itself. When the public were finally allowed in, the lifts were still not working. Yet in the first week alone, almost 30,000 people climbed to the top – a sign of how completely it had caught the world‟s imagination.
(source = www.historyextra.com)
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DRAFT MINUTES OF NORTHWOLD and WHITTINGTON PARISH COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2019 @ 7.30pm AT NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL.
*DRAFT MINUTES FOR 3. MEMBERS’ DECLARATION OF iii. Email from British Red Cross INFORMATION ONLY AND SUBJECT INTERESTS and DISPENSATION seeking volunteers / ‘ambassadors’ - TO CORRECTION AT THE NEXT REQUESTS (for items on the noted PUBLIC MEETING* Agenda) PRESENT Nothing was declared. iv. Notice of temporary road closure Cllr C Anderson, Cllr C Sharp, Severall’s Road, Methwold 13 - 28 Feb Cllr I Quinn, Cllr G Gillett, 4. TO APPROVE AND SIGN THE 2019 - noted. Cllr N Nickles, Cllr H Hogan, MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING th Cllr C Pointeer, held on 9 January 2019 8. FINANCES: Mrs N Cooper (Clerk) The minutes from the meeting held i. The Clerk advised that three th on 9 January 2019 were agreed by alternative quotes for streetlighting 2 members of the public all Councillors present. The minutes electricity supply had been received. were signed by the Chair as a true The costs of these were advised to 1. PUBLIC FORUM (15 MINUTES) record of the meeting. The final the Councillors. It was agreed that the Two members of the public joined the version will be made available on Clerk should instruct a 3 Year contract meeting after this agenda item but the website. with Haven Power on the Haven the Chair agreed to revisit this item to Complete Package. Prop CP, 2nd CA, allow the public to speak. The enquiry 5. REPORTS AND MATTERS All agreed. was with regards to planning ARISING FROM MINUTES OF application 19/00007/0 Proposed PREVIOUS MEETINGS (for ii. The accounts to February 5th 2019 Residential Development of 3no. self- information only) were accepted, cheques agreed for build plots at land W of 3 Little (Item 5) Cllr Anderson confirmed signing and payments approved in London Rd Northwold and a request that an article had been placed in accordance with the list on the to present the application to the the Village Life explaining why the following page as prepared by Council. The Chair explained that this car park project had been stopped. Responsible Finance Officer. Prop CP, had been discussed at the January (Item 12) There are some 2nd CS, All agreed. meeting and an objection against the complications regarding the application had been sent to the Constables Charity land so no site iii. The Constables Charity bank Planning Authority. It was advised visits have been made yet. (See item balance of £290.57 as of 1st January that the applicants should speak 10.i) 2019 was noted. directly to the Planning Department at the BCKLWN to provide any further 6. LOCAL AUTHORITY REPORTS 9. PLANNING representation as the decision at the Not present. i. Commented on between meetings: January meeting could not be 19/00019/F Demolition of existing reconsidered at this point. 7. CORRESPONDENCE single storey side extension and i. Newsletters: Norfolk Constabulary replacement with a two-storey side 2. ACCEPTANCE OF APOLOGIES and Norfolk Association of Local extension 1 St Andrews Close FOR ABSENCE Councils – noted, nothing arising Northwold: No Objections made. These were accepted for Cllr R Crisp, Cllr S Smith, Cllr Silvester and Cllr ii. BCKLWN: Authority Monitoring ii. New Applications for Comment Peake. Report 17/18 - noted None Ray Gribble
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Page 12 iii. Decisions noted Highways regarding speed limit ii. Christchurch wall: awaiting costs. 18/02181/F Extension and Alterations reduction requests at B1112 and Next agenda. at Argyll 4 Church Lane Whittington, Little London Road. It is advised that Application Permitted. the roads do not meet the criteria 14. PARISH FACILITIES for a reduction, the reasons for i. An email from the bowls club was iv. An email to the Planning Authority which are described within the noted regarding responsibilities for from a resident regarding a potential Norfolk County Council Speed securing the Northwold Recreation planning breach of 07/02109/F was Management Strategy which sets ground gate. Cllr Anderson to speak read out and noted. This will be dealt out the criteria for each limit. to the Sports and Social Club. with by the Planning Department at Regarding the request for a formal BCKLWN. bus stop opposite the shelter on ii. Play area repairs. All those noted B1112 Whittington it is advised that for in house repairs have been 10. LAND Highways would have no issues with completed. Play Maintain has not yet i. Constables Charity: The following a hardstanding at the location but been on site to level the ground was noted: have no budget for providing such a underneath the Whittington swings. a. The Land Registry record for feature. Normally they would be Clerk to follow up. the parcel of charity land cannot be provided by the passenger transport located within the files. Notes on the group, however it was advised to iii. Community Notice Board cover: file suggest that this will need to be discuss it further with Cllr Martin Next agenda undertaken. Cllr Pointeer to check Storey as he has a small budget at land registry website to check for any his disposal for such works. The cost iv. Owl and bat nesting boxes: there records and advise the Clerk so that of works is estimated by Highways are no free options for this. To leave further investigations can be made. to be around £1000. Clerk asked to for now. b. Charity Commission approval contact Cllr Storey. by way of a ‘Scheme’ will be required v. Village Sign / Women’s Institute: to give the Trustees the power of sale iii. Other items for Rangers / Next agenda. and to change the charities objects / reporting (Clerk to report): close the charity. The footpath sign post at Water vi. New No Dog Fouling signs have c. Initial estimations are that Lane Whittington needs been sent via pdf from the Borough legal assistance to deal with an replacing as the wood has Council. Cllr Anderson to see how application to the Charity Commission rotted. many need to be updated and the and subsequent land sale could cost The grass around the Northwold sizes. £1,500 - 2000 Village Sign opposite the Church needs to be repaired. 15. CROWN INN ii. River Wissey enquiry: site meeting Church Lane sign missing at No progress to report. awaited. Hovells Lane end. 16. ELECTIONS 2019 11. HIGHWAYS AND STREETLIGHTING 12. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE There will be Parish Council elections i. The SAM2 has been in Whittington i. It was noted that the pest control in May 2019 where all existing Parish for the past month. A response to the works order for moles has been Councillors and other persons who Clerk from the Norfolk Road Safety made. wish to be a Parish Councillor from Camera Team advised that they May 2019 must put themselves visited the Whittington Hill stretch of ii. No additional works required. forward as a candidate for election. the A134 11 times between April Further information on details of how 2018 and January 2019. The speed iii. Schedules for monitoring of to apply were provided to all camera recorded 142 instances of Grounds Maintenance for 2019 Councillors present. For all other vehicles exceeding 46mph along that were provided to Cllr Anderson and persons requiring further information stretch of road during this period. Cllr Pointeer. Clerk to provide as to how to be part of this process There is no further action proposed contact details for both to Wil Smith please look on the website, contact by the team beyond regular use of at TTSR and request early the Parish Clerk or contact the safety camera. Cllr Nickles to notification of works to allow Democratic Services at the Borough further analyse the SAM2 data to see monitoring. Clerk to liaise. Council of King’s Lynn and West whether it is acting as a deterrent to Norfolk. The Notice of the Election speeding by comparing to the data 13. CEMETERIES will be announced by BCKLWN on 18th provided by the Safety Camera Team. i. No items other than moles raised March 2018. (see 12.i) ii. A response has been received from 17. TRAINING: Cllr Nickles
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CASHBOOK BANK RECONCILIATION 5th Feb 2019
Receipts for approval Paying In From Amount slip
£0.00 Payments/cheques for approval Direct Deb- Payee Description Amount it 08.01.19 Wave Jan19 Water 4.00 Statement 17 11.01.19 EON Dec18 Electricity Streetlighting 97.95 Statement 18 08.01.19 Westcotec Streetlight Maintenance Jan 19 19.10 Subtotal Direct Debits 121.05
Cheque Payee Description Amount 43 C Anderson Reimburse Christmas Tree 2018 25.00 Clerk Salary Jan 19 352.32 44 N Cooper Clerk Mileage Jan19 4.95 Clerk Expenses Jan 19 43.31 45 Norfolk ALC Elections Training Clerk Jan19 36.00
Subtotal Cheques 461.58 £582.63
Cash sheet Balance and Bank Reconciliation 31st March 2018 YE Balance Brought Forward £31,226.18 Add Total Receipts to date £25,003.97 £56,230.15 Less Total Payments to date £37,985.80 CASHBOOK BALANCE £18,244.35
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requested the dates for New Councillor training. Clerk to provide. Sing a Song of Sixpence
18. ITEMS FOR AGENDA OF NEXT I was eating a piece of pie over Christmas, and suddenly realised that few people MEETING: know the real story behind the old nursery rhyme, so here are the facts in their whole sordid detail - th MONDAY 4 MARCH 2019 7.30pm, Northwold Village Hall Sing a Song of Sixpence
Bus Stop opposite Bus Shelter on “Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,” B1112 / Funding Why ever did those blackbirds get themselves into a pie? Community noticeboard SAM2 / Whittington Hill speeding And when the pie was opened, and was set before the king, Rangers items What was their real purpose as they made the rafters ring? Constables Charity River Wissey If you remember, later on, a maid's sweet nose was lost. Christchurch wall Was there a special reason why she paid such fearful cost? Elections 2019 There must have been a purpose, a certain reason why
A mad avenging blackbird hurtled at her from the sky. With nothing more to discuss the meeting closed at 8.35pm “Sing a song of sixpence” - the plot is yet more thick. Northwold & Whittington It seems the blackbird chorus was a device, or trick, That when the royal attention was upon the feathered choir, Parish Council The maid should steal the royal jewels, and hang them from the spire. 2019 Meetings Dates The maid was very nervous and failed to play her part. All meetings are usually held on Her entrance, being tardy, quite upset the apple cart, the first Tuesday of the month And when the blackbird chieftain came along to get the loot at 7.30pm He found the royal archers – and their orders were to shoot!
in Northwold Village Hall or The blackbirds, quite impatient, had tried to grab the crown, Christ Church Whittington. But Bert, the Royal Bodyguard, had knocked the blackbirds down. And while Queen Esmerelda calmed her nerves down with a drink, Email: The four and twenty felons were escorted to the clink! [email protected]
The maid's part none suspected – she thought she had escaped Website: Until the blackbird's talons, upon her nose were scraped. www.northwoldparishcouncil. So now it's all resolved, a conclusion this now leaves - The moral of our story – there's no honour among thieves. norfolk parishes.gov.uk David Noble DIDLINGTON NURSERIES
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Save THE CROWN INN Special Members Meeting Part 2
Northwold Village Hall 7th March 2019 Meeting Commences at 7:30pm Doors Open at 7:00pm
Items for Discussion: Available Options Committee's Recommendation on the Way Forward
This meeting is called by the Management Committee as required *** Shares can be bought by BACS, cheque or cash. by the resolution passed at the Special Members‟ Meeting on 30th January 2019. Our prospectus on our website at savethecrowninn.uk contains a form The Management Committee will present a report on options on the last page which would be useful for us to have along with available and a recommendation on the way forward. cheques or cash so we know who the shares are for! Members will have the opportunity to discuss and vote on the resolutions/options to be put in a ballot to ALL members. To make a BACS payment please ensure you include the payment reference we've sent you. If you don't have one then please use your surname and postcode as the reference so we know who it's from. Payments should be made to:-
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Local Family History
Having moved to Downham Martha then married John Lewis Much of my family research and Market a short while ago, I find Adcock in Hockham in 1834. history of the two villages has been that I am very close to my John had moved to Hockham carried out online. I am hoping ancestral roots in Northwold and from East Dereham with his there may be some original Hockham, I would be delighted to parents some years previously. documentation, items, pictures etc. discover if there remain any family dating back over part of those connections in the area. The Living in Hockham, John, as a times which I could access and surnames of GOULD (some master tailor, and Martha had 5 view locally. If so, that would be derivations of spelling), children. One of their daughters splendid. If anyone can help I WEASENHAM, EAGLE and was my great- grandmother, would greatly appreciate hearing ADCOCK show in my family tree. Mary Louisa Adcock, born in from you. 1851. Shortly afterwards the This dates back to the births in family moved away to Thank you. Northwold of my 5x great- Dersingham, then to London. grandparents William and Mary Davies. Elizabeth Gould in 1734/1736 and Sadly, after her marriage in covers the next 4 generations there London, Mary died in 1875 [email protected] to the birth of my 2 x great- giving birth to my grandmother grandmother Martha Louisa Gould who was then brought up by John in 1809. and Martha Adcock.
Dance, and Feltwell Londis. We throughout the year. hope everyone who attended enjoyed themselves. Thank you all for sup- We still have room for a few more porting us. youngsters, so anyone interested in joining the group should contact the The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts of the We need to do lots of fund raising so section leader or Group Scout Leader, 1st Methwold Scout Group would like that we can upgrade our Headquar- Jean Dennett. to thank everyone who helped in any ters to make it nicer for the young- way with our Firework and Bonfire sters to meet in. Beavers: Mavis Cox 07713660949 Night last November. Our next event will be an Easter Fun Cubs: Jean Dennett 01366 728209 We are very grateful to those parents Day on Saturday 13th April. We and friends who helped on the night, hope you will all come along and Scouts: Steve Bolton 01366 727590 those who helped with the planning join in the fun. and set up and everyone who donated Or email: prizes for the Tombola and Raffle. During the winter months our Bea- [email protected] Special thanks for the great raffle ver Scouts are meeting in the Village prizes go to: Ashley Margetts, Hall complex but will return to the Elevedon Court Restaurant, Elvedon HQ after Easter. Cub scouts and Food Hall, Explore 4X4, Legacy Scouts continue to meet at the HQ
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AM I GETTING OLD ? viewing!), so that has got to be case in my youth, and the afternoon helping. Then there is the daily nap is becoming a feature of some of How come it's only now that I have mental challenge in the form of the my days! My garden seems much started to wonder if I really am getting newspaper crosswords which is bigger than it was twenty years ago, old? What is it that has prompted this keeping those little grey cells on the but I've got more time to deal with it alarming thought to enter my reverie? move, surely? There are days when I now. Then there is shopping, which Until this point in time, I've just got do find them frustrating, but that's used to be bottom of my list of on with my ordinary, generally worry- possibly down to badly worded preferred occupations, as it were, but free life without giving 'Old' the time clues, eh? now I enjoy the company it provides! of day! So, if I'm to determine the affects of Isn't that a sad state of affairs? To They do say that being old is 'in your time on my mind and body, let's enjoy shopping? Come on!!! mind', so I'd better have a look at examine the facts. I'm doing my best Having taken account of the most mine, and see if I can work it out! I do to keep both in reasonable order, so probable influences, it's beginning to get the odd headache, from time to it must be outside forces, that have dawn on me that there is something time, but I've always put that down to prompted these doubts to manifest that could be the cause of my concern. the hours watching TV, or spending themselves! Might it be the fact that my brain can't too much time with my books and of I have to admit that I am becoming keep up with the speed of Zoe Balls' course, my computer! Now that I'm more aware that my children are delivery on her Radio 2 breakfast living alone, TV, books and my now middle-aged, with my grand- show each day? Her words seem to be Desktop are my life-line to normality, children closing up behind. I've even a blur that my grey cells can't decipher so I can't see them being the cause of got those great-grandchildren to and I must miss fifty percent of her my being so suddenly aware that I complete the picture! I suppose shows. might be getting on in years. doing the math would confirm the Then there's Steve Wright's Friday Now, keeping fit is one way of fact that I do have more years than afternoon programme, featuring staying young, both in mind and body, them under my belt, and that I am a 'Serious Jockin' (no G!), which leaves so my daily exercise routine, though patriarch to my family, so there has me perplexed, to say the least! not vigorous, must be helping in some to be something else. I know these two presenters aim their small way! I spend thirty minutes Could it be my reaction to the world stuff at the younger element of their doing some 'knees bend - arms stretch' around me, perhaps? I must admit public, but it would be nice to be able stuff, after my shower, (not for public that I can't walk as far as was the to understand what's going on! Modern pop-songs with four line lyrics that are repeated ad-infinitum leave my brain addled by the sheer nonsense of it all. Both Zoe and Steve are brilliant presenters and have huge followings, so it must be me!
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F-19 Music Festival Saturday 27 July and Sunday 28 July
Whether you voted for or against Brexit – whether you are vegetarian or carnivore – whether you like folk music or thumping rock – you probably like music. Well, in July it will be on your doorstep! Around 20 solo artists and bands will be performing in St Mary’s, Feltwell for 2 days, singing anything from soft, lilting folk ballads to driv- ing electric rock anthems – a great variety of sounds for all tastes.
Why? The festival has been created to raise money to help fund the new toilets and kitchen in the church. When these are installed, even more events can place in the church in order to provide even more facilities for the village.
What’s on? Apart from the music, there will be a bar run by the Wellington and also various food stalls, catering for all tastes including vegetarian and vegan. The two days will consist of folk / acoustic acts during the day and rock and blues bands during the evening. Because St Mary’s has a limited capacity, only a certain number of tickets will be sold. You can buy a day ticket for the Saturday or Sunday or, for £5 more, buy a weekend pass.
F-19 is a bit different. Smaller – more intimate. Not the kind of festival where you sit in a muddy field with water seeping into your underwear! See and hear performers clearly. Relax in time and space to enjoy good music and good food and drink.
F-19 Music Festival
Live Folk / Pop / Rock / Blues music Delicious range of world food including vegan Bar in venue
Only £30 for an adult weekend pass
Tickets available on www.F-19.org or call John on 07778 898566
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Saint Andrew’s Restoration Appeal (SARA)
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Rated PG | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 2019 Northwold Village Hall on Friday 5th April at 7.30pm
Doors open at 7.00pm
Tickets £6 at the door
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NORTHWOLD CARNIVAL
Saturday 8th June 2019
The float procession starts at 1.30pm at Hall Farm, West End by kind permission of the Eyles family.
It will follow the usual route through the village; West End, High Street, Church Lane and School Lane.
The festivities will begin with the presentation of prizes followed by performances by ‘Legacy Dance Troupe’ and ‘Brandon School of Dance’ plus a Judo specialist. Further acts to be confirmed.
Please note NO DOGS will be allowed on the school field except Guide Dogs.
We hope to see you there!
Email us at: [email protected] if you would like a stall.
NORTHWOLD VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES, CLUBS & CLASSES Available for Private Parties & Functions - Call Steve (01366) 727855 GROUP DAY TIME POC Care Group Lunch 2nd Monday 1130 – 1330 Ann (01366) 727772 Chiropodist Wed & Thu Call for an appointment David (01362) 652757 Craft Club 3rd Monday 1900 - 2130 Sandra 07806 616 704 Dance Group 3rd Saturday 1930 - 2300 Carol (01366) 728227 Parish Council 1st Tuesday 1930 – 2130 Rosemary (01366) 728300 Spiritualists Alternate Fridays 1900 - 2200 Faye 07523 866 797 Tots Play Group Fridays 1000 – 1200 (Term Time Only) Sarah Village Cinema Fridays 1800 – 2200 SEE VILLAGE LIFE FOR DATES Women‟s Institute 2nd Tuesday 1900 -2200 Rita (01366) 728615 1330 – 1430 & 1730 – 1830 YOGA Classes Mondays Carol (01366) 728154 Not Bank Holidays
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LOCAL BUS SERVICES
There are more buses than those listed - check with the driver, visit www.coachservicesltd.com www.traveline.info ; or contact the following:-
Coach Services 01842 821509 Eagle Coaches 01760 755641 Travel Line 08712 002233 ------NORTHWOLD/WHITTINGTON - THETFORD (Coach Services - CS40)
Monday – Friday
Northwold @ 08.50 am - Pick-up Point: Old Tile Centre / Methodist Chapel (Methwold Rd/West End/High St) St. Andrew‟s Church
Whittington @ 09.06am – Pick Up Point: Bus Shelter
Leaves Thetford Bus Station @ 11.00am for Northwold only ------NORTHWOLD/WHITTINGTON – KING’S LYNN (Coach Services - CS40)
Monday – Saturday
Northwold - Pick up point: 10.11am Only outside Old Tile Centre / Methodist Chapel as bus travels down Methwold Road and turns left into High Street.)
Whittington - Pick up point: 10.15am A134 Bus Shelter
Leaves King’s Lynn bus station @1.30 pm
PLEASE NOTE: There is an extra bus ‘No. 12’ on Tuesdays - King’s Lynn Market Day. (Coach Services - CS12)
Northwold - Pick Up Points: 9.22am Little London - opposite 5 Little London Road, 9.24am Opposite St. Andrew‟s Church 9.26am Tile Centre/Methodist Chapel (T-junction: Methwold Rd/West End/High St)
Whittington – Pick up Point: 09.32am A134, Norman Drive
Leaves King’s Lynn bus station @ 1.10 pm (or you can leave on the 1.30 pm CS40 as above) ------NORTHWOLD – NORWICH (Coach Services - CS40)
1st and 3rd Wednesday‟s in the month
Northwold @08.55am Pick-up Points: Old Tile Centre (T-junction: Methwold Rd/West End/High St) St. Andrew‟s Church
Leaves Norwich @ 1.30 pm Pick-up point: John Lewis Department Store. ------NORTHWOLD – DOWNHAM MARKET (Eagle Coaches)
Fridays only @ 09.20 am Pick-up Point: Opposite Glebe Close
Leaves Downham Market @ 11.40 am Pick-up Point: where the bus drops you when you arrive. ------****PLEASE NOTE - BUSES DO RUN AT OTHER TIMES*** FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION PLEASE RING BUS COMPANIES OR CHECK WEBSITES.
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THE MAGPIE CENTRE
WEST NORFOLK RIDING
FOR THE DISABLED Thank you for all you have donated recently, your generosity has made a world of SPRINGTIME QUIZ TO Tickets, at £11 each, include the difference to so many people.
SUPPORT MAGPIE CENTRE hog roast, plus a massive selection Our Local Foodbank Our closest Foodbank of salads and desserts, not to is based in Thetford, with a distribution point First social event of the year for the mention the quiz itself, which at Brandon. Magpie Centre, home of West offers a wide range of questions Norfolk Riding for the Disabled and plenty of laughs along the As the renovations are complete at St Andrew’s Church, the donation point has Association, is a Quiz with Hog way. Pre-booking is essential and been re-established. Roast supper (plus vegetarian is now open, so call 01553 828935 Alternative donation drop off points at St option), to be held on Saturday 27th or email me using:- George’s Church, Methwold and St Mary’s April. [email protected] Church, Feltwell. to secure your places. This time we shall return to our Any food stuff which does not require refrigeration and is in date is ok, below are usual venue, Stowbridge Village All proceeds go to the Magpie a few ideas: Hall, Downham Road, Stowbridge Centre, based at Wallington Hall, Tinned meat/fish. Tinned vegetables PE34 3PE. Doors open at 7.00 pm South Runcton, which gives more Tinned fruit Tinned tomatoes for 7.30 pm start and our licensed than 100 riding and carriage Tinned Soup Tinned sponge pudding bar serves wine, beer, cider and soft driving lessons a week to people of Tinned rice pudding Instant mash potato drinks. Teams are usually from 4 to all ages and with a wide range of Pasta / Rice Pasta sauces 8 but singles and couples are physical and learning disabilities. Cereals Biscuits or snack bars welcome to compete individually or Caroline Dudley Carton UHT milk or powdered milk to come and make up tables on the Sugar – small packet - 500g night. Tea bags/instant coffee Fruit juice carton Jam D W Aerials Classified Ads Toiletries Toilet roll, toothpaste, soap. TV aerials, Digital TW aerials & Graham Smith & Sons Satellite dishes fitted. Plus TV signal Thank you for all your donations, kindness Pest & Vermin Control for homes, boosters, TV extension cables and and generosity. farms and businesses. CCTV installed, etc. If you need the foodbank please don’t 24hr/7-day service. Tel. 01366 728403, hesitate to contact someone who can give Local family business (Clover Farm, Mobile 07752 587111 you a foodbank voucher; such as a doctor, health visitor, social worker, clergy, Citizen’s Mundford) ______Advice Bureau or police. Tel. 01842 879904 Would you like to advertise in Ness and Paul Mob. 07946 733188 Village Life? ______([email protected]) Please contact the If you would like to know more: Editor for available sizes & rates thetford.foodbank.org.uk Advertise your business here! [email protected] trusselltrust.org Or Tel 01366 727072
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NORTHWOLD SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB Hovell’s Lane, Northwold.
LOCAL POOL LEAGUE * FRIDAY NIGHT is PUB NIGHT * TUESDAY NIGHTS * OPEN 7pm - 11pm * UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS FOR 2019 ‘Sign up’ now to renew annual club memberships or new members Saturday 4th May ‘Music & Magic Night’ Tickets members £8, Non-members £10 Adults £5, Children £2.50.
See our Facebook page for up-to-date info Pop along to the club on an open evening or contact a on upcoming events. committee member.
NORTHWOLD SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB
The club is open for bookings for social events, birthday parties, weddings, christenings, Funeral Wakes. The bar can also be made available. All at very reasonable rates. For information call: Tony Waring 728455 David Gricks 728174 David Lavender 727111
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