MARCH 21 EDITION Village VOLUME 44 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 3 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY FRETTENHAM PARISH COUNCIL FOR FREE Inside DISTRIBUTION

Oil Order form Page 18 When it Rains, it pours… Parish News 2 But soon,

County Council 4 The Sun shines again. Update Stay positive. Better District Council 5 days are on their way Update

New Farm Aviation 8 Group

Frettenham 9 Rainbows Village Archive 10

Broadgrace Church 12

Beck Farm 14 Diary

St Swithans Church 16 Dog Behaviour Consultant 17

Village Hall Update 19 Hillside Update 20 Norton’s Dairy 22 Newsletter Contacts Adverts 23 Operation Randall Greg Price [email protected] 737455 Editor Back Page Advertising – David Yaxley 738355 Distribution - David Yaxley 738355 Village Website http://frettenham.org.uk NEXT COPY DEADLINE: 6th May 2021

Page 2 Parish Council News

Parish Council meetings: These meetings at present are taking place on the 2nd Thursday of each month and will continue to be held via Zoom until further notice. If any member of the public would like to be included in a meeting contact the Clerk via e-mail.

Xmas lights: Once again the village had a wonderful Christmas lights dis- play. The judges found it very difficult to make their decision and after much discussion decided the winner for this year was No.2 Mayton Avenue.

Defibrillator unit: Just to remind residents old and new that there is a de- fib unit attached to the school wall. The Parish Council along with donations made at The Rose & Crown will be installing another Defibrillator unit outside the . This should be installed with in the next few weeks.

Budget and Precept: At the January meeting the budget for 2021/22 was agreed. It was also agreed that the precept for 2021/22 would be £8,585.00. This is an increase of 1% as guided by District Council.

Doggy Poo: Just a reminder to please ensure you clean up after your pooches.

Highways issues: One of the main problems during the last few months has been flooding in many areas of Frettenham. All the problem areas have again been reported to Highways. Highway problems are always discussed at our meetings and the Parish Council will carry on reporting any problems but you can also contact Highways to report any potholes etc. at highways@.gov.uk

Frettenham Mobile Post Office Service: This service takes place on Wednesday mornings from 10.30 to 11.30. The mobile van parks in the Village Hall car park. A wide range of services will be available. Customers can still collect benefits in cash using the everyday banking services or Post Office card account.

Wheelie bin collection details: The annual calendars for all bin col- lections have now been made digital, so can be accessed by residents via the Broadland District Council website and be printed at home or downloaded onto computers/mobile devices.

Page 3 This change has been made due to increased online access and the issues we’ve had when delivering the calendars during the bad weather we typically experience at this time of year. As calendars are left under residents’ bin-lids rain can damage them and results in many calendars being unusable. To counter this we have made the deci- sion to put the calendars online only and we will not be delivering cal- endars under the bin lids as normal. Residents will be able to find the calendar relevant to them by using the online bin finder. If there are issues surrounding computer/internet access we are able to print copies internally and send them to residents via post. Also available is Assistance with Bin Collection: An assisted service is available to elderly, infirm or disabled residents who cannot mange to put their bins out for collection. To confirm if you are eligible for this service contact Environmental Contracts on 01603 430534 or e-mail [email protected]

Contact details for all of your Councillors:

Mr David Yaxley (Chairman) 738355 [email protected]

Mr Philip Norton (Vice Chairman) 897641 [email protected]

Mr Richard Fisher (Norwich Airport Liaison) 890580 [email protected]

Mr Brian Plumstead (Community Resilience Coordinator) 737667 [email protected]

Mr Shaun Catterall 736060 [email protected]

Mrs Lorraine Blythe 737297 [email protected]

Ms Teresa Norton 898954 [email protected]

Contact details for your Clerk Mrs Pat Stokes 07562014003 (New Telephone number) e-mail: [email protected] Page 4 County Council Update

Sadly this is a report being written once again in lockdown. I hope all readers and your families are well and keeping safe. Hopefully from the spring onwards as more people get vaccinated there will be the chance to get to some normality and make 2021 a year to remember for good reasons. However, a reminder of key telephone numbers: Broadland Early help Hub (if someone is in need of help of access to essential items) 01603 533933. The County Council number if you are concerned about a vulnerable person is 0344 8008020. In Frettenham news we had anticipated that the application to extend use of quarry would have come before the county planning committee by now. However, there has been a delay and hopefully for good reason as I am told this is because alternative access is being considered. It has been argued for a very long time that access should not be via Road but instead a new route starting at the NDR. We await whether a revised application is taken forwards. On other nearby planning matters we are awaiting a decision on a proposal for a solar farm on Spixworth Road, . The new recycling centre off the NDR is well on its way to being built. The current hope is that this will be open in September. While on the NDR I started 2020 by arguing (with some success) for an increased maintenance budget to get repairs done sooner & better and stop money being taken from the budget for repairing our other local roads. I have started 2021 by again raising the accident record on the road and for each roundabout to be looked at. By the time this issue reaches you it is likely the County Council will have set its budget for the coming year. The proposal is for a 3.99% Council tax increase for the fifth year running. The main reason for all the increases has been year on year drops in the level of government funding for councils. At County Hall recent coverage has been the Council losing a Court case over its decision to cut the Minimum Income Guarantee for disabled adults. This will mean more money for a number of families but it is a huge shame that instead of giving refunds the Council only seems to be giving credit notes for charges taken. I am keen to hear from any families who have been affected and will try to argue the case for the Council to “do the right thing”. In May we are scheduled to have County Council elections and also for a new Police and Crime Commissioner. Whoever you might wish to vote for (or not) this might be the year to consider a postal vote. Fortunately things tend to run more smoothly here than in US presidential elections and it is the most Covid safe way of voting – you can apply by emailing Page 5 [email protected] or calling them on 01603 430483 As always if you have any questions or I can help in any way on a Council matter please call me on 07920441970, email [email protected] or drop me a note at 1 Birbeck Way.

Kind regards Dan Roper Dan Roper – Norfolk County Councillor: Tel 07920441970. [email protected]

Journey of a district councillor in 2021-02-01

Well it may have seemed like January would never end! It seems a little late to wish you all a happy new year, but I do. I hope by now that many of you have either received their first jab of the vaccination or have a rela- tive that has done so. It has certainly given me a sense of relief knowing the older members of my family are a little bit safer. We are not out of the woods yet and we still have to be careful, but we are a bit closer to getting out of this together. Perhaps like me you are reflecting on what are the things we want to see in 2021, apart from a holiday outside of the back yard! I am looking round at what our countryside looks like and thinking about how can it be better, I am also looking at what are the local busi- nesses that I want make sure get through this.

In terms of where and how we live, Broadland District Council have a new environmental strategy that was approved late last year and is now begin- ning to be rolled out with 5 priority project areas. The first one is to plant a tree for every Broadland resident; with the focus of the right tree in the right place so that might include some that are fast growing that will take up more CO2 faster, others that will enhance our biodiversity, and one that I am very exciting about; heritage trees. Heritage trees seems a strange term but it resonates I am sure with those with long memories. One of the rarest is the black poplar, it has both male and female trees and it is the females that are rare because their fluffy seeds were seen as a nuisance. So if you have any near you, keep and eye on them. Old native trees can also be important for roosting bats. Bats can use many parts of the tree including trunk hollows, knot holes, splits/cracks in branches and shel- tered areas created by flaking bark, even hiding in thick ivy. Bats are pro- tected by law, so you need to be careful about disturbing them. If you see or feel them flying at night then you might want to contact your local bat group to see if you can join a survey or help set one up for your area. www.bat.org.uk

Page 6 Many old varieties of fruit also come into this category there are nurseries that specialise in bringing them back. Some communities are creating community orchards with these old varieties so that local people can share the benefits and leave a legacy. Hedgerow species can also be considered heritage species. The hawthorn, often overlooked, is a really important source of food and shelter for wildlife and many of the trees can be very old, but because their stems split it is very difficult to know their age. This is where we need to start tapping the memories of grandparents and older residents to find out what we have where and what can we look after and encourage to grow or just share what we know, the old stories that weave their way through our countryside.

One of the other ways we can enhance our environment is by not cutting the village greens and verges in Aril, May and June. These months are key for wildflowers and grasses. Some might feel that it makes our villages un- tidy, but nature is untidy, it thrives with untidiness. The greens can be neat again later in the year, but by leaving them to flower in May and June, there will be more flowers for bees and pollinators, more birds and insects and more food for hedgehogs and field mice. We all gain. How many of us have noticed that our windscreens are not covered in insects in the winter, not like before.

Other projects in the environmental strategy are more electrical charge points, going single-use plastic free, promoting green energy and develop a responsible procurement strategy. And procurement, or buying food and things, brings me nicely back to how do we help our local businesses. Many are food producers, meat, dairy, vegetables and cereals, small retail- ers, and these are things we can help with easily even if things are tight. It does not have to be much but buying local eggs, milk or cheese and bread even. These small gestures can make a difference. I know that diary and beef producers have been given a hard time in terms of farting cows and their contribution to climate change, but buy less meat but from local pro- ducers and you can make a positive difference. Remember grass fed is better and there are now additives made from seaweed that can reduce methane from cows by 99%. So by buying local you are also helping the planet. Page 7 What are some of the other ways we can help our wildlife and have fun? For hedgehogs its about remembering to keep a hole in the fence, or under the fence, even it a garden had to be dog proof, a gap can still be left for hedgehogs to pass through the gardens at night, they will be waking up soon and will want to wander around to find food, the more we can connect our gardens via these small passing points the better it will be. Bird boxes we know about, but did you know you can also put up bat boxes; to give them additional roosting opportunities. Bat boxes can be fitted on trees and can be purchased prebuilt, or build them yourself from DIY designs. https:// www.bats.org.uk/our-work/buildings-planning-and-development/bat-boxes/ wooden-bat-boxes. Bats do not like artificial light, so do not put them on trees that have been lit up. There are lots of things you can do. Letting a small part of your garden go wild for wildlife, create a small pond, all sorts, several schools have set up wildlife gardens for the children. If you are planning a development or think you might have bats and are not sure about whether your plans will disturb them, there is a dedicated police unit on wildlife crime; [email protected] This is the same person to con- tact if you have thefts of oil or other rural crime. PC Shelly has organized a whats app group for landowners and farmer groups, called Operation Ran- dall WhatsApp, so if you want to be a part of that group please contact him and ask.

However if you come across fly tipping then it's the council you need to con- tact: as this is dealt with as a regulatory issue and you can report it here. https://www.broadland.gov.uk/info/200150/issues_in_your_street/85/ how_to_deal_with_fly-tipping

Just to remind you please contact me if your group has any activities they need funding for, some villages have set up groups to design posters with a 20 is plenty theme to try to encourage drivers to slow down through their vil- lages. School children designed the signs. Or anything that will help sup- port each other as we go forward, let me know, there are some funds you can apply for and I will help; [email protected] or [email protected] Over Christmas and new year sever- al community groups have been coming together as volunteers to pick up litter, clear drains to reduce local flooding, and now even to take older resi- dents to their vaccinations. You may just want to organise some fund raising activities. In 2020 seven groups received funds to help them to keep going. Lets see what we can do in 2021. Page 8 Page 9 Page 10

FRETTENHAM RAINBOWS

Local Rainbow Unit for girls age 5 and 6 from the Frettenham, Hainford and area had some girls move on to Brownies in the New Year so has spaces for a few new “Virtual Rainbows” to join in the fun. We currently hold a fortnightly Zoom meeting for an hour on Thursday evenings starting at 6pm with the emphasis on enjoyment and fun – a Rainbow chat which everyone has a chance to take part in, followed by a craft session and a game. If you know a little girl who would like this, please log onto the Girlguiding UK website and register an interest for Frettenham Rainbows. The Unit Leader will then contact you to discuss what is involved. We are staying small at present but hope to increase to our usual number of Rainbows once in person meetings can start again, later in the year.

Unit Leader – Sally Assistant Leaders – Abby and Teresa Page 11 Village History

With Denise and Peter moving away from the village, I have been asked to take over the village archive and to contribute to the village Newsletter.

I was born in Frettenham Lane, in 1938 and have lived in Crostwick and Frettenham ever since and I have many first hand memories of the village and how it has changed over the years. I have always been actively involved in village life belonging to many Groups- Football, Cricket, Village Hall Committee, Playschool, Theatre Group, Brahms and Liszt, Photography Club. I hope this will en able me to add some of my own memories of village characters and events to the archive documents that have been collected over the years.

In the last newsletter Denise wrote about the opening of the football pitch for the village with a charity match with a Frettenham side playing against a City team. It was a huge occasion and I played in the Frettenham side and remember the event vividly. I arrived at the playing field to find the whole area absolutely packed with cars and spectators and I had to park a long way from the playing field.

The Norwich team included many stars including Bobby Brenan & Ken Nethercott. Unsurprisingly we lost 3-0, but it was a great match and we all went to the Rose and Crown afterwards, where a buffet had been laid on and we all got a chance to talk to our football idols.

Frettenham has always been a busy and active village. If you have memories you’d like to share of village life I would love to chat to you and record special events.

Geoff Woods. Page 12 Life unquenchable Frettenham Newsletter | March 2021 The whole of life is set before us. In our families, among our friends, we see the beginnings and the endings. We know the wonder of seeing new life, small and fragile with tiny fingers grasping at the air and baby eyes wide for every new sight. We know the terrible sadness and shock of the end of life. And we live. We live in this strange virus-ridden world where for some of us life is too crowded, with decisions, worries fears, with home-schooling, home- working, full and busy and craving space. For others of us there is far too much space. Shielding, or redundant or furloughed or waiting for a vaccine and the days stretch on with dull repetition. We feel the strange brokenness of the world, and we do not know what to do with it. We fear what might be, for ourselves, our families, our village. For some of us our fears seem to have been realised. For most of us, it is not easy. I write this from a place where I am struggling to see joy and hope. I usually struggle with despondency and anxiety during the dark, damp greyness of January and this year, of course, it is worse. It feels a bit like life has been quenched. Like it has had the colour drained out of it, the brightness replaced with a dim half-light. The other morning, with these sorts of thoughts going around me head, I turned to my Bible. I am reading through the book of the prophet Isaiah at the moment, and I read these verses: On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death for ever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. - Isaiah chapter 25, verses 6-8. This is the promise of the great day of hope. The Bible is sometimes ac- cused of offering us heaven but God has far better plans than that. The future hope that he promises us is not some floaty, cloud-based experience that involves golden harps and white nighties. No, one day Christ will return and set before us a feast. The day of the Lord will be a party. A mask-less, socially-close, laughing, hugging, smiling, feast of rich food and the best wine.

Page 13 The reason we can trust that this feast is a sure promise rather than a silly hope is the incredible phrase that God will ‘swallow up death forever’. Isaiah wrote this seven hundred years before Jesus was born. He looks forward down the centuries by the inspiration of God, and joins together the ministry of Christ two thousand years ago and the return of Christ that we are waiting for today. His point is that when Jesus came, God’s Son born in that Bethlehem stable, he came to swallow death. It will soon be Easter, and on Good Friday we remember that swallowing. We remember the cross of Jesus, the death of God himself. Jesus Christ died, allowed himself to be killed, to take and endure and swallow up our death. He came to defeat our final enemy, to break the power of all that we fear. His victory was displayed to all the cosmos as he burst out of death’s tomb on Easter Sundays morning. Jesus is alive, he is risen and death has been swallowed forever like some nasty medicine. We too will rise, death will not hold us. When we do, we will see the face of Jesus in smiling welcome. We will feel his hand brushing away our tears as everything sad unravels and everything wrong is righted. Then he will lead us to our seats and pour our drinks. We will swallow fine aged wines because our God swallowed death for us. This is our hope – Spring is coming with life, warmth, joy and light. And so is Jesus. John Hindley Broadgrace - join us for church on Sunday During the coronavirus epidemic Broadgrace church has been meeting online using Zoom on Sundays at 4pm. To join us this Sunday, see our website: www.broadgrace.org.uk As a church we have groups for children, and discussion groups for those who would like to learn more about Jesus Christ. These are all online at the moment; you are welcome to join us. Get in touch with John Hindley for more information: [email protected] | 07790 007390 | 40 Mill Road

If you need help during this ongoing difficult season, we would like to do what we can as a local church. Please get in touch with John as above.

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Church farm diary, Beck farm diary.

The last crop to be harvested at Church Farm was two fields of sugar beet. “26 acres” field was lifted at the beginning of November. It soon became obvious that this field was not yielding to our usual expectations. Tonnage was down, and following delivery to the factory, results showed that sugar percentage was also low, reducing their value. The second field, 24 acres in front of Church farm house, was harvested on 23rd November, and by contrast, yielded a really good tonnage with higher sugar levels. These two fields are only 300 metres apart , but l suspect that summer showers during a very dry period, reached the more southerly field, but not the northerly one; a theory backed up by our neighbour Ian from Langmere Farm saying that he’d noticed puddles in Church Lane near the village, but the road was dry before he got home, on a couple of occasions. It was satisfying to end with the better field, and again it had been cleared in a day! It could take a month to do this area back in the 1950’s- a single row harvester which needed a trailer beside it all the time, later a tanker model was made, so the harvester didn’t need to stop, then came the 3 row system with one machine topping and the other lifting the roots and needing a trailer all the time again. Eventually the current type of self-propelled harvesters were developed, able now to carry 18 tons and weighing over 30 tons when full, and hence 4 or 6 giant wheels and tyres. Before lorries were used to deliver; the beet were taken to railway station, by tractor and trailer, where they had to be forked manually into open wagons. I can remember helping with this job, at half-term or Saturdays; it was quite an adventure-a corner of the trailer load(only 3 tons then) was left slightly empty so l could sit below the sideboards, and get a ride to the station. I threw beet into the wagon by hand, as sugar beet forks where too big for me. If there was a wait for the next trailer, l would pick up spilled beet from around the wheels of the wagon-l was small enough to do this easily, for which the tractor drivers were thankful. No health and safety then! When the wagon was full (about 15 tons) or it was the last load, l could sit in the empty trailer to get home. Sometimes dad would pick me up in his car and he would always make sure, with the driver, that l’d helped and not been a nuisance. My pocket money would reflect the response he got!

With harvest “ safely gathered in”, l am able to continue jobs at Beck Farm in a more relaxed manner; how l had always wanted to start retirement. I have been pruning trees along the farm track and have made a start on the field boundary trees, cutting through the ivy on the heaviest infested trees, as well. There have also been several branches and a Page 15 Where possible, some of the fields have had a cover crop of radish planted in the early autumn. The radish locks up nutrients from the soil preventing them from being leached into water courses over winter. It will be incorporated into the seedbed when the maize is planted in April, and the maize will use up these nutrients.

As a result of the very heavy rain this winter, the lowest areas of two fields, now have small lakes in them—this indicates the water table in the ground. There is an area just inside the marsh gate, which l have not seen flood before, and has been under water for over a month. The unprecedented rain which fell on 23rd of December, caused the marsh to flood right across its width. Page 16 A Message from the Reverend Christopher St Swithin’s Church Frettenham

Dear friends Greetings to you all from St Swithin’s Church. I hope this finds you well and safe, as we make our way through this stage of the pandemic. Sadly, our church buildings are closed for worship until safe to re-open, but we remain active in prayer and support. If I or my colleague Rev Keith can be of assistance, be in touch with you with support and prayer, or give info. re the Church and faith, baptisms, weddings or funerals, - do get in touch: Revd Christopher Engelsen (Rector) 01603 737255 [email protected] Revd Keith Dignum (Associate Priest) 01603 710397

You can join a service on line each Sunday at 11.00am on our Facebook Page (you don’t need to be on Facebook!) by going to www.facebook.com/ coltishallgroupofparishes or visiting our website www.coltishallgroupofparishes.wordpress.com where there is a link to streamed services.

We really need hope, and the vaccination roll out will certainly gives that. We need hope in our heart and soul too, as we come to terms with life in the wake of Covid-19, and begin to build a new life for one another in our community and world.

The Coltishall Group of Parishes , of which St Swithin’s is part of, invite you to share the hope, light, comfort and new life that we believe Christ brings. May he give us all new peace and strength now and in the months ahead. In a dark time, we need to turn to face the light. Along with the light of spring, comes the light of the season of Lent- where we turn to the light of Christ, and seek to love God and neighbour as we love ourselves.

#Live Lent 2021 Lent begins on Ash Wednesday 17th February, and there will be links on our Facebook Page to join in the Holy Communion service that day at 10.00am. For all of you who are not on line, there are prayers and activities for Lent to use at home, as we prepare together for Easter. If you would like to receive these resources, do contact me, Rev Chris, or Revd Keith. Let’s live Lent together in hope, praying for one another and God’s world, as we are led to new life in Jesus.

You can down load a daily reflection and prayer and action , by visiting #Live Lent. There is also a book let available if you prefer or are not on line- available by contacting me, or from Church House Publishing ISBN 9781781402320. Page 17 Thank you on behalf of all, to all you who help support your neighbours with a phone call, shopping, and being a listening ear.

Again, we wish we could have the church open so you can enjoy its peace and atmosphere of prayer. In the meantime, do feel free to walk around the outside, as I know many of you do. Do find some space to re charge your spiritual batteries, and find new strength in God. A happy and fruitful Lent!

A Prayer Christ, our Life, go ahead of us, we pray, and lead us through uncertain times, moving us on to a deeper love for each other, for our world, and for you. Amen.

From Revd Chris , you friend and Rector.

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2020/21 has not been an easy year for the Village Hall with Covid restrictions seeing us shut for the majority of the time. The Committee has worked really hard to open safely, when the rules have allowed, and we are thankful to have been eligible for grants from Broadland District Council, easing any financial concerns and allowing us to continue with essential maintenance whilst in lockdown.

The Committee has undergone changes too. Simon Meekings resigned as Treasurer in August and David Yaxley resigned as Caretaker in October, both with much thanks and appreciation from the Committee for their years of service to the Hall.

We are still in need of a Treasurer – please get in touch in you are able to help.

I sincerely hope that by the time this Newsletter comes out in March we have a sense of brighter days ahead – we are very much looking forward to welcoming back the regular clubs and bookings to the Hall. Best wishes, Claire Brown

Chair, Frettenham Village Hall Management Committee

For bookings and enquires please email: [email protected] or call 07837402199 Page 20 Page 21

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Happy New Year! After a busy Christmas for Nortons Dairy we find ourselves in, what are traditionally, the quieter months before the spring. That being said, we are still busy processing more than 4000 litres of our girls’ fresh milk a week and delivering this to some fantastic local suppliers. One such customer is Dollies Bakery at the Red Lion Pub in Coltishall; they are offering delicious fresh pastries, bread and hot lunches for takeaway all made inhouse alongside coffee roasted by

JavaBean in Badersfield and milk straight from the farm. Definitely worth visiting for a takeaway treat! We are also continuing to deliver to Hewitt and Grant’s Butchers, Farm to Fork, Beeston Farm Shop, Budgens of and beyond and will be delivering again soon to A Piece of Cake in Coltishall when they reopen.

Good News!

Our limited-edition Black Pepper and Chive soft cheese has been so popular that we have decided to introduce it as a regular flavour in our range. This means you will be able to find it on the shelves of local stockists and have it delivered as part of your doorstep delivery the year round. Keep your eyes peeled, arriving spring/summer 2021!

Our Cows

Much of the herd are in the barns full-time at this time of year. We have a small group grazing on the field behind the mill who are all expecting calves this year but even they are brought in during periods of particularly nasty weather! Calves, of several breeds, are born throughout the year on the farm and so we have welcomed a few new additions over Christmas. Those calves that are not entering the milking herd with us, remain on the farm until around three months old when they move to our neighbour’s farm, just down the road, at the other end of Church Lane where they are raised for prime Norfolk beef. This is one of the benefits of choosing Brown Swiss as our dairy cows; they are a dual-purpose breed which means they can be raised for beef or dairy.

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