Horsham & Newton

HORSHAM & NEWTON ST.FAITHS JOURNAL

Issue No. 289 PUBLISHED BY December 2020 / January 2021

ST FAITHS CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Mrs C QUINTON (Chairman) 01603 898120 Mr D RIVERS (Vice-Chairman) 01603 890111 Mrs C CLAYSON (Secretary) 01603 897771 MR M WILSON (Treasurer) 01603 395862 Mrs D MATTHEWSON (Membership Secretary) 01603 897183 Mr N HOWE 01603 898700 Mr D FISHER 01603 897098 Mr P CHAPMAN 01603 891115 MR B RIDGEWAY 01603 897771 MR J MATTHEWSON 01603 897183 MR R PATTON 07939 922258 MISS L THOMPSON 07503 172901 Mr K RODGERS 01603 387268 ******************************************************************** HALL BOOKINGSAND MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM: JAMES MATTHEWSON Tel: 897183 AFTER 6.00 P.M. PLEASE BADMINTON BOOKINGS: DETAILS AT CENTRE SNOOKER BOOKINGS: DETAILS AT CENTRE SWIMMING BOOKINGS: CENTRE/WEDNESDAY 7.00 - 8.00 P.M. MEMBERSHIP: DELLA MATTHEWSON Tel: 897183 EDITED BY: CHRISTINE QUINTON Tel: 898120

******************************************************************* USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

ST FAITHS SURGERY (General Enquiries) Tel: 898235 ST FAITHS SURGERY APPOINTMENTS Tel: 264600 ST FAITHS C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL Tel: 898353 HELLESDON HIGH SCHOOL Tel: 424711 CROWN GARAGE Tel: 898253 ST FAITHS PRE-SCHOOL Tel: 07763 178190 STREET LIGHTING Tel: 898621 POLICE Tel: 01953 424242 GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME 0750 696 7280

JOURNAL E-MAIL: [email protected]

CENTRE WEBSITE: www.sfcentre.co.uk

JOURNAL ORIGINATED BY MARGARET RIVERS CENTRE CHAIRMAN 1978 TO DECEMBER 2000 COLIN QUINTON 3 Membership Number If you wish you cardsIf your to be posted please include £1 per address to - Alternatively cover & P P can you collect Matthewson Mrs from First Name Contact Telephone number...... in case problems of application the Contact with Telephone number...... in Please Return the completed together with a form cheque made out to "ST FAITHS CENTRE" to Front DoorFront access will only be given provide you if a valid reason. It is not needed to use the Bar. Surname Mrs D Matthewson, 29 Waterloo Close, Horsham St Faith, Norwich. NR10 3JA NR10 Norwich. Faith, St Horsham Close, Waterloo 29 Matthewson, D Mrs Renewal Fee for 2021 ONLY - Adults £6.00 - Junior (16 & 17 year old)£3.00 year 17 & (16 Junior - £6.00 Adults - ONLY 2021 for Fee Renewal Initial Joining Fee - Adults £17.00 - Junior (16 & 17 year old)£8.50 year 17 & (16 Junior - £17.00 Adults - Fee Joining Initial Swimming access will be activated book you when the pool Address MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL / APPLICATION FORM Postcode Date of Birth of Date (if under 18) POSTAGE TOTAL Amount Paid Front door required access Reason forReason Front Door Access

4 5 ALL CENTRE MEMBERSHIPS EXPIRE ON 31st DECEMBER 2020

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Della will be at the Centre for Membership Renewal from 7.00pm until 8.30pm on the following dates.

Monday 30th November Tuesday 8th December Monday 14th December Tuesday 22nd December Monday 4th January Tuesday 12th January Monday 18th January Tuesday 26th January

Please note all Keycards cease to operate on the 31st December. If you still require access to any area you will need to renew BEFORE 31st December 2020

Due to the restricted opening during 2020, the cost of renewal will be HALF the current price to existing members, so renew early and save money

4 5 Just before the latest lock-down we managed to fit in a very successful Quiz Night

This provided a much needed feeling of normality and obviously certain rules needed to be in place

The Centre Bar was only open to competitors and teams of up to six people had to book their place to ensure we could provide the necessary social distancing

It was table service only and we could not provide our normal Table Quiz or nibbles nor run the popular envelope draw

It was however an enjoyable experience and one that we hope can be repeated before Christmas

Please see our Website for up-to-date information

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

You can renew your membership either by post or by coming to the Centre on one of the days shown on Page 5 where we will renew memberships and update cards. This will take place in the Bar but please note that the Bar will not be open for drinks

6 We hope soon to be able to offer the following facilities along with the Bar but this is of course dependant on Government decisions

SPORTS HALL Badminton can be booked in the usual manner on the booking sheet in the hall

SNOOKER ROOM Only one table is available to allow for social distancing and this can be booked using the diary in that room

TOKENS These are available in the bar as usual but payment is now by contactless/debit card or please contact Della Matthewson on 01603 897183 who can accept cash payments

SWIMMING POOL

In accordance with Government guidelines it is not possible to use the Sauna at present

For bookings or queries Bruce can be contacted on [email protected] or TEXTS ONLY on 07732 227124

PLEASE NOTE NEXT JOURNAL COPYDATE 20th JANUARY for February/March Issue

6 7 Until there is a further update from the Government the Centre at present is completely CLOSED

When and if we are allowed to do so there will be restricted activities at the Centre

Opening hours and availability of the Centre facilities is completely dependant on the Government Guidelines and can change at very short notice so for up to date information please visit the website

The bar has been made safe with hand sanitisers, barriers and screens and hand sanitisers are available in ALL public areas.

The pool table has been removed and tables and chairs reorganised to allow the necessary social distancing

Only contactless/debit card payments are accepted

PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT www.sfcentre.co.uk FOR ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION OR CONTACT A COMMITTEE MEMBER

ST FAITHS CENTRE CHARITY REGISTRATION NO 276225

8 Confirmed: Santa will visit St Faiths!

Despite the huge number of cancellations this year, our elf-sources tell us the Santa will be visiting the village as usual on Christmas Eve; Covid-19 is no match for Christmas!

Santa is also still keen to visit the village as usual on his motorised sleigh in the week leading up to Christmas (19th December).

Preparations are being made for a magical isolation bubble, but there is still some work to do to ensure that both Father Christmas and his helpers can do this safely.

As soon as we get the go ahead, we will let the village know with planned routes and times, and of course, all necessary precautions.

8 9 HORSHAM & NEWTON ST FAITHS PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman Mr Rodney Cushing Tel:07850 756490 Vice Chairman Mrs Melanie Rodgers Tel:01603 893512 Clerk Mr Jim Graves Tel:01603 898621 e-mail: [email protected]

The Parish Council continues to meet “virtually” via Zoom on the usual third Monday at 7.30 p.m. The meetings are public and any resident can attend. Joining details for Zoom are published with the agenda on the website stfaithspc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk or can be obtained from the Clerk 898621 [email protected]

At a recent meeting Rodney Cushing stood down as Chairman and Ray Browne was elected in his place.

The Parish Council has placed an order to convert all their streetlights to modern LED lanterns at a cost of £16,665. This will reduce electricity and maintenance charges considerably. This project is being funded by Community Infrastructure Levy monies received from the Lovell development off Manor Road.

Problems have been found with the surface lifting on the cemetery drive in Blind Lane. Discussions have been held with the installing contractor and these issues have yet to be resolved.

The Council were consulted on a proposed Solar Farm in Hainford and tabled an objection to the proposed traffic construction route which was from the A140 via Church Street, Crown Road and Spixworth Road.

At the time of writing New Holme Lane cycleway is closed to facilitate road construction off the A140 to serve the new recycling centre. The Council have asked NCC to try and find a safe option at the Cromer Road end so that this rout can be re-opened as an important link between St.Faiths, Norwich and elsewhere.

10 11 Yours current Parish Council is :-

Raymond Browne (Chairman) 24 Waterloo Close Rodney Cushing 154 Manor Road Melanie Rodgers (Vice–Chair) 5 Norwich Road Barry Coe 9 Abbey Road James Matthewson 29 Waterloo Close Malcolm McDonnell 13 Beck Lane Rachel Scarff 19 Beck Lane Raymond Wilks The Moyse, Mill Street Stan Cutts 8 Blind Lane Gail Hegarty 1 Blind Lane

Jim Graves – Clerk 3 Lawn Close Horsford Norwich NR10 3DJ Tel: 01603 898621 [email protected]

11 Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday in the month at the Mission Room and start at 2.00 p.m.

Due to the Covid 19 situation there are no meetings at present. If and when things change and we can all meet again I will telephone you personally.

Sadly since the last Journal was published we have lost another two dear valued members of our Club.

WILLIAM HOWES - known to us all as BILLY At one time he used to call the Bingo numbers. He will forever be remembered as a cheery and happy man.

COLIN HOWES A quiet, caring man who always liked a naughty tale.

Our thoughts and prayers are with their families at this very sad time.

As there were only a few people allowed at each funeral many people lined the roads as the hearses passed to pay their respects and I know this was very much appreciated by their families.

There is a waiting list of people wanting to join the Club so if you wish to have your name added please ring Val Purdy on 01603 897299.

As this is the last Journal before Christmas we should like to wish everyone HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR

12 13 12 13 14 ST FAITHS PARISH CHURCH

CHRISTMAS in Church will need to be celebrated in a new way. Unless the Government changes the ruling beforehand we will not be able to hold our Christmas Carol Services as congregational singing is not permitted in Church buildings. We will, however, be able to hold our Christmas Communion Services. These will be ticket only (free, but must be pre- booked) to enable as many people to join us as want to. Booking will be by telephone and will open on 7th December. Please ring the appropriate peson for the service you wish to attend and state the number of people in your family who wish to attend. You will also be asked to leave a contact number.

For Christmas Eve 8 pm Bethlehem Mass Mrs Judith Davies 01603 898603 Monday - Friday 4 - 5 pm & 7 - 8 pm

For Christmas Eve 11.30 pm Midnight Mass Mrs Linda Holness 01603 898801 Monday - Thursday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm

For Christmas Day 10 am Christmas Communion Mrs Petre Kent-Davies 01603 898649 Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

There will be an opportunity to remember your loved ones on our Christmas Memory Tree which, this year, will be outside the Church by the Christmas Crib. Fabric Flags will be available for you to write on.

Please keep an eye on our pages on the ‘A Church Near You’ Website. Check under Services and Events for updates and changes which may be out of our control.

14 15 ST FAITHS PARISH CHURCH All those years ago, God sent his Son into our world to bring peace, joy OF ST MARY AND ST ANDREW and love. Mary was chosen to be his earthly mother, and Joseph was tasked with being his father. They weren’t rich, Joseph was a carpenter and worked The Church of England and the Methodist Church hard for a living. Mary was a young teenaged girl. Due to the law of the Worshipping & Working Together day Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem, miles from their home in Nazareth, in order to register in his ancestral town for the national census. Bethlehem being a large City was crowded with families who had also come to register, I am hopeful that by the time you receive this that we will be easing out of and so it was that there was nowhere for them to stay other than a dirty, lockdown, once again. I hope that you have managed to keep well and have smelly stable at the back of an inn. It was there that Jesus, the Son of God, made the most of some quiet time at home. was born.

What a year this has been! Invariably, as we approach the end of any year Although the people of that time were waiting and longing for the Messiah this was not what they were expecting. Only a very few people recognised we take a look back at the things we’ve done, the people we’ve met, the him from the beginning; the shepherds, who were informed by the heavenly places we’ve been and so on. I suspect that this year many of our memories choir of angels, the wise men, who followed the star for hundreds of miles will be of time spent at home, in the garden, out walking etc, with the vast over probably a couple of years to meet him, Mary, Joseph and, when Jesus majority of our conversations made over the telephone, or across the internet was taken to the Temple, Simeon and Anna. via things such as Zoom, Skype or Facetime. In many ways we have been on a steep learning curve as we have had to grapple with new technology simply Over the two millennia since that time many trillions of others have come to communicate beyond our homes. I do wonder what things might have to recognise Jesus and have followed his teaching of love and forgiveness. been like without such technology this year. I guess that many more folks What we celebrate this Christmas is that. Jesus is still here among us in our would have felt even more isolated and alone than was the case. homes and in our daily lives, and he still wants us to follow his example of love and forgiveness in our hurting, fragile world. It has both surprised and frustrated me to hear, on several occasions, that Christmas has been cancelled this year. Of course, it hasn’t, although the way Whatever the size of our gathering, or the number of cards we receive or we celebrate the season will be very different from our normal festivities. send, let’s make this Christmas extra special in a new way and remember Everything has had to be scaled down, risk assessment forms have had to be the reason for the season. filled in and complied with, family gatherings must be limited, and even our I wish you a happy, safe and peaceful Christmas. church services will be different. Attendance must be pre-booked to ensure maximum, safe capacity, carols won’t be sung, to avoid spreading the virus, With all good wishes and prayers the church will be cleaned and sanitised between services and so on and so on. Rosemary Maskell

However, there is one thing that hasn’t changed, and that is what we are 01603 898258 [email protected] celebrating – The Birth of Jesus Christ. 16 17 ST FAITHS PARISH CHURCH All those years ago, God sent his Son into our world to bring peace, joy OF ST MARY AND ST ANDREW and love. Mary was chosen to be his earthly mother, and Joseph was tasked with being his father. They weren’t rich, Joseph was a carpenter and worked The Church of England and the Methodist Church hard for a living. Mary was a young teenaged girl. Due to the law of the Worshipping & Working Together day Joseph took Mary to Bethlehem, miles from their home in Nazareth, in order to register in his ancestral town for the national census. Bethlehem being a large City was crowded with families who had also come to register, I am hopeful that by the time you receive this that we will be easing out of and so it was that there was nowhere for them to stay other than a dirty, lockdown, once again. I hope that you have managed to keep well and have smelly stable at the back of an inn. It was there that Jesus, the Son of God, made the most of some quiet time at home. was born.

However, there is one thing that hasn’t changed, and that is what we are 01603 898258 [email protected] celebrating – The Birth of Jesus Christ. 17 Meetings are normally held in the Mission Room on the third Thursday in each month at 7.45 p.m.

This is a friendly, sociable group and new members are always welcome

Mary Hewitt on 01603 867140 can answer any queries you may have.

All meetings remain CANCELLED until the current Covid 19 threat restrictions change to allow it to restart

The Committee would like to wish all our members a very Happy Christmas and healthy New Year

KEEP SAFE

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The number is

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18 19 20 FINANCIAL HELP AVAILABLE

The St. Faiths Fuel Allotments Charity was established to help residents of the parish who are suffering financial hardship.

If you are the head of a household or individual resident in Horsham or Newton St. Faith who is in real need of financial support, especially if resulting from the pandemic, you may be eligible to receive assistance. Grants are not restricted to the elderly or any other particular group.

The Trustees are about to allocate grant expenditure for the coming year and invite applications for financial assistance. If you need financial help to tide you over a difficult time of need and feel that you may qualify do please apply. People employed in full or part-time work are not normally eligible.

Grants would be made on the basis of an honest statement of your personal critical situation and financial position. Details supplied on the application form should include your name, age, address, telephone number, ages of dependants living in the household with you and details of any benefits or grants already received, if any. A genuine need must be evident to qualify for grants which are normally paid in Spring and Autumn each year.

Every application will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and information you need to provide will, of course, remain completely confidential. Application forms for aid may be obtained from and returned to the Secretary to the Trustees: Mr. Tony Howes, “Lamorna”, 55 Coltishall Lane, Horsham St. Faith, NR10 3HU (01603 897326) up to 31st January.

20 21 My last report in March announced that the Leagues were stopped owing to lock-down. Neither I nor the Team players have been able to play since, although limited practice sessions are beginning to happen. So far so good. but who knows what may happen tomorrow or next week.

I recently received our Norwich League strategy for the 2020/2021 season, if it is able to go forward.

I believe that the Dereham League and others are following the same policy “Table Tennis England have defined a five stage process that should be followed to return to a position where league play and spectating can take place.

As we(Norwich League move towards August many of you will be wondering if the league will start as is currently planned in September. Thank you to all of you who have provided us information regarding your teams and venues through the Part 2 forms and the Team and Venue Initial Risk Assessments. Summarising the information you sent us and also taking into account Government, Sport England and Table Tennis England guidance it is clear that: • Some of the venues in our league will not be available for use in September • The detailed guidance for both venues, leagues and players is still evolving and changing • Clubs and venues will need time to develop and implement their own procedures which follow this guidance • Some of our players are still not confident that it is yet safe to return to the table even to practice let alone to play competitive league games.

22 23 Taking all of the above into account, we have therefore made the decision that we will NOT be starting the NDTTL 2020-2021 season in September 2020 and our earliest PLANNED start date for league play is now January 2021.”

So, I fear I have little to report for this journal. The Centre had been booked for our Norwich AGM in May, but of course that event was cancelled, together with our Presentation Night for silverware and awards.This is always a good social evening to meet up with old adversaries !

A “virtual” AGM was conducted in May, although I did not join in on “zoom”, which I decided was a step too far. Little could be decided for the next season, and we need to wait and see how things progress towards an anticipated re-start next January.

I will keep you posted as the journals are resumed, and hope you are all coping as well as possible. Paul Elsegood

22 23 24 25 24 25 26 NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN NEWTON ST FAITH

CROWN MEADOWS

It was interesting to read in last month’s Journal how the naming of roads at the above development came about

However, the actual location of the suggested Mill is very questionable

The first Ordnance Survey Map of 1838 shows only two Mills in St Faith’s a Water Corn Mill in Mill Lane and what was called a Smockmill next to what was the Union Workhouse (now the Crematorium) This Mill was owned in the early 1800s by Stephen Ewing

In the Norfolk Chronicle July 1849 Stephen Ewing is recorded that this Mill together with his dwelling house, Grocers Shop and baking facilities is up for sale and again in the Norfolk Chronicle in July 1953 (one assumes the first sale attempt failed)

It ended up being purchased by a Mr R Eglington who later died in August 1866 when a sale took place at the Black Swan in November of that year. The Mill was then acquired by William Buckenham

No evidence has yet been discovered of any historic Mill behind what was the Crown Public House now Crown Garage

Unless of course you know different!

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30 FAMILY QUIZ

1. According to the poem, ‘The Night Before Christmas’, how many reindeer did Santa have to pull his sleigh? Eight, nine or 10? 2. What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding? 3. What is the name of the character in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ who gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future? 4. A foreign city has donated a huge Christmas tree to the people of Britain every year since 1947, which is always displayed in Trafalgar Square. Which city is it? A) Munich B) Stockholm c) Oslo 5. *How many days are there on a traditional advent calendar? 12, 24, 31? 6. *In the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ how many gold rings does the singer’s ‘truelove’ give him? 7. There are 365 days in a year. What number day is Christmas Day? 8. Why did Father Christmas need Rudolf the Reindeer to use his large, glowing nose to guide his sleigh? 9. What is the last day of Christmas called? 10. Which plant, beginning with P is associated with Christmas? 11. What is ‘Happy Christmas’ in Spanish? 12. What’s the name of the ballet traditionally performed around Christmas each year? 13. Stollen is a cake with fruit and marzipan, traditionally eaten at Christmas and originating from which country? 14. Who introduced the Christmas tree to the UK? 15. What is a female turkey called? 16. Which unusual ingredient did Victorian cooks use in mince pies? 17. If you’re born on Christmas Day, what’s your star sign? 18. *When Santa got stuck up the chimney, his beard was all black, his nose was tickling, and what did he have in his sack? 19. *Because of the time difference, do the people of Australia get to celebrate Christmas Day before we do in the UK, or after us? 20. What’s the fun name for the sausages wrapped in bacon traditionally eaten with the Christmas dinner? ANSWERS ON PAGE 46 30 31 SUDOKU There is just one simple rule to Sudoku. Each row, each column and each 3 x 3 box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

Answers on Page 46

32 33 32 33 The following has recently been discovered in the archives of the old palace in Praha (Prague)

As yet a full English translation has not been made.

King Wencelas The Paless

Dear Yar King Majesty

We wus delited whun yar chosse ar son, Stanislaw, ta be yar parsonal page.

However, whun he com hum ta ce us, at thar New Year, he told us whatery occurred on tha Feast ov Stephen. As a result o yar actions on thart day were naw har tha bor in bed with a bad cold an a chest infection. Whitch har caused us a not in sig nificant out lay in doctor’s fees un medicines.

We, therefar, harto questun whether yar, as un imployer, ar fully awer o healff und safety rules regardin risk essessment.

If yar suddenly terk it intar yar hed ta go chasing orff, with all manner of things, arter sum retched peasant tha’s yar affare but ta ixpact yar page ta cum along anall, in such faul weather, is really go in toe far. Par ticularrly as tha bor as of a delicat dissposition.

If yar do this sorta thing agin might we suggest thaa yar terk one ar yar more senior members ar yar staff, old Anton far example, thun if he wuss ta caught ar cold an sarcumd thar wod be ar speace fa promotions.

Yars fearhfully, Mr & Mrs Plzak

PS we har sunt yar the bills fa thar medical expenses, as above, which we trused yar ill see fit to re emburse us.

34 35 34 35 36 ST FAITHS SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB We normally play on Friday evenings and Tuesday afternoons in the Sports Hall at the Centre but are unable to do so at present For more information contact us at [email protected]

ICENI ARCHERS We meet every Sunday morning at St Faiths Centre, indoors in the Winter and outdoors in the Summer. For information about times of shooting and beginners courses please contact either: Dave Back our Club Chairperson on 07720 670735 email: [email protected] or Philip Legood on 07880 703935 or visit our website: https://iceniarchers.co.uk All enquiries welcome.

GOLDEN STARS LINE DANCING St Faiths Centre Function Room Cancelled at present but please ring for updates Glenda 01603 890708 Sheila 01603 710778

CARDIO DANCE & BODY CONDITIONING CLASS St Faiths Centre Function Room Thursday 6.45 p.m. Fun and energetic full body workout - high calorie burner Do come and give it a go! Tel: Denise on 01603 898615 for more details

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38 39 38 39 40 41 ST FAITHS CENTRE HIRE

FUNCTION ROOM WITH BAR - Tel: James Matthewson on 01603 897183 after 6pm please Available for Weddings, Parties, etc

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM - Tel: James Matthewson on 897183 NO BAR – Tea & Coffee making facilities Available for Christenings, Birthday Parties, Funerals, etc £10 per hour but minimum payment of £30

MARGARET’S COMMITTEE MEETING ROOM Available to members’ non-profit making organisations free-of-charge

BADMINTON Available to members only at a cost of £8.00 per hour SNOOKER ROOM Available to members only at a cost of £4.00 per hour

Use of the Sports Hall and Snooker Room is by ‘Tokens’ available from the Bar For regular users larger amounts of ‘Tokens’ can be purchased from Della Matthewson Tel:897183 Entry before 7.00 p.m. is by ‘Membership Card’ To have your mambership card activated for the front door Contact David Rivers Tel: 890111

Bookings are to be made in the Diaries provided in the respective Sports Hall/Snooker Room

LEISURE POOL WITH JACUZZI AND SAUNA Private hire for members only at a cost of £12 per hour ALL users must be members and there has to be a minimum of two adults to comply with Health & Safety regulations Reductions available for long-term bookings Bookings to be made at St Faiths Centre Wednesday evenings 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m 41 ATHELDA PEARL CUSHION

The family of Athelda would like to thank all the friends and neighbours for their flowers and symnp0athy cards on the sad passing of our mother. Best wishes from the Cushion family

ST FAITHS OUTDOOR BOWLS CLUB Blind Lane

Experienced or novice - all are very welcome If you are interested please telephone Janet on 01603 898419

DRAYTON RACING PIGEON CLUB

This Pigeon Club normally meets at the Centre on Friday evenings and can be contacted as follows: Chairman: David Waller Tel: 01603 427732 Secretary: Stephen Fountain Tel: 01603 891689

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Photo here St. Faiths Centre Manor Road, Horsham St. Faith, NR10 3LF

Comfortable lounge bar available for private, daytime hire Situated next to the Crematorium Gardens of Remembrance We are happy to tailor our menus to suit your individual requirements

Menu 1 £8.00 per head

Tea, filter coffee (including refills) and biscuits

Selection of sandwiches (ham, beef, tuna mayo, egg mayo, cheese etc)

Sausage rolls, selection of pickles, cheese straws and crisps

Selection of homemade cakes – or scones served with clotted cream and conserves.

Menu 2 £9.00 per head

As menu 1 plus:

Assortment of Meat and Vegetarian Quiche slices

Scotch eggs

Menu 3 £10.00 per head

As menu 2 plus:

Chicken satays with Thai sweet chilli dip.

Locally sourced pork chipolatas with Chipotle sauce

Additional Menu choices – prices extra per person

Vegetable Samosas 80p Cheese and Pineapple on sticks 80p Pizza Slices 80p

Gala or Ascot Pork pie £1 Vegetarian Sausage Rolls 80p

Vegetable spring rolls 80p Cheese board £2

Supplied by Pottergate Pantry

Tel: 01603 630807 Monday – Friday 8am – 3pm, or Saturday 9am -12.30pm ask for Carl Or email: [email protected]

Please Note: We cannot cater for any wakes on Friday mornings. The room hire is included in the above prices for 2 hours from arrival, bar service is included for wakes over 40 guests, smaller parties incur a small surcharge

Please inform us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking 44 45 SIR RICHARDS OWN SCOUT GROUP

SCOUTS, CUBS & BEAVERS

For information please contact the Group Scout Leader Mike Gleeson at [email protected]

ST FAITHS PRE-SCHOOL

Monday. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9 am - 12 noon & 12 noon - 3 pm £14.50 per session until nursery funded Breakfast Club: Monday & Thursday 8 - 9 am (£4 a session includes breakfast and drink) After School Club: Monday & Thursday 3 - 3.30 pm £2 a session includes snack and drink) Good links to St Faiths C of E Primary School Safe, secure and exciting environment in well equipped room Qualified, experienced and friendly staff. Strong links with parents Personalised learning, development and care to help children to get thethe bestbest possiblepossible startstart inin lifelife A broad and balanced curriculum of the Early Years Foundation Stage Employee Childcare Contributions accepted For further information and to book a place please contact Mandy Clarke (Manager) 07763 178190

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1. Eight 11. Feliznavidad 2. A coin 12. The Nutcracker 3. Ebeneezer Scrooge 13. Germany 4. Oslo 14. Queen Victoria 5. 24 and Prince Albert 6. Five 15. Hen 7. 359 16. Minced meat… 8. It was foggy on Christmas Eve eugh! 9. Twelfth Night 17. Capricorn 10. Poinsettia 18. Soot 19. Before us 20. Pigs in blankets

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