FREEREEPHAM LIFE YOUR Community Newspaper www.reephamlife.co.uk No. 2 April 2013 No. 2 Change of use for The Crown rejected

CUSTOMERS of The Crown have won the first round in their fight to save the public house in Ollands Road, Reepham, from closure. A planning application for a change of use of the property from commercial to residential was refused by Broadland Dis- trict Council planning committee at a meeting on 27 February. The applicants, Mr and Mrs Garron and Helen Monk of Land of Green Ginger, Dereham Road, Reepham, had proposed to convert the pub into a five-bedroom residential dwelling. A planning application for a change of use of The Crown public house has been The Crown has been up for sale on the refused by Broadland District Council basis for the past two years of existing Reepham. of Reepham life and for the community use. The owner, Punch Taverns, is trying He added: “Although there are two oth- in general,” he said. to sell around 400 pubs across the coun- er public house/drinking establishments At its meeting on 13 March, the Town try this year in an effort to reduce debts within the town, this particular premises Council stressed that it could not become of more than £2 billion. provides the base for social functions, ac- involved in the purchase or management The planning meeting was reminded tivities and facilities that are not currently of a commercial business, such as The that, under a key planning policy, pro- provided elsewhere.” Crown. (This can only occur under very posals for change of use or re-develop- It was also noted that a change of use specific conditions, which the Council ment of a public house in a rural area will would result in the loss of several jobs, currently does not fulfil, such as having not be permitted unless “it can be which would have a direct impact on the two-thirds of its councillors elected.) demonstrated that the public house has local economy. Further, the loss of a food, Cllr Edwin Rose warned that the Coun- been marketed for a reasonable period drink and leisure facility for the commu- cil must be careful in offering any help and no reasonable offers have been re- nity and for tourists visiting the town and to The Crown in view of the other drink- ceived” and “that the business is not eco- using the nearby Marriott’s Way would ing establishments within Reepham – the nomically viable”. have an indirect negative impact on the King’s Arms and the Old Brewery House Broadland head of planning Phil wider economy of Reepham. Hotel. Courtier said allowing a change of use of Broadland District Councillor and vice Meanwhile, Cllr David Patience noted The Crown would result in the loss of a chairman of Reepham Town Council that moves are under way to redraft plan- community facility and a local business, Chris Wheeler was delighted with the out- ning policy at a national level in an effort and would reduce customer choice for come of the planning application. “I be- both eating and drinking facilities within lieve the pub’s survival is an essential part TURN TO PAGE 9 

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But we hit people to stop and help a complete a slippery surface and both fell off our stranger that night. I’m sure that if I’d fall- EDITORIAL ADDRESS bikes in the middle of the road. en in any other town, I would not have Reepham Community Press Firstly, I’d like to apologise to the three been so well looked after. Homerton House, 74 Cawston Road ladies that, unluckily for them, were at the Luckily, Shaun escaped with just a few Reepham, Norfolk NR10 4LT corner as we crashed; I’m sorry if we bruises and a little loss of pride. However, Tel: 01603 308158 scared you, suddenly smashing into I ended up worse off and broke my hip. Email: [email protected] your view. Thanks for your kind offers The hospital did a great job and I had to Web: www.reephamlife.co.uk of help, but I honestly thought I’d be OK. have an operation, having three screws The views expressed in Reepham Thanks also to the local scout leader put in my hip. I’m home now and on the Life are not necessarily those of the who stopped to see if I was alright and mend. Publishers or the Editor waited with me until the ambulance ar- I’d just like to say “thank you” from the All material is strictly copyright and all rived. To Andy the local fireman who bottom of my heart for what the people rights reserved checked me out and kindly stored my of Reepham did for me that evening. bike at the Fire Station. Maybe one day I’ll move to Reepham All materials submitted for To the lady who works in the Spar (I’m as your town seems to have a community publication, including letters to the editor, may be edited for reasons of afraid I don’t know your name), who very spirit that seems to have been lost in so space kindly went home to fetch me a blanket many other places. Thanks again, Reep- and coat: bless you, as I was a little cold. ham; I’ll be sure to visit again soon. Reepham Life, a free monthly To the couple that bought me a chocolate Paul Chick, Thorpe Marriott newspaper, is sponsored by Reepham Town Council and the launch financially supported by ‘Market town or commuters’ car park?’ Broadland District Council’s Small Grants Fund REEPHAM Town Council has agreed to increase the size of the town’s weekly market, which could rise from the current 10 traders to at least 12. The Council has received requests from two potential stallholders selling Place’ – and that’s what it should be. jewellery and craft items, which would Moreover, the shops in Reepham aren’t mean increasing the trading space to the open six days a week, a.m. and p.m.” north of the Market Place on the Old The Town Council voted in favour of Brewery House side. However, this will allowing two more market traders on a result in the loss of several car parking sides, the market is only held one morn- temporary basis “to see how it goes”. spaces during Wednesday morning. ing a week.” Several suggestions were made to While there have been a few com- Town Council chairman Les Paterson move the Reepham Rover community plaints about not enough parking in the felt the market has enough stalls for the minibus if there is a need to free up more town, particularly from certain individuals time being. “Yes, we need the extra trade, space. It was also noted that Broadland who insist on leaving their cars in the but a lot of these customers drive into District Council is currently reviewing the Market Place all day, Cllr Edwin Rose Reepham and they need somewhere to Station Road car park, where long-term pointed out that there is plenty of park,” he said. vehicle storage may be an issue. parking space in the side roads, but that Councillors were reminded that the  The next meeting of Reepham Town many people simply do not want to walk. market formerly took up the whole of the Council is at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 10 “Do we want to be a market town or market square. Norfolk County Councillor April in the Town Hall, Church Street, a commuters’ car park?” he asked. “Be- James Joyce added: “It’s called ‘Market Reepham NEW TERM starts 15th APRIL for ART CLASSES Learn skills and techniques. Use water mixable oil paints to paint portraits and landscapes. Classes for all, beginners, with a little or lots of experience. 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Opportunity to grow IF Reepham is to forge ahead as a vi- able community, it is surely necessary for it to grow. The B1145 (Dereham Road) site would seem to be a good option: it is on a main road, there are footpaths to both schools, it is near the doctors’ sur- gery and it is within easy walking dis- tance of the town centre, with its shops, pubs, church, etc. More housing would justify increas- ing the size of the surgery, bringing more shops and improved road links, and the infrastructure needed to keep the town up to the mark. However, there should be a balance between the demographics and serv- ices. I also applaud the development of for various reasons, whether it is be- page each time, so we have to look the former station yard. A shop there cause of nerves, in training, etc., by the at all the pages. would serve a large area including dog wearing a yellow ribbon or ban- I personally also think that a small New Road, The Moor, Crown Meadow danna. charge – a few pence a word would @reephamlife.co.uk and the new development on Overton I myself have a nervous dog and not break the bank – after all, it is ad- Way. feel that this is a really good idea. And vertising. Reepham’s own residential care I am sure there are other people in our Congratulations to all of your staff home would not come amiss. This community who would benefit from and contributors. could free up many properties, both the Yellow Dog programme. Sybil Kent, Richmond Rise, Reepham

social and private, where there is only More information from the website: letters one inhabitant who stays in the house www.yellowdoguk.co.uk Appreciated by ex-pats alone, rather than going somewhere M. Woodhouse, Reepham WE think Reepham Life is terrific and that is out of reach of friends. an asset to the town, but you might This is an opportunity for Reepham A good start! not know how much it is appreciated and should be grasped. THANK goodness; you have breathed by ex-pat “Reephamites”. Name and address supplied new life into Reepham. Your period- My children are now either at uni- ical is concise, well set out and print- versity or living away, but they still feel Consultation not clear ed, just nicely controversial, easy to a strong affinity to Norfolk. I ATTENDED the consultation on handle and navigate, and with every- They happened to come across Thursday 7 March regarding the pro- thing we need to make us feel that the online version of Reepham Life and posed Dereham Road development. Reepham is a good place to live. have been telling me how much What wasn’t clear was why they I particularly liked the insertion they enjoy it and how they love want to develop in and around Reep- into the Free Ads section of those being able to keep up with what is ham rather than other areas, and how anonymous items, which obviously happening in town. My eldest son was any such development would meet filled up some spaces very well in- especially pleased with the article on the demands of the local community. deed. (My husband thinks that the the Reepham Festival. More importantly, what was totally mixing bowl set would suit me just Up until then I didn’t realise that it missing from the presentation was fine!) I hope you get lots and lots of was available online, but it is a great how the developers saw the impact on bona fide ones for the next issue. idea. So, on my children’s behalf, the local infrastructure and how those I don’t know why, but I also search thanks! would be resolved, in particular the lo- for the small ads first, so it might be Sara Birtles, Pettywell cal schools. an idea to put them on a different Robin Stevens, Reepham I laughed so much TWEETS I REALLY enjoyed reading all the Yellow Dogs need space news, and laughed so much when I tweet your views to @reephamlife I HAVE been made aware of a pro- read the Free Ads “For Sale Ency- gramme called Yellow Dog through Well done @reephamlife on your clopaedia Britannica… wife knows the dog training classes I attend. new publication, Reepham Life. everything!” (I must tell my brother Good read. Not too stuffy. Not too This project is trying to make more that one – he loves jokes.) samey. Looking forward to issue I have nothing but positive feedback people aware of the fact that some no. 2. Jon Goves @JonnyGoves dogs need more space when outside about Reepham Life. Well done to www.reephamlife.co.uk 6 Reepham Life, April 2013 views everyone who have made this magazine we can’t because it is so good! You have The right combination “come to life”. certainly set yourselves a high standard and MANY congratulations – Reepham Life Sandy Mason, Reepham we are very hopeful that the newspaper looks fab and seems to me to have the will go from strength to strength. It is a very right combination of news/views and ad- Bus services essential welcome addition to the good things that vertising. Great free ads too! It’s such a WELL done; Reepham Life is exactly what already abound in Reepham. Wishing you bonus for Reepham to have a publication we all here in Reepham need. and Reepham Life all the very best. like this. There is a Monday to Saturday daily bus Brenda and John Palmer, Brenda Gostling, Marketing & service to Norwich via Caw ston, and also Chapel Close, Reepham Business Information, Reepham a once a week service to Fakenham, Wrox ham and Dereham. There is, how- Strength to strength ‘Well done’ feeling ever, no longer a bus service to Holt, Ayl- CONGRATULATIONS on the first edition CONGRATULATIONS to all concerned on sham or Wells from Reepham. Informa- of Reepham Life – it is great and I hope the first issue of the newspaper. I thor- tion on these services can be found on you are rightly pleased with it. The Free oughly enjoyed it, and from conversations the side window of the police station. Ads gave us a smile! I hope it goes from I have had with others, there is a general We are fortunate in having a bus service strength to strength – and we will see “well done” feeling around Reepham. The in Reepham and this is essential for people how we can provide something different “Free Ads” were especially enjoyed by who do not have their own transport. in Town & Country to go alongside it. everyone I spoke to. With every good wish for the fu ture of Revd. Margaret Dean, Rector, Gwenda Dove, Reepham Reepham Life. Reepham Benefice Gloria Davis, Reepham Interesting read Advertising does work I FOUND Reepham Life a very interesting Fundraising idea I ADVERTISED two coal bunkers in the read with some local news items that no I HAVE an idea for a community fundrais- Free Ads section of Reepham Life and sold doubt concern us all. Congratulations on ing event in Reepham. I noticed last year them within an hour or two of the news- getting this local newspaper up and run- that several villages in Norfolk had com- paper being delivered! Later that week, I’d ning. munity garage or yard sales to fundraise also found a greenhouse from my Wanted B. Groom, Pightle Way, Reepham for local organisations. This is something ad. Advertising certainly does work. that would work well in Reepham, per- G. Fisher, Cawston Road, Reepham Interesting and informative haps combined with an antiques market I WAS delighted to receive Reepham Life. or fundraising stalls in the Market Place. What we need to hear I found it both interesting and informa- Bryan Gostling, Bircham Road, CONGRATULATIONS on your fantastic tive. I wish you have success with it. Reepham publication. I have read it from cover to cover and enjoyed every page. It is full Tamara Goulding, Ollands Road, High standard of all that Reepham residents want and Reepham WE would like to offer some general and need to hear! constructive criticism of Reepham Life, but Jules Allen, Reepham MORE LETTERS ON PAGE 13 

Flat rate state pension: winners and losers THE government recently announced that entitlements through their NI contribu- it would be introducing a new flat rate tions. Under the current regime, they state pension for those retiring after April money matters would receive a proportionately higher 2016. JANE ARMSTRONG SSP element on retirement, but under the Although the changes will make the new scheme, they would receive the state pensions simpler, there will be both while her children are young. same as everyone else. They will keep winners and losers under the new rules. The downside for these winners is that the additional entitlement they’ve accu- It’s worth remembering, however, that ex- they will need to accumulate 35 qualify- mulated so far, but no further entitlement isting pensioners won’t be entitled to re- ing years (which include years spent will be gained after 2016. ceive the new flat rate. claiming benefits, including child benefit)  Jane Armstrong is a Chartered The main winners will be those who to gain entitlement to the full flat rate. Financial Planner at Almary Green don’t have significant State Second Pen- Those with less than 35 years will see Investments Ltd. To discuss any of the sion (SSP) entitlements (or are likely not their pension rate trimmed accordingly, above or for help with your financial to have them in the future). These will and those with less than 10 qualifying planning, call Jane on 01603 706740 or include the self-employed, low earners years of NI will not be entitled to a state email [email protected] and those with interrupted National In- pension. surance (NI) contribution records – typ- The losers will include high earners ically the working mum who has taken who will retire after April 2016 and who time out and/or part-time employment are currently building up significant SSP www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 7 YOUR COUNCIL MATTERS

WHY not put your name forward to be a Town Councillor? There is a vacancy. Your Town Council Chairman: Les Paterson Giles Cutts If you ask me… Deputy Chairman: James Joyce Last month, “If you ask me…” asked for your thoughts on Chris Wheeler (Broadland (Norfolk County Councillor) tourism in Reepham. Perhaps tourism wasn’t much on your District Councillor) David Patience minds on cold grey days in March because you didn’t send Sara Birtles Andrea Wilson us any replies. Mike Cowdrey Anne Woollett Don’t be shy! This month we’re asking you about “transport and traffic” in Reepham and no one thinks that Town Clerk: Jo Boxall Finance Officer: Judith Flack is perfect! In 2003 the Reepham’s Future survey asked 12 detailed What can’t Reepham afford to lose? questions about transport, covering: Every year, separate from the regular Town Council meet- ings, there is a Town Meeting, which this year will be in May. 1. Public transport – what’s it like? The point of a Town Meeting is to give everyone in Reep- 2. Parking – how would you improve it? ham the chance to express their views or ask questions in 3. Dangerous traffic spots – are there any? public about any aspect of the running of the town. 4. Speed control – should there be more? In the past it has worked well to have a main topic as a 5. Pavements and footpaths – do we need focus. This year the topic is, “What should be placed on Reep- more? ham’s Community Asset List?” 6. Cycling ways – where do we need them? What is that and why is it important? 7. Street lighting – do you walk on the dark The Localism Act 2011 allows communities to nominate side? public or private amenities such as community centres, li- braries, village shops, markets or pubs as “community assets” If you have views on any of these topics, please let us if they “further the social well-being or social interests of the know. Just use one of the contacts at the bottom of this page local community”. and give the question number and your opinion. For example, “Social interests” cover cultural, recreational and sporting you could answer simply: “4. Speed hump on Cawston Road assets but aren’t limited to these. In simple terms, a business near Overton Way”. We would know what you mean. or amenity can be a community asset if its loss would badly affect the lives of some of our community. A better place to live This is important because, if something like a post office Thanks to most of Reepham’s dog walkers. After last or a pub is threatened with closure or demolition but is on month’s appeal to keep footpaths clear of dog poo there’s the Community Asset List, the owner cannot get rid of the been a big improvement. asset for six months. However, a few inconsiderate people still don’t bother to This delay gives parish councils and eligible community clear up; for example, on the footpath between Cawston Road groups time to organise a bid to save the asset. However, and Wood Dalling Road. If you know of other “blackspots”, at the end of that period the owner can choose to sell the send us the details. asset to anyone at any price. This month, “A better place to live” is about “roadside rub- It is therefore important to tell the Town Council what you bish”. Some is from passing traffic but most is litter from a believe are assets Reepham can’t afford to lose. small minority in Reepham. So please, as soon as you can, give us your list of the 10 We shouldn’t have to go round clearing litter we didn’t businesses or amenities that are most important to you, in throw down but, if we want Reepham to be clean and tidy, order of importance. It doesn’t matter how you contact us, we’ll just have to do our bit. but please do it and soon. Your opinions are vital to a good Why don’t we copy a good tradition from Norway? In the Town Meeting in May. week leading up to their National Day everyone finds a few minutes to make sure the verges and pavements where they … and finally live are litter-free and tidy. Finally, a plug for Broadland District Council’s website. Saturday 23 April is St Georges Day so, before our national Have a look at www.broadland.gov.uk There is a lot of useful day, why don’t we all take a plastic bag and 15 minutes to advice and information there, some of which could save you litter-pick where we live? money.

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www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 9 feature Award-winning brewery makes a refreshing change REEPHAM’S award-winning Panther Brewery continues to extend its range of products and has developed new tech- nology that keeps beer fresher for longer. This progressive micro-brewery recently received several Campaign for Real Ale awards: Panther Golden won the CAMRA Norfolk Real Ale in a Bottle 2012 award in the Golden Ale category; Panther Black was a runner-up in the Stout and Porter category; and Panther Red a runner-up in the Best Bitter category in 2011. Panther Black was also awarded first prize in the porter/stout category at the Norwich City of Ale event in June 2011. Meanwhile, the company has been chosen for a brewery tour on 19 April as part of CAMRA’s Annual General Meeting, Martin James (left) and Alex Simpson of Panther Brewery which this year takes place in Norwich place inside the bag, which enhances the from 19-21 April. depth and complexity of flavour for add - Named after a large panther-like cat that ed enjoyment of all breeds of Panther Reepham inhabitants claim to have seen ale,” said Mr James. prowling in the countryside, Panther “This is also beneficial to the consumer Brewery has grown significantly since it as they can now always enjoy a fresh-tast- was established in 2010 by owner and ing pint by eliminating the time restraints head brewer Martin James, who acquired that generally occur with traditional casks.” the equipment and leasehold of the for- Last year, the company used the “wort” mer Reepham Brewery, located on of the award-winning Black Panther Collers Way industrial estate, off Wood and distilled it five times at the English Dalling Road. Spirit Distillery in Cambridgeshire to This real-ale producer, which continues Panther Brewery’s stand at the Norfolk produce a bourbon-style “whiskey” called Catering & Hospitality Expo 2013 to expand through sales diversity and re- showing the evolution of ale containers – Spirit of Panther. All but a few of the 60 cently took on a new apprentice, is a wooden, stainless steel, plastic and the bottles, each containing an American oak new Caskfresh, shown in the six-high “five-barrel brewery” making a weekly shelving unit stave, were sold just before Christmas, Mr batch of 820 litres (that’s around 1,500 James revealed. pints to traditionalists). pints) and 20 litres (36 pints) formats, Panther also makes use of the Reepham Panther uses special types of malt bar- which makes it easy to carry and store. Rover community minibus for brewery ley grown in Norfolk as well as local wa- The system incorporates an adaptor that trips, visiting pubs and beer festivals that ter. Around 70% of output is supplied in allows simple and quick connection to support Panther Brewery. casks and the remainder in bottles. Last existing beer pumps.  Panther Brewery. Tel: 07766 558215. year, the company increased production “Secondary fermentation also takes www.pantherbrewery.co.uk by 30% compared with 2011, and output continues to expand through additions to Reprieve for The Crown as planning application rejected the product range and the steady acqui- sition of new customers in Norfolk and FROM PAGE 1 that opportunity for them.” further afield. to resist the change of use for pubs. A spokesperson for property agents The brewery is now able to cater for However, unless a community group Everard Cole confirmed that no one has small pubs, restaurants, clubs and sports emerges within the next few months, it come forward to buy The Crown on an bars with its new Caskfresh system, is unlikely that a future proposal for a existing use basis. Several offers have which allows real ale to be kept fresh for change of use of The Crown would be been received, but these have all been up to three months – and helps publicans refused, according to Town Council for residential use, he said, adding that by reducing wastage. chair man Les Paterson. Punch Taverns is currently reviewing the This innovative technology is based on If it can be demonstrated to be a com- planning notice and that no decision has a multi-layer, self-venting bag-in-box mercially viable business without the sup- been made regarding the future of the system, similar to the concept used in a port of a major pub chain, the hope is business. wine box, and the materials are up to that customers will now somehow find It is also not yet known if the applicants 90% recyclable. the funds required to buy the pub. “The for the change of use will appeal against Caskfresh is available in 10 litres (18 choice is theirs,” he said. “We have won the planning committee’s decision. www.reephamlife.co.uk 10 Reepham Life, April 2013

www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 11 news Further consultation for Dereham Road development MORE than 150 people attended a public consultation event at the Old Brewery House Hotel on 7 March to discuss a pro- posed residential development on Dere- ham Road, Reepham. The proposal could see up to 90 houses being built on land either side of the B1145 on the main western approach to the town. The event was organised by Iceni De- velopments, a Norwich-based develop- ment company specialising in commercial and residential property. Other partners represented included ar- chitects Feilden+Mawson; Anglia Survey & Design (ASD), which offers architec- tural, surveying and civil engineering con- sultancy; property consultancy Savills UK; and The Landscape Partnership, a team of landscape architects. More consultation is planned over the next few months, with a full planning ap- plication possibly being submitted in late Residents were asked what type of materials they would like to see used or feel would be appropriate for the proposed residential development on Dereham Road summer. The 3.91 hectares of land owned by want to be as open as possible and give a lot of design work, etc., to be getting Michael Buxton form part of “Reepham people the opportunity to be involved in on with.” 2”, one of Broadland District Council’s the consultation process and have an in- Following evaluation of any feedback, shortlisted sites under its Local Develop- put into the design.” Iceni Developments plan to hold a pub- ment Framework. The partners are also looking at other lic exhibition of the design proposals for The proposed development is well lo- potential opportunities that could benefit the site, possibly in May, where the com- cated for the schools, doctors’ surgery, the community, including expansion of munity will have another opportunity to open space and the town centre, and is the doctors’ surgery as well as provision comment. Presentation of the final de- said to provide the “opportunity for de- of a community woodland area and land signs is provisionally scheduled for July, livering a compact and sustainable form for a new bowling green and clubhouse. with a full planning application in July/ of new development to the town” and A main aim of the consultation was to August at the earliest. one “that integrates with the existing land- get input and ideas on the potential form, Regarding the land off Dereham Road, scape, neighbourhood and community”. style and shape of residential develop- Iceni Developments specifically asked: It is proposed that Dereham Road will ment considered appropriate for the • What architectural style would you like be widened to 6.0 metres across the site town in this location. to see or feel would be appropriate? frontage with 1.8-metre-wide footpaths on However, many people attending were • What type of materials would you like both sides of the road connecting to the disappointed in the lack of new informa- to see used or feel would be appropri- existing footways at Smuggler’s Lane and tion presented and used the event to raise ate? Park Lane. their concerns about such estate-type de- • What type of open space and play pro- The existing 30 mph speed limit would velopment on greenfield sites on the edge vision should be considered as part of the be moved westwards, as would the right of the town. scheme? of way to the existing residential property On resident commented: “What wasn’t • Are there any other thoughts and ideas on the south of Dereham Road – The Cart clear at all was why they want to develop you think we should consider as part of House (formerly Blossom Barn). in and around Reepham, and how the lo- our design work? Owing to the topography of the site, it cal infrastructure would support this Meanwhile, campaign group Realistic is envisaged that foul water will be development, particularly in terms of the Reepham said it presented to Iceni De- drained to an adoptable pumping station schools.” (See Letters, page 5.) velopments around 85 completed forms and pumped off-site to the existing foul Mr Fuller said the consultation went “as from residents objecting to the proposed drainage network at the junction of we expected and we were pleased with development. Park Lane and Dereham Road. how well attended it was. We recorded The group highlighted specific con- Iceni Developments director Jerry about 125 people who signed in, so num- cerns regarding road transport, employ- Fuller said the principal aim of the devel- bers were probably slightly higher than that. ment, schools and doctors, utilities, opment is to create a high-quality residen- “This was a consultation to gain initial shopping and services, and the environ- tial site for Reepham. He added: “We thoughts on the site, and we now have ment and landscape. www.reephamlife.co.uk 12 Reepham Life, April 2013 news Reepham Economic Strategy moves forward

THE Economic Strategy for Reepham is continuing to progress. Over the course 1 Retail sector – the retail sector in Reepham is relatively fragile (mirroring national trends), as highlighted by the impact of the recent temporary closure of HSBC of January and February, Ingham Pinnock 2 Employment space – there is a limited supply of the right kind of floorspace for new, Associates undertook a significant pro- growing or in-moving businesses gramme of baseline research. 3 Visitor offer – the visitor offer is not particularly clear and could be improved to capture The research drew upon statistical in- more spend from tourists in Norfolk formation on the local economy, recently 4 Town centre – while the town centre is unique and very attractive, there are a number of issues that mean it is not fulfilling its potential role in the economy of the town published data from the 2011 Census, the 5 New development – any new development must be of the highest possible quality to results of numerous consultation meetings ensure the special character of the town is not diluted and a visual survey of the town. 6 Business base – there is a lack of medium-sized businesses based in the town, which The baseline research was presented to limits local employment opportunities and local economic growth the Town Team over the course of two meetings and highlighted a number of in- 1. Retail sector – the retail sector in Reep- 6. Business base – there is a lack of medi- teresting points. ham is relatively fragile (mirroring nation- um-sized businesses based in the town, For example, we now know the pop- al trends), as highlighted by the impact which limits local employment opportu- ulation has grown by 250 people since of the recent temporary closure of HSBC. nities and local economic growth. 2001 (from 2,450 to 2,700); we also un- 2. Employment space – there is a limited A refined version of these issues will derstand just how important the High supply of the right kind of floorspace for form the building blocks of the economic School & College is in terms of providing new, growing or in-moving businesses. strategy. They will provide vital informa- local employment, as well as the high 3. Visitor offer – the visitor offer is not tion on areas for the Town Team to focus concentration of very small businesses particularly clear and could be improved their efforts in terms of designing projects and the fondness of residents for their lo- to capture more spend from tourists in and initiatives that will deliver greater eco- cal independent retailers. Norfolk. nomic resilience and growth. Having completed the baseline research 4. Town centre – while the town centre Work is ongoing and we look forward Kate Pinnock and Ross Ingham have syn- is unique and very attractive, there are a to providing details of projects and thesised all the information they have col- number of issues that mean it is not ful- ideas as they start to emerge from the lected and identified six major issues that filling its potential role in the economy strategy soon. adversely affect the economy of the town. of the town.  Ingham Pinnock Associates, These issues were recently reviewed 5. New development – any new devel- Cambridge. Tel: Kate Pinnock 07974 with the Town Team and will be the sub- opment must be of the highest possible 363991 or Ross Ingham 07827 240059. ject of further work and refinement, but quality to ensure the special character of Email: [email protected] at present, are as follows: the town is not diluted. Web: www.inghampinnock.com

Divorce: how am I going to afford it?

AFTER “how long will it take?” and “who able. It usually takes ten minutes on the will get the house?”, the third most fre- phone to find out what can be done to quently asked question that divorce legal view pay the fees. clients ask me is “how I am I going to af- MARK FOLEY A first meeting to discuss the divorce ford it?” process usually takes an hour, and Legal aid for family law for 99% of the or their bank. Others can agree with their where possible I prefer to see you at your population ended on 31 March. The cost solicitor that the solicitor will get paid at home or office, wherever you keep all of a divorce is £1,500-5,000 in a typical the end of the case. your papers. case of a “working family”. Yet others will agree they are going to Divorce is difficult, but it doesn’t have If the case is more complex with a lot do part of the work themselves and just to be ruinous or inconvenient! of issues involved and where the parties use the solicitor for the most difficult and  To discuss any of the above or for have no level of trust and cannot co-op- technical legal aspects, which in divorce help with your legal affairs, call Mark erate, the costs can be very much more: is dividing up assets and dealing with in- Foley – Solicitor on 01362 688946 or in excess of £10,000. come. 07833 332055, email: [email protected] Some people can budget; it will take Whatever your circumstances you will or visit www.linkedlaw.co.uk perhaps 8-18 months to get through it, so need to have this discussion up front and it might work out at a few hundred explore the possibilities. pounds a month. For my part, I welcome these chats and Others borrow from family or friends, I am told that people find me approach-

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YOUR LETTERS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 Articles by school students I HOPE your newspaper does well. I like Reepham, it’s got a lot going for it. How about an article/story each issue by one of the school students? – Mike van der Es, University of East Anglia

The publication looks great! Congratula- tions! The Free Ads did make me giggle! – Becky Medler, Britannia Blinds Norfolk, Lenwade It’s brilliant, just what Reepham needs. – Fritha Waters, Reepham It is excellent. We really do think it is im- How to increase the retail space pressive. – Rosie Foottit, Whitwell YOUR report on the Reepham Economic Strategy highlights how lucky we are It looks great, well done! – Dawn Town, in Reepham to have a range of small, private, individual shops in the Market Place Hansells and how to keep them. Local people need to support these shops otherwise we I am very impressed with the first edition could lose them as is happening in villages all over the country. of Reepham Life. Well Done! – John Tym, Reepham is bucking the trend with Hampton’s new shop and tea rooms now Jordans, Whitwell open, and the new baker on the market causing a buzz with people queuing for Sincere congratulations for making it hap- his bread on Wednesday morning. He tells me he would like to have a shop in pen. – Trevor Ashwin, Cawston Road, Reepham if one was available. Reepham It made me realise that there is very little space for new shop units to rent in It’s great for Reepham to have something the town centre and I wonder what ideas the Town Team have for increasing like this again! – Laura Stevens, The Orig- the retail area. inal Cottage Company, Reepham More shops selling a wider range of goods will surely bring in more customers Congratulations on the launch of the first – and that will benefit all the shops, old and new, and also all the people who edition of Reepham Life. – Tim and Paula live in Reepham. Fryer, Cawston Road, Reepham Name and address supplied Well done and best wishes for the future with Reepham Life. – Celia and Eddie  You raise several interesting and useful points. One of the key observations Else, Reepham we have already made is the lack of available “employment space” (retail, office, I have read through the first edition of light industrial, etc.) within the town centre, which restricts the town’s ability Reepham Life and really enjoyed it. – to grow and for existing businesses to expand. Hayden Key, Wood Dalling On the one hand, this is a good thing: unlike many other places, Reepham Very informative. Well done to everyone. does not have a high vacancy rate (the national average is about 15% at present), – Kathy Buchanan, The Moor, Reepham which is great for the town. On the other hand, however, it does mean that those looking to start up, relocate or expand will have difficulty finding suitable ac- Most popular news stories on commodation. reephamlife.co.uk to 24/03/13 The type of accommodation provided is also a key issue for consideration. For 1 Proposal for 90 new houses on example, you are unlikely to find traditional office-based businesses wanting to Dereham Road take space in an out-of-town office unit. They will probably have relocated to 2 New tea room opens in Reepham Reepham to enjoy a certain quality of life and possibly be looking for accom- 3 Reprieve for The Crown as planning modation more along the lines of converted barns or historic buildings in the application refused town centre. 4 Public consultation on Dereham Road One of the current issues facing places like Reepham is that building speculative housing proposal office/employment space is not financially viable; therefore, it is unlikely that 5 Open meeting to discuss Whitwell the market will provide space independently. Common proposals We believe this is a key issue for Reepham and, as you will see from the article 6 Plans for former station yard to be developed in this edition (page 12), we believe the lack of available employment space within 7 Refurbishment work to start at the town is one of the key issues affecting the local economy. Reepham and Aylsham GP surgeries There are a number of solutions the Town Team will be looking at over the 8 Households wanted for Green Deal coming weeks to mitigate this issue and, hopefully, we will be able to report scheme back to you shortly on this. 9 Fishmonger closes Kate Pinnock, Ingham Pinnock Associates 10 Market Place decision a blow to Festival programme www.reephamlife.co.uk 14 Reepham Life, April 2013 news Reepham Society’s future to be decided at AGM

THE future of the Reepham Society will be tee and officers can be elected. and finding out from students what discussed at a meeting on 9 April. A new Meanwhile, 31 people returned a topics they would like covered. committee and officers will need to be questionnaire sent recently to Reepham An annual or quarterly newsletter to in- elected at the Annual General Meeting oth- Society members. form members, particularly those who are erwise the society could face dissolution. The most popular subject for future housebound, about the work of the soci- Former chairman Jolyon Booth has talks was “local history”, followed by “sus- ety was suggested by several people. One written to all current members, explaining tainable development” and “conserva- member noted that the society used to that at an emergency committee meeting tion”; ten other subjects were put forward produce a business directory and that its in February, six committee members felt as suggestions. Fourteen members were absence was a loss to the community. they “had no alternative but to stand happy with the reduced number of five Some people thought the Reepham So- down”. talks a year, with nine suggesting there ciety had “lost its way” or “run its course” He added that all these committee should be 6-12 a year. and suggested a major review of its aims members “remain deeply committed to The most popular thing that people and objectives and how it involved the core aims and well-being of the Reep- would like that is currently not done by members would improve the society. ham Society” and that they had taken this the society is a guided visit around the Other members spoke of how in the course of action “with great reluctance, town. This could be held at weekends past the society had been more involved principally because a colleague has and aimed at local people, visitors and with local issues and how to deal with made it clear there is a feeling within the people from like-minded societies, as has them in a positive way, while some raised society that the committee no longer happened in the past. concerns about the lack of leadership and speaks for the interests and concerns of Most members were happy with the direction. the majority of the members”. continued use of St Michael’s as a venue • The Reepham Society AGM will be held The committee is thus no longer quo- for talks, with others preferring a return at 8.30 pm on 9 April in St Michael’s, rate and is therefore unable to represent to the Town Hall. Reepham. It will be preceded by a talk the society to the Charity Commissioners Various suggestions were made as to by Richard Barham on Norfolk Churches who, under these circumstances, require how the society could engage with at 7.30 pm. While anyone can come to an Extraordinary General Meeting of the young people, such as liaising with local hear the talk, only Society members may society to be held, so that a new commit- schools, inviting a young friend to talks attend the AGM.

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veryone thinks they exclusively live and buy glorious plants at reasonable Ein the “real world”. What more real UP THE GARDEN PATH prices. world can there be than your garden, WITH Of course, we need glorious plants to where bulbs are bursting up, and all VICTORIA PLUM sell, so please bring your surplus to the through this foul and freezing winter the Bircham Centre, Reepham, on Friday 10 unseen world under the soil has been May from 6 pm to 7 pm or first thing on working and waiting? Saturday morning; all plants will be If you do have an idle moment, check sold in aid of the club. out the website of the Reepham & District When I prune my Black Knight Buddleia Gardening Club for all the latest information I stick bits in for cuttings. When weeding, about this thriving group of keen local gar- I often find self-set plants, such as bay, deners (www.reephamgardenclub.org.uk). admired, but it was her charm, knowledge geranium, feverfew and lemon balm, so Monthly meetings are held in Reepham and humour that won us over, and sent us if I don’t need them I pot them up. Town Hall, starting at 7.45 pm, when our home to find a corner for our own pond. My handsome Euphorbia griffithii usu- chairman kicks off with a few notices and Please join us at the next meeting on ally expands beyond its allotted area, so introduces the speaker. This is where pre- 16 April when the talk will be on “Bees I split it up, as I do with Phlox and Japan- dictability ends, as you never know what in Your Garden”. (The experts look ese anemones (did you know they don’t will happen next. quite young, but they actually have really come from Japan?). I remember a talk last year on the es- more than 280 years of experience be- So, all these will be there at the plant tablishment of a wildlife garden pond in tween them!) sale. Unusual plants will be welcome, but the middle of Norwich by an elderly wid- This is also the AGM (don’t be alarmed, remember that even those that you ow in memory of her late husband. the business is got through very quickly), might consider to be common may be We laughed out loud at her tale of dis- which starts early at 7.30 pm in Reepham new and needed by someone else. covery; all the “expert” books she got Town Hall.  If you are interested in joining the from the library and then, using her com- Remember, too, that the Annual Plant committee, please contact Karen mon sense, ignored completely. Sale starts at 8.30 am on Saturday 11 May Brockman on 10603 870201 before the Her industry and commitment had to be in Reepham’s Market Place, so do come AGM on 16 April

An introduction to Reepham Country Market Bowls club is raring to go (weather permitting) DO you enjoy making cakes? Do you pro duce direct to the general have a speciality that you would like to public under the Country FIRST, a big thank you to Reepham share with others? Does your garden pro- Markets label. Home Hardware for their kind donation duce too much for your own needs? Any one over the age of of £50 to help with the maintenance of There is a way to get a little bit of mon- 16 can be come a member and sell their the green. If you would like to help ey back for yourself, contributing towards wares through the markets, provided they please contact me. the cost of seed or your weekly grocery meet the guidelines laid down by the or- The new season starts this month and bill. ganisation. we are raring to go. The opening day is The Country Markets organisation has Reepham Country Market has now Saturday 20 April at 2.30 pm and anybody been running since 1919, when the Agr i- been established for 26 years, trading on is welcome to come along if they wish cultural Organisation Society (now the a Wednesday morning from 8 am to 11 to have a chat with the club members and Department for Environment, Food and am in the Bircham Centre, Market Place, maybe even have a roll-up (weather per- Rural Affairs – DEFRA) sponsored the set- Reepham, selling home-baked cakes mitting). ting up of co-operative markets to sell and savouries, bread, jams, chutneys, We will also have our first roll-up on surplus produce. eggs, home-grown fruit and vegetables Thursday 25 April at 6.30 pm and once There are currently more than 350 in season and craft items. again you are all welcome to come along country markets throughout the country Our small band of producers would to give it a try (once again, weather per- with 12 in Norfolk. Country Markets Ltd love more people to come and join us to mitting). and all the Country Market Societies are increase the selection of produce for our  Barry Barker, Reepham Town Bowls registered as industrial and provident so- customers. Club, Townsend Court, Reepham, cieties with the Financial Services Author- If you are interested, pop into the mar- Norfolk NR10 4LD. Tel: 01603 870337. ity. ket on a Wednesday morning and have Email: [email protected] We are a membership-based co-oper- a chat with some of our current produc- ative social enterprise that enables indi- ers. We look forward to seeing you – cus- Deadline for May issue: vidual members to sell their home- tomers are welcome as well! 17 April 2013 made, home-grown and hand-crafted www.country-markets.co.uk www.reephamlife.co.uk 16 Reepham Life, April 2013

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www.reephamlife.co.uk 18 Reepham Life, April 2013 environment Exploring our footpaths – Reepham chosen for project

REEPHAM has been chosen as one of People of all ages are invited to join in four parishes in Norfolk to take part in and discover more about the footpaths a project that aims to investigate and raise around Reepham, which form some of awareness of our historic footpaths. the oldest marks upon the landscape by The scheme is funded by the Heritage people as they hunted, farmed, traded Lottery Fund and managed by the Cam- and travelled. paign for the Protection of Rural England. A footpath used to walk the dog to day There is particular interest in Reepham may have originated in the Bronze Age because of the way in which the unspoilt as an ancient route, and these rights of paths form an integral network of routes way continue to provide a tangible link between the surrounding countryside and with the past as people can now literally the town. walk in the footsteps of their ancestors. The project aims to explore the cultural At this early stage in the project the first aspects of footpaths by looking at their task is to pull together a group who can plant life, oral and written memories, foster and drive the activities and com- routes and destinations. munity involvement. The information gathered may be If you would like to volunteer to help used to develop artwork, creative writing, with this, please contact Trevor and Imo- performance, photography and online pants to consider pathways in new ways gen Ashwin at [email protected] or documentation for all to access and will be led by specialists from the Uni- telephone 01603 870523. Guided walks will encourage partici- versity of East Anglia’s Landscape Group. Helen Lindsay

Walking through the seasons for science

THE University of East Anglia is undertaking research in rural areas of East Anglia and is looking for some Reepham walkers that may be interested in taking part. Campylobacter is a micro-organism that causes diarrhoea. While it is known to be found in some foods such as uncooked chicken, UEA researchers are looking at oth- er places that these bacteria may be found. This particular section of the research aims to use volunteer walkers to collect UEA staff testing the walk from Salle data on the presence of Campylobacter in rural areas popular with walkers. 593939. Email: [email protected] permitted to accept walkers to take part UEA is asking three volunteers to We will call you back to save your tele- who are over the age of 18 and who will walk a designated 3-4 km route near phone bill. Please note that we are only not be taking pets on the walks. Reepham one or two times a month, spread over a 16-month period from April 2013 to July 2014. Review of fencing and grazing on Whitwell Common This is expected to take the volunteers about one hour on each occasion, on a THE Whitwell Common Trustees wel- Ludgate for bringing some delicious cakes. Monday around midday. They will be comed around 30 people to an open Several people said they enjoyed the asked to walk wearing a “bootsock” over meeting in St Michael’s on 9 March. We meeting, which turned into quite a so cial the outside of one shoe or boot, which, are grateful to all who turned up, espe- occasion, and it was pleasing to see rep- when removed at the end of the walk, cially Ed Stocker from Norfolk County resentatives from Reepham Town Council will be parcelled up and posted off to a Council and Dave Weaver from Natural and Reepham Life. laboratory for testing. England. With the help of the questions asked Volunteers will be compensated for Ed brought a noticeboard to display the at the meeting and comments made in their time. The walk has to take place on information sheet he is preparing and an- the notebook, we will review the situation a Monday for scientific reasons. other to put up temporary notices, and as we continue to discuss the viability of To register your interest and/or to discuss some bird-nesting signs. Dave brought aer- fencing and grazing part of the Common. the research further, please contact: Mike ial photos with two options for the fence Tony Foottit, Chairman Whitwell Common van der Es, University of East Anglia 01603 line. Special thanks, too, to Daphne Trustees. Email: [email protected] www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 19 sports RHSC plans to build community leisure facility by HAYDEN KEY AS part of its long-term development plan, Reepham High School & College has revealed proposals to update its sports and leisure facilities. Since achieving academy status in Oc- tober 2012, RHSC has sought to improve Plans for a new community sports hall for Reepham High School & College have been its current sports hall and gym, which are drawn up by Teather + Walls Architects now considered outdated and too small for the growing student population. “We’d love to have one, and there has RHSC also intends to open the facilities With an estimated cost for the building been a lot of talk about this, but the reality to the public after school hours, as well work of £2 million, the new facilities be- is that it would be too expensive to run.” as over the weekend and during school ing proposed include a “four court” (A proposal to include a squash court has holidays. sports hall that will be large enough for also been suggested previously.) If the plans are approved and building cricket nets, a weights room, a climbing Mr Collins said the school is planning goes ahead, there is a further proposal to wall, changing facilities and a viewing to apply for a government academy main- turn the current sports hall into a dramatic platform for spectators. tenance grant in September. If the fund- arts centre, which could include a drama The school’s proposals follow the clo- ing is awarded, the new sports hall could studio and workshop facilities that might sure in December 2012 of the leisure club be built within 18 months of a successful also be available for use by community at the Old Brewery House Hotel in Reep- application. groups. ham, which included an indoor swim- Based on preliminary plans already While donations from the public or any ming pool, gym, squash courts and drawn up by Reepham-based Teather + generous benefactors are always wel- sauna. Walls Architects, the 690-square-metre come, RHSC will be particularly seeking Asked about the possibility of including building would be sited to the southwest moral support from the community, es- a swimming pool in the latest plans, RHSC of the existing College and partially pecially during the lengthy planning business manager Peter Collins said: hid den from the road. application process.

The new club secured almost £46,000 Everyone invited to tennis club open days of Olympic legacy funding from Sport REEPHAM Tennis Club is holding two open workout. England’s Inspired Facilities Fund. days on Saturday 20 April and Sunday 21 There will be the opportunity to sign- The club also secured an additional April from 2-5 pm. Everyone is invited to up for some free taster sessions that have £10,000 Community Grant from BDC to- see the refurbished tennis courts and new been generously funded by Norfolk wards the costs of refurbishing the exist- club house, and join in with a number of Lawn Tennis Association and will be run ing courts and installing the new facilities, events throughout the weekend. by Active Norfolk. People will also be en- and £1,000 from the Norfolk Lawn Active Norfolk will be running some couraged to enter a fun knock-out com- Tennis Association. fun activities on Saturday for all ages to petition that will be held on Sunday af- Membership is open to all sections of try tennis for the first time. Members and ternoon. the local community, regardless of age or committee members will also be on hand Members will be providing drinks and ability. Members’ club sessions are held to show people around and answer any refreshments throughout the weekend on Mondays from 10 am-12 noon, Tues- questions about joining the club, coach- and new members can sign up. day from 6-9 pm, Thursday from 2-4 pm ing and any other enquiries. Reepham Tennis Club opened in Oc- and Sunday from 2-5 pm. It it also hoped to announce the long- tober 2012. The refurbishment of the ex-  Full details about membership, awaited coaching programme, which isting courts at Stimpson’s Piece has been booking courts, coaching and the will in cl ude sessions for juniors (all age made possible by award funding from latest news and events can be found at groups), adults and cardio-tennis sessions Sport England and Broadland District www.reephamtennisclub.co.uk or for those interested in a more physical Council. email [email protected]

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VIRGIN Active Norfolk Health and Rac- quets Club is a name that many will be unfamiliar with – despite the club being next door to Asda in Norwich and former- ly known as the Norwich Sports Village. The club has a lot to offer, whether vis- iting as an individual or as a family. It’s perfect if you just want to work out in the gym or have a swim in one of the fan- tastic pools. You can also take the children along and get them involved in fitness. They get to socialise with other children of their age, and there is even a crèche for little ones from six weeks of age, so new par- steam room and sauna. Virgin Active heard about the closure ents can also get their health regime back A state-of-the-art gym is set over two of the Reepham leisure centre and is of- into action quickly. floors, and the facilities include two stu- fering readers of Reepham Life a compli- After the recent closure of the Old dios with a wide range of classes every mentary day with their family to enjoy the Brewery House Leisure Centre in Reep- day, a spin studio and modern changing club. ham, there is now an even better local rooms. At the far end of the club are six To take advantage of this special offer, option that has much to offer, but at an indoor tennis courts with a further five call 01603 309444 and our membership affordable price. outside. team will arrange your day. Just quote: The facilities at Virgin Active include in- There is also a family lounge in the “Reepham Life April”. door and outdoor pools, hydrotherapy main building offering a superb menu  To find out more, visit pool, children’s pool, outside hot tub, and a fully licensed bar. www.virginactive.co.uk/norfolk

money begins. In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns… We welcome anyone who can help us, LOOKING upwards outside, one can see Our next and most difficult project is whether they be players of whatever stan- blue skies and sunshine. Unfortunately, in to obtain our own pavilion. At present we dard, helpers in the running of the club the middle of March there is still snow on play on and change in facilities belonging or anyone with some spare cash to do- the ground and this despite the cricket sea- to the Salle Estate. We have been im- nate. son beginning in four weeks’ time. mensely grateful for this, but we feel the Jim Everton, President But Reepham & Salle Cricket Club is time has come for us to create our own  If you would like to join us please not disheartened. As our 13th year facilities. contact either myself (01603 873270 or begins we can look back on a period of In the next year or so we are aiming [email protected]), our great success. to obtain a lengthy lease from the Estate secretary Stephanie Harris (01362 We began in 2001 with a few Sunday so that we can apply for grants, and also 668824/07766 426605 or friendly games. Then we joined the get planning permission for a new [email protected]), or Paul Mid-Norfolk Sunday Cricket League and wooden pavilion in keeping with its sur- Harwood (01603 871371 or have risen from Division 4 to Division 1, roundings. Then the hard work of raising [email protected]) although this level may be a little too much for us at the moment. Reepham Kurling Group turns two Three years ago we joined the Norfolk Cricket League on Saturday and after REEPHAM Kurling Group has celebrated long-handled “pushers” to help. three successive promotions we are its second birthday – kurling (or New Age Our group meets at Reepham Town now in Division 5. Kurling as it is officially known) has been Hall on Tuesday afternoons from 2 pm This year we have taken the bold step around for much longer than that. to 4 pm and welcomes new members. to run a Saturday ‘A’ team which will play It is a fun, easy to learn, non-strenuous The first session is free and after that in Division 8 of the League. sport that, contrary to popular belief, is it costs just £2 a week, which includes re- All of this has been achieved by the ef- not played on ice! It can be played on freshments; all equipment is provided. We forts of the many people, old and young, any smooth surface (but not carpet), and only play friendly games amongst our- who have given much of their spare time the kurling stones have small wheels to selves and do not enter competitions. by managing the club, creating an excellent propel them along. Further information from Gwenda wicket and outfield, coaching and organ- It is suitable for all ages, both able bod- Dove on 01603 870598. If you would ising the local young cricketers and raising ied and disabled alike. For those players rather just come along any Tuesday af- money to help us improve our facilities. who find it difficult to bend, there are ternoon, you will be most welcome. www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 21 arts If you think libraries are just about books, think again…

COMPUTERS offer people of all ages members of staff and customers. (If you his journey from one side of the country great opportunities for learning, research would like to write a review and recom- to the other. Relationships and the kind- and fun, and are free of charge at mend a book please see library manager ness of strangers are examined in this libraries across Norfolk. All you need is Helen Johnson.) Here is the first one from book. a library card – which is also free. We also Carolyn Cooper: Rachel Joyce has written a story of an have free subscriptions to sites such as ordinary man who keeps on going. This ancestry.com, which.com and COBRA. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is an uplifting book, well written and I At Reepham Library, we have three by Rachel Joyce would certainly recommend it. computers and a scanner available for WHEN the novel opens Harold Fry is an She has written several plays for BBC public use. One of these has Supernova ordinary retired gentleman living a quiet Radio 4 and also a TV drama for BBC2. screen magnification and screen reader life in Devon with his wife Maureen. She moved into writing after a 20-year ca- software. You can book a computer in Harold receives a letter out of the blue reer in theatre and television. The Unlikely advance by contacting the library or just from a former colleague. Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is her first novel drop in to see us. Harold writes back to her but on the and she is currently working on a second Staff are always around to help and on way to post his re- novel. Monday afternoons (2.30-3.30 pm), our ply he decides to knowledgeable “Computer Buddy” is deliver the message April at Reepham Library on hand to spend a bit more time with in person. He does THERE’S still a month left of the town read, you. not have any walk- so if you haven’t given The Woman in the So whether you want to surf the inter- ing gear with him Fifth a try yet there is still time. Don’t forget, net, chat to friends, study, create a CV or such as: walking if you write us a quick review of the book, look into your family history, look no fur- boots, compass, we’ll give you a free reservation – and you ther than your friendly local library. rucksack or mobile can review on paper or online at: Reepham Library will be submitting reg- phone. http://norfolklibrarybookreviewblog. ular book reviews to this newspaper from The book follows wordpress.com

Get ready to reggae, Reepham! A passion for books REEPHAM Festival is fresh “reggae vibes with a nod to the past TURN the Page artists book fair, which well known for pre- as well as an eye on the future”. We’re is being held on 3-4 May at The Forum senting wide and di- really looking forward to seeing these in Norwich, is in its second year and is verse genres of music. guys play on the main field. organised by Reepham artist Jules Allen, This year we are pre- Other confirmed acts for the Reepham whose passion for printmaking and senting Stranger Cul- Festival (Saturday-Sunday 10-11 August bookbinding was the inspiration behind ture, a superb collective 2013) include Dr Feelgood, Buster James, the event. of musicians with a The Vagaband and Tattooed Lies. The work of 60 artists from the UK and love of reggae music, previously known Tickets are available from Very Nice abroad will be available to browse or buy as Jah Head – the band played to an en- Things in Market Place, Reepham, and at in a stunning display of altered and sculp- thusiastic Sunday afternoon audience last Whitwell Station (no booking fee), as well tural books, fine press limited editions year. as from www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk and book installations. There is also a Such was the positive feedback we’ve (subject to booking fee). programme of events for all age. invited them back for 2013 to the main More information on ticket prices, line-  For more details, contact Jules Allen field. up, camping, etc., is available on the Fes- at [email protected] or visit The evolution of Stranger Culture tival website www.reephamfestival.co.uk www.turnthepage.org.uk began when Norwich Reggae titans Am- bush disbanded and formed Jah Head. Can you help us monitor Reepham Life distribution? Over the past five years they have played countless gigs around the Nor- Reepham Life is monitoring the door-to- problems. folk/Suffolk area including Play Fest, Gig door distribution of the newspaper to If you live outside Reepham or in a re- in the Park, both Eastern Haze Festivals every property in Reepham Civil Parish. mote household (or you know someone and One Foot Skank Fest, and supported Please let us know if there are any is- that does), and would like to receive a major reggae bands at Norwich Arts Cen- sues regarding the delivery, such as being free electronic copy of Reepham Life, as tre. left sticking out of letter boxes, left on the well as regular email updates, you can Recent changes to the line-up shifted doorstep, non-delivery, etc. You can subscribe via the website, or for a small the direction of the band and thus email us on [email protected] or charge you can subscribe to receive a Stranger Culture was born. telephone 01603 308158 and we will do printed copy of the newspaper by post. The band concentrates on bringing everything we can to try to resolve any Please contact us for more details. www.reephamlife.co.uk 22 Reepham Life, April 2013

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www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 23 reepham past NEW BOOKS Cameo by Fritha Waters A SMALL space in time in The Ollands put up for auction the city of Edinburgh; 12 people’s lives are scat- tered around the cluster of streets, their individual worlds weaving and inter- twining. From the gates of Saughton prison to the leafy avenues of Morningside, each has a part to play in another’s story. Stringing them all together is the abduc- tion of six-year-old Lily Maxwell, who dances in and out of the narratives, touch- ing everyone who sees her. Lily, who loves attention and fairy wings and has a weakness for Raspberry Ripple ice cream, takes a stranger’s hand and dis- appears into the city. Flaneur-like, we stray from and return to tales of the Lambert family and their unwitting involvement in the lives of oth- ers. Michael, a wary ex-con, his brother Derek whose comfortable life is crum- bling in front of his eyes and their mother ON Saturday 21 July 1883 the residential After many changes in ownership the whose seemingly mundane day takes a estate known as The Ollands was put up house (then known as Reepham House) significant turn. All these happenings for auction at the Norfolk Hotel in Nor- was finally demolished in the 1970s. mould the day which will shape the rest wich. The large part of the gardens and park- of Lily Maxwell’s life. William Bircham had the large house land became the Ollands Park housing “Her language is deceptively simple in that became known as The Ollands development, which was finally complet- a way that makes her themes both acces- built in 1832, in the Elizabethan style, in ed in the 1980s with houses along Ol- sible and powerful. She brings insight and nearly 19 acres of lawns and parkland. lands Road and the new Bircham Road empathy to her characters.” – Stuart As well as the main house a further 12 named after William Bircham. Camp bell, author of Boswell’s Bus Pass. acres of land were to be sold, as well as The only remaining part of The Ollands Fritha Waters lives in Reepham, Norfolk. 16 houses and cottages, nearly all of is Echo Lodge in Ollands Road. Having attended Dartington College of which can still be seen in Reepham today. Chris Peakome Arts, she decided she didn’t want to be a performance writer, but a good old-fash- ioned writer who uses (well, she’d like to Old photos wanted for new Reepham calendar say pen and ink, but really it’s) fingers and a keyboard. She won the Traverse The- REEPHAM Community Press plans to pro- for every photo, treat them with the great- atre’s Unpublished Writer’s Jam Session in duce a “Reepham Then & Now” calendar est care and return them to you within 2006, has been shortlisted for the Asham for 2014. two weeks after we have copied them. Award and has had a short story published Each month will feature an old photo- If you know when and where they by Chapman magazine in Edinburgh. graph with information about where and were taken, please write this and any oth-  Cameo is available from when it was taken, together with a pic- er information on a sticky label on the www.amazon.co.uk and on Kindle. ture of the same scene in 2013. back of the photo or enclose a note with Further information from Fritha Waters. These calendars will be attractive, in- the picture inside a stiff-backed envelope Email: [email protected] teresting and worth keeping, and will also (marked DO NOT BEND). Please include make great presents. Profits from their your name, address and contact tele- sale will go back into the community. phone number. Skyfall to be screened Do you have any photos taken in Reep- We can’t pay you for using your pho- Skyfall (12A), the latest James Bond ham before 1990 or earlier? The scenes tos, but we will give a free calendar to blockbuster, will be screened on Friday don’t need to be today’s tourist views. all those whose images are selected, and 26 April at Reepham Town Hall. These For example, pictures of the buildings the owners’ names will form part of the films are part of Village Screen, a rural that were there before the Spar or information on the calendar. and community touring cinema scheme Townsend Corner in earlier days. What supported by Creative Arts East. about Ollands Road years ago? Or Reep-  Please send your photos to: Mike  Doors open at 7.15 pm; film starts at ham Station? Cowdrey, c/o Reepham Life, Reepham 7.30 pm. Tickets (£4 each) are available If you do have any old photos, can we Community Press, Homerton House, from Reepham Post Office or the King’s borrow them? We will give you a receipt 74 Cawston Road, Reepham NR10 4LT Arms, Market Place, Reepham. www.reephamlife.co.uk 24 Reepham Life, April 2013

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THE things that most people take for So if you find yourself wondering or granted, like using the internet to find the worrying about just where to start or how information you need, and transport to to go about getting the help you need, get you where you want to go, are all the why not try your local Village Agent, Peter more challenging when you also live Gallon? somewhere with poor or non-existent All it takes is a Freephone call to Nor- communication and transport links and folk Rural Community Council on 0300 few local facilities. 0304 357. Your details will be passed to And that’s where Village Agents come Peter, who will quickly get in touch to in. hear about your needs and arrange a The Dereham-based charity, Norfolk home visit if necessary to get the ball Rural Community Council, with funding rolling. from Norfolk County Council and Broad- help and advice with setting up your own If you prefer, you can call Peter direct land District Council, has recently launch- local group of some sort – the sky’s the via his mobile during office hours on ed the Village Agents project. limit. 07827 664227. This is a team of community-spirited folk whose mission is to reach out to peo- Lift from Reepham to Wroxham wanted ple and community groups in areas of what are deemed to be rural deprivation 24 HOURS from Wroxham. That’s about bring her back again for something and point them in the direction of the how long it would take this 84-year-old more affordable? help and services they need. lady to walk from Reepham so she can The round trip is 32.5 miles, a gallon They are all Criminal Records Bureau visit her dementia-stricken husband, of fuel or less for many cars, but this lady (CRB) checked and carry photo identifi- who lives in a care home there. is certainly willing to pay the HMRC-ap- cation – for what it’s worth – and are A non-driver, our lady in distress has proved rate of 45p/mile and is completely therefore cleared to make home visits. to take taxis there and back for her one- flexible on day of the week and time. Such services might include help with hour weekly visit, and part of the cause applying for benefits, for example, or ar- of her distress is the £50 cost.  If you can help, please contact Village ranging transport for medical appoint- Is there a kindly soul in Reepham who Agent Peter Gallon on 07827 664227 or ments or to attend social groups, or even would take the lady to Wroxham and [email protected] police

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HOME Watch (also known as Neighbour- messages from the Constabulary direct to hood Watch) involves residents coming Reepham SNT will be holding your email, mobile, landline or fax. together to create safer communities in surgeries at Reepham police station Registering your details is easy – just which to live. It operates through a net- on the following dates this month: visit the following link: https://policedi- Wednesday 10 April and Saturday 20 work of district associations and schemes April from 10 am to 12 noon. This is rect.norfolk.police.uk/registration/, and that: are run by residents and are support- your chance to talk to local officers tell us your name, address and how you ed by the police; are set up using guide- in confidence about your wish to be contacted. lines approved by Norfolk Constabulary; neighbourhood concerns Once registered, Norfolk Constabulary vary in size; are maintained by a co-or- can keep you up to date on priorities dinator and sometimes a small committee, ity-of-life issues on their own; they need your local policing team are working on who manage the scheme and liaise with the help of the whole community. to improve the quality of life where you police and partners; and take steps to pre- Home Watch provides a way for local live. vent crime and anti-social behaviour. people to play an important part in mak- There is no charge for this service – all Norfolk is one of the safest places to ing their communities safer and reducing messages you receive are free. live in the country, with a very low crime crime.  For any further information regarding rate. Norfolk Constabulary is committed Norfolk Constabulary can now keep Home Watch or Police Direct, contact to continuing to reduce crime, anti- you up to date with Home Watch mes- Reepham Safer Neighbourhood Team social behaviour and the fear of crime sages through our high-tech messaging (SNT) by calling the non-emergency throughout the county. However, the po- service called Police Direct. number 101 or email lice cannot fight crime and address qual- You can register your details to receive [email protected] www.reephamlife.co.uk 26 Reepham Life, April 2013

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THE Lent lunches held recently in St of this walk, when will give thanks and man Catholics worldwide. We pray for them Michael’s attracted a good number of pray for some of the many amenities we and for Pope Francis as they, too, face the people who enjoyed the excellent soups enjoy in Reepham. challenges of the 21st century, and deter- made by local cooks. So far, about £750 Several people mine the distinctive contribution that the has been raised for the diocesan project from Reepham re- Christian churches can and should make. to help the poor in Uganda. We are grate- sponded to the Rosie Foottit ful to all those who supported the invitation of our lunches, and to the cooks and servers – new Archbishop, Reepham WI open meeting: what a blessing it is to have St Michael’s! Justin Welby, to Photo: Paul Hurst ARPS In Christian tradition the season of walk with him on Miss Savage Moves House Easter lasts for 40 days (matching the 40 14 March through OUR next meeting on 18 April at St days of Lent before). The last Sunday before the heart of Nor- Archbishop Justin Michael’s at 7.30 pm is an open meeting Ascension Day is known as Rogation wich and join him Welby – everyone is invited (even men!). We are Sunday. “Rogation” means “asking”, and on in prayer in the lucky to have as a speaker Christine this day it is an old custom to process round Cathedral as part of his programme of Adams, the niece of the famous Miss Sav- the parish and ask for God’s blessing on preparation for his enthronement in age, who moved her house from Hertford- gardens, fields and other important places. Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March. shire to Wells-next-the-Sea because she This year we intend to do this again on It was heartening that so many made loved it so much. Christine will be explain- 5 May. The plan is to meet at the new al- the effort to support Archbishop Justin as ing how this enormous project was carried lotments on Stony Lane, Reepham, at he begins the huge responsibility of lead- out and should be really interesting. 10.15 am and proceed to the surgery by ing not only the Church of England, but Our forthcoming programme includes: way of Stimpson’s Piece, then on to the also the Anglican Communion of some 16 May, Discussing the WI resolutions for fire station and primary school, and 85 million Christians in 165 countries 2013; 20 June, Jarrolds, A Modern Depart- along Bar Lane to St Marys, concluding across the world. ment Store – Suzie Able; 18 July, Craft with refreshments in St Michael’s. Of course, we are a small number com- Evening – mixed crafts to experience. Do plan to come with us for all or part pared with the more than one billion Ro- Sue Robinson 01603 261771

Reepham. Tel: 01603 871694. Saturday 11 May 2013 WHAT’S ON GUIDE [email protected] Reepham & District Gardening Club Annual Plant Sale, Market Place, April 2013 Tuesday 16 April 2013 Saturday 20 April – Sunday 21 Reepham, 8.30 am until sold out. Tuesday 9 April 2013 Reepham & District Gardening April 2013 Contact: Judy Holland 01603 308158 The Reepham Society, St Michael’s, Club, Town Hall, Church Street, Reepham Tennis Club Open Days, Reepham. Inside Norfolk Churches, Reepham. AGM at 7.30 pm followed Stimpson’s Piece, Bartle Court (off Thursday 16 May 2013 speaker: Richard Barham, 7.30 pm; at 7.45 pm by “Bees in your Station Road), Reepham, 2 pm – 5 Reepham WI, St Michael’s, Reepham. the AGM will also take place at 8.30 Garden” – a talk by two of our pm. Contact: Tony Gurney-Read Update on NFWI resolutions: pm. Contact: Christine Powell 01603 members, Alvan Parker and Tony 01603 873297. discussion and voting, 7.30 pm. 879184. [email protected] Myhill. Contact: Judy Holland 01603 [email protected] Contact: Sue Robinson 01603 261771. 308158 Email: [email protected] Wednesday 10 April 2013 Thursday 25 April 2013 Reepham SNT surgery, Reepham Thursday 18 April 2013 Cawston Historical Society, Saturday 18 May 2013 Police Station, Market Place, Reepham WI, St Michael’s, Cawston Village Hall, 7.15 pm – Reepham Quiz Night, Old Brewery Reepham, 10 am – 12 noon. Reepham. Miss Savage Moves 9.15 pm, History of the Royal Air House Hotel, Market Place, Reepham, Contact: Reepham SNT. Tel: 101. House, speaker Christine Adams, Force at Swanton Morley, talk by 7pm – 11pm. Adult’s and children’s [email protected] 7.30 pm. Contact: Sue Robinson Stephen Pope. Teams. Contact: Leslie Tooley, Group 01603 261771. Scout Leader 01603 870701 Wednesday 10 April 2013 [email protected] Friday 26 April 2013 (evenings) Reepham Town Council meeting, Film: Skyfall (12A), Town Hall, Church Town Hall, Church Street, Thursday 18 April 2013 Street, Reepham. Doors open at 7.15 Saturday 18 May – Sunday 19 Reepham, 7.30 pm. Contact: Town Wensum Valley Birdwatching pm; film starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets (£4 May 2013 Clerk 01603 873355. Society, Weston Longville Hall, 7.30 each) available from Reepham Post Annual Charity Gardening Event, [email protected] pm. Indoor meeting: AGM followed Office or the King’s Arms Woodgate Nursery, Cawston Road, by a talk by Allan Hale (WVBS Aylsham, 10 am to 5 pm. Free entry, Saturday 13 April 2013 member). Contact: Liz Bridge Saturday 4 May 2013 but donations on the day to the Air Film: Quartet (12A), Bawdeswell [email protected] Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society. Ambulance. Tel: 01263 731510 or Village Hall. Doors open at 7 pm; Outdoor meeting: Bayfield Walk & [email protected] film starts at 7.30 pm. For tickets or Saturday 20 April 2013 Glaven Valley. A three mile circular walk further information, contact Reepham SNT surgery, Reepham around the Bayfield Estate. Meet at Tuesday 21 May 2013 Bawdeswell Village Cinema 01362 Police Station, Market Place, Cley Spy, Glandford at 9 am. Contact: Reepham & District Gardening 688749. [email protected] Reepham, 10 am – 12 noon. Liz Bridge [email protected] Club, Town Hall, Church Street, Contact: Reepham SNT. Tel: 101. Reepham, 7.45 pm. Tony Goode – Sunday 14 April 2013 [email protected] Wednesday 8 May 2013 A crocus for all seasons. Contact: Auto Jumble & MG Cars Visit; diesel Reepham Town Council meeting, Judy Holland 01603 308158. trains, Whitwell & Reepham Station, Saturday 20 April – Sunday 21 Town Hall, Church Street, Whitwell Road, Reepham 01603 April 2013 Reepham, 7.30 pm. Contact: Town Deadline for May issue: 871694. 1940s Weekend (Steam), Whitwell Clerk 01603 873355. 17 April 2013 [email protected] & Reepham Station, Whitwell Road, [email protected] www.reephamlife.co.uk 28 Reepham Life, April 2013 USEFUL INFO

Emergency services Fire, emergency only: 999 Fire Station, School Road, Reepham 01328 862222 (office hours) Police emergency only: 999, otherwise: 101 and ask for the Reepham Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) or email [email protected] Ambulance, emergency only: 999

Local representatives Member of Parliament: Keith Simpson 020 7219 4053 or 01603 865763 or email: [email protected] Norfolk County Councillor: James Joyce 01263 587212 or email: [email protected] Broadland District Councillor: Chris Wheeler 01603 871799 or email: [email protected] Town Council Chairman: Les Paterson 01603 871983 or email: [email protected] CROSSWORD

Shopping ACROSS 2. Overturn Market Day: Wednesday 1. Adulteration 3. Wanderlust, ... feet Early closing: Some shops Thursday and/or Saturday 5. Hock (goods) 4. Hankers 7. Nominate 5. Band member Public transport 8. Mimes 6. Prying (into) Daily (Monday to Saturday) coach services to Norwich via 9. Slightly drunk 10. Facts Cawston. There is also a once a week service to Fakenham, 12. Skimpy underwear (1-6) 11. Heavy drinker Wroxham and Dereham. Timetables are displayed outside the side window of the Police Station. For information 8:30 am 15. Arrived at 12. Gallivant (about) – 5 pm Monday – Saturday 0845 300 6116 19. True 13. Keyboard mistake 21. Belief in perfection 14. Part of an archipelago Local help 22. Cat's-paw 15. Bigotry Reepham Patient Care Fund – Reepham Rover or general 23. Thaw 16. Deep blue pigment enquiries. Contact: Jeanette Overton 01603 870426 24. Fixated 17. Arctic person Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Girton House, Market Place, 18. See (to) Reepham. Wednesdays 10 am – 12.30 pm only, otherwise DOWN 19. Hillocks telephone Norwich office 01603 765783 for advice or 01603 660857 to make an appointment. Full information on services 1. Inbred 20. Classic art subjects available at http://www.ncab.org.uk Solution on page 30

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www.reephamlife.co.uk Reepham Life, April 2013 29 Place, Reepham. Home-made voice choir. Contact: Louisa Dreisen REGULAR EVENTS cakes, pies, biscuits, savoury 01603 879466. Email: dishes, vegetables, fruit in season, [email protected] free range eggs, jams, jellies, The Bircham Centre Shop Market provided. Contact: Gwenda Dove chutneys, etc The Reepham Society Holds five Place, Reepham. Shop opening 01603 870598. Email: public meetings a year from hours 9 am – 1 pm, Wednesday, [email protected] Reepham & District Day Centre February to November, on the Friday and Saturday, plus tea shop Meets every Wednesday from 9.30 second Tuesday in selected months open at these times. Tel: 01603 Line Dance with the Wednesday am – 2.30 pm. Welcome coffee on at 7.30 pm at St Michael’s, 879242. Email: Weavers Meet every Wednesdays arrival, home cooked lunch and Reepham. Contact: Christine Powell [email protected] from 1 pm – 2 pm beginners, 2 pm social time. Contact: Beth Rossetti 01603 879184. Email: – 4 pm beginners and improvers, in 01603 870393, or Pauline Cooper [email protected] The Bircham Under 5s Music the Town Hall, Church Street, 01603 871230 Group Meets every Monday from Reepham. Learn to dance and Reepham Toddler Club Meets 1.45 pm – 2.30 pm (term time only) exercise at the same time. All ages, Reepham & District Gardening every Wednesday (term times) from upstairs in The Bircham Centre, easily paced, casual dress. Tea/ Club Meets on the third Tuesday in 9.15 am – 11.15 am at Stimpson’s Market Place, Reepham. All under squash break. Country music-based the month at 7.45 pm (except for Piece, Reepham. Pregnant mums 5s and their adult welcome for lively 60s/70s golden oldies/pop. £2 per the AGM, which starts at 7.30 pm) and parent/carers with children from fun. Only £1 per child. Contact: session, first taster free. Contact: in the Town Hall, Church Street, new-born to nursery age welcome. Louisa Dreisen 01603 879466. Sandra Williams 01603 872102 Reepham. Visitors and new Toys, crafts and activities and a Email: [email protected] members welcome. Contact: Judy snack time (with a cup of coffee or Reepham Badminton Club Meets Holland 01603 308158 tea for you too!). £2.50 per first child Bridge Club Meets every Monday at the Reepham High School Sports and 50p per additional sibling. from 7.30 pm in The Bircham Hall every Thursday evening during Reepham & District Rotary Club Health visitor is also present at Centre, Market Place, Reepham autumn and spring terms. Junior Meets 7 pm every Monday in The each session session (for Year 7 upwards) from Old Brewery House, Reepham. British Legion, Men’s Section 7.00 pm – 8.15 pm. Adult session Contact: Gareth Homfray-Davies Reepham Town Council Meets on Meets first Thursday in the month from 8.15 pm – 10 pm. Tel: 01603 07771 683133 the second Wednesday of the from 2 pm – 4 pm in The Bircham 873244 or 01263 584221 month (excluding August), at 7.30 Centre, Market Place, Reepham. Reepham Golf Society Meets pm in the Town Hall, Church Street, Contact: Bernard Dye 01603 Reepham Business Network Meets monthly at various courses around Reepham. Contact: Jo Boxall, Town 871791. Email: on alternate Thursdays from 7.30 am Norfolk and Suffolk. Contact: Mark Clerk 01603 873355. Email: email. [email protected] – 9 am at V’s Café, Townsend Corner, Smith 07824 849397, or Dean [email protected] Reepham. There is no membership Mears 07825 299634/01603 British Legion, Women’s Section charge – just pay £6 for breakfast, but 870814 (day time) Reepham WI Meets on the third Meets first Thursday in the month at please let us know if you intend to Thursday in the month at 7.30 pm 2.30 pm in the Town Hall, Church come. Contact: David Laws 01603 Reepham Good Companions The at St Michael’s, Reepham. Women Street, Reepham. Contact: Moira 871126 or 07933 149810. Email: Friday Club meets every Friday at 2 of all ages are welcome to join. Dye 01603 871791. Email: [email protected] pm in the Town Hall, Church Street, Contact: Sue Robinson 01603 [email protected] Reepham. The Reepham Rover will 261771. Email: Reepham Carpet Bowls Club bring you and take you home if [email protected] Cawston Historical Society Meets Meets every Monday from 1.30 pm transport is a problem. Contact: Eve fourth Thursday in the month from – 4.30 pm and Monday evenings Webber 01603 871943 St Mary’s Sunday Worship at 10.30 7.15 pm – 9.15 pm at Cawston 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm in the Town am, followed by refreshments in St Village Hall Hall, Church Street, Reepham. Reepham Knit and Natter Meets Michael’s. For details of this and Membership is £1 per year and on the first Monday in the month other services, see the church Citizens Advice Drop in for free £1.50 each session, including tea from 2 pm – 4 pm in The Bircham notice-board. Contact: Revd. advice every Wednesday from 10 and biscuits. Children half price. Centre, Market Place, Reepham. Margaret Dean 01603 879275 am – 12.30 pm at the Police Contact: Eve Webber 01603 Contact: Brenda Palmer 01603 Station, Market Place, Reepham 871943, or Doris Frost 01603 871641 Yoga Classes Held Monday 6.15 870845 pm – 7.45 pm (£6) and Tuesday The Craft Club Meets every Reepham Methodist Church, 10.30 am – 12 noon (£5). Also Tuesday from 9.30 am – 12 noon in Reepham Chamber of Commerce Station Road, Reepham. Sunday chair-based exercises for mobility, The Old Brewery House, Market Meets every other month, normally Worship at 10.30 am. Coffee flexibility and strength, breathing Place, Reepham. Knitting, the last Tuesday in the month at morning/Traidcraft every exercises and relaxation, Tuesday embroidering, tapestry, card making 7.30 pm in the Kings Arms, Market Wednesday from 9.30 am – 12.30 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm (no charge, and other crafts. Contact: Moira Dye Place, Reepham. The Chamber pm. Contact: The Minister 01263 donations only). St Michael’s, 01603 871791. Email: exists to promote businesses in and 732102 Reepham. Contact: Angela [email protected] around Reepham and to act as a Thompson 01603 870800. Email: channel for sharing information Reepham Runners Meet Sunday [email protected] Decibells Handbell Ringers Meets about what’s going on in the town. mornings 8.30 am start; Tuesday every Thursday from 10 am – 12 New members are always welcome. evening sessions 6.30 pm start, noon in the Bircham Centre, Market Contact: Brenda Gostling 01603 (which offers more structured Place, Reepham. We are available 870582. Email: training sessions with a coach and to play for events, groups and [email protected] is suitable for all standards, concerts. Newcomers welcome. including beginners); Friday Contact: Tamara Goulding 01603 Reepham Cluster Area Sure Start mornings 9 am for a slower run; and 870249. Email: Bumps to 5s Meets every Friday Thursdays 6.30 pm. Meet at car [email protected] from 1.15 pm – 3 pm (term time park of Stimpson’s Piece recreation We cannot accept event only) at Stimpson’s Piece, ground, Reepham. Contact: Jenni details or corrections by Kurling Meets every Tuesday from Reepham. Play, chat and snacks Egmore 01603 308192. Email: telephone. Please send to: 2 pm – 4 pm in the Town Hall, including toy library every third [email protected] Reepham Community Press, Church Street, Reepham. First week. No charge Homerton House, session no charge, but if you do Reepham Singers Meet every 74 Cawston Road, Reepham decide to join us it will only cost you Reepham Country Market Held Thursday (term times) at 8 pm in NR10 4LT or email: £2 per session, with tea/coffee/ every Wednesday from 8 am – 11 The Bircham Centre, Market Place, [email protected] biscuits included. Equipment am, in The Bircham Centre, Market Reepham. We are a small, female

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Dig it! Old but serviceable wooden- metres. Buyer arranges collection Up to £800 per month. Tel: 01692 For sale: three canaries of handled pickaxe £3. Tel: 01603 (heavy item) £200. Tel: 01603 538103 undermined gender 873280 870503 30 Companion Book Club hardback For sale: eight puppies from a Men’s mountain bike, Trax TFS 1D, Smith Corona electronic portable books VGC £20. 50 Readers Digest German Shepherd and an Alaskan bought from Halfords, black, 18 typewriter, comes with spare condensed books (4 novels per Hussy gears, handbook, in good condition ribbons, printwheel and user’s book) VGC £25. £40 lot. Other £45. Tel: 01603 879867 manual. Cost £90 when purchased books on email list available. Tel: We do not tear your clothing with new (as new, unused present). £40 07768 057960 machinery. We do it carefully by Wanted to rent: garage, outbuilding ono. Tel: 01603 871448 hand or space in a barn for storage. Tel: Tombstone, standard grey, a good 01603 870757 Canadian extreme cold weather buy for someone named Grady Sheer stockings. Designed for fancy garments similar to Ice Road dress, but so serviceable that lots of Two green armchairs, only 15 Truckers, down to -40°C, LaSalle Snow blower for sale, only used on women wear nothing else months old, very comfortable, as boots (worn once), choice of heavy snowy days new, settee available if required. insulated coveralls and jacket, all in Have several very old dresses from Chairs £50 each; settee £100. very good condition, ideal for Two wire mesh butchering gloves: grandmother in beautiful condition Absolute bargain. Buyer collects. fishing, etc. Tel: 01603 870581 one 5-finger, one 3-finger, £15 for Tel: 01603 872510 the pair Dog for sale: eats anything and is Savic pet cage, 24 inches x 18 fond of children Kerri’s Pine dressing table, triple inches, £20. Tel: 01603 870427 Now is your chance to have your mirror, VGC, £15 ono. Tel: 01603 ears pierced. Get an extra pair to 871641 Professional couple with well- take home Free ads restricted to ONE behaved, field-trained springer submission of 30 WORDS Three-seat leather sofa, excellent spaniel seeking 3+ bedroom house Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick maximum and total value condition, no marks, three years to rent in or near Reepham. Must fresh fruit and produce at night old, camel in colour, length 2 have garage or similar outbuilding. of £300 per issue

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