Issue 205 Catfield News January 2021
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January Notice Board
We wish all our readers a Happy and Healthy New Year
The Mobile Library Service is running again. See page 5 for details
Books and jigsaws available in the Catfield Church porch for you to borrow. The changing face of Catfield. You may have noticed the work going on to tidy up the old Mushroom Farm site. Do you have any before and after pictures of developments in village you would like to share? If so we would love to receive them.
Catfield Coronavirus
Mutual Help group contacts:- Jean Thirtle 01692 581201
Gail Whittleton 07766 312081
Our January Quiz is on page 18. Come on, give it a go. You may win a voucher to spend in the village shop
3 The January cover picture is of the weather vane put up over the end of the new houses on the Neaves Garage site. It is of Mr Neave with his haulage truck and his faithful dog, which was always by his side.
CATFIELD STORES & POST OFFICE
New Years Day Opening Hours 8.00 am to 7.00 pm
otherwise opening hours will be as normal Monday to Friday 7.00 am to 8.00 pm Saturday & Sunday 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
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Parish Council Meeting Minutes
If you would like a copy of the P C Minutes please contact the Parish Clerk, [email protected]. The minutes can also be viewed on the village website www.catfield.org.uk and are displayed on the notice board outside the Village Hall. The next P C Meeting will be a Zoom meeting on Wednesday 6th January at 1900 hrs.
4 Mobile libraries update (information taken from www.libraries.norfolk.gov.uk)
Our mobile library routes are restarting on Wednesday 2 December. We have updated some routes - please see the information below for more details on specific routes. Please note the libraries will not visit nursing homes yet.
Please read the following guidelines before visiting the mobile library.
You will be required to wear a face covering when you visit the mobile library The mobile library will be operating on a one customer (or one household of up to 3 people) at a time basis to reduce the number of people inside Please remember to bring your library card with you We will ask you for your contact details for ‘test and trace’ purposes Hand sanitiser will be available for use on the way in and out and surfaces that are commonly touched will be regularly wiped down Returned items will be quarantined for up to 72 hours
We look forward to welcoming you back on board. Please bear with us if we run a little late due to limiting the number of people on the mobile library through the day.
The Library will visit Catfield on Wednesday 21st January stopping at the locations detailed below:-
09:45 10:00 NEW ROAD NR29 5BH
10:05 10:20 THORN ROAD NR29 5AY
10:25 10:40 VILLAGE HALL NR29 5AW
Information may change so please check www.libraries.norfolk.gov.uk for updates
5 National Census 2021
The Census takes place every 10 years and the next Census date is March 21st 2021. If you would like to find out more about the Census please visit the website www.census.gov.uk.
There are also part time temporary local jobs available, for more information visit www.censusjobs.co.uk.
Taking part in the census is so important, as it gathers essential information that’s used for things that affect your community.
Public bodies use census information to help plan and fund services like housing, education and healthcare. Charities and businesses also use it to inform their work.
Sylvia is looking for swimmers for her ladies group. Thursday nights 6pm to 7pm. For more information contact Sylvia on 01692 583151 or 07470655799
One Liner: It’s the fate of history to be rewritten to suit the agenda of the present.
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Chef’s Specials
Traditional Beef Stew
and Dumplings
Ingredients 25g plain flour 1.2kg stewing steak, cubed For the dumplings 30ml olive oil 115g suet 2 large onions, sliced 225g self-raising flour 450g carrots, sliced 2 tbsp chopped mixed fresh herbs 300ml stout or dark beer approx. 150ml water 3 bay leaves 2 tsp brown sugar 3 fresh thyme sprigs 1 tsp cider vinegar Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method 1. Preheat the oven to 160C. Season the flour and sprinkle over the meat, tossing to coat. 2. Heat the oil in a large casserole and lightly sauté the onions and carrots. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and reserve them. 3. Brown the meat well in batches in the casserole dish. 4. Return all the vegetables to the casserole and add any leftover seasoned flour. Add the stout or beer, bay leaves sugar and thyme. Bring the liquid to the boil, cover and then transfer to the oven. Leave the meat to cook for 1 hour and 40 minutes before making the dumplings. 5. Mix the suet, flour and herbs together. Add enough water to make a soft sticky dough. 6. Form the dough into small balls with floured hands. Add the cider vinegar to the meat and spoon the dumplings on top. Cook for a further 20 minutes, until the dumplings have cooked through. Serve hot.
D.S.
7 Nature Notes for January 2021 By J & C
What a strange time we have had over the last year with this COVID-19. It has been a horrendous time for anyone caught by this disease. Most of us are all grateful for having got through it to date, and our condolences go to the families of those not so fortunate. Hopefully we will be getting back to normal by this spring.
East Anglia offers opportunities to see wildlife all the year round, including during the winter. Here are a few great places to get close to nature. Even in the depths of winter, there is still a host of wildlife to see all around the area. Wading birds, swans, grey seals, deer and otters are all among the creatures you can spot during the coldest months of the year. East Anglia is full of wonderful places to observe nature, so this is just a taster of some of the best places to start, Visit their websites for more information and details of any admission charges.
RSPB Minsmere, near Leiston: This internationally-famed reserve in East Suffolk has a unique, rich landscape which attracts a host of birdlife. In winter, flocks of ducks gather on the Scrape and the grazing marshes, with some amazing bright plumage on show. Other birds you might see vary from marsh harriers and hen harriers to bitterns and bearded tits. Winter is also the best time to see an otter, with the creatures occasionally being spotted in the reedbed pools or on the Island Mere. Red deer can often be seen in the woods and fields. As well as Minsmere itself, the surrounding coast and countryside is also rich in wildlife, including the National Trust's nearby Dunwich Heath and Beach reserve. Blakeney Point, near Holt: The seal colony at Blakeney Point is an amazing sight, with hundreds of seals basking on the beach. Operated by the National Trust, the reserve is home to the largest seal colony in England, with more than 2,700 pups having been born during winter 2017. The Grey seals give birth between November and January and you can see the pups with their mums by taking a boat trip from Morston Quay. Booking in advance is strongly recommended. During the winter you may also see birds including mallard, teal, wigeon, pintails and pink-footed geese. Cley Marshes, near Holt: Norfolk Wildlife's oldest and best-known reserve attracts large numbers of wintering and migrating wildfowl and waders, as well as the bittern, bearded tit and marsh harrier. Birds to look out for during winter visits include wigeon, pintail, brent geese and various seabirds. The new Simon Aspinall Wildlife Education Centre has films, touchscreens and displays, offering the chance to learn more about the wildlife. Hickling Broad, near Potter Heigham: The whole of Broadland is amazingly rich in wildlife, and, as the largest of the Broads, Hickling Broad is a haven for nature. The Norfolk Wildlife Trust's reserve has become home to a number of common cranes, who usually fly into the reeds to roost during the winter months and can be seen from the Stubb Mill viewing platform. A large gathering of marsh harriers can also be seen roosting on the edge of the Broad.
8 KEEP FLEXIBLE AND PAIN FREE
This month’s stretch for your lower back is a knee rotation stretch which is performed laying down on your back with your feet on the ground, bend your knees and gently move them from side to side in a windscreen wiper motion.
Try to prevent your shoulder from lifting off the floor too much, it will want to lift as you rotate your hips but the closer you can keep it to the ground the better stretch you will achieve. Obviously follow what your body allows you to achieve. If rotating both legs creates too much pressure on your lower back then try a single leg rotation instead.
This exercise for lower back pain works by gently rotating your lumbar spine. Rotate to each side 10 times. Perform 3 times per day.
Please remember if you are in chronic pain at the moment consult a doctor or physiotherapist before attempting any new exercise or stretching regime.
KNEE ROTATION BOTH LEGS SINGLE LEG
Happy New Year everyone, take care of yourselves. Keep moving, keep stretching and keep smiling.
Jane Turner Email: [email protected] Instagram: @janeturneronelifeliveitwell Facebook: JaneTurnerOneLifeLiveItWell 9 All Saints’ Church Catfield Services for January 3rd January 10.30am Joint service with Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Ian Watton AWA 10th January 10.30am Joint service with Potter Heigham at Catfield Zephney Kennedy AWA 17th January 10.30pm Joint Service with Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Judith Gardiner AWA 24th January 10.30pm Joint service with Potter Heigham at Catfield Ian Watton AWA 31st January 10.30am Joint service with Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Judith Gardiner AWA
There will be a zoom service of Morning Prayer every Sunday at 9.30, if anyone would like to join contact Judith Gardiner to be sent details.
Dawn of New Year. A New Year dawns on a world which has seen great sorrow, anxiety, illness and bereavement in 2020.It also dawns on a world which has shown the greatest of gifts, love. Love for one another in prayerful and practical ways. At the beginning of this New Year we take with us this positive aspect of our lives and hope and pray for better things to come. Church Services have been rather different during the last year. No singing, social distancing, zoom services and the rest. Normal service, as they say, is gradually returning. Christmas and New Year have a common theme, that of light coming into the world, dispelling darkness .The symbol of lighting candles at our services and in our homes reinforce this wondrous hope. New Year, New life, New hope (along with, of course Face, Hands, Space). `Normal` life will return and, with it, the unforgettable positive things which we have discovered and taken from disaster. Writing this on a gloomy December morning I am conscious of the hopeful signs of a new dawn. Vaccines have been discovered and soon to be given to all. Brexit challenges offer a new dawn when we look at new ways to cement friendships with our fellow men and women in Europe and the rest of the world. We return here to the gifts of love and light to guide us through, to inspire and challenge us in positive ways. Whatever 2021 will bring you I hope and pray that the love and light of Christ may shine in your hearts and your homes. Let us all look to the future with renewed hope, being assured that God, our loving father, is with us always, in the bad and good times. I share with you a verse from a new millennium hymn which seems to be an appropriate message for us at the start of our New Year. ` This is the year when hearts go free, and broken lives are mended. I hear the sound of Jubilee, the song of sorrow ended. Love is the greatest story the world has known the beacon in the darkness, the way back home’. May the love and light of God Bless and keep us this year and always. Ian Watton. Licensed Lay Minister. 10 CATFIELD PARISH REGISTER 2020
Peggy Agnetta Evelyn Gladden 14th June 1932 – 5th October 2020
Peggy was born in Martham the youngest of eight children. Her father was a railway worker, working mainly on the line from Stalham to Great Yarmouth. When Peggy was young the family moved to 37 Gatehouse at Catfield which was situated at the end of Elderbush Lane, opposite Overton’s farm. She used to tell that on numerous occasions the trains would slow at the Gatehouse and lumps of coal would be thrown into their garden for their fire.
Peggy went to Potter Heigham School and then onto Stalham Secondary School. Her early working life was at Erie Resistor in Yarmouth, on many occasions cycling the 30-mile round trip.
Peggy met Mervyn and after a few years married at Catfield Church and subsequently moved into 7 St Catherine’s Avenue where all their 5 children were born.
As well as bringing up 5 children Peggy did farm work for local farmers including Messrs Gardiner, Roberson and Shearing, helping to process various vegetables and flower bulbs. Years later she worked at the Mushroom Farm which she enjoyed, meeting new people and forming lasting friendships. She retired from work when the Mushroom Farm closed.
Peggy loved her garden, reading about gardening, flowers and watching the birds which frequented her feeders. She also enjoyed listening to the radio.
Peggy leaves 5 children, 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and will be sadly missed by the whole family, friends and neighbours.
A family service was held at St Faiths, conducted with knowledge, dignity and humour by Mr Shaun Cushion to whom the family are most grateful.
11 IVAN WATTS
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for the gifts in lieu of flowers which Ivan wished to go to pay for children with Diabetes to go on two weeks holidays where they learn to do everything about their condition and how to keep well and independent. To date the total stands at £1,000.
We received 48 cards and now 6 gifts of flowers plus numerous phone calls for which we are very grateful.
Sue, Chris, Angie, Karen and Liz.
Catfield United Charities
The annual distribution by Catfield United Charities took place on December 17th 2020. A total of £10,920 was distributed to 103 eligible parishioners who had registered for the distribution.
The funding of the distribution is income from property managed by the trustees throughout the year.
Our thanks go to the trustees for their hard work managing the trust on behalf of the charity.
Tip: .Instead of using salt on the garden path, which will harm any plants it comes into contact with, use bicarbonate of soda to melt snow and ice.
12 FARMING NEWS
There have been a lot of announcements recently which take some digestion. Firstly, the Broads Authority released a report on its trial ELMS, then Defra announced its plan for subsidy reform and as I write this farming article, we are waiting for an outcome of the latest Brexit talks. We were expecting a subsidy change towards a better environment and large landowners, who buy farmland as a tax break, were expecting lower subsidies. What is beginning to emerge is more of the same but with slight tweaks. The Broads Authority want more of the same but with environmental consultants getting a cut, why? The truth is over the last 30-40 years water quality within the area “protected” by ESA, HLS etc has not improved, so why is more of the same going to hit Defra’s target of better water quality? Defra’s plan for a subsidy reform has good intentions with a similar overall fund to what the EU had but with different targets. The larger farms will have their direct subsidy cut but are likely to be the farms engaging with the newest technology for which grants will be available. It’s unlikely to make much difference to the net subsidy received. It will be interesting to see if the first year capital allowance remains as well for businesses on new technology. Together this could halve the capital cost of new technology on farms. Brexit could still deliver anything for the Nation but I do have some hope for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. In its simplest form this is that every person should get an equal amount of Government grants for their area. The current system gives much more money to cities, so rural economies should benefit. The Covid 19 pandemic has shown that cities are not the solution and the Public wants to live away from other people. That’s quite difficult on this little island. I’m concerned that the new subsidy system will focus farmers’ priorities in the wrong direction, away from food production efficiencies, and towards chasing grants for technology it does not really need. What farming needs is a well-educated new breed of farmers coming through but I fear we are going to get people drifting into farming with no sense of what it means to be a farmer and end up chasing subsidies because they, or their agents, think that’s what farmers do. It’s not that long ago that IACS appeared thanks to MacSharry reforms in 1992, prior to that there were very few subsidies paid to farmers but it has kept many farmers in business to a point where many now rely on this annual payment. Defra have said that BPS (direct subsidies) will reduce by 2024 by 50-75% depending on the size of the annual claim. Environmental payments will continue according to the current agreement but many agreements run out before the start of the new ELMS. The combination of these changes leaves many farmers financially exposed, especially those over 500 acres on poor land. If that was not enough HM Treasury are reviewing Inheritance Tax relief. This is clearly aimed at those who have bought farms to shelter their assets from the tax man without paying tax to pass on their farm to the next generation tax free. Whereas the traditional farmer bought farms with either money made from farming or bank loans. In short, it’s payback time but traditional farmers could get caught up in this change.
AWA 7.12.2020
13 RUNNING MACHINE FOR SALE
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It’s come around quickly and with Christmas looming up I thought I’d write a few handy tips to ensure that you and your pets don’t have any unwanted festive surprises! Firstly watch out for the common household items and food that can be toxic to your pets. Top of the list for cats are Lilies and anti-freeze solution, which can both lead to kidney failure. Also, with the increased risk of hangovers this time of year, mind out where you leave paracetamol as this is highly toxic to cats as well! For our canine companions the greatest risks are posed by chocolate and raisins, both in abundance during the festive period. The other problem we encounter regularly as vets through the holiday period are obstructions of the intestinal tract. Christmas decorations and children’s toys are always popular with cats and dogs alike, but not so easily digested, so be warned!
Our case this month probably feels a bit like Christmas came early after his trip to the practice! He was brought in following a short history of violent sneezing episodes. As a working Labrador with no other signs of illness there was a high suspicion that he had got something stuck up his nose. Nothing was visible on initial exam, but by using a rigid rhinoscope to get deep into his nasal passages we found a rather impressive stick lodged up his left nostril. The picture below gives an idea of its size, so we can only imagine how uncomfortable he must have felt! Fortunately it came out in its entirety and he is making a speedy recovery.
Toby Morrell MRCVS Westover Vets 15 Will the Property Market Crash in 2021?
In the last few months, the property market has resisted and flouted every economist’s prediction. With the economy a shadow of its former self, unemployment set to hit 11.9%, the Government on track to borrow nearly half a trillion pounds to pay for Coronavirus support packages etc., all of this has had no effect on homeowners’ enthusiasm or capability to want to move home. It highlights the influence of both the emotional impact of lockdown and the enticing appeal of saving thousands of pounds on your Stamp Duty Tax bill. For the last few months, our property market has been akin to a surfer, riding an unexpectedly large wave. The question is, will the surfer crash down (i.e. the property market) into the rocks or will it calmly arrive at the beach unscathed?
UK house prices are an average 4.7% higher than they were 12 months ago according to the Land Registry. Local house prices will inevitably ease in 2021 Mortgage approvals at a 13 year high
A better statistic to judge the property market by are the number of mortgage approvals. As the vast majority of house buyers need a mortgage, that is another good place to look at the numbers as they are much more up to date than the Land Registry figures.
The number of people moving home is anticipated to drop sharply after the Stamp Duty holiday ends at the end of March 2021
And that is probably going to be the biggest impact on the property market in 2021. Yes, there will be a slight readjustment in the prices paid after March 2021 (as mentioned above), yet a reduction in the number of people selling their home does not inevitably lead to a house price crash.
Also, another important factor about the last property market crashes were the levels of interest rates and the amount borrowed.
Interest Rates are the key to the future of the property market
In 1988, mortgage interest rates were an eye watering 11.5% and 6% in 2008, meaning mortgages were much more expensive compared to the 0.1% rate we have today. Also, with 77.2% of mortgagees with fixed rate mortgages, and only 1 in 21 mortgages owing more than 90% of the value of their home (and 1 in 303 mortgagees owing more than 95% of the value of their home), negative equity should not be so much an issue like it was in 1988.
This means most homeowners are in a much better place to weather the storm of 2021, than they were in 1988 and 2008
I also believe there will be ‘interesting investment opportunities’ to be had for buy to let in the latter half of 2021 with the potential changes in Capital Gains Tax regulations, although those won’t go on the open market, so do keep your ear to the ground and build relationships with all the letting agents in the area so you get to hear of the property portfolios coming up for sale. Again, if that’s something that interests you - do drop me a line.
Daniel Trett – Trett Phillips Residential 01692 531400 [email protected] 16 ThinkWilt ... does not recommend
Even the couple of weeks between writing and an early publication date are enough to allow one or more changes in government policy, vaccine priorities, tier grading, and opening hours for shops and pubs - to say nothing of the logistical challenges of you-know-what, so ThinkWilt will not attempt to comment on or to forecast where we shall be in 2021.
No, this month’s piece is about the curse of the customer survey. We have perforce become accustomed after a purchase to desperate entreaties to say, in the words of the Morecambe and Wise gag, what we think of it so far. Simply to reply “Rubbish” seems unkind, so at least some of us try diligently to judge on a scale of one to ten whether the wretched thing (a) arrived, (b) works, and (c) how helpful the telephone agent was when we complained about it. So far, so good, so just about tolerable, but increasingly we are asked whether we would “recommend” the product or service.
What on earth do they mean? Is one expected to rush round to all one’s friends and neighbours and exhort them excitedly and gratuitously (but quietly and from a distance of two metres) to buy one of Megakit plc’s wonderful reciprocating widgets? Isn’t it enough for the thing to be advertised, without people who don’t need one, don’t want one, can’t afford one, and whose perfectly satisfactory but obsolete installation can’t accommodate one, being plagued by enthusiasts? ThinkWilt’s dignified response in the box that invariably pops up after a score of zero to the Recommend Question is “I do not recommend; I report facts if asked,” complete with semi-colon. Miserable pedant, you may think. ThinkWilt pleads guilty as charged, but refers not for the first time to George Orwell’s1946 essay Politics and the English Language. Orwell was passionate about the proper use of language for its own sake, but was particularly exercised about the careless or deliberate misuse of words to obfuscate or deceive. Sadly it seems that “recommend” in its proper sense has been lost down the linguistic drain of advertising drivel. May it rest in peace.
Another type of survey, this time without recourse to real punters, is used to extol the virtues of, usually, cosmetic or hair care products. We are told, for example, that when asked, 83% of people liked the product. This figure looks convincing, but also suggests that they asked six people, of whom five were in favour. How representative is that? Again, ThinkWilt’s response is characteristically cynical : “So, 17% thought it was useless.” However, as light relief, ThinkWilt treasures a friend’s anecdote about being informed gravely by a health worker that he had a 23% chance of contracting something unpleasant. His delighted response was, “Great, that means I’ve got a 77% chance of being perfectly all,right.”
A healthy and happier New Year to all readers.
ThinkWilt is the pen name of Richard Reid. The views expressed are his own.
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QUIZ FOR JANUARY General Knowledge 1. Albion, Crown Derby and Meissen are all kinds of what? 2 Who is said to have brought up Romulus and Remus? 3. When was decimal currency introduced in Britain? 4. Mars was the Roman God of what? 5. What would you expect to do with a profiterole? Science and nature 6. What is the collective noun for a group of crows? 7. How many compartments does a cow have in its stomach? 8. In which hemisphere would you find penguins living? 9. What would you measure with a hygrometer? 10. Where is bile stored in the human body? Famous people 11. Which royal widow died in March. 1953, aged 85? 12. Who was the oldest British Prime minister? 13. Whose writing was first published under the name Currer Bell? 14. Who invented the Spinning Jenny? 15. Who wrote the music to The Lion King? Numbers 16. How many Sundays in January? 17. 4227 can be divided by 3? True or false? 18. The Trans-Siberian railway was completed in which year? 1881. 1891 or 1901. 19. When were the Oscars first held? 1928. 1932 or 1936. 20. What is the name for a nine sided figure?
Answers please clearly written and numbered on a piece of paper with your name and contact details and put in the magazine box in the shop or e.mail to [email protected] by 10th January. All correct answers will be entered into a draw to find the winner who will receive a voucher to spend in Catfield village shop. December answers 1. Clement Clarke Moore 2. Tchaikovsky. 3.1959. 4.1955. 5. 16.983 km. 6. heart. lungs and liver. 7. chicken. 8. Christmas rose. 9. on a keyboard. 10. Gregor Mendel. 11.banjo/guitar. 12. Melchior. Gaspar and Balthazar. 13. Christmas Day birthdays. 14.Valentina Tereshkova. 15. James Dewar. 16.10. 17. 1650. 18. MMXX. 19. 130. 20. 31.250 No entries received for the December Quiz 18
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Norfolk Wildlife Trust – Hickling Broad
Happy New Year!
As the nights have drawn in we’ve seen some spectacular sunsets in Hickling. The view from the visitor centre looking towards the broad is amazing, branches of trees silhouetted against a sky that’s on fire and the tops of the reeds glisten like gold in the last rays of the days sun. On a couple of days in December we experienced the reserve as a wintery wonderland, transformed by hoar frost. Did you know the word “hoar” comes from old English and refers to the old age appearance of the ice-crystals, which form to look like white hair or a beard! It offered a great opportunity to take some interesting photographs.
The number of marsh harrier and crane coming into roost has increased, as expected and we’ve had reports of barn and short-eared owl, hen harrier and merlin on site. All species we’re used to seeing at this time of the year, a couple of more unusual sightings in December included a glossy ibis and an Iceland gull flying over.
If you’re stuck at home and want to explore for yourself some of the species our visitors see why not check out Norfolk Wildlife Trust photo gallery. All the images are taken by visitors and staff, across all of our sites and submitted online. Head to our website and select Gallery from the menu.
For up to date information about the reserve or visitor centre, please visit www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk call 01692 598276 (Thursday – Sunday).
Rachel Frain, Senior Visitor Centre Coordinator NWT Hickling Broad
20 Sea Palling Independent Lifeboat
Everyone at the Sea Palling Lifeboat Station hopes you’ve had a great Christmas, despite these very difficult times.
We are planning for the challenges that face us for the year ahead and as always, fundraising is a big issue. You can support the lifeboat by shopping through Amazon Smile UK and nominating the Sea Palling Lifeboat as your Charity, by purchasing our supporter’s merchandise, by having a plaque on our wall of memories and new for this year, we are making advertising space available on our perimeter fencing for companies and businesses that would like to be seen supporting our service.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe, happy and healthy 2021.
For details of our supporters’ merchandise, memorial plaques, advertising space or how to make a donation please see our website, face book page or e-mail [email protected]
If you would like to view the Catfield News on line it can be found on the Village website www.catfield.org.uk and the Waterside Group website www.watersidegroup.org.uk
21 WROXHAM AND HOVETON LIONS CLUB
Happy New Year. Welcome to our first exciting instalment of Lions news for 2021. I hope you all managed to meet family over the Christmas period and are looking forward to a better year now vaccines have been released.
You’ll be aware that we didn’t undertake our usual trips with Santa and his sleigh at Christmas, due to the risks involved with the Covid Pandemic, our normal fundraising activities were restricted to monies generated solely by our charity shop in Hoveton. However, through sales from generous public donations of Bric a Brac and clothing, we were able to allocate funds for worthwhile local causes and club members decided to continue to support their local communities in other ways.
With the kind assistance of the Sainsbury and Lidl supermarkets in North Walsham, packages of food were purchased and 564 bags containing a selection of food to help during the Christmas period were bagged and delivered to Schools to help 282 disadvantaged families within the area we cover. This included Wroxham, Hoveton, Horning, Neatishead, Stalham, Coltishall, Horstead, Tunstead and Rackheath. We had purchased enough food to cover up to 360 families and the extra food was donated to the Salvation Army to help the homeless during the festive period. Our thanks go to those members of the public who very kindly donated money to help us with this project.
As you know we raise funds and provide service to our local, national and international community. After a disastrous 2020 we hope, once vaccinated, to be holding Craft Fares, opening the precinct tombola and our Lions Charity shop will be in full swing. Our mobile tombola, football game and Luv a Lion peg board will, I’m sure, be visiting fetes, and the highlights of the year will be the Hoveton Charity Village Fete (Sunday 8th August) and in December Santa will be out and about once again on his Sleigh runs.
Please continue to support the Lions Shop in the Hoveton precinct. Good quality Bric a Brac or clean clothing are always needed, so please bring them along. Would you like to volunteer to help in the shop? If so, drop into the shop and talk to a member of staff or ring Lion Terry on 01603 784093.
Our small happy band of Lions are always on the lookout for new members. If you would like to take those first steps into joining a marvellous, forward thinking, Internationally renowned organisation, we’ll be happy to hear from you. For more information please ring me on 01603781310, or our Membership Chairperson Lion Lydia Spight on 07503221485.
You can follow us on Facebook or our website. We look forward to hearing from you.
Lion Mick Holden, President.
22 Ethical shopping! . Vegan and zerowaste online shop selling kitchen, bathroom and beauty Dog Walking - Pet Sitting products Day to Day Care - Pet Taxi www.the-restore.co.uk Fully insured- Canine First Aid Certified Use LOCAL10 discount code for free shipping. Products can be collected from 07399 804603 Catfield or delivered in a 5 mile radius. [email protected] www.patchpetservice.co.uk
Gail and Scott welcome you to the CROWN INN, The Street, Catfield NR29 5AA - 01692 580128 Open 7 days a week Tuesday nights Homemade 9” pizza to take away £5.50 each or 2 for £10.00 Friday nights Fish & Chips to take away from 5.00 pm. Tuesday to Thursday Lunch times - 2 main meals for £12.00 from our set menu. Meals are not served on Mondays www.catfieldcrown.co.uk Email us at [email protected] 23 BURE VALLEY WOODBURNERS Multi Fuel Burners installed. Garry’s Property Maintenance Chimney Repairs. Fireplaces. HETAS REGISTERED Telephone: 01692 581823 Chris Beardsmore Mobile: 07859048007 Tel: 01603 736073 or 07717574659 Domestic Plumbing - All Tiling Undertaken [email protected] Kitchen & Bathroom Fitting - BUILDING WORK Decorating Extensions. Renovations. Garden Walls Drains Cleared & Installed - Glazing Lime Mortar Work. Fascias. Guttering. uPVC Facias, Windows & Doors www.burevalleywoodburners.co.uk NO JOB TOO SMALL
Your Friendly, Local Electrician Lighting Design Specialist Electric Heating, Storage heaters, Security lighting, Showers, Repair/Testing, Water Heaters, Emergency Breakdowns All work fully guaranteed, free advice, survey & estimates Broadland & North Norfolk Area GLEN ROGERS ELECTRICAL LTD Tel: 01692 538515 Mob: 07774 103426 www.glenrogerselectrical.co.uk
Irstead Cottage, The Shoals, Irstead, Norfolk NR12 8XS
Feline Executive Travel Operating out of our Office in Unit 2, Horizon Industrial Estate, Sutton Road, Catfield NR29 5BE. We are pleased to announce that we now offer a Private Hire Taxi Service + 16 seat EXECUTIVE MINICOACHES Serving the Local Community with all your Transport requirements. Medication Service. Doctor and Hospital Appointments. Shopping Runs. Airport - Sea Port – Railway Station. Licenced Uniformed Friendly Staff. Female Driver upon request. Competitive Rates, Reliable Service. Catering from 1 to 16 Passengers in Comfort. Call in at our Office or Telephone 01692 584987
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BROADLAND HOUSE VETERINARY SURGERY High Street, Stalham, Norfolk NR12 9AH Tel: 01692 580171 Fax: 01692 580577 Hilary WARNER BSc, BVM&S, Cert VC MRCVS And Associate. Veterinary Surgeons CONSULTATIONS BY APPOINTMENT
J D T Fishing Tackle 116, High Street, Stalham NR12 9AZ Tel: 07930260004 New & used fishing tackle
25 CLEARVIEW Financial Consultants Ltd. 1 Burgh Road, Aylsham, Broadland Fuels Norfolk NR11 6AJ An unbiased whole of market service, offering tailored & accountable advice. Investment Planning & Reviews Your local & reliable fuel supplier Inheritance Tax/Wealth Preservation For a competitive price, with a Care Cost Advice-Personal Protection Policies Pensions & Retirement Options. great service, call us today on … Home appointments to suit your diary Office: 01263 734859 Mob: 07584030071 01493 748 888 Part of NWF Fuels
Shop Open: MON-SAT: 6am to 9pm - SUN: 7am to 9pm
26 Green Gardens Landscaping est 2001 patios, turfing, fencing and planting from one off jobs to complete redesigns www.greengardensnorfolk.co.uk Contact Chris on 01692 581453 07553 926892
Rob The Window Cleaner BROADLAND PROBATE SERVICES LTD Your Traditional Local Window Cleaner Wills to include tax planning Reasonable Quotes for your Windows, Administration of Estates Gutters, Conservatories & Fascias Lasting Power of Attorney deeds Registration of LPA & EPA deeds
Court of Protection work, etc
FREE DOCUMENT STORAGE Contact Rob on NO VAT PAYABLE 07729833666 MICHAEL YOUNG FCILEx 01603 717175 www.broadlandprobateservices.co.uk
Murrant Family Funeral Services Visit the new look Antiques, Books and Collectables Family Owned Independent Funeral Directors @ Bowline and Bunting. Michael & Lynn Murrant & Sarah Woodhall Womack Staithe, Horsefen Rd, For 24 hour personal attention Ludham. NR29 5QG. 14 The Green Vintage store. Martham Open daily from 10am. NR29 4PA Sundays from 11am. Telephone: 01493 748613 e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 07493 935106 Closed during January 27 Tel -01603 781655 MOB-07721608938
Tina Thacker S.A.C. Dip. (Foot Health Practitioner) Professional treatment of foot related problems in the comfort of your own home Ros Bingham - Routine Foot & Nail Care - Fungal Infections - Corn & Callus removal - Athletes Foot Telephone 01692 583104
- Ingrown Toenail - Hard Skin Removal Mobile 07894444339 - Foot Care for Diabetics - Verrucae Treatments [email protected]
Sparkling Cleaning Services From one off to every week we do it all
All domestic cleaning, ironing. Holiday lets. End of tenancy and Lauren/Shel much more. Contact for more Cleaner/House keeper Information Family run business 07908628822
SYDNEY HOUSE Residential Care Home for Older people, Providing 24hr Person Centred Care for those needing long or short term Care. Also Day Care provision. Brochures and charges are available on request Please ring 01692 580520 [email protected]
LUDHAM BUTCHER
Our own Sausages & Burgers made on site
Local Pies & Bacon sold
Local quality beef, pork & lamb
Ludham (01692) 678226
28 Edward Boardman LOCAL FOOT HEALTH PROFESSIONAL Providing complete foot care in the comfort of your own home 5 DAYS A WEEK Treatments include Corn/Hard Skin Removal, Other Foot Treatments, Long Nails Cut t:01603 737452 m:07765 893913
e:[email protected] www.edboardmanfoothealth.co.uk Wednesdays at Miss Unique Ormesby www.miss-unique.co.uk 01493 732724
ALAN, YOUR LOCAL REPAIR MAN Washing Machines, Tumble Dryers, Dishwashers, Plumbing, Electrics fitted, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Telephone Extensions Property Maintenance 25 yrs experience FREE QUOTATION
Tel: 01692 580121 Mobile: 07818 670090 Pips Cottage, The Street, Catfield Gt. Yarmouth, NR29 5AA
Learn to L Fully Quailified A.D.I. Michelle Mobile Hairdresser Drive! with L Full one hour lessons Fully Qualified with over 20 years experience Pam’s L Instruction tailored to meet your needs Ladies, Gents, Children Academy L Motorway Refresher Courses of Family discounts given Motoring L Nervous pupils welcome
Call Now L Discount on Pre-Paid Block booking Trims, Blowdrys, Sets, L Pass Plus Scheme Perms, Colours, Wedding L Air conditioned/Duel controlled car & Prom hair
Please ring for an appointment – 07766491169 07772 189210
ALEX WILLIAMS
JOINERY
TRADEBASE, CATFIELD
07899 793768
29 Paul's Bricklaying Services.
City & Guilds qualified. Brickwork, Paving, Patios, Driveways & Flintwork For more info 01692 598179, 073 76781399 paulsmut.wixsite.com/paul email: [email protected]
Flower Moments
Beautiful Flowers for All Occasions
OBJ
35a High Street, Stalham, NR12 9AH
Tel. (01692) 584804
www.flowermoments.com
HORIZON MOT Centre Class 4, 5, 7, Cars, Large Vans, Minibuses, Campers and Motorcycles too.
CATFIELD
♦ FREE RE-TEST
♦ FREE BULB FITTING
♦ FREE WIPER BLADE FITTING
♦ REPAIRS CAN BE DONE ON SITE Jeckells Upholsterers, Covermakers & Chandlers Unit One,Horizon Estate, Catfield, To update the upholstery in your Great Yarmouth NR29 5BG home, boat or caravan, call for a free quotation. Tel:01603 784488 Telephone and Fax email: [email protected] (01692) 582101 Riverside Road, Wroxham NR12 8UQ. Mobile 07774 734369 30 STEPHANIE ROWLAND NVQ Level 3 Hairstylist THE LITTLE STYLING HOUSE | Arcacia | The Street | Catfield For all your styling needs NR29 5AZ 07809442202
Platten Pest Control
Specialising in the Management of Wasps, Rats,Mice, Moles, Rabbits, Squirrels etc. Commercial, Agricultural and Domestic Locally Based, Family Run Business 01692 670219 Please contact us on for a no obligation quotation: Tel/Fax: 01692 631173 Mobile 07711391839 Web: www.norfolkpestcontrol.co.uk Email: [email protected]
Colin the Plumber The Cats Whiskers For Repairs and Renewal High Street, Ludham, NR29 5QQ of all types of Domestic Pre-booked appointments only Plumbing e.g. Debbie - Hairdressing Bathrooms, Wednesdays & Fridays Radiators, Stopcocks, 07771677447 Ball Valves and Lisa - Hairdressing Burst Pipes etc. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays Please call: Colin at home on 07733322413 Holly - Nail Tech 01692 670657 or Mob: 07990 650331 Tuesday & Wednesday evenings, Saturdays 07493482281 Ludham Carpets Carpets and vinyl flooring supplied and fitted, samples brought to your home, furniture moved and replaced as well as old flooring removed and disposed of. We also offer carpet and upholstery cleaning.
07841277482 or 01692678322 www.ludhamcarpets.co.uk
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SUTTON GARDEN & AQUATIC CENTRE P&A Plant Supplies Ltd The Street, Sutton, Norfolk NR12 9RA COME AND SEE US!!
The Street Sutton NR12 9RA AQUATICS CENTRE Tel:- 01692 580424 Email: OPEN AS USUAL [email protected]
PONDS, LINERS BUILDING SUPPLIES, FILTERS, PUMPS AGGREGATES, CEMENT, TIMBER FISH FOOD, PAVING, FENCING, BRICKS, TREATMENTS, SPARES BLOCKS, DECKING, FOR YOUR REPAIRS INSULATION, DRY LINING, CELOTEX
SLEEPERS, DECORATIVE STONE PAINT, STAIN, FENCE &WOOD TREATMENTS COMPOST, TOP SOIL. PLUMBING, DRAINAGE FITTINGS GARDEN CERAMIC POTS GUTTERING & DOWNPIPES A WHOLE RANGE OF D.I.Y.SUPPLIES, HARDWARE GOODS CALL IN AND SEE US!! SHEDS, SUMMERHOUSES GREENHOUSES, LOG CABINS, STORAGE & Tel: 01692 580424 GARAGES OPEN DAILY 9am - 5pm OPEN DAILY 8am- 5pm SAT 8am-12 noon SUNDAYS CLOSED SUNDAY CLOSED
Property maintenance for HOME& BUSINESS All Work Undertaken Tel: 01692 598430
32 Lockwood Plumbing DORRINGTONS Heating & Gas Services Ltd Cess-pool & Septic tank Emptying Service
Free Quotations Barry Dorrington Boiler Installations and Services Proprietor Services on Gas, LPG & Oil Appliances All Plumbing Jobs Undertaken TEL: 01692 584233 MOB: 07775 995407 www.dorringtonscesspool.co.uk 01692 580547 07765850365 [email protected] www.lockwoodplumbing.com
Gas Safe & Oftec Registered Chestnuts, Wood St. Catfield, Norfolk NR29 5DF
Need somewhere to advertise? We currently have advertising space available in the Catfield News. For more information contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Contact details for local clubs and facilities
Catfield community shopper coach Contact Pat Letten on 01692 652399
Catfield paper crafters Contact Gill on 01692 631592
Catfield stitching group Contact pat reid on 582978 or Brenda hackney on 678128
Catfield gardeners’ club Contact jean on 670679 or pam on 580751
Parkinson’s group Contact dave Easton on 07817998771
Mobile library www.libraries.norfolk.gov.uk
Norfolk wildlife trust www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
Stalham & district www.stalhamhorticultural.co.uk horticultural society
VIBES HEALTH & FITNESS—Indoor cycling Contact jane on 07907844433 Classes held via Zoom 33 Some useful Contact and Telephone Numbers
Chairman of Dr. Keith Bacon 01692 581314 Parish Council Clerk of Sarah Vergette 07818709080 [email protected] Parish Council
Village Hall Elaine Smith 01692 580056 [email protected] Booking Clerk Village Correspondent Catfield Stores & Vish and Karthi 01692 580262 P. O. Head of Catfield Mrs Jacqui Sinkins 01692 580568 www.swallowtailfederation.co.uk/ Primary School catfield Catfield United Jill Wickens 01692 584179 [email protected] Charities Local District Pauline Grove-Jones 01692 580071 Pauline.grove-jones@ Councillors north-norfolk.gov.uk Marion Millership 07387586268 Marion.millership@ north-norfolk.gov.uk Local County Richard Carey Price 07880791258 richard.price.cllr@ Councillor (work hours) Norfolk.gov.uk Local MP Duncan Baker 01692 558458 [email protected]
Police PC 1298 Tom Gibbs 07800510713 [email protected] Beat Manager Non emergency Hoveton Police Stn 101
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DOCTORS SURGERIES Staithe Surgery Stalham www.staithesurgery.co.uk Surgery - 01692 582000
Surgery Hours Monday to Friday 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Dispensary Hours Monday to Friday 8.40 am – 12.30 pm 13.30 pm - 17.30 pm Stalham Green Surgery www.ludhamsurgery.nhs.uk Surgery – 01692 580880 Surgery Hours Mon 8.30 am – 6.00 pm 6.30pm - 7.30pm Tues, Weds & Fri 8.30 am – 6.00 pm Thurs 8.30 am - 1.00 pm Dispensary Hours Mon, Tue & Fri 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Wed 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Thurs 10.00 am - 1.00 pm Ludham Surgery www.ludhamsurgery.nhs.uk Surgery – 01692 678611 Surgery Hours Mon 8.30 am – 6.00 pm 6.30pm - 7.30pm Tues, Thurs & Fri 8.30 am - 6.00 pm Weds 8.30 am - 1.00 pm Dispensary Hours Mon, Thurs & Fri 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Tues 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Weds 10.00 am - 1.00 pm RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS
Church of England Service – See page 10 for details. Church Wardens – All Saints’ Church, Judith Gardiner Catfield 01692 580391 Dr Keith Bacon 01692 581314 Baptist See www.stalhambaptist.org.uk for Pastor – Rev. Ron Baptist Chapel, Stalham latest updates Skivington – 01692 582091 Roman Catholic See Father James Walsh Saint Helens, Hoveton www.sacredheartnorthwalsham.com – 01692 403258 Sacred Heart, for latest updates N. Walsham Methodist See www.eangliamethodist.org.uk or Rev. Andrew King Ludham facebook pages for latest updates – 01493 750799 Alan Croft - Steward (Ludham) Sutton - 01692 582104 Diane Mann - Steward (Sutton) - 01692 580827 Saint Fursey’s See website – www.saintfursey.uk Rev. Stephen Weston Orthodox Christian – 01692 580552 Centre, Sutton 35
Matrimonial and Family Law We currently offer a fixed fee initial appointment. Please see our website for further details. To book a consultation please contact Dawn Pennell on 01692 581231 or by email to [email protected]
6 High Street, STALHAM, Norfolk, NR12 9AN 01692 581231 Broads Centre, WROXHAM, Norfolk, NR12 8AJ 01603 783818 Station Road, WROXHAM, Norfolk, NR12 8UR 01603 783818 www.capronandhelliwell.co.uk [email protected]
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