Kenninghall News Issue 181 June 2015

St Mary’s Church

Saturday 6th June 2pm - 4pm

Teas Cakes Raffle

Handicrafts Plants Bric-a-brac

Games Fun for everyone!

Also featuring Flower Festival "WW1 Song Titles"

Saturday 6th June 12noon-5pm Sunday 7th June 11am-6pm, with Songs of Praise at 6pm in our eyes and on our lips, there is a good chance He may beam out from our lives as well! ……. Give it a go!!

Tel: 01953 888533 Let there be Light! email: [email protected] I awoke, it was the middle of the night, to find my bedroom The PCC has been advised to take up illuminated by a very bright light! the red carpet in the Chancel of the Not a Holy Visitation, in case you Church due to problems of damp on were wondering! the floor. The carpet will be replaced I have since learned that our as soon as the difficulties have been excellent (from past personal resolved. experience) ambulance crews, in May we also remind everyone that the order to find their destinations in Church is open during term times from our little dark streets, need to use 9am until the evening. If you would a powerful “searchlight”. like to visit the Church at any other Thinking that over triggered off a time, the key is kept in the shop. thought that our Lord wants us all Thank you. to shine like a Beacon. We may not think that our beacon light is very Angela strong but if we only let Him shine PCC Secretary

Services at St Maryʼs for June

Sunday 7th 6pm Songs of Praise Sunday 14th 11am Family Service Sunday 21st 11am Holy Communion Sunday 28th 11am Service of the Word and Holy Baptism, Mary and Alice!!

You Are Welcome To All Our Services

2 2 Notes from the editor

My thanks to those contributors who heeded my plea in the last newsletter and bombarded me with material whilst I was on holiday. Because of a better than expected internet connection I was able to put together an overseas newsletter as, even though some people may think it a strange use of time, there is a limit to the amount of sunshine and rum a body can take in a day! It also gives me an excuse for any typos in this issue, as I can point the finger at too many rum cocktails!

************** I am also grateful to those people who responded to my article on the Davy clock in the last issue - a most welcome surprise. Time constraints mean that I haven’t had the chance to properly gather all of the information provided by them into a follow-up piece, but I will certainly do so in the near future. ************** In recent weeks I’ve met a few people who have been in Kenninghall for even less time than me. I am told that earlier editions of the newsletter have covered aspects of village history but, at the risk of boring those longer-standing residents, it seems that this could be an opportunity to revisit some of that history. I would be most happy to hear from anyone who has provided articles in the past or know something of Kenninghall that they wish to pass on. Graham Barber

Useful telephone/email contacts: Amblers: 01953 888343 or 888483 Kings Ride GP Surgery: 01953 887208 Carpet Bowls Club: 01379 687305 Parish Council: 01953 887521 K’hall Lands’ Trust: 01953 888117 Playing Field Fund: 01953 888291 (email) [email protected] Red Lion Bowls Club: 01953 887566 Kenninghall Morris: 01953 888291 St Mary’s Bell Ringers: 01953 888176 K’hall Pre-Schl Nursery: 01953 888048 The Red Lion pub: 01953 887849 K’hall Primary School: 01953 887286 The White Horse pub: 01953 888857

3 by Steve Gordon, Chairman

New Parish Clerk Required After almost three decades of service our faithful Parish Clerk Colin Wright has given notice of his retirement in the August of this year. He has been clerk and solicitor to Kenninghall Parish Council since 9th September 1986! Colin has a dry wit and great patience and the combination of the two is probably why he has done the job for so long. His final goal was to see the the village hall project through to fruition and now contracts have been signed and sealed he is ready to step down. We owe him a huge vote of thanks, not only for his years of service but for the legal advice he has given the council on an ongoing basis throughout this time. As a result we need a replacement clerk. Here is a brief job description. The clerk * attends 11 council meetings per year (there is normally not one in August) * takes minutes of the council meetings, * sends out agendas for next meeting and organises the annual meeting * manages the Council's bank account, keeps accounts and prepares annual accounts * advises councillors on conflicts of interest * maintains a working knowledge of the district council and county council responsibilities * ideally has a working knowledge of planning law and law in general * is competent with electronic media for documents, accounts and communications There is a small annual remuneration for this post. If anyone is interested please email a letter of application outlining briefly your suitability for the post to myself Steve Gordon AND to Colin Wright deadline 20 June 2015

UPDATE: Power Cables through Kenninghall from to Diss. Having been given a certain timetable that was conveyed to you in the last Kenninghall News the Parish Council was recently informed of cable laying

4 roadworks along the road between Kenninghall and Fersfield beginning on 18 May and lasting for up to a month. There is notification plus a map posted on the notice board. These works will have commenced by the time you read this but clearly, other than for access, the back-route to Diss should be avoided during this time. On another note anyone travelling to the A11 via Snetterton will have already noticed cable laying work has commenced at that end and is heading steadily in our direction.

UPDATE: Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) With this newsletter every household should receive a copy of the NDP project's 'Statement of Community Involvement' where the Parish Council and its NDP sub-committee commit to maximum involvement of the whole community and all its interested parties in the project. Next month you should receive a first questionnaire seeking your preliminary views of how Kenninghall should develop in the future. Keep your eyes peeled!

Allotments upgrade A meeting recently took place at the Kenninghall allotments off Rd between several current allotment holders and Tom Charles of Strutt & Parker, the land agents who manage the land on behalf of the landowners. Proposals to upgrade and divide a large part of the area into smaller more manageable allotments were discussed and it has now been confirmed that this will happen. They will be cleared, rotovated and marked out into smaller manageable plots which people can apply for. More ambitious gardeners will have the possibility to apply for two if they wish. Work will hopefully start mid to late June, once current allotment holders have cleared their belongings and contractors are available to do the work. Some of the current allotment holders have already transformed one section of the quite large area and it would be great to see the whole area become a hive of industry, including such things as bee hives, to profit from all the wild and cultivated flowers in the area. More allotment holders will increase security and the whole area should become far more attractive. If anyone is interested in having an allotment in the future please contact Tom Charles at Strutt and Parker to register your interest. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01603 883615

Steve Gordon Chairman, Kenninghall Parish Council Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01953 887521

5 What should we be doing in our gardens?

For June:

Weed borders regularly to prevent weeds going to seed;

Pinch out sideshoots on tomatoes;

Thank you to everyone who Harvest salad crops such as lettuce, supported our Plant Stall on 2nd radish, etc; May, either by bringing us plants to Put out containers and hanging baskets, if sell, or coming along and buying not already out; them. Stake tall or floppy plants; If you need any more plants come Prune Spring flowering shrubs; along to the Church Fete on 6th Shade greenhouses to keep them cool June at the Church, as there will be and prevent scorch another plant stall there.

Visit to Peter Beales Gardens - Tea and Tour

Please note the date has had to be changed. - it is now on Thursday 25th June. We are meeting at 10.45am and it will be £4 a head.If you have not already booked and wish to come along, please ring Avril on 01953 888483.

6 presents A Midsummer “Do”

Saturday 20th June 2015 Kenninghall Wood

Procession from the Red Lion at 6pm

Beer Tent Bonfire and BBQ

Kenninghall Morris Dancing Primary School singers and dancers RUM KELTA ceilidh band at 7pm

Free admission Come along and meet your friends, both old and new

7 to politely remind her several times a day that we were supposed to be driving on the RIGHT Andrea, and for goodness Travel snippet (1) from the 60s sake look OUT!!! We finally screeched to a halt by the shore of beautiful Lake After several false starts (see earlier Bled, where my driver toasted me (for letters) I finally ended up with something the last time) in yet another big bottle of that looked like a career.. I bumped into cheap vodka and slurringly wished me an old friend at Oxford Circus, who was well - at least I think that's what she said just going to have lunch with a friend of - as she weaved and hiccuped her way hers, and she asked me to join them. s-l-o-w-l-y though the glass doors of her The friend had just been sacked as a designated hotel and I boarded a rickety prospective holiday rep in sun-kissed local bus for the last leg of my journey to Yugoslavia (I never found out what led to the coast. The large hen being carried the sacking). They suggested I apply for by the old lady in black in the adjacent the post, and I thought, well, why not? I seat stared at me disapprovingly all the was at a post-Herods loose end, and I way and made occasional quiet clucking trotted along to Yugotours in Regent noises.. made me feel most Street and presented myself. uncomfortable.

An interview was arranged with The first week in the resort of Crikvenica bewildering speed, with a seriously (pronounced Srikvenitsa) was notable miserable Yugoslav called Mr Shushnik for exploring its horrible hotels and and his fat sleepy-eyed colleague Mr cafes, hiding from angry tourists under Pisk.. (we had to be very careful how we an umbrella on the pathetic little beach used his name in sentences.. especially with its razor-sharp stones, and trying to those like 'Mr Pisk calling'.) Mr Shushnik help one hatchet-faced school teacher behaved as if a favourite granny, or who complained about EVERYTHING - possibly child or chihuahua, had just mattress seemingly stuffed with tin cans died, and when he took out some tablets (disgraceful!), room tiny and smelly, view I thought the end was nigh. But no, he'd non-existent (unless the sight of the obviously decided to linger on a little head waiter putting on his underwear in longer... he asked me very sadly if I the room across the courtyard was a could speak Serbo Croat. 'No'. turn-on), light-fingered chambermaid German? 'No.' French? 'No'. Any other ('two pairs of NEW panties have gone languages? 'No'. Any experience in the missing, and they can't have WALKED travel business? 'No'. out can they young man? Hmm?') no hot water, meals appalling (correct), The interview abruptly terminated and rude staff etc. I tried to fix most of these one week later I was offered the job. 'issues', I do love that word.. but she Two days after that I was heading for was not to be placated. On her last sun-kissed etc etc, whizzing across night she thrust her big sunburnt nose Europe in a tiny seatbelt-less open- into my face and hissed the immortal topped car driven very FAST by another words.. 'This will go further I promise rep with a major DRINK problem.. I had you! My sister-in-law is on Bournemouth 8 Town Council!' (Naturally I gasped in Observed at the Go-Kart Race amazed horror at this fearful threat and begged for forgiveness.) Actually I think I A lovely afternoon at the go-kart race was said.. 'Madam, you must do whatever sadly marred by the thoughtlessness of a your conscience dictates' and she asked few. if I was trying to be funny. I was walking past the church and was To be continued (possibly).. disturbed to see two groups of primary school-aged children (about twelve children Peter McLuckie in all) running and screaming in the churchyard. Not only were they making a A message from the Medical noise, they were running over the graves and one was climbing on a headstone. Practice Safety apart, surely we should be teaching our youngsters respect and consideration Dear Patient for others? The children were unsupervised but at the entrance to the churchyard, next In recent months there has been an to the BBQ, were a group of people increase in verbal abuse towards our chatting. I can only assume, rightly or Reception Team. This is causing a great wrongly, as they had no children with them, deal of angst and stress amongst our that at least some of these children were in Team, who always strive to do their best their care. for our patients. A day later and I am still feeling angry at It is recognised that patients can and do what I saw, and this comes from a life-long get frustrated when they feel they are not atheist. afforded an appointment within a time frame they would consider acceptable; Jo Percival unfortunately we only have a finite number of appointments available each day. Cafe Church Abuse towards our staff is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. If you wish to make a complaint about the service offered, please contact the Practice

Manager with details of your concerns. Help us to help you! If you do book an appointment, please attend or afford us Please note there will be NO Cafe the courtesy of cancelling if you no longer need to be seen. Church on Saturday 6th June. The next one will be held on 4th July East Harling & Kenninghall Medical

Practice

9 A connection with the Battle of Waterloo by John Broughton

The Battle of Waterloo was fought two hundred years ago this month on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the of the Netherlands . A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher.

So what has this to do with Kenninghall and the local area? If you look at the Kenninghall village sign the bottom coat of arms is of the Earl of th Albermarle. Augustus Frederick Keppel, 5 Earl of Albermarle, and his brother George th Keppel, 6 Earl of Albemarle, both fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Both boys grew up at Quidenham Hall and also at Elveden Hall.

Augustus Frederick Keppel, (2 June 1794 – 15 March 1851), styled Viscount Bury from 1804 until 1849, was an English nobleman. He was commissioned an ensign in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards on 7 April 1811. He was promoted to Lieutenant and Captain on 12 January 1814, and in 1815 he was appointed aide-de-camp to William, Prince of Orange. On 4 May 1816, Augustus married Frances Steer, but the couple had no children. He sat as Member of Parliament for Arundel from 1820 to 1826, and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of on 13 March 1845. He succeeded his father as Earl of Albermarle in October 1849, but he was subsequently adjudged to have been insane since July 1849. Accordingly, he never sat in the House of Lords. He died aged 56, in Chelsea in 1851, and was buried in Quidenham.

George Thomas Keppel was born 13 June 1799, and educated at Westminster School. In 1815, George, not being a successful academic, joined the army as th an ensign with the 14 Regiment of Foot. He became a successful soldier and th politician. In 1820 he was promoted lieutenant with the 20 Regiment of Foot,

10 Captain to the 62nd Regiment of Foot in 1825 and Major and Lieutenant-colonel in 1841. He continued to rise to the rank of Colonel in 1854, to Major general in 1858 and finally General in 1874, whereupon he left the Army to pursue a political career. George Keppel represented East Norfolk in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1835 and then sat for Lymington between 1847 to 1849 before succeeding his brother in the Earldom. George married Susan Trotter, a st daughter of the 1 Baronet in Willesdon, in 1831 and they had four daughters and a son, William. George died in February 1891 aged 91 and his son William, a great-great-grandfather of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, succeeded in his titles. George was also buried in Quidenham. Following the social upheaval after the two world wars it became impracticable for the Albermarle family to keep Quidenham Hall and so it was put up for sale in 1948 and was bought by the Carmelites of Rushmere. Now back to the Battle of Waterloo. It was the Regiments of Foot that formed the famous 'Squares' (hollow box formations four ranks deep) and each side of the Square was about sixty feet long. When the Squares stood their ground they were deadly to cavalry, because the horses wouldn't charge into a hedge of bayonets. The Duke of Wellington ordered his artillery crews to take refuge within the squares as the French cavalry approached and to return to their guns and resume fire when the cavalry retreated. A British Foot Guards Officer, possibly George or Augustus Keppel, recorded his impressions of a French cavalry attack on his Square. “About 4pm the enemy's artillery in front of us suddenly ceased firing and we saw large masses of cavalry advance: not a man present who survived could have forgotten in after life the awful grandeur of that charge. You discovered at a distance what appeared to be an overwhelming, long moving line, which, ever advancing, glittered like a stormy wave of the sea when it catches the sunlight. On they came until they got near enough whilst the very earth seemed to vibrate beneath the thundering tramp of the mounted host. One might suppose that nothing could have resisted the shock of this terrible moving mass. They were the famous cuirassiers, almost all old soldiers, who had distinguished themselves on most of the battlefields of Europe. In almost an incredibly short period they were within 20 yards of us , shouting 'Vive l'Empereur!’. The word of command 'Prepare to receive Cavalry' had been given. Every man in the front row knelt and a wall bristling with steel held together by steady hands presented itself to the infuriated cuirassiers”.

(Editor’s note: My thanks to John for taking the time to research this piece. The Battle of Waterloo was one of those defining moments in history, and if anyone has a family tale of ancestors that fought there, and which could be included in a future newsletter, I would be happy to hear from them.) 11

by Lucy Whittle

Tree News In March the Lands Trust went on a outing to an Agro Forestry research farm which was very interesting. Roughly speaking, Agro Forestry is the growing of crops organically in alleys or quite narrow strips of land bordered by trees or shrubs, Hazel, Ash or even fruit trees. The idea being that the bugs and beasties that live on the trees add nutrients to the soil and eat any nasties. That is the theory. Martin Wakelyn, whose farm we went round, is also doing crop trials with wheat and barley; his background is scientific and this part of the tour was rather over the top of my head - all about crop breeding and Monsanto, who must hate him. He is working with the John Innes centre, Morley Research Station and others. All very interesting stuff, and I think we will be going again before harvest to see how the wheat and barley are getting on. We had a second outing (they are like buses, they all come at once) to John Rodger's 8.5 acre woodland in Rendham. This was very different, more low key, and we had a lovely evening walking round his wood. In the centre, after a short walk along a lovely path and through a sliding gate he led us into a circular clearing about 40yds across. We had all been talking, but as soon as we entered the ring we all fell silent. It is a beautiful place, a place of enclosure, a place of rest, a place where one could feel, if one was to stand still, really in tune with Nature. Mr. Rodgers then invited us to stand round the campfire site and hold hands and make a wish, which he said would come true. And do you know, it felt quite a normal and natural thing to do. He has planted a spruce tree at each point of the compass, with many quince trees around the edge. The whole enclosure was enchanting! He also showed us a layered hedge, which got us all thinking the same thing… we must have a go at laying a hedge along the ditch in Kenninghall Wood, the one leading up to the steps. So there's a job for the winter months. I will track down someone to show us how to do it. 12 Back to the present, as they say. The Midsummer Event is, as I am sure you all know, on Saturday 20th June. The procession from the Red Lion, led by the Morris Dancers, will set off at 6pm to the Wood, where the school children will be doing something on an Egyptian theme. This will be followed by guitar music and more Morris Dancing, and then the ceilidh band will start at about 7pm. Why not get up a party and come down to the Wood and dance the night away under the stars? No rain this year. Bar and BBQ and all the usual fun. Would anyone like to try their hand at making a wicker or hazel wheel? We had one a few years ago which was very popular, which was thrown on the fire with wishes written on pieces of paper. Give me a ring on 01953888117 if you would like to have a go at something you think might fit the bill. Next month’s work party will be on Thursday 11th June, meeting in the orchard at 9.30(ish) and finishing at 12.30(ish). Feel free to come and go as you please. Jobs to be done include finishing clearing the walnut avenue and exposing the lime trees in Hemp Meadow Wood - they are near the power lines opposite the hazel area - and also more removal of tree guards. Thank you to those who have helped recently, and I look forward to seeing more this month. We were a bit thin on the ground last time but, not to worry, there is still plenty to do and plenty of time to do it in. Kit Grey-Wilson has stepped down as our Chairman and been replaced by Nifty. Thank you, Kit, for being our chairman for the past 10 years; we are an unruly bunch and will miss your expertise and enthusiasm. It is a hard act to follow but thank you, Nifty, for taking on the mantle. He has asked me to pass on his email address - [email protected] - so anyone may contact him about Lands Trust matters if they so wish. See you on the 20th! PS: I have just been informed that some money has been found in the Wood by a walker. Please contact me if you lost some cash around the 14th May. If it is not claimed then it will go towards the Wood funds

Needles & Natter Do you sew, knit, crochet, (or would you like to learn), or just like a chat? Perhaps you have just retired or moved to Kenninghall? Why not come along and join our 'needles and natter' sessions. We meet on a Wednesday afternoon at 2pm, at different homes, so if you would like to know more, please ring for further information. Avril 01953 888483

13 Outings for the next few months include, Lowestoft, Taverham Country Shopping Centre, Aldeburgh and Thorpeness, Waveney Stardust boat trips, Southwold, Gt Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Fairhaven Water Fancy a Day Out with Gardens, Raveningham Country Fair, Borderhoppa? Stowmarket and several pub lunches.

At Borderhoppa we operate regular If you or someone you know would like to weekly outings for our members join us, please call us on 01379 854800. throughout the year. We operate a door Membership is £6/6 months or £10/12 to door service and it’s a great way to get months, outings are individually priced. If out and about, meet people or just visit you would like more information please somewhere different. visit our website www.borderhoppa.org.

So far this year our members have Once you become a member you can also enjoyed shopping trips to Stowmarket, use our door to door Dial-a-Ride service Beccles, The Range, and for appointments, shopping or just to visit Bungay. pub lunches at Half Moon, friends or family. Our buses are fully Rushall, The White Horse, Stoke Ash, accessible and can be used by anybody of The Black Horse, Thorndon and The any age. Jolly Farmers, Forncett St Peter.

Progressive Lunch - Sunday 5th July 2015 Calling all musicians singers, bands, solo artists …… all welcome!!

The music and cheese & biscuits will be at Marshams Barn, a short walk along Mill Lane from Woodwell Furlong, where puddings are being served. We plan to kick off the music at around 3.30 pm and continue until 7.00 pm. If you fancy playing please contact us as soon as possible.

Look forward to hearing from you all!

Christian and Jo Mountney, 01953 887923/07771 933149, [email protected]

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The Red Lion www.redlionkenninghall.co.uk Te l : 01953 887849 Mandy and the Red Lion Team offer you a warm welcome, good food, Free Customer real ales and friendly faces WIFI

Forthcoming Events Jam Session: Sunday 14th June, from 4pm Quiz Night with John: Thursday 18th June, at 9pm Open Mic Night: Tuesday 2nd June, from 7.30pm. All welcome to take a turn or just join in!! Fresh fish: Beer battered fish (with chips and peas) on Fridays.

Friday 29th May FELIX SIMPSON playing live from 9pm

Monday 1st June From 8pm, FIDDLESTICKS ladies clog morris dancing take on our KENNINGHALL MORRIS side!!

Keep in touch to see what else is happening at the Lion and join us for continuing fun and laughter!!

15 Bin Collections

June 4th (B); 11th (G); 18th (B) 25th (G)

Kenninghall Amblers Mobile Library

Come and get some exercise and fresh air! - join us on a walk on Thursday 18th June at Caistor St Edmund near Norwich. It will be around 3 miles, ending with a pub lunch as usual! Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a lead as it is a special wildlife walk. Stops We leave the Market Place at 9.45am (car 10.05am – 10.25am, Market sharing). If you would like any further Square information please ring Avril on 01953 10.30am – 10.50am, Church 888483 or Sylvie on 01953 888343 or Layby email jabroughton@ hotmail.co.uk. 11am – 11.20am, School Close

Dates Friday 5th June

16 The Kenninghall Noticeboard

St Mary’s Bell Ringers’ ces Practi Kenninghall Woods Work Party

June: 11th (see page 13) June: 3rd, 10th 17th, 24th

Kenninghall Morris Practice Kenninghall Lands Trust 7.30pm - 9pm Midsummer “Do”

June: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th June 20th: (see page 7)

Carpet Bowls Club Parish Council Meeting

We meet on Friday evenings from June: 2nd 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Always looking for new members to join. If you are interested please contact Gerald on 01379 687305

Kenninghall Gardening Club Plus Friends of St Mary’s June 25th: visit to Peter Beales Summer Fete Garden June (see page 6) 6th: (see front page)

17 Keep this date free for the KENNINGHALL PROGRESSIVE LUNCH – SUNDAY 5 JULY

Following a gap of two years, this popular event returns for its twenty ninth year, and will again feature a four course lunch, with music at the last course. Starters at Fletcher Cottage, courtesy of Bob Gee and Peter McLuckie: 12.00 to 1.30 Main course at Langstrath, courtesy of Steve and Jackie Mitchell: 12.30 to 2.30 Puddings at Woodwell Furlong, courtesy of Tony and Marianne Jackson: 1.30 to 3.30 Cheese and biscuits at Marshams Barn, (Park Common), courtesy of Jo and Christian Mountney 2.00 to 4.30

There will be licensed bars at Mains, and at Cheese and Biscuits. There will also be live music at Cheese and Biscuits from approximately 3.30pm to 7pm. This course will also feature Fun Games for Children during part of the afternoon. Note that there is only limited car parking at Marshams Barn.

Tickets will be available from: The Kenninghall Stores We are limiting ticket numbers to 350, so remember to buy your ticket in good time!

Ticket prices: Adults: £10.00 Child aged 3-16: £5.00 OAP: £8.00 Family (2 adults+ children under 16): £30.00 (The family ticket is only worth going for if you have more than 2 children aged 3-16).

All proceeds go to the Memorial Hall.

Making food and helping out at the Progressive Lunch The Progressive Lunch is very much a community effort - without lots of help on the day, and all the people who make and donate the quiches, salads and puddings, the Lunch could not exist. If you would like to help out by making food, and/or helping serve/wash up, but haven’t yet been asked, we would love to hear from you and get you involved. You don’t have to spend hours helping out, and it’s a really great way to meet new people. Please contact Anne Kay on 01953 888320.

18 Events at Redgrave and Lopham Fen, nr Bressingham, IP22 2HX June 2015

Regular events

Wildlife Watch Group Saturday 13 June, 10.30am - 12.30pm A club for 6 – 12yr olds, £2 Contact [email protected] or call 01379 688333

KENNINGHALL BOOKSHOP Dates for your diary:

WONDERFUL 6th June Summer Fete and SELECTION Flower Festival, titled “WW1 Song ALWAYS OPEN Titles”

20p paperbacks 4th July Cafe Church 50p hardbacks 5th September Yard/Garage Sale All in aid of Kenninghall School around Kenninghall and the Village Hall.

Rose Cottage, East Church Street Just follow the signs Friends of St Mary’s Church

19 Chairman’s report to the AGM on 7 May 2015

First, I must apologise for not being present at the AGM this year; my fault entirely, and an unfortunate clash of dates, so the burden of presenting this report falls to the Vice-chairman Peter Kay. In many ways this has been rather an uneventful year as far as the evolution of the woods is concerned. It is impossible to consider the woods as separate entities, as members of the Trust and volunteers from the village manage them both in the same manner, although technically speaking the Millennium Wood comes under the jurisdiction of the Parish Council and not Kenninghall Lands Trust. Maintenance jobs have included a widening of some of the pathways and the removal of some brambles and sallow (willow), removing the lower branches on the Sweet Chestnut to establish “standard” trees, and the clearing of excess growth from around the line of walnuts in Hemp Meadow Wood. A proper rotation for the coppicing of Hazel has now been set up to allow a succession of coppicing on a five-year rotation. A regular work party, meeting monthly, has been established and this should help maintain the woods in good order, although there is always the danger they could become over sanitised. A big thank you must go to the members of the Trust and volunteers from the village for helping in this maintenance. It is clear looking round the woods how well-established many of the trees have become. Birches and Black Poplars have grown extremely vigourously and some are now well in excess of 10m tall. Many of the oaks, which are slow to establish, are now growing into fine young trees and will make their presence ever more known in the coming years. The meadows are an established feature of the woods, particularly Hemp Meadow Wood, and are much appreciated by all those who walk around the area. They greatly increase the biodiversity of the whole area and are of great benefit to the parish, attracting insects and birds alike. Bee orchides continue to thrive in several areas, especially along the

20 beck, although numbers and locations are unpredictable from year to year. As an aside, there is a fine colony (more than 80 were counted in 2014) of Pyramidal orchids on the site targeted for development, the village allotments. All orchids are protected by law in , so the presence of these orchids must be considered by both the Parish Council and the planning authorities. If the development cannot be prevented then I propose that time be given to move these plants onto a suitable site in Hemp Meadow Wood. As far as I am aware these are the only Pyramidal orchids in the Parish and they are scarce everywhere else in Norfolk, primarily due to the destruction of the old meadows. Unfortunately the Nightingale that was present in the woods for two years has not returned for the past two years and the number of Turtle Doves (6-7 pairs in the parish three years ago!) has diminished. Whether this is a permanent or only temporary decline is hard to say. The dove is a rare and protected bird in Britain but fares badly in France on its annual migration, where countless thousands are shamelessly shot (for sport!!). Although the Trust welcomes everyone onto its land, dog walkers need to be mindful that the land is not a park. While most are extremely respectful, others allow their dogs to run everywhere undisciplined, which is a great disturbance to wildlife, especially during the bird nesting season, whilst also being alarming to non-dog owners. I was not present at the Midsummer event in 2014, due to a prior engagement, but I have received nothing but good feedback from many who attended. This event has become a highlight in the village calendar, and those involved should feel proud as to what has been achieved. Another memorable outing recently was to visit the Wakelyns Agroforestry farm at Fressingfield. Despite the fact that it was a cold and blowy day all those who attended found it to be a fascinating and illuminating experience. We were well entertained and informed by the owner, Dr Martin Wolfe. This year we must pay huge thanks to two stalwarts of the Lands Trust who will be leaving the village in the near future. Norman and Ann Groves have been great supporters of the Trust, attending all the events, working on committee, helping record the minutes and keeping the website up to date. Many thanks to them and all the best for the future; you will be missed.

21 The Trust is keen to accept donations and legacies. We especially welcome donations towards benches, bird or bat boxes, or plants to enhance the woods and meadows eg. cowslips, wild primroses (not the garden centre ones!), English bluebells (not Spanish!), etc. Unfortunately the Trust is not in a position to allow green burials on its land and has a no-plaque policy for benches and so on, although the scattering of ashes is welcomed. There is a log book in which memorial messages can be recorded. The renovated car parking area along Heath Road has proved a great success and can accommodate up to 5 cars, if thoughtfully parked.

It remains for me to thank the trustees and committee for backing me as chairman over the past years. It has been fun and, even though I have forgotten the occasional meeting, I hope not too frustrating for all those concerned. Although I am now stepping down as chairman I will continue to serve as a Trustee, and look forward to the future programme set by the incoming chairman. The Lands Trust has been a significant asset to Kenninghall and I am sure will continue to flourish for many years to come. Trees are hugely important in the British landscape, and the planting of trees and woodland a clear benefit to succeeding generations, not only for the enjoyment they bring but for the biodiversity they provide. We should all be very proud of what the Trust has achieved in a relatively short time.

Christopher Grey-Wilson, Retiring Chairman, Kenninghall Lands Trust

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22 Some Progress

It might be a little way off looking anything like the Artist’s Impression, but I am indebted to Steve Gordon for letting me have some photographs, one of which is shown to the left, of steel being delivered for the new Village Hall.

After such a long wait I suspect that all of us will be happy to see ongoing activity on the site, and I hope it won’t be too long before photographs show the definite signs of a building taking shape.

Kenninghall at Needham Market and reached Carpet the semi-finals. Bowls Club The same four players helped the club in the two-leg final of the S.N.C.B.F. knockout cup 5-a-side Four members of the club, comprising against Occold. The overall score Vanda, Rosemary, Phyllis and Colin, took was 8-8 but Kenninghall were the part in the English Carpet Bowls rinks winners on shots. 23 200 CLUB MAY DRAW

The May draw of the 200 Club took place during the Kenninghall Morris Practice. The winners are as follows:

1st £20 Velma Wood (67) 2nd £15 P Whittle (149) 3rd £10 Jeremy Walker (239)

Congratulations to all the winners!

Dogs on the Playing Field A recent incident was reported to me when a small child was knocked over by a large dog, which was off its lead and whose owner was unable to control it. I feel that I need to remind people that the Playing Field is an area where children play and any dog should be kept fully under control (ie. on a lead) and any faeces cleared up and placed in the bin provided by the Car Park entrance, or other suitable bin. Dogs are allowed onto the field for the convenience of people whose children are playing there, and as a short cut between School Close and Lopham Road, but it is not meant for general dog exercising. Many thanks for your support in keeping the area safe.

Peter Osborne (Chairman, Playing Field Committee)

24 LIGHT POLLUTION AND STREET LIGHTING

th A conference at the University of on Wednesday 10 June, 9.30-3pm, will look at the topical issue of light pollution and street lighting in Norfolk. A range of speakers will examine how architects, planning professionals and the public can make sensitive decisions about street lighting and security lighting to protect our views of the stars. The conference is being organised by CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) and bookings start at £15 for the day including lunch, refreshments and parking. All are welcome.

CPRE also recently published results of an extensive survey of parish council views on street lighting and light pollution in the countryside, as featured in the EDP. The survey revealed that nearly two-thirds of councils are concerned about light pollution in their area, with the most common causes of light pollution being from residential security lighting, road lighting, floodlighting of churches and sports facilities, and excessive lighting from industry, farms, schools and garages. The survey also looked at street lighting trends in Norfolk.

To find out more about the survey results and the Conference, visit www.cprenorfolk.org.uk/light-pollution

Garboldisham Village Hall Film Nights

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