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ELEVEN SAYS ISSUE 271 11 THE NEWSPAPER OF THE GROUP OF CHURCHES COVERING 11 PARISHES *The power of the written word* “For the word of God is alive and active, sharper There is a lovely story, of a little girl busily drawing. Her than any 2 edged sword ” teacher asked her what she was so busy drawing. “It‟s a picture of God”, she answers. The teacher looks surprised, Have you ever and says, “But we don‟t know what God looks like!”. “They really looked at will when I‟ve finished”, the little girl replies! one of the bank notes in your Like “comfort food” and “comfort books” I have “comfort purse or wallet? Bible verses”. This one from Hebrews, is one I turn to Since March again and again, recalling all those amazing Christians in 1960, when the history, and those I‟ve been fortunate enough to have met Queen‟s portrait, in my life. I hope the words help you too, to understand was first put on their sacrifices, and the ultimate sacrifice that Christ the new green £1: made for each one of us. note, there has Hebrews chapter 12 : 1-3: Therefore, since we are always been a picture of the reigning monarch on the front. surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also But what about the back? It‟s changed roughly every 10 lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, years. For example, on the reverse of our current £10: and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before note there is a portrait of Jane Austen, with this quote from us. We look to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our her: “I declare after all, there is no enjoyment like reading.” faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him, How true that quote is. Many of us belong to Book Clubs, a endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken great way to be introduced to new authors and stories. I his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider have always been surrounded by books, even in this, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.

Secondary School, our Form Teacher, Miss Robinson, Revd Mandy Ansell would read to us at the end of the school day, eg. “Wind in the Willows” “Little Women” and “Charlotte‟s Web”.

Like “comfort foods” when I‟m physically sick, perhaps like you? I have “comfort books” that I reach for: James Herriot, Joanna Trollope and Jane Austen all work for me. Brilliant Christian books reached for as “spiritual comfort books” include any poetry by Pat Marsh, “The Gospel of Falling Down” by Mark Townsend, and either Richard Rohr‟s “Radical Grace” or Henry Nouwen‟s “With Open Hands”.

Now, the bank note is a necessity for our daily lives but it also serves other purposes. It reminds us of our monarch, but also of past authors‟ words and ideas that have stood the test of time and affect our thinking even today.

Those Christian books and the Bible are a necessity for my daily spiritual comfort. That doesn‟t mean cosy like a warm blanket, but enriching me, with the power of God‟s word, that challenges me in my everyday life.

The word logo comes (I believe) from the word “Logos” which interprets as the “Word of God” as found in John‟s Gospel chapter 1, which many of us, who attend Christmas services will be familiar with, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.

But unlike the banknote, God doesn‟t need His picture on the front of The Bible. His message, His Logos, is powerful, written through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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2 'Holy Week in the Thurton Benefice. The Wind Blown Leaf

On Palm Sunday, the Thurton I saw a leaf dancing in Benefice service was preceded the breeze. Then a by a walk through the village thought came that I accompanied by Chloe the should read page 367 in donkey. my Bible. There my eye lighted on: A good number turned out, including a number of children „Will you torment a wind- from the school who had learned blown Leaf?‟ Job 25.13. about the events of Palm Sunday in a recent assembly with Revd Seemingly asleep upon Chris. the lawn A leaf lay motionless, its face forlorn. During Holy Week, well attended services were held each day, Adventurously then it prayed to fly, culminating on Good Friday with Intoxicated by the breeze to try another walk, this time from St Ascending by the thermals to the sky, Andrew's to Floating fearlessly, not asking why St Mary's Ashby, with stops at The wind would bring such joy as it was born Whirling, wafting, from its prison torn. Likewise, as leaves, we seek those heavenly things each of the churches of the To humble hearts the Holy Spirit brings. benefice where prayers and When cares astound, the strangely peaceful feeling; acts of devotion were When aches abound, the hand that brings His healing. offered. But we are grounded till we know we‟ve sinned,

It‟s then we can be saved, blown by His wind! Thank you to everyone who attended, organised and lead John Wright the services and events during the approach to the Wednesday Fellowship celebration of Easter.' Wednesday Fellowship is a meeting for ladies and men held at Revd Chris Ellis and Yelverton Village Hall from 2 - 3.30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. It is open to anyone in the Bramerton Group (or beyond!). There is a variety of interesting speakers, News and Progress fellowship, tea and cake.

B4RN - BARN if you say it - used to mean Transport can be arranged within the Bramerton Group. For more Broadband for Rural . It‟s now Broadband information contact Jo Threadgold 492657 or Pat Barter 493570 for East Anglia. This is the community not-for- profit enterprise that‟s bringing the worlds fastest rural broadband to June 13th - The Revd Canon Pat Atkinson speaking and updating the a home near yours. One day, possibly, to your very own. work of the Vidiyal Trust.

July 11th - Annual Picnic How fast? 1000 megabits per second, that‟s how fast. Hyperfast. That is more than 600 times faster than I get at on a good day. It‟s over 40 times faster than the UK average of 24 Mbps. That‟s a lot Gentlemen, you are cordially invited to a faster than anyone in Norfolk will ever get through a BT Superfast Mid-Day Mardle package, however close you are to the Green Box. An opportunity for men to quench their thirst for good company, conversation and, perhaps, to take a glass of something. New B4RN is getting closer. Groups of B4RN volunteers are sprouting all members are always given a warm welcome. over East Anglia, intent on doing for themselves what Government and commercial providers are not going to do - which is to make an optical fibre link available to each house in our community. B4RN is a social enterprise, not a commercial one. It‟s been shown to build communities, and we hope you want to be part of it. The Ferry House, anytime between 12 and 2pm (Normally 1st Wednesday of each month) B4RN is making progress. Community Centre‟s link to a major Wednesdays June 6th, July 4th, August 1st fibre from London went „live‟ in March. Volunteers and properly paid professional mechanical digger drivers have „blown‟ a fibre under- Any questions, please contact David Fairbourn on 01508 538437, country for 2 kilometres in two days. Blown? Like spaghetti through a or email [email protected] pea-shooter? Not quite. A Gardener‟s Reflection High speed air keeps the glass fibre away from the inside of the tube so it slips through easily. And, by the time you read this, the first First look at the weeds: residential properties in Billingford, Thelveton and Shimpling should Weed out gossip, weed out laziness, already be connected. Weed out indifference, and weed out pride.

Plant five rows of peas: Do we need fast broadband? If not now, you will. More on this and Patience, peace, politeness, promptness and prayer. „Nielsen‟s Law‟ another time. Meanwhile B4RN would like you to Then plant five rows of lettuce: register an interest - not committing yourself, not spending anything - by going online and signing up. Let us be faithful, let us be loving, Let us be useful, let us be truthful,

And let us be grateful. The web address is:http://b4rn-eastanglia.org.uk and look under B4RN Service. Then we turn to the reliable turnips: Turn up on time, turn up with a smile, Let‟s hope you don‟t wait too long to get online! Turn up with a new idea, And turn up with a new determination

John Nicholson. Author Unknown 3 Bramerton Group Quiz Ladies’ organisations (It would be good to have all churches represented) Ashby & Thurton WI Rockland St Mary WI First Thursday each month at 7.30pm Second Tuesday each month at 7.30pm Friday 8th June Alpington, Bergh Apton & Yelverton TWIG Surlingham WI First Wednesday each month at 7.30pm First Thursday each month at 7.30pm 19:00 for 19:30 start

Alpington, Bergh Apton & Yelverton TWIG Alpington and Yelverton Village Hall. The Crab Supper at Bergh Apton Village Hall in April was a great success. £5 a head to include light supper. JUNE 6th - Stone Masonry in Norwich - Colin Howey Tables of four to six people.

JULY 4th - British Sign Language Bring your own ‘tipples and nibbles.’ August 1st - Garden Meeting By kind invitation of Jill Herring (member) Please contact Pat Barter 493570 September 5th - Mini Cakes - Demonstration to book your tables. Team Work by Carolyn Munday Rockland St Mary & District WI Health Goal Volunteers required Coming up in the next few months we have lots of varied speakers and activities for our members and guests as usual. We are looking for compassionate and friendly people to join us as Health Goal Volunteers for 12th June – Mellissa Drake telling us about “A Box of Delights”. Quite the Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS what she has in her box I do not know but I can guarantee it will be Trust in South of Norfolk. This exciting new role entertaining. involves supporting patients to achieve a particular goal that will improve their health and We have our regular Craft sessions, Scrabble afternoons, visits to other wellbeing; for example, joining a group to pursue local WIs and outings, so lots to do. a hobby and to make new friends.

We meet in the Margaret Mack Room on the second Tuesday each Volunteers will visit the client weekly for around 2-3 hours per week, for month at 7.30pm. Come and try any of our meetings where you are a period of 2-8 weeks, depending on the goal the individual would like assured of a warm and friendly welcome. Contact Daphne Howlett to achieve. All volunteers will receive full training, including the 01508 538553 for further information. opportunity to attend a 2 day course in Health Coaching, and ongoing Thurton, Ashby and District WI support. This is a great opportunity to make a real difference to your local community. On 5th April Jackie and Sarah from Marsh Pig Charcuterie gave an interesting and amusing insight into their business, from Jackie‟s For more information about becoming a Health Goal volunteer, please background as a chef, to learning about charcuterie, being let down by contact Pavlina Parashkevova, Volunteer Co-Ordinator (South) on suppliers, to the busy and successful business they have now. 01603 272336 or email [email protected] Members and guests were given the opportunity to buy products and also try some of the best sellers. The delicious samples were served Sunday cafe and riverside walk at with home made bread, followed by cakes and tea. A very enjoyable Surlingham Church evening was had by members, visiting W.I. members and guests

ranging from 10 years old to 80 something! Everyone is invited to discover the scenic riverside walk starting from

Surlingham Church (NR14 7FD) and enjoy home made cakes and At the May meeting members were delighted to learn that the ten pin quality tea and coffee in the surroundings of this pretty round-towered bowling team were through to the semi finals! Members then discussed church on the first Sunday afternoons of June, July and August the 2018 WI resolution ahead of the Annual Meeting in June. The 2 - 4.30pm. (June 3rd, July 1st and August 5th.) proposal was to work to reduce the stigma around mental health by

learning more about the issue and discussing it openly in local Written walk instructions including a quiz for families are available at communities. The resolution was approved unanimously. the church. Surlinqham is just 8 minutes drive from the A146. All cafe

proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the church. For updates see Invitation for all Surlingham.org Thurton, Ashby and District WI will be hosting an Afternoon Tea at Thurton Village Hall at 2pm on the 20th June. Entertainment, with a WW1 theme, will be provided by the musical trio "3's Company" All are welcome, £4 a head. Loddon Flower Club

5th June - Workshop

10th July - Flowers with Flair by Gill McGregor OPEN MEETING FOR EVERYONE at Hobart High School, Loddon. Doors open 6.30pm, demonstration starts 7.15. Members £6. Visitors £12. Price includes a glass of wine/soft drink and sweet/savory nibbles. Raffle, Tombola, Accessories Table, Locally handmade gifts and cards on sale.

7th August - AGM at Church Centre, 7.15

4th September - Flights of Fancy by Mellissa Sheldrake

Flower Club events 1st Tuesday of every month. 7pm for 7.15pm start at Hobart High School, Kitten‟s Lane, Loddon, NR14 6JU. Visitors £6. Everyone is welcome.

4 Surlingham wedding

Peter ANSELL, of Rockland St Mary, married From the Registers Claire HOXLEY on 17th March. BAPTISMS 25/01/18 Bella Ettolie BURGESS Bergh Apton They were married by 31/03/18 Finley James Thomas BUGG Yelverton Revd John Shaw in St 01/04/18 Edward (Teddy) Stuart Charles ROGER Framingham Pigot 15/04/18 Lacey Jane MILLER Ashby St Mary Mary‟s Church, 22/04/18 Theodore Stanley David HOPKINS Framingham Pigot Surlingham. 22/04/18 Frankie John DURRANT Framingham Pigot The service was followed THANKSGIVING by a reception at The 22/04/18 Felicity Lily HOFMANN Surlingham Assembly Rooms, MARRIAGES Norwich. 17/03/18 Peter ANSELL and Claire HOXLEY Surlingham It was a very special and FUNERALS , BURIALS, CREMATIONS, INTERMENT OF ASHES happy day. 06/03/18 Joan HIPPERSON (92) Bramerton 09/03/18 Margaret Anne WIDDOWSON (78) Framingham Pigot 14/03/18 Brenda Patricia WARREN (91) Bergh Apton Photo by Karen Fuller. 09/04/18 David Neil KINNEY (72) Surlingham 19/04/18 Raymond Henry BANGER (92) Bramerton 05/04/18 Beryl Violet DUFFIELD (87) Framingham Pigot (Interment of ashes) 08/04/18 Edith MOON Rockland St Mary (Interment of ashes) 12/04/18 Eric John NOCKOLDS (89) Thurton Holy Communion at the Catholic Church of 20/04/18 Thomas Albert JERMY (80) Bergh Apton 25/04/18 Reginald Charles INGRAM (92) Hellington Our Lady of the Annunciation, 03/05/18 Derek Arthur de BELIN (92) Yelverton On Sunday 22nd April, our son Obituaries James Raphael Collins, together with eight other children, Joan HIPPERSON, who passed away on 6th March 2018 aged 92, celebrated the sacrament of First had lived in Bramerton for 60 years. Joan will be sadly missed by her Holy Communion at the Catholic family which includes 14 grand children and 14 great grandchildren. Church of Our Lady of the

Annunciation in Poringland. Raymond Henry BANGER, 02/01/1926 - 16/03/2018.

Ray (as he was known) passed away on 16th March 2018 aged 92. He It was a lovely sunny day filled had lived in Bramerton for 44 years and will be greatly missed by us all. with joy and blessings He was a huge fan of Eleven Says! He always read it from cover to accompanied with lots of families cover, not missing anything out! and members of the community. Ray and his wife Joan moved into Highlands in 1974. They both loved The mass by Father Padraig was living in the village, made lots of friends and very soon became a very memorable event to involved with many aspects of village life, including the Bowls Club and treasure in our hearts. the Bramrocks drama group. They also arranged many social events over the years. Jenny Ertika Collins and Andrew James Collins, Ray was one of the pioneers of Bramerton village hall, helping to plan Surlingham and build it, making it a very popular meeting place for villagers where many very well attended popular social gatherings have been held over the years. He was also a member, treasurer and secretary of the Apologies . . . Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle from 1970 until very recently. Although Joan was the artist Ray became very involved and enjoyed running it. I'm sorry that the look of the last printed edition of Eleven Says Ray received two medals for bravery during WWII. He was 17 years was way below the usual high standards (in my opinion anyway! old when he volunteered to join the Royal Navy, where he trained as a Although it could just be me being hyper-critical .... ). wireless operator. He served on the frigate HMS Conn I had major problems with my computer and had to produce the which patrolled in Arctic whole newspaper in 'safe mode' which, as those techy people out waters frequently there will probably know, is not an ideal situation to work in, least of accompanying and all for creating any publications! defending the convoys in the hazardous role of U-boat It was quite time consuming as I had limited resources to enable hunter and destroyer me to work properly, and it also created a number of problems for the proof readers as well as for the printers. I would like to thank He received an Arctic Star medal, awarded to honour them all for their time and patience. the bravery and sacrifice of Luckily I was able to get the paper finished to meet deadlines the seventy thousand Arctic (phew!) and both Interprint and I did our very best to get the paper Convoy heroes. He also received a Ushakov Medal out on time. Bearing all this in mind, hopefully you enjoyed reading awarded in appreciation of it and were not too disappointed with the outcome. the contribution made by all the sailors involved in the Angie Yeomans Murmansk Run bringing help and relief to Russia during PS My computer has been given a new 'lease of life' and is back those dark days. up and running better than ever! I'd also like to thank the Bramerton Group and Eleven Says Editorial Board for presenting Angie Yeomans me with a laptop as a backup. Photos: John Shaw 5 Norfolk Punt PRAWN. 100 years old I really had no idea what I was doing! I did know, however, that if I was going to stand any chance of making a proper

job of the restoration, I would have to engage the services of 100 years old, a survivor, a fine craft and a blast to sail! ‘proper’ craftsmen. I stripped her back to bare wood and then asked Paul Bown, an exceptional craftsman boatbuilder, to carry out the necessary repairs and improvements. Collars of Dorchester on Thames supplied the mast and Mike McNamara of Catfield made the sails. Her bamboo gaff and boom are original and very light. I added modern ‘conveniences’ such as buoyancy bags and bailers and after many long days and late nights of painstaking work she was relaunched in July 2008. At only just over 4ft (1.25m) wide and with a freeboard of only 5ins (12.5cm), she can be quite a lively boat to sail and the occasional capsize is not unknown!

Prawn is however, not a museum piece. She is regularly raced at the Norfolk Punt Club on Barton Broad, and has twice taken part in, and completed, the gruelling 3 Rivers Race and in the process she has raised over £5000.00 for Cancer Research. She is much loved and a true classic of the Norfolk Broads.

William Glover MCIAT Built in 1918 by Walter Woods (snr) of Potter Heigham for ‘quanting, rowing and sailing’ and now the only original gunter/gaff rigged punt still sailing.

Gun punts and sailing punts in Norfolk are intertwined by history. Wildfowling for the table, and later for sport, proliferated during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Gun punts were either shoved (quanted) or paddled around the broads and rivers. Propulsion by quant and oar is all very well for close quarters stalking but punting across open water is back breaking work. Hoisting a sail to lessen the labour when sailing downwind, wildfowlers soon discovered that the slim, shallow draft, double-ender sailed like a phantom.

With the development of boating and sailing for pleasure, the progression towards a punt with a centreboard, rudder and a sail rig to suit was inevitable. One such craft was Shrimp, built in 1916 for ‘quanting’, also by Walter Woods (snr) and only 17ft long. She was probably the first Norfolk Punt after the Great War to be equipped for racing.

Prawn followed on soon after. 19ft 9ins (a bit under 6m) long and originally rigged with a balanced lug sail and jib, she was surprisingly quick. Records by her first owner, Harold A Morris, a founding member and the first commodore of the Norfolk Punt Club, indicate that, out of 127 race starts over a period between 1924 and 1933, she won 55 races. Her best years being 1927 and 1928 when she won 25 out of 35 races.

The sail number, 19, came off Harold’s Restricted Norfolk 14ft dinghy when it was allocated a new number by the RYA and is not related to the chronological order of punt builds. At some point in the early ’30’s, the lug sail was changed in favour of a gunter/gaff rig. NGS Open Gardens at 6 and 8, Lower Road, Rockland St Mary, NR14 7HS As Harold’s health declined she was sailed in 1932 and ’33 by his son, and later to be Olympic gold medalist, Stewart Morris. 11am - 5pm, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July. Very little is recorded after Harold died in 1935. She is known to have only 3 subsequent owners between 1936 and 2007 The gardens are open together under the National Garden Scheme for when I became her custodian. the first time. Entry is by a £5 joint ticket. There is a wide variety of planting in the two gardens, which enjoy lovely views of the wider area. Later punts were given the more modern Bermuda rigs and Prawn, still sporting her gunter/gaff rig, was eventually Entry money is donated by the National Garden scheme to a variety of outclassed. When I first saw her in 2007, stowed away in a charities including Norfolk causes, proceeds from refreshments will be barn, she looked in a very sorry state, dirty, covered in leaves split between a Norwich food bank and the Hellington and Rockland St and various ‘creature’ droppings with a completely rotten Mary Community Reserve. foredeck, a moth eaten main sail and no mast or jib. However, the remainder of the woodwork was surprisingly Teas will be served at number 6 in the studio, where there will be an sound. She was exchanged, as restoration project, for a case exhibition of art work. A plant stall will be available in number 8. of Claret. The nearest parking is at the Staithe.

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Alpington & Yelverton Bramerton Yelverton with Alpington Litter picked - thank you! „ Heart of the Community‟ Village Festival th th A huge "thank you" to everyone who helped on the village Easter Big June 29 – 30 Litter Pick in Bramerton on Saturday 31st March. 29th June at The Wheel of Fortune An evening of music with Mark Anthony Over 20 people took part and guaranteed to get you dancing together collected a staggering 27 bags of rubbish, two old tyres and 30th June at the village hall 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 pm some scrap metal, all of which has been taken away by A Viking Encampment by Jörmungandre Austr: Council. This was a tremendous Encampment combat arena, have-a-go archery result.

Picnic area near the play area – Very many thanks to Roger Smith and Katherine Toomey for organising bring your own picnic and relax in the sun this on behalf of Bramerton Parish Council.

Steam car and vintage cars Keith Wheeldon

St. Mary‟s Church, 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Teas and Tours – delicious cream teas and tours round the church The PCC would like to thank everybody who decorated the church for Crafty Pony Bar Easter, it looked stunning with all the lovely flowers. Thanks also to Pimms, Prosecco etc everybody who attended the service taken by Revd Mandy Ansell, and thank you to Ursula for playing the organ. „Tipples and Treats‟ Tombola Future events: Sunday 24th June - Cream Teas and Bring & Buy stall at Carleton St Peter Church from 2pm to 4pm. Bergh Apton Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July - „Book Titles‟ at Carleton St Bergh Apton & District Branch of the Peter Church. Flowers by Friends of the Church, from 10.30am to 5pm Children‟s Society each day. Light refreshments available. Also Tombola and Bring & Buy.

The recent box collection raised a total of £836.93. Thank you very Sunday 19th August - Cream Teas at Carleton St Peter Church. Also much to all those who contributed. Bring & Buy. From 2pm to 4pm.

Christine Ebbens

Bergh Apton Village Bergh Apton Hall is looking for a Sing, Sing, Sing, Group cleaner. THOSE WERE THE

This is a DAYS modern, (In aid of The Nook Appeal) recently re- furbished hall Saturday 9th June and easy to 7.30pm, Bergh Apton village hall clean. Tickets £10 Please contact (including entertainment & buffet, Hilary Ling on but bring your own drinks) 01508 480439 or email: For tickets please contact [email protected] Karen on 07583 968739

Bramerton Bramerton Society AGM

Friday 29th June at 7.30 pm Village Hall

On the agenda:

New membership and task force volunteers

Progress of Community Orchard on Mill Hill

Plans for refurbishment of apparatus in children's play area on the recreation ground

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Claxton Hellington News from the Village Hall Hellington Churchyard joins Churchyard Thank you to everyone in Claxton & Carleton St Peter who has returned their Village Hall Questionnaire. If you have not already done so, please Conservation Scheme return it as soon as possible as we are keen to look at the responses given by villagers to make sure the Village Hall is offering people what Hellington Churchyard has they want. Details of how to do this are on the questionnaire, but the now become part of the simplest ways are probably to give it to any committee member or bring Norfolk Wildlife Trust‟s it to the next Community Café. If you would like someone to call to pick Churchyard Conservation it up, please ring Rosie Gidlow on 01508 480173. Scheme. During last year, NWT carried out a wildflower We have great news! We had acoustic panels fitted in early May. We survey of the churchyard as a are sure they will greatly enhance the enjoyment of our events and will follow up on the survey done make coming to the Hall a much more comfortable experience for many in 2006. Earlier surveys were of you who may have found the acoustics a problem in the past. The carried out in 1987,1989 and acoustic panels are the first element of our ongoing improvement and 1992 so a lot is known of the refurbishment of the Hall and we are hoping for lots of support for our changes in the churchyard fundraising events to support these. flora. Our ever popular Quiz Night returns on Saturday 16th June. Please arrive from 7pm for a prompt start at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 and Thirty seven species were include a two course home-cooked meal (with a vegetarian option), with identified of which twelve are drinks available at the bar. Teams should be a maximum of 6 people, of particular interest. A but if you are less than six or on your own and would like to link up with management plan for the others to form a team of six, we will be happy to arrange this with you churchyard was agreed either before or on the night. To book a place for this very popular between NWT and the event, ring Julia Kaye on 01508 480527. Hellington Churchyard Working Group. This will ensure that the clearing of bramble, nettle, Our new 200 Club is underway with the first draw having been made at bracken, etc will be done at the right time of year to help those May‟s Community Café. The way it works is that numbers between 1 interesting species continue to grow and spread. and 200 are sold at £1 per number per month (so £12 if you join at the beginning of the year reducing by £1 per month for later joiners). Every The area is looking particularly good at the moment with masses of month one lucky number wins half the income (up to a maximum of bluebells in flower. Take a walk up there and enjoy it. £50) The balance goes towards much needed funds for the Village Hall. There are still plenty of numbers left to buy, so if you are interested or The next working party will be on Saturday/Sunday 21/22 July need more details contact Mike Balmer on 484162 or between 10 and 12, the week before the Benefice Service and picnic [email protected]. to be held at at Hellington Church. If you‟d like to join us in clearing Sunday September 16th sees the return of the 50/50 Auction. Details and cutting, then just come along or contact me for details. to follow, but do think about sorting out your unwanted items so they can be sold to raise money for both you and the Village Hall. Ailsa Nicholson O1508 480453 [email protected] The Community Café opens to all every second Tuesday of every month from 10.00 – 12.00. You can be assured of a warm welcome, delicious drinks, cakes and savouries and the opportunity to chat and find out about what is happening locally. Do come to next month‟s Café Kirby Bedon to find out what a difference the acoustic panels have made! The Mobile Library – A stop near you

Are you looking to try something Framingham Pigot new? Visiting from 9:30 to 9:40 at Stacey Bungalows, your local St Andrew's Church Framingham Pigot mobile library visits every Monday, 4 weekly.

'Summer Delights' With longer loan periods and no charges for overdue books, take A concert featuring the full advantage of the mobile library by reserving your books, for a 60p charge, online or on the library. Singers Snuggle up with a romance, or keep a light on with a thriller; there are plenty for you to choose from, Conductor - Jacob Swindells such as: large print, audio tapes, children‟s books, fiction and non- fiction. Accompanist - J 0 Richards Are you part of a book club? Join up at the mobile library and order Friday 29th June 2018, 7.30pm your books to be brought to a stop near you.

Tickets £10 each (includes refreshments) Bring along your library card or sign up on the mobile to be able to start Available from Patricia Roberts 01508 492571 or on the door your mobile reading journey.

Proceeds in aid of EACH's 'the nook' appeal Next visiting: 11th June and 9th July. For more information please and St Andrew's Church contact the mobile libraries on 01603 222267 or email [email protected] 9 Village News Rockland St Mary

Rockland St Mary with Hellington Parish Council Sunday 1st July, 2.30pm

Bus Shelter at The Oaks - Following the destruction of the bus shelter at The Oaks by the “Beast from the East” you will probably have At Rockland St Mary noticed the new shelter which has been installed by the Parish Council. Church

Green Lane Playing Field - The Parish Council will be receiving A presentation of £20,896 under what is known as a S106 following the approval of the planning permission of the 22 homes at Bee Orchid. This payment is to “Tales from be used for community and social infrastructure and not for ongoing Adrian Bell” running costs. The sum received by the Parish must be spent on Green Lane Playing Field in agreement with the Play and Amenity followed by refreshments.

Officer at South Norfolk. This is in addition to the Community Donations for Church Funds Infrastructure Levy Payment the Council will be receiving.

Dog Bins - Two additional dog bins will be sited at Hellington and a replacement one at School Lane leading to Star Lane because the Rockland St Mary Charity Fun Day. existing one had become rusty. Saturday 28th July at the staithe

Monica Armstrong, Parish Clerk Rockland St Mary.

Rockland St Mary & District Gardening Club Part of the Norfolk day celebrations, raising money for the Nook children‟s hospital appeal. Garden visits - With the summer approaching the Club‟s visits to some interesting gardens will commence. 10am until late.

Our first visit will take place on the 24th May to 16 Whitton Lane, Little Featuring talks by local reed cutter Wally Mason.

Plumstead NR13 5DL. Cost £3.50. Birds of prey. Nature walks. Canoe trips. Stalls and games.

th On the 28 June we drive to 167 Norwich Road, , NR18 Live music and a BBQ. 0SJ. Cost £5.00.

th Stall space still available £10 a stall, all donated to the Nook. On the 26 July our third visit will take us to , Elm House, NR15 1TH. Cost £5.00 Musicians still required to fill the day. Any band considered (unfortunately unable to pay as for charity For all our visits please meet PROMPTLY at 6.30 pm at Black Horse but any spare time greatly appreciated) Dyke Car Park. To register an interest for a stall/music please call School Fete 23rd June 2018 11 a.m. to 2 pm - The Club will Terry on 01508 538211 be having a stall selling plants at the school fete. Raffle/tombola prize donations also welcome.

Garden Show - The Annual show will take place on the 21st July Please drop off at Rockland new inn. between 10 am. and 4pm. Schedules for the various classes will be Anyone with any spare time on the day who could help run a stall or available from the 23rd June. cover breaks please also get in touch.

For further information on any of the above please do not hesitate to contact me on 01508 537026 email [email protected]

Monica Armstrong, Gardening Club Secretary Surlingham

Surlingham Broadnotes Present a Mid-Summer Concert Featuring soloist Laura Morgan

Saturday 14th July, 7 pm at Surlingham Church

Refreshments provided Donations to Church improvement funds

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Thurton Ashby & Thurton

Friends of Thurton Church Ashby & Thurton Playground Project

Sunday 8th July - Charity Garden Open Afternoon from 2pm - Update 5pm at Cherry Tree Cottage, 24 The Street, Thurton. Come along and We are thrilled to bring you some more exciting news from our enjoy homemade cakes, cream teas, at Ray, Lynton and Audrey‟s playground project. We recently completed another few months of very home and see what has been going on in the garden. Free parking by successful fundraising and wish to thank the community for their kind permission of the George and Dragon Field at the Thurton continued support. George. There will also be plant and book stalls, etc. If you care to make a cake or help on the day, please let Lynton or Ray know on We hosted a fun filled Ceilidh night which packed the Thurton Village 480629. Hall with smiles, laughter and wonderful dancing. We want to thank everyone who came, as well as those involved for making this night Looking ahead to August we will be holding a Flower Festival at the such as huge success, with special thanks to the band, Zaramo, for church on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th. donating their time so generously to our cause. We raised an incredible £620.40 and then received further donations of £30 following the event On the Friday we have a Musical and Cheese and Wine Evening. taking our grand total to £650.40. Tickets are £10 from Karen Colderwood on 480600 or from Lynton on 480629. We are also pleased to announce that South Norfolk District Councillors ward fund have awarded our project £858. A huge thank On Saturday and Sunday, coffee, light lunches and afternoon tea will you to Jaan Larner and Colin Gould. be at Thurton Hall on Hall Road. Thurton Parish Council have kindly donated two benches in honour of If you would like to help with flower arranging, stewarding at the church John Capps and Richard Taylor. These benches will be made locally or helping with refreshments, please contact Karen or Lynton on the by Thurton Foundries. We can‟t wait to see them in our new park. above telephone numbers. The theme is “Nursery Rhymes” with a quiz We also want to thank the South Norfolk Police Cadets and all those to guess the title of the arrangements. If you would like to sponsor a amazing village volunteers for coming to help us clear, weed, and tidy flower arrangement, please le me know. the existing park area.

This small act has already This should be a lovely weekend full of flowers and fun so do come made the park look more along and be part of it! appealing and with over a

100 new bulbs planted, Lynton Johnson donated by Roys of Wroxham, we can‟t wait to Thurton Church Holiday Club see it all in bloom next year.

Monday 6th – Sunday 12th August 2018 at Ashby & Thurton Village Hall.

Join us for a week of fun, with Captain Yo-ho and Captain Heave-ho, looking for the treasure that a mysterious pirate castaway has left for them. Based on Scripture Union's “Landlubbers” holiday club material, the week will be full of games, crafts, drama, jokes, music, and Bible stories.

For 5 – 11 year olds (on 31/08/2018).

There are fifty places available allocated on a first come first served basis - so get your registration form in as soon as possible. Forms will be distributed through Thurton School or are available from Rosalind We are delighted to announce that Appreciating Classics will be 480440 or Sandra 480545. donating the proceeds of each of their Retro/Classic car meets held at the George & Dragon this year to our Playground Project. A huge We look forward to seeing you! thank you to both Steve Earl and Richard Beel for their generosity. Please help support these local events.

Bumper Tea Afternoon and plants If you live in Ashby or Thurton then you will probably have received a questionnaire about the playground through your letter box. If you have Wednesday 6th June not filled this out yet, we would be extremely grateful if you could do so. These questionnaires are important when applying for grant funding. Ashby and Thurton Village Hall, 2 - 4.30pm Every questionnaire sent back shows we have community support.

We are thrilled with all that has been achieved so far. We are so Angie and Tony's farewell fundraiser for Thurton Church grateful to all involved and all who have so kindly supported us. Please continue to stay up to date with our progress on Facebook. Our My Do come and join us for a very sociable afternoon. Donate Page is now live. If you wish to donate to the project then please visit: mydonate.bt.com/charities/ashbythurtonplaygroundproject. Any offers of cakes and plants will be gratefully received! We look forward to bringing you even more exciting news over the next few months. 01508 492221 Sorrel Kelly

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15 PLEASE NOTE: 29th July - 10.00 Group Service at Hellington Church. No Parking at Church. Lift Shuttle from Rockland Church CODE: HC = Holy Communion; E. Praise = Evening Praise; FC = Family Communion; FW = Family Worship; MP = Morning Prayer; EP = Evening Prayer; . PT = Parish Team; VM = Vestry Meeting. First Thursday of each month: Holy Communion at St Mary‟s, Yelverton,10.30am. NOT JULY Bible Readings Sunday by Sunday: June & July 2018 Date Old Testament Epistle Gospel 03/06/18 Deuteronomy 5.12-15 2 Corinthians 4.5-12 Mark 2.23 - 3.6 Trinity 1 10/06/18 1 Samuel 8.4-11[12-15]16-20; [11.14-15] 2 Corinthians 4.13 - 5.1 Mark 3.20-35 Trinity 2 or Genesis 3.8-15 17/06/18 1 Samuel 15.34 - 16.13 2 Corinthians 5.6-10 Mark 4.26-34 Trinity 3 or Ezekiel 17.22-24 24/06/18 1 Samuel 17.[1a,4-11,19-23]32-49 2 Corinthians 6.1-13 Mark 4.35-41 Trinity 4 Birth of John the Baptist or 1 Samuel 17.57 - 18.5, 10-16 or Job 38.1-11 01/07/18 2 Samuel 1.1,17-27 2 Corinthians 8.7-15 Mark 5.21-43 Trinity 5 or Wisdom of Solomon 1.13-15; 2.23,24 08/07/18 2 Samuel 5.1-5,9-10 2 Corinthians 12.2-10 Mark 6.1-13 Trinity 6 or Ezekiel 2.1-5 Sea Sunday Please note: At Holy Communion, 15/07/18 2 Samuel 6.1-5,12b-19 Ephesians 1.3-14 Mark 6.14-29 Trinity 7 where only two readings are used, or Amos 7.7-15 the first reading will usually be the 22/07/18 2 Samuel 7.1-14a Ephesians 2.11-22 Mark 6.30-34,53-56 Trinity 8 Epistle, and the second will always or Jeremiah 23.1-6 Mary Magdalene be the Gospel reading. At other 29/07/18 2 Samuel 11.1-15 Ephesians 3.14-21 John 6.1-21 Trinity 9 services where two readings are used, the first will usually be the Old or 2 Kings 4.42-44 Testament reading, and the second 05/08/18 2 Samuel 11.26 - 12.13a Ephesians 4.1-16 Ephesians 4.1-16 Trinity 10 can be either the Epistle or the or Exodus 16.2-4,9-15 Gospel readings.

CLERGY OF THE BRAMERTON GROUP ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH OF Eleven Says Editorial Board PORINGLAND AND LODDON Editor: Ruth Everett Thurton Benefice Rockland Benefice Parish Priest Tel: 01508 538231 Father Padraig HAWKINS, The Lodge, Rev Chris Ellis Rev John Shaw 17 Upgate, Poringland. NR14 7SH. Treasurer, Donations, Advertising : The Rectory The Rectory Tel: 01508 492589. John Everett Applebee, Bramerton 29 Ashby Road Rectory Lane Email: [email protected] Lane, Rockland St Mary, Norwich. NR14 7HE. Tel: 01508 538231 THURTON ROCKLAND ST MARY. Times of Masses NR14 6AX NR14 7EY Saturday 6 pm Loddon Contributions, Page Layout and Tel: 01508 484174 Tel: 01508 538619 Design: Angie Yeomans Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Sunday 9 am Poringland 15 Bramerton Lodge, Bramerton, Norwich. Daily Mon-Fri 8 am Poringland NR14 7EQ. Tel: 01508 538131 Rev Wendy Shaw Saturday 9 am Poringland (Answerphone) Youth Worker Tel: 01508 537045 Emmi Ward Email: [email protected] Contributions are very welcome subject to Norwich Youth for Christ Staff days off: the Board‟s discretion and available space. 36 St Giles Street, Rev Mandy Ansell Deadline for all material (“copy”) for the NORWICH 44 The Street, Monday Chris Ellis next issue is 10th JULY 2018. NR2 1LL ROCKLAND ST MARY John Shaw Tel: 07717744630 NR14 7AH Email: [email protected] Wendy Shaw Email: [email protected] Tel: 01508 538654 Email: [email protected] Produced by: Angie Yeomans Thursday Mandy Ansell Printed by: Interprint, County Hall, Martineau Lane, NORWICH. NR1 2DL NEXT ASSEMBLY: SATURDAY 28th JULY, BERGH APTON VILLAGE HALL, 9am to 10.45am (approx) Tel: 01603 894195