C rea H m E unt gg Se ins e pa ide det ge 6 ails for Our local Representatives

[Member of Parliament ] Keith Simpson, The Stable, Church Farm, Attlebridge, NR9 5ST Tel: 865763 [Member of Parliament ] Norman Lamb, Unit 4, The Garden Center, Nursery Drive, Nth Walsham, NR28 0DR Tel: 01692 403752 [Norfolk County Councillor] James Carswell, [email protected]. [Broadland District Councillor] Alan S Mallett, The Cabinet, High Street, Coltishall, NR12 7AA Tel: 738577

Coltishall Parish Councillors www.coltishall.org.uk

[Chairman] Robert Watson, 12 Westbourne Road, Coltishall, NR12 7HT Tel: 738857 [Vice Chairman] Mike Warren, 39 College Close, Coltishall, NR12 7DT Tel: 738332 [Parish Clerk] Barbara Elvy, 1 Drovers Rest, Kirstead Green, Brooke, NR15 1EW Tel: 01508 558761 John Harding, 2 Church Street, Coltishall, NR12 7DJ Tel: 737721 Doreen Snelling, Red House, Church Street, Coltishall, NR12 7DJ Tel: 737955 Michael Spinks, Alan’s View, 11 Frogge Lane, Great Hautbois, NR12 7JT Tel: 737332 Mark Rischmiller, 36 Ling Way, Coltishall, NR12 7HX Tel: 737748 Keith Childerhouse, 9 Kings Road, Coltishall, NR12 7DX Tel: 737797 Sue Brodie, 15 Kings Road, Coltishall, NR12 7DX Tel: 738561 Mike Kirkham, 20 College Close, Coltishall, NR12 7DT Tel: 739117

Horstead with Stanninghall Parish Councillors www.horsteadparishcouncil.org.uk [Chairman] Mrs M Gurney, Heggatt Hall, Horstead, NR127AY [Vice Chairman] Kate Lawrance, Mancroft, Church Close, Horstead, NR12 7ET Tel: 737562 [Parish Clerk] Philippa Weightman, 1 Stanninghall Cottages, Horstead, NR12 7LY Tel: 736725 Barry Benton, Beverley Farm, Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EH Tel: 737279 Michael Blackburn, Sunny Croft, 24 Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP Tel: 737495 Caroline Fleming, Horstead House, Mill Road, Horstead, NR12 7AU Tel 737686 Paul Skippings, 112 Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EQ Tel: 736054 Dr. Bernard Watts, Thatch Cottage, Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7EF Tel: 737245 Diane Williams, 5 Robert Norgate Close, Horstead, NR12 7BT Tel: 737719 Robert Jennings, 3 Rectory Road, Horstead, NR12 7EP Tel: 738335 ‘All correspondence and queries should be sent to the Parish Clerk’ Directory of Clubs and Associations 1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group: Vereen Marcer 279457 Hautbois Rangers: Emma Brown 898983 1st Hoveton & Wroxham Sea Scout Group:T Hughes 01962 630699 Horning Amateur Theatrical Society: Pauline Gedge 01692 630554 Badminton Club: Carl Tipple 738399 Horstead Bowls Club: [Secretary] Bob Dean 890905 Broadland Chess Club: Paul Badger 737572 Horstead Tree Warden: Barry Benton Tel:737279, Broadland Tots2Teens Club: Maria Alborough 430538 Tony Codling Tel: 737093 Horstead Trust: [Clerk] Brian Lloyd 737632 Coltishall & Horstead Youth Forum: Mike Warren 738332 Horstead Tithe Barn Community Assoc.’n: Coltishall & Horsted Womens Institiute: Lesley Vaughan 720629 Chairman Luke Blackburn: 078170 61324; Ian Hall Sec. 736097 Coltishall Activities & Sports Trust [CAST]: [Chairman] John Hoveton Wroxham & District Gardening Club: Pam Culley: 782041 Harding Tel: 737721, [Vice Chairman] Doreen Snelling Tel: 737955 Jubilee Players: Ros Chamberlin 736287 Coltishall Allotments Association: Chairman 737644 Lions Club, Wroxham & Hoveton Lions Club: David Barnett 782002 Coltishall Bridge Club: Peter Cobb 737600 Mardler [North Norfolk Talking Newspaper]: Daphne Davy Tel: 1st Coltishall Brownies & Guides: Emma Davey 403396 01263 732933 Coltishall Church Bell Ringers: Tony Weston 737269 Rotary Club of Broadlands: Richard Mayer 715796 Coltishall Commons Management Committee: [Clerk] Barbara Elvy Rotary Club of Wroxham & Bure Valley : Stewart Kemp 738555 Tel: 01508 558761 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes [Llamas KC Lodge]: Bob Coltishall Cricket Club: Mark Scott 624561 Jennings Tel: 738335 Coltishall Jags Running Club: Alan Groves 737262 Royal British Legion: Mr B Jordan 738325 Coltishall Jags Football Club: Spirit of Coltishall Association: Secretary Jeff Ayling [Chairman] Steve Frost Tel: 07540 303313 [email protected] [Secretary] Sarah Nice Tel: 07771 545771 Wellington Dance [Ballroom Dancing]: Dave Cox 737907 Coltishall PF Bowls Club: [Captain] Barry Simper Tel: 783087, Wroxham Flower Club: Pat Barnes 720466 Secretary Linda James Tel: 890905 Wroxham Folk Dance Club: Mick Wade 01692 404447 Coltishall Tree Warden: Peter Croot 737427 Wroxham, Hoveton & Belaugh Twinning Association: Jane Monks Community Lunch Club: Joan Milligan 737270 Tel: 782496 Friends of Coltishall & Spixworth Surgeries: June Grey 890877 Wroxham United Reform Church: Rev Matt Stone 781623 Friends of Coltishall Church: Henry Bradshaw 738009 Secretary: Mrs Liz Haines 736081 Please inform the editor if any of the above is incorrect, out of date , no longer valid and for the inclusion of a new club, society or association Useful Telephone Numbers

Police [non Emergency] Aylsham 101 Coltishall Pharmacy 736784 Crimestoppers 0800 111 8555 Coltishall Post Office 737277 Coltishall Primary School 737481 Coltishall Surgery 737593 Broadland High School 782715 Coltishall Community Centre 738435 Citizens Advice Bureau [North Walsham] 01692 402570 Priest in Charge, Coltishall Rector 737255 Citizens Advice Bureau [Appointments] 01692 405847 Good Neighbour Scheme (Horstead & Coltishall) 07799 277455 Citizens Advice Bureau [Norwich] 626145 Recruiting Sergeant (Defibrillator) 737077

Horstead Tithe Barn Monday 7.00 - 10. 00pm Badminton Carl Tipple 738399 Tuesday 7.00 - 9.00pm Line Dancing Glenda/Shelia 890708 / 279294 Wednesday 7.30 - 10.30pm Jubilee Players Ros Chamberlin 736287 Wednesday 6.00 - 7.00pm Zumba Debby 736492 Thursday 7.30 - 10.30pm Ballroom Dancing Dave Cox 737907 Thursday 1.30 - 2.30pm Baby Yoga Natalie Fiske 01692 598465 Friday 10.00 -11.30am Yoga Kerry Radley 784705 Friday 7.30 - 10.30pm Short Mat Bowls Jill Bunn 737516

The Hayloft is available for hire for £12.50 per 3 hour session or £5.25 per hour for shorter periods. The Main Barn is available for hire for full or part day sessions on Saturday or Sunday at a full day rate of £168, 9.00am - Midnight [15hrs]. Part day sessions £11.50 per hour. Saturday evening session 6pm - Midnight £90. The Main Barn is available for hiring mornings or afternoons on weekdays at £11.50 per hour with a minimum of two hours. Bar by Request. Charge to regular [annual] hirers £19.50 per 3 hour session. £78.00 per month. £963.00 per year . For booking & enquiries: Sue Blackburn Tel: 737495

Coltishall Village Hall Monday - Friday [Term Time] Coltishall & Horstead Pre-School 8.30am - 12.30pm Monday [Twice monthly] Coltishall Parish Council 7.00 - 9.00pm Tuesday Vibes Health & Fitness 6.00 - 8.00pm Thursday Coltishall Brownies 6.00 - 7.30pm Saturday Zumba 10.30 - 11.30pm The Lounge Monday [2 nd in month] Royal British Legion 7.30 - 8.00pm Tuesday [April - September] Coltishall Jaguars Running Club 6.00 - 8.00pm Thursday [April - September] Coltishall Jaguars Running Club 6.45 - 7.45pm Thursday Coltishall & Horstead Youth Forum 7.30 - 9.30pm Sunday Coltishall Jaguars Running Club 8.30 - 9.30am The village Hall and the Lounge are available for booking. Regular users £5.00 per hour. Casual users £10.00 per hour. Saturday £150 per day. Friday & Saturday evening 6.00pm - midnight £75. Hall and Lounge booked together £100. Bar by request. For Booking & Enquiries: Doreen Snelling Tel: 737955

Coltishall Church Room Mondays Sure Start [Term Time] 12.30 - 3.30pm 2nd Monday Create and Share Craft 2.00 - 5.00pm Tuesday Art Class [Term Time] 11.00am - 2-00pm Wednesday Community Lunch Club 12.30 - 1.45pm Wednesday 1 st Coltishall Rainbows 5.15 - 6.15pm 3rd Wednesday Coltishall and Horstead WI 7.30 - 10.00pm Thursday Sure Start Music [Term Time] 1.30 - 2.30pm The Church Room is currently available for hire at the following charges: £5 per hour or £12.50 per 3 hour session, casual users £8.00. For Bookings and Enquiries: Joan Milligan Tel: 737270 The Marlpit Advertising, Reporter Mel Douglass, Blacksmith Yard, High Street, Coltishall, NR127DH 737637 Distribution Eric Johnson, 8 White Lion Road, Coltishall, NR12 7AR 738683 Compilation, Publishing David Pye, 6 Frettenham Road, Horstead, NR127LB 738599 Secretary Philippa Weightman, 1 Stanninghall Cottages, Horstead, NR12 7LY 737962 Treasurer Anne Gilbert, 12 Patricia Avenue, Horstead, NR12 7EW 737577 Sub Editor Susie Bunn, 9 Hancock Close, Coltishall, NR12 7HS 739215 Advertising Copy Derek Allday, 13 Patricia Avenue, Horstead, NR12 7EW 738032 Hon.Ind. Accountant Alan S Mallett, The Cabinet, High Street, Coltishall, NR127AA 738577 The Marlpit [email protected] www.themarlpit.com Please contact The Marlpit Editors between 10.00am & 9.00pm MARCH EDITORIAL

Heritage Centre

Now I know that there are a lot of you out there with an avid interest in the History of Coltishall and Horstead and the surrounding villages. How March 2013 do I know this? I know it not only from the extensive range of Community News Letter for Coltishall, photographs/ maps etc that you readers have and from time to time send Horstead with Stanninghall, Great & Little Hautbois and Badersfield. to the Marlpit, but also from the response we receive to the inclusion in the magazine of historical items. We are aware that many of these items are at risk of being lost or discarded when the owner is no longer around Volunteer Editorial Staff to look after them. I believe that what we need is a building where all such historical information can be stored and displayed for the benefit of Editor &Advertising: all to see and appreciate. The redundant Salvation Army Hall could be the ideal place for a Heritage Mel Douglass Centre and it is now “on the market”. 01603 737 637 To convert the building into a Heritage Centre grants would most certainly [email protected] be available from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Biffawards and others and Secretary: Philippa Weightman we are very pleased that we now have a volunteer from Coltishall to take 01603 737 962 on the challenge of obtaining grants for projects such as this. [email protected] Do we really want to allow an opportunity to establish a Heritage Centre Treasurer: Anne Gilbert slip past without any attempt to do something about it? If we don’t act to provide a place to store and display the history of this 01603 737 577 area then there is the very real danger that in time it will be lost for ever. [email protected] Please contact the Marlpit if you are interested in supporting such a Compilation: David Pye venture. ( [email protected] or tel 01603 736016) 01603 738 599 [email protected] Old Marlpit Magazines Advert/Copy: Derek Allday 01603 738 032 We are trying to establish a collection of every Marlpit magazine that has [email protected] been produced. In this respect we are indebted to David Francis for Distribution: Eric Johnson providing us with many of our older “missing Marlpit Magazines”. The earliest Marlpit magazine that we have is June 1977. We know that there 01603 738 683 was a forerunner of the Marlpit in that we have copies of a Bureside [email protected] magazine issued in February and August 1961. We have nothing between Sub Editor: Susan Bunn August 1961 and June 1977. Can anybody help with this? 01603 739 215 [email protected] The Norfolk Mead Hotel Website As some of you may know, Don and Jill, who have run the Norfolk Mead www.themarlpit.com for many years now, have decided to take a well-earned retirement and [At present now under our by the time you read this will have left the Mead and moved to the South management and still under Coast. We would, on behalf of the villages and the Marlpit (for we have construction] our monthly editorial meetings at the Mead), thank them for their contribution to Coltishall and wish them well in their retirement. New owners will be taking over and we will keep you informed of future Front Cover Picture from: developments there. Sylvia Coward “Snowdrop Walk” Coltishall Church Floodlighting Your photos can be sent to Just a reminder that for £10 you can sponsor St. John’s Church flood- [email protected] for consideration as a future front page lighting for a week to remember your memorials, births, mar- and also to be featured in our “Flickr” riages, special birthdays and anniversaries. Arrange it tor album. with Jill Blackburn on 737442. Edi he T Printed by ECO Colour Print 01603 633 804 COPY FOR THE APRIL ISSUE CAN BE LEFT AT THE POST [email protected] OFFICE , PHARMACY OR FARM TO FORK & FISH BY WEDNESDAY THE 13TH OF MARCH COPY BY EMAIL WILL BE INSERTED IF THERE IS SPACE & IF RECEIVED BY FRIDAY 15TH MARH

10 What’s on in March Date Time Event Fri 1st 7:30pm Wroxham & Hoveton GC - Hoveton Village Hall, ‘Behind the Scenes, Felbrigg Hall

Lunch 12:30 pm Prayer 1:45 Women’s World Day of Prayer, Tithe Barn

Sun 3rd 10 - 4 Craft Fair, Wroxham & Hoveton Lions Club, Broadland Youth Community Centre Mon 4th 7:30pm Coltishall Parish Council, Village Hall Lounge Tue 5th 7 pm Quiz & Chips, Olive Branch in Tunstead Sun 9th Race Night at Church Farm, Tunstead Mon 11th 7:30 pm Coltishall Allotments AGM - Village Hall Lounge 7:30 pm British Legion, Coltishall Village Hall Wed 13th 7:15pm Horstead with Stanninghall Parish Council Meeting, Tithe Barn, Hay Loft Thur 14th 7:30pm Horstead Tithe Barn Community Assoc. General Mtg Sat 16th 10 - 2 pm Tunstead Primary School Jumble Sale Sun 17th 2 - 5 pm GNS T able Top Sale, Coltishall Village Hall 6 pm Sing in Spring’ Songs of Praise, St John’s Wed 20th 7:30 pm Coltishall & Horstead WI Mtg, Church Room Sat 23rd 2 - 3 pm Jumble Sale, Coltishall Village Hall, benefit of Coltishall and Horstead Preschool. Tue 26th 7:00 pm Celebration Meal, Church Rooms, Community lunch club dishwasher appeal Sat 30th 10 - Noon ChurchYard Gift Day, St John’s Church, Coltishall nb - What’s On is a snapshot of more details to be found in the magazine [The editors will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions in this summary or the printed article, everything is printed in good faith by volunteers and as in the Telegraph mistakes may occur] Church Service details can be found with Church reports - too many to list here!

LAST MONTH 1302 The MARLYGRAM Was METAPHORS Not a nice feeling L I A very small lone copy of Marly could be seen with the church this month, No services on page 29 attending Sunday School on 17 th February. prizes, its just H A I C This month he is not out there on his own but as it is Easter month why not search for 10 Easter Eggs hidden through out for fun - don’t 0 D the magazine.... forget M is as in Marly’s legs.

performance at the Wroxham Cinema” Thank you for the support we now look forward to having a hat full of potential winners next month. Either Email your answers to [email protected] , “All correct answers submitted before the Email submission telephone Editor and Quiz compiler Derek on 738032 or leave a note dates for the next month with be put in a hat at the Editors Monthly in our mail boxes to be found in The Post Office &The Pharmacy in Meeting - first names drawn will be offered FREE seats to a film Coltishall, Farm to Fork and Fish in Horstead.

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1. Who did Steve Martin marry in 1986 and 1. In which country was Marlene Dietrich Born? divorce in 1994? 2. Which actor starred with Bing Crosby in the road 2. Who was it who said in a movie "a spoonful of films? sugar helps the medicine go down"? 3. Which dancer , the stare of Singing in the Rain, never 3. Which movie actor was dubbed the "Muscles won an Oscar from Brussels Answers to the editors by 12 th March to go in the hat to win 2 tickets to the Wroxham Cinema , clues are hidden somewhere Answers 1. Victoria Tennant [p16] - 2. Mary Poppins [p30] , maybe twice [clue clue] and question 3. Jean Claude Van Dam [P 24]

ARLY ADVICE “The handle on your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine”..

11 YOUR LETTERS; Re: The Marlpit August 2006 Badersfield. One can only suspect that there was a good reason for The editors publish but do Dear Sirs disregarding those locations for they not necessarily share any I read in a your August 2006 magazine would most certainly h ave b een views raised in the that Richard Adamek was one of your detrimental to their application. correspondence. All bell ringers (on 5th bell). I was in email Environmental impact. addresses are withheld contact with Richard about his other Each of these turbines will require very replies can be forwarded via the interest of steam engines but lost all the large deep concrete foundations and the Editors. letters due to a computer crash. He had development of tracks leading to and a web site called The Old Engine House around the s eventy-acre site. Many and a company at Belaugh (Kim Adamek Re: Blast from the Past thousands of tons of building materials was secretary). Both web site and and the turbines themselves will need to company are no longer in existence. I be b rought on to the site along I have just received the current issue wonder if anyone remembers him and [Feb] and regarding this photograph unsuitable roads. Creating such adverse can tell me what became of him. Kind can advise that the person standing 5 traffic movement is bound to have an regards from the left is my grandfather, Percy unacceptable impact on s urrounding Franklin who lived in Horstead, behind John Shardlow villages. him 6 from left is Arthur Blackburn who Conclusion. lived in R ectory R d. Coltishall, The Sheringham ( 88 unit) O ffshore grandfather o f Michael Blackburn o f Proposed wind turbines on Scottow Wind Farm which is less than 20 miles Horstead. I would query the name given Estate. away (approx) is estimated to supply 220,000 average households. This new for second from left as I think this is Joe Editor Marlpit Bunting who l ived i n Green Lane, proposal would at best supply only 2,600 Horstead, I think the person standing average households (Airvolutions own I thought your readers would like figures). It simply cannot, therefore, be 4th from right is a Mr Arthur Hilling, but to know that a planning application justifiable to undertake a development I am n ot 100% s ure. The p erson (PF13/0033) h as v ery r ecently which will have such a detrimental long- standing 4th from left I,m almost certain been submitted to North Norfolk term impact whilst providing such an is Peter Woodcock who lived in Rectory District Council by Airvolution Ltd insignificant output. Rd. Horstead and ran a taxi service. I for the erection of 2 -126.5 metre was living in Horstead and attending the high Wind Turbines to be built at Objections to the planning old Coltishall school during the war and Potspoon Hole o ff the B1150 knew most of these men personally As application has to be received by Coltishall to North Walsham Road NNDC Cromer, no later than March near as I can judge from the age of my on 70 acres of land o wned b y 11th, q uoting the planning grandfather this photo would have been Scottow Estates. The site is closer application number PF13/0033. taken in the mid 4 0,s. I have in my to Coltishall village especially Ling possession somewhere a large aerial Common than the village o f Colin Prentice photo taken of the village centre with Scottow. The Central Garage in middle of the Sleep Easy picture, again this is probably a 1950,s Visual Impact. photo as it was taken at the time when The two proposed 126.5 metre wind On Saturday 2nd February I and two the main sewerage system was being turbines would be (approx) 32 metres others slept rough at the Community installed in the village. If you [the higher than Norwich Cathedral and Big Sports Foundation Carrie Park facilities at editors] would like sight of this please let Ben, 8.5 metres shorter than the London Carrow road. We were sponsored by our me know. Eye and o nly 2 5 metres l ess than Employers, the Hill Top Cafe at Blackpool Tower. The sheer size of these Rackheath to raise awareness and vital Eric J. Franklin units would be totally out of proportion funds for the YMCA for homeless people. to any existing natural feature or James Hall, the owner of Hill Top Cafe Re: Blast from the Past development in the area. They would paid £100 entrance fee for us to take remain prominently visible for many part. I would like to thank him and all Further with the help of your guidance. miles in all directions. No amount of the local residents for sponsoring me List of names from Marlpit November landscaping could possibly mitigate the and giving me the opportunity to 2005 for Coltishall ARP’s: massive visual impact that these alien support people less fortunate than us. From Left to right (1) Not known (2) Joe structures would have on the rural We had snow, sleet and rain to contend Bunting (3) A Hilling (4) Mr Woodcock landscape. They would encroach on the with. It opened my eyes to what (5) Percy Franklin (Eric’s Grandfather) many surrounding conservation areas homeless people suffer. Yes we were all (6) Mr Blackburn (7) Bert Digby (8) Not such as Ex RAF Coltishall, a nd the froze but we had hot drinks all night Known (9) John hilling villages of Coltishall and St James. It is when we needed it and woke up to (10) Albert Landamore (11) John Culley. also my c oncern that should this bacon rolls. We also had security guard's Hope this is of use. development be given consent it would watching over us. We suffered for only set a precedent for other turbines to be one night; how do they cope night after Derek Allday [Marlpit Archivist ] erected in the area. night? I myself raised £280 and In a pamphlet i ssued b y Airvolution collectively the Hill Top Cafe group raised The editors a re pleased to r eceive they showed four visual impact £405. I would like to thank the residents suggestions to Blast from the Past, and assessment viewpoint p ictures from of Coltishall once again for their support. now we have slight conflicting views Scottow, Tunstead, Hoveton and east of Maybe next year we can get more with this one perhaps someone else can Horsham S t Faiths, BUT n one from people to do the Sleep Easy. tidy it up for us. Coltishall , S t James, Horstead with Stanninghall, Great Hautbois and Gill Glover

12 Since we took ownership of the former Historic Environment Record. This would develop the Master Plan. A full list of airbase in January there has been a great provide information about the airfield in potential uses which have been suggested deal of discussion about the best ways the general and around 500 individual to the County Council have been given to site can be used and we continue to buildings and structures including building the Community Liaison Reference Group. receive lots of ideas and interest from records, photographs and other data The uses have been grouped into those groups and individuals who would like to generated by projects, extracted from that will be taken forward into the Master have a tour of the site and find out more existing archives or created to meet Planning work because they have the about the potential business planning application requirements. potential, with further work, to be opportunities. deliverable within the context of the We are currently looking into the positive former RAF base, and those that are In addition, we have received a number of management of the designated heritage unlikely to be taken forward because they requests from people in the heritage asset which is the World War Two fighter are either contrary to the Zonal Plan or sector wanting to visit the former RAF pen which would involve things such as currently viewed as undeliverable. Coltishall site to see at first hand the rich clearing the scrub and ivy and treatment heritage that exists. to prevent re-growth. It has been agreed that an initial draft version will be presented at the next A ‘zonal land plan’ has already been Finally, we are looking into possible CRLG meeting which is likely to be held in developed, taking into account the views opportunities for supervised access to the May. It is very much hoped that the final expressed by the Community Liaison site for a small number of special interest Master Plan, which will be agreed by the Reference Group. The plan details the groups or individuals, several of whom Member Steering Group and the potential broad future uses for the site have asked to visit and/or photograph Environment, Transport and Development and reflects those included in the County particular heritage assets relating to their Overview and Scrutiny Panel, will then be Council’s bid to the Ministry of Justice and own areas of aviation history research. adopted in the Autumn this year. the key reasons why we bought the site. We are hoping to have some arranged for March. Maintaining the site’s heritage How do I stay informed about Two reports on the site’s heritage can now the site’s progress ? At the latest Community Liaison Reference be found on our website at Group meeting at County Hall in February www.norfolk.gov.uk/RAFColtishall We have received suggestions from local there was a keen focus on the heritage of residents and businesses about future the former airbase. We understand there uses for the site and there will be further are strong feelings towards ensuring the What happens next? opportunities for the public to comment rich military heritage remains and we are as well as interested businesses to come working closely with a number of Open Days forward with their ideas at events held organisations and individuals to make this We are working towards opening up the during 2013. happen: site over the coming months to local residents, other members of the public, as We will continue to provide information We have spoken to the Airfield Research well as businesses by holding Open Days. via the local media and newsletters, but Group which has an interest in the site's These are likely to take place in May or for the most up to date situation visit our aviation history and they have stated that June. We firmly believe in preserving the website www.norfolk.gov.uk/RAFColtishall they are keen to work with us and provide site’s history and providing the advice if needed. opportunity for people to enjoy what it We continue to seek views about possible has to offer. uses for the former RAF Coltishall site and The University of East Anglia (UEA) has encourage people and organisations to been successful in obtaining an Arts & Master Plan make suggestions they have so they can Humanities Research Council grant for a A great deal of work continues on the be fed into the Master Planning process. Cold War Anglia project on three sites Master Plan which will include potential Suggestions and ideas should please be which includes the former RAF Coltishall uses of the site as well as other matters emailed to airbase. The grant is primarily to work such as traffic considerations, access [email protected] with and engage local communities in routes, heritage proposal and ecology heritage, and work on this may be surveys. starting shortly, with a partnership between the County Council and UEA. The Master Plan will be developed in accordance with the Local Development We are also working towards making as Frameworks of North Norfolk District Cliff Jordan, Cabinet much heritage information as possible Council and Broadland District Council. member for Efficiency accessible online via our website www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk We hope to We have been engaging with the achieve this through the Historic Community Liaison Reference Group Environment Service which has started to (CRLG), local partners and key consider how existing and new heritage stakeholders and feedback will help to data can be integrated into the Norfolk

13 WROXHAM & BURE VALLEY ROTARY CLUB

By the time you read this container at Ben Burgess, Aylsham on a subsistence costs are covered by the we will have completed snowy morning in late January fellowship. There are 60 scholarships our collection day in Our next big event is our sponsored walk available world-wide for the period Norwich at St Stephens in along the Bure Valley railway will take 2014/2016 and applications are currently aid of Polio Plus, the international effort place over the week-end of 20 th /21 st April. being invited through local Rotary Clubs. by Rotarians across the world to help This is a joint effort with Macmillan Any readers interested and eligible should eradicate polio. We are pleased Cancer charity, and we hoping for a great make preliminary contact with Wroxham internationally to be working with the turn out to support this great cause. Bure Valley Rotary Club as soon as Gates Foundation on this great cause, and Please put the date in your diary now. Full possible and in any case by 1st May 2013. some of you may have seen Bill Gates registration details next month, but The Club will then decide whether a full giving the annual Dimbleby Lecture on meantime further information can be application should be sent to the District television recently, when he spoke found on the Macmillan web passionately about this programme. In site www.bvw2013.co.uk . addition some of our members visited We will also be running a India recently to help with their National barbeque at Wroxham station Immunisation day targeting over 100 to great walkers at the end of million children under the age of 5. There their exertions! have now been two years without any We are once again running the polio cases in India and this major Schools Technology country is well on the way to being tournament which takes place declared polio free at Broadland School, Hoveton The tractor for the Faith project in Zambia on 15 th March where we hope was duly shipped late January – it should to have up to 8 local secondary soon be at its destination and starting to schools competing. be put to use helping cultivate the 600 Looking further ahead we will acres at the Faith project centre – a be running our popular massive thank you to all who made this summer dance again, date likely to committee by 1st June 2013 for further th be 29 June, so make a diary consideration. note now and we will have As ever there is a lot going on as we more information next time. continue to implement the Rotary motto The Rotary Foundation Peace of “service above self”, and if our lively and Conflict Resolution social group sounds good to you we are Fellowship programme offers looking to build our membership for 2013. graduates, and young We welcome both men and women from business and professional all walks of life, so if you are interested in people the opportunity to joining us please come along to one of study abroad. Run by Rotary our meetings where guests are always International, funding is welcome, we meet Monday evenings from available for academic study 7pm at the Norfolk Mead Hotel in at six universities located in Coltishall. Visit our “new look” web-site on various parts of the world. www.wroxhamrotary.org.uk for more wonderful project possible. Fellows can earn either a master’s degree information, or contact our president, Wroxham Bure Valley Rotary Club in international relations, public David Prichard on 01692 631544. members supported by the staff at Ben administration, sustainable development, our president, David Prichard on 01692 Burgess loading the tractor into its peace studies, conflict resolution, or a 631544. related field. Tuition fees, travel and

Coltishall P.F. Bowls Club members took part in other local and been arranged. Put the dates in your As we head into another county competitions, Tony having done diaries as we would be very grateful for snowy week-end our particularly well again. your support again this year. thoughts turn to playing Thanks to groundsman, Tony, the green, in The Opening of the Green is on 14th April bowls in idyllic summer spite of the weather, looked and played when we have club competitions and great weather (which was not well. Excellent book-keeping by treasurer, refreshments. Any prospective the case very often last Hazel, showed that finances were pretty members w ould be welcome then year)! good and that fundraising - a quiz, jumble a nd on Wednesday evenings when we Our results were not bad: fifth in the top sale and two barbecues had raised £975. have our Club Nights. Tuition is available division of the City League - the only one The barbecues run by captain Barry and as well as a bit of fun. Flat shoes are where roving cot/ jack is played - fourth in Rosemary would finance the new shirts. required on the green. Join and you will be the third division of the Yare League, and New shirts had been ordered - mostly entitled to a new shirt! We look forward ninth in the N orth Walsham L eague. white but with flashes of purple and to seeing you and the new season. Our new members were very green. welcome and appreciated. Several Fund raising in the shape of a quiz on April Pam Thompson Publicity 20th and a jumble sale on 4th May have

14 Relentless to combat burglaries at further offences and catch the culprits. All isolated business premises, farms and the houses broken into were unoccupied Weekly crime summary 19-25 Jan outbuildings. One year on there has been so if you can take reasonable steps to a reduction of 28% or 141 offences which make your house looks lived in… by Overview from Broadland Policing is good progress and demonstrates our leaving a couple of lights on, a car on the Commander commitment to tackle rural crime. drive etc, this may well put off any would Crime and anti social behaviour levels The clue is in the name and we will be thieves. Any information can be have been very low over the past week continue to mount extra patrols in passed to us via the 101 number and across Broadland. We have experienced vulnerable areas, target criminals we asking for Great Yarmouth CID, or 999 if some snow related incidents but suspect to be involved in this type of the incident is on going. pleasingly these have been few and far crime and work with the community to Superintendent Carl Edwards between. Our PCSOs are patrolling in the make properties more difficult to break areas of the schools to remind students into. You can help us enormously by 5571/13 Attempted Burglary Dwelling to respect their local community, considering the security of businesses NEWTON ROAD HAINFORD 05 Feb especially as the risk of injury and and outbuildings. I have trained officers Damage caused to door frame and patio damage from snowballs increases with who will be happy to provide advice on doors, attempts made but no entry the ‘freeze thaw’ turning snow to ice. cost effective ways to protect vulnerable gained. Despite the bad weather there were no buildings. If your requirements are more ‘snow days’ for our officers. We expect complex, due to the nature or value of 5345/13 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere officers to continue to make it to work if the property, I have specialist Crime WESTGATE HEVINGHAM 03 Feb An entry they possibly can, even during extreme Reduction Officers who are qualified to system for the school was levered from conditions, and everybody made it provide specialist advice. If you feel you its frame and taken by person(s) through for every shift so there has been would benefit from some free advice unknown. no reduction in our levels of patrol. Some please get in contact via our website calls did take a little longer to get to www.norfolk.police.uk or via the 101 Weekly crime summary 9-15 Feb when road conditions were at their worst, non-emergency number. but all our staff know that no call is so T/Superintendent Carl Edwards Overview from Broadland Policing urgent as to put the public at risk by Commander driving too fast for the conditions. 4711/13 Burglary in a Building other than Overnight between the 23 and 24 a Dwelling with Intent HUNGATE STREET All our policing teams have a zero January a valuable Mercedes AMG black AYLSHAM 14 Jan Suspect(s) have ripped tolerance approach to drugs in our estate car was stolen from the driveway wooden/asbestos panels and wooden communities and will always follow up of a house in Firethorn Close, Taverham. frame off side of asbestos shed, causing information provided to us in good faith. It appears that the thieves may have a small glass window to break externally. Superintendent Carl Edwards gained entry via a cat flap. This is an Entry gained to shed but nothing stolen. unusual but not unheard of method. 6442/13 Other Criminal Damage To A Worth considering if you have a dog or 4287/13 Theft From A Motor Vehicle Building Other Than A Dwelling MARKET cat flap that this is a potential weak spot HALL ROAD HAINFORD Between 29 Jan PLACE AYLSHAM Window smashed at in home security. If keys, bags, wallets or Vehicle scrap yard entered four bank. purses are left close to the flap they are wheels/tyres value £300 and both rear really vulnerable…..so please be aware. light clusters, value £100, stolen. 5901/13 Theft From A Motor Vehicle T/Superintendent Car Edwards HORSTEAD LANE HORSTEAD Combine Weekly crime summary 1-7 Feb harvester and tractor stolen from field. 2996/13 Other Criminal Damage HOWARD WAY AYLSHAM 20 Jan Graffiti Overview from Broadland Policing 6392/13 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere sprayed on boundary wall Commander NORTH WALSHAM ROAD CROSTWICK I’m asking for your help this week after a Two large wrought iron gates from the 3252/13 Theft If Not Classified Elsewhere number of burglaries in the afternoon front of the property by undoing the RECTORY ROAD COLTISHALL 19 Jan and early evening to the north east of bottom hinges on both and then Allotments entered, wooden frame of Norwich. We are particularly interested if unhooking the gates at the top. chicken pen smashed, Two chickens anybody was in the Marsh Road area of stolen. Upton on Monday afternoon, or near Newton Road in Hainford on Tuesday at Weekly crime sum. 26 Jan–1 Feb around 6pm who may have seen anything out of the ordinary .We have a team of Overview from Broadland policing officers putting in additional patrols in the commander area and working closely with colleagues A year ago we launched Operation in CID and other units to prevent any

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16 The Probus Club of was in a White Monk monastery in Paris. Broadlands John was selected to carry out a special task required by the Cabinet Office Due to unforeseen following which he was made the Head circumstances our of Records Branch for the Foreign and meeting in January went Commonwealth Office. This was the without a speaker and so our President, same as his earlier job except that it had John Smyth, bravely stepped into the been expanded to include the records breach and gave an impromptu talk on and files of the Foreign Office, Colonial the subject of his career. Office, Commonwealth Office and John spent his working life mainly in Dominions Office! administration at the Colonial Office in In the mid 1980s John was posted to the London, and then abroad initially in the High Commission in Bangladesh where A two week Broads adventure! Colonial Service and finally in the the biggest number of consular staff in Diplomatic Service. His early career in the the service was based to deal with large Two weeks of non stop adventure will Colonial Service took him to Northern numbers of Bangladeshis seeking to showcase all that the Broads has to offer Rhodesia, now Zambia, where he was a enter Britain. from May 4 th to 19 th . Confidential Clerk to the Governor of the At short notice John was posed to The third Broads Outdoors Festival will Colony. His work brought him into Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to assist with the provide the opportunity for people to frequent contact with Kenneth Kaunda final stages of the construction of a new experience new activities and learn more who became the first President of embassy complex comprising offices and about Britain’s Magical Waterland right on Zambia. On returning to the Colonial staff housing. He then went to Warsaw, their doorstep. Office he was appointed as Head of Poland, for his final years of service: this Over 80 specially designed events have Records Section sorting out non-current was before perestroika and the breaching been arranged and some secret places office files and carrying out research into of the Berlin wall. are opening specially for the occasion. old records dating back to the 16 th John looks back on his career with Whether you love boats, birds, trains, or Century. satisfaction and says that even in hard windmills or just want to get to know your A posting to the Embassy at Washington times there was always something to area better there is plenty to choose DC followed where John Freeman of TV enjoy about the job. Challenges can be from. fame was the Ambassador. During this many and varied so what was an time he met notables such as David Frost example? Well sorting out a new credit The festival starts and finishes with a boat and Harold Wilson. His job was to look card in a foreign country for a member of show, there is a free canoeing morning after medical matters concerning all the nobility will do for a start! and opportunities to get out on the water Diplomatic staff and Home civil servants The varied nature of his career and as well as family fun days. For the full posted anywhere in the USA. interesting experiences are typical of programme visit After a stint in Canada, John was posted those of our membership. There are www.outdoorsfestival.co.uk to Malta where he spent 5 years as the always opportunities for rewarding Consular Officer dealing with problems conversations at our meetings. We are The festival is organised by the Broads involving British tourists. He mentioned a currently seeking new members so why Authority in partnership with particularly rewarding case concerning not give us a try? We will be holding a organisations passionate about the two children who, following the death of meeting on 27 March at the Masonic Hall Broads. It is sponsored by Archant and their parents and despite local difficulties, in Wroxham at which there will be a Hoseasons. he managed to repatriate to the UK to presentation by Robert East on the live with their grandparents. subject of Easton Tours. The Foreign Office at that time had a If this sounds as though it might be of policy of sending selected officers for interest to you please make contact in language training and on his return from the first instance with either Richard Malta John went to the Training Williams on 01603 720184 or Ian Department with a responsibility for hard Anderson on 01603 737298 at any time. language training: languages such as Mandarin Chinese, Russian and We hope to see you at our next Hungarian etc. This required contacts meeting. with training schools abroad one of which

Horstead and Scottow. past, present and prospective Brightstart Situated in the renovated Scottow School children. We particularly welcome our building, children learn in a prepared and neighbours and any former pupils of ordered environment in which the children Scottow School who would like to see how are free to explore. They may choose Brightstart has transformed the premises materials with which to work or may in the last few years. initiate group activities themselves. Many We would encourage parents/carers of of our activities were invented by Maria prospective Brightstart children to contact Montessori, an Italian doctor who devised us as soon as possible to register with us. Since opening in 2008, Brightstart educational materials that have a Please contact Fiona on 01603 738360 or Montessori Nursery in Scottow has universal appeal to children. visit our website become an increasingly popular We are holding an Open Day on Saturday www.brightstartnursery.org for further choice for children’s early years 16 th March from 10am to 2pm. Everybody details of the Nursery. Brightstart Montessori Nursery, The Old education. Children aged from 2 to is welcome to pop in to see us and to School, The Fairstead, Scottow NR10 5AQ school age attend from local villages have a look at our Nursery. We would including Badersfield, Buxton, Coltishall, especially like to see parents/carers of

17 Coltishall And Horstead Guide Dogs for the Blind visit Good Neighbour Scheme Coltishall Primary School By Matthew Rogers, Jimi Clarke and Billy Life The Good Neighbour Scheme volunteers were able to assist 22 local residents in January; this is the busiest month since start- On Tuesday 5 th February, 2013 we enjoyed a visit by Mervin ing the scheme in October . Ivany and Peter, his guide dog, along with Graham Charlish. DRIVERS Mervin visited our school to talk about guide dogs and how his We REALLY need more drivers to assist with lifts for residents dog, Peter has helped him lead an active and independent life. in Coltishall and Horstead area. If you think you could help for We are trying to raise £300 for charity as we would like to train a maximum of 30 – 60 minutes weekly or monthly then please three guide call 01603 737637. Compensation is provided for petrol used. dogs for people HANDY HINTS like Mervin. If you are struggling to take your rubbish/recycling bins out Mervin taught each week Broadland District Council run a scheme called “As- us a lot about guide dogs and sisted Bins”, just give them a call on 01603 431133 and they what it is like can arrange for your bins to be collected and emptied. having one. TABLE TOP SALE Peter helps Please SUPPORT our first fund raising event on Sunday March guide Mervin 17 th 2 – 5pm at Coltishall Village Hall. Raffle and refreshments around things available. To book a table call 01603 737637. Come and meet like lampposts your volunteer good neighbours. or hazards on the pavement. Mervin told us how clever Peter is and how he alerts Mervin at road crossings. Peter tugs at his lead when a car is coming and Mervin is able to stop without getting hurt. You must not stroke Peter because it distracts him. We learned what dogs to trust. We learnt that the older the Good Neighbour Telephone number 07799 277455 dogs are the better they are. To help raise money for the blind charity, our School Council have decided that we will be holding a dressing up or mufti day. Wroxham All of the money will be a great help to support guide dogs.

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Bounce and Rhyme Time at the library Two 70 year old men, Mike and Joe, have on alternate Tuesdays 1.30pm-2.00pm been friends all of their lives. When it's clear that Joe is dying, Mike visits Songs and rhymes for babies, toddlers, parents and carers. The him every day. next dates are 12th March and 26th March One day Mike says, "Joe, we both loved football all our lives, and we played football on Saturdays together for Afternoon Tea on Thursday afternoons, 3.00pm-4.00pm All so many years. Please do me one favour, when you get to Heaven, welcome to join us at the library for afternoon tea and coffee somehow you must let me know if there's football there." Joe looks up at Mike from his death bed," Mike, you've been my best Get online with Go-On The Go-On website is designed to help friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favour for you.” people take their first steps with computers and the Internet. Free Shortly after that, Joe sadly passes on. 1 hour sessions- book yours now for help with getting started and At midnight a couple of nights later, Mike is awakened from a sound online. sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to Him, "Mike--Mike." "Who is it?” Asks Mike sitting up suddenly. "Who is it?" Happy Hours 2 for 1 on DVDs and CDs. "Mike--it's me, Joe." Monday 10am-1pm "You're not Joe. Joe just died!" Wednesday 2pm-5pm "I'm telling you, it's me, Joe," insists the voice." Friday 4.30pm-7.30pm "Joe! Where are you?" "In heaven", replies Joe. "I have some really good news and a little Jigsaw Swap Swap your jigsaws at Wroxham Library- bring in a bad news." complete one that you have finished and swap it with one of the "Tell me the good news first," says Mike. jigsaws we have here. Available whenever we are open. "The good news," Joe says," is that there's football in heaven. Better yet, all of our old friends who died before us are here, NNAB Drop-In at the library on Thursday 14th March A NNAB too. Better than that, we're all young again. Better still, it's representative will be here between 2.30-4.30pm offering advise always spring time and it never rains or snows. Our wives are and support to all of those who have or care for someone with there too, and young and pretty as ever! And best of all, we sight difficulties. can play football all we want, and we never get tired!!" “That's fantastic," says Mike. "It's beyond my wildest dreams, Scrabble Club The last Thursday of each month, 2.00-3.30pm So what's the bad news?” The next dates are 28th March and 25th April All welcome and refreshments provided. "You're in the team for this Saturday".

18 J UMBLE SALE The Friends of Tunstead CP are holding their annual Jumble Sale on 16th March 10am-12noon. All donations of jumble, books, toys etc are gratefully received at school during term time .Reg charity No. 1039818

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Sol id pine k it chen displ a y unit . 3 x shelves with 4 x storage drawers along base. Measure 140cm (w) by 129cm (d). Lovely piece but no longer suitable for kitchen. Solid wood - deep oak writing table. 2 x drawers. Both at an agreeable price. Both suitable for older style property. Contact: Christine 737903 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM of the Horstead Tithe Barn Community Association will be held in the Tithe Barn Hayloft on Thursday March 14th at 7.30pm. Interested members of the public are welcome to attend.

Lions Cr a f t Fa ir Wroxham & Hoveton Lions Club are holding a Craft Fair at the Broadland Youth & Community Centre, Stalham Road, Hoveton on Sunday 3 rd March from 10am - 4pm. Song s of Pr aise 'Sing in Spring! ' Sunday 17th March at 6pm Coltishall Church Hymn requests phone Rev Chris Engelsen - Refreshments afterwards Ann ua l gener a l meet ing The AGM of the Coltishall Allotments Association will be held in the Village Hall Lounge Monday March 11th at 7.30pm.

Quiz Evening with Ploughman’s Supper - Saturday April 20 th in Coltishall Village Hall at 7 for 7:30 Tables max 8 people. Tickets £6 from Ray Thomson 737336

Royal Br it ish Leg ion British Legion - Meeting Monday March 11 th , 7:30pm Coltishall Village Hall

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Hoveton & Wroxham Scouts have been serving this area part of the group - Why not pop in and see, buy a book for over 100 years and how things have changed since it or two and at the Jumble sale who knows what began. Now girls and boys are encouraged to learn treasures can be found [once they had a stuffed life skills and enjoy a fun packed programme of crocodile!] As a past member of the Group activities. The group is expanding too!. After Executive charged with fundraising many a tale can Easter on Friday the 19 th a new Cub Section will be told. One Saturday morning when moving a 3 open at the purpose build HQ in Nobel Crescent metre work top complete with sink and taps on the [see maps below]. The early evening meeting Stalham road it flipped off the trailer and overtook will appeal to all 8-10 year old girls & boys. me - much to the relief of all it slid by - now If you are interested in your children joining without taps and came to rest under a hastily this group please contact Terry Hughes on stopped pick up truck. The driver was not upset 01692 630688 or drop in to one of the as he said “The look on your face was a fundraising events shown below. Fundraising is part of picture, worth every penny”. Scouting as it offsets the cost of membership. At Hoveton The work top was a write off. & Wroxham they encourage this so that all children can be David Pye

SECONDHAND BOOK SALE JUMBLE SALE Saturday 23rd March Saturday 16th March 2.00pm – 4.00pm 11am - 1pm HOVETON & WROXHAM SCOUTS HOVETON & WROXHAM Scout HQ , Nobel Crescent SEA SCOUTS Wroxham Wroxham Church Hall Large selection, all categories, fiction and non- Refreshments available fiction including children's titles. Good value, Entry 30p refreshments available. In aid of Scout funds. The Avenues The Avenues

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19 A Wheelie Good Idea C o m p u t e r Rotary Club of Broadlands March Newsletter

O WheelPower is the national charity for wheelchair sport, providing opportunities, facilities and equipment which enable disabled people to play sport and lead healthy active lives. To support this initiative our local Rotary Clubs came up with the R “Wheelie Good Idea” scheme to raise funds to buy new sports wheelchairs for young and newly disabled people in our area to allow them to play sport and enrich No Grandma, Listen, their lives. The idea was that each N Double-click the Internet of the 77 clubs in the local Explorer Icon. District would make a journey to a nearby club to share a meal and E socialise. Members from this club would TABLETS then travel to the (Non Prescribed by GP ) next club to continue r the fellowship relay. Each member was The latest “in thing” are Tablets, Mini hand held Computers, sponsored and the fun part powered by either a Dual Core or Quad Core processor, having was that their travel would be small Hard disk space and limited amount of Ram. by any means other than by car . Apple, with their IPad, Ipad2, IPad3 and IPad4, all 10” screens. They could use trains, boats, tractors, roller Now the IPad Mini with 7” screen. They all arrive with basic skates and some even went in a wheelie bin. The Broadlands Apps. i.e. Internet Browser, Email client, weather etc. Further Apps. can be obtained by registering with the Apple Store, Rotary Club wanted to show that Rotary can be fun and donned fancy dress and cycled the distance to the Thorpe St. creating a new or using an existing Email address, Password and submitting Credit/Debit card details. Many Apps, are free Andrews Rotary Club on a static exercise bike. Rotarians from other clubs joined in the fun and a meal. We were highly or require payment and are downloaded direct to the device. Google, with their Android tablets, which are manufactured by delighted when we received a cheque for £587 for the “Wheelie Good Idea” from the students at Broadland High many Vendors are much cheaper than Apple. (The Operating systems are named, Ice Cream sandwich and Jelly Bean) They School in Hoveton who had raised the money from a non uniform day. arrive also with basic Apps. Further Apps. can be obtained from the Google Play Store. Again one has to create a Gmail Email address, Password to register before purchasing and In all well over £1000 was raised which will downloading. 2 Models which rival the IPad are the Nexus 7 & now be added to the £13500 raised so far in Nexus 10. our local District which will be spent solely on Microsoft have now entered the Market with their Surface sports wheelchairs. Tablet which uses Windows 8 Operating system. Also installed on the Latest Laptops and PCs. Again these arrive with basic It is thrilling to think that we are in a position to help and Apps. Further Apps obtained by Registering with Microsoft with further the Paralympian movement that enthralled us so much your Email and Password prior to accessing the Windows in the Olympic arena. For more information about Rotary Store. contact Richard Mayer on 01603 715796.

Last but not least Amazon with their Kindle Fire, where all Apps. and EBooks can be obtained from Amazon.

The choice is endless, in the end it’s all down to Personal preference.

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Please send your Questions by Email to Drive safer for longer [email protected] and we will As drivers get older, some may become less confident on the pass you on to our experts, and publish road or have specific concerns about aspects of their driving, Question and Answer next month. health or mobility. Norfolk County Council's Guidance for Older Drivers programme (GOLD) aims to keep older people driving safer for longer. GOLD offers a one hour driver development session which is intended to help and advise. The session, which can be taken in the driver's own car, is designed to refresh skills and increase confidence. Local TV presenter, Carol Bundock, is supporting the campaign and took a driver development session to check her driving skills were still as good as the day she passed her test. Carol enjoyed the experience and said: "The feedback I was extremely informative and has helped me feel much more confident behind the wheel. I can't recommend it enough received." GOLD is open to anyone over 55 or anyone who has concerns about an elderly family member. For more information about GOLD, visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/mindroad or telephone 0344 800 8020. Norfolk Association of Local Councils

20 THORNS Thorns, a family run business and Marlpit advertiser is re branding its city centre shop and launching a new on-line sales site.

Thorns recently collected two silver awards at the DIY Week trade awards for Retail Communicator of the Year and Hardware Retailer of the Year .

The business is run by Peter Motts and his two daughters, Miriam Devlin and Emily Motts.

Emily, the business development manager , said “We are keen to explore the e-commerce side of the business and if that is successful then we will look to take on more people”.

‘Thorns was established in 1835 and is the last independent DIY store in Norwich.’

“spillers” left over was passed round or given to a grog Matey set sail from DARTMOUTH, his last port member on their birthday. That could mean a lot of of call. The MATEYGRAM depicts the place the ship is grog [Until the grog ration was discontinued in 1970, headed.. No Prizes its just for fun, don’ t forget his bell Navy Rum was 95.5 proof, or 54.6% alcohol; the usual bottoms are an ‘M’. ration was an eighth of a pint, diluted 2:1 with water]. We haven’t as yet heard from any Ganges boys perhaps The practice continued in the Royal Navy until 1970, you are shy or just “nozzers” joining at HMS Raleigh. when concerns over crew members operating machinery N J We have this space to reminisce about all things Royal under the influence led to the rum ration being Navy so send in a “dittie” or two. For those non sailors abolished. Strange reason as when the rum ration A S W you might be be amused by the terminology used by the stopped the daily issue of canned beer which could be E boys in Blue. Unfortunately the rum ration no longer [illegally stored] was increased. exists, or you could come round for “sippers”, “gulpers” O T and if you really do us proud maybe “three fingers” or Please send your “ditties” to the Editors for censorship even half a tot”. You may also be amused in that the and then possible publication Ed dp mess issue of rum was collected in a “fanny” and any

HMS Ganges Website is www.hmsgangesassoc.org

21 boat. Imagine building a portable life of the Broads is his interaction with A Mardle with boat that would be attached to the around twenty other people that work a underbelly of a plane to be dropped out to long side him. They meet every Mike Fuller sea for rescues! Airborne lifeboats were Wednesday and donate long hours to the by Susan Bunn powered lifeboats, that also carried a Mast museum. It is very rewarding to work and sails, and were made to be dropped with others that feel the same passion as Derek Allday and I recently spent a by fixed-wing aircraft into water to aid in he does and with the same commitment. delightful morning of discussion with Mike air-sea rescue operations. Air-sea rescue Fuller. The name might sound familiar to by flying boat or floatplane was a method As part of my interview, I visited the you as he's had a very full and active life. before World War II to pick up aviators or museum with Derek Allday, also a member Since 1982, Mike has worked for the sailors who were struggling in the water of the museum . I was fascinated by a Wherry Trust, has served on Ludham Imagine what Mike was thinking while he boat on display that proudly advertised Council, and is presently deeply involved built those boats! The Museum of the 'Papers, Groceries, and Supplies’. It is a with the Museum of the Broads. He has Broads has one on display, that has been vintage boat that once travelled The restored by Mike, right now along with the Broads and had a booming business. The history of these boats. museum had to move it from the waters edge because people passing in boats I asked Mike if there was one thing he kept coming up to it, and wanted to buy could change about government, what provisions – still! would it be? Without hesitation and with The museum is so eclectic with displays of great conviction, he said, “Understanding everything from boats, reed baskets to The Broads!”. He went on to say that the even boat loos! The centre piece, though, government is forever assigning people has to be Mike's own creation, the with letters after their names to monitor Volunteer Stalham. It is a wonderful three grown children and six and manage The Broads. Mike deeply handmade display of the stern of a grandchildren and a wife that makes great believes that to understand The Broads, Wherry, the “Cuddy”. It is complete down coffee! one has to live on The Broads for a long to the cook stove and ropes. Everything time. He finds it frustrating that the is original and nothing has been left out. Mike grew up on The Broads and spent government insists on relying on letters Visitors can board the boat and snoop most of his adult life there as well. While after a name rather than a life-long around. talking to Mike I was reminded of the interaction with this eco-system. He went poem, Measure of a Man , written on to explain, as an example, about a Mike told me that he would not change a anonymously. It's a poem about how a black beetle that lives in the mud of The single thing about his life. His life has person lives his life in his environment and Broads. It is the bottom of the food been one of hard graft and some tough interfacing with those around him that chain, and so many species rely on it in life lessons. He takes it all in stride and truly measures one's worth. Mike has a their turn to keep a balance in the habitat. still has an eye for mischief as he has his true love and respect for The Broads and When dredging now, the mud that is entire life. Mike has written several books has worked very hard to insure its future taken out of the channels is hauled away about boat building and his life growing and good health. Mike grew up helping rather than put on the river banks. The up on The Broads. This article by no out on the farm – everything from milking reasoning behind this is that the mud is means covers the full measure of this to shooting rabbits and pigeons. He spent pongy and unattractive – not good for man, but gives an insight on a life well several years serving in the Navy and then tourists! By hauling the mud away, the lived and lessons learned. once home, built chicken coops for a short government in turn, has hauled the while. But his true love has always been beetles away. There goes one component Editors Note: The Marlpit Editors are boats. By trade, Mike is a boat builder of the balance of the e co-system. trying to record memories of village life, and has been for most of his life. Mike Previously, the mud was piled on the sides so many wonderful tales of local history started out in stores for a boat builder, of the river, the beetles were happy, and are lost forever. Would you like to have a Billy May. This was a good thing, because flooding was controlled in all but extreme “mardle” with Susie, or can you he truly learned the 'nuts and bolts' of situations. recommend another interesting person boat building. Through the years, he who would, if so contact Susie on 739215 experienced every aspect of building a What Mike loves most about the Museum

WHB Twinning Association places, still room for more and still time pre-French Twinning visit supper and Our French Twinning friends in La to join and come as new members: give meeting which all members are welcome Pommeraye and Mont-Jean-sur-Loire are Gill in South Walsham a ring on 01603 to attend: let’s hope Stewart’s bees are a planning some exciting visits for us when 270397 Look out for our Sunday wine bit friendlier this year! The French we visit their beautiful Loire region this tasting lunch at the local Bouchon wine Conversation group discussed romance in th th February, being the day before Valentine’s year, 14-20 th August: the night time bar in April, hopefully either 14 or 28 : Day, at Angela’s in Hoveton and Book spectacular at Puy de Fou (google it, it’s more details soon. We have also set the Club “The Little House” by Philippa amazing!), visits to local crafts, such as date for our autumn quiz and supper as Gregory at Carole’s in Wroxham. They will 12 th October in Wroxham Church Hall, chocolate making, slate mining, bee meet again in March on the second and keeping, a treasure hunt games morning, teams of six, as usual, so keep that date last Wednesdays respectively. French free. More forward planning too for our Saturday evening dance, the wonderful lessons continue to go well, with an hospitality of our French hosts and we Flotilla day when we all set sail with our excellent tutor, at Kevin and Ruth’s in also have our visit to Fontainebleau en boat-owning members for a day on the Wroxham on a Thursday evening: we’re route and a night’s dinner, bed and Broads, picnic all together and have fun expecting great speeches in French this breakfast near Paris. It’ll be a great trip as th and this year that will be on 13 July. Sue year, Stewart! For any more information usual. Gill hood will be sending out and Stewart have also kindly invited us to please contact Stewart on 01603 738555 deposit forms shortly to secure your their house in Coltishall on 26 th July for a or [email protected]

22 News from The Bell Tower

March 2013 again in 1945. He was actually taught to As the years go by ring in Heigham Ferris and has of course we find that at rung in many different churches as well as some point in our Norfolk, Suffolk and of course in Brisbane lives there comes a Australia, where his daughter Sandra and time when it is his grandchildren moved to after running sensible to retire the Post Office and general stores in gracefully, and that Coltishall. is just what our very own Harvey Meadows When Tony & I retired we saw a notice in Opening 24 th March the local Marlpit that Harvey was hoping to for the 2013 Season get some people together to learn to ring for the millennium, so he actually taught us to ring, for which we have always been Opening hours daily 1030 ~ 1630 very grateful, because you do need patience and understanding to teach, and Discover the boats of the Broads and he certainly had both of those. As the years see how people's working lives shaped have gone by Tony has started teaching the landscape. Take a river trip on our and Harvey has always been willing to Victorian steam launch, ‘Falcon’. Trips stand by a new ringer and help them to run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and learn new methods and this is invaluable Thursdays and special event days. when you are a beginner. I have heard him Please phone for more information and say that "I have thoroughly enjoyed ringing to book seats. Family friendly, with over the years, and it was time to put activities for children. The Museum is in something back" and that he has certainly a tranquil and picturesque location at done. We hope to be able to carry on with Stalham Staithe. has had to do with regard to bell ringing. the teaching and keep a band of ringers at 2013 Temporary Exhibition: Harvey was born in 1930 in Rushton, St.John's Coltishall, which he certainly did The Lost Railway of the Broads Northamptonshire, and was in the army over the years. during the 2nd World War. Family brought If ever you feel like coming up to visit, you Visit our website for forthcoming him to Gt,Yarmouth around 1950 he was a will always be most welcome, and we wish events and prices - civil servant for many years and his wife, you many more years of "Happy www.museumofthebroads.org.uk Irene, a telephonist. They met through Retirement". The Museum of the Broads, The Poor's friends and were married in Gt.Yarmouth. So until next time, enjoy your ringing. Staithe, Stalham, Norwich, NR12 9DA, Harvey started ringing when the war Audrey Weston (Sec.) finished and bells were allowed to be rung Tele: 01692 581 681

Important news about Broadland District Council’s Brown Bin Garden Waste Service.

Invoices for the Brown Bin service will be issued to existing subscribers in February & payment due dates will be clearly shown. We have made some changes to ensure that the service continues to be excellent value for money. Paying by Direct Debit will be £5 cheaper than paying by other methods for 2013/2014, full details of how to set up a Direct Debit will be shown on your invoice. If you have not paid by the due date on the invoice you will no longer be a member of the Garden Waste service & your brown bin will be removed following your last collection in March. If you leave the service, either by not paying by the due date or by cancelling the service and you would like to re-join at a later date you will be charged the normal fee PLUS an additional re-joining fee of £15 per bin to cover associated costs. Please note this was received by the Marlpit on 29 th January - too late for the February issue....

A COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE Q & A courtesy of Able Community Care

lQuestion - I think my health situation qualifies me to register appropriate services. The council may then check with your GP as a disabled person as I understand I can then claim some to seek verification of your disability. Once you are registered benefits for myself. Can you tell me how I register as a you can then receive some concessions as a disabled person disabled person? such as reduced public transport fares. Being registered as disabled will also stand as proof when applying for discounts Answer - You can register as a disabled person with your local from non council services/facilities e.g. British Rail Discount council. They have a statutory duty to keep records of disabled Card people in their area in order to allow councils to plan

23 It’s not surprising that many people look for ways to avoid their wealth being gobbled up to pay for care costs. But MONEY MATTERS… don’t be alarmed to hear that what we may decide to do A regular report for Marlpit readers can be challenged by the Local Authority under “ASSET DEPRIVATION” rules. CRAG gives the following examples of what may well be seen as deliberate asset deprivation: a lump-sum payment such as a gift or to pay off a CARE COSTS debt. (and a few important points you ought to know ….) transferring the title deeds of a property to someone else. More and more of my clients want to understand Care Costs and how putting money into a trust that cannot be revoked. they can plan for them. WEALTH PRESERVATION is a topic I care converting money into another form that has to be about. After all, who wants to see their lifetime savings or property disregarded from the means test, eg into personal lost and our families losing out ? possessions, investment bonds with life insurance. reducing capital through substantial expenditure Back in July of 2012, the Government issued a report setting out it’s on items such as expensive holidays or by initial thoughts on paying for Social Care. Amongst other things, this extravagant living. included the concept of creating a Contribution Cap so we would know what our maximum exposure to care costs would be. Further There are planning options available to us all . However, proposals have only recently been announced. From April 2017 , the each route will have its own plus and minus points that government will introduce a cap of £75,000 on care fee costs after need to be understood before taking action. Isn’t it wise to which the state will step in. But the law hasn’t changed yet. National learn about them ? charging rules are contained in a Department of Health document As said, understanding care cost planning options, and how called the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG), they are likely to be treated by the Local Authority, is one updated each April. of my area’s of interest.

If a local authority arranges for you to enter a care home on a If you would like to talk about WEALTH PRESERVATION permanent basis you will be means tested to see whether you should then please do contact me. make a contribution towards the cost of your care. The Local Authority will need to know how much money you have, where it is This short article in no way should be taken and also what property you own. The means-tested asset threshold, by readers as advice. Unless you feel at up to which people are spared the full costs of care, will rise from ease in making your own decisions, £23,250 to £123,000 as from April 2017 if the recent government independent advice is always proposals take effect. recommended.

Martin Smith IFA can be contacted on 01263 732720 or 07584 030071

iour, because they truly believe that they den first - Laura was able to gradually Dog Listening have no other choice. head back out into the wider and more challenging world. By calmly and confi- I was asked out to visit Laura and Samson For most creatures - including us - there dently choosing the flight option, whenev- her very handsome Bulldog x Staffordshire are three options when faced with a er she did encounter another dog, Laura Bull Terrier. Samson was a big boy and I threat: flight, freeze or fight. The moment presented herself as a competent Pack was rather glad that it was other dogs and we attach a lead to our dogs we seriously Leader and over time Samson began to not people, that this particular dog had a reduce his options. Now unable to flee trust that it wasn’t his responsibility to problem with. and with freeze often not an option - as deal with other dogs. the owner continues to walk towards the Lots of dogs have a problem with other perceived danger (another dog) - the dog Lucy Parkes dogs. Some dogs dislike big dogs, some can feel there’s only one thing left to do - 01603 881626 will target small dogs. I met one dog who fight! Recommended Dog Listener specifically didn’t like black Labradors . . . Dogs in Translation and some dogs just don’t like any other Often pre-emptive, the dogs reaction can dogs! be exacerbated by a number of factors; including how his owner reacts. Often an When a dog resorts to the use of aggres- owners reaction will only serve to panic sive behaviour towards another dog, it the dog more as, worried by what their means that he genuinely believes that this own dog is going to do, they tighten up dog could be a threat to himself and his the lead, their pulse rate begins to soar pack. Dogs do not use aggression lightly, and they try to reassure and/or control they know that if you start a fight you can their dog verbally. The dog interprets this be injured and even killed! as his owner also being fearful of the approaching dog and is all the more Living in a man-made world, which in it- determined to see off the threat and self can be quite a challenge, we expect protect his pack! our dogs to politely interact with the mul- titude of dogs - and people - that come As always the process of resolving their way. Many dogs manage these inter- this issue begins in the home. By actions admirably but for some the stress calmly and consistently showing Sam- becomes too much and they end up re- son that she made the decisions and sorting to the use of aggressive behav- kept the pack safe - in the house and gar- www.thatcutesite.com

24 BLAST FROM THE PAST CAN YOU HELP IDENTIFY THESE SNOW CLEARERS? AND THE DATE THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN

Last month’s ‘Blast from the to reminisce over. Please let us don’t forget to leave a return Past’ is covered in the letters know who they are and keep the address.. They can of course be received page. This month is a photos coming. Drop them off at emailed to direct result of our request last the “High St Chemist”, “Post [email protected] or month to look in the back of old Office” or “Farm to Fork n Fish” information can be telephoned to drawers, Mrs Shingles of Horstead Our archivist Derek will scan and any of the editors as detailed on sent 2 snaps only 2” x 1½” for you return the original to the sender so page 5.

Inner Wheel Club of Broadlands Inner Wheel is one of the largest women’s service voluntary organisations in the world. The local Broadlands Club has organised a concert which is: Saturday 30th March at 7pm Geoff Davidson and Songbyrd in Concert Saturday 20 th April at 7.00 for 7.30pm, Coltishall Village Hall St Mary’s Church Wroxham. Teams of 6 people maximum £5 per person, Tickets £10.00, to include refreshments, can be obtained from: Pudding, tea and coffee included Rosalie Howard Tel. 01603 782067 Bring your own alcohol if required Tickets in advance or Sandra Hurrell Tel. 01263 734605) pay on the door “Proceeds to Sparks for Hearts and Priscilla Bacon Hospice”

25 Then & Now The editors are creating a gallery of pictures of the Marlpit area. Here we have two pictures kindly given by Geoff Williams of Coltishall.

The picture on the left is of St Johns Church taken from a postcard that was posted in 1914 from Coltishall to W. Swaffham at a cost of 1 Halfpenny. The picture on the right is believed to be the construction of the screen in St Johns Church Coltishall. The date is unknown but the work, all carved handwork, took 4 months and was undertaken by a Mr Robertson of Aldborough and his men. At the centre of the picture, facing the camera, is Walter Grout We would be pleased to receive your pictures of “Then and Now” of your own homes or local area - Not just views but people around the area too. It would be helpful if you could include a date and a little detail of were the picture was taken. Please send your photographs to [email protected] . Alternatively post ( with return address) in the Marlpit boxes at the Post Office, Chemist or Farm to Fork and Fish.

Wroxham & the 2012 proceeds from the Club's Mobile The Club was pleased to welcome Tombola, was also presented to Donna Hoveton Lions Club Amanda Royde-Smith of "Riding for the Minto, of the Norfolk & Norwich Disabled" to our first meeting in February. Association for the Blind. Hopefully, by the time you Amanda gave us a very interesting talk on read this the snow and frosty weather will the valuable work the charity does and we This months £100 Charity Shop be well behind us. It certainly caused have arranged for members to visit the Draw Prize goes to The Hall problems and caused the cancellation of centre, which is located near the Norwich School, Catton, which was our January furniture sale, for safety Rugby Club, to see them in action. nominated by Mrs. N. James of reasons, as well as resulting in the shop Hoveton, who donated items to our shop. being closed for several days. On the social front, the Club celebrated it's 37th anniversary charter dinner at the If you have a few hours to spare Our first Craft Fair of the year will be Old Rectory, Crostwick and lions from a occasionally and would like to make a held on Sunday 3rd March (10am to number of other Clubs in Norfolk joined difference in your local community, whist 4pm) at the Broadland Youth and our own members for a very enjoyable having some fun, why not give our Community Centre. As usual there will be event. The special guest was Michael President, Lion Mike Clipston a ring on a good selection of good quality, locally Brunson OBE, former chief political editor 01603429380, or alternatively contact our made products at reasonable prices. of ITN News, and he gave us some very Membership Chairperson Lion Suzanne Refreshments will be available including amusing anecdotes and stories from his Barnett on 01603 782002. If you prefer, the delicious bacon rolls. Admission is many years rubbing shoulders with the come along to one of our meetings, which free, so why not come along and have a politicians at Westminster . A cheque for are held in the Broadland Youth and browse. £500 in favour of Liveability at John Community Centre, at 8pm on 2nd & 4th Grooms Court was presented to Michael, Tuesday of each month. We are a friendly The next Furniture Sale is scheduled for in his capacity as a representative of the bunch and you will be made very Sunday 6th April, doors open at charity. A cheque for £1000, representing welcome. 10am.

26 Healthwatch Norfolk- Get involved in your well as possible the views of the wide an important way of gathering grassroots voice in health and social care cross-section of people within our intelligence of what’s really going on and What is Healthwatch Norfolk? community across all parts of Norfolk. they will help shape Healthwatch Norfolk’s Healthwatch Norfolk’s role is to champion strategy and priorities. Members will Get involved the interests of ordinary people from directly elect 4 of the board members that across Norfolk in health and social care Every voice counts when it comes to will lead Healthwatch Norfolk. services. shaping the future of health and social People need to feel that Healthwatch care, and when it comes to improving it Norfolk belongs to and reflects them and Healthwatch Norfolk will work to help local for today. Everything that Healthwatch theirlocal community. So we need people to bring about improvements in Norfolk does will bring the voice and members from all walks of life. current services and to influence how influence of local people to the future services are designed and development and delivery of local You can join Healthwatch Norfolk online delivered. Healthwatch Norfolk will services. by visiting champion fairness and equal access to www.norfolkrcc.org.uk/healthwatch or call information, services and treatment. It One of the key ways we will do this is 01362 698216 will strive to ensure that it represents as through our membership. Members will be

Great Expectations

Friday 29 tthhth March

st 1 Aylsham JuniorChess Congress All the players taking part received certificates of participation and there were prizes for the most successful players. Under 8s: Best result by an Under 8: Freddy Cansick from St John’s Primary School, Hoveton. Under 9s: Winner: James Day from Bure Valley School, Aylsham. Runner Up: Nathan Norfield from Sheringham Primary School. Under 11s: Winner: Jack Evans from Sheringham Primary School. Under 14s: Winner: Jordan May from Aylsham High School. Saturday 9 th February 2013 twenty-six enthusiastic young chess Runner Up: Finnian Wheeler from Broadland High School, players met at Aylsham High School to play in the 1st Aylsham Hoveton. Junior Chess Congress. The event was organised by members of Broadland Chess Club The players, from a wide range of Aylsham, Broadland, with support from Aylsham High School colleagues. Sheringham and North Walsham Cluster Schools, faced each Following the success of the 1st Aylsham Junior Chess Congress other in 5 rounds of 50 minute games. it is hoped that the event will become a regular fixture of the For many of the 7 - 14 year olds involved this was their first chess season. opportunity to play competitive chess. For more details about Broadland Chess Club activities for junior Everybody seemed to enjoy the experience irrespective of their and adult chess players please contact Paul Badger Tel: 01603- final scores. 737572 or Jonathan Reeve Tel: 01263-733744

27 Bure Valley Railway Walk — Macmillan. Cancer Support Saturday 20th April/ Sunday 21st April This is the ninth year the walk has taken place .So far over £270,000 has been raised and we hope to top the £300k barrier this year. For the first time the event is being organised by myself with the help of the Norwich Committee rather than directly by Macmillan from. London. The aim this year is to be more inclusive so I have invited teams from all the local High Schools — so far Reepham, Aylsham, Broadland, Stalham and Paston are participating using students studying for their Duke of Edinburgh Awards to co ordinate. They will be competing for the prestigious Macmillan Schools trophy which will be presented to the school which raises the most money. Also, local clubs are entering teams — Rotary Clubs, Lions and others are again competing for a trophy. Over 600 regular walkers will also take part

All Saints’ Church Horstead We will also have a sale table at Horsham St. Faith Centre on Sunday March 24th. At the Craft and Food Fayre. EASTER LILLIES: If you would like to or- There will be cards and items for sale for der lillies in memory of a loved one please would you contact me to place an order. I Church funds at both these events. If you have any small, good condition items th need the order by Friday 15 March. Jac- you would like to donate for these sales queline Hall 01603 736097. please contact Sylvia on 737915. Decorating the Church for Easter: We shall Church Flowers: If you would like flowers be decorating the Church with flowers and in memory of someone or to celebrate a cleaning the brasses on Saturday 30 th special occasion please contact Jacqueline March at 10.00am. There will be refresh- Hall, telephone 736097. Flowers donated ments available so do pop in to say hello. have a card placed beside them and will be If you are able to help please contact Jac- listed in the Church News if requested. queline Hall on 01603 736097 Fund Raising: Come and support us at the Church Wardens: Table Top sale in the Church Room Colt- Carol White telephone 737665 and ishall on Sunday 17th March. Richard Gurney telephone 737235

Churchyard Arrangements are in place for grass cutting during this Friday March 1st. Gift Day year and the Annual Churchyard Gift Day plays a Following the custom over vital part in meeting the cost Women's World Day of Prayer many years now, a of keeping the churchyards Churchyard Gift Day will be in a tidy condition. If you "I was as Stranger and you welcomed me" held on Easter Saturday this are unable to call at the year . The necessity to carry church at the appointed LUNCH FROM 12.30pm out grass cutting and tree time on Easter Saturday, maintenance in the three donations will still be HORSTEAD TITHE BARN community churchyards in gratefully received at any Coltishall and Great Hautbois time by Revd. Christopher SERVICE AT 1.45pm is there every year and Engelsen, Mr . B. Jordan or (APPROX 1 HOUR) donations towards the Mr. D Francis. Well kept cost of these works will churchyards play an ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH HORSTEAD be gratefully received by important part in helping to a Churchwarden at create a good impression of All Welcome, men, women and children. Coltishall Church on the whole locality. Saturday 30th March, Prepared by Christian women of France from 10 am to 12 noon. Easter Celebration Evening Meal Church Rooms Coltishall 7:00pm Tuesday26th March cost £5.00. Two courses prepared and served by the Community Lunch Club team raising funds to install a commercial quality dishwasher in the Church Rooms for the community lunch club.

Tickets available from Joan Milligan on 737270

28 From the Reverend Christopher Engelsen Dear friends, Easter Day, right at the end of the month (Sunday 31st March), is the great climax of the year for all Christians. It is about a new life at the heart of our lives that is holy, boundless, ever renewing and ever loving and creative. The Christian Faith names this life as Jesus Christ, and in the season of Lent, which began in February, we prepare to welcome him. Easter is also the beginning, as well as the great climax. The Easter Day Service Compline (prayers and talk to complete the day) at 7.30pm, starts with a single small spark -a tiny flame-that soon lights all Monday 25th Frettenham Church, Tuesday 26th at Hainford the candles of the people worshipping. This flame represents the Church, Wednesday 27th at Horstead Church. flame of all that is sacred within you. The spark is given to us Maundy Thursday 28th March 7.30pm Holy Communion at from God that his love and wisdom, healing and hope, may fill Stratton Strawless. our lives. Come and worship and let us share the Light of Christ, Good Friday Service is 10.00am at Coltishall Church-all ages in Church and in our daily lives. welcome. Mothering Sunday is on 10th March. Receive you posy to give at All good wishes and prayers for Easter the Family Service at Horstead Church at 10am. Christopher. All welcome to the Lent Lunch (soup and roll) at the Rectory on for you. We will also arrange a mini half day pilgrimage to Tuesdays in March 12.30 to 2pm When we are exploring the life Julian's Shrine in King Street Norwich at a date that suits us all. and writings of Julian of Norwich. SERVICES IN HOLY WEEK : for Sundays please see Worship in Christopher. the Benefice.

UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Minister: Rev Matt Stone, tel: 01603 781623. [email protected]

Wroxham & Hoveton United Reformed Church is an informal and friendly church meeting in different venues around the village whilst our own church building is constructed on the Norwich Road opposite The Avenue in Wroxham.

Services & Events in March

Date Preacher / Event Time & Venue

Sun 3 rd March Communion Service led by Rev Matt Stone 11am, St. Helen’ Thurs 7 th Fresh Ground: Is God to blame for suffering? 7.30pm, St. Helen’s Sun 10 th Joint Family Service led by Rev Michael Sears 11am, St. Mary’s Wed 13 th Lent Discussion: Will the poor always be with us? 7.30pm, St. Helen’s Sun 17 th Worship led by Mr Steve Dawson 11am, St. Helen’s Sun 17 th JAM (Sunday Kids Club) 10.30am-12.15pm, Church Hall Tues 19 th Lent Discussion: Is death the end? 7.30pm, St. Mary’s Sun 24 th Worship led by Rev Geoff Hewitt 11am, St. Helen’s Fri 29 th Churches Together Good Friday Walk of Witness 10am, St. John’s Sun 31st Easter Family Communion led by Rev Matt Stone 11.15am, St. Mary’s Sun 7 th April Worship led by Mr Bruno Boldrini 11.15am, St. Mary’s

When we are at St Helen’s, coffee is served in the church from 10.30am onwards. At St Mary’s, coffee is served after each service. Please do join us!

Matt’s Musings

JAM, our Sunday kids club, is open to all children aged 4-14. We have fun, play games, make crafts and sing songs. Please contact Chris Billing (01603 783992) for more details.

Our monthly Family Service is suitable for all ages and includes activities for children. This month we have two such services – on Mothering Sunday and Easter Sunday. All are welcome – not just regular churchgoers!

‘Fresh Ground’, our monthly cafe-discussion evening is looking at difficult questions of faith. This month’s, on Thursday 7 March will be asking ‘Is God to blame for suffering?’ This talk also links in with the Churches Together Lent Discussions. All are welcome!

Please note that our services are moving back to St. Mary’s from 31 st March until our new building is completed. We will revert to 11.15am services, with coffee being served afterwards.

29 St John the All Saints Baptist, Horstead Coltishall

WORSHIP IN THE BENEFICE IN March 2013

Sunday 3rd March 3rd Sunday of Lent 8.00am. Holy Communion at All Saints' Horstead 9.30am. Morning Prayer at All Saints' Hainford 10.00am. Family Service at St John the Baptist Coltishall 11.00am. Holy communion at St.Swithin's Frettenham Readings : 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9

Wednesday 6th March 10.00am. Holy Communion at St John the Baptist Coltishall Readings : Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9, Matthew 5:17-19

Sunday 10th March Mothering Sunday 9.30am. Mothering Sunday Family Communion Service at All Saints' Hainford 10.00am. Mothering Sunday Family Service at All Saints' Horstead (joint service for Horstead and Coltishall, no service at Coltishall) 11.00am. Mothering Sunday Service at St Swithin's Frettenham Readings : Colossians 3:12-17, John 19:25-27

Sunday 17th March 5th Sunday of Lent 9.30am. Morning Prayer at All Saints' Hainford 9.30am Holy Communion at All Saints' Horstead 11.00am. Morning Prayer at St John the Baptist Coltishall 11.00am. Holy Communion at St Swithin's Frettenham Readings : Philippians 3:4b-14, John 12:1-8

EASTER SERVICES

Sunday 24 th March PALM SUNDAY Readings; Philippians 2 vv 5-11 & Luke 23 vv 1-49 9.30am Holy Communion at All Saints, Hainford 9.30am Morning Prayer at All Saints, Horstead 10.00am Sunday School at Church Room, Rectory Rd, Coltishall 10.30am Family Service at St Swithin, Frettenham 11.00am Holy Communion at St John the Baptist, Coltishall

Sunday 31st March EASTER DAY Readings; Acts 10 vv 34-43 & Luke 24 vv1-12 9.30am Holy Communion and Renewal of Baptism Vows at All Saints, Horstead 9.30am Holy Communion and Renewal of Baptism Vows at All Saints, Hainford 11.00am Holy Communion and Renewal of Baptism Vows at St John the Baptist, Coltishall 11.00am Holy Communion and Renewal of Baptism Vows at St Swithin, Frettenham 6.00pm Easter Day Family Songs of Praise at St Margaret, Stratton Strawless – with Easter Egg Hunt!

30 Family Friendly Church

Sundays at 4pm Broadland Community Centre, Stalham Road, Hoveton

BroadGrace is a friendly, informal church for those living in the towns and villages of Broadlands and North Norfolk. Whether you’re new to church or looking for a new church, we’d love you to come along this Sunday.

We normally meet in the Broadland Community Centre, Stalham Road, Hoveton at 4pm. On Sunday 3 March we will be meeting at the North Walsham Community Centre instead.

Find out more at www.broadgrace.org.uk or call 01603 737974

Roman Catholic Parish

Sacred Heart Church, Kings Arms Street, North Walsham Sunday Mass 11.00 a.m. St John of the Cross Church, White Hart Street, Aylsham Sunday Mass 9.00 a.m. St Helen's Church, Horning Road West, Hoveton Saturday 5.30 p.m. (Anticipatory Mass)

Parish Priest: Father David Bagstaff, 4 Norwich Road, North Walsham Tel: 01692 403258 Parish Website: www.sacredheartnorthwalsham.com

HOLY WEEK SERVICES - at Sacred Heart, North Walsham

Thursday 28 March Mass of the Lord's Supper 7.00 p.m. Friday 29 March Celebration of the Lord's Passion 3.00 p.m. Saturday 30 March Easter Vigil 7.30 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY MASSES

St John of the Cross, Aylsham 9.00 a.m. St Helen's, Hoveton 9.00 a.m. Sacred Heart, North Walsham 11.00 a.m.

Churches Together, Wroxham/Hoveton/Belaugh/Neatishead - Ecumenical Lent Evenings, commencing 7.30 p.m.

Thursday 7 March with Rev. Bill Bazeley St Helen's Wednesday 13 March with Father David Bagstaff St Helen's Tuesday 19 March with Rev Michael Sears Wroxham St Mary

Sponsored Floodlighting St John the Baptist Church Coltishall

W/C Feb 17 th by Wilfred and Mollie Preston remembering their son Nigel’s Birthday [March 13 th ]

Floodlighting entries and enquiries to Jill Blackburn Tel: 737 442 Do you know where the date plaque is? We would be pleased to receive entries for Births, “Big” Answer next month. If you need a clue. “It survived intact birth days and anniversaries as well as in memoriam for only 66 years” remembering loved ones. Ring Jill for help with this.

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