September 2013 Community News for Coltishall, Horstead with Stanninghall Great & Little Hautbois and Badersfield 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 Centre, Nursery Drive, Nth Walsham, NR28 0DR T el: 01692 403752 [Norfolk County Councillor] Thomas Garrod, 32a Station Road, Ormesby St Margaret, NR29 3NH Tel: 07515 356821 [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 T el: 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 T el: 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 T el: 737332 Mark Rischmiller, 36 Ling Way, Coltishall, NR12 7HX T el: 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 T el: 739117 Penny Loiez, 19 White Lion Road, Coltishall, NR12 7AS Tel: 926428 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 T el: 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 Horning Amateur Theatrical Society: Pauline Gedge 01692 630554 630699 Horstead Bowls Club: [Secretary] Peter Cobb Tel: 737600 Badminton Club: Carl Tipple 738399 Horstead Tree Warden: Barry Benton Tel:737279, Broadland Chess Club: Paul Badger 737572 Tony Codling T el: 737093 Broadland Tots2Teens Club: Maria Alborough 430538 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 T rust [CAST]: [Chairman] John Hoveton Wroxham & District Gardening Club: Pam Culley: Harding Tel: 737721, [Vice Chairman] Doreen Snelling Tel: 782041 737955 Jubilee Players: Ros Chamberlin 736287 Coltishall Allotments Association: Chairman 737644 Lions Club, Wroxham & Hoveton Lions Club: David Barnett Coltishall Bridge Club: Peter Cobb 737600 782002 1st Coltishall Brownies & Guides: Faye Jones 736987 Mardler [North Norfolk Talking Newspaper]: Daphne Davy T el: Coltishall Church Bell Ringers: Tony Weston 737269 01263 732933 Coltishall Commons Management T rust: [Clerk] Barbara Elvy Rotary Club of Broadlands: Richard Mayer 715796 Tel: 01508 558761 Rotary Club of Wroxham & Bure Valley : Stewart Kemp 738555 Coltishall Cricket Club: Mark Scott 624561 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes [Llamas KC Lodge]: Bob Coltishall Jags Running Club: Alan Groves 737262 Jennings Tel: 738335 Coltishall Jags Football Club: Royal British Legion: Mr B Jordan 738325 [Chairman] Steve Frost Tel: 07540 303313 Spirit of Coltishall Association: Secretary Jeff Ayling [Secretary] Sarah Nice Tel: 07771 545771 [email protected] Coltishall PF Bowls Club: [Captain] Barry Simper Tel: 783087, Wellington Dance [Ballroom Dancing]: Dave Cox 737907 Secretary Linda James T el: 890905 Wroxham Flower Club: Pat Barnes 720466 Coltishall Tree Warden: Peter Croot 737427 Wroxham Folk Dance Club: Mick Wade 01692 404447 Community Lunch Club: Joan Milligan 737270 Wroxham, Hoveton & Belaugh Twinning Association: Jane Monks Create & Share Craft: Sylvia Coward 737915 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 4 Plus ça change... ...Plus c’est la même chose. (The more things change the more they remain the same) could almost be the motto of The Marlpit. Over the last year or so, you may have noticed some changes to your local magazine, yet we hope it has in essence remained the same source of information entertainment and local news put together by local people for local people. September 2013 Like every healthy organisation, however, The Marlpit has striven to improve the service it gives and has sought to expand the Community Magazine for Coltishall, editorial team to bring in a wide variety of new talents. Horstead with Stanninghall, Great & Inevitably, though, as time passes the longer serving members of Little Hautbois and Badersfield. the team start to dream of pastures new or of that chair by the fireside and they decide to move on. Volunteer Editorial Team Thus it is we had to say, ‘Thank you and Goodbye’ , first to Eric Johnson who has undertaken two key roles in the team: first as Secretary: Philippa Weightman distribution manager ensuring that the magazine reaches you via 737 962 a stalwart team of deliverers. After the sad loss of our then [email protected] Treasurer, Michael Blackburn, Eric stepped into the breach for a while before reverting to his original role. Hefting all those magazines around is physically tiring, however, and when Eric Treasurer: Anne Gilbert decided to call it a day we were pleased to welcome Mike Hewitt 737 577 in his place. [email protected] Now we have the sad task of saying another, 'Thank you and Compilation: David Pye Good bye’, this time to Mel Douglass who has been part of the magazine for a long while and whose articles over the years have 738 599 by turns amused, entertained, cajoled and, dare I say, [email protected] scandalised our readers. Mel has never been afraid of courting controversy, which has made for a lively magazine and some Advertising: Position Vacant lively editors’ meetings too. Since the departure of Sid Parkin, [Contact Derek Allday as below] Mel had also taken on the role of Advertising Manager, without [email protected] whom the magazine could not exist for it is the advertising which pays for the printing and other costs. Advert/Copy: Derek Allday Another development has been the recent re-launch of our 738 032 website in an entirely new format. These are exciting times with [email protected] the magazine circulation also possibly increasing to include Scottow, and many of those who have left the area still opting to Distribution: Mike Hewitt keep in touch by purchasing a copy of The Marlpit either 738 470 electronically or by post. [email protected] The magazine is now looking for someone to fill Mel’s shoes as advertising manager. The advertising manager will be responsible Sub Editors: for selling advertising space, liasing with existing advertisers, Susan Bunn - 739 215 collecting advertising revenue and passing it on to the Treasurer Gemma Carter - 736 976. each month. [email protected] If you think you can fill the exacting but rewarding role of advertising manager, please contact one of the editorial team. Webmaster: Position Vacant The editors would very much like to hear from you and will offer www.themarlpit.com you every support in fitting in to your new role. In the meantime thanks are due to Derek Allday and Anne Gilbert who are temporarily filling the role of advertising manager. Front Cover Picture from: Philippa Weightman The Editors “Delphiniums and Heggatt Hall ” Your photos can be sent to [email protected] for consideration as a future front page Printed by ECO Colour Print 01603 633 804 COPY FOR THE NEXT ISSUE CAN BE LEFT AT THE POST [email protected] OFFICE, PHARMACY OR FARM TO FORK & FISH BY THE 13th OF THE MONTH, COPY BY EMAIL WILL BE INSERTED IF THERE IS SPACE & IF RECEIVED BY 15th NB: For January Issues 6th and 9th of December to be printed before Christmas 5 What’s on in September Date Time Event Tue 3 rd 6.30 pm Ex RAF Coltishall Public Consultation, the DIPLOMAT, Badersfield Wed 4 th 12.30 - 1.45 pm Community Lunch Club, Coltishall Church Room, Reservations 737270 7.15 pm Good Neighbours Scheme, Coltishall Village Hall Fri 6th 7.30 pm Hoveton, Wroxham & District Gardening Club, Autumn Show, Hoveton VH Sat 7th 10.30 am The Children’s Creepy House Summer Reading Challenge Medal Ceremony 10.30 am Rainbow Festival Fete, Alpington and Yelverton VH Sun 8th 10 am - 4 pm Lions Craft Fair, Broadland Youth and Community Centre, Hoveton 10:30:00