Welcome to the 2018 issue of the RIVERSIDE NEWS. Before we go any further I would like to thank Nicola Knott for all the hard work she has done over the last three years in bringing together and producing this Riverside News. As you will see the Riverside News is in a revised format to show the various Groups in our two villages. This is your magazine so please let me have any information you would like to see in it. Either send it to me Dave Barrington by email or give me a call Email – [email protected] Phone – 07826 216 285 Index Page 1 – Useful Contacts Page 2 – Hilgay Village Hall Page 5 ‐ Hilgay Riverside Academy Page 7 ‐ Friends of Hilgay Academy & Hilgay Silver Band Page 8 – Good Companions & Hilgay All Saints Church Page 9 – Hilgay Methodist Church Page 10 – General Hilgay Matters Page 11 ‐ Ten Mile Bank Village Hall & Riverside Academy Page 12 – Friends of Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy Page 12 – St. Marks Church, Ten Mile Bank Page 13 – Parish Council Matters Page 15 – Hilgay Feoffee Charity Page 16 – Features & Adverts Thanks to all of our contributors to this issue, especially Hilgay Parish Council for financing and Tony Hall for proof reading. Riverside News is also available online at: www.tenmilebank.com Deadline for the next edition of RIVERSIDE NEWS 13th February 2018 Send your news, views, dates and events to Dave on 01366 388909 or 07826 216285 or to [email protected] This is a village newsletter, the views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Parish Council or editor, nor can either be held responsible for the accuracy or otherwise of any advert or article, neither can it be assumed that they endorse any advert placed. The editor reserves the right to edit or précis articles submitted. E&OE. Useful contact details HILGAY Hilgay Riverside Academy Office 01366 387 685 Friends of Hilgay Riverside Academy Stacey Beecham 07825 875628 Hilgay Village Hall Bookings Val Barrington 01366 388 909 www.hilgayvillagehall.co.uk [email protected] Hilgay Youth Club Stacey Beecham 07825 875628 St John’s Ambulance Peter Taylor 01366 324 558 Mother & Toddlers Cheryl Nadin‐Hurley 07500 833 671 Hilgay Village Hall Film Night Kevin or Val Kevin 01366 387 555 or Val 01366 388 909 Hilgay Silver Band Brian Doy 01366 387 630 (free tuition & instruments available) Hilgay Good Companions Club June Fleming 01366 388 158 (over 55s Club) Hilgay Methodist Church Pauline & David Driver 01366 387 317 Lesley Dent 01366 387 337 Hilgay Carpet Bowls Val Gooding 01366 385 806 All Saints’ PCC Peter Bates 01366 387 988 All Saints’ Church Priest in Charge – 01366 382 187 Fr James Mather Hilgay Playing Field/River Field Colin Wills 01366 377 743 TEN MILE BANK Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy Office 01366 377 310 Friends of Ten Mile Bank Academy Jessica Rolph 01366 377 774 Ten Mile Bank Village Hall Bookings Jill Field 01366 377 640 St Mark’s Church Ten Mile Bank Father Alan Davies 01553 810 675 OTHER CONTACTS Hilgay Parish Council Clerk Judith Taylor 01366 500 722. [email protected] West Norfolk Canoe Club Andrew Church [email protected] Ali Dent 01366 387 686 [email protected] Hilgay Feoffee Charity Tony Hall [email protected] 07900 518153 Riverside News Contact Dave Barrington 01366 388 909 or 07826 216285 [email protected] 5 Whittome Mill, Hilgay Page 1 Hilgay Village Hall UP AND COMING EVENTS IN HILGAY VILLAGE HALL Notes for your 2018 Diary January Slimming World – Mondays Two Sessions 5:30pm & 7:30pm (This month 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th) St John’s Ambulance ‐ Every Tuesday 7:30pm – 9:00pm Mothers and Toddlers – Wednesday 9:30am – 11:00am (This month 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st) Youth Club – Thursdays 6:00pm – 7:30pm (This month 11th & 25th) Other Events Coffee Morning – Thursday 25th ‐ 10:30am – 12:00pm Film Night – Hampstead (12A) – Friday 26th (Doors open at 7:00pm for 7:30pm) February Slimming World – Every Monday Two Sessions 5:30pm & 7:30pm St John’s Ambulance ‐ Every Tuesday 7:30pm – 9:00pm Mothers and Toddlers – Every Wednesday 9:30am – 11:00am Youth Club – Thursdays 6:00pm – 7:30pm (This month 8th & 22nd) Other Events Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 1st ‐ 7:00pm – 9:00pm Coffee Morning – Thursday 22nd ‐ 10:30am – 12:00pm Film Night – Limehouse Golem (15) – Friday 23rd (Doors open at 7:00pm for 7:30pm) March Slimming World – Every Monday Two Sessions 5:30pm & 7:30pm St John’s Ambulance ‐ Every Tuesday 7:30pm – 9:00pm Mothers and Toddlers – Every Wednesday 9:30am – 11:00am Youth Club – Thursdays 6:00 – 7:30pm (This month 8th & 22nd) Other Events Coffee Morning – Thursday 29th ‐ 10:30am – 12:00pm Film Night – Victoria and Abdul (PG) – Friday 23rd (Doors open at 7:00pm for 7:30pm) CONTACT NOS. Slimming World: Rachel Everett ‐ 07546 236515, St. Johns Ambulance: Peter Taylor ‐ 01366 324558, Mothers & Toddlers: Cheryl Nadin‐Hurley – 07500 833671, Youth Club: Stacey Beecham 07825 875628 Film Night: ‐ Kevin 01366 387555 or Val 01366 388909 General Enquires: 01366 388909 or 07826 216285 Also keep in touch through website www.hilgayvillagehall.co.uk email [email protected] Hilgay Village Hall Page 2 Hilgay Village Hall Working for the Community Forthcoming Films for 2018 January - April th Friday 26 January HAMPSTEAD (12A) An American widow (Diane Keaton) finds unexpected love with a man (Brendan Gleeson) living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home. “Overall, Hampstead is a cute, entertaining comedy, if rather shallow, exploring the relationship of two older characters with a fascinating backdrop of events. It creates a warm feeling through the cinematography and script, highlighting the importance of not caring about one’s image.” With Brendan Gleeson, Diane Keaton & Simon Callow Friday 23rd February LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (15) From the novel by Peter Ackroyd. In high Victorian London, a newly promoted police inspector, John Kildare, is charged with investigating a gruesome series of Ripper‐type killings in the East End, attributed to a terrifying "golem", a monster from Judaic mythology. Kildare narrows down the possible candidates to 4: Karl Marx, George Gissing, the cross‐dressing music‐hall star Dan Leno, and an unsuccessful playwright and journalist called John Cree, who is dead, apparently poisoned by his wife Lizzie. As Lizzie stands to hang for the murder, Kildare works furiously to prove her innocence. rd Friday 23 March VICTORIA AND ABDUL And finally, what will undoubtedly be the huge hit of the season. The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s (Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. The two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity. th Friday 27 April MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (12A) Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this new version of Agatha Christie’s novel, in which the Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds himself stranded on a snowbound train in company with thirteen strangers and a corpse. There cannot be a person in the world who does not know the outcome, so the fun will be watching a cast of top‐notch performers including Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and many more go through their paces. Page 3 Hilgay Village Hall – Hire Charges All hire charge rates include heating, lighting and catering facilities To book the hall, please ring Val on 01366 388909 Village Hall Management Committee David Barrington Home: 01366 388 909 Mobile: 07826 216 285 Val Barrington Home: 01366 388 909 Graham Carter Home: 01366 385 063 Mobile: 07841 715 464 Suzanne Carter Home: 01366 385 063 Mobile: 07841 715 465 Vic Martin Home: 01366 380 211 Kevin Parr‐Burman Home: 01366 387 555 Angela Parr‐Burman Home: 01366 387 555 Should you want further information on the up and coming events or anything to do with Hilgay Village Hall please ring either 01366 388 909 or 07826 216 287. If you would like to receive the Village Hall Newsletter by email please go onto the Villahe hall website at www.hilgayvillagehall.co.uk and subscribe. Page 4 Hilgay Riverside Academy Children of Hilgay and Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academies have wrapped and filled shoeboxes with gifts to send to children in poverty this year. Pictured here with Head Teacher, Mrs Sarah Turner, are the children who took part and gave generously to the appeal, with some of the many boxes being sent via the charity Samaritan's Purse. Over 40 boxes have been given through the schools and the community, co‐ordinated by Parent Governor of the schools. Kit King . Pictured from left: Back row ‐ Mrs Turner, Leo.E, Leo.D, Joely, Matilda & Petra. Middle row ‐ Archie, Noah, Bethany, Nikolas, Maisie, Caitlin, Ruby, Erin & Ralph. Front row ‐ Daniel.P, James, Ronnie, Lucy, Max, Daniel.H, Harry & Theo. Hilgay Riverside Academy – Head Teachers Report As some of you may already know, we are in the process of having two new classrooms built. The old Horsa Hut, which many past pupils will remember as the school canteen as well as being a space for Collective Worship and PE lessons in poor weather, has been taken down and the new classrooms built behind the main school.