OCTOBER 2018 Last submissions date for Nov 18 issue: 18th Oct 2018 [email protected] Tel. 727072 Available online at www.northwold.net Saint Andrew’s Church FROM THE EDITOR Short of veg for the evening meal? No fruit for lunch? Check out Northwold Poundsworthy‟s fruit & veg stall on the corner of School Lane/ Normandy Close. Use it or lose it!! Kind regards, Jonathan HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE Saint Andrew’s Restoration Appeal (SARA) at 11.00 am with th SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER present the film Followed by HARVEST LUNCH In The Village Hall at Approx 12.30pm THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY Adults Children A correspondence begins between Juliet Ashton and £6.00 (under 12) members of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie £3.00 Society, with them sharing their experiences of Nazi Occupied Guernsey. When an idea for a book catches Juliet, she goes to visit the island, making lifelong friends Tickets available from; and taking life changing steps along the way. This book is Jane Luckman or Ann Howarth told by way of letters and as the reader, you become 12 West End 3 Stablefields enchanted by the writers of them and the love Juliet comes to feel for each of the Islanders; Dawsey, Amelia, Tel 728921 Tel 727772 Isola, Eben, Kit and Elizabeth. A beautiful story of love, friendship and the sadness of friends lost. Saint Andrew’s Church Historical Romantic Drama, 2018, Rated 12A. Coffee Morning Northwold Village Hall Thursday 18th October Friday 12th October at 7.30pm 10.30 – 12 Noon Doors open at 7.00pm Come and join us in St Andrews Church Tickets £6 at the door Everyone is Welcome Or £5 in advance from: All proceeds to Ann Howarth (01366) 727772 Church Funds The Village Life Team Editor/Advertising Jonathan Clayton [email protected] GRIMSHOE BENEFICE Tel. 727072 St Mary’s, Feltwell St James’, Hockwold Deputy Editor St Andrew’s, Northwold St Mary’s, Southery St Mary’s, Weeting VACANT Circulation Managers OCTOBER 2018 Mavis & George Gillett Tel. 727465 ST.ANDREW’S NORTHWOLD Committee CHURCH SERVICES Chair Plus Benefice (Church Group) services in bold italic. Carol Sharp Tel. 728227 7th: Benefice Eucharist at St. Mary’s, Weeting 10.00am Treasurer th Stephanie Squires 14 : Harvest Festival 11:00am Tel. 728317 st The views expressed in submitted items are not 21 : Service of the Word 10:00am necessarily endorsed by Northwold & Whittington Village Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all th information contained in the newsletter is correct, we 28 : Holy Communion 9:15am cannot be held responsible for errors. The Editor reserves the right to refuse or omit items without explanation. ANY CHANGES WILL BE DETAILED ON THE LYCH GATE NOTICE BOARD ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH CHOIR If you have any questions or would like further information, please look at the church notice board or website: www.northwoldchurch.org.uk Sadly our Rector is still unwell and may not be back for some time. There may be changes to services at short notice and these will be posted on the is always looking for new members. notice board at the lych gate. Services at other parishes in the benefice will We rehearse weekly and sing once a be posted on the notice board on the left in the porch. month & for special festivals in church. If you enjoy singing and would like to join us, please contact To arrange a discussion about weddings, baptisms, funerals and pastoral matters during Joan‟s absence, please contact Christine Parker on Carol Sharp Tel. 728227 01842 827152 or [email protected] NORTHWOLD NEW RESIDENTS ST ANDREW'S CHURCH NORTHWOLD PRAYER WELCOME PACK & BIBLE STUDY GROUP St. Andrew's Northwold gives all DATES FOR YOUR DIARY new residents a pack full of useful information about the church and Our Harvest Celebrations this year will be on Sunday 14th October the village. If, by any chance, you The next meeting after the with a service in Church at 11am have not received one and would followed by lunch in The Village summer break will be on like to, please contact: Hall. WED 3rd OCT Irene Quinn, at 10.30 am The St Andrew's Bazaar will be in 55 Methwold Road, Northwold at 55 Methwold Road, Northwold. Church on Saturday 1st December. 01366 728098 Look out for more details in Village EVERYONE IS VERY WELCOME I will be pleased to visit you with a Life. Refreshments will be served. Pack. Irene & Mike Page 2 St Mary’s, Barton Bendish St Mary’s, Beachamwell All Saints’, Boughton St. George’s, Methwold St. Andrew’s, West Dereham St. Margaret’s, Wereham Christ Church, Whittington All Saints, Wretton with Stoke Ferry Licensed Lay Minister Priest-in-Charge Licensed Lay Minister Carol Nicholas-Letch Rev Ken Waters Janet Tanton Honey Tree, Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry 6 The Avenue, Brookville 1 Station Road, West Dereham 01366 500704 01366 727220 01366 500031 OCTOBER 2018 CHRISTCHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES Plus other local services within the church group. N.B. Church Group Joint Services in BOLD CAPITAL ITALICS Sunday 7th 9.30am Service of the Word Wretton & Stoke Ferry Carol Nicholas-Letch 6.00pm Harvest with Supper Methwold Ray & Rev Ken Waters Thursday 11th 10.00am Holy Communion Boughton Sunday 14th 9.30am Holy Communion Methwold Can Rev William Burke 9.30am Service of the Word Whittington Michael Poole 10.00am Breakfast Church Boughton Pippa Blackall Tuesday 16th 10.00am Holy Communion Wretton & Stoke Ferry Thursday 18th 5.30pm Compline Whittington Sunday 21st 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Ray Burman 9.30am Holy Communion Wretton & Stoke Ferry Rev Alan Bennett Thursday 25th 10.00am Holy Communion Boughton Sunday 28st 10.00am All Age Service Whittington Carol Nicholas-Letch 11.00am Morning Prayer / HC (tbc) Boughton 11.00am Service of the Word & Lunch Methwold Diane Mantle Mrs Suzanne Warner & Mrs Susan Smith are in charge of the cleaning and flowers at Whittington Church this month. Mrs Ann Wheeler and Elaine will be doing the same at Wretton. Every Wednesday: Café cre8 - Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 9.15 – 11am. Open to everyone ages 0 – 99. For information contact Janet on [email protected]. Every Thursday: All Saint’s Lunch Club – The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 10.30 am and for a two-course lunch (£3.50) at 12.00 pm. For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship, contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704. St George’s Church, Methwold - Tea, Coffee & WEETING SCHOOL HALL Homemade Cakes - Tuesday 9th & 23rd Oct from 10am until 12pm. Meet up with friends, make new friends or just Thursday 18th October 3.30 - 5.00pm enjoy the drinks & cakes! Children from across Grimshoe Benefice are very welcome. Enjoy a drink & homemade cake for only £2.00 Children must be accompanied by an adult. Page 3 NORTHWOLD WI I can't believe that September is finally reached England on a Bex reported that the Book Club upon us already, although there Kinder Transport visa some time had its second meeting on the was definitely an autumnal feel to later and was taken in by a family 4th September to discuss „The the weather on walking through the who saw to it that he had a good North Water‟ by Ian McGuire. This village to the WI meeting last education. His father and mother was an extremely brutal, gritty evening. However, this did not were both killed in concentration story of the whaling business in the deter the stalwart WI members who camps which he didn't find out late 1850's, sort of Moby Dick on turned up in a respectable number until very much later in life. steroids, that certainly didn't pull with only a few apologies. Gunter, having changed his name any punches. I don't think many of on joining the British army to the members actually enjoyed Our talk this month was by Joe Stirling, became a successful reading this book but it was Phyllida Scrivens on the subject of business man after the war and certainly eye opening. her first biography entitled was made Sheriff of Norwich in „Escaping Hitler: a Jewish boy's 1975. Supper was provided by Doreen, quest‟. The hero of this book is Irene and Eileen and was enjoyed Gunter Stern, a young boy born in Phyllida was a great speaker and by all before the end of the 1924 of Jewish parents in a small very passionate about her subject meeting. village outside of Koblenz called and spoke very fondly of her Patsy Hood Nichenich in Germany. At school friendship with Joe Stirling who he was the only Jewish child but is still alive at 94! Her book was was not ostracised at all, having for sale at the meeting and several many friends amongst his fellow ladies bought one. pupils. His father had served in the German army and had been The competition was An wounded several times during Inspiring Quote from any source, WW1 and insisted that Hitler and the winner was “ A woman is would not do anything bad to much like a teabag as you only another veteran. Unfortunately, this find out how strong she is when was not the case as his father was she is in hot water”. Very clever NORTHWOLD dragged off one night to prison. At Angela. the age of 14, having applied to MOBILE POST OFFICE The Kinder Transport scheme for a The lunch club will be meeting at visa to travel to England and Browns, Mundford this month.