OCT 2019 Last submissions date for Nov 2019 issue: 18th Oct 2019 [email protected] Tel. 727072 FROM THE EDITOR Available online at www.northwold.net A huge thank you on behalf of the VL team to Veronica Legge for delivering VL come rain or shine for the past ten years to ST. ANDREW’S Church Lane, Cross Lane and Hovells Lane. Rebecca and David Noble are now taking over Veronica 's round. CHURCH A Grand Quiz will be held on 23rd November in the Village Hall HARVEST & FLOWER (more details on p6). Regards, Jonathan FESTIVAL WEEKEND Saint Andrew’s Restoration Appeal Saturday 5th October: (SARA) Church open from 11am until 5pm Tea & cakes will be available between 2pm & 5pm with th Sunday 6 October: Present Harvest Songs of Praise at 11am *The church will close after the service for: Harvest Lunch in the Village Hall at 12.30pm Tickets: Adults £6.00 Children £3.00 The Church will re-open from 2pm until 5pm when tea & cakes will again be available Tickets available from : Chris Collins 01366 728404 Jane Luckman 01366 728921 NORTHWOLD NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ALL members are invited to the Ten singing fishermen from Cornwall achieve a Top 10 hit after INTRODUCTORY MEETING they are signed to Universal Records by a cynical London THURSDAY 17th OCTOBER at 7.00pm music executive. “Complete feel good film” and “Very funny”. in Northwold Village Hall : Starring Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton and David Hayman First of all, thanks for completing and returning the Rated 12A | 1 hr 52 min | Drama, Comedy | 2019 forms delivered in September and thanks to Anne Sheridan for her help. Northwold Village Hall If you haven’t returned your form, just bring it along on to the meeting. Friday 18th October at 7.30pm If you still want to join please phone me on 727244 and I will bring you a form. Doors open at 7.00pm PC Dave Funnell, our Norfolk Police Beat Manager, Tickets £6 at the door will be coming to the meeting. Or We will be discussing how we want to organise and £5 in advance from: run the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in our village. Ann Howarth (01366) 727772 Refreshments will be served. Next Film Night is Friday 15th November : “YESTERDAY” Ailene MacMullen Jonathan Clayton [email protected] Tel. 727072 GRIMSHOE BENEFICE St Mary’s, Feltwell St James’, Hockwold VACANT St Andrew’s, Northwold St Mary’s, Southery St Mary’s, Weeting Mavis & George Gillett ST.ANDREW’S NORTHWOLD Tel. 727465 CHURCH SERVICES in bold italic. Plus Benefice (Church Group) services Carol Sharp Tel. 07927 087 464 OCTOBER 2019 6th Harvest Songs of Praise 11am Stephanie Squires Tel. 728317 th 13 Holy Communion 11am The views expressed in submitted items are not necessarily endorsed by Northwold & Whittington Village Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all th information contained in the newsletter is correct, we 20 Service of The Word 10am cannot be held responsible for errors. The Editor reserves the right to refuse or omit items without th explanation. 27 Holy Communion 9.15am NORTHWOLD PRAYER ANY CHANGES WILL BE DETAILED ON THE & BIBLE STUDY GROUP LYCH GATE NOTICE BOARD If you have any questions or would like further information, please look at the church website www.northwoldchurch.org.uk To arrange a discussion about weddings, funerals and pastoral matters The next meeting will be on please contact Christine Parker, the Benefice Administrator, on 01842 827152 or [email protected]. Wed 23rd October at 10.30 am at Mike & Irene’s. To arrange baptisms please contact the Baptism Administrator, Tracey Rudge on 07880 490187 or [email protected] All welcome. Refreshments will be served. Information on all Benefice churches can be found on the website www.grimshoebenefice.com Then every 2 weeks thereafter. Call 01366 728098 for more details. PR. Bowers & Son ST. ANDREW’S Funeral Directors CHURCH CHOIR Anmer Cottage, Methwold Road, Northwold, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5LN. Tel 01366 727432 07796 780270 is always looking for new members. We rehearse weekly and sing once a month & for special festivals in church. 24 Hour Service, Private Chapel of Rest. If you enjoy singing and would like to join us, please Upholding Traditional Family Values of contact Dignity & Respect. For Your Loved One’s Carol Sharp, Tel. 07927 087 464 Funeral Plans . Memorials . Floral Tributes. 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 Priest-in-Charge : Rev Ken Waters, 6 The Avenue, Brookville, Thetford IP26 4RF 01366 727220 Curate : Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch Honey Tree, Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry PE33 9SX 01366 500704 OCTOBER 2019 CHRIST CHURCH WHITTINGTON CHURCH SERVICES Plus other local services within the church group. N.B. Church Group Joint Services in bold italics. Sunday 6th 9.30am Harvest Breakfast Wretton & Stoke Ferry Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch 6pm Harvest Festival Methwold Ray Burman Thursday 10th 10am Holy Communion Boughton Sunday 13th 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Sarah Molyneux-Hetherington 9.30am Service of the Word Whittington Ray Burman 10am Breakfast Church Boughton Pippa Blackall Thursday 17th 5.30pm Compline Wretton & Stoke Ferry Sunday 20th 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Diane Mantle 9.30am Holy Communion Wretton & Stoke Ferry Rev William Burke Wednesday 23rd 10am Holy Communion Whittington Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch Thursday 24th 10am Holy Communion Boughton Sunday 27th 9.30am Holy Communion Methwold Rev Ken Waters 10am All Age Service Whittington Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch 11am Holy Communion Boughton Rev Carol Nicholas-Letch Mrs Suzanne Warner and Mrs Susan Smith are in charge of cleaning and flowers at Christ Church this month and Mrs Ann Wheeler and Elaine are doing the same at All Saints. 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 & Homemade Cakes - Tuesday 5th and 19th November from 10am until 12pm. Meet up with friends, make new friends or just enjoy the drinks & cakes! Enjoy a drink & homemade cake for only £2.00 Page 3 NORTHWOLD WI Northwold WI continues to thrive with birds are seen. Autumn also brings numbers and work is in progress to two new members being welcomed with it the return of the wildfowl. protect it. Even at Welney numbers are this month! There are currently 28 Cranes at declining, and it is the prey of Pike, Following our rendition of Jerusalem Welney. The first swans usually arrive Birds of prey and Herons. Hares are we were entertained by Tony towards the end of September, and another species which live on the Winchester from Welney Wetlands Swan feeds start at the end of October. wetlands and organised walks take Trust, who delivered interesting There are Mute swans, Whooper place. factual information about Welney with Swans arriving from Iceland, taking Welney is a habitat which supports humour and style. 36 or 48 hours to reach here, and other wildlife. There are 40 pairs of Bewick’s Swans arriving at the same house martins nesting and the Hobby is Welney is a world where healthy time from Northern Russia. With the wetland nature thrives and it was a visitor; many insects, including onset of global warming, Welney has dragonflies, butterflies and moths: and founded by Sir Peter Scott just after seen a drop in numbers as the swans nd wildflowers. Welney has a population the 2 World War. Welney is 1300 have no need to travel as far as the th of bats – there are 24 different special acres of land, which includes 1/5 of UK. the Ouse Washes. The washes are a of bats, each has its own sonic call and 22.5 mile stretch of land which in Welney has a key role and is involved visitors can take part in a bat and barn winter is used to store water and have in working for the protection of owl evening. a vital function in flood defence endangered species. The Madagascan Livestock grazing takes place as part of holding 90 cubic meters of water. Pochard which was in decline and the Wetland management with beef Back in the 1950’s there were terrible facing extinction in the 1990’s/early cattle being present from April/May floods in which lives were lost and the 2000’s. WWT worked with Agencies each year. The benefits are threefold, current flood defence scheme is in to create a wetland and a captive with the cattle eating plants place to prevent future such breeding programme. Christmas 2018 (conservation grazing), churning the occurrences. There is a fine balance saw the release of Madagascan ducks ground for nesting birds and providing between flood prevention and into the wild again. In 2018 the first fertiliser which supports insects and providing for wildlife. pair of breeding cranes arrived, therefore birds. Welney is responsible nesting at Welney and raising their The Ouse washes are host to over for the cattle while they are there which chicks and are returning to Welney involves counting them every day – all 75,000 waterfowl, 11,000 Whooper albeit slowly. swans and 3,000 Bewick’s swans. It is 600 of them! an internationally important breeding Project Godwit – Welney has been During the formal part of the meeting ground for many waterfowl including working hard to increase numbers of with Kathryn providing headlines from the Black Tailed Godwit, and this bird which migrates as far as correspondence received, including the wintering ground for Bewick’s and Senegal.