Issue November 2012 Copy date for the next issue is:

14th November 2012 editor@northwold.net

Tel. 728317

ST. A�DREW’S CHURCH ST. A�DREW'S BAZAAR

WE WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL

FOR ANY BOOKS (PREFERABLY

PAPERBACKS) FOR OUR STALL.

WE COULD COLLECT THEM OR

THEY COULD BE LEFT AT THE

BACK OF THE CHURCH.

MANY THANKS

CHRIS (728404) & JACKIE (728571)

EDMU�D ATMERE

CHARITY The Trustees invite any resident in the

parish of Northwold, who is ill or per-

manently disabled and might like

some financial help from the Edmund

Atmere Charity, to apply in writing to

the Clerk, Mrs Helaine Wyett, Pangle

Cottage, Church Path, Wretton, PE33

9QR. Applications must be received

by 30th November 2012. Please note

that previous recipients should re-

apply.

ST THOMAS'S DAY DOLE The Dole will be paid on Friday 21

December from the Vestry in North-

wold Church, between 10 and 11am,

and at 11.15am near the entrance to

Norman Drive, Whittington. Please

collect in person, or arrange for some-

one else to collect on your behalf. The

Trustees are unable to deliver cheques

after the stated distribution date and

times. In the case of married couples,

cheques are made out jointly unless

otherwise previously notified.

Qualifications for eligibility are at

least 5 years residency in the Parish

BAZAAR

SATURDAY

24TH �OVEMBER Our annual Bazaar will be held on in the

Village Hall, commencing at 2.30pm.

Father Christmas will be making his

special appearance and there will be

exciting stalls, refreshments and tom-

bola. Contributions of the following would be

very welcome:

Raffle prizes, bottles of wine, cakes,

empty baskets and mugs. All items may be left with the Church-

wardens, Carole 728227 and Chris

728404

CHRISTMAS TREE

FESTIVAL, SU�DAY

16TH DECEMBER Please contact Carol Sharp on 728227

by the beginning of �ovember, if you

would like to decorate a tree.

and a minimum age of 60 for women

and 65 for men. New applicants should

apply in writing to the Clerk, Mrs. He-

laine Wyett, Pangle Cottage, Church

Path, Wretton, PE33 9QR,

CARELI�E The Trustees of the Northwold Chari-

ties have a set of CARELINE equip-

ment available, for which they pay the

annual rental. If you have a need for this equipment or

know someone who would benefit from

it, please apply to the Clerk, Mrs. He-

laine Wyett, at Pangle Cottage, Church

Path, Wretton, PE33 9QR by 30th �o-

vember 2012.

SARA

BEETLE DRIVE

Thanks to everyone who came along and

supported the Beetle Drive. We had an-

other fun filled evening with

forty-five players of all ages. The hot

dogs were much appreciated and the

raffle was a huge success again.

Thanks to the great support the Beetle

Drive raised £178.00.

The total raised by SARA now stands at

£7.976.00 including £683.00 from the

mile of 20 pence pieces.

The distance from the church is now

73.1 metres! Thank you to all for con-

tinuing to collect your 20 pence pieces.

Please keep it up. Slow but sure as the

tortoise said to the hare.

There will be another BEETLE DRIVE

before Christmas. A date has yet to be

confirmed but keep an eye out on the

notice boards around the village and on

letters home from school for the date.

AILE�E

�ORTHWOLD VILLAGE

HALL E�TERTAI�ME�T!!

Please note that all the tickets for the

Keith Loades evening (Friday 2nd No-

vember) have been sold!!

Tickets are now on sale for the Elvis

Christmas Show on Friday 14th Decem-

ber. (This is the same Elvis as 3-4 years

ago so we know it will be good!) Start

your Christmas celebrations with this

night out! The cost is £9 which includes

refreshments. A licenced bar will sell

wine and beer including soft drinks.

(Please do not bring your own drinks as

this is not really in the spirit of the eve-

ning as this is a fund raising event for

the village hall!) The night starts at

7.30pm prompt.

Another full house is expected so

please phone Jackie 728571 or John

727018 for tickets as soon as possible.

PTFA Whodunit �ight

Saturday 10th �ovember 2012

7.30pm at the School

Tickets or pay on entry £2.50

Refreshments available bring your own

drink.

Tickets from any committee member or

the School.

Roger Preston

REMI�DER TO

CO�TRIBUTORS/

READERS

Just a short reminder that the

December issue will (as usual) be a

combined December/January issue

and therefore any contributions

(such as the church diary) should

cover events for both months.

THE EDITOR

St. Andrew’s Church Bazaar,,

Christmas Tree Festival

Edmund Atmere Charity, St. Thomas's Day Dole.

Care line

Northwold Village Hall Entertainment

Reminder to Contributors/Readers

SARA Beetle Drive

PTFA Whodunit Night

cover

St Andrew’s Church Dairy

Cliff Cooper Thank You

Wanted - Waders

The Benefice Christ Church Whittington

2

Thank You to Teresa Waller

Little Norman School Bag2School Appeal

Northwold S&S Club Forth Coming Events

Almshouse

3

Normans School (contd.) 4

Normans School

Classic Pop Night at The Crown Inn

5

Northwold Care Group

Friends of St. Mary’s Church, Feltwell Christmas

Celebrate at the Crown Inn

6

Northwold Youth Club 7

Northwold Parish Council Minutes (Contd.) 8

Northwold Parish Council Minutes

Bowls 100 Club

Carnival 2013

Norfolk Wildlife Trust Events

Bottle Bank

9

What does the Doctor Think this month (contd,) 10

What does the Doctor Think this month

Northwold WI 11

Classified Ads

Mobile Fish & Chip Van

Grants

12

Inside this issue:

Page 2

The Village Life Team

Editor/Advertising Stephanie Squires

editor@northwold.net Tel 728317

Deputy Editor

Circulation Managers Mavis & George Gillett

Tel. 727465

Committee

Chair Carol Sharp Tel. 728227

Treasurer Geoff Bartram

Tel. 728673

The views expressed in submitted items are not necessarily endorsed by Northwold & Whittington Village Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all information contained in the newsletter is correct, we cannot be held responsible for errors. The Editor reserves the right to refuse or omit items without explanation.

ST.A�DREW’S

CHURCH DIARY 2012

�OVEMBER Sunday 4th

11.00 am Holy Communion with the

Rector Sunday 4th

3.00 pm Benefice at St. Mary’s, Feltwell Sunday 11th

3.00 pm Remembrance with Rev. Waters Sunday 18th

8.00 am Holy Communion with Rev.

Waters Sunday 25th

11.00 am Family Service with Rev. Wa-

ters If you have any questions or would like

further information, The Churchwardens,

Chris Collins and Carol Sharp, may be

contacted on 728404 and 728227 respec-

tively.

Church website:

www.northwoldchurch.org.uk THERE MAY BE CHA�GES SO

PLEASE KEEP A� EYE O� THE

�OTICE BOARDS

The Benefice of All Saints

Wretton with Stoke Ferry and

Christ Church Whittington The Benefice is in interregnum.

Licensed Lay Ministers:

Keith MacLeod - Field House, Campsey

Drove, Southery. Telephone 01366

377956

Carol Nicholas-Letch - Honey Tree,

Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry. Telephone

01366 500704

For information concerning marriage,

baptism or funerals, please contact The

Churchwardens or |Minister, Carol

Nicholas-Letch.

�OVEMBER

FRIDAY 2nd

6.00pm All Souls service at Wretton

with Carol Nicholas-Letch Sunday 4th

9.30 am Morning service at Wretton

with Keith MacLeod Sunday 11th

10.45 am Remembrance service at Whittington with Carol Nicholas-Letch Sunday 18th

9.30 am Communion at Wretton with

Carol Nicholas-Letch THURSDAY 22nd

5.30 pm Evening Compline service at

Whittington with Carol Nicholas-Letch Sunday 25th

9.30 am Morning service at Whittington

with Keith MacLeod

Everyone is welcome to the traditional

Remembrance Service at Whittington

Church on Sunday 11th November,

starting at 10.45am.

There will be an ALL SOULS

SERVICE on November 2nd @ 6pm in All Saints Wretton with

Stoke Ferry to remember our

dearly departed. If you are unable

to come but would like a candle lit

for your loved ones, please contact

Carol on 500704.

There will be a concert in Whittington

Church on Tuesday, 11th December at

7.30pm by the �orfolk Reeds (who

played at our Riverside Event). Tickets

£6.00 (inc. light refreshments) available

from Roger 500307, Davina 50051 or

any PCC member.

CLIFF COOPER

Pat, Graeme, Diana & Janice would

like to thank everyone who sent beau-

tiful cards and flowers following their

sad loss of Cliff,

- To the family and many friends who

attended the service in St, Andrew’s

Church, conducted by the Rev. Ken

Waters in such a comforting manner

also Philip Bowers for his excellent

care and attention.

- To those who joined us at the Social

Club afterwards to share their memo-

ries.

- To Paul Witt Catering and to the

many club members who gave their

time so generously.

Donations to Holmwood House

Amenities fund amounting to

£1,100.00 to date.

Please accept this as our only but sin-

cere acknowledgement.

WA�TED

Pair of Waders - size 11

Can you help please?

Phone: 01366 728118

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We are pleased to announce that Little Normans Preschool has organ-ised a tex-tile collec-tion with Bag2School in order to

raise funds for new toys. Bag2School are the UK’s leading textile recycler and fundraiser working with schools and since its inception in 2001 they have now paid out over £15 mil-lion. As well as raising vitally needed funds for our preschool, it also helps the envi-ronment by helping to divert unwanted textiles away from landfill. A recent DEFRA report has shown that textile collection schemes are helping to reduce the volume of textiles discarded as mu-nicipal solid waste. However it is a fact that as a nation we still send 1,081,000 tonnes of textiles to landfill every year. By getting involved in our Bag2School collection, you have an opportunity to sort through your cupboards and ward-robes and donate unwanted household items – this can include adults’ and chil-dren’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, bags, soft toys, cur-tains and bedding (not duvets or pil-lows). We will receive £500 per tonne or £0.50/kg which will be a great boost for our fundraising. In addition it will also raise awareness amongst the chil-dren of the benefits of recycling and reuse. Any bin bags are accepted, but if you need any bags, please come and visit us at the Preschool, located behind the school donate. Bag2School will be collecting from our school on Wednesday 7th November 2012. Please bring your bag (or bags!)

�ORTHWOLD SPORTS &

SOCIAL CLUB

FORTH COMI�G EVE�TS

17th �ovember - 70’s & 80’s �ight

8.00pm until 12.00 midnight. Fancy

Dress optional. Entrance by ticket only

- tickets £2.50 and are available from D.

Lavender, D. Griggs, Gavin Cater, P.

Billman. 18th �ovember - Xmas Craft Fair

Only 15 stalls - first come first served

Phone Bernie 01366 727250 A planned New Year Family Party,

bring your own nibbles. The Committee would like to thank

Shaun Doughty for a very good job dine

in painting the hall.

Keep a eye on the notice boards for

other events.

Bernie

From the 1st of July any person or group

that wish to hire the club or hall will

now have to get a hire form from the

club and fill it in, please make sure it is

in in time for the committee to approved

to the school gates/playground on the day, by 9.30am and help us have a really good collection. Many thanks indeed for helping and supporting us with this unique fundraising opportunity. From all the staff and children at Little Normans Preschool, Northwold.

SAVE THE DATE

Our Winter quiz has been postponed this

year until 16th February 2013 and will

have a Valentine theme and of course

will include our famous hot supper! If you are unable to attend Holy Com-

munion due to illness or disability,

please contact Carol Nicholas-Letch

who will be pleased to administer the

Sacrament to you in your home. Please

phone 01366 500704. Christ Church Whittington’s Church-

warden is Elaine Taylor. Tele. 500948

All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry’s

Churchwardens are Elaine and John

Reeve Tele: 500065. Mrs. Davina Eves and Penny are in

charge of the cleaning and flowers at

Christ Church for this month and Carol

and Elaine is doing the same at All

Saints.

ALMSHOUSE available.

Please apply to Mrs. Rosemary Crisp,

Chairman of the Trustees. Tel.728300.

Thanks to Teresa Wallers painting tal-

ents Whittington now has a colourful

sign on the back of the community no-

tice board depicting the church, wavy

lines for the river and a sack of malt and

malt shovels reminding us of bygone

days when the maltings was in operation

employing many local men. Eric Eves

and Ken Elsey kindly put the sign in

place.

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They add actions and it can be very

powerful to have a whole class perform-

ing. After this stage, the children then

use the frame and create their own story

by drawing a story map. Once they

come to write their story, the children

explain that they are freed up from wor-

rying about how their story develops and

can think about using adventurous lan-

guage and ambitious punctuation. I hope

to include some of the Year 6 stories in

Village Life next month. In our desire to improve understanding

of mathematical concepts, each class is

holding a daily maths meeting where for

15 minutes they explore a number, pic-

ture, a symbol or shape from a mathe-

matical point of view. It has been fasci-

nating hearing children come up with all

kinds of ideas and defending them with

increasingly more mathematical ideas.

After half term, we are setting Friday

morning aside to using and applying

maths in as many ways as we can think

of. It can be difficult for children to

transfer their knowledge of number or

calculations to practical settings so they

will have ample opportunities each Fri-

day. Children have been writing about their

PE lessons and their visit to Ely Cathe-

dral. Here are some of their pieces:

this seriously and are producing some

fine pieces of writing. They have written

stories, described the school and de-

scribed their residential days away. Do

have a look at their blogs and feel free to

add a comment, the children find these

very encouraging. Comments are all

passed through the Blog Organiser be-

fore they are published and the blogs

can be accessed from the Madrid and

New York Classes pages on our website

(www.norman-pri.norfolk.sch.uk). I

particularly liked the section about ‘A

World without toilets!’ All of our Key Stage 2 children visited

Ely Cathedral with children from other

church schools. They had an excellent

time making, singing, exploring and

enjoying themselves. Later in the term

London Class are going to visit to ex-

plore the scientific, artistic and religious

aspects of light. As I walk around the school, I hear sing-

ing, which is always a way to lift the

spirits. Children are working on African

songs, learning tables through song,

producing their own compositions and

dancing to rhythms. Last year we intro-

duced ‘Talk for Writing’ which is a way

to support children in their writing. The

process starts with children learning and

reciting together a piece of writing.

Our first half

term is nearly

over and as I

stood on the

Fendick Field

today watching

our Year 6

develop their Tag Rugby skills, it

struck me how wintry it is beginning to

feel. The wind whistled across the field

and seemed to bring a slight madness

to the children. They certainly were

high-spirited but they were able to fo-

cus on their passing and dodging skills

with ambition. Two members of staff

have been developing their PE Teach-

ing Skills and it has been magnificent

to see the enthusiasm they are impart-

ing to each year group in lessons. It is

quite something to hear reception chil-

dren explain why it is important to

warm up and to see a Year 1 child lead

the others through the warm up exer-

cises. Not only is our website getting more

and more information on it but our

years 4,5 and 6 children are now

‘Quadblogging’ with children in

schools across the globe. The children

have thought about the fact that anyone

in the world can read their writing and

it is lovely to see how they have taken

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Ely Cathedral

One day we went to Ely Cathedral. It

took about 40 minutes to get there. We

got there, we put our packed lunches in

the box then we asked for other school’s

autographs. I was in group E. Then the

man in a cape was talking about King

Henry the 8th and then we stopped and

went to the King’s Messenger. He got a

boy and got a knife and it looked like he

was going to cut him in half it was very

funny. Then we moved to a lady who

made poor people’s clothes. She showed

us some of the clothes that were made

out of silk, some was fur and wool. The

bell rang and we went to a different

group. We went to a lady and the lady

made medicine for the people who were

sick, she made the medicine out of lav-

ender and other herbs. She was very

crazy she drunk and smelt wee and

something else. The bell rang again then

everyone went into a gigantic room so

the lady could say that we were going to

a celebration assembly. We sang songs

then we left back to school.

Jack B - Year 3 Today as the wind whirled across the

playground I stood and shivered but not

for long as Miss Randell had us warm-

ing up. While we where warming up we had to

stretch, after we had done warming up

we had to get into groups and get a ball. What we had to do with our ball was we

ran down one by one and then bounced

the ball in the hoop and ran back to the

other end of the playground. We had to

do this so we don’t pull a muscle and

also get more oxygen pumping around

our bodies. In this lesson I learnt that you have to

have two hands on the ball at all time’s,

in tag rugby you also have to pass back-

wards. As well as that more ball skills

and hand/eye co-ordination I think this

will be helpful when I am playing ball

can tread water and not sink. Do you know how deep the water is?

If you don’t know then do a straddle

jump so you don’t go to the bottom.

�elson - Year 6

Carole Reich

games.

Charlie - Year 5

My PE lesson

At the start of today’s P.E lesson, I was

shivering but Miss Randell came to the

rescue and warmed us up like toast. To start we done some stretches. Then

we were sorted into our groups of five

and did a relay. My team won. We then

got into pairs; however I was in a three

with Archie and Jack. To finish the

lesson we played Tinker Taylor. I was

third to be the thief, It is just like duck,

duck goose. I learnt that it is not easy

to handle a small ball.

Jacob - Year 5

Water Safety

Use your clothes.

When you get tired of treading water,

what do you do?

You should take your trousers off and

tie a very strong knot. Then you must

hold the waist band and throw them

over your head to fill them with air,

this will help you stay afloat.

Don’t Catch a Cold.

When swimming in the water, do you

sometimes get cold? If yes then you

need to try to keep warm. There are

two methods: The first method is to get

out and get dry or as soon as you feel a

chill, tuck into a mushroom.

Rachel - Year 6

Water Safety

Did you know that a pair of trousers

can save your life?

When in the water, it is possible for

you to sink. In order not to sink, get

your trousers, tie the legs, put them

over your head and chuck them over

your head, keeping hold because it will

act as a float, this will help you. If you’re sinking do you wave your

hands?

No, because you will sink. Keep your

hands and legs under the water so you

CLASSIC POP �IGHT AT

THE CROW� I��

The Crown Classic Pop Night........seems

a contradiction in terms, but certainly

wasn’t for those ‘hip’ enough to get in

the mix. The last Saturday in September

set us spinning to those old classics from

the likes of the Foundations, Tears for

Fears (just for Bill!), Beatles (for Roger),

Cliff (for Stephanie) and on the original

vinyl record! These along with nearly

90 other pop favorites from the 60s, 70s

& 80s, kept the Crown’s faithful on their

metal all evening.

After a few drinks and a bit of a ‘warm-

up’ people were soon on their feet to

Jive Bunny, Dirty Dancing, Reggae and

more, and then there was the singing, not

karaoke, just singing along to such as

Bohemian Rhapsody, Status Quo’s

Down, Down, House of Fun by Madness

and probably many of the others coming

from the decks. Mike, DJing on behalf

of local disco, ‘Tonic Sound & Light’

said the punters responded to most of the

music and even the likes of Whiter

Shade of Pale, House of the Rising Sun

and more. It could have been a quiz

evening with the DJ fielding questions

about the artists and year of release. The

middle and both ends of it are that every-

one said it was a shame to draw it to a

close, but I’m sure it won’t be the last of

it’s kind at the Crown.

MIKE

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�orthwold Spiritualists

Meet every other Friday in the Village

hall at 7.30 pm and on other occasions.

Schedule. 9th November - Linda Reade

23rd November - Shirley Cimelli

7th December - Victoria Neal

21st December - Richard Bartholomew

Enquiries to Eileen on (01366)727174

CELEBRATE AT

THE CROW� I��,

�ORTHWOLD

�OVEMBER

FRIDAY �ITE SPECIAL

Large Cod & Chips, eat in or take away

£8.95

LADIES LU�CH

THURSDAY 29TH

2 course @ £10.50

Bookings only

CHRISTMAS PARTY & BOXI�G

DAY ME�U AVAILABLE for parties

of six or more - Bookings only

CHRISTMAS EVE & �EW YEARS

EVE food available - book your table

now - enjoy the festivities with us.

SE�IOR CITIZE�S CHRISTMAS

LU�CH - WED�ESDAY

12TH DECEMBER

3 courses @ £12.95

Bookings only

Bookings being take now for all these

events - phone 01366 727317

or just pop in

Winter Opening Hours: From 9th September closing Sunday

evenings, lunchtime as usual.

Only closing Monday lunch

from 1st October, all other

lunchtimes open as usual. Any

changes check with pub.

Don’t forget

QUIZ NIGHTS -

EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY

7th, 21st November

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3rd �ovember

10.00 am - 3.00 pm

St. Mary’s Church,

Feltwell

Kick start your Christmas

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Craft Stalls, Gift Stalls,

Games, Tombola

Refreshments including Ba-

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See you there!

In aid of St. Mary’s �orth

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�ORTHWOLD

CARE GROUP

Northwold Care Group held their No-

vember Lunch Club in the Village Hall

where Diners enjoyed a lunch of Sau-

sage and Onion Tart with Onion Gravy,

Runner Beans, Carrots and Mashed Po-

tatoes followed by Stewed Plums and

Custard. Before the meal Mr Booty held

a minute's silence to remember the hus-

bands of two of our members who had

recently passed away.

The monthly raffle organised by Mrs

Barrett has raised enough money this

year to pay for our insurance and we are

very grateful to her as we try to keep our

costs as low as possible. At the meeting

after the meal we were told that a new

Car Driver has volunteered to help and

we are very pleased about that. It is

difficult to always find drivers and on

one particular day we had five drivers at

the hospital at different times.

Next month's lunch (November 12th)

will be Shepherd's Pie, Oven Chips,

Runner Beans and Carrots followed by

Apple Cake and Ice Cream. After this

meal we shall hold our Annual General

Meeting in the Village Hall. The follow-

ing month is our Christmas Meal which

is free to members and to our Car

Scheme drivers as a way of saying thank

you for their help throughout the year.

GLE�DA

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light faded and space hopper races, table

tennis and table football in the Sports

and Social Club. This was a gentle build up to a fabulous,

chaotic evening with Cosmo, of Fool-

hardy Circus fame, who spent time

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YOUTH CLUB

Everyone enjoyed themselves so

much that time just flew by. (It was

poignant that the circus workshop

was held on the day of the funeral of

one of the Youth Club’s benefactors,

Terence Osborne, who had paid for

this event when it was booked a few

months ago.) Sharron and Steve have announced

that they will be standing down from

the club at the end of the year, so this

gives plenty of time for other volun-

teers to step forward and take on the

roles of Secretary and Treasurer. If

anyone wishes to discuss taking over

the helm please contact Steve, Shar-

ron or Jane who will happily answer

any of your questions. As you would

expect, new volunteers to the club are

subject to the usual checks including

CRBs and references. In the meantime, our young helpers

are busy working towards their Nor-

folk Youth Awards – some are al-

ready helping at the Brownies, some

planning fundraising events, fulfilling

some youth club administration or

even planning youth club sessions

(including another “Guys night in;

Girls pamper evening”). One of their fund raising events will

be at the School Christmas Fete at the

James Bradfield School, Stoke Ferry,

on December 14th, from 3:15 pm.

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a further meeting held on August 30th

was also not well supported. Conse-

quently an Extraordinary General

Meeting has been called to be held at

Northwold Sports & Social Club on

October 25th at 7.30pm to ascertain

whether Community Action North-

wold should continue to operate. 5.4 No update regarding Manor House

6. Sports & Social Club agreement

Dealt with under item 4.

OPE� FORUM

• Mr A Jenkinson presented the Coun-

cil with a petition he has compiled to

fight for a reduction in the speed limit

on the A134 through Northwold be-

tween Pooley Farm and the Priory

School. Mr Jenkinson has spoken to

the Police who suggested a petition

for a 40mph speed limit which will be

passed to the Highway Department.

7. The following payments were

agreed:

Village Hall Committee £12.00

Clerk’s salary £151.20

K & M Lighting £53.76 Councillors were presented with a cur-

rent internal statement showing bank

reconciliation for 04/09/12 of

£24,299.89. It was agreed to provide a dog waste bin

at Church Road, Whittington. 8. Correspondence:

8.1 Second letter received regarding the

population of rabbits in the Cemetery:

8.2 Norfolk Link Magazine etc. Infor-

mation regarding Natural England’s

Paths for Communities copied to Coun-

cillors. www.naturalengland.org.uk/p4c.

8.3 Better Broadband for Norfolk Infor-

mation sheet 7. 9. Planning applications received for

consultation

Miss A Muir left the meeting for item 9.1

MI�UTES OF

�ORTHWOLD PARISH

COU�CIL MEETI�G HELD AT

THE VILLAGE HALL

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH

roundabout at Whittington has been

cut.

• The Parish Council has received corre-

spondence regarding the problems

caused by rabbits at the allotments. It

was felt there is no apparent problem

with rabbits in the Cemetery at present

and even if it was felt that fencing of

the Cemetery would help control the

local rabbit population the Parish

Council could not afford to fence the

area. 5. Reports

5.1 Chairman’s Report

• A local young man has offered to

submit a quote for grounds mainte-

nance of Northwold Cemetery once

the current contract expires. It was

noted it is necessary for all contrac-

tors to hold adequate public liability

insurance.

• A request has been made by the

Youth Club to use Northwold Playing

Field for archery sessions for a lim-

ited time on Saturdays. The Parish

Council felt more information regard-

ing risk assessment of the activity

was needed before agreement could

be given for use of the Playing Field.

5.2 The Clerk’s Report

• Two seats to commemorate the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee have been

ordered. One will be placed along the

Methwold Road by the telephone box

in Northwold and one at the entrance

to Normans Drive, Whittington.

• Northwold Cricket Club has informed

the Parish Council that grass is being

lost at the Playing Field due to the

infestation of chafer bugs.

5.3 CAN Update

The meeting was briefly suspended to

allow an update from the Chairman of

CA�

• The CAN meeting held on 9th August

was attended by only two officers and

Present: Mrs R Crisp, Mr M Peake,

Miss A Muir, Mrs S Jackson, Mr A

Collins. 4 members of the public Apologies for absence:

Mrs V Lynch, Mrs S Leet, Mr F Eg-

lington Declarations of Interest made:

Miss A Muir declared an interest in

item 9.1.

3. The minutes of the meeting held

on 07/08/12 were agreed as a true

record.

4. Matters arising from previous

meetings:

• Concern was raised regarding the

dangerous condition of the bridge at

Common Drove. River water is high

and currently reaches up to the

bridge. The public footpath is im-

passable as flooding is occurring.

Norfolk County Council will be

informed of this.

• Further communication has been

received from the Vice-Chairman of

Northwold Sports & Social Club

regarding the proposed new lease

for the Sports & Social Club build-

ing. The Parish Council is very dis-

appointed that the lease/agreement

has not yet been signed, especially

as when members of the Parish

Council met representatives of the

Sports & Social Club at the Club on

July 25th it had been felt both parties

were in agreement regarding the

lease. A letter will be sent to the

Chairman of the Sports & Social

Club to clarify the position.

• It was noted that vegetation on the

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BOWLS 100 CLUB

12. Further reports/items for the next

agenda

12.1 A request has been made for a do-

nation to be made from Constables

Charity funds to provide repair

material for Little London Lane.

Jane

9.1 Change of use from car sales to gen-

eral retail at Bulldog Service Station, 14

Thetford Road, Northwold

12/01249/CU

No objections

Some concern was raised regarding

parking for the proposed development.

Parking on the road could result in visi-

bility being hampered and the view from

the neighbouring driveway should not be

impeded.

The meeting was briefly suspended to

allow a neighbour of the development to

voice his fear that the development

could result in traffic noise at night if

access is not controlled. However, as no

rear access is planned it was felt vehicle

noise should not be an issue. 9.2 Proposed sports barn at Sheridan

School, Thetford Road, Northwold

12/00985/F

No observations 9.3 Proposed 32 No. fishing pegs along

river bank and proposed 2 No. tempo-

rary boat moorings along with retrospec-

tive approval for upgrading existing road

surfacing and kerbs at Bridge Road,

Stoke Ferry 12/01358/F

No observations 9.4 2 Storey extension at rear with loft

conversion at 79 West End, Northwold

12/01308/F

No observations 10. Trees to commemorate the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

It was agreed trees to be planted at the

school to commemorate the Queen’s

Diamond Jubilee should be small orna-

mental trees such as flowering cherries

and mountain ash. Maintenance of the War Memorial.

A local stone mason who has worked on

the village war memorial in the past has

advised the Council that the memorial

could be cleaned but he would not rec-

ommend any work on the inscriptions

due to the softness of the stone. He rec-

ommended that new granite tablets for

inscriptions could be either added to the

memorial or erected somewhere adja-

cent to it.

Cleaning would cost in the region of

£1000 and granite tablets would cost

£1000 plus £1.50 per letter for inscrip-

tions to be added.

Mr Alan Collins offered to speak to the

lady who has offered to contribute to the

maintenance of the war memorial and

future maintenance will be considered in

conjunction with the precept request. It

has been suggested the memorial should

be cleaned every five years.

The 100 Club Draw OCTOBER

1st P. Holland £20.00

2nd Catherine Cater £15.00

3rd W. Robinson £10.00

Many thanks for all your support, new

members are welcome.

Bernie.

Wild Norfolk – King’s

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Wild Norfolk - Wildlife Workshop

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Saturday 3 November, 10am–3pm

Through this workshop we will show

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How to Write a Management Plan

Thursday 15 November, 10am – 1pm

This workshop is designed to show you

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Location: Green Quay

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Raptors of Norfolk

Friday 16 November, 7-8.30pm

This illustrated talk by Nigel Middle-

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Witches and Devils

Friday 14 December, 7-8.30pm

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BOTTLE BA�K

By the time readers see this item, it will

already be clear that the bottle bank ser-

vice has been withdrawn. This decision

follows discussion between the Village

Hall Committee, the Borough Council

(who provide the service) and the Parish

Council, who are all in agreement. Resi-

dents are asked to make arrangements to

recycle their empty glass containers at

the recycling centre, or at any of the su-

permarket locations in the area. Please

do not leave any bottles outside the

Village Hall from now on. The Waste

Paper recycling service is not affected,

and will continue to be located outside

the Village Hall.

Mike Howarth

Village Hall Committee Chairman

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FOOT HEALTH CLI�IC May we remind our readers that the next foot health clinic is as follows:-

Wednesday Nov. 28th & Dec. 5th at the Village Hall, Surgery Room.

I also carry out home visits for treatment

For appointments tel. 01362 652757 David Noble. WMSCh(Hons)., PSPract.,MVR.

good career move. Give me a few weeks

and I shall be an expert on flights to

Spain. I know, I'll talk about WD-40.

WD-40: I don't know about you, but I

am never without my can of WD-40. It

was created in 1953 by three technicians

at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Com-

pany, searching for a water displacement

and de-greaser to protect missile parts.

They were successful at the 40th at-

tempt, hence the name WD-40, and it

was bought by the Convair company to

protect their Atlas missile parts. I use it

for lubrication and rust prevention.

However, according to recent informa-

tion received, it will also achieve the

following: (Go online and you will find

over 2,000 uses in total)

Protect silver from tarnishing / Remove

road tar and grime from cars / Remove

graffiti paint on smooth surfaces / Re-

store and clean blackboards / Loosen

stubborn zips / Remove lipstick stains

/Untangle jewellery chains / Remove

stains from stainless steel sinks / Re-

move dirt and grime from the barbeque /

Remove tomato stains from clothing

(I'm going to try it on those yellow

stains which always happen when I eat

spaghetti bolognaise) /Cleans water

spots from glass and plastic shower

screens / Cleans squashed flies from the

front of cars (Joke: What's the last thing

to pass through a fly's brain as it hits

your windscreen? Answer – Its bum) /

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR

THI�K THIS MO�TH?

Usually, when I sit down to write the

monthly offering, I have some sort of

idea of the intended content of the arti-

cle. Sometimes, like now, I just do not

have a clue! Life is fairly quiet, the blue-

bells are all resting underground, spread-

ing sideways and building their energy

for the Spring onslaught, the moles in

the lawn have all been sorted out by Phil

Ashman, the rat feeding stations in the

barns are all full and being inspected

daily, the lawn moss has been treated,

the Boat Club treasurer work is up to

date, the Churchwarden work is up to

date, my appraisal study and revalida-

tion paperwork is well on track and

Management is fully occupied knitting

two jumpers for Imogen and Maggie, the

Liverpool twins. This matter of the

jumpers has developed a sense of ur-

gency as their father, our son Duncan,

has been appointed to a position in Gi-

braltar and is taking his wife and the

twins to live in Spain, leaving in two

weeks time! Angus, another of our sons,

is also moving to Spain for a job in Gi-

braltar and will be taking his wife and

three children, Oliver and the twins Sam

and Milo. He will be going in December

and the family will follow in March.

They both assure us that we have done

nothing to upset them and that this is a

Removes grease from a stove / Removes

all trace of sticky tape / Removes chew-

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spray it on inflamed joints to relieve

arthritic pain / Stops the bathroom mir-

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discourage slugs / Spray on insect bites

to relieve itching. Of course, you can

use it for lubricating umbrellas, bicycle

chains, guitar strings, scissors, door

hinges, etc. It will even keep flies off

cows and pigeons off your balcony (they

hate the smell). It occurs to me that, if I

am going to use it for all the above, I

might as well also use it as aftershave

because the aroma will surely penetrate

everywhere in the house. By the way, it

is made from fish oil! Let me know how

you get on. A few quotes:

“I went to the pub with my girlfriend

last night. Locals were shouting “Paedo”

and other names at me, just because I

am 50 and she is only 21. It completely

spoilt our 10th anniversary” “I got sacked from the Salvation Army

soup kitchen last night – all I said was

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cocktail. I looked round and this bloke

shouted “That's just for starters!” The overcharged hotel guest: A lady

treated herself to a night in a London

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bill for £450. She called the manager

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�ORTHWOLD WI

thanked by the President for all her hard

work throughout her three year tenure

as Treasurer. The President also

thanked all the other members of the

Committee and expressed her apprecia-

tion to those members who helped set

up the Hall for the meetings and tidied

away at the end of the evening. She

then asked members for suggestions for

future meetings, particularly with help-

ing new members settle in, and was

pleased to receive a variety of fresh

ideas. After planted garden containers

were presented to the President, Secre-

tary and Treasurer the AGM was con-

cluded.

Members then separated into small

groups for an entertaining quiz devised

by Ann. This year’s topics were W or I

miscellany, Famous Horses, Cockney

Rhyming Slang, Slogans and a paper

aeroplane fly off. Patsy’s team won,

beating Glenda’s team by just two

points. During the quiz we enjoyed

delicious refreshments provided by Do-

reen, Irene and Ginny. Finally Birthday

gifts were distributed and the raffle

drawn before we said our ‘Goodnights’

and headed home.

Rita �ickles

sauna (“I didn't use them”), a huge

conference centre (“I didn't use it”), an

in-house show with some of the best

entertainers from the UK (I didn't go

to it”). The manager continued to list

the available amenities; each time, she

told him that she had not used them

and he replied “Well, madam, the

amenity was available and you could

have used it”. In the end, she decided

to pay and wrote a cheque for £50.

“But madam, this cheque is only for

£50.” “That's correct. I charged you

£400 for sleeping with me” “But I

didn't” “Well, too bad, the amenity

was here and you could have used it.” Best wishes

Ian �isbet

meeting at the end of September with

refreshments fit for a Queen – just as

well really as Queen Elizabeth 1st (alias

Rachael Duffield) joined us for the

event. It was good to meet up with

other local institutes and everyone en-

joyed the evening. The Lunch Club

had visited The Green Man, Methwold

Hythe last month and reported that

they had been well looked after during

their meal. This month they will be

returning to Browns in Mundford.

The forthcoming Hall of Stalls event

was discussed and members readily

volunteered to help with the initial set

up and promised to provide cakes for

the refreshments. At the beginning of

next year we will be visiting the Thea-

tre Royal to see ‘Sweeney Todd’ and

several members put their names for-

ward. An early booking will hopefully

enable us to get our preferred seats – so

fingers crossed! As the next meeting

will be our Birthday Party (to be held

at The Chequers in Feltwell) all mem-

bers were asked to make sure they had

made their menu choices by the end of

the evening.

After the routine business was com-

plete we held our AGM during which

Hilary Sherrington was warmly

The October meeting of Northwold WI

was held in the Village Hall on Tuesday

9 October with twenty six members pre-

sent and apologies from four members.

After a warm welcome from our Presi-

dent we sang ‘Jerusalem’ and this was

followed by the minutes from last

month’s meeting.

Our WI hosted the Breckland Group

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Sunday Lunch 12pm-2pm

6pm to 9pm Wednesday to Saturday

6pm to 8pm Monday

Take aways available

Closed all day Tuesday

Alternate Wednesday

Quiz �ight

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Grants are available from The Trustees of

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These funds are available to help offset

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