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St Andrew’s Church ISSUE 13 June 2019

Inside this issue: Flood risk insurance, School News, GoSH - Building the Floral Hall . . . And much more!

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CONTENTS4 Coffee Time 1 23 Opening THE Book / Movie Moments

5 The Rockin’ Rev 24 Yesterday Once More

6 GoSH 25 A day in the life of......

9 Megan’s Dance School 26 Vets and Pets

11 Flood Risk Insurance 27 Gorleston Gal

12 What’s on in June? 29 Gorleston FC

13 Gorleston Library Regular Events 30 Coffee Time 2

14/15 Ormiston Venture Academy 31 Good Friday Walk of Witness

15 Ramblings of a Displaced Cockney 33 Gorleston Links Bowls Club

17 Monthly Recipe 34 Coffee Time Answers

18/19 JPUH plans for improving your hospital 35 Independent Treasures / Competition

20/21 Kids’ Corner 36/37 Ormiston Herman Academy

22 Gorleston Then & Now 38 Meet a friend for life at the Doggy Diner

This month, we find out about flood insurance and the difficulties experienced by some of Gorleston’s low-lying residents. We also hear about plans for improving the James Paget Hospital, and explore a new approach to homing homeless dogs. There is lots to look forward to in “What’s on in June?” and “The Carpenters Experience” which is coming to The Pavilion Theatre this month.Plenty too from our regulars: One of them,The Rockin’ Rev, talks about unlikely comebacks after miraculous European football results involving English teams. Another, Fleetwood Butchers, serves up a yummie looking toad-in-a-hole and tells us about his life as a butcher. There are lots of sports, and the schools are again showcasing their work and the talents of their students.As previously mentioned, this month we are getting an insight into life as a butcher. If you have a job or a pastime that you think may be of interest, or maybe one that is misunderstood, please contact us via email at [email protected] or phone 07874 713 815.As usual, massive thanks to all our advertisers and contributors, old and new, the magazine cannot survive without you. Please keep the articles and adverts coming our way, and please keep sending your photos for “Gorleston Through The Lens” and for the front page.

Hello Gorleston!Welcome to Issue 13 of YOUR free community magazine.

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Last but not least, congratulations to Gemma Manship who won April’s competition to win 2 tickets to The Pavilion Theatre Summer Laughter Show. Why don’t you take part in this month’s competition to win a ticket for 2 to Merrivale Model Village. Enjoy reading your magazine and celebrating Gorleston. Have a great month and see you in the next issue! Ed......

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Rev Brian HallVicar of St Andrew’s Church

The Rockin’ RevUNLIKELY COMEBACKS

The semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League saw two of the greatest and most unlikely comebacks in the history of football, let alone the tournament itself. Both matches involved clubs from the English Premier League – Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Trailing 3-0 after the first leg against Barcelona few, except the most ardent of Liverpool fans, gave the team any chance of winning the game let alone progressing to the final. Going into the game I don’t think anyone really could have predicted that Liverpool would win 4-0 on the night and book their place in the final? Well that was on Tuesday 7th May.

Come Wednesday 8th May it was the turn of Spurs. Trailing 1-0 after their home game another unlikely comeback was needed if Spurs were to make the UEFA Champions League an all-English final. When they conceded a further two goals it seemed that all hope was lost. Spurs seemed dead and buried. Then the tables began to turn. A second-half hat-trick from Lucas Moura secured Spurs a place in their first ever EUFA Champions League final.

Jubilation among the players, staff and supporters of Spurs was matched in equal measure by the despair and disappointment of the players, staff and supporters of Ajax. Tottenham Hotspur manager/coach Maurichio Pochettino was in tears at the end of the game and in a post-match interview hailed his players “super-heroes.”

The story of Christianity is the story of unlikely comebacks. When Jesus was crucified in the most barbaric way imaginable, those who loved him and those who loathed him thought that was the end. Reactions to the death of Jesus were mixed. Some were glad while others were sad. Some rubbed their hands in satisfaction while others hung their heads in despair. But to everyone’s amazement and surprise, death wasn’t the end of Jesus. The tomb where his body had been placed was found to be empty.

Before returning to God’s dimension of reality (heaven) the risen Jesus appeared numerous times to his followers over a period of forty days, proving to them beyond doubt that he was alive. Over two thousand years on, Christians today continue to rejoice that Jesus was raised from the dead. Why? Because this most amazing and unlikely comeback is the source of an unshakable hope that shapes how Christians live life before death, not just what they believe about life after death.


GoSHGorleston-on-Sea Heritage Group

Building The Floral HallThe Gorleston & District News column of the Yarmouth Independent of Saturday 13th February 1937 announced a £22,548 scheme to build a bathing pool at Gorleston. The Town Council had given its approval at a meeting the previous Tuesday and they were confidently expecting the approval of the Ministry of Health for the project.Mrs A M Perrett, chairman of the Gorleston Beach and Pavilion Committee and known unofficially as the “Mayor of Gorleston,” told a reporter that the Gorleston representatives on the council had been considering two problems, “firstly how to increase the popularity of Gorleston and secondly, how we can make our present band enclosure a payable proposition.” The new scheme included a dance hall that would enable “fete” night dancing programmes to be carried out “independently of weather vagaries. At present dancing during August in the open air on a damp lawn or gyrating round the band stand is not sufficiently attractive to many who are fond of dancing.”The Borough Engineer Mr S P Thompson gave a description of the scheme that was expected to be completed in 1938. The pool would be 150 feet long by 48 feet wide, with a water depth from three feet to nine and a half feet. The existing shelters around the perimeter of the beach gardens were to be converted into “dressing accommodation” with the addition of partitions and doors that would create 155 cubicles.The dance pavilion would have 5,000 square feet of space suitable for dancing, with an extra 20 feet around the edge that could be used for dancing or for the provision of tables for refreshments. The circular roof was to be carried on steel trusses and outside there would be a roof promenade approached by two separate flights of steps from the pool

area. There would be sheltered seating divided by glass screens with views of the pool, sands and cliffs.There was a debt on the existing band enclosure, and it was necessary to pay £1,438 before a fresh loan could be raised. The JH Squire Celeste Orchestra had been booked to play in the Beach Gardens for the 1937 season, so it seems likely that the building work commenced after this. The new dance hall and pool opened in 1939 and the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston on Sea Official Guide for that year describes the latest improvement to the “unspoiled charms of this popular resort” and goes on to describe the new Floral Hall, Sun Lounge and Swimming Pool that had been built on the old Beach Gardens. However, no photographs of the new development appear in the guide but there is a nice colour fold-out artist’s impression within the pages of the guide. It shows the Floral Hall and Swimming Pool along with the existing buildings but not Gorleston’s famous model yacht pond that was omitted from the drawing. Today the Floral Hall is called the Ocean Room. The swimming pool was removed in 1993 to be replaced by gardens to which a new bandstand was added in 2008 after an eight-year funding campaign by the Gorleston Rotary Club led by Rotarian Brian Ollington. Despite being missed from the artist’s impression of 1939, the model yacht pond is still drawing the crowds.

Gorleston-on-Sea Heritage Group meets at the Shrublands Youth & Adult Centre, Magdalen Way, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth. NR31 7BP. 10.00am to 12 noon on the second Tuesday of each month except January and August. Visitors are always welcomed at meetings. Details are on our website https://gorleston-on-sea-heritage-group.webnode.com

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Megan’s Dance School

The Rumba is a Latin dance and is often described as ‘the dance of love’ and is the most passionate of all Latin dances, due to its slow rhythm and use of body and hip movement. This dance stays on the spot, unlike many other dances which travel round the dance floor.

Suitable songs to practise to:

Too Good At Goodbyes - Sam Smith Skyfall - Adele The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh Don’t Know Why - Nora Jones Walk On By - Seal

To find out more information about classes, private lessons & wedding dances, please contact Megan either by mobile: 07795 050 229 or by email: [email protected]

Megan Reeves is a Ballroom & Latin Dance teacher who has been dancing and competing since she was 8 years old, and teaching for the last 3 years. Each month Megan guides us through basic dance steps from both Ballroom and Latin dances so that we can practise at home and build simple routines.

The Rumba - Month 3Spot Turn

The leader’s stepsThis is traditionally the male role, but can be led by anyone!

1. Turning 1/4 to your left, place your right foot forwards

2. Keep both feet stuck to the floor and turn 1/2 to your left.

3. Replace your weight forwards onto your left foot.

4. Take your right foot to the side to complete the turn to end facing your partner.

The follower’s stepsTraditionally the female role, but can be danced by anyone!

1. Turning 1/4 to your left, place your right foot forwards

2. Keep both feet stuck to the floor and turn 1/2 to your left.

3. Replace your weight forwards onto your left foot.

4. Take your right foot to the side to complete the turn to end facing your partner.

How to dance the steps with your partner - from the leader’s point of viewStep 1- Let go of the follower’s right hand with your left as you take your first step forwards (this should feel like you’re stepping through the middle).

Step 2 - Let go of the follower completely as you dance your turn.

Step 3- You should now have turned and be standing next to your partner (not in hold).

Step 4-You should now be facing your partner holding both of their hands.

So far in our guide to the Rumba, we have covered the 'basic' and the 'New York'. This step will come after dancing a New York to the leader’s right (follower’s left).

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Flood Risk Insurance – why is it so difficult to get a straight answer?

When I first moved to Gorleston six years ago my home and contents insurance was astronomical. When I answered the question ‘has the property ever flooded’, I was aware of the 1953 floods having swamped this coast. I spoke to brokers who couldn’t even find one policy for me! Eventually I paid 3 times my previous policy price.A couple of years ago I heard about the “Flood Re” government scheme which offsets the risk for insurance companies for claims in areas denoted as being at risk. I found a new policy which halved the original amount but it has increased considerably, so I started searching again. Many companies still won’t touch flood risk areas. For others, it doesn’t matter if the house hasn’t flooded as it may be based on distance, and some will accept you if the flood was over 50 years ago. As the various map apps tend to be flat - I've heard of people with some real anomalies! I asked members of the Gorleston-on-Sea Life Facebook page for their stories.• I live on the Mews,Cliff Park ,one company told me I

was in a risk area ,I said if I get flooded there’s a lot of people in Gorleston who will be in BIG trouble

• I live on Cliff Hill my policy for the first 3 years was 150 rising over those years to 200 this year quote of 795 as they deemed we were now a flood risk we searched elsewhere and got for 159 think they are trying to con us

• We bought a house in Riverside Road last year and were amazed but happy when the insurance company said we weren't in a flood risk area?

• We have always been honest as we are on the flood plain but were not flooded in 1953 as we are on a slight hill but all the roads round us were.

• I was told that it is not the sea that puts the insurance up but the river. Insurance companies can vary some ask if your in a flood risk area and others ask if you are more than 400metres away from the river.

I spoke to a specialist Flood Risk Insurance company called Flood Assist that I found online. I got a call to discuss my requirements but not from the usual call centre team. I asked the owner Liz Mitchell why it was so complicated and why

it was an area she decided to specialise in. I was impressed with her knowledge and thought my fellow Gorleston residents might be interested to find out more.Liz grew up on the River Thames just outside London, and her mum and dad had a home (formerly her grandad’s) on the river bank which they sold about 10 years ago. The stresses of living right by a river took its toll. Her brother lives within 50 metres of the Thames and bought his property in 2015, just prior to Flood Re going live, but based on the knowledge and advice she could give him about the future insurability of his home, When she is not working she likes rowing so is always thinking about or on the water! I asked her about her company.Why set up Flood Assist?“Flood Assist was an idea I originally came up with in 2014, but it wasn’t the right time (our youngest daughter was 2) and I also felt I needed to have a bit more experience under my belt. I finally found the courage to leave paid employment in June 2017, spending 9 months getting everything together to start the company, and creaked into life in March 2018. I believe that there is a gap in the market for a true flood specialist and, although other brokers dabble in flood, no one solely specialises in just insuring high flood risk properties. 1 in 6 properties in the UK are at some form of risk of flooding so this is a sizeable niche. Our approach is different, we take time to listen and understand our clients, and we have a really good knowledge of the world of flood and the challenges our customers face. The way that the insurance industry manages flood risk at times leaves much to be desired. Insurers understand flood data, but data only tells part of a story. We’d like to see that change, and use our knowledge and data insight to feedback into the industry, to help drive change in a positive way. I don’t think anyone else has the infrastructure or capability to do this. We believe that high flood risk clients are different, they have different needs and are not well serviced by mainstream purchasing channels, such as price comparison websites. Being flooded is a terrible experience and we want to ensure our clients have the right cover in place with good insurers if the worst happens.”

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Lego Club – we are still waiting for our new volunteers details to be finalised and hope to continue with this popular group soon. If you would like to volunteer too please contact the library.Just a Cuppa – come along for a tea/coffee and a chat the first Monday of the month 10am – 12pm and also weekly every Wednesday 10am-11amCraft Club – come along and meet up with likeminded crafters, bring your own crafts – every Wednesday 2-4pmBounce and Rhyme for pre-schoolers aged under 5 – every Monday – 1pm to 1.30pm (with staffed stay and play afterwards on the third Monday of every month).Board Games – every Monday 2-4:30pm - come along and play scrabble, chess etc. and socialise with likeminded people.Poetry group – every Tuesday 10-noon. Enjoy poetry and discuss poems with this sociable group

Coming soon!! Story Box story and craft event for pre-schoolers. This will be on a Wednesday in the early afternoon so plenty of time to pick up those older children from school.

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Ormiston Venture Academy Ormiston Venture Academy is always proud to see the creative skills demonstrated by students across the school. Here, the school’s Create department shares just some of the wonderful work going on as pupils pursue their individual passions for the creative arts.

Mrs Anna Mallory, Head of Creative Arts commented:

“Every year I am increasingly inspired, impressed and proud with the quality of work our students here at Ormiston Venture academy produce. The Create department here strives to encourage and support our students to develop and master their creative skills. I believe every student has a natural talent or gift, and here at Ormiston Venture Academy we aim to nurture and evolve those talents so all students reach their full creative and artistic potential.”

Art - Katie Parsons, Year 9Katie is an extremely talented Art student and has been working on her drawing skills this term. She has produced some fantastic three-dimensional tonal drawings, where she has been experimenting with a range of drawing materials. She has also been learning about composition, scale, space shape and form. She produced this drawing from researching the theme ‘Natural world’, using a biro pen on cartridge paper to create lines and various tonal values.

Art - Casey Geary, Year 11Year 11 have been working on the theme ‘Decay’ this year. Casey is a very creative, gifted Art student and decided her sub theme would be ‘Before and After.’ She has produced some beautiful and highly skilled observation of skulls and decayed objects. This drawing was a primary study

of an animal skull, using a biro pen and coloured inks, to show the strong three-dimensional form and contrasting interesting textures.

Photography - Lia Aldous Woolton, Year 11Lia is a naturally creative photographer. She has been exploring the idea of texture and surface with a focus on portraiture. She uses manual processes such as, burning, scratching, ripping and scoring but also Photoshop filters to experiment with colour and lighting. Her experimentation produces some powerful, energetic and dynamic outcomes.

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I’m back with the Community Cinema Once Again

My late wife Jenny and I used to go to cinema screenings when they were held on evenings in the upstairs lecture theatre at the Gorleston Library, and we saw a number of good films in this unusual setting, until those evenings were overtaken with other necessary commitments.

Over the years we had a joint love of cinema, and when we lived in London in the 1970s we had the Screen on the Green in Islington showing Art House movies, which appealed particularly to our love of French “New Wave” directors such as Rohmer, Truffaut and Goddard. We didn’t always see eye-to-eye on films, never more so than on Jacques Rivette’s “Céline and Julie go boating” which I thought was an hypnotic, dream-like masterpiece and Jenny thought that, at 192 minutes running time, was at least three hours too long! Mind you, there was spontaneous laughter when, almost at the end of the movie, there is a brief sequence of Céline and Julie in a rowing boat on a lake, finally! Strangely, most of the audience was also split and as the crowd spilled out onto the street you could hear the same argument all around. I have always liked cinema and theatre that continues to play in one’s head after the event and even “grows” with the passage of time.

When we lived in East Sussex we were blessed with the Eastbourne Film Society, which met in an otherwise abandoned old cinema, full of character, and showed world cinema classics such as “Elvira Madigan” from Sweden, “The Colour of Pomegranates” from Russia and most memorable of all, the silent-era German film “Pandora’s Box” with Louise Brooks. This latter film was made perfect by having Neil Brand playing a live musical accompaniment on the piano.

Which brings me back to Gorleston Community Cinema. I had seen the posters, but in my head it was still an evening showing and only when I looked carefully did I discover that the showings are now on Thursday afternoons in the Library’s lecture theatre, and I could actually get to them. No, it isn’t showing way out Art House movies in foreign languages, but it is showing excellent modern English language films (which might not get an extended run or even a showing in cinemas which depend on showing the latest guaranteed money-spinners), mixed in with much loved classics, all at a bargain £4. Check the website for details (www.gorlestoncinema.co.uk) or their Facebook page or just watch out for the posters, it’s well worth a visit! I’m certainly going again.

Textiles - Mia Steward, Year 10Mia is a very talented and gifted textile student. She works extremely hard exploring and experimenting with many techniques and processes. Her work is mindful, creative and beautiful and shows many developed and refined ideas. These pieces were inspired by her current project ‘East Anglia’, where she responded to various landscapes in the area.

Textiles - Holly Bennington, Year 9Holly is a creative textile student, who has made fantastic progress this term. She is currently learning a wide range of textile processes and techniques. Year 9 students are encouraged to create personal responses to theme, while fully understanding and mastering textile processes and methods. This piece of work is an experiment using the technique called reverse applique.

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Ingredients• 140g plain flour• 3 large eggs• 300ml semi-skimmed milk• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard• handful of woody herbs, leaves picked and chopped

(we used 6 sage leaves, 4 rosemary sprigs and 4 thyme sprigs), plus a handful, fried until crispy, to serve (optional)

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil• 8 rashers smoked streaky bacon• 8 fat sausages (we used Cumberland but use your

favourite variety)• 2 red onions, cut into wedges• cooked green vegetables (optional), to serve• mash (optional), to serve For the gravy• drizzle of sunflower oil• 2 red onions, halved and thinly sliced• 1 tbsp golden caster sugar• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar• 2 tbsp plain flour• 250ml red wine• 500ml chicken or beef stock

Method1. Tip the flour into a large jug or bowl. Crack in the eggs,

one at a time, whisking as you do. Pour in the milk and continue whisking until you have a smooth, lump-free batter. Add the mustard, herbs and some seasoning, then cover and set aside for 2 hrs, or chill overnight.

2. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat the oil in a large metal roasting tin or enamel baking dish, roughly 30 x 22cm, with high-ish sides. Wrap a rasher of bacon around each sausage and pop them in the dish with the onion wedges. Place on the middle shelf of the oven (make sure the top shelf is removed to allow space for the batter to rise later). Cook for 15-20 mins until the sausages and bacon are browning and sizzling.

3. Meanwhile, make the gravy. Drizzle a little oil into a saucepan. Add the sliced onions and cook slowly for 15 mins. Stir every now and then until they are soft and caramelised. Add the sugar and balsamic vinegar, and cook for 5 mins more until sticky.

4. The batter should be the consistency of double cream - if it has become a little thick, add a splash of cold water. Take the batter to the oven, open the door,

carefully pull out the shelf and quickly pour the batter around the sausages. Close the oven and do not open it again for at least 25 mins.

5. To finish the gravy, stir the flour into the onions to make a paste, cooking for 1-2 mins. Continue stirring while you splash in the wine, a little at a time, until you have a smooth, thick sauce. Increase the heat and bubble for a few mins until reduced by about half. Add the stock and some seasoning, and continue bubbling for 10 mins while the toad cooks.

6. By now the toad should be puffed up and deep golden brown. If not, continue cooking - but don't open the oven as it will sink. Serve scattered with the crisp herbs (if using), with the gravy, green veg, and mash, if you like.


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Our plans for improvingyour hospital

Spring 2019

You may have noticed that our hospital is changing.It’s changing for the better as we progress along the road of continuous improvement for our patients.In the last year alone, we’ve seen the opening of:• an expanded Ambulatory Care Unit, where patients are provided

with comprehensive assessment and treatment away from our busyA&E, with the aim of getting them home within a few hours.

• new restaurant facilities, with a new M&S Food to Go outlet in thefoyer and restaurant serving a range of hot and cold meals on thefirst floor.

• a hi-tech decontamination unit, with the very latest equipment, forour nationally recognised and accredited Endoscopy Unit.

• new accommodation for our health and social care partners, whowork closely with our staff to help our patients get home as quicklyas possible, when they are ready to leave hospital.

Looking ahead, new visitor toilets including ‘Changing Places’ facilities for visitors with profound learning/physical disabilities are due to open this Spring.

These developments aren’t piecemeal. They are part of a wider strategy for our estate here in Gorleston which will ensure that the Paget continues to evolve so that it provides quality healthcare for our patients in the future.Our estates strategy, which covers the next 10 years, has been influenced not only by our expert staff, and national best practice, but also feedback gathered from patients, carers and visitors.This leaflet is designed to give you a brief outline of the next phases of our strategy. I hope you find it useful and informative.

By Anna HillsChief Executive

PAGET FACTS• Construction of hospital started in

September 1976.

• Hospital opened to patients in August 1981.

• Second phase of construction started in February 1982.

• Second phase, adding additional ward areas, completed in

December 1984.

• Total cost of construction: £12.5 million.

• Building footprint: 33,000 square metres.

• Total floor area: 59,000 square metres.

• Site land area: 17 hectares.

Single centre brings patient benefitsMore than 200,000 outpatients attend our hospital each year for appointments in hospital departments including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology, endoscopy and phlebotomy.These services are delivered from more than 15 separate areas scattered across the two floors of the hospital.Often, patients have to walk considerable distances between departments if they have two or more appointments; and well-used services, such as phlebotomy, are positioned at the back of the hospital, far from the main public car parks.The solution is to create a single Outpatient Centre, housing all outpatient services under one roof.

Land has already been ear-marked for the new centre to the north of the hospital. It will provide patient benefits including:• All outpatient services together in one

building, with ‘related’ services locatedadjacent to each other.

• Modern, comfortable premises set in alandscaped area.

• A central reception, with associatedfacilities, to welcome all outpatients.

• Greater scope for patients to accessseveral diagnosis and treatment servicesin fewer appointments.

• A car park immediately next to the centre,on land which has already been prepared.

The creation of the Outpatient Centre fits with our estates plan to ‘zone’ the hospital into areas for planned and ‘unplanned’ (emergency) care. It will also result in more space becoming available in the main hospital building, which can be used to meet future healthcare needs both locally and across the Norfolk and Waveney healthcare system.

For more information please email [email protected]

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Bible thought: Genesis 1:24-25

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‘Then God said, “Let the earth produce many kinds of living things. Let there be many different kinds of animals. Let there be large animals and small crawling animals of every kind. And let all these animals produce more animals.” And all these things happened. So God made every kind of animal. He made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling things. And God saw that this was good.’

Bible thought: Genesis 1:24-25

Jungle Colouring Fun

‘Then God said, “Let the earth produce many kinds of living things. Let there be many different kinds of animals. Let there be large animals and small crawling animals of every kind. And let all these animals produce more animals.” And all these things happened. So God made every kind of animal. He made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling things. And God saw that this was good.’

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Gorleston Then & Nowby John McBride

St. Andrew’s Church entrance from Church Lane. The signs on the adjacent buildings indicate that it is the Parish Clerk’s Office, and it is the site for the new Church Hall, for which £1500 is required. Contributions are to be made to E Sewell Bulmer, Vicar’s Warden Gorleston. As this warden was in office from 1905 to 1908 the photo must be from this era.

The cottages standing there in 2019 are different to those of 1905-8, and set back further from the road, so the new church hall presumably did not get built. The former St. Andrew’s church hall & school stood in School Lane where Wilko’s now stands. They were built in 1840 and demolished in 1969. The Chapter house on the other side of the church opened in 1970.


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“Is it true? Does the Bible story make sense?” Here are four more Bible prophecies, all of them written many hundreds of years before Jesus was born. The first two are about Jesus. The other two apply to us:

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.” (from Isaiah chapter 9)

“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him – the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD…With righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth…Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash round his waist...for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” (from Isaiah chapter 11)

“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean…I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws…you will be my people, and I will be your God.” (from Ezekiel chapter 36)

“And afterwards, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days…And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.”(from Joel chapter 2)

So, “Who exactly is Jesus? What is God’s Spirit? When and how will these last two prophecies take place? And, can they really be for anyone?” We’ll go on looking in the Bible for the answers to these and other questions next month.

In the now and beyondTen years after the release of the original, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again wonderfully takes us back to the same beautiful island and glorious sunshine. But perhaps it is the difference between the two films that is particularly powerful. The first was primarily themed around discovering one’s individual identity and freedom, whereas the sequel explores the enduring nature of relationships.

This is symbolised physically in the hotel which Sophie has renovated to fulfil the vision of her mother, Donna, who has recently died. We see in flash-back the young Donna singing ‘I Have a Dream’ as she

wanders through the original ruins, intercut with shots of Sophie’s completed rooms.It is symbolised relationally by the arrival of Sophie’s estranged grandmother, who has not forgotten her family, and who herself discovers a long-lost love at the hotel.

But it is a scene in the beautiful hill-top church which most powerfully takes this theme to a whole new level – physically, relationally, and spiritually. Even Mark Kermode, the hardened film-critic says of it ‘I wasn’t just crying, I was convulsing with tears.’ Here, the film reworks the lyrics of ABBA’s little-known ‘My Love, My Life’ to change it from a song about ending relationships to one about their enduring nature: ‘I can see it all so clearly, all I love so dearly… I know I don’t possess you, with all my heart God bless you … As one are we, in the now and beyond’.In our culture, recently dominated by a focus on individuality and freedom, perhaps reflecting on this film, and its changes to the song’s lyrics, might cause us to think again about the enduring nature of relationships. And, perhaps we may then heed some of the other reworked words: ‘I see a road ahead, I never thought I would dare to tread’.

“When we were young we’d listen to the radio, waiting for our favourite songs. Now they’re back again, like a long-lost friend, all the songs we loved so well. . . ”So goes the description of The Carpenters Experience stage show which promises an evening of non-stop hits when it comes to The Pavilion Theatre on Saturday, June 22.“Featuring all of Richard and Karen Carpenters’ million-selling songs,” says show promoter Mick Mason, The Carpenters Experience is the UK's leading Carpenters show.It features the rich contralto voice of Maggie Nestor, supported by eight acclaimed musicians.

“Together they capture the sights and sounds of the amazing talents of Richard and Karen Carpenter,” says Mick.“Karen’s silky vocals are combined with Richard’s delightful piano along with the seamless harmonies, for which The Carpenters were renowned.”The celebrated production features Close to You, We've only Just Begun, Top of the World, Rainy Days and Mondays, Solitaire, Goodbye to Love, Please Mr Postman, For All We Know, Only Yesterday and dozens more classic hit songs.“To paraphrase Karen,” says Mick with a smile on his face, “for many music fans it will be yesterday once more. . . “Tickets are available from The Pavilion Theatre, Gorleston:01493 662832, gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Yesterday Once More


A Day In My Life as a Butcher

The alarm goes off at 5.15am, I then travel to work for a 6am start. My first job is pastry, we make all our own pies, sausage rolls, scotch eggs and pork pies. This is about 45 minutes work, we make 16 sausage rolls, 12 scotch eggs, 10 pork pies, 8 small meat pies and 3 family pies. We do this Wednesday through Saturday depending on orders. Once this is done we clean down using an anti-bac liquid on all worktops and utensils.This is a continuous job throughout the day.

My next job is to fill the front cabinets, making sure every tray is full. This task takes about 1 hour with 3 of us on the job. Once the front looks good we start sausage and burger making. All our products are made fresh everyday with our large, black rarebreed pigs and limousine cross beef. We make about 60-80lb of sausage everyday, depending on demand. We have 24 types of sausages, making 8 types per week. We change the types of sausage every week and keep a supply in the freezer. We also have 8 types of burgers; we always have pork and apple, beefsteak and one other type each week. We make approximately 200 burgers per week, but during the summer months we can make up to 1200.

During the morning we are waiting for various deliveries. Diaper Poultry from Stowmarket Suffolk turns up with our St Georges chickens, these are then cut up and prepared for the front cabinets. Bramfields from Halesworth Suffolk is next, with a delivery of our dry cured bacon and our large black pigs from Oxburgh Hall. We would then cut a pig

A day in the life of......a butcher:

ready for sale.

Throughout the morning I would check on stock, ready to order our Limousin Beef and lambs from (farm assured)Weddels of Norwich. All this goes on in the day, but the most important thing for us is our customers, they come first before anything else.

At about 3pm we start to clean down from our back fridges to our front cabinets. This takes about 1 hour 30 minutes everyday… Another day done!

Mark Allen, owner of Fleetwoods Butchers75 High Street Gorleston

Tel: 01493 662 824 Website: fleetwoodsbutchers.co.uk

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Vets and PetsWith so many choices on the market, it can be quite a minefield finding the ideal diet for your pet. The most important thing is that the diet for your pet needs to be balanced and in the correct quantities.

To help with this, many pets’ foods have a selection of age ranges, such as a puppy or kitten, junior, adult and senior. These are to help tailor the calorie and nutritional contents. Some also have specially designed breed types or breed sizes, such as giant and large breed dogs. It is very

important that your pet stays a healthy weight to reduce illnesses in later life. Neutered diets and lower calorie diets are available to help maintain a balanced weight.Complete diets can be in wet or dry forms, so you can choose what is best for your pet depending on their tastes. Some diets (or Kibble) are designed to help with dental disease, which can be a complete diet or fed as a supplement.If your pet has an illness, a specific veterinary diet may help with your pet’s condition. Kidney diets are low in some toxins and waste to reduce the chemicals your pet’s body needs to eliminate. Intestinal diets are designed to help with short and long term digestive issues. Special hydrolysed diets mean that specific proteins have been broken into small pieces so that they can help reduce symptoms from skin allergies. With diets designed for fur balls in cats, diabetes and liver disease, the choice is endless.If you need any advice regarding your pet’s diet, please do not hesitate to ask!

Diet dilemmas


Gorleston Gal’sCommunity News

We have so many people and organisations here with great ideas, we thought it would be a great idea to get them all together to collate ideas about all things Gorleston. The Friends of Gorleston Seafront includes the Seafront Traders, The Beach Clean, Pavilion Theatre and Gorleston on Sea Life Community Facebook Page. Anyone can join, whether a resident, regular user or tourist. Please look us up on Facebook, message us for the link or call my mobile and leave a message. After we get organised we will hold a public meeting to follow on from the Seafront planning protest to update everyone on ideas for the future and any news about planning applications.If you know of a company or individual we can celebrate, please phone 07714763521 or email: [email protected]

Beach Clean NewsThe Gorleston Community Beach Clean on April 21st was another great success with 130 people signing in, of which 32 were children. We had great support from the local businesses, GYBC and MESH as usual. The big task I'm really proud of is the beach shelter which was looking grubby and unloved. It took 3 hours of scrubbing and scraping to get old sticky tape, sand and cobwebs off of it. I do get asked whether we could do more beach cleans. We are into a pattern of the last Sunday of the Easter holidays

and last Sunday of the October half term. Everything lives in my loft. It's quite a lot of work getting it all checked and organised so a big one twice a year is quite enough for me! We are now lending equipment to other litter picks and I have a couple of companies coming down in June. A ten

person kit may need to take up residence in my shed. If you have a family group or work team that wants to do a beach walk and litter pick, please feel free to borrow the kit. It's in walking distance of the beach so easy to collect and return. Just email [email protected] or call 07714763521

Peanut Treats – for dogsI thought I’d share a quick recipe which uses up stale bread and makes a healthy option dog treat. I can’t get mine to touch olive oil which is meant to be good for their coats but they LOVE these. You can use any kind of bread. If your dog can’t handle gluten then use gluten free.

• 2 Slices dry bread (this is Irish soda bread which is small)

• 2 tablespoons peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, I use 100% peanuts with no sweetener which is bad for dogs)

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

1. Mix peanut butter and olive oil and spread on bread. Allow oil to soak in for 5 minutes

2. Cut into ‘soldiers’, it’s easier than when they are baked.3. Bake for 10 minutes, electric 170 , gas 4. Depends how

crunchy your dog likes them. For a crunchier treat, switch oven off and leave in oven to dry out.

4. Store in an airtight box. Use as a treat or crumble on regular food as a crunchy topping

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Gorleston FCLast month's article centred around the Under 18s and their league title win, this month it is Gorleston Reserves taking centre stage.The Reserves went into April four points behind the league leaders, Sprowston Athletic, with two games in hand knowing that, if they won their four remaining matches they would win the league. Holt Utd visited Emerald Park and were beaten 1-0, then Poringland Wanderers were the visitors and they were beaten 2-0.The next game was away at Freethorpe and Gorleston Reserves won that 4-0 to set up a last day decider away at Gayton Utd. Gorleston dominated the first period and nerves were eased midway through the half when a fantastic strike by Jay Turner from 20 yards found the net to put them one up. Shortly after, supporters’ player of the season Keegan Middleton doubled the lead. Early in the second half Darren Patterson made it three nil. Gayton pulled one back on the hour but it wasn't enough to dampen the celebrations for Scott Butler’s side.Four consecutive league titles and promotions mean the Reserves are now back in Senior football and will play in the Anglian Combination Division One next season.Their season didn't end there though. The Reserves had one more match to complete, the Norfolk Junior Cup final at Carrow Road against Sprowston Athletic. The two sides had finished as the top two in the league so it was likely to be a tight encounter but the Greens second string settled quickly on a surface that suited their passing game.Gorleston took the lead in the fifth minute when Jason Thompson drove forward and struck an unerring drive from the edge of the box into the corner of the net.

Six minutes later it was almost two when a Keegan Middleton shot bounced away off the crossbar.Gorleston doubled their lead when Middleton delivered a corner towards the far post where Dan Goodrum got ahead of his marker to volley in from the edge of the six yard box.In first half injury time Sprowston were given a chance to get back into the match when they were awarded a penalty.However, Ryan Hemmings produced a fine save low at his right hand post to keep the half time score 2-0.Six minutes stoppage time were indicated and it was in the fourth minute of that when Sprowston got a goal back. There was still another five minutes to play and Sprowston were peppering the Greens box but Gorleston held on to the win to complete the league and cup double.

Gorleston Reserves have now won the Junior Cup more than any other team having also won it in 1931, 1973 and 1978.

The Under 18s had one more match to play after clinching their league title. That was a league play off against Dereham Town but Dereham won the game 2-0.The Gorleston first team ended their season disappointingly with only one point gained from their last ten matches and just three wins from their last eighteen games. But, a lot of young players gained some valuable experience with eleven under 18s making a total of 66 appearances between them.There was a humiliating 7-0 loss at Newmarket followed by a 4-1 defeat at FC Clacton. A good performance at Godmanchester resulted in a 4-3 defeat and the season ended with a 0-2 home defeat at the hands of FC Clacton.

The point game was at home against Yarmouth Town. The Greens had to come from behind and it was a late David Shade header that produced the equaliser. That left Yarmouth teetering on the edge of relegation which was confirmed in their next match.

Gorleston finished in fifteenth place, just three points above the bottom three.Pre-season friendlies will begin in July before we do it all over again with the next season expected to begin around the 3rd August.There was better news for the Gorleston Womens side. They beat Sprowston Athletic then Beccles Town to ensure they finished second in the Norfolk Womens and Girls League Division One and they are now waiting to see if they will be promoted into the Eastern Region League. For up to the minute news, results and fixtures of all Greens teams visit the website at www.gorlestonfc.com

David Shade celebrates his equalising header against Yarmouth

Jason Thompson about to open the scoring in the Junior Cup Final


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the sunrise as a ‘wow’ moment as worshippers greeted each other with a sign of peace before taking communion.

During Holy Week Cliff Park Church combined with St.Mary Magdalene for a series of daily reflections and joint services which included a Maundy Thursday communion. The Rev Matthew Price of St.Mary Magdalene said he was pleased with the numbers attending this new venture which grew steadily through the week.

Pictures: Matthew PriceWords: Tony Mallion

For the first time Christians from Gorleston’s churches took a seaside route for the annual Good Friday march of witness. Led by volunteers carrying a wooden cross, a reminder of Jesus’ walk through Jerusalem to the place of crucifixion, the march went from Bridge Road along the cliff top and Lower Promenade. During the hour long event there were four stops for a reading, Easter hymn and prayers before arriving back at Cliff Park Junior School where a united service took place at Cliff Park Community Church led by Lester Bullen with the minister the Rev Mike Simm as the speaker.

Each year the churches combine for this annual march and service which in the past have included the High Street, the Magdalen Estate and the James Paget Hospital. The route along the cliffs and prom was a new departure organised by Gary Pillar of Cliff Park Church. Warm weather and an extra Park Run staged on the seafront by the Bungay Black Dog club ensured there were plenty of people around as well as marchers taking part.

The Easter Sunday sunrise communion service held on the beach also attracted a large number from local churches. The half hour service led by the Rev Martin Upton from Bradwell Parish Church was timed at 5.30 to greet what proved to be one of the most spectacular Easter sunrises of recent years. Rev Upton who has arranged the service for many years described

Good Friday Walk of Witness

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Gorleston Links Bowls Club

As promised in the last edition here is the result of our Annual Ladies v Gents match, held on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019.The Ladies won the match (for the second year running) winning 69 shots against the Gent’s 60 shots.This was followed by a delicious fish & chip lunch at the Gorleston Conservative Club.Congratulations to the Ladies.And to all the other Ladies out there; “WE NEED YOU!!”We have slightly more Gentlemen members than Ladies, so we had to co-opt a few unconventional females into our line up.Please meet :

Katrina (alias Keith our Chairman) left,Kerry (alias Ken our Secretary) centre,and Stephanie (alias Steve our EBA Captain) right.

To redress the imbalance, two of our approved Bowls England coaches gave a presentation to the Gorleston W.I. and invited them to join us for a fun session.Some of the Ladies have already shown an interest in joining us for a Sunday morning coaching session (10.30am on

Gorleston Cliff top at the Marine Parade Pavilion together with 6 new bowlers who came to our first session.Our season started well.Our EBA Men’s team won their first game against County Arts 71 shots to 45 shots.Our Malta Cup Men’s team lost their match against Freethorpe B by 1 shot, 64 to 65.Our Mixed Sunshine League team B also won their first game against Brampton 56 shots to 38 shots, but unfortunately lost their second game against Hopton 55 to 40.Our Mixed Sunshine League team A won their first game against Beccles Institute 73 shots to 32 shots.Our EBF mixed 3 wood League team won their first game of the season against Bradwell Red 66 shots to 25 shots.The Ladies had a great start to their campaign with a win against Freethorpe Ladies 65 shots to 47 shots.Finally, meet Doreen, who is our most senior Lady member and is still bowling after 35 years.She reached the quarter final of the County Pairs last year. She says that she lost that match because she had a bit of a bad back that day. That bad back turned out to be shingles. Three weeks later she was back bowling with us again.Doreen’s 87th birthday was on Monday 6th May, so she shares her special day with Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.


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Open 9am-5pm Wednesday to Saturday

I was intrigued to see another shop on Bells Rd undergoing a transformation.When I saw that Genevieve Rudd, a local artist I know was running a felting workshop there, I thought I would sign up and have a look. With just 6 people on a course, I spent a happy morning learning the principles of wet felting and was very pleased with my finished piece. I spoke to one of the owners while admiring the art work for

sale on the walls, some of which was produced as a result of a course they were running.

Sharon and Shathy met four years ago on an art course and Sharon lives around the corner from no.36. She saw that the shop was available and suggested Shathy come and see it. “From that came the idea of using our interest in art and our work experience within education and social work.” They are both committed to making art more accessible for the local community. Sharon has drawn on local support which has been incredibly positive and together they have transformed the gallery and studio space into a bright, relaxed environment for people to ‘explore, create and express’. They are already running courses in drawing, felt and fabric work. If you like Art and Crafts, this is one to watch. They have the official launch on the 8th June where they will be showcasing art depicting Gorleston life. Do drop in and see what’s on offer.

Ormiston Herman AcademyAs always, Ormiston Herman Academy has been a busy, productive and exciting place to be, with so many wonderful events taking place. Here are just a few of the latest highlights:

A Dinosaur Adventure.Our youngest children, in Nursery classes, recently took part in a dinosaur adventure. Our Little Learners found something very exciting in the dinosaur museum role play area! There was a huge egg in a nest.! They discussed what they thought could be inside the egg and drew pictures of it.

There were lots of great ideas. They thought it could be a crocodile, a dinosaur, a monkey, a chicken and a flamingo!Little Learners sent an email to The National History Museum and sent them photos of the egg.

They asked them what they thought could be inside the egg. The Museum replied to say that they thought the egg belonged to a diplodocus! How exciting! They even sent a model of a diplodocus leg for the children to look at..They measured it using cubes. It was 72 cubes long. It was huge! The children measured how big a diplodocus was on the playground. It was 52 metres long. The same size as the playground! Everybody had a lovely time learning about dinosaurs.

A Visit from a DragonThis week our children in Reception classes had a very special visitor! A real dragon delivered them a letter and asked them to use special pens ( quills) to reply to him. The children rose to the occasion and produced some lovely letters for the dragon, written on very old - looking paper. The children were dressed as Knights, Ladies and Dragons and even learnt some medieval dancing before sitting down to an impressive banquet!

We’re Going on a Bear HuntOur children in Year 1 spent time learning all about this book and performed a play for their parents, where they acted, sang and played musical instruments. They learnt all the words and impressed everyone who came to watch them.

Year 2 have been busyOur Year 2 children recently made a trip to St Mary Magdalene Church, where they were greeted by Reverend Price and got the opportunity to find out what takes place in a Christian Place of Worship. The children were able to ask questions, sing songs and explore the church.

During the morning Rev Price demonstrated what happens during a Baptism – Hollie and Matthew’s “baby” was Baptised and they called her Cookie!Later, Harrie and

Sienna became “bride and groom” whilst Rev Price talked about a traditional wedding service. We had a very interesting trip, but we are not planning any more weddings or christenings for quite a while in Year 2 as we are now busy completing our Key Stage 1 Tests.

Roads made out of ChocolateYear 3 have been learning all about the Romans and spent a lovely afternoon creating Roman roads out of maltesers, rich tea biscuits and chocolate spread. They really enjoyed constructing the roads, but eating them afterwards was even better!

A Cruise on the Norfolk Broads

This week, Year 4 enjoyed a day of boating and exploring on the Norfolk Broads. They have been learning all about the wildlife and habitats of the birds and creatures who live there. On returning, they have produced lots of high quality writing about their day out and written about why everybody should take the time to visit this special place.

Universities and Dragons

Year 5 celebrated St George’s Day by producing some fantastic dragon poetry. They wrote all about different kinds of dragons, inspired by the poem ‘Dragon


Song.’ They produced some beautiful artwork to go with their poems. As you can see, it produced a very impressive display.They also enjoyed a creative day out at UEA where they took part in lots of activities based around the arts.

Working HardYear 6 have been busy preparing for their upcoming tests which begin on May13th. We are incredibly impressed by how hard they have worked, and we are sure that their hard work will pay off, with the results they deserve. They deserve to be very proud of the effort that they have put in.

Whole Academy NewsOrmiston Herman Football Team made us proud by winning their league and then playing in the county championship, where they were very impressive runners up. We would like to thank all the parents and

supporters who turned up to cheer them on.

Mary PoppinsR e h e a r s a l s continue for our Key Stage 2 children as they prepare for their production of this popular musical. Thank you to all the pupils and staff who have already given many hours to rehearsals - even coming in on Saturdays! That is what we call dedication.

Defibrillator NewsWe are proud to reveal that our defibrillator has been installed in our sports hall and that staff and children have taken part in a special assembly to learn how to use it. We hope that we never have to make use of this equipment, but it is very reassuring to know that it is there and we would once again like to say a big thank you to everyone who donated money towards it.

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When a customer brought a Romanian rescue dog into the Doggy Diner, owner Angie Girling had a great idea. It came up in conversation that some rescue dogs are nervous and may not shine in a kennel environment or when having their picture taken. Potential adopters might be put off with the idea that the animals are older or are rescued Romanian street dogs. Do they have the social skills of an animal that has come from a family home?

In fact, the dogs have usually been fostered and their lovely natures and habits have been identified, they just need a chance to shine. Angie decided to invite a few dogs to the café on a Sunday afternoon for a couple of hours and see whether it would help them. The first event took place on Sunday April 28th.

Dogs from Safe Dog Rescue came along and were introduced to potential adopters in a homey environment. They enjoyed fuss, treats and comfy seating so they could relax and shine. You can see they all look happy and relaxed here. The fantastic news is that all four dogs have been offered homes. Skal was adopted, three more (Wolverine, Tulip and Silko) just waiting for house checks. Tulip (in the yellow scarf) has a sad story but it tells of the lengths the fosterers go to before a dog is rehomed.

“Tulip came to us about a year ago. We were asked to take her from a rescuer in Romania who knew she was in a dire public shelter, with a broken leg, but couldn’t take her out of there unless she had somewhere for her to go. Of course we agreed and she was rescued. Unfortunately her leg was beyond repair and had to be removed but at least she was safe and no longer being left in pain. On arrival Tulip was extremely skittish and avoided human contact. She’s now progressing really well and has mastered the art of walking on a lead without the histrionics! She is a real character. She’s cheeky and fun loving and, although still a bit wary, will allow people to touch her and even asks for a gentle fuss. “

It’s been so successful that 74 people have shown interest on

Meet a Friend for Life at the Doggy Diner

the Doggy Diner Facebook page for the next event on June 30th. If you are interested in a dog, fostering or donating, go to saferescuefordogs.co.uk to see who is available.

Dawn Barber has homed a Romanian dog called Raven, here is her story:

“Raven has been with me and Missy for nearly 3 weeks now and has settled in well with our family. She loves her walks and visits to the Doggy Diner. She has been in the UK for 6 weeks only, she was in the Adjud shelter in Romania and was brought across by Lisa Colby of LIB Dog Rescue, Lowestoft. She is an amazing little soul and learns something new every day about the big wide world and always makes me smile. Lisa brings around 6 dogs a month across and relies on fund raising and sponsorship to do this. We still join in with pack walks with the whole group of dogs and this is a wonderful experience for us all.”

Any Dog Rescue Charity can bring potential adoptees to the event. Please check with Angie Girling at the Doggy Diner before doing so, by messaging her on Facebook, or by popping in to see her.

Meet adoptees at the Doggy Diner on the last Sunday of each month between 2pm and 4pm.

Next Event June 30th.

(Doggy Diner, rear of Pier Hotel on Gorleston seafront.)


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