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Starston Dog Show - Glebe Meadow Judging from 11 am

Friday 14th June 10.00 - 12.00 noon

Coffee morning at Birchwood, Rushall Road - see P. 18

Sunday 23rd June 12.30 pm onwards

Starston Fun Day - Glebe Meadow see P. 18-19

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Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June: Art

Exhibition and Open Gardens at Pulham

St Mary Church and the Pennoyer Centre

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A Week of Prayer From 2nd to 9th June there will be the

opportunity to try a whole variety of

prayers from Sunrise Psalms to Churchyard

trails. Visit your local church to pick up a

leaflet with a full list of activities.

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God in the Garden Tuesday 4th June 10.30 am -12.00 noon at

11 Station Road, Pulham St Mary. Shirley

is again opening her garden for a morning

of quiet reflection. There will be poems and

prayers to help guide our thoughts, light

refreshments, and if the weather is fine the

model train may be running. Do come and

join us if you can. **********************************

Frenze Church Sunday 9th June 3.00 pm Evening Prayer Come and enjoy Evening Prayer in its traditional form in a church which has a

rich and varied history, some superb old

brasses and fine examples of English oak

furniture. Contributions are invited for the

work of the Churches Conservation Trust. Linger after the service to look more closely at the building, and join us in a

‘Bring and Share’ picnic. (on the grass if it

is fine.) If you would like to enjoy a stroll before the

service, we meet at Thelveton Church at

2.00 pm and walk part of the Boudicca Way

to Frenze in time for the service. Dogs are

welcome. **********************************

Open Farm Sunday

9th June, Shotford Hall Farm, Harleston

11.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Visit our mixed farm on Open Farm Sunday

for a day of fun and discovery. Meet and

touch the animals (milking from 2-4 pm),

take a close look at the farm machinery,

enjoy a tractor and trailer tour, take a

leisurely riverside walk, meet some food

producers and find out where your food

comes from. Free entry for everyone.

Refreshments available – hog roast, cream

teas, coffee/tea.

For more information, contact Tim Lewis

on 07767 708106. We look forward to

seeing you there. ***************************************** Harleston Primary School Summer Gala Saturday 22nd June 11.00 am until 3.00

pm. The Friends of Harleston Primary

School welcome you to join us for a fun

day out for all the family, including Bar,

BBQ, Tea Tent, Homemade Cakes,

Bucking Bronco, Archery, Zumba

demonstration, Tug of War plus much

more

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Harleston Choral Society's

Summer Concert,

Saturday 29th June at 7.30 pm in St John's

Church, Harleston. We're singing

Mendelssohn's Elijah, with orchestra and

soloists. Tickets £9 (accompanied children

free) from Harleston Tourist Information

Centre, or from choir members, or on the

door on the night. Come and join us - it's

going to be a great evening !

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Around and About the Village

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Notes from The Editor

This edition is so jam-packed that there’s

hardly space for me to say anything!

Please visit some of the wonderful events

on offer. I would particularly recommend

the Royal Norfolk Show, it IS worth the

entrance fee; go early, plan your day, take

a picnic and see what Norfolk has to offer.

[Or you can spend the same money and

take the family to any big commercial

attraction around the county and have

seen it all by lunch-time. Rant over.]

My apologies to all contributors, I have

trimmed almost every article. It is lovely

to have so much material sent to us each

month, not just from the village but from

all over the surrounding area - please keep

it coming.

Sue Moore

Starston Parish Council News At their meeting on May 14th - which was

also the Council’s AGM - the Councillors

unanimously re-elected Mr Edward

Libbey as chairman for the forthcoming

year.

PC Tim Tyler attended the first part of the

meeting. He said there had been no

change in the crime statistics for the

Harleston area since the previous meeting.

He was keen to stress that he is willing to

talk in confidence to any resident who

makes a complaint about behaviour or

activity that could be considered criminal.

Even if the person does not wish to pursue

the matter further, for whatever reason, he

will offer on-going support. The

Chairman thanked PC Tyler for the work

he does in the village.

The Councillors approved the Council’s

accounts for the financial year ended 31st

March. They will now be sent to the

official auditor for scrutiny and will be

available for inspection by the public in

due course.

Anger was expressed at references to the

Glebe Meadow in party political election

material that was published by Mr Martin

Wilby when he was seeking re-election to

the County Council. The view of the

Council was that Mr Wilby had taken

undue credit for what had been achieved.

The Parish Council meeting was followed

by the Annual Parish Meeting where

groups active in the village reported on

their varied doings in the last year and

described their future plans. The only

unhappy note came from Mrs Ruth

Cawcutt, the Secretary of the Parochial

Church Council. While the year had been

a fantastic time for Starston in many ways

the PCC had been disappointed that St

Margaret’s had not been awarded Lottery

funding for much-needed repairs.

A full report of the Annual Parish

Meeting will appear in the next edition of

Pigeon Post.

Dee Palmer

Parish Clerk

Don’t Forget The Dogs

Just a reminder that the Starston Dog Show is being held on the Glebe Meadow on

Sunday 9th June. For further information contact Patricia Hepple on 01379 853871.

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The Long Road Home

As reported in February’s Pigeon Post,

Julian Hines (from Starston) and 3

friends set out in April to ride their bikes

from John O’Groats to Harleston, a

journey of 780 miles, to raise money for

three charities close to their hearts. These

are Woolverstone Wish, East Anglia

Children’s Hospices and Cancer

Research UK.

Julian arrived back in Starston on April

27th and his report on the trip is as

follows:

4 Men, 4 Bikes And

A Long Road Home

On Thursday 18th April we got on our

bikes for the first leg of our trip and set

off from the rather wet and windy town

of John O’Groats. Our enthusiasm was

off the scale but 30 miles later in driving

rain we realised how naïve we may have

been.

We always knew the weather was going

to be our Achilles heel although

optimism had shielded us from this

brutal reality. “It’s spring time, the

weather will be fine up there…”

However, we soon learned that the

designers of the endless wind farms in

Scotland knew something we didn’t.

Nevertheless we dug in and set about

completing the task in hand and 780 wet

and windy miles later we arrived back in

Harleston.

We would like to thank all those who

supported us. We have raised something

in the region of £11,000 for our chosen

charities so those aching muscles were

well worthwhile.

For anyone who might wish to donate, it

is not too late. Please go to our team

page: www.justgiving.com/teams/

longroadhome.

A few stats to impress or amuse you:

106 hours spent in the saddle

80 chocolate bars, 30 bags of

crisps, 10 fried breakfasts, 20

bananas, 20 lattes, 18 rounds of toast

consumed

54 litres of water mixed with 3k

of energy supplement

1379 calories burned per hour

146,174 calories burned in total

4,500 pedal revolutions per hour

– a total of 477,000

It’s good to be home.

Julian Hines

Wood Farm –

The End of an Era

Anna Saul has announced that she

will be ending all treatments at Wood

Farm from the end of July this year.

She has decided it is time to retire but

would like to thank all those who have

supported the Wood Farm Centre

over the years.

9 June 2013

Notes From A Starston Garden

Pulham St Mary Church, said the little

roadside notice as I approached our

neighbouring village. Plant Sale and

Coffee Morning, said the next. Yippee, a

plant sale! I slowed down, so that I could

read the last notice. Saturday 11th May,

10.00 – 12.00. Well that sorted out where

I’d be at 10 o’clock on May 11th.

It was Oscar Wilde who said, “I can resist

everything except temptation”. For me

resistance crumbles when I see a sign that

says “Nursery” or “Plant Sale” or “Plants

for Sale”. The only temptation that comes

close is ice cream. I see a plant-covered

table outside a house and I just have to

pull over to take a look. I note in my diary

the exact date of the Blacksmiths Cottage

autumn Plant Fair. And many times a

jaunt along country roads is interrupted by

a detour down a rutted lane, following the

sign that says Nursery. “I’d just like a

quick look”, I say. My partner in crime

knows by now to take a book on country

jaunts because my “quick look” takes at

least half an hour.

Only a couple of weeks ago, on our way

home from a bird walk near Brancaster, I

discovered a gem of a nursery at South

Creake. Actually there were two gems – a

pair of fantastic, small nurseries right next

door to each other. The mind boggles at

the potential for plant wars. Bug pistols at

dawn. Hoe to hoe combat. Daring night

raids to sabotage the other’s water supply.

Of course both gems merited a close

inspection so this particular “quick look”

lasted more like an hour. Head ruled heart

as I bought Sedums, a wormwood, some

Salvias and a couple of catmints to

populate the sun-baked, droughty areas of

the garden. (Actually I only have one

catmint now, as the cat seems to have

eaten the other). Heart ruled head when I

added two red herbaceous Potentillas to

my trolley.

Nurseries like those have several

attractions. They have a good selection of

interesting plants - not just the usual

suspects you see in garden centres - and

the staff are knowledgeable, enthusiastic

and happy to give advice. You also know

exactly what you’re buying in terms of the

variety (not always the case when you buy

from a local plant sale or a roadside table).

The same advantages apply to plant fairs

which have the additional benefit of

bringing a number of specialist nurseries

together in one place. So there’s even

more choice and fewer plant miles.

But when it came to plant miles the sale at

Pulham St Mary church took a lot of

beating - as did the prices. I arrived on the

dot of 10 o’clock and descended like a

biblical plague of locusts, except that I

didn’t eat the plants, I bought them - quite

a lot of them. Experience has taught me

that plants like these are tough little

bunnies. They establish more quickly in

the challenging conditions of my garden

than the cossetted offspring of a nursery’s

stock plants. But I’ll still be going to plant

fairs and jolting down rutted lanes – the

temptation is just too great. Dee The Gardener

Topical Tip Keep sowing lettuce in succession – Salad

Bowl is a reliable cut-and-come-again.

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11 June 2013

Some of you may know that I am a fan

of Les Misérables. Seeing the film

recently reminded me of its meaning and

how this affected me after also reading

the book.

The recent film kept faithfully to the

book. The main characters were just as I

would have imagined them. The story,

although fictional, seemed very real;

disturbing and it exposed the human

story well. There were ideals of

forgiveness, kindness and wanting

decency in human society. The ideals we

strive to attain today.

The example I want to share is to do with

a kind of action which can lead to great

things. However, I have had to cut out a

lot of detail and go straight to it! Jean

Valjean was sent to prison for stealing a

loaf of bread to feed his starving family

and now he is out on parole. Because of

the prison regime he is thin and in poor

health. Jean Valjean keeps walking and

becoming exhausted sits down to rest in

a small town. A poor person tells him to

go and see the Bishop who might help

him by giving him food and drink. He

has little money and would not be served

because of his appearance. The Bishop

takes him in and gives him food, drink

and a bed.

I cut to my main point. Here we witness

terror, poverty and hunger. Jean Valjean

steals some silver and runs off. He is

caught and brought back to the Bishop

who has already realised the situation.

The Bishop says “So here you are, I am

delighted to see you. Had you forgotten

that I gave you the candlesticks as well?

They are a pair and silver like the rest.

Did you forget to take them?” Here, at

this point, the Bishop has changed him

from despair to hope.

So, with the silver in his possession he

will be able to alter and be able to lead a

good life. He has been made new. The

beautiful words of the Bishop to Jean

bring the point of my letter. Let us in our

own lives be thankful for what we have

been given and to give back to society in

some small measure:

“Jean Valjean, my son, you no longer

belong to what is evil, but to what is

good. I have brought your soul to save it

from black thoughts and the spirit of

perdition, and I give it to God”.

Jean Valjean goes on to use the ‘money’

he has been given to do good and thus to

help others, the theme which runs

through the novel. Within this excerpt

from Les Misérables there is much we

can understand today. How utter despair

can lead a decent person to steal, become

bitter and resentful.

Kindness can also bring healing to

others. I always like the phrase ‘The

kindness of strangers’. Jesus Christ tells

us in many ways and examples how

forgiveness can make things new.

We are not like Jean Valjean and have

not been in his situation, but Jesus taught

through his words in the parables. It is

not about giving away our possessions

but about meeting people where they are

and going forward together.

Margaret Doggett

The Kindness of Strangers

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The Royal Norfolk Show 2013 The Royal Norfolk Show 2013 (cont’d)

The 2013 Royal Norfolk Show will be

held at the Norfolk Showground at

Costessy on Wednesday 26th and

Thursday 27th June. The Show Director

is Julian Taylor and Michael Bartlett

asked him how long it has been running?

JT: The first show of all was in 1906.

The Royal Norfolk Show has been based

on the showground since 1954. Norfolk is

one of only six counties which has the

royal prefix which was awarded to

Norfolk in 1908 when Sandringham was

purchased as a royal estate.

MB: I presume it began as an

agricultural show, is that still the focus?

JT: Yes, at its heart, but it’s no longer

purely agricultural as the nature of

agriculture has altered so much so it’s

broader, encompassing a number of allied

industries. In Norfolk there are something

like 200,000 people involved in

agriculture in the broadest sense - things

like food production through to people

who clean and pack vegetables and so on.

We also have a large number of non-

agricultural elements in the Show. We

provide a huge shop window for traders,

including local traders. During the 2-day

show we would expect something like

90,000 to 95,000 people through the door.

Not many shops would get that kind of

throughput.

MB: Give me some of the reasons why I

might want to come to the show.

JT: I suppose the main reason is to see

agriculture being demonstrated in its

broadest sense. So many people living in

Norfolk have no connection with land any

more. At one time a lot of people would

have had fathers, grandfathers, even great

-grandfathers who were working on the

land. Now that direct family connection is

rare so we, as an agricultural association,

try to help break down those barriers. We

have cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry in the

show but it’s not just agriculture, there’s a

huge amount going on in the grand ring.

For example, marching bands, show

jumping, a parachute drop from the RAF

and this year there’s a father and son duo

from Australia – the Kangaroo Kid – who

jumps over cars and wagons on his motor

bike.

Elsewhere there is a countryside area with

things like wood turning, making spoons

and so on. There are 20 stall holders here,

all keen to show how they work. One

young man makes chairs out of ash wood,

for example, which is interesting given

the current problems with ash trees.

Then there are two Craft Tents: a national

craft tent which is a national body which

tours all the main shows. But there is also

a tent for Norfolk producers who come in

at a subsidised rate. We appreciate that a

lot of small local businesses work from

home and sheds and can’t afford a full

trade stand place. So the policy of the

Show organisers is to help the Norfolk

producer to come and show off their

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The Royal Norfolk Show 2013 The Royal Norfolk Show 2013 (cont’d)

wares. 90,000 potential customers – can’t

be bad.

MB: And what is your role in all of this?

JT: I am the Show Director and I have

an excellent team. We have 15 head

stewards across 15 sections: cattle, sheep,

horses, countryside area, trade stands,

catering establishments. Our stewards,

easily recognisable in dark suits and

bowler hats, interact with public and

explain what is going on in the various

sections.

MB: Is it an expensive day out for a

family with children?

JT: Not when you compare it to many

other events. This year we haven’t

increased prices at all so a Family Ticket

for 2 adults with up to 3 children is £53.

If you bring your own food – we have a

lot of picnic areas available – then the

cost can be kept quite low. The only other

cost is a £6 parking charge for the day.

Also this year there is an E-ticketing

system. If you book on-line in advance

you can buy an adult ticket for £19 and

print your own ticket at home. You can

buy Advance tickets on line even on the

day itself so you can check the weather

before coming. Tickets are also on sale in

the Adnams shop in Harleston.

MB: Do you have any advice for people

coming to the show?

JT: Come early. The gates open at 8.00

am and close at 7.30 pm but traffic and

congestion is always a problem. At Show

time there are an extra 7000 cars in the

system each day so the A47 gets blocked.

As part of our preparation we sit round

the table with the County Council,

Highways Department, the Police,

District Councils and we come up with a

plan. This works well on paper, then

someone breaks down on a roundabout

and it all collapses.

MB: So, how would you sum up the

Royal Norfolk Show?

JT: It’s a lovely day out for a family and

it’s a safe area, we rarely have any

trouble. We have 650 trade stands, 1500

horses competing over the 2 days, over

800 cattle - dairy and beef, 1200 sheep

and a few pigs. This year we have the

Rare Breeds Survival Trust coming

bringing 40 of the rare breeds they have

managed to keep going over the last 40

years. Also the BBC Television

programme, Country File will be filming

at the show on the Wednesday.

We would expect around 90,000 people

through the gates across the 2 days. As

Norfolk only has population of around 1

million, attracting 10% of them must

mean we’re doing something right in

terms in entertainment. You’ll find more

information on the Show web site:

http://royalnorfolkshow.co.uk/

I hope we’ll see you there.

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I thought it would be good to give

feedback about the Norfolk County

Council elections that were held on May

2nd. The results across the county meant

that the current make up of Norfolk

County Council is as follows:

Conservatives 40, UKIP 15, Labour 14,

Liberals 10, Green 4, Independent 1.

During the campaign I met with many

local residents who told me about the

many good things that we have in our

area and also there were a few concerns.

The concerns were speeding traffic on

our roads, potholes, anti-social behaviour

on car parks and flooding in some areas

of our town and villages. The many

positive comments I had were about our

excellent schools, libraries, fire service,

Harleston Information Plus, the many

volunteers that do so much in our town

and villages, Harleston Business Forum,

community centres and village halls, the

many shops and businesses in our area,

the many clubs and societies available

and much more. Some people came up

with ideas for the future such as

providing toilets at St. Johns Church,

keep supporting the Waveney Valley as a

tourist and visitor destination, faster/

better Broadband, the ability to recycle

more items such as plastic bottle tops and

yogurt pots and to see the Corn Exchange

back in use.

Some future events coming up:

The Royal Norfolk Show 26th and 27th

June where NCC has a stand; everyone is

welcome to come along to find out about

the services we deliver in the County.

At Long Stratton on Sunday 14th of July

South Norfolk Council is celebrating its

40th birthday where everyone is invited

to come along to this free event for all

the family. The Harleston and Waveney

Festival from Monday 19th August till

Monday 26th August.

My next surgery is at H.I.P. on Saturday

June 8th or contact me any time at

martin.wilby@norfolk.gov.uk or ring

01379 741504.

County Council News

Results for our constituency, East

Depwade, in the County Council

elections on 2nd May:

Gillian Artis (Lib Dem) 459, Linda

Bellos (Lab) 398, Martin Wilby (Con)

1473.

“Smash the Crock” stall

Village fete, July 13th We would welcome any china plates,

cups or ornaments that you have hanging

around. So please liberate your

cupboards!

Please phone Joy on 01379 853200 or

Wendy on 01508 535180

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Waveney Valley Community First Responders

This last winter was long and cold and

brought with it problems for both

Responders and patients alike. 999 call

numbers were very high and the weather

caused us more than a few problems!

Now the worst is over our job becomes a

little easier. Having said that, we have

already attended in excess of 70

emergency calls since January.

Throughout the spring and summer we

will be attending various gatherings to

raise awareness of the Responder scheme

and hopefully recruit some new

volunteers. Please come along and meet

the team.

If you require an ambulance there are a

couple of things that you can do to help

us find you more quickly. Once you have

dialled 999 if possible ask someone to

look out for the Responder or ambulance

where we can see you. At night turn on

lights, especially outside, to make it

obvious where you are. We rely on

SatNav which does not always pinpoint

where we need to be.

If you are interested in becoming a

Community First Responder information

can be found on the East of England

Ambulance Service Trust website or to

contact your local group please email

waveneyvalleyresponders@gmail.com

Steve Hammond, Group Coordinator

SEE PAGE 20

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Whilst many celebrate Father’s day on

Sunday 16th June, there will be many

spending this special day without their

father and we have commissioned a

special book of memories from which

people may draw comfort by expressing

how they feel or sharing prayers, poems,

thoughts and inspirational sayings.

Anyone who has been bereaved of their

father can contribute to the book and

children and young people are also

encouraged. The pages will be kept for

many years and will be a testament to the

understanding and acceptance that comes

with the passing of seasons.

You do not have to be profound! You

may wish to include your thoughts and

feelings about your father's death as well

as any special memories you have of his

life. Share how he made you feel and the

special things he did for you. Just to say

you are remembering someone special is

enough. There will be a Father’s day

book of memories in Rosedale Funeral

Home, 63 Victoria Road, Diss, Norfolk,

IP22 4JE and Rosedale Funeral Home,

16 Upper Olland Street, Bungay, Suffolk,

NR35 1BG.

We have 100 beautiful “Peace” rose

bushes from Peter Beales Roses for

families to take away and plant in

memory of their father. If you would like

to receive a rose, please contact us as

numbers are limited.

The roses and the book of memories will

be available in the week prior to Father’s

day and we will also be open on the

Sunday morning between 10.00 am and

12.00 noon for those wishing to

contribute on the day.

Remember, it’s OK to grieve for your

father in your own way. Many people

grieve outwardly, through tears and

expressed emotions, while others grieve

inwardly and keep the hurt they feel to

themselves. If talking or writing about the

situation makes you feel better, then you

should express yourself but remember

that in the early days of a loss, you aren't

obligated to anyone to tell them how you

feel. There is no right way to grieve.

Rosedale Funeral Home

Fathers Remembered

Impress your friends and family

with a 140ft abseil at Ipswich’s Waterfront in aid of the Stroke Association

To register your place or for further information

Email: eastenglandfundrais-ing@stroke.org.uk

Tel: 01284 749650

or visit stroke.org.uk

Together we can take action

on stroke. We’re working to

prevent stroke, fund research

and help more people make

better recoveries.

17 June 2013

14 Upper Olland Street, Bungay NR35 1BG Tel/Fax 01986 896147

Website: www.sewsos.co.uk

Over 4,000 Bolts of American fabrics at very competitive prices, templates, stencils,

quilting notions.

Everything for the patchworker, fabric, threads, publications and kits.

Workshops and classes - please ring for details

Open 10 - 5pm Monday to Friday 10 - 4pm Saturday

M J PROPERTY MAINTENANCE and

LANDSCAPING

Patios, driveways, fencing, decorating inte-rior and exterior, all types of tiling, bath-

rooms, roofing and much more.

Over 10 years experience Competitive prices and references

available.

For friendly advice and free quotations call

home on 01379 853486 or mobile 07917 468917 (Justin) or 07522 978710 (Matthew)

Karl Lugo

Joinery and Carpentry Services

For all your purpose-made joinery and carpentry

Windows, doors, units, etc. Supply and fit

Tel: 01986 782276 Mobile: 07879 477137

High Class Family Butcher

Supporting local produce

and local businesses

35 The Thoroughfare, Harleston

01379 852235

Also in Diss 01379 642105

www.dabrowne-butchers.co.uk

ALM Taxis.. “Getting you to your destination safely,

on time and very competitively priced” Airport Transfers Chauffeur Services Seaters 4, 5, 6, 8 Long or Short Distance Contract Work Welcomed

01379 608602

www.almtaxis.co.uk

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More Summer Fun Following on from a very successful Glebe Meadow opening and Jubilee

celebrations last summer, it has been decided by the Jubilee Hall Committee to have

a fun day on the Glebe meadow this year on Sunday June 23rd from 12.30 pm

onwards for Starston residents and their families and friends.

See details on opposite page.

As there is no charge for admission, once more we ask that you bring a plate of food

for the buffet marquee and hopefully we will have a fantastic spread, as before, for

all to enjoy.

Help is needed with the food and to erect the marquees etc. so please, if you have

any time to give, we would appreciate you helping to make this a fun, interactive

village day.

Please phone Joy on 01379 853200, Debbie on 01379 854233 or Wendy on 01508

535180 to discuss further. With thanks in anticipation!

YOU ARE INVITED TO A COFFEE MORNING

@ Birchwood, Rushall Rd, Starston

ON FRIDAY 14th JUNE

FROM 10.00 AM TO 12.00 NOON

PROCEEDS IN AID OF EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST

(Formerly known as Biblelands)

“This organisation and its partners work hard to help the most disadvantaged people in the lands

where Jesus himself lived, and where native Christians are increasingly hard pressed and even

persecuted” A challenge set by the Redenhall Deanery Synod

Contact RUTH CAWCUTT on 852087 or

E-mail rcawcutt1@btinternet.com for further details

History Over Harleston The Royal Air Forces Association is pleased to advise of flypasts over Harleston.

On June 22nd, Armed Forces Event, Budgens car park, Battle of Britain Memorial

Flight DC3 Dakota and Sea King (from Search & Rescue Wattisham) and again on

26th August, Harleston Festival Family Fun Day, recreation ground.

Flypasts are subject to favourable weather and aircraft serviceability.

RAFA will be collecting for serving and ex-service personnel and their dependants at

each venue. Please be generous. Last year £1800 was collected for RAFA in Harleston

for welfare work. A BIG thank you to a generous Harleston and surrounding area

Many thanks

J & H Websdell Official Fund Raisers for RAFA 01379 853967

19 June 2013

Glebe Meadow ‘Pavilion’

Starston volunteers have this time

demonstrated their construction skills in

erecting the sectional building which

replaces the shed behind the Jubilee Hall.

The purpose of the building – more a

‘pavilion’ than a shed – is to enable safe

storage of the mower and other tools to

help manage Glebe Meadow, as well as

much improved storage for tables and

chairs for Jubilee Hall, along with Church

Mice play equipment etc.

This time we had the distinct benefit of

having volunteers with specialist skills,

and we are indebted to Mark, Simon and

Colin as ‘guest’ volunteers. Thanks guys!

As one regular volunteer put it, ‘it was

rather strange working with people who

actually knew what they were doing’! We

emptied and dismantled the old shed and

laid paving slabs as foundation for the

new building, all on the first day. The

sectional building made by Richard

Hitchman (who made the benches on

Glebe Meadow) was assembled the

following day with Mark, Simon and

Colin taking the lead and with the rest of

us carrying wall, roof and floor panels,

holding frames to be fixed, passing tools

or screws or otherwise keeping out of the

way of the creative specialists. Hindered

only slightly by an excellent liquid lunch

(thanks Joy), the building quickly took

shape with good humour and admiration

for the skills on display.

This building is the second phase of our

project (the fence being the first), and

completes the major works for Glebe

Meadow for the time being. The mower

has already been in use on the meadow as

a result. The financial help provided by

South Norfolk Council and Norfolk

Community Foundation ‘Love Norfolk

Fund’ which has enabled these works,

hugely supported by our volunteers, is

very much appreciated.

Peter Grimble Glebe Meadow Management Group

Volunteer Coffee Break– Day 1

Family Fun Day The Glebe Meadow

Sunday 23rd June 12.30pm

Duck Race Tug ‘O’ War Fancy Dress

[Adults & Children] Egg Throwing Competition

Plus other Games

Beer Tent Buffet Marquee

Raffle

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Wingfield Open Gardens

Answers to the May Crossword ACROSS

5 Lads

8. Crocodile

9. Smut

10. Bluebeard

12. Ideals

14. Dundee

16. Ischia

18. Fiends

20. Alligator

22. Look

23. Amphibian

24. East

DOWN

1. Preludes

2. Acle

3. Udders

4. Florid

6. Army

7. Satire

11. Once

13. Ache

15. End total

16. Isolde

17. Aplomb

18. Flight

19. Boos

21. ASBO

Happiness is spending

waiting moments doing

crossword puzzles or

reading a book you

bought yourself.

29th June 10.00 am - 5.00 pm and 30th June 12.00 - 5.00 pm.

View a wide variety of gardens - small, large, formal, cottage, Mediterranean,

woodland, water and wild. There will be plant sales, 2nd hand books, exhibitions,

lunches, cream teas, ice creams, refreshments and sales of jams & chutneys.

Wingfield Barns café will be open, as will the Great Barn, Wingfield College Garden

and St Andrew’s church.

£3 Entry tickets and guide to the village gardens can be purchased in advance from

Wingfield Barns and the De La Pole Arms from Friday 14th June and from all

gardens during the event. Under 16's are free if accompanied by an adult. Proceeds

this year will go to St Andrew's Church.

Please contact Rosemary Elliott: 01379 384789 for more information

Jubilee Hall Jumble Sale I am happy to report a very lively and well supported Jumble sale took place on the

13th April in the Jubilee Hall. Our hall underwent a massive transformation on the

Friday and our public queued from 1.00 pm for bargains on Saturday. Our hall is

compact but it really is amazing to see how versatile it is.

The first hour was manic, but when the dust settled we found that we had raised a

wonderful £250 for Jubilee Hall funds.

My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all. Without such dedicated helpers the jumble

sale simply would not have happened. Well done!

Wendy

21 June 2013

June Crossword by Moriarty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

10 11

12

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21

22

23 24 25 26 27 28

29

30 31

32

33 34

CLUES ACROSS

1. Planet of the primates (4) 4. Biggest wins prize at the Jubilee Hall (7)

9. Motorists’ measure of inflation (3) 10. Bored in France (5)

11. Difficult to kick (5)

12. The gardener (3) 13. This machine is for turning (5)

15. Autumnal month (7) 17. The other half (6)

19. Painful experience (6)

23. Partner of Sam and Nick (7) 26. Chemist prize (5)

29. Faubergé or Cadbury? (3)

30. The most populous democracy (5) 31. The Painter’s Rest (5)

32. The Queen’s spare sailors (3) 33. Sounds like our neighbours require

bacon (7)

34. Found between man skin and cow skin (4)

CLUES DOWN

2. Popular grape (5)

3. Web engineers, world wide (7) 4. Frequent flyer brings news (6)

5. I might be prepared to eat it in exceptional circumstances (2,3)

6. This meat is for turning (5)

7. Unadulterated (7) 8,20 Noisy folk in church (4,7)

14. Cleo’s deadly accessory (3)

16. Uneven (3) 17. Notices rearranged (7)

18. Upset Sue (3) 21. Wood harvester (3)

22. What Nelson had (3,3)

24. Small fly swallows food (5) 25. Arrive at destination (5)

27. Fundamental programming language (5)

28. Bulbous plant (4)

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Benefice Services in June

Web Site for Information on all Services: http://www.thebenefice.org.uk/

2nd

Trinity 1

9th

Trinity 2

16th

Trinity 3

23rd

Trinity 4

Dickleburgh 9.30am HC 9.30am PC

9.30am

BCP Communion

10.00am CC 9.30am PC

Pulham

Market

9.30am HC

6.30pm

Celebration

8.00am HC

10.45am

Service in the

School

9.30am HC

9.30am SW

11.00am

NlightN

Pulham

St Mary

8.00am HC

9.30am Messy

Church

9.30am HC 9.30am

BCP Matins 9.30am HC

Rushall 11.00am

BCP Matins 11.00am HC 11.00am SW

11.00am SW

(said)

Starston 11.00am HC 11.00am BCP

Matins

11.00am BCP

Communion

11.00am

Great & Small

Thelveton

11.00am HC

3.00pm

Evensong at

Frenze

With

Dickleburgh 11.00am SW

Key To Services

HC: Holy Communion PC: Parish Communion SW: Sunday Worship

BCP: Book of Common Prayer CC: Café Church

30th Trinity 5

10.00am

Benefice Service

Pulham St. Mary

23 June 2013

Edward Libbey Chairman 01379 855355

Bruce Colman Tree Warden 01379 854542

John Formston Footpaths 01379 853042

Lara Griffin 01379 855271

James Mair Highways 01379 851997

Vacancy

Vacancy

Dee Palmer Clerk to the Council 01379 852318

Local Councillors

Martin Wilby 01379 741504 martin.wilby@norfolk.gov.uk County

Keith Tilcock District 07850 688791 ktilcock@s-norfolk.gov.uk

Community Services

Starston Parish Council

Local Buses - from Starston to Harleston and

Starston to Long Stratton and Norwich

For information

ring: 0871 200 22 33

Border Hoppa - this is a dial-a-ride service based

around Harleston and is available to anyone who has

no access to alternative transport.

To register and for more

information ring:

01379 854800

The Mobile Library - visits Wood Lane between

14.30 and 14.50 approx every 3 weeks

For details of next visit

ring: 01603 222267

Police - (non-emergency) Ring: 101

Emergency Chemist - (out of hours) Ring Norfolk Police

0845 456 4567

NHS Emergency and Urgent Care Services Ring 111

when it’s less urgent than 999

Refuse Collection and Queries Ring: 01508 533706

To contact Starston Parish Council: starstonparishcouncil@yahoo.co.uk

Starston Webmaster: Tom Barber tom@analytical-labs.com

South Norfolk Council Planning Link www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/planning/index.asp

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Denny Holloway Bricklayer

Brick Work, General Building,

Hard Landscaping etc

01379 853471 or 07939 144446