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The Mallard Issue 279 December 2014

Fantastic, High Quality, Moving Event!

‘LEST WE FORGET’ What a wonderful

and moving

performance.

S ome very positive comments have

been received about this moving

event held in St Mary’s on the 7th and 8th

November. Andrew Bickerton writes:

A total of 132 people attended and the

magnificent sum of £676 was received in

donations. When we add the residue of

sponsorship receipts, we should be able to

donate around £900 to the Poppy Appeal.

Of course, there are many to thank.

First, and most importantly, all those who

made great sacrifices during that terrible

time of the Great War. We owe them more

than we can ever pay.

Secondly, our sponsors: Neale Davies,

Top Spec Roofing, Anglian Architectural,

Leicester Farm, Premier Fireworks, S & R

Reeve, Colin Whitmore, Listawood, Great

Massingham Parish Council, Screenprint

Studio, Outback Autos, Great Massingham

Village Hall and The Mallard.

Thirdly, all involved in the production

who gave of their time over many weeks

and endured the cold nights in St Mary’s

Church and my frequent amendments to

improve the final result.

I cannot omit the wonderful work done by

Geoff Randall. The exhibition in St Mary’s,

of WWI archives and memories associated

with Massingham residents, was superb.

Lastly, to all of you who managed to

tear yourselves away from your

warm homes and TV, thank

you for your generosity

and compliments. I hope it

will remain with you each

Remembrance Day to come.

If I had known it was

going to be so good

I’d have come on the

Friday night as well!

More on back page and names on page 2

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Mallard News

Published for the residents of Great and Little Massingham

with the support of the Great Massingham Parish Council, the Parochial Church Council and Massingham Village Hall Trustees.

www.greatmassingham.net

e-mail: mallard.editor@btinternet.com Phone: 01485 520 899 Editorial Committee

Editor: Bev. Randall. 6 Abbeyfields Great Massingham 01485 520899

Treasurer: David Baines 01485 520966

Deadline for January 2015. 20

th December

In this issue

Lest We Forget Streetlights Club Members’ Night Bus Draw Strollers Gert & Daisy Every Little Helps Baby and Toddler Christmas Drop-in Grease & Dirty Dancing Christmas Lights Angel Cards Other Christmas Events Youth Club Village Hall Events Folkspot Grassroots Malawi Rev. Judith’s Message Church News Church Services Dates for your Diary

Streetlights

I thought I needed to comment about the four new streetlights

we now have down Weasenham Road. They look to me as if

they have been transported from King’s Lynn High Street and

do not look very rural at all.

This is the third different design of streetlight we now have in

the village - there were already the ones that are attached to

telegraph or electricity poles and the original stand-alone ones

that look like a village streetlight should look (my personal

preference).

I realise that the new lights are much more efficient in the use

of electricity but surely, in this day and age, you could have a

more efficient bulb to fit the older type of light.

I wonder what the fourth design of streetlight will be in this

mish-mash of lamps? Bob Nash

NOVEMBER BUS

DRAW RESULTS 1st Prize John Neve

2nd Prize David Wagstaff

3rd Prize Elizabeth O’Neill

4th Prize David Wagstaff

The final bus ticket draw will be

made on Dec. 18th. The number

of prizes will be doubled.

MASSINGHAM SOCIAL CLUB

COMING SOON! MEMBERS’NIGHT Friday 12th December

We are introducing a monthly members’ night in the Club bar.

All mainstream drinks will be reduced in price with

most beers at £2 pint,

some spirits at £1.50 a shot

(with free dispensed mixers, bottled mixers full price)

and wine at £2 a glass.

At future members’ nights we hope to introduce free music in

the bar in addition to reduced price drinks. So, watch out for

further announcements in the New Year.

In the meantime, come and enjoy a pre-Christmas bonus on

Friday 12th December.

Strollers..... The strollers are

planning a Boxing Day walk

followed by lunch and a quiz

at the Dabbling Duck.

‘Lest We Forget’ Pictured On Front Page

Top Picture, Left to Right :

Neil Steed, Sam Martin, Richard

Patrick, Harry Ward, Simeon

Shalom, Malcolm Prue and

Martin Matthews.

Bottom Picture, Left to Right:

Shirley Rae, Yvonne Bridger,

Tina Andrew, Dorothy Shalom,

Karen Wadham, Penny Thorn-

ton, Sue Kingston, Margaret

Bowes, Ann Bowen and Sue

Nash.

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Gert & Daisy........... Well, how’s yer Christmas shopping gawn? We hope yew got

your Norfolk Black afore that got the flu. If that start sneezing when yew pull its giblets

owt yew hed better put it in the bin.

We are hoping fer lots of noice surprises this year. Gert sed she don’t want no vouchers

this year cos she only end up giving them away. That int harf hard knowing what ter git

fer the little ones. One of em want an EyePad, one want an EyePhone, another want an

EyePod. We went ter the opticians but he dint know what we wus torking about so they’ll

hev ter go without.

Hope yew awl managed ter git ter the ‘Lest We Forget’ thing in the Church. We thort

that was very gud – well done Andrew and all those who took part.

Welcome ter the new vicar, Judith Pollard. We dint manage to git ter the induction – we

saw awl the cars and the bus and thort that wus a posh wedding. Well, we are sure ter

come across her at some stage so will say hello then (maybe at the Christmas Bazaar).

Wonder if we’ll git eny snow eny day soon? That hev bin very mild but a bit damp. Our

drawers hev bin out fer a week and they are still a bit damp round the gussets.

Sorry we hint got a lot of news this toime but most of what we wanted ter say we int

allowed. Don’t ferget ter let us hev eny gossip which would interest people.

Hev a lovely Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year. Gert and Daisy

No thought of the month but a little joke to brighten up the dull days.

Two brooms in the cupboard decide to get married.

At the wedding the bridebroom said to the groombroom

‘We are going to have a little brush’.

The groombroom said,‘We can’t be, we haven’t even swept together’.

Maybe she had been sweeping around!

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Mallard News

Every Little Helps!

Andrew is going to write a regular column

for the Mallard about biodiversity. A very

important subject that really should not be

ignored by any of us.

Can you remember when driving home on

a summer’s evening the windscreen would

be splattered with countless flying insects?

Can you remember when the sounds of the

cuckoo and turtle dove filled the late spring

air?

When was the last time you watched a spot-

ted flycatcher diving from branches busily

catching flies?

A recent study stated that 50% of the

earth’s species have been lost over the last

forty years. There are a number of probable

causes of this decline including destruction

of habitat, population explosion, pollution,

intensive farming and climate change but

there are ways in which we can all help to

maintain and improve the biodiversity

around us.

The biodiversity area created down

Weasenham Road in 2012 established a site

for meadow flowers and native woodland

flora but in many respects this is an isolated

oasis. Our gardens can also make a signifi-

cant contribution to the natural world

around us. Here are a few ways that you

can make your garden a more friendly

place for wildlife:

Don’t mow, let it grow. Cut your grass less

frequently and leave areas for daisies, dan-

delions and buttercups to grow.

Leave rough areas under hedges and

around trees and shrubs. They will become

a haven for many forms of insects and

small mammals

Plant flowers for bees and butterflies

Leave berries on hedges and shrubs for the

birds. Compost grass, leaves and vegeta-

bles and use later as a mulch

Use peat-free compost for tubs and bas-

kets. You can improve it with plant food

granules and it works just as well as peat.

Avoid using dangerous chemicals such as

herbicides and limit the use of pesticides.

There are environment friendly alterna-

tives.

Create a log pile and let it rot. Beetles will

be very grateful. The more of us who be-

come wildlife friendly in our gardens the

better for the environment.

Every little helps!

Andrew Bickerton

MERRY CHRISTMAS DROP-IN

OPEN HOUSE at 19 Station Road

Monday December 22nd

10am to 12.30pm.

All welcome.

Tea, coffee, mince pies,

savoury snacks,

and mulled wine.

Please call us on 521709 by

Friday December 19th if you

can come along, so that we

can cater accordingly.

Look forward to seeing you.

John and Yvonne Bridger

Thursdays 10am –11.30am Great Massingham Village Hall

Come & enjoy toys, crafts & meet new faces.

£1.50

Tea & Snack

TWO FOR DECEMBER 4th December Christmas Crafts! 18th December Christmas Party. Come and meet Santa!

Great Massingham Baby and Toddler

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Mallard News ‘Grease & Dirty Dancing’

Grease and Dirty Dancing Tribute Night

Pictures here show how successful the ‘Grease and Dirty

Dancing’ dance was, held in October in the Village Hall.

It was Great! Everyone started dancing right from the first

number with a large number dressed in character. It was

very successful, especially for Village Hall bar takings.

Next dance will be a Valentines’ Dance. See below.

‘Showtime at the Musicals’ + ‘Rock & Romance’ Disco

Saturday, February 14th ,2015 with Tickets priced £8

Raising funds to buy a defibrillator for the Village Hall.

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Mallard News ‘Christmas is Coming’

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Come along and enjoy

The start of the Christmas Festival.

The lights on the Village Green Tree

will be turned on at 6 pm on

Saturday 13th December. All are welcome.

The Dabbling Duck will provide mince pies

and a warm fire in case it gets too chilly.

The ‘Bucket collection’ this year will be for

‘The “Children’s Society” Christingle.’

TWO FESTIVE CHURCH NEWS ITEMS

Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s, Great Massingham

The trees will be in church and being decorated from the 9th December

until Saturday 13th when the trees will be lit and the church open.

Anyone who wants to bring a tree and /or decorate a tree will be

welcome. The lights will be lit every

weekend until Christmas. The church will

remain open every day, as usual.

School Carol Service

The school will be holding their nativity and carol service on

Monday 15th December at 2pm. Everyone is welcome and it’s

a good opportunity for our village to support our school. From

past experience this service is very enjoyable and the children

superb. You will not be disappointed. Stephen Hudson

ANGEL CARDS

On sale at: 9, Abbey Road, £1 each

Proceeds to the ‘Stroke Association’

Rosemary Bickerton

HARPLEY CHRISTMAS EVENTS

Harpley Play Group Christmas Fair

December 6th from 10am to 4pm

Harpley Village Hall Christmas Crafts, festive refreshments,

Santa’s Grotto (£2 from 10.30-12 & 2-2.30)

£1 entry with children free.

CHRISTMAS TREES AT HARPLEY December 13th and 14th, 10am - 4pm.

Church full of lights and delights.

Refreshments served all day. Café concert on Saturday from 1.30pm.

Service of Healing and Hope

on Sunday 14th at 3.30pm

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Seasons Greetings from Gt Massingham Youth Club

The whole team at Youth Club want to take this opportunity to thank all the young peo-

ple and parents, the Parish Council and the Social Club/Village Hall Committee who

continue to support us.

We regularly have 28-40 young people participating in club activities which means that

club is noisy and busy. The atmosphere is positive, happy and energised .

We programmed some new activities in the summer with Archery, Nerf Games and Table

Tennis coaching. All of these were very successful and we will be re-visiting these

activities in the better weather next year.

Recently we have been asked by the youngsters to have a ‘Pyjama Party’ evening, a

toasted marsh mallow/firepit and sparkler evening as well as badge making, Netball ,

and Zumba. All these activities have had great feedback from club members.

Over the next few weeks we are planning various Christmas activities leading to an end

of year/Christmas Games night on Tuesday December 16th. We then close until January

20th 2015. (If there is ice/snow then we may postpone the date by a week)

Our Youth Club adult volunteers are fantastic and regularly turn out to ensure that this

vital community provision continues. However, we always need a little extra flexibility

within the staff rota to cover people having wedding anniversaries / holidays and hospi-

tal appointments so, if you were thinking about doing something different in the new

year, please come and volunteer with us. We need people with a clear police record and

who can relate to young people appropriately.

As DBS checks need to be undertaken ( old CRB checks) I am hoping that as part of

your New Years resolutions you might contact me to offer your help and plan dates to

meet in early 2015 so that we can complete the necessary DBS forms.

There will be no cost to you as we will pay for the checks out of club funds. The DBS

paperwork takes about 20 minutes to complete per person and is done one to one.

Supervision roles in club may involve playing board games, making cakes, doing arts

and crafts, dodgeball, chase/tag games, relay and team activities, pool, tennis, basketball,

football and table tennis etc. You may be really happy to participate in these activities

so, if you are, please get in touch. We are always interested in developing our programme

too so, if you have a skill or a gift to share, again please contact us.

Looking forward to hearing from you. Happy Christmas from us all.

Karen Creed, Great Massingham Youth Club (Tuesdays 7-9pm)

VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS Keep Fit Wed.1.45 to 2.45 pm

Bingo Friday at 7.30pm

Auctions Sundays

Baby &Toddler Thurs. 10am - 11.30am

Folk Spot 3 Sundays 7-10pm

DECEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS

Dec. 5th Fire Service Quiz

Dec. 24th Live Music & Grand Draw

Dec. 31st Karaoke & Family Night

LIVE FOLKSPOT IN THE BAR 3 out of 4 Sundays 7pm to 10pm Broadcast Live via Folkspot Radio

7th Dec. Live broadcast featuring Hipidi

a trio from Suffolk.

14th Dec. Live broadcast featuring Chad

Mason, singer songwriter from

Norwich & Magpye - performing

folk songs.

21st Dec. To be confirmed.

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Christmas Message from our new ‘Associate Priest’, Reverend Judith Pollard

Advent, the first season of the Church’s Year, is a season of signs and wonders, the most

overtly prophetic season in the year. In the weeks leading up to Christmas are contained

light and dark, joy and patience, sorrow and revelation. It is the season where we watch

and wait in joyful anticipation for the coming (or advent, from the Latin) of Christmas.

Like Lent, Advent is a time for self-reflection. It is the season where we are encouraged

to prepare our hearts and minds for the gift of God to humanity of his son Jesus Christ,

to be the Saviour of the World.

It is a time of increased activity in Church and community, a time of special services:

Nativity and Crib services, Christingle and Carol Services; and community fundraising,

fellowship and hospitality, neighbourliness, gift-giving and generosity.

Be prepared! This is the abiding motto of the worldwide Scouting movement and of the

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Be prepared; in Scouting this could

mean anything from not forgetting an umbrella to offering life-saving first aid. It means

always being in a state of readiness - in mind and body. This is what the season of Advent

asks of us as Christians.

In this centenary year of the First World War, I am reminded of the poetry of Wilfrid

Owen: “Our brains ache in the merciless iced east winds that knive us, wearied we keep

awake because the night is silent... worried by silence sentries whisper, curious, nerv-

ous, but nothing happens.” The waiting is intolerable.

There are, of course, many different kinds of waiting and the outcome may inform the

character of the waiting and perhaps help us to get through challenging times. We need

to continue with hope.

During Advent, Christians go back to that time of waiting as the Bible shows it to us. We

read again the prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Old Testament. We read

about how people were longing for an end to slavery, yearning to no longer be in exile,

longing to be at home with God again longing for reconciliation. And all of this is ex-

pressed in the most powerful metaphors, especially in the prophecies of Isaiah; meta-

phors about the desert blossoming and about day dawning after a long, long night.

Scripture tells us: “Now is the moment for you to wake from sleep, for salvation is

nearer to us than when we first believed.”

This Advent let us remember our Christian calling as redeemed people, full of hope and

love. “Let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light.”

Let us share together in this great festival of Christmas and join together in bringing the

Gospel of Jesus Christ to a waiting world! Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the

new-born King, Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled... With the

angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem, Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory

to the new-born King!

A very happy and blessed Christmas to you all, Reverend Judith

Please donate your old video cassettes to Grassroots Malawi

A small cottage industry is developing in Malawi where the

women are crocheting scarves and hats from the tape inside the

cassettes. Please leave them in Jenny’s greenhouse. Many thanks.

Mobile Library

Next visits

23rd December &

20th January 2015

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Church Services

Date Time Service Location

December 7th 9.30 am

11.00 am

Holy Communion

Sung Eucharist

Little Massingham

Harpley

December 14th 9.30 am

3.00 pm

3.30 pm

Family Communion

Carols

Service of Healing and Hope

Great Massingham

Little Massingham

Harpley

December 21st 9.30 am

3.00 pm

5.00 pm

Holy Communion

Carols

Nativity

Little Massingham

Great Massingham

Harpley

Wednesday

December 24th

4.30 pm

9.00 pm

11.30 pm

Christingle

Family Eucharist

Christmas Mass

Great Massingham

Harpley

Great Massingham

Thursday

December 25th

9.30 am

11.00 am

Holy Communion

Family Praise

Little Massingham

Harpley

December 28th 10.30 am Benefice Eucharist Grimston

CHURCH NEWS

‘Lest We Forget’ & Remembrance Day

We were very pleased and honoured to

host the above. There was good attendance

both evenings and at our Sunday service.

Thank you to all who were involved.

Induction Service

The church was full for the Licensing and

Installation of our two priests. We welcome

Rev. Jane Holmes as team leader and Rev.

Judith Pollard as our associate priest. The

service was a joyous, enjoyable occasion.

We welcome our priests and wish them a

long and happy stay with us. Thank you

to everyone who worked so hard to give a

good welcome to our visitors and huge

thank you to all who provided the lovely

refreshments.

Church Security

We are pleased to tell you our church roof

is now alarmed and the security lights are

operative. We must still be vigilant and

the front gates will still be locked. If you

need to have the gates open then please

contact Adrian or myself.

Samaritan's Purse

Many thanks to all who donated and very

special thanks to Margaret Bowes and Jenny

Borley for their hard work organising and

collecting these boxes. Please see Margaret’s

message on page 15.

Church Cleaning

This will be on Friday or Saturdays 12/13,

19/20 December. Everyone is invited to

spend an hour helping to clean our beautiful

church.

December & Christmas Services

14th Family Communion (Rev. Judith)

21st Carols (Led by Julian Thomson)

24th Christingle ( Rev. Judith. Proceeds

from the collection will go to ‘The

Children’s Society’)

24th Christmas Mass (Rev. Judith)

Everyone welcome. Please join in.

Christmas Wishes

On behalf of the Churchwardens, PCCs and

congregations of both our parishes we wish

you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous

new year.

Stephen Hudson 01485 520450

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Useful Numbers Organisation Contact Phone No.

Allotment Association Gill Goold 07513125964

Borough Council Mike Tilbury 520340

British Legion & Bell Ringing Denys Winner 520598

Bowls Club Peter Wadham 520796

Church Contacts Stephen Hudson & Adrian Loft Eric Bothamley The Rural Dean, Rev’d James Nash

520450/520197 520258 01553 671381

Community Car Scheme Office 520823

Coronation Club Pam Hales 520236

County Council John Dobson 534989

Doctors Massingham Surgery 520521

The Film Club Arthur Allen/Barry Talbot 520628/0781 880 7738

Fishing Warden Nigel Yates 520844/07527866055

Football Club Barry Talbot (seniors) 520653

Guide Trefoil Guild Shirley Rae 520259

Massingham Historical Society Anthony Robinson 520455

Tennis and Multi-Sports Club Arthur Allen 520628

Parish Council Kevin Webb (Clerk) Olaf Brun (Chair)

01328 855046 520257

Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185746

Police Non-emergency 101

School Ann Beardall 520362

Village Hall Hall & Bar & Vic Cross 520588/520387

Dates for your Diary - December

Date Event Time Place

7,14,21 Dec Folkspot 7 -10 pm Village Hall Bar

5 Dec. Fire Service Quiz Evening Village Hall Bar

12 Dec. Members’ Evening Evening Village Hall Bar

13 Dec. Christmas Lights 6pm At the Well

22 Dec. Open House 10 -12.30 19, Station Road

24 Dec. Live Music and Draw Evening Village Hall Bar

31 Dec. Karaoke & Family Night Evening Village Hall Bar

Samaritans Purse Christmas Shoebox Appeal

A marvellous result! We have collected 105

filled shoe boxes this year. On Sunday the

Lord Bishop of Norwich blessed the boxes on

their way and the children who will receive

them. Thank you all for the time taken to make

a child happier this Christmas. We have

also paid money to Samaritan's Purse to

cover all shipping costs. In the New Year I

will be informed of the countries where

the boxes were delivered. Very many

thanks again. Margaret Bowes

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Parish Council Thanks

The Parish Council would like to record

and express its congratulations to all who

took part in the World War One event in

the Church.

Thanks go to all those involved, from

sponsors to performers.

Special mention should go to Andrew

Bickerton for conceiving the idea and

bringing it to fruition and, also, to Geoff

Randall for organising and presenting the

static exhibition at the back of the Church.

The performances in front of appreciative

audiences held over the two nights brought

great credit to all participants and served

as a timely reminder that we must never

forget the sacrifice of others.

Many thanks. Vic Cross, Chairman,

Great Massingham Parish Council.

Pictured left from left to right : Mike Jackson,

Rod Andrew, Denys Winner, Barry Bowen,

Bruce Riches and John Bridger.

Lest We Forget