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The Mallard New Year Edition Issue 292 January 2016

Good Turnout to get Christmas Under Way

The Lavender Hill Mob from King’sLynn came to Great Massingham to

sing at our annual ‘Lighting the tree cere-mony’ on Saturday 12th December. It was a

windy, damp evening but, nevertheless,

many local people braved the weather andventured out specially to witness the event.

Alana from the group was chosen to flick

the switch that lit up our tree on the Green.The Dabbling Duck provided mulled wine

& mince pies to add to the Christmas spirit.Thanks to Tim Collins for providing the

impressive switch and to Mick Wingell andRyan Brown for their hard work in prepar-ing the event and ensuring the lights actu-

ally came on. Andrew Bickerton

Outside looking in as the ‘Lavender Hill

Mob’ entertained everyone singing

some Christmas carols.

Alana stands ready to flick the

switch when the countdownends.



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Mallard News

In this issue

Christmas Lights

‘Histry’ Bits

Historical Society

Barry & Jane Moule

Village Hall Events

Film Club

Health Visitor Clinic Website News

Baby & Toddler

School News

Padraig

Strollers

Youth Club

Play Park

Many Thanks

Church News

Church Services

Dates for your Diary

‘Histry Bits’ BLACK SHUCK Would you dare to walk alone along Peddars Way after dark ?

If you’re foolish enough to answer yes,

please read the following before you go:

“My name is Mark Barrett, and I live in King’s Lynn. On Sunday

October 23rd 1977, when I was aged eighteen, I took part in a

night hike along Peddars Way with other members of the 14 th

Wootton Venture Scouts from King’s Lynn.

By about half past five in the morning the party had become

rather strung out and I was walking on my own about a quarterof a mile from a point called Shepherd’s Bush, where Peddars

Way meets the Castle Acre/Massingham road. Looking up, I

saw what I took to be a sheepdog running towards me. The

distance closed quickly and, about 20 yards away, it leapt atme. I stumbled to my knees and put up my arms to fend off theanticipated attack and to shift my weight to counteract the

thrust that never materialised.

I quickly picked myself up and turned around expecting an

attack from behind, assuming that it had passed clean over my

head, only to find myself alone again on the quiet country road

with no sign of it. I remember the dog as big and black, aboutthe size of a St. Bernard, with a wide mouth, teeth very evident

and two largish eyes amongst a mass of black fur.When I got home my mother told me about the legend of the

ghost dog, Black Shuck, which I’d never heard before, and how

you are supposed to die before the year is out after having seen

it. On October 23rd 1978, a year later to the day, I was involvedin a serious road accident and was on a critical list for five days,

spending three and a half months in the Norfolk and Norwich

Hospital subsequently.” Co-incidence? You decide.

With thanks to Mike Burgess and Mark Barrett.

This parish magazine ispublished every month for theresidents of Great and Little

Massingham with the support ofthe Great Massingham ParishCouncil, the Parochial Church

Council and MassinghamVillage Hall Trustees.

www.greatmassingham.net

e-mail:

[email protected] Committee

Editor: Bev. Randall.6 AbbeyfieldsGreat Massingham01485 520899

Treasurer: David Baines01485 520966

Deadline for thenext issue

20th January



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Mallard News

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When we arrived over 28 yearsago with three young children

we were not sure what to ex-

pect but it did not take us longto know that, with an excellent

school and a community with

events and sporting activities,

we would soon settle in and,

along the way, make many

wonderful friends.

We are now moving to be near

our families but not many miles

away and we will still meet upto attend the village functions.

We want to say many thanks to

a wonderful village.

Barry and Jane

Massingham Historical SocietyWe are in need of new Members to

join in and get involved.

Things are moving fast, The RAF MUSEUM has been taken on by CNAM (50% anyway) so we have

room to breathe!

We are soon starting an Inventory of all Photographs,

Documents, Articles, Human Stories, Artefacts,

Publications etc in our collection. Our main aim isto produce Display Panels covering all aspects of life

in Great and Little Massingham. These will be onview at Events, in the Church and Village Hall.

If you have a skill that would help us - Treasurer,Video Camera user, Typist - then please make contact.

Or, if you just want to jot down notes of your

memories, find some old photos at your leisure atnight when there's nothing on the Telly and hand

them to us we will turn them into a presentation to be shared with future generations.

We meet at Ant Robinson's Studio at

The Barns, 9, School Road, on the3rd Wednesday each Month from 7.30 until 9pm.

Next meeting - 20th January. Ant 01485 520455

Craft and ChatMondays 11th and 25th

January between 2 & 4pm

Village Hall Bar

See you there!



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Mallard News Village Hall

VILLAGE HALL REGULAR EVENTS

Keep Fit Wed.1.45pm to 2.45pm

Bingo Fridays at 7.30pm

Auction Sundays

Coronation Club (4th Wed.) 2pm - 4pm Baby &Toddler Thurs. 10am - 11.30am

Folk Spot Sundays 7pm -10pm

Craft & Chat (2nd & 4th Mon) 2 - 4pm

Short Mat Bowls Mondays 2-4 pm to AprilSMB League Wednesdays 7 - 10 pmCompetition until March.

Quiz Nights Thursdays, once a month

JANUARY WEST NORFOLK RADIO

IN THE VILLAGE HALL BAR

7 - 10 pm

Free entry. Audience and other musicians

always welcome

No live shows on 3rd, 24th and 31st

10th Live broadcast - Martin Kaszac &

Faradena Affifi from Suffolk.

17th Live broadcast featuring

4th Labyrinth from Cambridge

Watch our facebook page for details

www.westnorfolkradio.co.uk

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Foot Health Practitioner

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Contact: [email protected]

Tel: 07714192521 or 01485 520 187

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ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES

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JANUARY QUIZ NIGHTThe first Quiz Night for 2016

will take place on

Thursday, January 28th

at 7.30pm.

Village Hall Bar. See you there!

T h e F i lm l u b

Thursday January 21st, 7pm for 7.30pm,

Massingham Village Hall, £3.50 entry.

Refreshments available.

‘Suffragette’ The Suffragette film

shows the violent humancost of votes for women

in Britain. It gives a full

and frank reassessment

of these freedom fighters.

Coming Soon...

18th February Dark Horse

17th March The Lady in The Van

21st April The Dressmaker



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Mallard News

Great Massingham Baby and Toddler

EVERY THURSDAY

10am - 11.30amAt the Village Hall

Come and join the fun,meet new friends and

have a good chat.Snack

£1.50

Teaand

Cake

Great Massingham

Health Visitor Clinic

Make the most of this new clinic.

Once a month for the next three months theVillage Hall is hosting a

Health Visitor Clinic.

It is a chance for mums

(or carers) to come along

with their babies, have

them weighed and to

chat to the Community

Health Visitor about any

health concerns they might have. It’s a ‘Stayand Play’ session so there’s the opportunity

to also meet other parents or carers.

The Community Health Visitor coming to

Massingham is Sue Wright.

The clinic will be between

10:00am – 11:00am, on the 4th Tuesday of

the month, starting 26th January.

Funded by Norfolk County Council and

managed by Action for Children.Tel Dereham Children’s Centre

01362 692 839 if you need more information.

OUR VILLAGE WEBSITEAs we mentioned a few months ago, The

Mallard has arranged for the village

website to be redesigned. We hope you

agree that the website is much improved.

Why not have a look!

Many thanks to Caroline Boydon for all

her hard work assisting with the revamp.

It has not been an easy task and there are

still some village organisations who

need to make contact with Caroline so

that she can bring their page up to date.

Caroline has organised adverts for the

website which will help bring in income

to fund the project. Each copy of the

Mallard is posted on-line every month

so any adverts in the Mallard also go

on-line.

People from all over the world visit our

website which indicates its importance.

Thanks Caroline.

You are doing a GREAT job!Contact: [email protected]

Or Tel: 01485 521 816

Thank You to All Our ContributorsMany thanks to all who have sent in articles

over the past year to make the Mallard so

interesting. Without your help my task

would be much more difficult.

I particularly thank the regular contributorsand also Listawood for carrying out the

printing each month.

Happy New Year to you all. Editor



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The Dabbling DuckA warm welcome guaranteed from

all the staff at the Dabbling Duck.

Open all day every day

Coffee from 12 noon daily

Food served Monday to Sunday from12 midday to 2.30pm & 6.30pm to 9.00pm.Take Away Menu available at same times.

Real ales and full wine list

Locally sourced, seasonal weekly menusChildren’s choices available.

For all bookings phone01485 520827

DOGS AT HOMEBoarding for dogs in the comfort of our homeYour dogs will be treated as one of the family for

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Mallard News

Great Massingham and Harpley C of E Schools FederationOn 3rd November Great Massingham had its Church Schools Inspection (SIAMS) and we

are pleased to report the school was graded GOOD.

The Federation is creating more opportunities for the two schools to share and work to-

gether without losing their individual character. Here’s how they each celebrated Christmas.

Harpley children all took part in a production entitled ‘A Twist in the Tale’ based on

the story of Oliver and performed at the Village Hall. It involved music and drama and

several children sang solos. A high quality performance by all involved.

A raffle held at the performances raised £212 for Action Aid , a charity the school supports.

Both Massingham Primary School &

the Pre-School children took part in a

special service in the Church.

It included traditional carols and a

very lively, polished, presentation of

the Christmas story and traditions.



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Mallard News

Walking Backwards to Christmas

With a strong wind to face, the Strollers, like The Goons, might have done better by

walking backwards. But, as the walk on Sunday 6 th December was a short one, we man-

aged to complete the walk in good time without anyone being blown away. We were also

spurred on by the thought of the roast dinner that awaited us at the Dabbling Duck.

Our walk took us up Drunken Drove, along Peddars Way until we reached Green Gate

Road and then back into Massingham.

Along the way, one of our group

found an abandoned crash helmet butwe found no sign of the owner or his/

her motor bike. It’s extraordinary what

some people discard!

Having enjoyed our meal, we then had

the excitement of our annual Christ-

mas Quiz. Some of us took it more

seriously than others. For instance in

answer to the question “Where is

Shepherd’s Bush?” (the corner at thetop of Castle Acre Hill), one of our

number wrote something extremely funny but unprintable!

There will be no Strollers in January. Andrew Bickerton

Local Boy Padraig wins a place in the

Norfolk U-13 Hockey Squad After five days of trials at the UEA Sportspark,

Padraig Turner (12) has been selected to join

the Norfolk Under 13 Hockey Squad.Padraig, who has been a team member of the

King’s Lynn Pelicans for several years, will

be training each week in Norwich with the 21

other squad members before matches start in

April against other counties. It’s a great

achievement for Padraig

who said he was

‘delighted to have been

picked and very grate-ful to those who have

ferried him to hockey

practice every week.’

Padraig also plays

tennis and is a member

of the West Norfolk

Under 13 Rugby team.

Well done, Pardraig!

Christmas TreesPictured below is one of the many trees

adorning St Mary’s Church at Christmas.

Many thanks to all who participated .



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Coffee Morning and Craft Fair Success

Many thanks to all who supported this event

held on the 5th December at the Village Halland organised by the Primary School PFA.

A total of £437 was raised to be used to sup-

port activities at the school.Many thanks to Suzie Overson and all the

other parents who supported and provided

cakes or helped on the day.



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Massingham’s Play Park Refurbishment

The application for funding to WREN to refurbish

our play park has been submitted. This followedconsultation with older members of Great Mass-

ingham Youth Club, a survey of all householdsthrough The Mallard and Village Store and a pres-

entation to Great Massingham Parish Council.

The proposal was then shown to Youth Clubmembers. We received 26 replies from members

in the 9-16 age range with 100% support for up-

grade of equipment for older aged children. 93

households responded with strong support for the

project. Some residents also gave a written re-

sponse of support - many thanks.

If we eventually see a much improved play park

for our young people, the efforts made will be

worthwhile. WREN’s decision is expected in

April 2016. If we are successful, that’s quite a big“if”, we hope to see the equipment installed in

time for the summer holidays.

Many thanks to everyone who has taken time to

answer our surveys or written a letter. Let’s hope

it is a Happy New Year for our children.

Andrew Bickerton, John Bridger, Liz Foster.

Youth Club Members

Comments about Youth ClubYouth Club members were asked to

write some comments about what

they think about Youth Club . Here

are some of their responses:

Great fun and supportive and great

social time.

Really fun! Comfortable atmosphere.

I feel safe and can fit youth club

into my week.

The activities we do are great. I

enjoy the Dodgeball and the League

Nights.The staff are really helpful and we

all have lots of fun thanks to them.

Very good and very active.

Youth Club is a way of relaxing

after school and to meet your

friends during the week. It’s great

fun and I enjoy all the ‘active’ games. Friendly and fun.

It’s awesome! Looks Like the Club is Popular!



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Message to all Parishioners

Funeral of Carl Jean GostlingSadly Carl died on the 28th November

aged 84 years, after a long illness.

The funeral and interment took place

on Monday, 7

th

December in St Mary'sChurch.

A Great Massingham resident for a

number of years, Carl was a keen

fisherman. Also, with his wife Rita,

he was a regular supporter of the

Biodiversity Project and many other

village events over the years.

Our thoughts and prayers are

with Rita and family at

this sad time.

Many Thanks

Bev and Geoff Randall wish to thank eve-

ryone for their cards, expressions of sym-

pathy and support following the recent

death of Geoff’s mum, Olive.

Donations in memory of Olive amountingto £400 have been made to ‘The Norfolk

Hospice Tapping House’.Thanks to you all. Bev & Geoff

PHOENIX GROUP

Harpley Village Hall at 7.30 pm

Wednesday 13th

January Chris Toye gives a talk about

‘Life with the Kalahari Bushmen’.Please join us.

New members always welcome.

Many Thanks from Rita

After her sad loss Ritawishes to thank all her

family and friends for

their cards, the messages of

sympathy, attendance at the

funeral and generous donations

to Cancer Research UK.Donations have amounted to over £500.

Thank you all so much for your kind support.

Rita Gostling

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Church Services January

Date Time Service Location

3rd January

2nd Sunday in

Christmas

9.30 am

11.00 am

Family Service

Holy Communion

Harpley

Great Massingham

6th January

Epiphany

9.00 am Holy Communion Harpley

10th January

1 st Sunday after

Epiphany

10.30 am

4.00 pmGroup Holy Communion

The Gap

Gayton

Roydon

17th January

2nd

Sunday after Epiphany

9.30 am

11.00 am11.00 am

Holy Communion

Sung Holy CommunionFamily Service

Little Massingham

HarpleyGreat Massingham

24th January

3rd Sunday after

Epiphany

11.00 am Holy Communion Great Massingham

31st January

4th Sunday after

Epiphany

10.30 am Holy Communion Little Massingham

Monthly Benefice Prayer Meeting

Sunday 2nd January at 3pm at St Bartolph, Grimston

CHURCH NEWSChristmas Tree Festival

We would like to thank everyone who has

provided Christmas trees and who worked

tirelessly on them.

The trees look beautiful and will be lit everyweekend until Epiphany. The church is open

every day and it is worth a visit. Once again

thanks to everyone.

Church Cleaning

Saturday mornings at 10am. Please join us.

All best wishes for 2016 to you all.Stephen Hudson

Lay Services at Little MassinghamSunday 3rd January 9.30am Morning PrayerSunday 10th January 9.30am Morning Prayer

Sunday 24th January 9.30am Morning Prayer

Messy Church

3.30pm, 28th January

Jubilee Hall, Gayton.

Come to the GAP

at Roydon Church

at 4pm on

10th January

GROUP

HOLY

COMMUNION

Group

Holy Communion

10th January, 10.30 am

NEXT MOBILE LIBRARY VISITS

19th January and

16th February



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ALL ON YOUR DOORSTEP A Warm Welcome Awaits

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Annual Membership Subscriptions

Adult Couple £20Individual Adult £14Over 65 years £10Juniors (14 – 17yrs) £ 7

Excellent facilities anda friendly atmosphere.

Good beer, real ale, wines and spiritsall at competitive prices.Separate snooker room.

Satellite, large screen TV.Outside drinking area.

Entertainment throughout the year. Membership applications can be obtained

from the club bar

Book the Village Hall for your function – 01485 520588

Welcomes old & new members

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payments accepted

Useful NumbersOrganisation 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 Revd Judith Pollardor Revd Jane Holmes

01485 601 25101553 636227

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 520628/07818 807 738

Fishing Warden Nigel Yates 520844/07527 866 055

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) Vic Cross (Chair)

01328 855 046520387

Pre-School Pip Armitage 07807 185 746

Police Non-emergency 101

School Ann Beardall 520362

Village Hall Hall & Bar & Vic Cross 520588/520387

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7days a week.Mon. to Sat.

8am to 5.30pm

Sun. 9.30 -12.30

Tel: 520 272



Dates for your Diary – January

Date Event Time Place

10& 17 Jan West Norfolk Radio Folk 7 - 10pm Village Hall Bar

11 & 25 Jan Craft & Chat 2 - 4 pm Village Hall Bar

18 Jan Parish Council Meeting 7.30 pm Village Hall

19 Jan Mobile Library From 11 am As Timetabled

20 Jan Historical Society 7.30 - 9 pm 9, School Road

21 Jan Film Club 7 for 7.30pm Village Hall

28 Jan Quiz Night 7.30 pm Village Hall

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

Murder Mystery...... It was the Vicar Whodunnit

Over the last weekend of November there was a terrible murder in the Village Hall! In

fact, the same person was done away with twice! However, with the help of over 120

people, the murderer was identified. And, of course, each time it was the vicar.

The Murder Mystery 'Death at the Shangri-la' was

directed by Ann Bowen with a very strong cast, in-cluding, amongst others, the Mallard's own Gert and

Daisy, Barry Bowen, Rob Burton, Lorna Taylor and

Neil Steed who played the guilty vicar.

Promoted by the Tennis and Multi-sports Club and

sharing the profits with the Village Hall, the combined

profits from the Friday and Saturday evenings

amounted to £1,006. On the Saturday evening, Irene

Allen, Sandy Francis and Ann Bowen provided the

most delicious Cottage Pies and puds, served up by a

number of ‘comely maidens’ from the Tennis Club.

So far as we are aware, no-one died of food poisoning,

which was another fine result.

Many thanks to our actors, our producer, our chefs, to Bruce Riches, Bob Nash and Sue

Kingston for providing behind the scenes support and to Den and Eddie Evans & Harley

Britcher for providing photographs. Thanks to you all for making it such a successful

event. Arthur Allen

"THE MALLARD" January 2016

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