The Wayland News April 2012

Giving a voice to the Wayland community Issue Number 187 - April 2012

Three young politicians,

including a young man from

Griston, have been elected to

steer the Breckland Youth

Council forward through

another successful year.

At the Annual General

Meeting Mary Young

(bottom right), 17 years,

from Dereham was elected as

Youth Council Chairman.

Mary, who attends Dereham

6th Form College, says she is

proud of the area she lives in

and wants to encourage a

greater community spirit

amongst her peers.

Newly elected Vice

Chairman Hannah McNicol

(bottom left), 16 years, lives

in East Harling and attends

Old Buckenham High

School; she hopes to get

involved in making sure that

there are plenty of things for

young people to do.

Charles Mead (top right), 13

years from Griston has been

elected as Secretary. A pupil

at Thetford Grammar School,

he believes that young people

can gain valuable life skills

by helping out at community

events such as litter picks.

The positions were hotly

contested and, leading up to

the voting, all candidates

gave a presentation

explaining what they could

offer and why they should be

considered for the role.

Councillor Diana Irving,

Breckland Council Young

People’s Champion, said:

“We heard some truly

excellent and thought

provoking presentations. It is

clear Mary, Hannah and

Charles all believe

passionately that the Youth

Council should give young

people a real voice in the

affairs of the district. Their

new roles will give them

valuable experience of

leadership and of playing a

part in the democratic

process”.

“I would like to take this

opportunity to thank our

former Youth Councillors,

Alistair Wright, Candice

Sears, James Whitehead,

Jordan Bailey & Stuart

Green who all stepped down

after a three year term. Their

kind offer to take on the role

of Ambassadors for the

Youth Council and continue

to provide support for its

members is greatly

appreciated”.

The Breckland Youth

Council is made up of

fourteen young people, aged

11 – 19 years, from across

the district. Youth Council

members are given the

opportunity to gain an insight

into the workings of the

District Council by attending

full Council to present their

meeting minutes. Following

his experience on the

Breckland Youth Council

former Chairman, Stuart

Green, has gone on to

become the youngest District

Councillor in the county

representing the Dereham –

Humbletoft ward. For further

information about the work

of the Breckland Youth

Council, contact Stephanie

Barnard on 01362 656870.

Young Griston politician elected to

help steer Youth Council forward

Agricultural Society

Young Achiever

Award 2012 Wayland Agricultural Society are currently seeking

nominations/applicants for the Young Achiever Award

2012. The award is sponsored by Weco Engineering of

Watton and is open to anyone in Norfolk under 21 years

of age. It is designed to recognise outstanding dedication

and contribution to agriculture, horticulture, wildlife or

any other rural related sector or industry. All entrants will

need to demonstrate their commitment and involvement in

their subject, including their achievements and

aspirations. There is a prize of £100 for the successful

applicant which will be awarded at this year’s Wayland

Show in August. Nominations should be made in writing

FAO Alison Shingfield, Wayland Agricultural Society,

Broom Hall, Richmond Rd, Saham Toney, Thetford,

Norfolk, IP25 7HU. Or for more details please call Alison

on 01953850505

“Calendar Girls”

Comes To Watton Over the years, the Wayland Players have brought many famous

plays to the Queens Hall in Watton and their next production

may be their biggest challenge yet. “Calendar Girls” by Tim

Firth is based on the true story of W.I. members raising money

for Leukaemia Research by posing for a nude calendar and it has

become the fastest selling play in British theatre history. It will

be released for a limited number of amateur performances from

September 2012 and the Wayland Players are thrilled to have

secured licences for what may be the first staging in this area.

This won’t be until November but with such a huge

undertaking, preparations are already underway and the

Players would like to invite YOU to help! Informal

discussions and readings will take place towards the end of

April with auditions following in mid-May.

If you think you might be interested in taking part in any

capacity – on or off stage – please contact Wendy Collins on

01953 884649 for more information and help the Wayland

Players raise even more money for Leukaemia Research.

The Wayland News News

Local funny

man returns

to home town

for special

performance Some of you may recognise the name

Alex Morley, he appears in the Watton

Pantomime every year with a guest

comedy spot with his partner Lizzy. He

can sometimes be seen performing his

unique clowning style at other events in

the area when he is not working away.

For nine months of the year Alex

works away from home touring up and

down the country with Russells

International Circus.

Running away and joining the circus

was a dream come true for Alex. When

he was just seventeen he was offered

the chance to tour with the famous

Zippos Circus where he stayed for 4

years working on his act and

establishing his name in the business.

Then he was offered a job as Principal

Clown with Russells Circus for the

2011 season. This circus was voted the

best circus in Great Britain for the 2010

season and went onto win this

prestigious award again in 2011 which

Alex is proud to be associated with.

This year Russells circus will be paying

a visit to Watton and Alex is looking

forward to appearing back in his home

town with the show for the first time in

his professional career. His family and

friends are excited to be able to see him

strutting his stuff in the sawdust ring

and Alex is looking forward to seeing

everybody under the big top.

Russells International will be appearing

on the Pony sale field on Thetford Road

from Wednesday 25th - Sunday 29th

April. Showtimes: Weds - 5pm and

7.30pm *special offer all seats £5.99*;

Thursday - 5pm and 7.30pm; Friday -

5pm and 7.30pm; Saturday 3pm and

6pm; Sunday - 2pm only

Ticket prices start from £8 adults and

£10 children but bring your copy of

the Wayland News along when you

buy your tickets and get in for half

the advertised prices (offer not valid

on Wednesday) To find out more about Russells

International circus or to book tickets

log onto the website

www.russellscircus.co.uk or ring the

booking line on 07752218805

Having listened carefully to patient

feedback and comments, we have

decided to overhaul the way we

manage appointments at the

surgery. The new system has been

implemented in many other

surgeries and has been featured on

the BBC Radio Four programme

“You and Yours”. If you have

access to the internet you can see

details and hear the BBC feature

at: http://www.patient-

access.org.uk/11/easy-to-see-your-

doctor

We hope, at Watton, that this will

result better contact with the

Doctors, fewer unnecessary

appointments and improved use of

our nurses, nurse practitioner,

healthcare assistants and

receptionists.

The main benefits to you as a

patient are that you will have a

greater opportunity to consult with

your choice of doctor via a phone

call and the doctor will be able to

focus on your needs giving a more

personal service to all their

patients.

Our hard pressed reception staff

will also be under less pressure

because they will not be allocating

appointments and we hope they

will not be seen as a barrier

between you and your doctor.

How will it work?

When you first make contact with

the surgery by telephone in the

morning, you will leave your

details and a brief reason for your

need to speak to a GP with one of

our reception team. A doctor will

then personally ring you back

during the course of the morning

and they will discuss and review

your condition via the phone call.

If the doctor feels that you need to

be seen, then the doctor will

arrange for a convenient

appointment for you. You will be

able to book in advance to see a

doctor.

We will work with our patients

over the next few weeks to manage

our new system and to assist with

any initial problems.

Appointment

System Changes

at Watton

Medical Practice

News The Wayland News

A date for your diary

Four years ago Ashill Village Archive

Group held a two day Village History

Event in the Community Centre. With

the help of the members of Ashill

Village Aid and most groups and

associations in the village we were able

to enjoy a memorable weekend.

We have decided to hold a second event

on the weekend of Saturday 8th &

Sunday 9th September, 10am to 4pm

daily. The official opening at 11am on

Saturday will be by Gillian Shephard -

The Right Honourable Baroness

Shephard of Northwold

Entry will be free, to encourage people to

return and bring other members of their

family along to reminisce. We shall again

rely on donations to cover our expenses.

Displays of rural crafts such as lace

making and thatching are planned plus a

display by the Gt.Hockham Molly dancers.

A session of Antiques Valuation will be

held on Saturday between 2 and 4 pm, by

Mr. Stephen Roberts Auctioneer.

Displays of photographs, artefacts,

documents and life stories to view, also

audio and video recordings. As in 2008 we

shall be honoured to have with us some of

the evacuees to Ashill during the war time

and there will be an opportunity to share

their stories.

Rosalie Gibb has given her kind

permission to include the history of Loch

Neaton and Julian Horn has lent several

photos of the Loch. Although not truly

Ashill history, there are not many locals

who have not spent happy hours at the

Loch. We have a small display of the

Regal Cinema but would dearly like to

have access to more photos and info on

this other popular place to visit.

If you would like more information or

indeed have information you would be

willing to share. Please contact me, Enid

Turner on 01760 440419 or email

[email protected].

So much to see and do in two days, this is

why entrance is free so you can revisit as

many times as you choose.

Promising a weekend to remember.

Mr Askew returning after a days work at Panworth Farm

An event in the form of a Health Fair will

be held at the Queens Hall on April 19th 12

to 6pm to re-launch the Health Focus

Group which ran for a number of years but

has been taking a rest until last autumn

when it was revived with the help of

Thetford Healthy Towns and a grant from

Breckland LSP. A number of Groups have

benefitted from this funding including Sure

Start, Westfield First School, Extended

Schools and the Colin Mackenzie Centre.

Anyone wanting to have a table to promote

wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle at the

Health Fair should contact Jan (01953

880202) healthybreckland.co.uk/wayland

At their last meeting on March 14th

members spent some time discussing with

representatives from the Club, the issues

facing the Watton Luncheon Club. The

club has been funded over many years by

both the Norfolk County Council, with

whom they have had a contract to deliver

the service, and the Town Council who

have provided accommodation and

transport etc. It has been a unique service

offering meals on a daily basis as well as

providing meals on wheels. As a part of the

County cut-backs, which have also affected

the youth service, the funding for the

luncheon club will cease in September and

if the provision is to continue, new

arrangements will need to be put in place

and new volunteers recruited with time to

create a plan for a sustainable way forward.

The Group is holding a public meeting just

before the Wayland News goes to print. If

there is enough public support it may be

possible for the Luncheon Club to survive

and to continue to support its members.

The meeting also welcomed Vanessa and

Robert from The Isadore Foundation, a

new Community Interest Company which

provides computers and IT training for

Carers. The intention is to help local carers

towards greater independence by giving

them access to the internet and to the social

networking support available through the

internet. The Isadore Foundation is keen to

promote its services both to carers who

may wish to benefit from the service and

also to companies who may be disposing of

computers and who may be willing to

donate them. For further information

contact: [email protected]

Our Focus for the month is Rural Health –

especially mental health.

Check out this website

http://www.yanahelp.org/helplines.htm

Healthy Wayland Re-launch A Musical

Evening with the

West End Waiters An evening of musical items and sketches

by Watton's very own WEST END

WAITERS will be held on Friday 13th

April at 7 p.m. in the Watton Christian

Community Centre. Tickets, price £5

which includes light refreshments, are

available from Adcocks in the High

Street. Proceeds to Action for Children,

MRDF, Air Ambulance and Church

funds. A warm welcome awaits you so

hope you can come.

Wayland Rising Stars

Orbit Housing Association and the

Wayland Partnership are working together

on a new funding opportunity for young

people. Wayland Rising Stars, funded by

Orbit East, will be available for any young

person living in Wayland (up to 16) to bid

for, if they need funds to take part in a

sporting or cultural activity. We are very

grateful to Orbit East for their support.

Contact Jan on 01953 880202 or Tom on

01603 285445 for more information.


Crafts Market at

The Queens Hall I would like to thank everyone who attended this event in March.

We managed to raise £66 for Macmillan Cancer Support. This

support will be kept in Norfolk.

The next Craft Market will be on Easter Saturday which is the

7th April. There will be up to 20 stalls of locally handmade items

including cards, knitwear, wooden items, jewellery, textiles, toys

and some unusual items as well. Craft supplies also available.

Opening times will be 9.30am to 2pm and admission will be free

although a donation for Macmillan Cancer Care and Support

would be appreciated.

Refreshments with homemade cakes and savouries will be served

by the Rotary Club. There will also be a tombola in aid of the

Thetford based charity ASD - Helping Hands who are there for

adults and children in the Norfolk area living with Autism.

Please come and have a coffee and support these good causes.

If you require any further information please call 07776 364456

or e-mail [email protected].

First of all I would like to thank the

Hackers. Tuckers and Stuffers for their

explanation given in last month’s

Wayland News regarding the purposes of

their club, as I can now travel down

Watton High Street without the fear of

being H’d, T’d, or St’d., which is a great

relief.

In the world outside, the same old

themes recur; this time one of the main

topics has been that of the need(?) for a

further extension of Heathrow, the main

London Airport, or whether a new

terminal should be built in the Thames

Estuary. All this has been discussed time

and time again, and thousands of pounds

have been spent on surveys and inquiries,

covering proposals for new airports on

the Isle of Grain, the Isle of Sheppey,

Foulness and Maplin Sands, besides the

inland one at Cublington in

Buckinghamshire. Now the Mayor of

London suggests yet another site, this

time on a brand new island to be

constructed on the Kent side of the

Estuary. Is he saying that all those other

reviews were completely useless? In any

case any new development, by the time it

had been examined, approved and put

into place, would not take place for

twenty years or so, by which time the

whole world’s transport needs may be

different.

This time scale is not improbable, as the

current Crossrail project is only now

beginning to take shape, twenty years in

the planning, and not due to open before

2017 at the earliest, so why involve more

millions of pounds in evaluating even

more schemes ?.

And where does all this money come

from, when we are told that the cupboard

is bare ? One day headlines tell us that

government is allocating £240 million to

ensure the nations bins are collected

weekly, and the next that £8 million is

ready for the re-development of the

harbour at Gt. Yarmouth, and countless

more for new ideas for the Health

service. And so it goes.

Perhaps the money will come in the form

of new coins, which we are told are now

being issued. Unfortunately it is also

reported that these, while cheaper to

make, are also slightly bigger than the

ones they are to replace, and therefore

won’t fit into many existing machines,

such as Parking meters. If this is true,

then chaos will ensue, but of course it

could only be a scare story put out by the

national press to take our minds off the

other scandals that have become so

prominent lately.

The sporting world has claimed an

enormous amount of publicity recently,

what with the approach of the Olympics,

but also with a couple of ‘spats’ among

leading footballers, who have objected to

remarks of an (alleged) racist nature

from other players. Why are people so

touchy these days ? In my footballing

career I must have been called all sorts of

things, but words could never harm me,

as the saying goes. And if racist terms

are removed completely what will

happen to all the Drill Sergeants in the

army ? They will be struck dumb !

While on the subject of sport, I have read

about the great feelings roused in the

horse-racing world regarding the use of

whips. Opponents to whipping have won

a partial victory by having a rule

introduced that restricts the use of whips

to about five ‘whacks’ in the last 100

metres of a race, but that would entail

stewards carefully watching every

jockey, and would probably cause heated

arguments every time. Why not just ban

the use of whips altogether ? Or would

that be too simple ?

Actually the only race I have seen this

year was part of a newsreel, when the

winning horse finished about thirty

lengths ahead of the field, and the jockey

was not using the whip at all, which

should tell us something.

Still on the subject of sport, why do the

BBC radio reports on football always

broadcast long comments from the

leading managers, nearly all of whom

cannot speak English, so that what they

do say cannot be understood ?

Or why do commentators feel it

necessary to conduct interviews

immediately after, say, a boxing match,

when they ask the loser, who is barely

conscious, ‘How does it feel ?’.

And is there anyone, who, at some time

while being interviewed on any subject,

sport or not, does not answer ‘absolutely’ ?

Do I find that annoying? Absolutely.

A Quick Look Round by Orbiter

The book discussed at the meeting on

21st February was Wolf Hall by Hilary

Mantel, winner of the 2009 Mann

Booker Prize. Whilst using the narrative

voice of Thomas Cromwell it gives an

interesting insight with much new detail

into the life and times of Henry VIII. It

shows how the Reformation, rather than

the marriages of the King, was

responsible for the inevitable rise of the

Nation State and break with Rome.

Written in the present tense it gives a

sense of inclusion and real time to the

reader.

This was no ‘easy’ read and a few

members did not finish it either through

personal circumstances or becoming

overwhelmed by the complicated plot

lines. Those who did manage all or most

found it ‘enthralling’ for different

reasons. All agreed it was well

researched and they learned new opinion

changing factors concerning characters

such as Sir Thomas More and the

hardship of Medieval Life at all levels

including: the frequency of swift death

from comparatively minor infectious

diseases especially in the young; the

burning of books as well as bodies for

expressing the wrong views; freedoms

we take fore granted were not

established; nobody gaining high

office was safe from a sudden fall, and

worse, at the whim of the monarch,

and then, as now, it was possible to

rise from nothing to the top, with no

guarantee of staying there. Even with a

list of characters at the beginning

together with family trees of the

Tudors and Yorkist Claimants the

large number of people included made

for confusion. This was not helped, as

one member commented, by so many

with names in common, especially

Thomas. After a lengthy discussion the

consensus was favourable with

admiration for the research undertaken

and the writing style.

The group quiz team, ‘Oracle’, was back

on form at the Charity Quiz on 23rd

February, although this was not a

pushover with several teams tying for

the first place which we managed to gain

in the last round.

For our meeting on 20th March we are

reading Agent ZigZag by Ben

Macintyre and , keeping to a spy

theme with fiction rather than ’fact’,

for 17th April The Spy Who Came in

from the Cold by John le Carré.

Shipdham & District Book Group

A new 12-week term with Swaffham

Community Choir begins on 17th

April at The Sacred Heart School

from 7pm – 9pm to encourage health

and wellbeing as well as creative

fulfilment. Running on Tuesday

evenings the group will be working

towards performing together on 14th

July with Fakenham and Snettisham

community choirs in a joint concert.

At Sing For Well-Being everyone

sings together in a group for pure

enjoyment and the course is

accessible to all abilities even if you

think you can’t sing. It is an excellent

way to meet new people and to

become part of a caring community

group.

“I am passionate about the effect of

harmony and what is possible when a

group comes together to sing, even

when the participants are unsure of

their voices.” said Carol O’Neill, a

natural voice practitioner and

qualified counsellor who has been

running community singing groups

for 17 years.

“The course is for all age groups and

is designed for the absolute beginner.

It includes exercises and games to

help people get the most out of their

voices,” continued Carol whose heart

lies in the aural tradition of teaching

that relies on the self rather than the

intellect. Sheet music, therefore, is

rarely used as everything is taught by

ear.

Carol’s approach is light-hearted and

she strives to facilitate a fulfilling

experience that impacts positively on

physical, mental and spiritual

wellbeing.

For further information and to

become involved people should call

Carol O’Neill on 01328 838316 or

email [email protected]. You

can also visit

www.singforwellbeing.co.uk

Try Singing for well-being


Jubilee Concert by Phoenix Singers at

St. Nicholas Church, Ashill Friday, 1st June at 7.30pm

Donations in aid of Village Charities

Say YES! to Better Broadband

Norfolk County Council's Say Yes to Better

Broadband Campaign came to Watton Farmer's

Market on Saturday 3rd May with County Council

Cabinet Member for Economic Development Ann

Steward and District Councillors Claire Bowes and

Michael Wassell.

The aim is to secure broadband access across the

whole of the County and superfast speeds for as

many as possible. Residents and business people

are being asked to register their interest in order to

demonstrate the demand that exists in Norfolk. It

will help put the Council in the strongest position

to secure the right private sector partner and get the

best deal for Norfolk residents.

Currently more than 50,000 private and

commercial properties in Norfolk are in broadband

'not spots', either having no broadband access or

suffering very slow internet speeds of less than two

megabits per second (Mb/s). Without the council's

Better Broadband for Norfolk project it is

estimated that around 60 per cent of Norfolk's

population would still not be able to access

superfast broadband in three years' time.

A steady stream of shoppers and business owners

showed their interest in signing up all morning.

Some had even made the journey into Town

especially to sign up to the campaign. Without

exception everyone who was an internet user

expressed the need for faster and more reliable

internet connection speeds.

Ann Steward, Cabinet Member for Economic

Development on Norfolk County Council, said:

“The importance of painting an accurate picture of

the demand that exists in Norfolk cannot be

understated. We know that much of the county

cannot receive reasonable broadband speeds, and

some areas can't get broadband at all. We know

that many individuals, families, businesses and

communities are held back and frustrated by poor

broadband access. Now we need a sheer volume of

people to show they want a better broadband

service so we can ultimately get a deal that means

the Better Broadband for Norfolk project can get

superfast broadband out to as many properties as

possible.'

To find out more about the Better Broadband for

Norfolk Project and to sign up online go to

www.norfolk.gov.uk/sayyesnorfolk. You can also

find promotional material and sign up at Watton

Town Hall and local Libraries.

Wordsworth Club: Wordsworth, our

virtual library cat, now has his own club!

Wordsworth has been working with library

members to review some of their favourite

books for his blog http://

wattonlibrary.wordpress.com. The reviews

are also displayed in the library. Adult

members get a free reservation when

they've completed 6 reviews, and the

younger members get a sticker for each

review, with a badge for every 3rd review.

There are 12 different badges to collect. So

why not come and join Wordsworth and

get collecting?!

Some of our recent reviews

The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff: This

books is a "must read" if you like

"spooky"! Loosely based on a true story,

very atmospheric and well written. I

instantly related to the main character

Laurel MacDonald, a psychology professor

who becomes with the long-buried file

from the Rhine parapsychology

experiments, which attempted to prove

whether ESP really exists.

Precious Waste – A Story Sack: My 4 year

old granddaughter was delighted,

interested, involved and engrossed by this

library resource.

She listened to the story and discussed it,

sorted the card into groups by colour,

identified each figure by name, used the

pop-up market town boards for active

games, and played Memories and Happy

Families as suggested in the booklet.

Thank you Watton Library for all the

pleasure it gave her. I had to promise to hire

it for her next visit!

I'm Shrinking! Wednesday 4th April,

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Free family fun in the library for children

aged 7 and over. Create giant flowers and

insects from recycled materials. Buzz with

the bees, buckaroo with beetles. Write a

mini-beast song for the Insect Jive. Explore

the garden and it's inhabitants on a

miniature adventure. Follow the clues to

find the expand-o-cream to grow back to

your normal size! Booking essential. Please

call the library on 01953 881671 or pop in

to collect your free ticket. Children must be

accompanied by an adult.

Regular Library Events

Free IT Drop in Clinic, every Thursday

2.30pm to 4pm. A member of staff will be

available to give free informal advice on a

range of IT topics. Customers will be seen

on a first come, first served basis.

Tots Tales every Friday 10.30am to 11am.

Simple and fun stories and rhymes for pre-

school children and their parents/carers to

share.

Homework Club every Friday 3pm to

4.30pm. Need to get away from big bro or

sis? Need somewhere quiet to do some

homework? Then come to Homework

Club! There will be computers, books, and

a member of staff available to offer a little

bit of help if you get stuck!

Our Book Club is now full but we have a

waiting list and hope to start another group

soon. Please contact the library on 01953

881671 if you are interested in a free,

friendly day time book club, taking place in

the library once a month.

Events, Shrinking Children and

Book Reading Cats at Watton Library!

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COFFEE MORNING

Moat Farm Lodge, Cressingham Road, Ashill

10.30am onwards Tuesday, 17th April

in aid of Jubilee Fund and Teenage Cancer Trust

Bric-a-Brac, Raffle, Bring & Buy

This is a big year for us as we have

officially since the signing of the

Charter on February 14th 1987 in

Weeze and March 14th 1987 in

Watton been Twinned with our Twin

Town in Germany for 25 years.

During this time we have seen many

changes both here and in Weeze.

There have been very interesting,

educationally cultural, very happy,

fun times. We have seen our children

grow into adults and have families of

their own and inevitably we have had

some very sad times due to loss of

some of our and their members

through illness and old age during

this time. From the 25th to 29th May

we start our 25th Anniversary

Celebrations weekend,

There are 67 people arriving from

Weeze by coach, some of these will

be the Weeze Tambour Band who

will be playing several times during

the visit. Wayland Chamber of

Commerce are sponsoring The Best

Dressed Window Display there will

be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize Trophies for

the winners, we have leaflet dropped

and spoken to all the shops and

businesses in Watton and have had a

very positive reaction. If by any

chance we missed you out or you

were closed during this time and you

wish to participate you can pick up a

leaflet from Alison in The Village

Florist.

The celebrations will start on

Saturday 26th May with an Official

Welcome to the Burgermeister of

Weeze Uli Francken and to our

Partnerschaft friends from Weeze by

Watton Town Mayor Michael

Wassell and Mayoress Jan. Wassell

also Watton Town Councillors and

Watton Twinning Association

members at the Watton Sports

Centre.

All non members of Twinning who

received an invitation to the

"OFFICIAL WELCOME" 11.30am

to 1.30pm Please note it is now being

held at the "SPORTS CENTRE" and

NOT at "WAYLAND HALL"

At 2pm a Church Service at St

Mary’s Church the Rev. Geoff.

Garrett will officiate with visiting

Clergy from Weeze.

In the evening a Celebration Dance

with Shinanikins and a Hog Roast

Sunday 27th May from 10am to 12

noon there will be a display of

photo’s etc. depicting some of the

history of Twinning over the years.

Our visitors really enjoy going to the

coast so Monday 28th May will be

spent at Wells Next the Sea and in

the evening an Open House Party.

Tuesday 29th they will be returning

to Weeze probably visiting a town or

city en-route ie: Cambridge,

Canterbury, Colchester etc.

In February we had our 25th

Anniversary Meal at Richmond Park

Golf Club attended by our honorary

guests Town Mayor Michael Wassell

and Mayoress Jan. Wassell almost all

of our members, it was a lovely

evening with an excellent meal.

Following rapidly after our

celebrations will be the Queens

Diamond Jubilee and the following

weekend will be Carnival Day on

10th June. We will soon be making

preparations for choosing the

Princess and her Attendants and

deciding which games to hold in the

High Street.

You can also see a lot more

information and pictures of several

events our Twinning Association

have been involved in and also a web

site of our twin town Weeze on the

following websites www.watton-

norfolk.org.uk & www.weeze.de

If you are interested in finding out

more or in joining our Twinning

Association, please don’t hesitate to

call me on 01953 883317 or by email

at [email protected]

Margaret Devine (Chairman)

News from Watton Twinning Association

Hingham Library

Prepares to

Celebrate our

American

Connections Hingham library has been getting in

gear for the launch of Norfolk's

American Trail on 6th July, when we

celebrate Norfolk’s rich American and

Canadian connections, spanning 400

years. Events will be taking place all

over Norfolk until Thanksgiving Day

on 22nd November. We have already

welcomed children from both

Hingham and Swanton Morley

Primary Schools in to the library to

discover more about Hingham's

connections with America and also the

connection between Hingham and

Swanton Morley. We looked at old

photos and maps as well as trade

directories and histories of Hingham

and its links with Abraham Lincoln.

The children also looked round the

village and had a very enjoyable time

at the church. They will be designing

an exhibition which will be on show in

the village in the summer. The library

will also be celebrating with an

American themed Town Read and an

event for young people during October

half term, so look out for more details

nearer the time.

Watton

University of

The Third Age

(U3A) The Annual General Meeting was

held on Thursday 22nd March. A

full report on this meeting will be

published next month.

The Pub Luncheon Groups next

meeting is at the Kings Head at

North Elmham on Thursday 12th

April.

Wretham Lodge is the next venue

for the Garden Visit Group on

Monday 9th April (Easter

Monday) Please contact Susan on

01953 881373 for further

information.

The outing to The Waterside Inn at

Rollesby Broad including a wildlife

trip on the Broad by Electric

Launch on Wednesday 4th April

will depart the Queens Hall car

park at 10am. There are a few seats

still available at £20 per.

The next monthly meeting is on

Thursday 26th April at 2.00pm

when the speaker will be Barry

Gordon presenting “The Weird

and Wonderful World of the

Plant Kingdom”.

For further information on the

National U3A go to

www.u3a.org.

A new singing group has been

established in the Wayland area

following in the footsteps of the

Military Wives. The Rural Rock

Choir started in February 2012

after a group of friends and

acquaintances spotted the need

for something a bit different to

enjoy in their spare time.

Cheryl Clayton, one of the

founder members of the group,

said; “The success of the widely

publicised Military Wives Choir

captured the heart of the nation

and after speaking with friends it

seemed a logical idea to form our

own local group, so we did!”

Although still in its infancy the

group is already gathering

momentum at a rapid pace, with

their first public performance

booked for a Jubilee event in

Necton.

The group is jointly led by

several participants and has been

lucky enough to gain the help and

assistance of Singing Coach

Eddie Godden. Their main

objective is to have fun as Cheryl

explains; “That’s really what it’s

all about but the bonuses are that

it’s a brilliant way of meeting

new friends and improving your

singing voice too. Everybody

really enjoys it, it’s very

uplifting.”

There’s no pressure to perform

either - the group’s members

have varying levels of singing

ability and range from beginners

to professionals from all walks of

life.

Now that the group has

established firmly, they would

like to invite more interested

parties to join in the fun by

popping along to rehearsals to

find out more. These take place

on a Tuesday evening at the

Surge, St. Giles Street, Watton at

7.00pm. A small admission fee of

£1 is charged to cover the cost of

the venue and refreshments.

Rural Rock Choir will be

performing on Bank Holiday

Monday 4th of June at 2pm at

Necton Sports and Social club as

part of the village’s Jubilee

celebration and street party.

Rural Rock takes

off in Wayland

The Wayland News Gardening

On Sunday the 11th March, Air

cadets from Watton’s 864

squadron led a large parade of Air

cadets around RAF Marham.

Sunday marked the annual

celebration of the formation of the

Air Cadets in 1941. Air Cadets

from Watton (864)Marham

(864DF), Kings Lynn (42F) ,

Downham Market (1018) and

Swaffham (1894) joined together

in the glorious sunshine at R.A.F.

Marham . Led by the drums of

Watton 864 squadron, a large

formation of cadets marched past

the station commander of the

frontline R.A.F. station.

Cadet Westwood said “It was

great marching past the station

commander at the front of all

these cadets, it was a great

feeling”

The afternoon culminated in a

chapel service led by one of the

stations Chaplains. The base

commander said the cadets

displayed integrity and respect

whilst carrying out their duties

and within the community, praise

indeed for the young cadets.

Bored of everyday life? Want to

try something new and exciting?

We here, at Watton Air Training

Corps offer a variety of new

exciting activities and

opportunities for young men and

women between the ages of 13-18

years of age. From simply

meeting new friends, to flying,

gliding, target shooting and much

more. We are a friendly open

Squadron always willing to meet

new people, such as you. There is

also a great opportunity for adults

from the age of 20 to join our

supportive team of adult

volunteers. If you wish to take a

look into the interesting life at

Watton Air Training Corps, feel

free to visit on a parade night. We

meet on Mondays and Wednesday

between 6:45pm and 9:30pm. If you

wish to get in contact please ring

this number: 01953 885531 during a

parade night or e-mail:

[email protected]

We really hope to see you soon!

864 helps celebrate ATC Sunday at RAF Marham

Wayland

Happy Circle As we had no meeting in February due to

weather conditions, most members were

present, plus one visitor.

We enjoyed an interesting talk by Geoff Ray

from Total Health Pharmacy about their work

providing us with our prescriptions and also

details of all the extra services which are

available.

Our speaker for April has to be reorganised and

as our June meeting falls on the second Bank

Holiday for the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations it

has been decided to arrange an outing later in

the month. Suggestions would be welcomed!

Talking

newspaper

seeks new

volunteers Link-Up, the Breckland talking newspaper

for people with sight problems and first

formed in 1984, is looking for some extra

volunteers.

Produced every fortnight at Thetford

Grammar School, the registered charity

sends out digital memory sticks to its

listeners around and outside Breckland

every fortnight.

With its annual meeting coming up, it is

looking for people willing to help out in

three main areas.

It needs a promotions officer with the task

of organising twice yearly supermarket

collections, producing publicity material and

generally keeping the organisation in the

public eye.

It needs a coordinator of volunteers, with

the task of ensuring there are sufficient

volunteers to help each fortnight.

And it is looking for someone to join its

team of editors, who work from home on a

rota to put together the script which is

recorded every fortnight.

If you are interested in any of these roles or

would like to help the talking newspaper in

any of a range of voluntary tasks, then call

chairman John Kitson on 01953 498 609 –

or come to Link-Up’s annual meeting, to be

held at Wereham House Hotel, White Hart

Street, Thetford on Thursday April 19th

(7.30pm).

Yes wait no longer, the Mayor’s

Mardle is back!

I want to thank the Vice

Chairman, Councillor Paul

Cooper, for his contribution last

month. I am sure that he will

continue the Mayor’s Mardle

when, all things being equal, he

takes over as Chairman of Watton

Town Council and Mayor of

Watton at the end of May.

I read with interest the article

concerning the Wayland

Luncheon Club in last month’s

edition. One thing that was

omitted by whomsoever wrote the

article was that Watton Town

Council provide funding in

support of the Luncheon Club

each year, and have done since its

inception. Residents have

contacted me, concerned that

Watton Town Council was no

longer prepared to support the

Luncheon Club as a result of

reading this article. This is not the

case, and perhaps should have

been made clearer in the article.

This year (2011/12) the amount of

funding provided by your Town

Council was equivalent to just

under £23,000. This is also in the

budget for 2012/13 and Watton

Town Council will continue to

provide this level of funding

during the next financial year.

Jan and I were pleased to be

invited to the annual dinner of the

Watton Twinning Association, in

this their 25th year, it was a very

pleasant evening indeed. The 25th

anniversary is being celebrated

over the weekend of the 25th –

28th May 2012, with a visit from

the residents of the twinned town

of Weeze Germany with a very

full program of events planned.

More details will be forthcoming

from the Twinning Association

nearer the time.

I am concerned to see that

mindless vandalism is still

prevalent in Watton. The latest

example of this is on the pathway

that leads from Norwich Road into

Tesco. Someone has gone along

and snapped off every tree that

was planted. Someone must have

seen this but no-one seems to want

to say anything. There also seems

to be a big increase in litter all

over the town, should residents not

have pride in the town in which

we live, and not deposit litter on

the ground, but either take it home,

or deposit it in the bins provided.

Watton is a great place to live in,

but is being spoilt by a small

minority; perhaps the majority can

exert some influence to prevent

this happening!

You will no doubt have seen

details of the proposed changes to

the Doctors Surgery‘s

appointment system. There is an

article elsewhere in this edition

detailing these amendments. A

number of people have expressed

concerns to me about these

changes. At the next full Watton

Town Council meeting (27th

March 2012 at 7pm) the Practice

Manager from the Surgery, Mary

Osborne, will explain these

changes more fully and take

questions from both Councillors

and members of the public. I

realise that the date of this meeting

coincides with the publication of

this edition, but this opportunity

was arranged at very short notice

(I am grateful to Mary for coming

along so promptly). I am

publicising this meeting as widely

as I can between now and the time

of the meeting, so hopefully all

those with an interest will attend.

If you could not attend and have

concerns please do not hesitate to

contact me.

I want to make everyone aware

that Watton Town Council gives

grants to town organizations for

specific activities and projects. We

have, in the past supported many

fine causes and I just wanted to

encourage applications for a

Watton Town Council grant.

Unfortunately we are not allowed

to give grants to individuals, and

naturally as this is public money,

certain rules do apply, for example

the organization must be based in

Watton. If your organization has a

project that could benefit from

some additional funding, then

please contact me or the town

clerk, Mrs. Jacqui Seal on 01953

881007.

Watton Town Council review

annually the contractors and

organisations that they use to

provide services, for example,

plumbers, electricians, builders,

cleaners etc. Anyone interested in

becoming one of Watton Town

Council providers of services

should contact the Town Clerk,

Mrs. Jacqui Seal, on 01953

881007 for more information.

Remember that all of Watton

Town Council meetings are open

to the public; they are held in

Wayland Hall. I would encourage

Watton residents to attend so that

they are more able to hold their

elected representatives to account.

If you can’t attend please do not

hesitate to contact me or any other

Town Councillor with your

concerns. Without your input we

cannot be sure that the decisions

that are made by the council

reflect the opinions of the majority

of the people of Watton. And that

is what you elected us to do!

Michael Wassell, Chairman

Watton Town Council

michael.wassell@wattontowncoun

cil.gov.uk

01953 882884

Mayor’s Mardle

Secretary David Allan, with

apologies for absence from

Chairman Rod Rumsby,

welcomed twenty three members

and guests to the Society’s 2012

AGM.

Minutes of the 2011 AGM were

read and approved. It was reported

that the membership numbers

were at a healthy level and it was

decided that the membership fee

would not be increased.

The election of officers proceeded

with proposals and acceptances

with four new members welcomed

on to the committee. It was agreed

that meetings would continue to

be held on the first Tuesday of

each month with no meeting in

December and January.

Next Meeting Tuesday 3rd April

7.30pm at Methwold Social Club;

Chris Lucas “Seen Through The

Fence”

New members & guests

welcomed. For more Information

Tel: 01842 879210 or visit our

Web Site

www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.

co.uk

West Norfolk Aviation Society


When we set the challenge to the

artists of a dragonfly exhibition

to launch the 2012 season of

exhibitions we were not at all

sure what response we would

receive – if any! So we awaited

the submission deadline with

considerable nervousness.

Clearly the dragonfly symbol has

always been important to us and

we did not want the concept of an

exhibition devoted to these

delightful insects to fall flat on its

face.

We need not have worried!

Dragonflies have emerged from the

artists’ studios in every shape and

size ranging from a 1 metre mosaic

to the most delicate silk paintings

and scarves. There are ceramics

and textiles and paintings in just

about every medium from 22

different artists, some old friends

and several new ones. It will be a

real feast for the senses!

The preview evening for this

exhibition which will also launch

the season will be held on April

13th from 7.00 – 8.30pm. We are

hoping that our honorary patron,

Peggy Spencer MBE will be able

to attend this special event.

Anyone who would like tickets for

this free event should contact

Susan on 01953 880205.

Call for Wayland’s

local artists

The Dragonfly Gallery would like

to invite our local artists to exhibit

in an exhibition dedicated to

Wayland Artists amateur and

professional, any medium.

Following on from the successful

Wayland Week in 2011 Jan & I

thought we would like again to

celebrate the work of our very

talented local artists of which there

are an abundance thankfully.

Dates are Saturday 28th April – Sat

5th May, opening times 10 – 4

Weekdays, and Saturday 10 – 1pm.

This exhibition will be totally

different from any other we

organise.

The set-up day will be Thursday

26th April you will turn up from

9.30 – 4pm with your pictures (we

are asking at this stage for you to

exhibit 6, but this may be less

depending on how many people turn

up) there are no entry forms to

complete, all we ask is that you pay

£2 per picture hanged and we ask for

25% commission on all sales.

We will provide hanging hooks,

you will need to bring with you a

list of your entered works and a

price list also cards to display

alongside your work EG: Title,

Medium. Price.

I’m sure you will have lots of

questions to ask regarding this

exhibition, so please do give me

a call or email me. Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205

[email protected] but

please be aware it will be first

come first served on the set -up

day, so let me know as early as

possible, just so I can gauge the

interest.

We do hope you will consider

entering this exhibition and look

forward to displaying your work in

the Dragonfly Gallery, Wayland

House, High St., Watton.

The Dragonfly Gallery A Celebration of Dragonflies

Scoulton Memories

On Saturday May 26th in

Scoulton Village Hall, in

conjunction with a Mere Walk

and BBQ, there will be a small

exhibition of photographs and

other memories of 20th Century

Jubilees and Coronations in the

village.

To prepare this exhibition,

members of the Village History

Group like to hear of any

memories, and see any

photographs or press cuttings of

the celebrations in Scoulton. If

you can help please contact Julia

Grover 483654, Margaret

Marham 483758 or Janet Parker

850368.

Pictured are Members of Scoulton Womens' Institute celebration the Queen's Silver Jubilee wearing the crowns made for a competition.. L to R: Christine Martin, Joan Szabo, Elizabeth Leverett, Alice Elvin, ? , ? ,

Joan Dolman, ? , Elsie Marham, Phoebe Poll, Lettie Lister. Scoulton WI closed in January 2009.

Clippers

for Heroes On Thursday 8th March a Help

for Heroes event took place at

Clippers of Watton from 8am

until 6.30pm. The proprietor,

Tracy Emmins decided to do this

event because her husband Karl,

who had served 23 years in the

RAF, was often deployed to

many areas of conflict. He had

completed operational tours of

duty in Kuwait, Iraq,

Afghanistan and many other

areas in the Middle East during

his time in the RAF. Tracy

charged only £5 for a haircut

with all her takings for the day

donated to the charity ‘Help for

Heroes’. Along with the money

from the street collections she

managed to raise a staggering

£1007.13. ‘I am absolutely

overwhelmed by the support

from the community of

Watton and I would like to

thank everyone who

contributed. It is for such a

wonderful cause and I know

the money will go to helping

rehabilitate our troops. I plan

to do it again next July and

see if I can get even more for

them.’

The day was run smoothly with

fresh tea, coffee and a cake 40"

in length made in the shape of

the Help for Heroes medal

offered to the customers as they

waited. ‘I would like to say a big

thank you to the guys who

helped on the day, my husband

Karl, Cpl Mark Kaberry and his

wife Nicola from RAF Marham,

Gavin White and Sam George

from the Watton Army Cadets

and Tammy Ward who kindly

made the cake on behalf of The

Willow House in Watton. I

would also like to thank my staff

Matthew Collyer and Kerry

Viccars who had to keep pace

with the amount of customers

coming through the door.’

Pictured are Tracy with Gavin

While (left) and Sam Ward from

Watton Army Cadets


On target for raising funds

for rhinos Dave Edwards of Saham Toney, who is running the London Marathon

again this year, would like to say a big “thank you” to all of those who

have supported him at three quizzes he has arranged since November at the

Wells Cole Community Centre. “I’ve already raised over £1,000.00 and

hope to beat my target of £1,500 My final fund-raising event is a Golf Day

on Saturday 14 April at Richmond Park Golf Club (please ring me on

881973 if you’d like to take part).”

Training is also going according to schedule. Apart from missing a couple

of runs during the very cold snowy weather earlier in the year, Dave is

slowly building up distances week by week. He is becoming a well-known

sight to residents of Ovington and Carbrooke as he pounds the country

roads around the villages. Marathon day in London

is a wonderful experience – whether you’re running

or just shouting encouragement. “The city takes on a

carnival atmosphere and everyone is so friendly and

supportive,” says Dave. “I’m really looking forward

to it.”

Dave is also accepting sponsorship via http://

uk.virginmoneygiving.com/davidedwards

All funds are being donated to “Save the Rhinos”

charity no. 1035072

Our first Jazz at the Queens Hall

session with DixieMix on March

9th was the best ever - in terms of

the quality of the music (gets

better every time, quite

remarkable), the numbers

attending (the highest yet), and

the proceeds to our charities fund

(£668, again, the highest yet).

Thank you to all our guests and

helpers. The next session will be

on Friday 26th October, which

will be DixieMix’s eighth

appearance at the Queens Hall..

As mentioned last month, we are

supporting a Quiz & Chips evening

to raise funds for Friends of

Chernobyl's Children (FoCC)

Breckland who are bringing

affected children to the area for a

therapeutic holiday. The quiz will

take place on Friday 13th April,

7.30pm, at the Wells Cole

Community Centre under the

guidance of Quizmaster Pat

Murphy. Teams of 4 are being

sought and application should be

made to Angela Martin on 01953

889669. The cost of entry is £7.50

per person, including fish & chip

supper (as supplied by Gary’s

Place).

We are pleased to announce we

have secured “Rave On” – a Buddy

Holly tribute group based in north

Suffolk – to give an afternoon

Diamond Jubilee family

performance on Sunday 3rd June in

the Queens Hall. The show will

commence at 3pm but doors will

open at 2pm with a bar and video

show. We are not treating this as a

fundraiser thus ticket prices are

being kept low, with junior

concessions. We do need to cover

costs and, obviously, any surplus

will be gratefully received into our

charities fund. Please see ad or our

website:

www.wattonrotary.org.uk - for

ticket information.

We hope to be at Carnival the

following Sunday with our popular

straw draw bottle stall, and the

following month another venture

will be a Tractor Run. This has

been resurrected from a few years

ago and will take place on 15th

July starting from Rtn Charles

Hewson’s facility at Scarning. The

run will start at 10.30am with a

break at a suitable venue half way

round the route for a Sunday Lunch

BBQ. Entry is by application form

available from Charles (01362

693041 or 07941 126977) or email

[email protected]

It has just been announced that the

Club’s RotaBoard Project has been

awarded a £400 grant from Rotary

Foundation funds. This sum added

to the individual and business

sponsorships already received

means that the funding for

something over half of our

RotaBoards has now been covered.

The RotaBoard project was fully

reported upon in The Wayland

News last October; we still need

more sponsors and a further full

report will be made in a future

edition of this paper.

STOP PRESS! At our meeting of 15th March it

was announced that our club had

received a bronze award for having

arranged the collection of monies

to fund 50 or more ShelterBoxes.

The award came as a complete

surprise; we are delighted and,

again, thank all the individuals,

organisations and schools who

have given so generously to

ShelterBox project.

Pictured are Watton Rotary

President Andrew Barwood and

Secretary Roy Challand holding the

ShelterBox Bronze Award Banner.

Rotary Roundup

FOGES Friends of Great

Ellingham School are holding a

TOP TO TOE PAMPER

EVENING as a fundraiser for the

school. It is to be held on

Wednesday 25th March, starting at

7pm through till 10pm, in the

school itself. The ticket price of

£10 includes two free treatments,

and if you are lucky enough to be

one of the first 50 people buying a

ticket, you will also receive a free

GOODIE BAG which you can

collect when you arrive on the

evening. The school promises to

be a great venue for this type of

event. The treatments on offer will

include massages, relaxation

techniques, health and beauty,

healing and predictions. You’ll be

spoilt for choice trying to decide

which treatments to have. When

you have chosen, you simply write

your name against an appointment

time that suits you. You must find

time, to visit the shopping stalls too.

There will be refreshments and

‘nibbles’ and a fantastic raffle. So,

come along, treat yourself, to an

evening of pampering.

Tickets are available from Jo Walsh

on 01953 452857 or email

[email protected]

Tickets are going fast so please

book early to avoid disappointment.

An Evening of Pampering

It’s been a long time coming,

but we are nearly there. At the

beginning of April the builders

will be handing back St. Mary’s

Church to us – and then all the

hard work starts! Once we are

able to get into church, there is a

lot to be done to get the church

back into order and ready to

conduct worship and host other

events

Since September we have been

’on the road’. Our thanks to all

who have hosted us at different

times: Watton Methodist

Church, St. John’s Ovington, St.

Nicholas Ashill, St. Peter and

St. Paul Carbrooke, St. George’s

Saham Toney, All Saints

Threxton, the Queen’s Hall and

The Watton Christian

Community Centre. This has

been an important experience as

we have worshipped alongside

our neighbours and in a variety

of different situations.

We will be holding an OPEN

WEEKEND, 21st – 22nd

APRIL. This is an open

invitation to all who wish to

come to look round on Saturday

and between services on

Sunday. Our 8am BCP Holy

Communion and 10am All Age

Worship will take place in

church.

The official rededication service

will take place at 6.30pm with

the Bishop of Norwich and there

is an open invitation to all. The

church will also be open

daytime during the following

week.

St. Mary’s Open Weekend

& Rededication Service

An excellent nights

training for all Caston Camera Club had a training session

scheduled for Tuesday the 6th March, this was to be

a training workshop for all members, from

beginners to the advanced, the theme being “getting

the most out of your camera”. The club were

somewhat taken aback with the number of members

who wanted to take part, so much so that the

evening was oversubscribed. Because of this the

club has had to now make it into two separate

evening sessions, the next on the 27th March. The

evening was an in depth one, with much to discuss

and demonstrate, stopping only briefly for a quick

cup of coffee or tea and a discussion with fellow

members, before starting the second part of the

evening. The evening finished leaving the

instructors with the feeling that it was a job well

done, especially as many on the members expressed

their gratitude for a great and stimulating evening.


Greek Nights

Last Saturday of Every Month Why not try an exceptional night out?

All our dishes are made by our Cypriot Chefs from Cyprus and we have Greek Dancing & Smashing nights!

On the night there are many dishes served like Halloumi, Humus, Taramasalata , Calamari, White Bait, Rice, Cold Starters Salads, Dolma, Cyprus Potatoes in the Oven, Pastirma,

Prawns, Lamb Chicken, Vegetable Kebabs, Finished by Fruit and Desert.

A Gigantic Great Greek Night!!! All for £19.99 per person

See the video Search YouTube for “Italian Job Greek Night” For private parties please book in advance. Please note that on request we can

cater for you with Greek nights on any night or any day in the week . . .

Italian Job Watton & Dereham Given Best Possible Rating With A “5” in Health & Hygiene YOU CAN VIEW THE FOOD HYGIENE RAITING OF ANY TAKEAWAY OR RESTAURANT IN TOWN NOW BY GOING TO www.food.gov.uk/ratings

Top Rated “5” again for Both Dereham and Watton Branches of the Italian Job. The National Food and Hygiene Rating scheme will help you to choose where to eat out by giving you information about the hygiene standard of each food business. Every business is given a hygiene rating when it is inspected by a Food Safety Officer from Breckland Council. The hygiene rating shows how closely the business is meeting the requirements of Food Hygiene law. After each planned inspection the food business is awarded an overall number rating from zero (the worst) to 5 (highest, Very Good) based on food safety standards and cleanliness.

Go online and see how your takeaway has been rated. You will be surprised!!!

HONOR AWARD FOR THE ITALIAN JOB MENU

Because we have a healthier options on our new menu we have been honoured by Breckland Council the HONOR Award . Healthier food options are important for many consumers when choosing where to eat out and for improving the overall health of residents. In recognition of this, Breckland Council has introduced the HONOR Award scheme to reward those businesses that have added healthier options to their menu. Now we are serving Baked Potatoes, Fruit Juice, Fresh Steaks and Fresh Chicken too. There are lots of reasons to choose us - these are just a few.

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust

To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

E-mail [email protected] Website http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections

Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Local group E-mail: [email protected]

Tuesday 17th April, 7.45pm-9.30pm. Local group review of the past year and Talk about Deer management by David Hooton.

Followed by raffle and refreshments. Venue ;Watton Christian Community Centre, High Street ,Watton. Cost : Members £2 Non-members £3

The Watton Society Talk Entrance fee is £1.50 for members and £2.50 for non members,

who are very welcome to attend. Contacts for more information on the Watton Society are John and Judy Kerr, 01953 882613.

Wednesday, April 18th 7.45 p.m. at the Christian Community Centre

Carol Haines 'Street Furniture' covering milestones, the origins of other roadside history such as direction and place name signs in

Norfolk, route numbering, etc.

By Rosalie Davis Gibb

. . . that Christians celebrated the

resurrection of Christ long before the

word ‘Easter’ was used, the celebration

being previously known as ‘Pascha’,

derived and linked to the Jewish

Passover? Pagan traditions give us the

word ‘Easter’. According to Bede, an

English monastic historian, the English

word Easter comes from ‘Eostre-

monath’, the Anglo-Saxon name for

the month of April. Pascha was most

often celebrated during the month of

Eostre-monath when English

Christians began calling it Easter. The

month of April, Eostre-monath, was

named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess,

Eostre. Rituals related to the goddess

Eostre focus on new beginnings,

rebirth and fertility, symbolized by

eggs and the hare, Easter eggs and the

Easter bunny respectively in modern

times.

Easter is often referred to as a

‘moveable feast’ as the date changes

every year, based on the lunar

calendar, falling any time between the

22nd of March and the 25th of April, but

always on the first Sunday following

the full moon (also known as the

Pachal Full Moon) after the 21st of

March. However, if the full moon

appears on a Sunday, then Easter will

be the following Sunday. And since

Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days

before Easter Sunday, it could be any

time between the 3rd of February and

the 9th of March.

Shrove is derived from the old English

word ‘shrive’ meaning to confess. In

the Middle Ages people confessed

their sins on Shrove Tuesday in order

for them to be forgiven before the

onset of Lent. Pancakes were made

and eaten on Shrove Tuesday in order

to use up provisions that might be in

the store cupboard and were forbidden

during Lent, including fat, cream,

butter and eggs. In fact Shrove

Tuesday is known as Terca-feira gorda

in Brazil and Fettisdagen in Sweden,

both meaning Fat Tuesday. Mardi

Gras, celebrated in Catholic and

French-speaking parts of the United

States and also France means Grease

or Fat Tuesday and in Iceland the day

is known as Sprengidagur, meaning

Bursting Day!!! So presumably they

eat as much as they can, really

celebrating their last chance to indulge

themselves before the fasting of Lent!

The main day for eating pancakes in

France is Candlemas on the 2nd of

February, the day that Christ was

presented at the temple by his mother,

rather than on Shrove Tuesday.

Chandeleur, the French name for

Candlemas, comes from Chandelle,

meaning candle. The French custom of

preparing crepes for La Chandeleur

symbolizes wealth, health and good

crops for the following year, the colour

and shape of the pancake emulating

the sun, bursting upon the earth in all

its shining glory after the dark days of

winter.

In addition to feasts to use up

forbidden foods during Lent,

Shrovetide (four days from Saturday to

Tuesday) used to be celebrated with

much more enthusiasm than it is in

most parts these days, from sports,

games and dancing to high spirited

revelries. In Cornwall, on Nickanan

Night (as the eve of Shrove Tuesday

was called), boys ran riot, causing

mayhem by stealing door knockers,

removing and hiding gates, and

generally taking anything not locked

up! Even today, bizarre customs take

place around the country. In

Derbyshire, two teams, of around 100

men, women and children each, play

the maddest game of football

imaginable, over a two by three mile

‘playing field’ with the town of

Ashbourne in the centre! One team

consists of those born on the north side

of the Henmore river and the other

those born on the south side. The

origin has long been lost in the mists of

time but is thought to date back to

Elizabethan times, the earliest

reference being a poem written in

1683. In 1928 the then Prince of

Wales, later to become Edward VII

kicked off (or ‘turned up’) the ball

giving the event its title of the

Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football.

Prince Charles continued the Royal

tradition by ‘turning up’ the ball in

2003. And just in case the balls land in

the river Henmore, they’re filled with

cork!

Mardi Gras is still a 10-day celebration

in France, featuring street theatre,

concerts and parades with the revelers

disguising themselves with huge,

exotic masks. Parading a fat ox

through Paris to remind people they

were not allowed to eat meat during

Lent gave rise to the term Fat Tuesday.

And in case you need to know, Easter

Sunday this year falls on the 8th of

April, in 2013 on the 31st of March, in

2014 on the 20th of April and in 2015

on the 5th April.

The Saturday before Shrove Tuesday,

Shrove Saturday, used to be known as

Egg Saturday and the Sunday before

Shrove Tuesday was known as

Quinquagesima Sunday, the fiftieth

day before Easter.

But … Did You Know … the day

before Shrove Tuesday is traditionally

known as Collop Monday? Neither did

I until recently! But why so called?

Answer in the next issue.

Did you know . . .?

Watton & Wayland Visitor Centre

The Visitor Centre, in the Dragonfly

Gallery at Wayland House, has opened

for the season and we are pleased to

have some new volunteers on the

roster. The AGM of the Wayland

Tourism Association took place on

13th March: it was noted that we had

gained 4 more accommodation

businesses and that our finances (albeit

‘shoestring’) were in good shape. We

will continue with the same opening

hours as last year – they are: 10am-

4pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to

1pm on Saturdays & Public Holidays.

The telephone number of the Centre/

Gallery (when open) is 01953 880212.

There is a very full programme of

exhibitions from this month right

through to Christmas. Although the

Visitor Centre closes from the end of

September, our volunteers staff the

exhibitions thus until the end of the

year the Visitor Centre will be open

during exhibition periods. A 2012

Exhibition Programme is available in

the Centre, and all our other leaflets

have been updated. Further

information can be found on our

website –

www.wayland-tourism.org.uk

Councillors Chat With Cllr Keith Gilbert

Here we are again. It doesn’t seem like three

months since I last wrote my Councillor’s Chat.

Breckland has had a shared Chief Executive and

senior management team with South Holland

Council since April last year, saving Breckland

Council around £400,000 a year.

At the Breckland Full Council meeting on 9th

March it was agreed to extend this arrangement to

include Great Yarmouth Council. This should

bring further savings of around £100,000 This is

something I support, not only for the cost savings,

but also for the fact that all three councils can

learn from each other and improve the way they

work.

The big “buzz word” around local government at

the moment is “localism.” In the Coalition

Agreement of May 2010, David Cameron and

Nick Clegg declared “The time has come to

disperse power more widely in Britain today.”

Fine words, but what does it actually mean?

Along with other members of Breckland Council

I attended one of the training sessions they have

organised to try and understand it all. The trainer

started by asking whether there were any sceptics

in the room. Just about every hand went up. The

main measures in the Localism Act can be put

under four headings.

1 – new freedoms and flexibilities for local

government.

2 – new rights and powers for communities and

individuals.

3 – reform to make the planning system more

democratic and more effective.

4 – reform to ensure that decisions about housing

are taken locally.

So what does it mean to you and me? I have a

feeling that it can mean anything we want it to

mean. Now that is really sceptical. The second

heading, “new rights and powers for communities

and individuals” seems to me to be at the heart of

it all. We all know that the vast majority of people

will never get involved in local issues. The idea of

this act seems to be to try and involve them, but

will it work? I have my doubts.

I think it might give small pressure groups the

feeling that they can get their own way even if the

silent majority do not agree.

And what about individuals?

How much power would one person think they

have if they are a lone voice? So many questions.

Maybe you have an issue which you would like to

take forward. I am looking forward to have an

issue come forward to see how it will work in

practice. You can see a plain English guide to the

Localism Act at

www.communities.gov.uk/decentralisationguide

COME ON PEOPLE, GET SOMETHING

GOING AND TEST THE ACT.

An interesting thing came to light at the Scrutiny

Commission on the 15th March. In her report

about her portfolio, Lynda Turner, the Executive

Member for Localism, Community and

Environmental Services, told us that her

department was working on a scheme to no longer

supply new homes with free wheelie bins. In future

they would have to be supplied by the developer.

That came as a big surprise to us all, including the

Chairman, and there was a lot of concern about the

issue. Hopefully this will come to the Commission

to discuss fully before it is implemented, or not.

It was suggested that this responsibility could be

passed on to developers as a planning condition. I

immediately saw a problem. What about the many

planning applications which have been passed but

not yet built? If Breckland do not supply the bins

and there is no responsibility in place for the

developer to supply them, who will? It would

obviously become the responsibility of the

householder. And what will happen if they do not

buy bins? Interesting. It has been put forward as a

money saving measure, but personally I think that

it is a step too far. Refuse collection is probably the

most high profile service that Breckland supply.

To no longer supply the necessary bins can only

lead to problems.

As usual I look forward to receiving your thoughts

and comments on local issues. My contact details

are: 39 Merton Road, Watton, Norfolk, IP256BA

Telephone 01953 880172

Email [email protected]


New CCTV camera

for Watton A temporary CCTV camera has been installed in Watton at the junction of

Norwich and Griston roads to help combat a recent spate of incidents in the

area.

Following reports of criminal damage and anti-social behaviour, Watton’s

CCTV Group consulted with residents in the area to find how many had

been affected by anti-social behaviour or criminal damage. Over half

(64%) said that they had been directly affected to some extent and all who

answered supported the installation of a temporary camera.

Lynda Turner, Breckland Council Executive

Member for Localism, Community and

Environmental Services said.

“We are working with the Police and local partners

to tackle anti-social behaviour in this area. Residents

can help and, if they spot trouble, they should report

incidents to the police and follow this up with a text

to Breckland’s CCTV control room”.

The Police can be contacted on 101, or 999 for

emergencies and the CCTV Control Room can be

texted on 07901 007575. Watton CCTV Group is

made up of representatives from the Police, District

and Town Councils, residents and businesses. For

more information about the work of the Group or for

information about the CCTV system, call Breckland

Council Community Safety Officer,Grahame Green

on 01362 656870 or email

grahame.green@breckland,gov.uk.

St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Carbrooke, Presents

Heart and Music

A ten-piece choir from Milton Keynes singing Solos, Ensembles and Choruses from the World of Musical

Theatre, Folk, and Pop

Saturday April 28 7.30pm

Tickets £8 (Accompanied under 16's FREE) Available from Jan Godfrey at

Wayland House, Watton and at the door on the night

Proceeds to Carbrooke Church

The Ideal Home Show teamed up

with ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to

launch the appeal in 2010. The

appeal provides funding for much-

needed adaptations to the homes of

army veterans severely wounded

during service.

The appeal also addresses problems

such as homelessness and helps

families who can’t afford basics like

carpets and furniture.

So far the appeal has raised £250,000

of a target of £1,000,000.

One of the stars of the Show to be

introduced to the Royal guest was

David Pendry from Stow Bedon who

is one of SSAFA Norfolk’s success

major stories.

SSAFA Norfolk first heard about

David and his family in 2 years ago.

Since then SSAFA has worked with

him and many organisations to help

him achieve a near normal home life.

Thanks are due to Tim Bracken for

the DFG Application, Breckland

Council, Royal British Legion,

BLESMA, Peddar’s Way now

Flagship Housing, the District Nurses

who cared for him, West Norfolk

Carers, NNAB and friends and

neighbours who took up the gauntlet

with SSAFA to provide them with

the support they needed while the

problem of allocating appropriate

housing was on going.

As you can imagine, it has been a

long road travelled and a hard one for

David who is one of those people you

will never forget. In spite of the pain,

the confusion and, let’s face it, the

fear, he never stopped hoping, never

stopped smiling and never gave up.

And if you could have seen him that

day when he manoeuvred himself

and half a leg out of his wheel chair

on to the kitchen work surfaces and

painted the walls of his new kitchen

you would know exactly what I

mean.

But of course, behind every great

man there is an even greater woman.

His wife and carer was an astonishing

tower of strength, never thinking of

herself, determined to always be

there for David yet still facing up to

her responsibilities as a mum, a gran

and a carer.

Last month I wrote about short

breaks and respite care for the carers

and the cared for and David and his

family are a case in point. They

spoke to Royal British Legion who

provided short breaks for them to get

away from all the stresses and strains

of everyday.

Next up, David would like to go into

as many local schools as he can and

talk to as many young people as he

can about their Diabetes and the

importance of taking the medication

as prescribed.

So there you have it, all those £1

coins you have donated to SSAFA

Norfolk have helped an amazing man

and his family to have a proper life

together – and to look forward to a

night time cuddle!

If you would like to donate to

SSAFA Norfolk, or you would like

more information please ring 01 603

403322 (mornings only).

If you would like to donate to ideal

home for heroes please ring 08452 41

48 20 or visit

www.idealhomesforheroes.com

Ideal Homes for Heroes

By Edith Pleasance

Telephone hacking is not a new

scam. My dear old Mum

perfected the idea several years

ago. This is how it happened.

Throughout my childhood my

mother suffered deafness and

with four daughters to raise it

was not possible to have a

confidential relationship,

especially during our awkward

teenage years. Eventually some

friends of hers persuaded Mum

to invest in a deaf aid.

This consisted of a battery block,

about the size and weight of a

hardback book, which attached

to the waistband of her skirt.

From this a lead extended to an

instrument worn like a brooch

just below her shoulder, this was

the volume control attached by

means of another lead to an

earpiece. Our telephone resided

in the front room (or lounge)

where Mum had her favourite

armchair. To help with her lack

of hearing an extra receiver,

provided by the telephone

company, hung on a hook at the

‘phone.

The telephone would ring, one of

us girls would pick up as it could

be a girl or, more likely, a boy

friend calling. As soon as the

usual greeting was voiced we

would notice Mum’s hand fly to

her lapel to turn up the volume

wheel and listen in to what was

being said.

We used to chide her over this

but it was a habit she kept and,

thinking about it now, I am sure

I would have done the same with

my daughter had the occasion

arisen.

How many of our readers

remember grapenuts? To my

surprise I actually bought a

packet of this tasty breakfast

cereal recently in our local

supermarket.

I thought it had gone the way of

the many foods we enjoyed as

children. My particular memory,

as well as the delicious malt

taste, is of my Father singing,

what would nowadays be akin to

a television advert, praising its

qualities. So how, I wonder, did

that evolve? We didn’t have

wireless then and the

gramophone records were

unfettered by endless

advertisements, yet it definitely

had a tune and a few words that

went:-

‘If you have any of our

grapenuts and give your

neighbours none, you shan’t

have any of my grapenuts ‘til

your grapenuts are done’.

Reading the blurb on the packet I

see that they were introduced in

the USA in 1897. It’s good to

know that some food values have

survived.

Now, I would like to have a

word about ladies knickers, if the

gentlemen readers will pardon

the subject!

Our two local dress shops do not

sell these items anymore, so I

went into Norwich to the store

that boasts the sale worldwide of

ladies’ underwear. Having found

the department, now located in

the basement of the enhanced

premises, I searched among the

myriad of styles to find those I

favour.

Success! There were rails of the

garments in every size from

small to gigantic. Just one snag

though. I could only buy them in

pairs, i.e. two garments on each

hanger. That was all right, I

intended purchasing three or four

pairs of pants anyway. But

because each hanger contained

one flesh colour and one black I

would be unable to buy them

singly. ‘But I don’t wear black

undies’, I protested, ‘just let me

buy the light colours’.

That is not their policy; I would

have to accept knickers I did not

want! That evening I protested

on-line to the store, but the

requite was that these garments

had proved to be ‘A popular

line’.

So, it seems that M&S, for all

their advertising, are adopting

the stance of Henry T Ford when

he told his customers ‘You can

have any colour as long as it’s

black’!!

---o0o--- Edith Pleasance © 10.03.12

‘Phone Hacking

Letter to the Editor Thank you

I would like to thank everyone who helped me when

I fell at the bus stop on Monday, 12th March,

especially the lady on holiday from France. Your

help was much appreciated.

Many thanks. Marion Hiscocks.

When shopping

with our

advertisers please

tell them you saw

their advert in

The Wayland

News


Coffee and Crafts at

the Queens Hall Saturday 7th April at 9.30am to 2pm In aid of Macmillan Cancer

Watch out

England! Letter from Australia

by Chris O’Connor Watch out England, you are about to be

invaded by thousands of people who

don’t give a tinkers cuss about you and

are intent upon one thing – winning gold

and the glory that will go with it. Few of

them will achieve their goal but they will

use your country to prance on the

international stage and then leave you

like a lover abandoned. In the meantime

it will cost you dear taxpayer billions of

pounds and a disruption the likes of

which you have not seen since WW2.

In a past life I worked on the Sydney

2000 Olympic Games which at the time

were noted to be the best ever staged.

Indeed they were, but let us look at the

cost and the aftermath. Remember, we

are talking about dollar values that are

now over 12 years old.

In 2002, the Auditor-General of New

South Wales (of which Sydney is the

major city) reported that the Sydney

Games cost A$6.6 billion, with a net cost

to the public between A$1.7 and A$2.4

billion. It has been estimated that the

economic impact of the 2000 Olympics

was minimal and that at least A$2.1 billion

has been shaved from public consumption.

The tragedy of all this monetary outlay is

that economic growth was not stimulated

to a net benefit in the year 2000, and there

was no noticeable rush of tourists to

Australia or the many Olympic venues.

Bear in mind that whatever building has

gone up to provide a venue for an Olympic

event there is an multiplier effect and

current resources have to be redirected

from elsewhere: the building of a stadium

is at the expense of other public works

such as extensions to hospitals.

Equestrian centres, softball compounds

and man-made rapids are not particularly

useful beyond their immediate function.

I know of several Olympic venues that

were built at a cost of millions of dollars

that are either underutilised or not used at

all. In the years after the games,

infrastructure issues have been of growing

concern for many Australians, especially

those in the western suburbs of Sydney

where proposed new rail links are

estimated to cost in the same order of

magnitude as the public expenditure on the

games; in other words goodbye improved

public transport, hospitals and social

services for the foreseeable future.

Take the Equestrian Centre. Indeed take it

as far away as you can. Built on hundreds

of acres of prime land and costing in

excess of $30 million it is an underutilised

venue that was used for

just ten days during the

Olympics. Despite a

request for the Equestrian

Federation of Australia to

move its headquarters

from Melbourne to

Sydney nothing happened

and the major events now

take place 1000

kilometres away.

You will be surprised at

how much money has

been spent on your behalf without you

knowing it. There was one Olympic venue

that was way behind its completion

schedule and the event risked being

cancelled or held in a less superior arena.

Without a blink the government authorised

an additional six million dollars in

expenditure so that extra resources could

be brought in to finish it on time.

There is a cold hard reality to the

Olympic Games and it is quite simple:

the only people who really benefit from

the Games are the so called Olympic

Family who rake millions of dollars into

their own bank accounts; the businesses

that build the venues and for a very short

time the host city.

Beware, being a host city is not all roses.

The disruption is enormous, particularly

to the public who will have to forget

about their cars and take overcrowded

and often late public transport. London

will be invaded and every facility that

you take for granted such as transport,

hotels, police and ambulance services

will be stretched to the limit.

In Sydney major roads were closed so

that the Olympic family and other VIP’s

were able gain access to venues without

disruption. These were no ordinary roads

but major feeders of traffic into and out

of the city. Drivers attempting to get to

Sydney by car during the rush hour were

simply stopped in their tracks as some

unknown African Olympic delegate was

taken under full police escort to a Games

venue.

Mind you, Sydney, like London has one of

the most congested traffic systems in the

world and many of the major highways are

known by another name – Australia’s

biggest parking lots.

Mascot Airport – the main international

and domestic airport for Sydney –

managed to run efficiently but many who

tried to travel on business at the time

simply gave up because flights were

rescheduled or cancelled and priority, once

again was given to the Olympic family.

Don’t underestimate their self-importance.

Whole streets will be closed off so that

they can attend a cocktail party – all in the

name of security.

And then there was security. While I am

still forbidden to talk about the finer points

the budget blew out by millions of dollars;

police officers from around the nation were

drafted in to ensure everything went to

plan and there were no

disruptions. You can

only imagine the

multiplier effect of

taking police from one

area of the country to

another – eventually

something has to give

and it will probably be in

your local community

where resources are

stretched to the limit.

The Sydney Olympics

employed thousands of security guards, the

majority of whom were in the lower

intelligence bracket and had to be pulled

into line on frequent occasions by real

police officers. I distinctly remember one

guard who was searching a young woman

and placed his metal detector between her

legs with the comment “I bet you like

that.” Fortunately he did not last a second

longer but the damage had been done.

Remember too that the Sydney 2000

Olympic Games were prior to the horror of

9/11and the attack on the World Trade

Centre in New York. Heaven knows how

tight security is now.

In Sydney, police and army sniffer dogs

would search the main Olympic venue

three times a day and yes they would

find things it was better not to tell the

public about.

I also remember with some amusement a

briefing by the Colonel in charge of the

Australian SAS regiment. He was asked

when we could expect the men to arrive at

the Olympic site. With a wry smile he

informed us that they had been present for

the past six weeks. Where they hid, how

they went about their security activities

and where they slept and ate was all a

mystery and will remain so.

Mind you there was a lighter side to the

Olympics (at least it appealed to my dark

sense of humour). Saving the environment

was a key issue and given that the main

venue at Homebush Bay was built of a

toxic waste site there was always going to

be issues. Despite thousands of tons of clay

being used to cap the toxic waste it still

managed to seep out and there were

substantiated reports of deformed fish in

the nearby Parramatta River. One area was

home to a very rare and endangered frog

and on the closing night as the fireworks

heralded the end of the Games a stray

firework landed on the nearby grounds of

the frog and igniting a grass fire that

almost wiped them out. The government

had spent over millions appeasing the

‘greenies’ and it all went up in smoke.

Enjoy the Games but remember you will

have an empty hole in your stomach when

it is all over and wonder what all the fuss

was about. And keep this in mind; when

one journalist asked an Olympic official if

the Olympics would go on if venues were

not built on time he replied that ‘nothing

will stop the Games, it is too big an event’.

It will be a phollisiphical event.

Welcome to our

new Manager at

Watton Country

Market Following the Annual General Meeting

on 7th March Linda Riggles took on the

role of Market Manager. We are very

grateful to her for accepting this

responsibility and to Maureen Browne

for acting as Manager during the

difficult time following the sudden

retirement of Gill Buckley. Maureen will

be helping Linda as she takes on this

new role.

Margaret Enger was again elected

Chairman, Susan Luff Secretary and

Ruth Stapleton Treasurer.

April is the busiest month of the year for

our plant producers and we look forward

to a wide variety of vegetable plants,

flowers and small shrubs.

Baked goods, knitted goods, jams and

chutneys, fresh eggs, bags and cushions,

jewellery and greetings cards are always

available. Please come and see us

between 8.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on any

Wednesday morning.

The Market is in the front hall at Watton

Christian Community Centre. The

Methodist ladies serve coffee in the rear

hall - if you want to leave any Market

purchases under the counter while you

go to have coffee we are happy to

provide this service for you. In the past it

has been particularly popular with plant

buyers.

Music and

Mardle in May St. Margaret's Church Breckles

NR17 1EW - Mat 7.30 pm. Come and join us for an evening with

Keith Skipper and Ian Prettyman who

will entertain us with humour, stories

and music in and about the Norfolk

dialect. Keith will visit Breckles as part

of his "Grand Tour" in 2012, to

celebrate 50 years as a Norfolk Scribe

and Mardler. Tickets £10 to include

refreshments, from Margaret Morfoot,

Tel. 01953 498286.

Beer and wine bar open from 7pm.

Good parking.

Proceeds for church funds.


It’s that time of year again!

Although we are no longer

in the Yellow Book we are

pleased to able to open our

garden again on 6th May

from 2 to 5.30pm this year

to raise funds for St John

Ambulance. Much of the

money raised goes to the

Ashill Branch who provide a

valuable service in this part

of Norfolk. Some of the

money also goes to Head

Office to help maintain the

organisation nationally.

They rely on voluntary

contributions to keep going

and opening our garden is

one small way to assist them

to maintain an important

presence in many ways in

this area.

But for the day to be

successful we need visitors.

Last year the combined

income from the entrance

charge and teas came to

nearly £1000 and we are

grateful to those who visited

for their support.

The garden, for those who

have not visited before,

extends to nearly 13 acres.

It combines a walled garden,

kitchen garden, arboretum,

turf labyrinth, wild-flower

meadow, woodland garden

and two large ponds. There

is a lot to see. Teas are

served in the walled garden.

The core of the garden is a

collection of unusual trees

and shrubs which was

initiated in the early 70’s

and now comprises several

hundred specimens.

Included are a large number

of birch, crab apple, oak,

chestnut, lime, beech, rowan

and white-beam as well as

tulip trees, Indian bean trees,

and many others. Most were

planted before 2000 but new

trees are added when the

opportunity arises.

We hope that Trevor

Harrison of The Creake

Plant Centre will bring a

selection of plants for sale.

We have added a raised bed

recently to our age and the

current fashion!

The extensive display of

snowdrops, daffodils and

other spring flowers will be

over by May but the flowers

trees, shrubs and herbaceous

plants will more than

compensate.

The aim of the current

management is to enrich the

area by selecting species

which provide food, habitat

and protection for the huge

range of flora and fauna

found in this part of

Breckland, supported by

sympathetic and careful

routine maintenance.

The Ashill branch of St John

is a splendid group of people

and Diana and I are

delighted to welcome them

again this year; I hope that

you will help make the day a

huge financial success.

April can be a fickle month.

Traditionally we get showers

following March’s lion-like

departure. More often than not

we get a lovely sunny day that

encourages gardening followed

by a frosty night. I have found

that frost inevitably waits until

the blossom is on the fruit trees

and if that doesn’t finish it off a

sneaky refugee gale from

March comes in just when the

cherry blossom is in full cry.

Most of these conditions can be

dealt with. If a frost is forecast,

put out a bit of protection on

shrubs and fruit trees as far as is

practicable. A double layer of

fleece or even newspaper will

do the trick. Because of the

possible frosts don’t, whatever

you do, buy in bedding plants

unless you have a greenhouse. I

know they’re in the sheds and

the garden centres and look

very pretty. They have

protection there. Out in the cold

garden they won’t last long.

Keep the money in your pocket

until next month. If you really

want to spend it, buy some

general purpose fertiliser and

sprinkle it about in the borders

before plants really start to get

going when it’s difficult to get

near them. It’s best to wait until

the threat of frosts has gone to

weed and feed the lawn.

It has recently been announced

that we are to have a hosepipe

ban from 5th of this month.

There was a certain amount of

flannel in the announcement,

playing down the potential

huge fine - £1000 I think - and

a lot of dodging interviewers’

relevant questions regarding

repairs of leaks. The waste is

phenomenal in some areas.

Gardeners only use a tiny

percentage of water for their

crops and borders. Most of us

are water aware and wouldn’t

dream of watering grass. How

many golf courses, football

grounds, cricket pitches and

other recreational areas will not

suffer? I feel rather aggrieved

that we pay up front for a

service then get punished for

using it. Rant over! There are,

of course, ways of using water

twice. For instance if you take

baths don’t put too much

bubble or other chemicals in it

and the water can then be used

for the garden. Washing up

water that isn’t too greasy can

also be used. I did hear

someone recommend taking a

shower while standing in a

bowl to catch the water for re-

use. Sell tickets. The final one,

and probably the best if you can

manage it, is to collect the

water from the hot tap while

waiting for the hot water to

come through. This is probably

the best for use on crops as all

the other ‘grey’ water should be

used for flushing lavatories,

watering sturdy shrubs and

trees, car washing and other

uses that don’t involve delicate

plants. This means back to the

good old watering can but

there’s a gadget like a large bag

on the market that you put in a

wheelbarrow, then fill it with

water so you have a good

supply to fill the cans. If these

are strategically placed around

the garden it should make life a

lot easier. Mind you, I would

like to get my hands on the

genius who decided the day

before Good Friday was a good

one to restrict gardeners’ water

use. One last word (for now) on

the water subject, our local

horticultural society ‘s meetings

in April and June have very

relevant speakers‘ topics:

respectively drought tolerant

plants and grey water and

recycling within the garden.

Look out for notices.

Good Friday is traditionally the

day for planting out potatoes

and April is the month for

sowing seeds outside. This may

have been started in March but,

of course, it all depends on the

weather and the soil

temperature. The old

fashioned way was to drop the

undies and sit on the soil. If it

felt cold and uncomfortable

delay the seed sowing for a

few days. Then, presumably,

repeat the process. Not

something you should be

doing in the front garden in

daylight. It’s much better

either to invest in technology

(a soil thermometer) or just

put your forearm on the soil.

Fruit can be planted this

month, for example

strawberries; figs and

grapevines if you are really

ambitious. Strawberries are

easy, with lots of growing

methods. If you don’t have

room for a strawberry bed,

grow them in pots, hanging

baskets or specially developed

strawberry towers. These

methods also have advantages

when it comes to pest

avoidance, they’re easy to net

against birds and don’t get

dirty. I’m not much good at

this but it always seems worth

it even for a small crop.

Market or shop strawberries

just don’t taste quite the same

as those picked straight off

the plant on a sunny day.

Towards the end of the month

all those seeds you sowed

indoors will need to be pricked

out and hardened off. Every

year we all sow far more seeds

than we should but it’s so

wonderful to see what grows

out of those little grains of

brown dust. Hanging baskets

can be planted up this month if

you have a greenhouse or

conservatory. However, if you

use one or two for strawberries

these can go straight out.

Tomatoes of the ‘tumbling’

varieties, and now there are lots

of them for baskets, need to be

kept indoors for a little while.

These tomatoes have been a

huge success since their

introduction with ‘Tomato

Tumbler’ some years ago as

they are easy to grow in

containers and baskets and the

cherry size is popular,

particularly with children. The

best thing is that flavour wasn’t

sacrificed in pursuit of size and

appearance.

In the flower beds plant

perennials and dividing

perennials should be finished

this month. Don’t cut down

foliage of spring flowering

bulbs until at least six weeks

after the flowers have finished.

One idea I spotted was for

naturalised bulbs - mow round

the clump so that it looks like a

small wildlife area. It looked

better than leaving the whole

lawn to look scruffy until the

leaves are over. Hardy annuals

can be sown outside this month

and if you sowed any in

autumn these should be planted

out.

The really exciting things about

April are that strong whiff of

spring in the air and every time

you go outside or even look

through a window something

else has appeared. Some of

these will be unwelcome weeds

so remember, keep at it!

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Clermont House - Garden Opening in

Aid of St John Ambulance Funds


Replacing our original speaker because of

illness, Gary Moore, Treasurer of

Shipdham Fuchsia Society, stepped in to

give a talk on “The History and Growing

of Fuchsias” for our February meeting. His

wife Margaret kindly agreed to adjudicate

the Winter Photograph competition.

Gary outlined how he became involved in

growing fuchsias, from obtaining some

fuchsia cuttings in 1964 to put in the

greenhouse he had found at his new house

in Doncaster to being elected to the British

Fuchsia Society Committee over 30 years

later.

He explained how fuchsias came to

Europe from the French West Indies in the

seventeenth century from a French monk

originally searching for medicinal plants -

and was named after a Dr Fuchs. The

meeting was told of a story that the fuchsia

plant came to this country via a James Lee

who, seeing this exotic new plant at a

house in Wapping, London, offered the

owner eight guineas for it and promised

the first cutting in return. Apparently he

produced 300 cuttings and sold them from

a bench two at a time for a guinea each.

Some doubt this story and suggest that

James Lee may have “unofficially”

obtained the fuchsia from Kew Gardens!

The plant became very popular in the

nineteenth and early twentieth century as

table decorations in aristocratic houses

until the First World War. Today several

fuchsia nurseries are closing as garden

centres dominate sales of the plant.

Using a sample fuchsia plant, Gary urged

his audience not to give up on plants that,

at this time of the year, look dead; a finger

nail test for greenness in the stem often

confirms that a plant is still alive. He

recommended trimming and then spraying

the plant with tepid water to stimulate it

back into growth and then lying it on its

side. He demonstrated how to take fuchsia

cuttings and recommended placing them in

jiffy bags, small pre-watered balls of soil

contained in a net, ensuring the base of the

cutting is firmly surrounded by soil.

Stopping fuchsias by pinching out, he said,

should be done for every second or third

pair of leaves. The single flower plant will

flower 60 days after its last stop, a semi-

double plant 70 days after and a double

plant 80 days after.

Turning to pests and diseases, Gary

mentioned aphids, red spider mite, the vine

weevil and white fly but highlighted the

gallmite which had come from the

Channel Islands in 2007 and caused

swollen and twisted plants that had to be

burned to prevent the spread of the disease

and DEFRA informed. Botritis occurred

when ventilation was poor and fuchsia rust

could be controlled with diluted Listerine

mouthwash.

As for hardy fuchsias, he suggested cutting

back to within one inch of the ground in

late March. He stressed that such plants in

pots were not protected from frost.

During the second part of his talk Gary

showed a DVD of the August 1998

Fuchsia Festival at RHS Harlow Car,

Harrogate, celebrating the diamond

anniversary of the British Fuchsia Society.

Members were able to see a wide variety

of stunningly beautiful fuchsia plants.

Gary was warmly thanks for his excellent

and informative talk. His wife Margaret

awarded the Winter Photograph

competition prize to Peter Ewins from

several good entries. The Chairman, David

Green, concluded the meeting by

promoting the coach trip to Cambridge

Botanical Gardens on May 9th.

The next meeting is

on April 26th after

the Open Gardens

event which takes

place from 2.00pm

until 4.30pm.

Ashill and Holme Hale Garden Club

Peter Ewins receives his prize from Margaret Moore

Springtime has begun with us!

Why not come along to our

Spring Show on Saturday 31st

March 2012. The Village Hall

will be decorated with seasonal

flowers and domestic produce.

For members only, the hall will

open at 11.00am, last entries at

1.00pm, judging starting at

1.15pm. Doors will then be open

to all at 3.30pm where you can

relax with some tea and take time

witnessing what is likely to be a

spectacular show.

Another event which is popular

with members and non-members

alike is our ‘Annual Summer

Day Trip’.

On Thursday 5th July 2012, we

will be visiting:

BRESSINGHAM STEAM

MUSEUM AND GARDENS,

NEAR DISS.

We should arrive mid-day at

these unique gardens, renowned

worldwide for their horticultural

excellence, and privately owned

by the Bloom Family. Together

with four linking gardens there

are now 8,000 species and

varieties displayed in 17 acres.

Your visit can also include a visit

to the Garden Centre and the

sleek modern restaurant serving

homemade food. Some steam

train rides may be available at an

extra cost.

This visit replaces the one

published to Hindringham Hall,

which we regret is no longer

available. For your enjoyment

that day, there will also be

additional stop at ST

GEORGES DISTILLERY -

THE ENGLISH WHISKY

COMPANY AT HARLING.

A standard tour has been

arranged which should take

approximately an hour. The tour

should start with tea/coffee and a

video. I regret there are some

stairs to negotiate but you will

have the opportunity to see the

distilling floor and casking room

with the process explained. At

the end of the tour you will have

the chance to sample the

whiskies, spirits and liqueurs.

The total cost for the day will be:

Members - £20.00; Non

members - £24.00

If you are interested or require

additional information then

please contact: Belinda Ashman,

Publicity Officer. 01362 821442

Or Lavinia Rix, Chairperson:

01362 820349

Beetle Drive

Thursday 15th March saw our

annual social evening with Beetle

Drive and fish ‘n’ chip supper.

This is also the meeting where

we own up to the annual

challenge. This year members

were given a hyacinth bulb. So

there could be no ‘ringers’ the

colour was a secret. The idea

behind this annual challenge,

which is different from year to

year, is so we can all learn

something from our successes or

failures. My part was definite

failure. Still I now know why. I

planted the bulb too deeply in too

heavy a growing medium.

Garden soil in a small pot is not a

good idea. Most of those who

had brought failed bulbs had

done the same - the depth seemed

to be more important as some

were in much lighter compost.

The show was won by Geoff

Twelftree, Margaret Arnold was

second and there were four third

places to Pauline Rant, Peggy

Twelftree, Ralph Kinsley and

Robin Loveday. The reason for

this apparent mis-match is that

we don’t have a speaker to judge

the entries so the members ballot

for places.

The Beetle Drive descended into

the usual bedlam with one

confused soul shouting ‘Bingo‘.

You would not believe how

competitive a group of amateur

gardeners can be. Olympics? No

chance. Pauline Middleton beat

off all comers to win the Beetle

Drive with Colin Rant bringing

up the rear for the lowest score

prize.

Thanks once again to Gary from

Little Gary’s Plaice in Watton

who delivered delicious fish and

chips hot. I don’t know how he

does it.

Bradenham and District Horticultural Society

Church Times and News The Wayland News

Watton Churches Together St. Mary’s Church, Watton

1st, 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion, 2nd Wednesday

Morning Worship. Church Office opens Tues, Wed & Thurs 9am-1pm

Tel: 01953 881252 [email protected]

www.stmaryswatton.org

Sun 1st 8.00am Holy Communion, Church Room 7.00pm Informal Worship Colin Mackenzie Centre

Thur 5th 7.30pm Maundy Thursday Group Service

at St Nicholas’ Church, Ashill Fri 6th 10.30am Good Friday Silent Procession

from St Mary’s Church for 11.00am Service at The Methodist Church

Sun 8th 8.00am Holy Communion, Church Room

10.45am Easter Holy Communion at Watton Methodist Church

Sun 15th 8.00am Holy Communion, Church Room

10.00am Holy Communion, Watton CCC 7.00pm Informal Worship, Church Room

Sun 22nd 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am All Age Worship

6.30pm Service of Rededication with

The Rt Rev’d Graham James, Bishop of Norwich

Sun 29th 8.00am Holy Communion 10.30am Group Service, Holy Communion

6.30pm Praise & Worship with Shine

7.00pm Informal Worship, Colin Mackenzie Centre

Watton Methodist Church Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet reflection and prayer

between 10.00am & 12.00noon. It’s your quiet place. At 10.30 there is

a half-hour Midweek Service in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church Member. www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk

Sun 1st 10.45am Rev B Winner

6.30pm Rev J Forsdyke Thur 5th 7.00pm Rev B Winner, Holy Communion

Fri 6th 10.30am Good Friday Walk of Witness from St Mary’s

Church for 11am Service at The Methodist Church Sun 8th 8.30am Rev B Winner, Holy Communion

10.45am Rev B Winner, Holy Communion

6.30pm Mr R Hompstead Sun 15th 10.45am Mr S Lynn

2.30pm Section Service at Gt. Ellingham

Sun 22nd 10.45am Miss J Woor 6.30pm Rev B Winner, Holy Communion

Sun 29th 10.45am Rev B Winner Women’s Anniversary Service

6.30pm Mrs S Greenaway

Roman Catholic Community Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Sun 1st 8.30am Mass with Procession, Swaffham

10.30am Mass with Procession, Swaffham

Tues 3rd 9.30am Mass and Confession, Swaffham 7.00pm Passover Supper by ticket Parish Room Swaffham

Wed 4th 9.30am Mass and Confession, Swaffham

7.30pm Chrism Mass at St John’s Cathedral, Norwich Thur 5th 7.30pm Mass of The Lord’s Supper, Swaffham

Fri 6th 10.30am Children’s Station of the Cross, Swaffham

3.00pm Solomon Liturgy of the Passion, Swaffham Sat 7th No 5.30pm Service at Watton

8.30pm Easter Vigil and 1st Mass of Easter, Swaffham

Sun 8th 8.30am Mass at Swaffham 10.30am Mass at Swaffham

Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton Children have their own programme during the Sunday morning services

Sun 1st 10.30am Easter Egg Hunt Family Service Fri 6th 11.00am Good Friday Service

Sun 8th 10.30am Easter Day Celebration

Sun 15th 10.30am The Importance of Open Doors - Omnipresent

Sun 22nd 10.30am The Importance of Open Doors - Omniscient

Sun 29th 10.30am The Importance of Open Doors - Opportunities

6.00pm Prayer Meeting

St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill Tuesdays at 10.00am Said Holy Communion

Sun 1st 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

Tues 3rd 7.30pm Holy Communion Thur 5th 7.30pm Maundy Thursday Group Service

Fri 6th 2.00pm Good Friday Meditation

Sun 8th 9.30am Easter Holy Communion Sun 15th 9.30am All Age Worship


St. George’s Church, Saham Toney Fri 6th 10.00am Procession of Witness leaves Wells Cole CC for10.30am Good Friday Meditation Service

Sat 7th 7.30pm Easter Eve Group Service of Light

Sun 8th 11.00am Easter Holy Communion Sun 15th 11.00am All Age Worship


S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke Sun 1st 10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion

Wed 4th 7.30pm Holy Communion Fri 6th 2.00pm Good Friday Meditation

Sun 8th 10.30am Easter Holy Communion

Sun 15th 10.30am All Age Worship Sun 22nd 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington Mon 2nd 7.30pm Holy Communion

Sun 8th 9.30am Easter Holy Communion

Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham,

Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon,

Thompson

Worship Calendar for April

Sunday 1st April - Palm Sunday

10:30 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

Holy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 2nd to 4th April

7:00 pm Compline Gt. Hockham

Maundy Thursday - 5th April

7:00 pm Commemoration of Institution of the Lord’s

Supper (Holy Communion) Gt. Hockham

Good Friday - 6th April

10-12am Messy Church Gt. Hockham

Creative activities for children aged 4 to 11 and

their families, brief worship, refreshments

12-3pm Seven Churches Pilgrimage

12:00 Thompson, 12:20 Merton, 12:40 Griston,

13:00 Bring your packed lunch to the Rectory;

13:45 Caston; 14:05 Stow Bedon;

14:25 Breckles; 14:45 Great Hockham

3 pm Gt. Hockham church open for meditation, prayer

(Last station of pilgrimage)

Holy Saturday - 7th April

8:00 pm Service of light on the Eve of Easter Breckles

Easter Sunday - 8th April

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston

Sunday 15th April - Second Sunday of Easter

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham

10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson

Sunday 22nd April - Third Sunday of Easter

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles

Sunday 29th April - Fourth Sunday of Easter

10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

Sunday 6th May - Fifth Sunday of Easter

10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham

Wednesday Pram Services Every Wednesday at 10:15 am

4th and 11th April at Chase Farm, Caston

18th and 25th in Caston Primary School Hall

For those with children aged 0-5

Short Communion, kiddies’ Christian songs; social & play time

‘The WAY’ Youth Group (ages 11+)

15th and 22nd April, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

Enquiries: The Revd. Bob Nichols: Tel.: (01953) 483222;

Email: [email protected]

All Saints Church, Threxton

Easter Sunday April 8th at 10am Everyone Welcome

SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEAS Hosted by St. Mary’s Church in April

Sunday 15th April at Watton Christian Community Centre

2.30pm until 4pm Brighten up a Sunday Afternoon by joining

us, a warm welcome awaits you and your friends.

Watton Bereavement Support Group April Programme

Wed 4th April 2pm Meeting Tea and Chat at Watton CCC

Mon 16th April 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston W& H

Easter!! Thought for the Month by Fr Michael Johnstone

Phew!! What a relief. An extra-long weekend!

An away day? A trip to Majorca? A time with the family.?

Why is there all this jolicking? Why is there a holiday at this time

of year … and never on the same date, to boot!

What have eggs, and lambs, and daffodils, and catkins got to do

with it, anyway? Is it just because it’s Spring? No. it can’t be

because the Spring Bank Holiday is at the beginning of May.

And certainly, it’s not just because it’s Spring. On the contrary, it

has to do with the very reality of our existence.

Let’s think about it: I am alive because my parents were alive.

They were alive because of ………… go back to the beginning of

life: because God gave us a share in His existence.

God is LIFE. And because He is LIFE, He is also LOVE, and

needs to share that love with others. So in His Love He shared His

life with us.

But Humans prefer their own life to God’s love. Each turns away

from Him. Each thinks “I am more important than anyone else …

even my Creator”.

So each ceases to have God’s Life.

Only One has remained true to His Father’s Life and Love. God’s

Son, who came to live with us and show us how fully-human

beings could and should live.

And human beings rejected - and still reject - Him. But He is as

great as His Father. For He, too, is God.

When arrogant human beings crucified Him, His innocence, love

and power overcame the death – death that had been created by,

and is inherent, in humans. And He brought a new form of life – a

new creation.

His new, total, innocent, eternal Life is called RESURRECTION.

Easter is Resurrection!

Resurrection - New Life - is symbolised by the egg, by the hopping

newly-born bunny, by the vibrant catkin after the dead winter, by the

glowing daffodil springing up from the drear dull bulb.

So we rejoice. We celebrate. We have a Festival. A holiday.

Christ is Risen! Christ is alive!

And we who re-born into His life-giving Spring of Baptismal

water share in His New Life.

Should we not rejoice? Should we not Holiday?

For we know we will live, not just until death. But into eternity -

with Christ in God.

Samaritans Purse If you have taken part in the Christmas Shoe Box filling for the

Samaritans Purse, then you will be interested to learn of the

Watton & District Trefoil Guild special meeting at the Watton

Christian Community Centre at 7.30pm on April 19th for a talk by

a Samaritans Purse voluntary co-ordinator Marilyn Coates.

You are welcome to come and learn how the boxes are received

by children overseas and to share your experiences with others.

Di Pengelley – local co-ordinator 882646.

Saham Hills Methodist Church Coffee Morning April 5th Hot Cross Bun Day 10am - 12Noon


Inner Wheel Club of Watton

In February members of Watton Inner Wheel, together with

their husbands/partners, went bowling at Strikes in Dereham.

The two stars of the event were Pauline Baldry and Ann

Akister. In spite of this the men beat the ladies. Ann and

Richard Akister won the individual Ladies’ and Men’s

competitions.

The Lunchtime Concert “Seriously Saxy” with four

saxophone players was very successful with a large audience.

£374.81 plus £150 from the “Water to Wine” raffle was

raised for Inner Wheel Charities.

Inner Wheel Members have had a collection at their monthly

meetings from July to February, in order to raise funds for

The Benjamin Foundation. £157.80 was raised by asking

members to contribute, for example in October 5p for each

scarf in their home; while in February it was 10p for each

handbag they owned!

The Benjamin Foundation does a considerable amount of

work in the community to assist young people up to the age

of 25 with their problems. They work with District and

Borough Councils, and Housing Associations to

accommodate those who are homeless. Their teams provide

“drop in” centres, pre and after school care, holiday clubs and

much more. Another aspect of the charity is “Restore” which

recycles furniture and white goods to sell at bargain prices, or

free to those in real need. Not only does this divert from

landfill but can also provide work experience and training.

Our president Stella Leonard, chose this charity as her charity

for the year, knowing how it relies on its volunteers and

charitable donations in order to function.

The photograph shows President Stella Leonard

presenting the cheque for £157.80 to Claire Reynolds

from The Benjamin Foundation. Pam Challand

Once again we are working on Project

Linus quilts with a very productive day

workshop held on the 23rd February

and another planned for 26th March.

Members continue to complete most of

these items at home and several were

brought to the latest meeting on 13th

March. We purchase new fabric with

money raised from donations, the Bag

Draw and sales at our annual

exhibition, this year on the 12th-19th

May at the Dragonfly Gallery in

Watton. Whilst we do welcome gifts

of fabric this must be unused, 100%

cotton preferably patchwork weight.

Pieces must be at least a Fat Quarter in

size, yes more jargon following last

month’s explanation of our group title.

For the uninitiated a fat quarter is

approximately 22”x18”, we have not

‘gone metric’ as most of our materials

and equipment come from the USA.

The latter sticks with imperial

measures, there is definitely an irony

there following 1776 but I haven’t

quite worked out a suitable punch line.

On 27th March there will be a

demonstration of Heart Wreaths,

which may be made with Christmas

fabric for those who like to prepare

well ahead, it is a matter of personal

choice and taste. Fabric requirements

will be posted on the Blog as usual.

Following last month’s demonstration

a positive tree full of fabric pears in a

variety of designs appeared at the most

recent meeting. Anybody with a

pattern for a partridge?

On 24th April we will be learning how

to make machined fabric boxes. On the

26thApril there will be another day

workshop with Amanda Hall from

Monkey Buttons. Some members will

be finishing the bags started last year

whilst the better organised will be

beginning a new project in the form of

another bag or a wall hanging.

For further information check our Blog

on http://htsqgroup.blogspot.com

or ring Jane on 01953 884215.

Hackers, Tackers & Stuffers

Our March meeting was a shorter

Coffee & Chat get together, because

we had our annual lunch date that day.

This was organized and arranged, with

great expertise, by Shirley one of our

lovely members. We thank her very

much. Rod and John scrubbed up so

well, they were almost unrecognizable

- until they spoke!!

At our next meeting on April 16th, (a

week later than usual because of Easter

Monday), we have for our speaker Jane

Little, a Diabetic Dietician from Kings

Lynn. Jane is making a return visit to

us at both her and our request. All

welcome. As usual we will be meeting

at the Pentecostal Church, whom we

thank for the use of their facilities, at

10.15am.

If you are a Diabetic, or care for

someone who is, you will be assured of

a warm welcome if you would like to

attend any of our meetings. Please

phone Helen, 01953 884718, for

further details.

Diabetes UK Meeeting


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WAYLAND EVENTS DIARY

April Mon 2nd Ashill C.C. A.G.M. 7.30pm All Welcome

Tue 3rd Ashill W.I. Prize Bingo Eyes Down 7.30pm. All Welcome

Thurs 5th Coffee Morning Saham Hills Meth. Church. 10 - 12

Hot Cross Bun day.

Sat 7th Coffee and Crafts at the Queens Hall 9.30 for Macmillan

Tue 10th Ashill C.C. Cash Bingo Eyes Down 7.30pm All Welcome

Fri 13th West End Waiters in Concert 7pm Watton CCC

Fri 13th Quiz and Chips at Wells CCC, Friends of Chernobyl’s

Children Teams of four ring 01953 889669

Sat 14th Charity Golf Day at RPGC See ad.

Tues 17th 7.45 NWT Talk Deer management. Watton CCC

Weds 18th Watton Soc. Talk 7.45pm Street Furniture See Ad.

Sat 28th Heart & Music at SS Peter & Paul’s Carbrooke. 7.30pm

10 Piece Choir from Milton Keynes Tickets £8 See ad.

May Tues 15th. 7.45 NWT Talk The Warrens of Breckland.Watton CCC

June Sun 3rd Rave On Buddy Holly and the Crickets Tribute See ad

Richmond

Park Golf

Club

Ladies

Section Margaret held a 'Yellow Devil'

competition for her chosen charity,

Thalia Theatre Company for people

with learning disabilities and was

pleased to collect the sum of £153.

Julie Ellis was the winner on the day.

In comparison to last year we have

been relatively lucky with the weather

this winter except none of us ventured

out for the March Medal, as on cue,

the heavens opened!

However, we had better luck on

March 12th as we set out into the

great foggy unknown for the

Coronation Foursomes. The winners

were Julie Ellis & Leslie Matthews

with 33pts. Congratulations and good

luck to them in the next round.

We are a friendly bunch, always

looking to increase our numbers, so if

you are looking for a new club, you

would be very welcome to join us at

Saham Road, Watton. Phone 01953

881803 or email

[email protected] for details.

Right: Jan Bone receiving her

English Women's Golf Association

Regional Medal Certificate from

Margaret Broadbent, Richmond

Park Golf Club's Lady Captain.

“The Best In Country Music” 8 ‘til late

Harling Bowls Club

offering free lessons East Harling Bowls Club is offering a series of FREE INFORMAL

LESSONS on our outside bowling green to anyone (of any age) interested in

this popular national sport, which is easy to learn, friendly and sociable.

The first lesson will begin at 5.30 pm on Saturday 5 May. Bowls will be

provided, but please wear soft, flat soled shoes.

Please ring either Keith on 01953 888494 or Pauline on 01953 717275, for

further details, or just turn up at the clubhouse in Church Road, East Harling

(opposite the church) on 5 May at 5.30 pm. We look forward to seeing you.

Carbrooke Sequence Dance Club

We meet every Thursday from 8pm to 10pm at Carbrooke village hall Admission is £2 (first time free) and includes some tuition

For details contact Brian Wells 01603 412809

Watton Ballroom

Dancing Association

Queen’s Hall, Watton

8 to 11.00

Admission £3.50

Saturday 7th April

Saturday 5th May

Mike 01953 882799

The Wayland News April 2012

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