The Wayland News July 2011

Giving a voice to the Wayland community.. Issue Number 169 - July 2011

Low Maintenance Gardens

Designed & Built

LANDSCAPE GARDENING Tim Luxton Established 1973

Patios ~ Paths ~ Fencing ~ Shingle Drives Seeding ~ Turfing Etc.

Photos and References always available For a Quality Job & Free Quote

Phone Tim Luxton on 01603 880184 www.timluxtonlandscaping.co.uk

Still ‘No Sex’ for the Boo & Hiss Company

As you may remember in my last report

the Boo & Hiss Theatre Company of

Watton have decided on the Stage Play

"No Sex Please We're British" for our

next production. The group are meeting

once a week for script readings. I am

very excited, as director, to see the cast

that I chose really getting into their parts.

I can't remember the last time I worked

with such enthusiastic people. The script

is pure genius, and we spend a lot of our

time laughing, and that's after nearly two

months of readings. I feel that this is a

good indication that you, our audience,

will love the show as much as we do.

Having such a strong cast this year has

been a real blessing for me, as they are

all taking it so seriously and it makes

my life so much easier. Our group is

known for being very much like a

family, and to have everyone in

harmony over a production is

wonderful and is going to make for an

amazing show.

Obviously our family is always willing to

grow, and we encourage anyone who

would like to tread the boards to come

and join us. Even if you don't feel that

you can get out there on the stage, there

is always a place backstage for willing

helpers. On that note I must apologise to

those of you have who have contacted

me wanting to join the group. I have been

extremely busy of late, and now that I

find myself with a little more time, I will

be in touch with you shortly, and look

forward to you joining us in the near

future.

I am pleased to say that we now have a

page on Facebook. I will be posting

updates on the page on a regular basis.

You will find us under "Boo and Hiss

Theatre Group". Please feel free to check

out our page, join us, or just "like" us.

We look forward to seeing you in our

audience in September, but I will keep

you updated on our progress from time to

time. Fleur Ravell-Lake

The Company - left to right: Keith Gilbert, Agusta Holmes, Steve Smith, Richard Brown, Director Fleur Ravell-Lake, Gavin Challis, Claire Holmes-Urquhart, Stacy Rayner, Alan Abel and Rita Lake

Do you know Nigel Beard? I need to contact Nigel Beard, Last

known in the Watton / Surrounding

Areas 3 - 4 years ago. I believe he was

working as an Electrician and P.A.T.

Tester.

Do you know Nigel? Have you

worked with him recently? Have

you got an up to date Mobile

Number or email address,

Facebook or MSN as his brother,

Chris Beard (in Findochty

Scotland, needs to contact him

urgently regarding a family

bereavement. There is a reward

offered for information.

Please telephone 01542 834992

or Mobile 07719771608 or Email:

[email protected]

Carnival Princesses’ Big Day

This year’s Twinning Princesses for Carnival. Front row:- Charlotte Long, Tia Gort, Katherine Ward, Mayoress Jan Wassell, Mayor Michael Wassell, Savannah Saddler, Chelsea Burcham. Back row:-

Rebecca Gibson, Agne Dangintyte, Alex Gathercole. More Carnival pictures on centre pages.

The Wayland News Comment & News

St. Mary’s Church

Refurbishment Project Appeal

CAN YOU HELP? An appeal from Rev’d Geoff Garrett

For a number of years St. Mary‟s Church has been

considering plans for refurbishment partly due to necessity –

replacing the pews and choir stalls which after 150 years of

constant use are showing their age; rewiring and new

lighting; secure and repair the decorative chancel ceiling –

but also to provide a building and facilities which is sensitive

to its traditional fabric yet fit for the 21st Century.

Once the project is completed (all being well by next March)

St. Mary‟s will be a brighter, more comfortable and

adaptable building which will be completely accessible for

everyone and which will be able to host a variety of events.

We will be able to encompass both traditional and

contemporary church activities as well as having the

flexibility to use the space inside the church for a variety of

other activities as the occasion requires. The pews will be

replaced with chairs which will provide the comfort and

flexibility which has been desired and befits a church

building in the 21st century. We will also install a modern

audio visual system as well as glass panelled inner doors.

We are committed to start the work at the end of September, but

still need to raise about £50,000 to complete all of the work in

one go. We have a variety of appeals to grant making trusts,

church members and local businesses, but also appeal to the

wider local community for your help.

How can you help?

A one off donation – (gift aided if you pay tax)

A monthly donation by standing order over 10 or 12 months

(can also be gift aided)

You might like to sponsor a chair or chairs at £70 each

If you want to know about other items you can sponsor please

contact me on the number below

Have you had a celebration at St. Mary’s – a wedding or a

baptism maybe – you can help others to celebrate in the

future or just give thanks for yours.

Perhaps the church has been there for you at a time of need

– you may wish to make a donation to remember

Any donation however small or large will make a difference.

Donations can be sent to Rev‟d Geoff Garrett, The Vicarage,

Norwich Road, Watton, IP25 6DB or dropped into the Church

Office on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings or when

the office is closed, through the letterbox. If you want to know

more you can contact me on 01953 881439 or why not come to

our Open Day and Gift Day on 23rd July in church from 10am

to 5pm.

If you would like to make a donation by direct payment on the

internet, please either contact the church office 01953 881252 or

Rev‟d Geoff Garrett on 01953 881439 for further details.

Wherever you go around the UK

there is a Tesco on every corner.

Every size and type of Tesco store

can be accommodated in your local

area; sometimes more than once.

And you can be sure that as an

independent business fails or another

pub goes under, Tesco are ready to

step in to open another version of

their supermarket brand.

Watton has a Tesco but it has been

inadequate in what it provides which

encourages people to shop out of the

area in Dereham and Thetford. So an

expanded Tesco could have been a

positive step for the Wayland

community - a better range and an

improved quality of food will be a

welcome addition to the wide variety

of independent retailers, making

Watton a good place to shop.

That is what we all thought we were

getting when the plans for the

expansion were finally approved.

The reality of Tesco coming to town

is that we will be getting a third

pharmacy that we really don‟t need

and take away food in an area

already well served by take away

outlets.

Tesco had an opportunity in Watton

to find out what the town really

needs to keep it vibrant and viable.

Tesco‟s website talks about their

responsibility to local communities

“We want to be a good neighbour in

all the communities in which we

operate.

This means being in tune with the

needs and values of local

communities, engaging positively on

the issues that matter to them, and

making lasting contributions that

improve local areas. By doing this,

we ensure we are true to our values,

and help build our customers’

lifetime loyalty.

We believe that local people should

be able to shape the future of their

communities. That is why we are

committed to talking and listening to

local communities, to ensure our

developments meet their needs and

expectations. This is a crucial part of

being a good developer and, more

importantly, a good neighbour”.

Opening in direct competition to

local traders and selling alcohol 24

hours a day does nothing to support

the high street.

Perhaps even more surprisingly (and

worryingly), there are now notices

posted on their new car park saying:

“LICENSING ACT 2003 Application

has been made to Breckland Council

for a new premises licence under

section 17 of the Act by Tesco Stores

Ltd, in respect of Tesco, 3 Thetford

Road, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk,

IP25 6BQ to sell alcohol for 24

hours Monday to Sunday.”

Do we need cheap booze being sold

to the vulnerable people in our

community twenty four hours a day

with the results that every resident

will be only too familiar with if they

walk around town on a Saturday or

Sunday morning? Is that how Tesco

intends to be a good neighbour to us?

Is the store to be opening twenty

fours a day in future? To be fair,

Tesco haven‟t said they will be; but

why else apply for a 24 hours

licence?

What do you think? Is Watton going to

turn in to a division of Tesco UK? Can

we retain our excellent local retailers or

will the appeal of Tesco diminish all

that is independent about Watton?

Support your local retailers. Get out

there and see what is on your doorstep.

Don‟t be seduced by the Tesco talk. If

you don‟t support your local traders

you will lose them and Watton will

become another town of Tesco.

Tesco is here to stay but it needs to

be the Tesco that the local

community wants.

If you have comments to make you

can do so at:

www.tescocomments.com or by

calling 0845 057 1149 and Tesco say

they will reply to your comments.

As for the 24 hour alcohol license, if

you want to object, you must do so in

writing to Breckland Council before

the 13th July – or speak to your

District Councillor.

And lastly, that new car park

entrance on Norwich Road; every

councillor I have spoken to, tells me

they have been assured it is only

temporary. Ummm, we‟ll see, but it

looks awfully well landscaped to me,

just as if that‟s the way it‟s going to

stay. I don‟t suppose that in a few

months‟ time they will argue that it

has been OK while they did the

building work; therefore why

shouldn‟t it stay that way.

Or am I being too cynical?

The United Kingdom of Tesco comes to Watton From the Editor

Interested in Photography? Why not

come and join us? We are a friendly,

local club serving the whole of the

Wayland area and beyond. We have a

regular programme of club

competitions, free tutorials and training

(including Photoshop Elements and

studio work), demonstration evenings,

guest speakers and a good variety of

events to suit everyone‟s interests.

Recent trips to Snetterton, Southwold

and Pensthorpe were all well attended

and enjoyed.

Our members have varying levels of

skills from novice to professional

and all are keen to share their

photographic knowledge.

You would be very welcome as a

guest to see what we are about or to

enrol as a full member. We meet at

Wells Cole Community Centre, Bell

Lane, Saham Toney, IP25 7HD on

the first, second and fourth Tuesday

of each month except August.

If you are interested in joining our

club please feel free to look at our

website: www.wdpcnorfolk.co.uk

where you will find all the latest club

news and information on our blog

and also details of how to contact our

membership secretary. Or,

alternatively, phone 01603 758295 to

get details.

Wayland & District Photographic Club

Rosa’s first exhibition at the Dragonfly Gallery Rosa Furneaux presents her first

solo Photographic Exhibition at

the Dragonfly Gallery, Wayland

House, High St, Watton, on

Saturday July 23rd to Saturday July

30th. Rosa Joy is a nineteen year

old photographer from Beetley, Nr

Dereham, who specialises in on-

location and artistic portraiture,

and her work has been featured in

several blogs and online

magazines.

Preview Evening Friday 22nd

July, 7.00-8.30pm free tickets

available. Opening times for the

exhibition 10 - 4 Weekdays,

Saturday 10 - 1pm. Contact Susan

Hollingworth 01953 880205 for

further information

Diabetes UK Firstly I would like to thank everybody

who came up to say hello to us at the

Watton Carnival, on June 12th. Thanks to

you we raised £200 for the Diabetes UK

Watton & District Support Group. We

are very grateful. Also a big thank you

must go to all the people who helped on

the day.

We did not have a speaker at our June

meeting, due to unforseen circumstances,

but we did have a quiz for our members,

provided for us by one of our committee.

Although it was supposed to be a light-

hearted quiz, there was an element of

competition about it!! (I suspect the

reason why Rod did not win was because

his "partner in crime", John, was not

there!!)

Our next meeting will be on July 11th, at

10.15am, at the Pentecostal Church,

Watton, to whom we are grateful for the

use of their facilities. Our speaker will be

Dr Patrick Thompson, who will be giving

us an insight into "Life in a Royal

Household". For details of this, or any

other meetings, please phone Helen -

01953 884713 - leave a message and I

will get back to you as soon as I can.

A cheque for £200 was presented to Wayland First Response by Mrs Elvin at Lime Tree Walk. I would like

to thank Limetree Walk and friends that helped and a raffle held at Watton Bingo at The Queen‟s Hall. Alice

Spend a day at the138th

Wayland Show

St Martin’s Church, Thompson Art, Craft & Flowers Will be holding their annual Art,

Craft and Flower Festival on

Saturday and Sunday, 9th and 10th

July from 10am to 6pm. Featuring

paintings from local artists - all for

sale, crafts from Thompson

Stitches Group including the

knitted Royal Wedding, a display

of work from Thompson School

and flower arrangements from the

Thompson Church Flower Ladies.

This year‟s theme is a tribute to the

life of our much loved late

Churchwarden Lavender Garnier.

Entrance is free and there will be

lunches, teas and coffees available

all day, plus stalls and raffle.

All proceeds for the Church

Building Fund.

News The Wayland News

100th Birthday Mary Ostick celebrated her 100th birthday on 4th

June at Dorrington House and with her family at her

granddaughter‟s home in Carbrooke.

She was born Mary Elizabeth Howel in Chapel-en-

le Frith, Derbyshire, where her father worked for the

District Council.

Her parents came originally from Caernarvonshire

and she is still fiercely proud of her welsh roots,

pointing out that her family name of Howel (with

only one L) indicates that she is descended from the

ancient Kings of Wales.

After leaving school she went to work in the offices

of Ferodo Ltd, who were the major employers in

Chapel-en-le-Frith, and met a trainee salesman, a

London boy, by the name of Arthur Ostick. Arthur

was so smitten with Mary that, once his training was

over, he would cycle from London to Derbyshire to

court her.

They were married in 1937 and moved to North

London where their daughter Jayne Elizabeth was

born in 1939 at about the time that Arthur had to go

off to the war. After the War, they were able to settle

down to bringing up their daughter, and looking

after Mary‟s dogs and each other. They enjoyed

overseas travel and owned a flat in Spain for some

time, but sadly, Arthur passed away in 1996, less

than a year short of their diamond wedding

anniversary.

Mary is still in remarkably good health and can – to

many people‟s surprise – still recite reams of poetry

which she learned by heart at school all those years

ago. Watton Mayor, Michael Wassell presented

Mary with a bouquet (right) to mark her happy day.

£200 for Wayland First Response

A cheque for £200 was presented to Wayland First Response by Mrs Elvin at Lime Tree Walk. I would like

to thank Limetree Walk and friends that helped and a raffle held at Watton Bingo at The Queen‟s Hall. Alice

This year's Wayland Show will be

held on Sunday 7th August at the

Showground, Brandon Road,

Watton. Come along and enjoy a

family day out at one of the oldest

one day shows in the country.

It promises to be even bigger and

better than previous years, with

increased entries in all the livestock

classes (cattle, sheep, pigs, horses,

waterfowl) plus our unique

competition where all animals

compete against one another to be

crowned the overall Champion of

Champions.

Attractions include: Birds of Prey,

West Norfolk Foxhounds, Arts &

Crafts Marquee, Fur & Feather

Show, Home Section, Horticulture

Section, Vintage Cars and Tractors,

Knights of the Damned Jousting

Display, Lifestyle Pavilion -with a

cooking demonstration by Kiwi

Master Chef Chris Coubrough

(from ITV's Coastal Kitchen) plus a

fashion show and flower

demonstration, Taste of Norfolk

Marquee (local foods and

delicacies) and a Schools Marquee

with crafts and activities for

children.

Tickets are available prior to the

show from the Village Florist, High

Street, Watton. Gates Open at 10

a.m and there is free car parking.

Dogs are welcome on leads.

For more information please visit

our website:

www.waylandshow.com or contact

our Show Secretary, Claire Bowes

on 07789796937 or email:

[email protected]

All profits raised on the day are

donated to local charities

Spend a day at the138th

Wayland Show

Ready, Steady, Arrange Friday, 1 July at St. Mary‟s

Church, Watton (in the coffee

area). Flower workshop 10.30am

to 12 noon followed by coffee and

ploughman style lunch at 12 noon

to 1pm. Come and have a go at

making an arrangement (with

help). There will be flowers and

foliage there, but do bring your

own if you prefer.

To help us with numbers, please

book at place by calling Beryl or

Jill on 01953 881394 or 882570.

A small charge of £2 for lunch

will be made.

Following on from their well-

received joint concert with the

UEA Chamber Choir in April,

“Some Enchanted Evening” is

the next performance by

Thetford Singers and is a must

for fans of musicals. On

Saturday 16th July the choir

will be spreading their music

making a little further north of

their usual venues, this time at

the Queen‟s Hall in Watton.

Thetford Singers‟ Chairman

Don Arnold said “Watton has

such a rich history of musical

appreciation and we are really

pleased to be performing at the

Queen‟s Hall.”

You will be treated to delightful

and moving medleys from a

selection of hit West-End

musicals such as Les

Miserables, Oliver!, West Side

Story, Jesus Christ Superstar

and South Pacific.

Accompaniment for the evening

will be provided by the Jepson

Trio.

The performance starts at 7.30

pm and a bar will be available.

Tickets are £6 (£5 concessions)

from Mullengers Estate Agents,

High Street, Watton 01953

883474 or Leaping Hare,

King‟s Street, Thetford 01842

751975 or on the door.

Thetford Singers

Some Enchanted Evening

The Wayland News Advertising

People for Animal Care Trust,

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd, of Lloyd

Engineering in Watton organised an

adventure to climb Mount

Kilimanjaro in April 2011. The

intention was to raise funds for

PACT through sponsorship and to

have some fun doing so.

My name is Geoff Bell and I am one

of the people who took part in this

Challenge. Together Caine, Jo and I

raised a total of over £180. We would

all like to thank the people and

friends of us who kindly donated

money and support towards this

challenge during the various events

we did to promote this.

Through the Kili Challenge, PACT

received funding to build much

needed additional kennels to house

the regular influx of animals they

have.

PACT is based in Woodrising and

work hard to ensure the welfare of

animals in Norfolk. PACT‟s web-site

is http://www.pactsanctuary.org/ and

more information about them can be

obtained from there. With your kind

help, it was a great honour and

privilege to extend our support for

PACT by taking part in this

challenge and to be of help and

support to one of the loves in our

lives.

Caine, Jo and me will be sharing our

adventures and experiences of this

challenge at the Wells Cole

Community Centre in Saham Toney

on the 2nd of July 2011. Doors open

at 7 for 7:30 start. We would be

delighted to welcome you and show

you how we got on and what we

experienced whilst climbing the

highest mountain on continental

Africa. We will also be sharing ways

in which, if you wish, you too can

take part in this adventure of a life-

time in the future whilst helping

children in Tanzania to gain a good

education.

The Kili Challenge (In Aid of P.A.C.T.)

Geoff Bell on Mount Kilimanjaro

Chairman Rod Rumsby welcomed a

long-time friend of the society.

JULIAN HORN, who‟s subject was

“44th Bomb Group operations over

Germany “

He showed three films, the first of

which was a USAAF training film

“The B24 Liberator", which

illustrated the complexities involved

with servicing the aircraft that was

the mainstay of the American

bombing campaign over Europe.

The second film “The Mission”

depicted a bombing raid that took off

from their base at Norfolk‟s

Shipdham airfield. Their arrival over

the target to heavy flack and fighter

interception and subsequently the

return to England that illustrated the

loss of aircraft and crews, plus the

dangers of landing damaged aircraft.

The third film was entitled “How to

fly the B24”. The film made it clear

that it was unwise to attempt this

without some practical experience.

Julian concluded with an extra item,

the showing of a recently discovered

short film that depicted the Home

Guard and Officer Cadets in training

before the outbreak of war in 1939.

Next Meeting Tuesday 5th July

7.30pm at Methwold Social Club.

Speaker: Tony Gold; RAF Tanker

Navigator recounts his experiences.

New members & guests welcomed.

For more Information Tel: 01842

879210 or visit our Web Site

www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.co.uk


DY-FIT FOR LIFE EXERCISE TO MUSIC CLASSES

Watton Sports Centre, Dereham Road. All the sessions are designed to promote stamina,

strength and flexibility whilst taking into account

the fitness level and ability of participants.

General Aerobics Mondays 7pm An hour long, as energetic as you wish!**

Nifty Fifties Fridays 11am A challenging workout for

"recycled teenagers"**

Gentle Option Fridays 10am 40 minutes duration, no floorwork.

Problems such as arthritis and joint replacement are taken

into account.

Please note the current term ends on Friday 22nd July

Classes again on Monday 12th September

** Please bring a mat for floorwork

For further details, please contact

Diane Cuthbert

01953 850275 RSA/YMCA Qualified Teacher

Classes held during term-time

People for Animal Care Trust,

(PACT) and Caine Lloyd, of Lloyd

Engineering in Watton organised an

adventure to climb Mount

Kilimanjaro in April 2011. The

intention was to raise funds for

PACT through sponsorship and to

have some fun doing so.

My name is Geoff Bell and I am one

of the people who took part in this

Challenge. Together Caine, Jo and I

raised a total of over £180. We would

all like to thank the people and

friends of us who kindly donated

money and support towards this

challenge during the various events

we did to promote this.

Through the Kili Challenge, PACT

received funding to build much

needed additional kennels to house

the regular influx of animals they

have.

PACT is based in Woodrising and

work hard to ensure the welfare of

animals in Norfolk. PACT‟s web-site

is http://www.pactsanctuary.org/ and

more information about them can be

obtained from there. With your kind

help, it was a great honour and

privilege to extend our support for

PACT by taking part in this

challenge and to be of help and

support to one of the loves in our

lives.

Caine, Jo and me will be sharing our

adventures and experiences of this

challenge at the Wells Cole

Community Centre in Saham Toney

on the 2nd of July 2011. Doors open

at 7 for 7:30 start. We would be

delighted to welcome you and show

you how we got on and what we

experienced whilst climbing the

highest mountain on continental

Africa. We will also be sharing ways

in which, if you wish, you too can

take part in this adventure of a life-

time in the future whilst helping

children in Tanzania to gain a good

education.

The Kili Challenge (In Aid of P.A.C.T.)

Geoff Bell on Mount Kilimanjaro

DEREHAM & DISTRICT

CAT ADOPTION CENTRE

Hoe Road, Longham, Dereham NR19 2RP

Rehoming Cats and Providing Advice & Help With Neutering

OPEN 7 Days a Week 11am to 3pm

Telephone . . .

01362 687 919

Wayland Show Horticulture

Section Scarecrow Competition

for Children and Adults. Would

you consider making a scarecrow

for Wayland Show. This popular

competition is open to everyone.

The Scarecrow can be made from

any material or object. No entry

form needed. Just bring along to

the Horticultural Tent (to be

entered this year through the

Members Car Park and easily

accessible), before 8.30 a.m on

the day of the Show or call into

the Village Florist, High Street,

Watton for further information.

Do you enjoy flower arranging

and gardening. Entries are

required for all classes including

flower arrangements, vegetables,

flowers, house plants, patio pots

and hanging containers. Entry

forms can be obtained from the

Village Florist or contact Alison

or Stewart Dickson Tel: 01953

881118.

Wayland Show Home Section

How about making homemade

cakes and jam? We need your

entries to display - and we are

eager to keep these traditional

country attractions at the helm of

the Wayland Show. Competitions

this year include 7" Victoria

Sandwich, 4 Cheese Scones,

Ginger sponge, 1 lb raspberry

jam. Children's competition is 4

Iced Buns - iced and decorated to

your own choice. All recipes are

printed on the entry form and

available at the Village Florist or

from the Wayland Show website

www.waylandshow.com .

We would like to see the number

of craft entries increase this year

and a new class for photography

will be included - categories as

follows:

a)Any patchwork or quilting item

b) Anything handmade e.g. wood,

glass, scrap booking, card,

jewellery etc.

c) Cross stitch or embroidery

work

d)Any photograph depicting a

"Country View" 6" x 4"

Entries for the Cookery can be

made on the day of the Show -

bring to the Home Section

marquee located via the Members

Car Park before 8.45 a.m.

Craft entries can be left at Saham

Toney Post office or the Village

Florist, Watton during the week

prior to the Show.

Home Section details available

from Helen Crane 01362 821440

or Anita Taylor 01953 881110

Entry form available from The

Village Florist, High Street,

Watton or

www.waylandshow.com

Charity Category

Your help is required! Would you

be willing to make a quilt or

blanket which we will donate to

Project Linus - blankets are used

for hospitals and for the benefit of

those in need. Entries will be

displayed and judged (optional).

For further details contact Mrs

Lyn Lake 01953 883285

Wayland Agricultural Show

Have you a relative, friend or

someone that you know who

could be eligible for the Wayland

Agricultural Society Young

Achiever of the Year 2011

award? The award is open to

anyone in the local area and we

welcome nominations from

relatives or friends of individuals

who they consider to be worthy

of the achievement.

The award is designed to

recognise outstanding dedication

and contribution to agriculture,

horticulture, wildlife or any other

rural related sector or industry.

All entrants must be under 21

years of age.

All entrants will be required to

demonstrate and share their

commitment and involvement to

their related subject. This should

include their achievements and

their aspirations. Applicants will

be required to show passion and

enthusiasm as well as a sound

knowledge of their category. The

presentation of the award will be

made at the Wayland Show on

Sunday 7th August. The award is

sponsored by Weco Engineering

of Watton.

All nominations must be made in

writing to: Attn: Mrs Bridget

Hall. Wayland Agricultural

Society, Broom Hall, Richmond

Road, Saham Toney, Thetford,

Norfolk IP25 7HJ

Wayland Agricultural Society Young Achiever Of The Year

Chairman Rod Rumsby welcomed a

long-time friend of the society.

JULIAN HORN, who‟s subject was

“44th Bomb Group operations over

Germany “

He showed three films, the first of

which was a USAAF training film

“The B24 Liberator", which

illustrated the complexities involved

with servicing the aircraft that was

the mainstay of the American

bombing campaign over Europe.

The second film “The Mission”

depicted a bombing raid that took off

from their base at Norfolk‟s

Shipdham airfield. Their arrival over

the target to heavy flack and fighter

interception and subsequently the

return to England that illustrated the

loss of aircraft and crews, plus the

dangers of landing damaged aircraft.

The third film was entitled “How to

fly the B24”. The film made it clear

that it was unwise to attempt this

without some practical experience.

Julian concluded with an extra item,

the showing of a recently discovered

short film that depicted the Home

Guard and Officer Cadets in training

before the outbreak of war in 1939.

Next Meeting Tuesday 5th July

7.30pm at Methwold Social Club.

Speaker: Tony Gold; RAF Tanker

Navigator recounts his experiences.

New members & guests welcomed.

For more Information Tel: 01842

879210 or visit our Web Site

www.westnorfolkaviationsociety.co.uk

The West Norfolk Aviation Society

Thank you on behalf of the Adventist Disaster Relief Agency Mr Thomas Keith Murphy and

Mr and Mrs David and Marty

Ewing would like to thank the

people in the Watton area for the

donations of £24 to ADRA -

Adventist Disaster Relief Agency

- on 8 June 2011. Thank you.

The Wayland News News

SALEC TRAVEL LTD Sat 2nd July Wisbech Rose Fair 9am & 4pm Return Adult £10 Child £6 Tuesday 5th July Kings Lynn 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult & Child £5

Sat 16th July Bury St Edmunds 9.30am & 3pm Return Adult & Child £5 Sun 24th July Crich Tram Way Village 8am & 4pm Return Adult £25 Child £15

Wednesday 27th July Sandringham Flower Show 9am & 4pm Return Adult £6 Child £5 (TRAVEL ONLY)

Wed 3rd August Yarmouth 9.30am & 4pm Return Adult £7.50 Child £5 Thursday 11th August Fakenham 9.30am & 1.30pm Return Adult & Child £5

Fri 12th Aug Lowestoft Airshow 9am & Rtn after last display Adult £9 Child £5

EXTRA TRIP'S Saturday 16th July Country Company Show Boat Ticket & Travel £28

Saturday 6th August 50's & 60's Evening With Cardy & Coke Show Boat Ticket & Travel £28

Sunday 7th August Dominic Kirwin at Kings Lynn Ticket & Travel £25 Wed 21st September Summer Show Gorleston Matinee Ticket & Travel £21

Wed 7th December Thursford Evening Performance Ticket & Travel £35

HOLIDAYS 2011 (ITINERARIES AVALIBLE ON REQUEST)

Torquay - Saturday 6th - Saturday 13th August Mystery Weekend - Dates TBA

*NEW* Turkey & Tinsel at Derbyshire - Friday 9th to Monday 12th December *NEW*

2011 Brochure Out Now!

01953 881159 PRIVATE COACH & MINIBUS HIRE ALSO AVAILIBLE

Car Boot and Crafts 9am Saturday 16th July St Mary’s Church, Car Park, Watton 01953 882936 Car boots £4 No Need to Book - Refreshments in Church

Is the world greener today? By the Green Man

One of those emails landed in my inbox the other day and

its contents really did set me thinking about how we are

being conned with the nonsense put out by suppliers and

manufacturers about how good they are for the

environment!

We constantly told how we must bring our “Lifelong

Bags” to the supermarket when we shop so we won‟t

pollute the environment with their “use once” bags (and

boost their profits into the bargain).

So, like good little children, we arrive with a variety of

containers to put our shopping in and everybody is happy

– we are “green”. But are the shopping habits of today that

good? Think about what we did fifty short years ago . . .

Back then we returned our milk, pop and beer bottles.

They were sent back to the bottling plant to be washed,

sterilised and refilled, so they could be used over and over.

So they really were recycled.

We walked to the High Street or rode in a bus; we didn't

climb into a four wheel drive every time we had to go

“somewhere” or take a taxi to town.

Back then, my Mum washed my brother‟s nappies because

she didn't have the throw-away kind. She dried clothes on

a line (and they smelt wonderful), not in an energy

gobbling tumble drier even when the sun is shining; wind

and solar power really did dry the clothes.

I got hand-me-down clothes from my brothers, hardly ever

brand-new clothing. And what new clothes I did get were

made in my country if not in Watton, they were not

produced on a different continent in a sweat room where

children are paid pennies for a week‟s work.

We had one TV and one radio in the house, not a TV in

every room. And the TV had a screen the size of a

handkerchief, not a picture the size of Norfolk, like the

iron it could be repaired if it broke down, not thrown away

and replaced with a brand new one.

In the kitchen, Mum mixed and stirred by hand because

we didn't have the electric powered gadgets to do the

simplest task for us. In the garden, Dad didn't fire up an

engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. He used a push

mower that ran on human power; he exercised by working

so he remained healthy and slim without constant dieting.

We refilled fountain pens with ink instead of buying a new

one every time and we replaced the blades in a razor

instead of throwing away the whole thing just because the

blade got dull.

We walked or rode our bikes to school – there was no such

thing as the school run. And we didn't need a computerised

gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 22,000

miles out in space to do our homework or send text

messages to our friends to find out what we should have

handed in.

Isn‟t it sad that we don‟t recognise what has happened here

and fight to change it?

With the forecast being that we

might expect a little rain – yes I

know we desperately needed a

lot more than a little rain.! - it

was with umbrellas stashed in

our bags that we headed out to

Hingham to visit Sea Mere

Garden for our birthday

meeting. (The last time we

visited it had rained

continuously….!!! and up until

now the weather had been

glorious.) Fortunately the

umbrellas were not needed and

we had a thoroughly enjoyable

one-and-a-half hour tour. The

gardens are absolutely

wonderful and Judy Watson is a

fount of knowledge keeping us

fully informed of all the plant

names and she specifically

pointed out the changes she had

made since our previous visit.

Judy is very proud and happy to

show people around her gardens

but they are not generally open

to the public and arrangements

have to be made privately for

groups.

After the tour we celebrated our

birthday with refreshments and

a cake whilst discussing various

ways we could each improve

our own „little plot‟.

Also in June we had our usual

tombola & gift stall at Watton

Carnival and were delighted to

raise in the region of £130.

Thank you to everyone who

worked so hard to make this a

success and all those of you

who supported us.

As I mentioned in the June

„News‟ our speaker in July is

Mike Wabe who will be telling

us about the life of a World War

II Bomb Aimer.

For more information about

Watton Evening WI you can

contact Pat on 01953 8822725

or Barbara on 01953 882595

Visit to Wells on Tuesday 26th

July.

If you would like a trip to Wells

-next-the-Sea we have seats

available on the coach.

We will leave Watton at midday

returning around 6pm. The cost

for the coach is £6.50 per person.

Husbands and friends welcome.

There is the option of joining us

on a guided history tour of the old

part of Wells for an additional

£1.50. If you are interested or

want more information the

number to ring is 01953 882595. I

look forward to hearing from you.

To rain or not to rain?

This is the time of year when

our produce tables are loaded

with locally grown fruit and

vegetables. They are loaded at

8.30am every Wednesday

morning and the earliest

shoppers get the pick of the

crop. We are open until 11.30

a.m. Other local fresh produce

includes eggs and honey. Fresh

baked goods are available every

week. We offer a very wide

variety of hand crafted items

ranging from beautiful etched

glass, through wooden toys,

jewellery, bags, leisure gowns,

cushions, lovely knitted

garments for babies and adults,

and unique hand crafted

greetings cards for all occasions.

All our producers are happy to

accept orders for special items.

All our cooks have current

hygiene certificates and have

had their kitchens inspected and

approved by the local

environmental health officers.

You will find us every

Wednesday morning from

February to Christmas in the

Watton Christian Community

Centre on Watton High Street.

Shop local, Shop fresh at Watton Country Market

Ten year celebration service at the

Wayland Partnership Ten years ago the Wayland Partnership received its first funding

which allowed it to appoint Suzanne - our first Project Officer - and

to set up an office at 76 High Street. In the years since then the

Trustees have raised more than £3m of public funding to spend on

local community projects and delivered a wide range of benefits to

businesses, groups and individuals. Ten years ago we held our first

service of celebration with the Bishop of Norwich as our guest

preacher and in August we will again give thanks for the

understanding of the funders and the support of the staff and many

volunteers who have served the Partnership of Communities and

Organisations so well over the years. The Bishop of Norwich will

join us again at a service of celebration and thanksgiving at St.

George‟s Saham Toney on August 7th at 10.00am which all in the

Wayland area, whatever their denomination, will be welcome to

attend.

June the 10th was a special event for the Dragonfly

Gallery at Wayland House. Not only was it the

preview evening for the June Exhibition, Roots and

Shoots, it was also the opportunity to welcome Peggy

Spencer MBE as a patron of the Gallery.

Peggy is best known for her role as a dance teacher;

she was a regular TV dance commentator and

populariser of dance, her ballroom formation team

was twice invited to dance for the Queen at

Buckingham Palace and for 40 years her teams

appeared in the Come Dancing TV programme

Peggy now lives in Kings Lynn and celebrated her

90th Birthday last year. Her association with the

Gallery began when her artist daughter Helena

submitted pictures for an exhibition.

Welcoming Peggy on behalf of the Wayland

community and the artists, Mayor of Watton,

Councillor Michael Wassell, stressed the importance

of the arts to community wellbeing, and the very real

difference they make to people‟s lives. Cllr Wassell

presented Peggy with a bouquet and a silver dragonfly

pin. (Pictured above right)

In response Peggy said, “ I am more than happy to

become the Honorary Patron of the Dragonfly Gallery.

“From the moment I walked into the gallery, having

been brought here by my daughter Helena, I felt the

love and devotion that surrounded all the art work that

was on display. I could instantly feel that each painting

had been displayed with love and care. I know what

that means to the artists involved, who have put such

hard work into the paintings that they do for your

appreciation.

“I would like to particularly thank Jan and Susan and

all the volunteers, who put so much time and effort into

the planning, the ideas and the presentation of all the art

work that comes into the gallery and the shop and I

hope to be involved with them for many years to come,

and to help in any way that I can”.

On October 18th Peggy will host a Sunday tea dance at

the Queens Hall. Details and tickets will be available

from the Wayland Partnership later in the Year.


In the last few months Julian has kindly

published details for the events up to the

Thursday of Festival week. In this issue of

the Wayland News there is a separate

article on “Pluck” our Thursday evening

entertainers. I will concentrate this month

on the additional fringe events being held

during Festival week and leave our Finale

night for later.

The Bursen Street Organ will again be

playing in Chaston Place on the first

Saturday morning to put everyone in the

mood for the week‟s activities.

The first event I brushed over earlier in the

year, to be held on the Sunday, is Junior

Startime. Over the years the quality of the

acts has continually improved so that by

the time Sunday evening comes round

there is not only a fierce competition but

also a real show worthy of the Queens

Hall stage. To any new readers, this is a

talent competition for young entertainers

and is the chance for budding talent to

shine and be judged by independent local

adjudicators. There is no entry fee and

there are cash prizes in each age group

which can‟t be bad. Soloists, duets, trios

and groups with a maximum of 10 persons

are encouraged but no one can enter more

than twice. The competition is not just for

singers and dancers and it is hoped that

there will be a greater variety of

performances this year. Age groups, as at

1st September, 2011 are 5-7 years, 8-11

years, 12-14 years and 15-16 years.

Application forms will be available from

Jenny Mann, Green Oak Road, Watton,

IP25 6BE: Tel: 881054.

The forms will also be available from the

Festival Website. The easiest way to this is

to Google:- “Watton Festival”. The forms

must be completed and returned to Green

Oak Road by Friday 14th October. All

entries will be acknowledged and further

information will then be sent. Please note

that there will be a rehearsal in the morning

of the competition and this must not be

missed, nor must the date for the return of

Application forms. The competition is open

to residents of Watton and the surrounding

district but places are limited so an early

reply is suggested. The Watton & District

Rotary Club is, once again, our generous

sponsors of this event.

As in previous years the Library is again

supporting the Festival . On the Wednesday

afternoon there will be, first, a free family

fun event called Magical Moroccan Music

where children up to the age of 11, provided

they are accompanied by an adult, can

discover more about the music of Morocco

and make simple musical instruments to

take home. Second, young people aged 11

and over can, following the music event,

discover more about the culture of Morocco

and hopefully make a beautiful lantern to

take home. Timings will be published in the

Festival Programme which will be issued in

due course to all households in the area.

There is no need to book but please support

the Library when the time comes as we all

need to ensure that this facility remains

available for the benefit of us all.

The Breckland Arts Officer is once again

organising a Photography competition in

September. This year the competition is

celebrating Rural Life with categories

embracing humour, livestock, people and

landscapes. Once the judging is complete

and Paul Giverin, last year‟s winner has

joined the panel, the exhibition will tour

the five market towns in the area and will

be at the Dragonfly Gallery in Festival

week.

This year we have two Watton Festival

Art Projects. The first will again feature

“The Big Picture” idea on the lines of the

Rolf Harris TV Show a few years back.

Participants will be asked to paint just part

of a picture using their own medium. Then

all the parts are joined together to form the

whole picture. This year the Committee

has chosen a painting by an artist from

Wells-next-the Sea, Hazel Ashley,

showing a family having a picnic on the

beach at Wells. To find out more and to

register an interest please „phone Judy

Kerr on 01953 882613.The finished work

will be displayed in the Queens Hall for

the duration of the Festival together with

the other Art Project by the Caston

Camera Club who will be showing their

skills in a display of the village signs that

can be found around Watton. The

photographs are all pristine sharp and in

perfect colour and the final image

measures 6 X 4 feet - a very impressive

display indeed. This Club has become

very popular and you can find out more

about them on their Web site:

www.castoncameraclub.co.uk.

If you are interested in becoming a Friend

of the Festival please contact Derek Smith

on 01953 884044. If you are willing to

support the Festival by Sponsoring an

event please ring Judy Kerr on 01953

882613.

If you have any suggestions, criticisms,

advice, views or whatever concerning the

Festival the Committee would like to hear

from you. Contact names as follows:

Chairman & Secretary: John & Judy Kerr

01953 882613

Vice Chairman: Brenda Davis 01953

881792. Treasurer and Friends„ Secretary:

Derek Smith 01953 884044

On your PVCu Replacement Windows, Doors and

Sunlounges. Plus! We have no pushy sales

reps, all appointments are undertaken by

Ray Harman(Proprietor)

Unit B, Yaxham Rd,

Dereham (behind Halfords)

Relationship difficulties Bereavement Stress

Bullying/Abuse Addictions Depression

SANCTUARY COUNSELLING SERVICE WATTON

It’s good to talk! Counselling can help if you’re struggling to cope with:

Sanctuary offers a confidential low-cost counselling service with

professionally trained counsellors, who work on a short-term or long-term basis. Call us on 01953 880922 to arrange an appointment.

Appointments are available 6 – 9pm Tuesdays and 9.30am – 1pm Wednesdays. Sanctuary Counselling Service is part of River Ministries (Norfolk), registered charity number 1054419

Lusher Coach Excursions 2011

Sun 11th Sept. Nottingham River Cruise 3 hour cruise with afternoon tea £28.00

Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2011

Thurs. 8th December 2pm performance raised seating £39.00 Fri. 16th December 7pm performance raised seating £39.00 Fri. 23rd December 7pm performance raised seating £39.00

Please call us on 01760 440589 or e-mail [email protected]

Coffee and Crafts at

the Queens Hall Saturday 2nd July 9.30am to 2pm In aid of

Macmillan Cancer and ASD - Helping Hands

Wretham Village Summer Fete Saturday 2nd July

2pm to 4.30pm

Featuring: Watton Silver Band, numerous side stalls and games, refreshments, beer tent, hog roast, strawberry cream

teas. A fun family afternoon. Free parking and free entry.

Watton Festival 22nd to 28th October 2011

A Special Day June the 10th was a special event for the Dragonfly

Gallery at Wayland House. Not only was it the

preview evening for the June Exhibition, Roots and

Shoots, it was also the opportunity to welcome Peggy

Spencer MBE as a patron of the Gallery.

Peggy is best known for her role as a dance teacher;

she was a regular TV dance commentator and

populariser of dance, her ballroom formation team

was twice invited to dance for the Queen at

Buckingham Palace and for 40 years her teams

appeared in the Come Dancing TV programme

Peggy now lives in Kings Lynn and celebrated her

90th Birthday last year. Her association with the

Gallery began when her artist daughter Helena

submitted pictures for an exhibition.

Welcoming Peggy on behalf of the Wayland

community and the artists, Mayor of Watton,

Councillor Michael Wassell, stressed the importance

of the arts to community wellbeing, and the very real

difference they make to people‟s lives. Cllr Wassell

presented Peggy with a bouquet and a silver dragonfly

pin. (Pictured above right)

In response Peggy said, “ I am more than happy to

become the Honorary Patron of the Dragonfly Gallery.

“From the moment I walked into the gallery, having

been brought here by my daughter Helena, I felt the

love and devotion that surrounded all the art work that

was on display. I could instantly feel that each painting

had been displayed with love and care. I know what

that means to the artists involved, who have put such

hard work into the paintings that they do for your

appreciation.

“I would like to particularly thank Jan and Susan and

all the volunteers, who put so much time and effort into

the planning, the ideas and the presentation of all the art

work that comes into the gallery and the shop and I

hope to be involved with them for many years to come,

and to help in any way that I can”.

On October 18th Peggy will host a Sunday tea dance at

the Queens Hall. Details and tickets will be available

from the Wayland Partnership later in the Year.

Loch Neaton Management Committee 2011 Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Loch Neaton Management Committee will take place at:

7pm Monday 18th July 2011 at Watton Sports Centre, Dereham Road, Watton.

All persons are invited from the area of benefit to which the Charity refers, which is Watton, plus

a four mile radius. Should anyone from the area of benefit wish to be considered for one of the

elected posts then application forms can be obtained from Watton Sports Centre and 21 Nelson

Court, Watton. The forms must be returned by 1200 Saturday 16th July 2011 to;

Paul Cooper, 21 Nelson Court, Watton. IP25 6EL

Signed Paul Cooper (Chairman)


HJC Ltd Motor Engineers

Servicing & MOT preparation to all makes of modern cars & light commercials

Tyres, Exhausts, & Batteries supplied and fitted

Courtesy cars available

Ask for Steve at: 5 Linmore Court Threxton Rd. Industrial Estate, Watton

Tel: 01953 889924

Norfolk Wildlife Trust

To ask a question about the Norfolk’s Wildlife please call the Norfolk Wildlife Information Service. Wildline 01603 598333 9am to 5pm Mon - Fri. E-mail [email protected] Website http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/naturalconnections Further details and Membership enquiries 01953 498467 Saturday 2nd July, 11am-1pm. Field trip to RSPB Lakenheath Fen Reserve. A guided walk around the reserve with RSPB Reserve Officer David White. Reserve is on B1112 north of Lakenheath village adj to the railway station. Toilets and light refreshments available from the reserve building. Cost: £2.00 car park charge for non RSPB members.

MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN A celebration of England and Englishness

in poetry, readings and music

On Friday 1st July at 6.30pm St. Mary’s Church, Watton

Tickets £5.00 to include refreshments Available from the Church Office 01953 881252 or Adcock’s Shop, High Street, Watton

Change of Computer System: In the first

week of August, we will be changing our

computer system. This change is necessary

to ensure that we are able to communicate

with our partners in the community such as

District Nurses, regarding your health and

treatment. If we do not change over to a new

system we will not be able continue to grow

our information as our current system is

almost full.

Whilst we will try to keep the disruption to

our patients to a minimum, there will still be

some changes to our services in the week

commencing 1st August 2011. It will mean

that we need our patients to work with us

and be patient in the following ways:

Put in all repeat prescriptions requests,

needed in week commencing 1st August,

into the surgery on previous week

Only emergency appointments will be

seen during this change over week.

Only urgent blood and other tests will be

seen during this change over week.

There will be limited appointments in the

week following the changeover.

Telephone Access - an improved service

for patients: Have you tried ringing the

surgery recently? We have made some

significant changes to improve our service

following your feedback. These changes

have already made a big difference to the

time it takes us to answer the telephone.

We have 6 operators answering the phone in

the morning, which is one person for every

incoming line.

We have asked our patients not to ask our

reception team to deal with queries before

9.30 am. This is to keep our focus on

answering the phones.

All requests for visits should be via

telephone and then by selecting option 4

from the telephone menu, (before 11am)

Prescription requests need to go into the box

inside the reception, through our letterbox or

via our website -

www.wattonmedicalpractice.co.uk Please

remember that we need 2 clear working days

to be able to fulfil your need for repeat

medication.

We monitor the length of time that it takes us

to answer the phone for every call so we

know that we have made some significant

improvements in this area in the past 12

months. If your call is in a queue, please hold

and our team will get to you as quickly as

possible.

Missed appointments: The number of

appointments that are missed has not

improved. In ONE week alone, in June, 86

patients did not attend their appointments.

This equates to 16 hours of wasted clinical

time. Some of our patients tell us that it is

difficult to get an appointment as quickly as

they would like, this is hardly surprising with

this many wasted appointments. Advanced

booking has made this number significantly

worse. Use it or lose it!

Patient Liaison Group: The results of a

recent survey demonstrated that only 20% of

patients knew about our Patient Liaison

Group.

The Chairman of the group, Mr Tom

Fensom, would like to extend an invitation to

all of our patients to support the group, and

therefore to have a say in the practice, by

joining our virtual patient group, who can be

consulted for their opinion, by e-mail, on

various important practice matters. There is

no need to come to any meetings

We would like to get a cross section of our

population as part of our Virtual Patient

Group. All we need is your e-mail address.

Please ask at reception for a form.

Please talk to Mary Osborne for more

information regarding our patient liaison

group

Early Flu notice: We will start our flu

campaign in early October. You will be

entitled to a free flu vaccination if your have

a chronic disease such as Asthma or

respiratory impairment, heart disease, MS, or

diabetes. If you are over 65 or if you are

pregnant. If you have cancer or are

immunosuppressive (e.g. undergoing

chemotherapy or have HIV) or if you have

had a stroke or have limited mobility.

You are also entitled to a vaccination if you

are a sole carer or if your illness will severely

affect the person you care for.

Please watch the practice notice boards for

dates of our clinics.

Access to confidential information: We do

recognise that it is not always possible for

you to get to or to phone the surgery, to

obtain information regarding your medical

record or your appointments, your test results

or your hospital letters. If you would like a

friend or relative to have access to your

confidential information, you will need to

inform the practice of your wishes, in

writing, before any of your personal details

can be released.

Stay safe in the sun: Sunburn is caused by

over-exposure to sunlight which contains

ultraviolet radiation (UV rays). These are the

type of ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn.

Sunburn can also be caused by exposure to

other sources of UV light such as tanning

beds and photo-therapy lamps.

Sunburn is dangerous! It is very important

that you protect the whole family from

sunburn by covering up with loose clothing

and a hat and using a high sun protection

factor (SPF) cream of AT LEAST

FACTOR 15. Take extra care of children‟s

skin and remember to use a waterproof

cream if going in the water.

Wayland Chamber of Commerce

The Wayland Chamber of Commerce held

its monthly committee meeting at Clayland

House on Wednesday 15 June 2011.

At this meeting the Chamber gave

consideration a new project to create a Shop

Local leaflet. The Chamber has instructed an

illustrator to create an artist‟s impression of

the High Street. Chamber Members, for a fee

of £50.00 will be listed upon this leaflet,

showing and promoting member business on

the High Street. The purpose of this leaflet is

not only to promote Wayland Chamber of

Commerce members businesses but also of

promote the Wayland area. Members will

shortly be receiving an email and will be

approached by a committee member to

explain to project further.

The next Business Breakfast Forum will take

place on Monday 26 September 2011 and

will again feature a Speed Networking

opportunity. The feedback from the previous

Business Breakfast Forum was excellent and

we have been informed by the participants

that business was secured business through

the Speed Networking opportunity. As a

result of the benefit to the participants, the

Chamber will be running this opportunity

once more.

On the 21 October 2011, the Chamber has

invited George Freeman MP to a lunch,

where Chamber members can take part in a

question and answer session and voice the

needs of the local business. Further

information will be forwarded to Chamber

members via email and will be placed upon

the Chamber website.

The Chamber approved funding request

from Churches Together and have donated

£100.00 to assist Churches Together with

their Town Carol Service and raising funds

for local community groups.

Membership applications have again

increased and the Chamber welcomes new

members, Naked Marketing and DA Ryland.

Information regarding Chamber activities

can be found upon our website

www.wayland-chamber.org.uk.

Watton Medical Practice News

Waal thas a rummin abowt tha ole

wethar int et, doont luk loike we‟ll

git eny rearn afore harvist at this

reart, not thet tha ole corn‟ll be

warth combinin if‟n we doont git a

buckit full o‟ rearn afore then.

Hent much we kin du, searve hev a

few rearn danses on tha meddar.

I‟re hed a ward wi tha ole wikka, n

she say “Don‟t you get all upset

Sid” she say. “The good Lord will

send plenty of rain when he sees fit”

I say to har I say. “Blarst” I say,

“Doont say we‟re gunner hefta

build wun them ole Arks, loik wot

thet sez in tha Boible, Missus”

“Do not be silly Sid” she say “That

is not likely to happen here in

Ovington” “Jist as waal” I say “We

hent got nun o thet Goofer wood

arownd heer, oonly got a cuppla ash

trees an thems in Horries gardin, he

say he wansta searv them fer next

winta, cos thas gunna be nutha

harden he say. “Anyhow I dussent

fancy gittin ina leeky ow boot

alonga summa farmer Jeff‟s ships

and boy Wally‟s hogs”

“It won‟t come to that Sid” she say.

Hoop not.

Rekkun I towld yu abowt my teartas

gitten tha frorst dint I, waal thas

whooly kilt orf orl me arlies, so I

shunt be hevin eny o them till

learta. Cos Horry he say he hev

booked Garnas tu cum an hoss

hissun owt wi a grate ole JCB, so he

say, but iffen yu beleeve orl he say

yore darfta than him.

Tha ole cowncil fownd tha wos wun

short wen tha hed tha larst meetin,

yerd rekkun tha cudda cownted up

ter foive woont ya, but no. So tha

hed tu offa orl sortsa perswashuns

ter git nutha fule onta tha cowncil,

so thar gotta full howse agin. Jist

hoop tha can orl reed orfa tha searm

hym sheet tha toime arownd.

Hent hed a lot o squit from tha ole

fish n no chip shop leartly, rekkun

hees hed tha ole dubble glearzin put

in cos he hent mobbed abowt tha

ole cocks tha yeer.

I jist hard tha chuch is gunna hev

sum noo heetin put in, bowt toime I

rekkun, thas a reare problem fer

brass monkeys iffen tha cum to a

sarvis.

I hard thas gunna be wunna tha

“Green” sistems, spose thet meens a

lotta ole sprowt tops a bilin away

unda tha floor, blarst bor thet‟ll

whooly stink, shooda thort thet

wood meark tha ole congregrashun

werry popla arownd tha willage.

I hossed up ter tha ole Watton

Carnval larst week,

Cor thet ware a rare ole du, tha ole

Mayer he say tu me he say. “Thas

gud ter see yer Sid” he say “ Du yu

keep a troshin”

Rekkun thas a gud ideer.

The Ovington Crower

On 2nd June President Mike Harvey

presented our annual individual

Vocational Award to Bridget Parks of

Griston (right). Whilst she is the Parish

Clerk, she does a whole lot more than

that for Griston and the local

community. The Scouts were given the

accolade the group Vocational Award.

Due to lack of supervisory volunteers,

the Watton scout troop was on the

point of disbandment when the Ashill

scout leaders came to the rescue. The

troops were amalgamated to form the

Wayland Scout Group, which has gone

from strength to strength subsequently.

The award was presented on Carnival

Day at Rotary‟s ShelterBox tent, a

facility that the scouts had tried out for

themselves as part of the fundraising

activities for the ShelterBox Trust.

(lower right).

The Wayland Community High School

“Young Designer” for 2011, sponsored

by Watton Rotary, was won by

Bethany Anscombe for her production

of a „Punk Bag‟. Why a punk bag?

Because it was a choice within the

curriculum requirement, which enabled

a large number of skills to be exhibited.

The extraordinarily high standard of

work of the 10 finalists put forward by

Head of Department, Glenn Allott,

caused our Rotarian judges to select 3

joint runners-up. They were Joe

Carnaby (Martial Arts Robe), James

Fitzgerald (Fishing Bite Indicators) and

Ben Beeston (Wooden Unit from

recycled pallets). Vice President

Andrew Barwood presented the

certificates and prizes at our meeting of

9th June. The picture shows all the

aforementioned, together with our co-

ordinator, David Branson (top).

On Carnival Day, 12th June, we ran

our usual “bottle stall” straw draw,

which attracted the usual throng of

enthusiasts; £330 was raised for Rotary

Charities.

More pictures and information about

our activities can be found on our

website: www.wattonrotary.org.uk. We

have a spot on Wayland Radio (107.3)

on the 2nd Monday each month (eg

11th July and 8th August). We do, of

course, support every kind of charitable

enterprise, and our Community Officer

is always willing to hear of local

worthy causes that may benefit from

our support: financial, in kind or in

person.

A SSAFA Summer!


MOTs £35.00 VEHICLES FROM V 99 ONWARDS. £40 FOR OLDER VEHICLES

IVAN CHUBBOCK GARAGE SERVICES

SHIPDHAM

Tel: 01362 820416

cv

James Ball SHOWROOM: 49 High Street, Watton

01953

883288

Very Competitive Prices

Most Makes of carpets

& Vinyl Supplied and Fitted

Need small home improvements?

Keith Huish Skilled & Experienced Carpenter

Doors, windows, locks . . . no job too small. Free no obligation estimate.

K R H Carpentry Services 01953 (Watton) 882484 – Mobile 07746 114285

FINE BOOKS BOUGHT AND SOLD

BOOKS J.C. & Applestore Gallery

Telephone/Fax 01953 883488 55 High Street, Watton

For quality out of print books, Fine Bindings and Collectable Editions. New Books including local and children’s classics.

Visit the Applestore Gallery on the first floor, exhibiting the Paintings of Kevin Robinson and his complete range of East Anglian prints including Watton and Wymondham.

On 2nd June President Mike Harvey

presented our annual individual

Vocational Award to Bridget Parks of

Griston (right). Whilst she is the Parish

Clerk, she does a whole lot more than

that for Griston and the local

community. The Scouts were given the

accolade the group Vocational Award.

Due to lack of supervisory volunteers,

the Watton scout troop was on the

point of disbandment when the Ashill

scout leaders came to the rescue. The

troops were amalgamated to form the

Wayland Scout Group, which has gone

from strength to strength subsequently.

The award was presented on Carnival

Day at Rotary‟s ShelterBox tent, a

facility that the scouts had tried out for

themselves as part of the fundraising

activities for the ShelterBox Trust.

(lower right).

The Wayland Community High School

“Young Designer” for 2011, sponsored

by Watton Rotary, was won by

Bethany Anscombe for her production

of a „Punk Bag‟. Why a punk bag?

Because it was a choice within the

curriculum requirement, which enabled

a large number of skills to be exhibited.

The extraordinarily high standard of

work of the 10 finalists put forward by

Head of Department, Glenn Allott,

caused our Rotarian judges to select 3

joint runners-up. They were Joe

Carnaby (Martial Arts Robe), James

Fitzgerald (Fishing Bite Indicators) and

Ben Beeston (Wooden Unit from

recycled pallets). Vice President

Andrew Barwood presented the

certificates and prizes at our meeting of

9th June. The picture shows all the

aforementioned, together with our co-

ordinator, David Branson (top).

On Carnival Day, 12th June, we ran

our usual “bottle stall” straw draw,

which attracted the usual throng of

enthusiasts; £330 was raised for Rotary

Charities.

More pictures and information about

our activities can be found on our

website: www.wattonrotary.org.uk. We

have a spot on Wayland Radio (107.3)

on the 2nd Monday each month (eg

11th July and 8th August). We do, of

course, support every kind of charitable

enterprise, and our Community Officer

is always willing to hear of local

worthy causes that may benefit from

our support: financial, in kind or in

person.

Watton Rotary Roundup

How are you coping with this amazing

weather? I hedge to say wonderful

weather as there are some who don‟t think

it is wonderful. They either suffer

physically at this time of year or suffer

financially because of the drought. But

amazing it is, snow on Snowdon in June?

That‟s one to tell the unbelieving

grandchildren in a few years time. I

remember when ……

Have you just finished your journalism

course at Uni? Do you need some work

experience? Maybe you have always

wanted to write? Well this could be your

chance. SSAFA Norfolk are looking for a

reporter, writer or general scribe to help

promote SSAFA Norfolk and the work

they do. Sadly, it is unpaid except for

regulation expenses but you would –

almost – be your own boss and could –

almost – set your own hours and the

Chairman might –almost - let you borrow

his office! But there are definitely

chocolate biscuits and teas & coffees in

the office and you won‟t have to jump out

of aircraft – see last issue of Wayland

News! Do give it your best thoughts and if

you feel you could use some work

experience or just have a few spare hours

please ring the office on the number below

and leave a message for Secretary, Sue

Pilcher.

Apart from Norfolk strawberries one

of the best things about this time of

year is all the fetes and fairs and

Open Days and if you are a volunteer

at these events then a couple of hours

„pressing the flesh‟ is often rewarded

with a free entrance ticket! So here

are some of the events where you

will find SSAFA Norfolk and its

treasured volunteers this summer.

23 July Bodney Camp Open day with

Household Cavalry – TBC; 31 July

Sheringham Carnival; 7 Aug Wayland

Show; 13/14 Aug Norwich Motor Show;

29 Aug Aylsham Show; 17/18 Sep North

Norfolk Railway 40‟s weekend

If you would like to volunteer at any

of these events please ring the office

and leave a message for Malcolm

Stelfox, Fund Raising Person

otherwise do come and say hello if

you see us at any of these events.

Finally, we shall have been well

entertained by Mid Norfolk Singers

at Carbrooke Church on 25 June so I

will let you know how it all went in

the next edition.

Remember, if you think you qualify for

help then ring the office in the mornings

for a chat Telephone 01 603 403322

A SSAFA Summer! Claire Codling Memorial

Gymnastics Gala Bev, Gina, Anna and Alastair Codling would like

to say a big thank you very much to Jane

Chapman for holding the annual Wayland

Schools cluster Gymnastics Gala on 12th May as

a Memorial Gala in memory of Claire and for

sponsoring a Claire Codling Memorial Trophy

for best gymnast. Claire used to parcipate as a

Thompson Primary School pupil and later as a

Wayland High School individual gymnast.

Well done to Beth Childerhouse for winning the

trophy and to Carbrooke Primary School for

winning gym club of the year.

Thank you to Claire's friends Hannah Chapman,

Rosie Clark, Anna Harrison (photographer) Rosie

Chapman, Annie Powrie, Danni Peeke-vout and

to everyone who helped on the day.

Thank you to Mrs. Childerhouse, Mrs. Cook and

Erin's Mum for selling the raffle tickets and to

everyone who gave prizes and bought tickets. An

amazing £100 was made on the raffle which has

been donated to Redwings Horse Sanctuary and

East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Finally thank to all the gymnasts of Ashill,

Carbrooke, Caston, Hockham, Saham Toney and

Thompson Primary Schools, Waylanders Gym

Club and gymnasts Taylor and Ayden who took

part in the gala giving a breath taking and

fantastic display.


On 30th May, Bank Holiday Monday,

Bradenham played host to a huge

collection of classic cars, tractors,

military vehicles and even some vintage

cars. They all parked up on Bradenham

Green, usually more used to playing

host to visiting cricket teams and they

were immediately admired and

inspected by car enthusiast from all

over Norfolk. Visitors stood admiring

engines and “Mardling” with owners.

This year the village was happy to

welcome the best of Bradenham

Business tent on the green. Inside

beautiful decorative iron work from

Kelly was on display. Julian Reading, a

local cabinet maker, bought along some

examples of his craft and Katie Hillier,

silver smith, had a table displaying her

skills with silver. Also in the tent was

dressmaker and embroiderer Pippa

Pease and Catrina Phillipandi from the

Norfolk Museum Service, bought along

some interesting arte facts for

identification.

The Harrison Party from the

Whitehouse in Shipdham identified

most successfully and won a free

Family Pass to a museum of their

choice.

Carol Humphries guess of 64.5 kg won

her the „Guess the weight of 5 lambs‟

competition and she opted to take home

the trailer full of firewood as her prize.

Bradenham Cricket Club provided a

bottle stall and opened the doors of the

newly clad Pavilion to welcome thirsty

visitors and Liz and her team provided

the BBQ. The tea room provided light

refreshments all day and Lesley Buck

and The Shipdham Scrapers „played for

their supper‟ in the village hall. Ice-

creams, bouncy castle and play area

provided entertainment for the younger

members of the village and visitors.

The Sports began at 2pm and this year

Robyn Joseph (a pupil at Scarning

School) won the George Tufts Trophy,

(mini marathon), Kathleen Lord Trophy

(Girls Champion) and the Jean Tufts

Trophy (Junior Champion), while Ben

Fields was Boys Champion winning the

June Fountain Trophy. Runners up were

Alice Collins and Jake Price.

J Harding won £100 in the Grand Prize

draw and over £1860.00 was raised to

go towards renovating of the Village

Hall.

Thank you to everyone who helped to

make it such a good day.

Bradenham Village Fete and Bygone Rally

Summer half-term demonstrated how

community organisations working in

Partnership can really deliver – on this

occasion on behalf of the young people in

Wayland. Project Rainbow, the Safer

Neighbourhood Team, the Extended Schools

Cluster, the Wayland Youth Council,

Breckland Council‟s Anti-Social Behaviour

Team, New Beginnings Youth-work team

and The Wayland Partnership‟s Youth Focus

Group pooled ideas and resources to put

together a week of activities based on

conservation and recycling. Mayor of Watton

Cllr. Michael Wassell launched the week at

lunchtime on Saturday as JDT Music ran a

music workshop. Monday was Arts and

Crafts Day while Tuesday brought a Skate-

Board and BMX track which occupied the

enthusiastic bikers all day.

On Wednesday Ecobugs delivered some

fun gardening and recycling activities

much enjoyed by the younger generation

and their mums, while on Thursday a great

deal of fun came from Trashion day.

Throughout the week a new cob oven was

being created from

scratch and young

people of all ages

were able to be involved – mostly by

stamping on the mix of clay and straw – so

that by the last day the oven was built and

ready to be lit and to produce its first

pizzas.

Organisers welcomed a brief visit on the

final day by George Freeman MP, and

Cllrs Claire Bowes and Michael Wassell.

The success of the week is summed up by

Aaron who attended the Skate Boarding “It

was a Fantastic Day. It is such a good way

to spend our free time”.

And Laura “I loved the gardening bit and

stamping on the sand with my bare feet.”

Cob-bling a Pizza

The success of Junk-it at the Surge due in

no small part to the building of a Cob oven

by Simon Blackwell from Cob-It. (Simon

is pictured right talking to George Freeman

MP). Cob-It were briefed to provide a

focal point within The Surge that

could be utilised by all patrons

across a wide range of activities or in

support of them.

After consulting New Beginnings

and The Wayland Partnership,

Cob_It proposed building a bread

oven rather than a pizza oven, as this

would lend itself to catering for a

wide range of social occasions and

classes, not just cooking pizza.

The build started on the 27th May

with earth removal and the building

of the footings and base.

By the 1st June the first fire had been

lit and the oven was ready to start its

life as a centre piece for social

gatherings.

During the building process Simon

was ably assisted by many willing,

and not so willing volunteers. From

youth workers to master gardeners

and children alike, everyone enjoyed

treading the cob in the ancient and

long lost tradition of puddling.

On the final day of Junk-It week Cob

-It and The Surge were very pleased

to receive George Freeman MP,

Mayor Wassell, & the Mayoress and

Cllr Claire Bowes to mention but a

few.

Sadly Mr Freeman was unable to

stay for an inaugural pizza, but

Mayor Michael Wassell carried out

his civic duty with diligence by

returning later on to try out a

traditional stone baked offering.

Cob-It are involved with several

community projects including work

with after school gardening clubs,

cookery and baking classes and oven

building workshops.

Soon to be located within the

grounds of West Lexham Manor,

Cob-It will be able to offer

residential and one day oven

building courses, as well as sculpting

with cob and other structures

including benches. For more details

and to see photos of the project at

The Surge, please visit the Cob-It

website:

www.cob-it.co.uk or call Simon on

07768 504001 for details.

Junk-It at the Surge

Watton Westfield at the Carnival

Princess Visits Flower Festival The annual three day Flower Festival

was held at the Methodist Church

timed to coincide with Carnival Day

and many people came from all over

Norfolk to enjoy the 37 arrangements

on display. This year the theme was

„Fully Booked‟ and it was a celebration

of books and reading with a particular

focus on the 400th Anniversary of the

King James Bible – one flower

arrangement actually represented the

King himself! On Sunday we

welcomed a very special visitor when

the Carnival Princess, Katharine Ward came

along to view the flowers and have a

photograph taken next to her favourite

arrangements.

Delicious homemade refreshments were

served throughout the Festival including

Cream Teas on Sunday afternoon. The event

came to a lovely conclusion on Sunday

evening with a Songs of Praise service led by

Rev Barbara Winner. To date a total of

£1340:17 has been raised for Church funds.


Armed Forces Day

The Mayor and Mayoress of Watton, Michael

and Jan Wassell, joined with members of

Watton Branch of the Royal British Legion and

the Royal Air Forces Association, Watton Town

Council and members of the public on Monday

20th June to demonstrate their support for

Britain‟s Armed Forces.

The Revd Geoff Garrett, held a short service of

thanks for their efforts with prayers, before the

Armed Forces Day Flag was flown at 11am.

The specially designed Armed Forces Day flag,

based on the Union Jack, was flown from the

top of the Clock Tower joining with the many

others being flown across the United Kingdom,

Channel Islands and Isle of Man in the week

leading up to Armed Forces Day on 25th June.

Watton and Wayland has a long association

with our armed forces stretching from before

the Second World War right through to the

present day at Bodney where many of our

soldiers come for final training before

deployment to Afghanistan and other places of

conflict, and their uniforms and camouflaged

vehicles are a common sight in Watton High

Street.

After the short ceremony the Mayor and

members of the Town Council, plus the RBL,

RAFA and members of the general public

retired to The Surge for light refreshments.

Watton Westfield at the Carnival

The pupils of Watton Westfield Infant and

Nursery School took part in the Watton

Carnival Procession on Sunday 12th June.

The theme this year was „Movie Mania‟ and

in the pictures you can see the happy faces of

so many children in fancy dress. Luckily the

threatening rain held off and an enjoyable

time was had by all. The school would like to

thank the many staff and parents who gave

their time so generously and helped.

Princess Visits Flower Festival The annual three day Flower Festival

was held at the Methodist Church

timed to coincide with Carnival Day

and many people came from all over

Norfolk to enjoy the 37 arrangements

on display. This year the theme was

„Fully Booked‟ and it was a celebration

of books and reading with a particular

focus on the 400th Anniversary of the

King James Bible – one flower

arrangement actually represented the

King himself! On Sunday we

welcomed a very special visitor when

the Carnival Princess, Katharine Ward came

along to view the flowers and have a

photograph taken next to her favourite

arrangements.

Delicious homemade refreshments were

served throughout the Festival including

Cream Teas on Sunday afternoon. The event

came to a lovely conclusion on Sunday

evening with a Songs of Praise service led by

Rev Barbara Winner. To date a total of

£1340:17 has been raised for Church funds.


Hackers, Tackers and Stuffers

On the 24th May the group had a demonstration of a method for

making 6” squares which are layered and quilted „as you go‟ so

complete in themselves. This is a useful technique for using up fabric

left from a larger project or the 5” „charms‟ often sold or given as

samples by retailers. As they can be done by hand they make a

useful, portable exercise to be completed whilst travelling, watching

television etc. over a longer period if desired. In the true spirit of

patchwork and quilting they might be put together by a group of

people.

One of our members, Pat Phillips, recently spoke to the Great

Cressingham WI about our charities: Project Linus; Heart cushions

and quilts for injured service personnel. She explained our

commitment to this work and efforts to raise money for materials

against the increasing cost of fabric, to an interested and sympathetic

audience. A big „thank you‟ for the money donated voluntarily for

these projects on this occasion.

Currently members are making draw-string bags for those forced to

take refuge in shelters for victims of domestic violence and abuse,

usually with no possessions. Once we have handed them over

volunteers elsewhere will fill them with

toiletries plus appropriate small gifts for

children such as cuddly toys, colouring books

and crayons etc.

We will not be meeting in August. For further

information look on our Blog at

http:// htsqgroup.blogspot.com or contact me

on [email protected]

or phone 01362 822636. Sue Hart

Treetots Playgroup Well here we are again in the end half of

the last term of the school year. Where

does the time go? We are using this half

term to prepare our school leavers for the

big step up to mainstream schools. We

have been fortunate to visit the Reception

Class at St Peter and St Paul V.C. School

Carbrooke on two occasions. We have

enjoyed reciprocal visits from Reception

class teachers from Carbrooke and

Westfield Infant School and have an

exchange event organised with Thompson

School. These opportunities help our

young children to easily transfer into

schools in September by making them

familiar with school staff and the school

environment.

The children are mostly looking forward

to moving on up. For Playgroup this will

mean in September we will be able to

accommodate some new children. If you

are a parent or carer reading this and

have a young child who will be two years

and you are looking for child care please

contact us (details below).

Treetots has been established for nearly

30years. It is a Community Committee

run organisation and a registered charity

which employs five experienced,

qualified staff. The Committee is formed

from parents and carers of children who

have, or are using Treetots Playgroup. At

the Watton Carnival, Committee members

organised a cake stall which raised £84,

so thank you to them and to you members

of the public who came on the day and

bought scrumptious cakes.

Staff are planning to include in the

curriculum for the rest of this term topics

about holidays and travel, dental care

(including a visit from local Watton

dental practice team) and dinosaurs!

Then of course there will be the end of

term farewell party and presentation

ceremony and hopefully an end of term

outing.

So don't forget to come and visit the

Playgroup with your family. Contact us

on Telephone 07743097618 or at The

Blenheim Centre, Tedder Close, Watton,

IP25 6HZ

With Michael Wassell, Chairman of

Watton Town Council.

It certainly has been a busy time

since I was elected back onto Watton

Town Council and Breckland District

Council and also chosen by my

fellow Watton Town Council

councillors to be

the Chairman of

the Council and

Mayor of Watton.

On the 12th June,

my wife Jan and I

had the honour of

being part of

Watton‟s Carnival

as Mayor and

Mayoress of

Watton, I have to

say despite the

slightly inclement

weather it was a

great success, and

it was a huge thrill to lead the parade

and also to see how much effort

people had put into their costumes,

and also to see the fantastic flower

displays at the Flower Festival, and

the skill of the exhibitors at the

Hobbies exhibition.

Another special event took place on

the 10th June when we had the

pleasure of meeting Peggy Spencer

(those of a certain age will remember

Peggy from 40 years of the Come

Dancing TV programme, the

precursor of today‟s Strictly) when

she became an honorary patron of the

Dragonfly Gallery.

The Junkit event, held at the Surge,

starting on the 28th May, was a week

-long youth activity that was

intended to engage the young people

of this area in activities over the half

term. It seems to have been a great

success and I was delighted to be

able to take our local MP George

Freeman to the Surge after his MPs

surgery on the 4th June, to sample

the first slices of pizza that had been

baked in the Cobb Oven, the

construction of which was one of the

week‟s events.

On the 1st June 2011 I attended a public

enquiry at Breckland District Council

regarding the proposed 91 houses on

Saham Road. It was valuable to be able to

represent the people of Watton as both a

Town and District Councillor. We have to

wait probably another 4 or 5 weeks, from

the time of writing, for the result.

Naturally, I hope that the inspector

supports the objections raised by both

Watton Town Council and Breckland

District Council and refuses planning

permission. Everyone that I have spoken

to in the town opposes the building of

these houses. The rejection of this

intrusion onto our limited green areas,

thereby supporting local opinion, would

seem to be a very good example of

“localism” at its finest.

Some changes have taken place to the way

that Watton Town Council conducts

business. Formerly, the council had 4

committees, Buildings & Assets,

Recreation & Environment, Planning &

Forward Development

and the Policy

Committee. Each

committee consisted of

9 councillors and the

councils business was

allocated to the relevant

committee, which met

monthly. At the full

council meeting on the

31st May 2011 the

council decided to

suspend the Buildings

& Assets, Recreation

& Environment and

the Policy committees

for a trial period of 6 months, and in their

place hold 2 full council meeting each

month. The Planning & Forward

Development committee has not changed;

it will continue to sit as before, and to offer

its recommendations on planning and

development issues to Breckland District

Council who are the planning authority.

The intention is to give all members of

Watton Town Council the opportunity to

participate in all discussions, decisions and

hopefully to streamline the way that the

council does business. We shall review

this change at the end of November 2011

and then decide how to proceed. All

meetings are open to the public and I

would encourage Watton residents to

attend so that they are more able to hold

their elected representative to account.

Watton Town Council reviews 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.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or any

other Town Councillor with any concerns.

I look forward very much to working with

the people of Watton to make our town an

even nicer place to live.

Michael Wassell Chairman, Watton Town

Council

Council Meetings for the next 2 months

are: Full Council 28 June, 12th & 26th

July (Recess in August). Planning meets

5th July, 2nd & 30th August.

Mayor’s Mardle

Summer Gifts & Crafts Event

June 25th to July 16th is the

Summer Gifts & Crafts Event at

the Dragonfly Gallery. Over the

past year or so our support for local

artists who exhibit in the gallery

has led to new opportunities for

them. Most artists also produce

some art cards and prints of their

work to give them an additional

income stream so that the Gallery

can always offer a range of quality

art cards and prints – from local as

well as well-known Norfolk artists.

But it is not just the two

dimensional work that we are able

to display; our wood-turners,

ceramicists, jewellers and glass and

textile artists also produce a range

of items that we can display in the

Gallery.

This year, aware that not everyone

knows about the Gallery and what

it offers, we are holding a special

Event, when there will be no

themed exhibition but lots of

different arts and crafts on display

space. Admission to the Gallery is

always free and people are

welcome to come in to browse.

The Wayland News Comment & News

CHARITY STALLS IN AID OF UGANDAN ORPHANS

SATURDAY 16TH JULY, 2011 St. Mary's Church Hall, Attleborough 10 - 11.30am

Free Admission

Stalls to include Bric-a-brac, Raffle, Books, Tombola, cakes and Ugandan Jewellery and crafts. Please contact The Websters on

01953 453 110 for more information

Bradenham & District Horticultural Society Annual Coach Trip

Sunday, 10th July to

Somerleyton Hall £17.50 for members and £22 for non-members

Leave Bradenham Village Hall at 9am, returning for 5.30pm approximately. Further details from Marianne Kilmartin, 01362

820744 or Belinda Ashman 01362 821442

At the end of May we visited our twin

families in Weeze. The Burgermeister Uli

Francken welcomed us all at the Town

Hall on the Saturday morning and took us

on a walkabout around Weeze pointing

out all the changes that have been done

and what is going to be done over the next

2 years it was great to see what had been

done since our last visit, then we had a

tour of the Fire Station followed by a visit

to the RAF Museum Laarbruch.

Sunday as usual was family day a special

time to catch up with all the news since

our last meeting. On Monday we went to a

beautiful park just 40 minutes away in

Holland, it was the hottest day of the trip

and everyone was so pleased to be out all

day in the sunshine, in the evening we had

an Open House Party at the home of the

Weeze Twinning Chairman. Tuesday, we

travelled back to Watton. It was a

thoroughly enjoyable visit as always.

We then had to get ready for Carnival,

girls had to be interviewed and one picked

to be the Carnival Princess not a simple

task by any means, this year we had too

many girls 9 instead of 7 which caused us

a problem but we managed to sort it out

and 8 girls took part. The girls always get

very excited especially on Carnival Day.

We did not realize however until Sunday

morning that we had our very own

Princess Katherine for Watton Carnival.

Even when it started to rain it didn‟t bother

them at all, they all behaved like proper

little ladies and had a lovely enjoyable

day.

Katherine Ward (Princess) attends

Carbrooke School, her attendants were

Charlotte Long (Thompson School),

Chelsea Burcham, Rebecca Gibson, Agne

Dangintyte, Tia Gort, Savannah Saddler

and Alex Gathercole all from Watton

junior School.

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.partnerschaftsverein-weeze.de

www.weeze.de why not take a look

there‟s lots to see.

If you are interested in finding out more or

joining our Twinning Association, please

don‟t hesitate to call me on 01953 883317.

Margaret Devine (Chairman)

Watton Twinning Association

Letter from Australia By Chris O’Connor

I am not a great fan of boxing, indeed

having been an emergency nurse and

seen the aftermath of head injuries I‟m

staggered the sport has not be banned;

even with helmets on boxers still suffer

damage. However, this is not a story

about boxing. It is a story about courage

in a time of adversity.

The late 1960s was a time of immense

change for Indigenous Australians. On

May 27, 1967 a national referendum

was passed that removed Section 127

from the Australian Constitution - a

section that was headed "Aborigines

should not be counted in reckoning

population".

Finally, 66 years after Federation and

almost 180 years since the First Fleet

moored in Botany Bay, the original

habitants were to be finally counted in

future census that determined

Australia's population.

While it was a long time coming, those

who cast their votes at the ballot box

produced a result that has seldom been

seen in referenda in this country with 91

per cent ticking the YES box. It was a

recognition of sorts that helped salve

the nation at a time when other

countries, most notably the United

States, were heavily mired in issues of

racial segregation.

It was by no means the end of the fight

for the country's traditional inhabitants

but it was an event in which to rejoice.

Less than a year following that

landmark referendum, the entire nation

came together as one to celebrate

another first, one that this time centred

on a member of the country's newly

recognised citizens, a boxer by the

name of Lionel Rose.

In many ways, the timeline of Lionel

Edward Rose's life to that point was

very much a microcosm of that of his

people.

Born and raised at Jackson's Track, near

Warragul, in Victoria on 21 June 1948,

Rose grew up in hardship.

His early years held little prospect. He

was introduced to the sport of boxing

by his father Ray, who had been a more

than useful tent-show fighter in regional

Australia. At 15, Rose came under the

tutelage of local boxing trainer, Frank

Oakes.

He would later marry Oakes' daughter,

Jenny.

Within a few months of working with

his newfound mentor Rose won the

Australian amateur flyweight title.

He turned professional in 1964 and by

that time had teamed up with

Melbourne trainer Jack Rennie, with

whom he lived and he trained almost

every day in Rennie's backyard gym.

After successfully defending his

Australian bantamweight title in 1967

with a 13th round knockout against

Rocky Gattellari, he signed to challenge

Japan's Fighting Harada for the world

title.

On February 26, 1968, in Tokyo, Rose

not only entered the national psyche, a

position he held for the rest of his life,

but also became an icon among

Australia's Indigenous by becoming the

first Aboriginal to win a world title in

any sport.

Following his 15-round points decision

over Harada, Rose returned home to a

hero's welcome, the likes of which the

nation has seldom seen. A crowd of

over 100,000 were on hand as he made

his way to the Melbourne Town hall for

a civic reception.

Rose's championship belt was not the

only gong he received that year. He was

named Australian of the Year, the first

Aboriginal to be accorded the honour.

He was also appointed a member of the

Order of the British Empire.

Following a successful world title

defence against Alan Rudkin in March

1969, Rose relinquished his crown in

August of that year when he lost in a

fifth round knock-out to Mexican

Ruben Olivares in California.

Rose continued to box following the

defeat before retiring in May 1971.

Like many in the sport, he was lured

back to the ring. His comeback in 1975

was ill-fated and after losing six bouts

he finally hung up the gloves for the

last time, bowing out with a

professional record of 42 wins and 11

losses.

In retirement he became a successful

businessman, a post-ring result that not

many of his peers have been able to

achieve.

In 2007, he suffered a stroke that left

him with speech and motor difficulties.

Following an illness that lasted a few

months, Rose passed away on May 8,

2011, at age 62.

Lionel Rose, through both deed and

personality, brought a nation together

and provided each and everyone a

reason to feel proud, irrespective of

one's colour and he did so at a time

when such an outcome served as an

important signpost in Australia's

history.

In a strange twist of fate, in Germany

on the same day, Tasmanian boxer

Daniel Geale won a points decision

over Sebastian Sylvester to claim the

IBF world middleweight title.

He joined Rose as one of only four

Australian fighters to have won a world

title on foreign soil.


Toilets & Taps Repaired &

Installed

General Leaks Repaired

Telephone Steve 01953 881 854 07901 823 071

No Call Out fee

Holme Hale Pavilion

Car Boot

Sunday 10th July 8am to 12 Noon

Cars £5.00 Vans £8.00 Hot/cold Refreshments

Book or turn up on the day 01760 440 525

A Quick Look Round By Orbiter

At long last we are seeing a bit of

activity on the Norwich road, with

the re-appearance of a work force

on the roundabout at the entrance

to the new estate on the old

airfield, and it is hoped that the

task will soon be completed as this

has been rather an eyesore for the

last year or so.

Nearer to the town the clearance of

the area to form the new Tesco car

park has completely transformed

the place, ridding us of the blot on

the landscape that used to be the

NatWest bank, which must be a

good thing, though no doubt

NatWest customers might not

agree. Still I suppose it is what is

inside a bank that counts. For

instance Barclays has a fine

modern building, with enough

space to swing several cats round,

but still has only a couple of

tellers‟ windows open at any one

time.

Now we are quite used to reading

about the Watton Public (In)

Conveniences, but I can now

report on difficulties other toilet

users now experience in a most

unlikely place, a modern

department store. I refer to

T.J.Hughes in King‟s Lynn,

where there is an excellent café

and the toilet facilities are of a

high standard. Recently,

however, they have been

fitted with electronic locks on

each door, which require a

four figure code to be

punched in, in order to gain

access. This can cause some

great problems, particularly

for the elderly. Such people

frequently enjoy a cup of tea in

the café and then have a „need‟,

necessitating a thirty yard walk to

the toilet, where they find that

they have to enter the code, for

which they have to walk all the

way back to the café counter to

ask a member of staff for the

magic numbers, then repeat the

journey to the facility. Only then,

providing the person has perfect

eyesight, a good memory and no

arthritic fingers, can the (very

stiff) door be opened. Just why

this new system has been

installed I know not, but it is to

be hoped that other stores do not

follow suit.

It is inconvenient enough to have

to remember PIN numbers when

using credit cards, without having

to know them for public toilets!

But to the wide world. How things

have changed these days ! When I

was young, if there was a major

disaster, such as an earthquake, the

news would be spread across the

front page of every newspaper, and

probably into other pages too, but

last month when there was a really

bad one in Spain, it got a small

mention on page 2, while the front

page headlines and reports all

concerned the fact that a well-

known film star was being sued for

divorce. Is that so important?

Cuts, cuts, cuts. Every day we are

told that cuts in expenditure must

be made in every part of our

existence, while at the same time

we read about examples of

unnecessary spending.

Perhaps I can suggest one area

where great savings could be made.

I refer to the legal system, where,

for instance, a prisoner who has

been in custody awaiting his case

to come up is brought many miles

to court, involving police escorts

and the attendance of his legal

team, when all he does is answer

his name and then enters a plea,

after which a date is set for the trial

and he is taken all those miles back

to the prison. Surely he could just

say „Guilty‟ or „Not Guilty‟ while

sitting in his cell. But I suppose

that would make too much sense!

And then, while a jury is „out‟ why

cannot a judge decide what

punishment would be suitable if the

defendant is found guilty, and then

pronounce the sentence

immediately, instead of delaying it

till some future date, once again

involving all the rigmarole of

transports, escorts, and the

attendance of the legal teams? Or is

it another case of more jobs for the

boys?

I only ask because I‟d like to know.

Perhaps you would too.

Shipdham & District Book

Group The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

discussed by the group at the meeting

on 17th May was an unusual novel.

The main protagonist grew up in

Pondicherry where his parents owned

a zoo. He was named Piscine, after a

French swimming pool which caused

him much teasing so changed to a

letter of the Greek alphabet much

used in Geometrical formulae with a

change of school. He explored three

different religions offering each his

allegiance as a young schoolboy. His

parents decided to sell up and

emigrate to Canada travelling on a

cargo ship with some of their animals.

The ship was wrecked and seemingly

only Pi escaped together with a zebra,

a hyena and if it is to be believed a

Bengal tiger. There are some graphic

details of the devouring of the still

living zebra and the monthly handling

of faeces from a constipated tiger.

Nothing is very clear and just to

confuse matters for those reading that

far there are two different endings.

Apart from one member who thought

she might read more by this author the

book received a universal thumbs

down from the group. It proved

tedious in the extreme, neither realism

nor fantasy and difficult to read,

strange in a group of seasoned

„bookphiles‟. On the good side it

provoked an interesting discussion on

religion with diverse views and beliefs

amongst the membership.

We are currently reading The

Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate

Summerscale recently dramatised on

television. The discussion will be at

our meeting on the 21st June to be

reviewed next month.

The group is still collecting books for

the Shipdham August Bank holiday

fete so do contact me if you have any

to donate. I am available on

[email protected] or

telephone 01362 822536. Sue Hart

Julian told me the other day that I

had drawn the short straw one

would be the first of

the three Watton

councillors on

Breckland to have a

chat here.

Along with Claire

Bowes and Mike

Wassell I went to

the appeal about the

91 houses on Saham

Road. About 20

local residents also

attended. It started

at 10 am and went

on, without a break, until 2 pm.

All the issues about the

application were given a full and

fair hearing, and we were all

given the opportunity to have our

say, which, of course your three

councillors and many of the local

residents did.

We now have to wait for the

inspector‟s decision. Talking to

people afterwards, some thought

he would allow the appeal and

others thought he would not. He

obviously gave no clue as to his

thinking on the day.

I hope that these “Councillor‟s

Chat” articles are going to be a

two way thing. I for one would

like to know your views on issues

concerning the town. So, if you

would like to have your say on an

issue, or just a general moan, I

would be pleased to hear from

you.

One thing I brought up at Town

Council was about the weeds

growing in the gutters on roads in

the part of the town I cover as a

postman. Some are over 2 feet

high.

The Town Council

will be contacting

the County Council

about the matter.

That is the sort of

moan I would like to

hear about. If we, as

councillors do not

know about it, we

will not be able to do

anything about it.

I‟m not saying I, or

for that matter

anyone else, can sort it just like

that, if only we could!!, but at

least we can try.

TESCO

So here‟s one I would like your

opinion on. Tesco‟s have applied

for a licence to sell alcohol for 24

hours a day, from Monday to

Sunday. That means Tesco want

their enlarged store to be open 24

hours a day.

DO YOU WANT A 24 HOUR

TESCO?

Should I support the application

or oppose it? Your views will

help me decide. I have spoken to

some people who want it and

some who don‟t. I await a flood

of emails, or, if you are not an

email person, a large sack of

letters.

My contact details are. Email,

[email protected]

Home address, 39 Merton Road,

Watton, Norfolk, IP25 6BA

Phone number 01953 880172

Till the next time, Keith Gilbert

Councillor’s Chat

Letters to the Editor Archie & Kathleen Thompson

Thank you very much for putting

the article about my Uncle Archie in

the June edition of the Wayland

News. I would like to sincerely

thank everyone who has helped in

my search - the people I met in the

street, in shops, at their homes, and

particularly a big thank you to those

of you who rang me. It has been

such a great help and a huge

success.

Thank you all. With best wishes,

Susan Thompson

Thank You to the Editor

May we thank Julian through his

paper for the marvellous piece of

detective work he carried out for us

recently? Paul‟s mother died when

he was very young and he only had

one small 2” x 2” passport

photograph of her, which he

obviously treasured. In 1975 I took

this photograph to Mrs Dwornik to

see if she could enlarge it, she was

moving shop at the time (Studio

Khyber) and it got lost.

I was speaking to Julian recently

and he told me that Mrs Dwornik

when moving from her home in

Carbrooke to Watton she had given

him many old negatives, slides and

prints. I jokingly asked him to look

out for our long lost photo.

Two days later I had a telephone

call from Julian, he had found an

old brown envelope with McCarthy

1975 written on it and the photo was

still inside! He has done a

marvellous job of enlarging it and

removing the passport stamp from

the corner. Thank you once again

Julian, Paul has been ill recently and

this has certainly cheered him up.

Lorraine and Paul McCarthy

Little Acorns Playgroup Carnival time is over again for

another year. We had a really good

day, there were lots of people about

and the weather was reasonable. Our

parents did well with donations for

our stall and we raised a grand total of

£202.40. This will go towards new

toys and equipment for the children.

We have finally got our new fencing

for our outside play area and the

children love being out there. This

half-term we are talking about "Life

under the sea". We will be painting

and making fish, octopus, starfish,

seaweed and much more. We are then

going to make a large display of all

our work for our parents to come and

look at.

The end of the summer term is fast

approaching when we will be saying

goodbye to some of our children who

are moving onto pastures new. They

will be missed but we wish them well

where ever they go.

If you have a child of pre-school age

and would like to come and see what

we do please call in and see us. We

operate from the front hall of the

Youth & Community Centre, Harvey

Street Watton 8.45am to 11.45am

term time only. You can also give us

a ring on our mobile 07843772712 or

ring Angie on 01953 883233 or

Dawn on 01953 881382.


80 Brandon Road, Watton.

Tel: 01953 882752

The Hare & Barrel Hotel

Originally an old manor house dating back to 1806, we offer 16 en-suite bedrooms, 10 of which have been converted from

the old Coach House Stables

‘Noted for Good Food’

Extensive Bar & Restaurant Menu bookings advisable at all times

A relaxing Conservatory ~ Beer Garden Patio ~ Bar ~ Restaurant

Games Room ~ Car Park ~ Courtyard

Try our Traditional Sunday Lunch

Discounts for large bookings always negotiable

Children Always Welcome

ROGER TURNER 07759 948 830 01953 881 382

DID YOU KNOW…? Rosalie Davis Gibb

…although Robin Hood and his

Merrie Men were notorious for

roaming Sherwood Forest in

Nottinghamshire, their apparel was

generally known as being of

Lincoln Green since the dyers of

Lincoln, a great cloth town in the

high Middle Ages, produced the

famous Lincoln Green cloth?

Lincoln Green was produced by

first dyeing it a strong blue with

Woad (Isatis tinctoria), commonly

called Dyer‟s Woad and

occasionally Asp of Jerusalem,

grown and harvested in

Lincolnshire, then overdyeing it

yellow with Weld (Reseda Iuteola),

also known as Dyer‟s Rocket,

Bastard Rocket, Sweet Reseda or

Dyer‟s Broom.

Woad was often used instead of true

Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria), as the

extracted dye chemical is the same,

but being less concentrated was

considered to be less harmful and

less likely to rot the yarn. Being

biodegradable, there‟s currently an

increase in production of Woad for

use in inks, particularly for inkjet

printers, and, once more, natural

dyes. If you‟re REALLY looking

for a new hobby, „The History of

Woad and the

Medieval Woad

Vat‟ (ISBN 0

9534133 0 6) will

teach you how to do

it! Woad is a hardy

biennial with clusters

of sweet scented

yellow flowers in the

second early summer

followed by black

pendant seeds. The

blue dye is produced

from the leaves. For

the horticulturalists,

Woad is part of the

Brassicaceae family,

or for the layman, the

mustard and cabbage

family, including broccoli,

cauliflower, turnip, rapeseed, even

radish and horseradish and flowers

such as stock, amongst others.

Sir Isaac Newton first identified

Indigo as a spectral colour when he

divided up the optical spectrum into

7 colours, linking them to the 7

notes of a western major scale, as he

believed light and sound were

physically similar. Indigo has since

been considered one of the

traditional colours of the rainbow –

red, orange, yellow, green, blue,

indigo and violet.

Cloth used for wrapping Egyptian

mummies in has been identified as

having been dyed with blue Woad.

A 10th century Viking dye shop

with remains of Woad has been

excavated at York. Dried Woad root

is used widely in Chinese medicine,

believed to cure or prevent a wide

range of afflictions. Not everyone‟s

enarmoured with it though and in

several western American states the

plant has been classed as an

invasive weed and largely been

eradicated.

As for the yellow dye, Reseda is a

genus of extremely fragrant

herbaceous plants and is often used

in flower arrangements, perfumes

and potpourri. A Victorian

favourite, it was commonly grown

in pots and in window-boxes to

scent the city air. In Roman times it

was used as a sedative and a

treatment for bruises. Yellow dye

was being obtained from the Weld

roots by the first millennium BC

but, as with Woad, its use died out

(pardon the pun!) with the onset of

cheaper synthetic dyes at the

beginning of the 20th century.

The expression „dyed in the wool‟

comes from the practice of dyeing

the fibre prior to spinning – normal

practice would be to „yarn dye‟ or

„piece dye‟ by putting the material

to be dyed in a pot of water which is

then heated and stirred until the

colour is transferred.

Those of you who‟ve tried a bit of

home dyeing will know salt has to

be used to „set‟ the colour.

Chemicals known as mordants are

necessary to bind the dye to the

fabric or fibres. Other mordants

include vinegar, tannin (from

several sources including oak bark

or galls), alum, sumac (from the

leaves of flowering plants in the

genus Rhus, the ground berries of

which are used to produce a tangy

purple spice used in Iranian and

Turkish cuisine) and ammonia from

stale urine. As they sometimes say

on TV, do not try this at home! And

how, I wonder, was this first

discovered?! Did primitive man

relieve himself in the wrong

bucket?!! Not surprisingly, since

some of these mordants and, indeed,

the dyes themselves,

produced strong

odours, large-scale

dyeworks were often

sited in splendid

isolation!

Natural dyes are

mainly derived from

plants, invertebrates

and minerals, some

quite surprising, such

as a delicate rose

colour from the

prickly pear cactus,

royal purple from sea

snails (which cost a

fortune because each

snail only produced

one drop), orange

from alder bark, grey from lupins

and red from the cochineal beetle.

(Yes, you‟re really colouring your

foodstuff with dead beetle!)

We could coin a new expression for

feeling „blue‟ –„Oh Woad is me‟!

…that saffron, commonly used as a

culinary spice, can also be used to

extract a rich golden-yellow dye?

But where does saffron come

from? Answer in the next issue.

Did You Know June’s

answer…? How can you determine the age of

a sperm whale (Physeter

macrocephalus)?

Strangely, in a similar way to a tree

– instead of counting the rings on

the trunk, count the rings in its

teeth. Sperm whales have 20-26

pairs of cone shaped teeth in their

lower jaw, each one weighing as

much as one kilogram, and

rudimentary teeth in their upper

jaw. The reason for their teeth isn‟t

known, as they don‟t use them for

feeding. Current scientific

consensus is that the teeth may be

used for aggression between males

of the same species.

„Macrocephalus‟ is derived from

the Greek for „big head‟ (strictly

speaking, „long head‟), the head

usually being one third the length

of the whale.

At Watton Carnival in June the

Leaders were proud and delighted

to receive the Vocational Service

Award from Watton Rotary Club

for their 'Outstanding Service‟.

Just over a year ago Paul Cutts,

Jo Ashford and Theresa Cutts

brought Scouting back to Watton,

recently joined by Toby

Fairbrother, they have seen both

the Cub and Scout Sections grow

and have now more than doubled

their initial number of members.

Acting Group Scout Leader, Paul

Cutts commented 'We have all

put a great deal of effort into

establishing a successful Group,

we hope the Cubs and Scouts

enjoy what we do and are grateful

to the parents for their continued

support.' He added 'It means a

great deal to us to be presented

with this award by the Rotarians.'

Cubs and Scouts joined in the

Carnival Parade and all had a

great time seeing lots of friends

and enjoying the events on

offer. Jo Ashford, Cub Leader

commented, our members are

from all over the Wayland area

and it is always good to be out

and about as part of the

community in events such as

this.'

Wayland Scouts’ Award

We had a pleasant day for our trip

to Wroxham Barns and ride on

the Mississippi River Boat at

Horning.

24 members and friends joined

the coach for a drive through the

countryside (avoiding the city)

arriving in time for coffee at

Wroxham Barns. After a browse

round the small craft shops there

was time for a leisurely lunch

before leaving for Horning.

The river trip was most enjoyable

with a good commentary from the

„skipper‟. We were lucky enough to

see a pair of marsh harriers flying

over the marshes - a rare sight for

anyone interested in such thing -

and we also saw the Wherry

„Albion‟ - an icon of the Broads.

We were „driven‟ some of the

way by our visitor Jamie who

seemed to enjoy the experience.

Tea and coffee were served on

the boat for those who requested

it. We journeyed back through the

countryside and arrived back at

around 5.30pm.

Wayland Happy Circle

Norfolk Constabulary has set in

place new arrangements for the

policing communities all across

Norfolk, the new policing model

now involves having

deployment bases strategically

placed around the county.

In future, the Watton and

general Wayland area will be

served by the Dereham

deployment base but this does

not mean that all Watton Police

Officers moving to Dereham

and Watton Police Station will

continue to be used.

SNT Patrol PC‟s and Sgts will

start and end their shift at

Dereham, but will be

performing their patrolling

duties in the Watton

Neighbourhood area during the

course of each shift, working

out of Watton police station.

PCSO‟s and a “Beat Manager”

PC will continue to work from

Watton police station as before.

Watton‟s Sergeant will continue

to be Lance Ogbourne.

Sergeant Ogbourne said that the

new arrangements should

improve protection for the local

community: “Considering the

numbers of Constables and

Sergeants working from the

Dereham Deployment Base, this

actually represents an increase

in patrolling capacity for the

Wayland area.”

“Contact for the team remains

same on 0845 456 4567 or

[email protected]

k and of course, in an

emergency – but only an

emergency, the public should

dial 999”

New policing arrangements for the Wayland area

The Wayland News Gardening

The Hummingbirds

have left early this

year, probably due to

the lack of rain and

nectar flowers. The

feeders are now

attracting wasps, ants

and other less

desirable critters so

will have to come

down until the

hummers return in

October. All the

birds and animals are

stressed, as of course

are the crops. Bees

are not finding pollen

flowers, and fruits are

staying small and

hard. So no pears and figs for me this

year and there might be considerably less

production of local honey and wine.

What a golden opportunity to preach on

the advisability of using native or

adapted plants in the landscape as

opposed to exotic imports! A friend

offered to water my

vegetables while I

was away recently

for 9 days, and no

doubt this kept

them alive. My

outside tap had

sprung a leak so I

couldn‟t leave it

running on a timer.

This is probably

why all the early

tomatoes suffered

from blossom end

rot. In this harsh

climate it is very

important to water

on a regular basis

and many old-

timers add a tablespoon of milk per plant

when setting out the young transplants,

as it is believed that lack of calcium can

also be a cause of

blossom end rot. Just

to be sure, I bought

an extra gallon of

milk and I am hand

watering a diluted

solution of milk and

water. It really does

look as though it

works because all the

tomatoes are now

filling out and

showing signs of

improvement!

Marigolds, Zinnias

and Sunflowers are

doing well in the

heat, and don‟t show

any signs of red

spider mites this year. I tried growing

some fancy ornamental sunflowers but

they have shrivelled – the ones that are

doing so well are the native

Maximilian Sunflowers, Helianthus

Maximiliani (top). These can reach

10ft+ tall, branching out with multiple

flowers, and are a

great source of food

for wildlife in the

autumn. Every single

seed that a bird misses

falls to the ground and

sprouts the next year –

they are somewhat

invasive, but easy to

pull up.

Another ornamental

that does well in heat

is Esperanza (left), or

Yellow Bells, Tecoma

stans. It has lovely

trumpet shaped golden

-yellow flowers with a

light fragrance, and

prefers more sun than

there is where mine is planted. Still, it

brightens up a shady spot, and in these

days of 39c+, shade is king!!!

We still have some places on the

trip to Somerleyton Hall &

Gardens on Sunday 10th July. For

Shipdham residents we have

arranged the option of a pickup at

Three Ways Garage. This will be

after the coach departs

Bradenham Village Hall at 9.00

so we expect to be at Shipdham

around 9.10. If you wish to make

use of this pickup please let us

know. The prices are £17.50 for

members and £22.00 for non-

members. Contacts: Belinda

Ashman 01362 821442 or

Marianne Kilmartin 01362

820744

Also please come along to our

July meeting on Thursday 21st at

7.30pm in the Village Hall when

our speaker will be Bob Greef,

gardener at Oxburgh Hall on the

development of that garden in the

context of international

influences. Also that evening will

be our annual Sweet Pea and Rose

Show. Contact Marianne

Kilmartin as above.

June has been a complete mystery.

After the driest Spring on record we at

last got some welcome rain but this was

coupled with cold. All the plants that

had been watered through April and

May were now getting some March and

April weather so stopped in their tracks.

What July will bring should at least be

interesting. I bet anything that we‟ll get

a humid warm period „a Smith period‟

just when we don‟t want it - blight on

potatoes and tomatoes but maybe I‟m

just being pessimistic.

According to usual weather patterns

July is the time of year when

everything is in full swing, flowers

bursting out of borders, early veg ready

for harvesting and according to the

sainted Mr T „if you haven‟t a good

show of flowers now you aren‟t trying‟.

I know where you live and it sure isn‟t

in dustbowl Norfolk. So I think if you

have a good show of anything this year

you‟ve done remarkably well, probably

with a hosepipe in one hand. The

flowers that have done best in my

garden are those that self-seeded last

year and I tried an experiment to see

how well they‟d do if left to their own

devices. Not too badly, but it remains to

be seen how they fare into August.

Still, press on regardless. If you‟re just

starting out take a quick trawl round

nurseries and do-it-yourself sheds to see

if you can find the bedding plants

they‟re selling off cheap. OK you won‟t

get the full value out of them but at

least instant colour. The other thing to

do is to go for hardy perennials that

come into their own in late July and

August. Fuchsias are classic plants for

containers and should be in full flower

now. The perennial ones, however, may

just be later into flower and will keep

going for months. They don‟t need

anything too special for overwintering

and will return stronger next year. If

you have soil that gets waterlogged it‟s

worth giving them some grit to aid

drainage. Some of the hardy annuals

you may be able to pick up - pot

marigolds are good examples - will

seed about so you have a constant

supply. If you don‟t like them just pull

out the seedlings but they are very

beneficial to bees and hoverflies so it‟s

worth putting up with a few at least. For

established flowers the best thing is to

keep them watered as necessary and

deadheading. This can be a tedious job

but when you consider they exist to

reproduce via seeds (most of them

anyway) if you prevent them

doing so they‟ll keep on trying.

It must be so frustrating for

them! For some perennials like lupins

and delphiniums it‟s worth taking out

the entire flowering stems as they may

produce a second flush of flower later

on. On the other hand, lupins seed quite

freely so if you want more lupins then

leave the seedheads on, they will

appear next May/June while the parents

are in flower and these tiny little

seedlings will come along for next year.

Poppies, too, both the wild and

cultivated varieties will seed

prolifically. The blue foliage of the

oriental types is very attractive as well

and they will form really big plants. Cut

these right down after flowering if they

look a bit tatty. If you don‟t have any

but your neighbours do, there‟s a good

chance you will have some soon.

Otherwise buy some seeds for sowing

next year and away you go! There is a

huge variety of cultivars of the poppy

with colours from darkest purple to

screaming orange. The small Welsh

poppy is yellow and that is much

daintier than the wild red or cultivars

but if they come up orange the chances

are they‟re Icelandic. One poppy we

probably can‟t grow around here is the

mecanopsis - deepest blue but needs

cool, damp, peaty soil. We don‟t have

that too much around here and is native

to the Himalaya with large colonies in

Scotland. They always turn up at flower

shows such as Chelsea and Hampton

Court but don‟t be tempted.

Some shrubs need pruning now - the

eternal wisteria being the most famous.

Cut the whippy stems back to

15cm/5ins to stop it blocking the

gutters, invading the roof and so forth.

If it starts to get out of hand again

afterwards, cut it back again in winter.

A good guide is to prune shrubs once

they have finished flowering to prevent

their becoming straggly and out of

control. This way they produce flowers

next year so you can see them and they

haven‟t taken over. The basic principle

is to follow the flowered stems back to

a sideshoot without the remains of dead

flowers and cut just above it. This may

result in a bush about two-thirds the

original size but will look better and

will produce a better show. After

pruning give them a bit of a feed and

water well.

As far as the veg plot is concerned, sow

maincrop carrots, early peas (this will

produce a fast crop once the others are

finishing), spring cabbage, turnips,

lettuce, radish, endive, chicory, oriental

leaves. Just remember to sow what you

like to eat. Harvest veg as soon as they

are ready as beans will go old and

stringy unless you want to enter the

„longest runner bean‟ class at your local

show and peas‟ sugars turn to starch.

Root crops can stay in the ground until

required as potatoes will merely get

bigger unless you have blight. If this

occurs the best thing is to cut down and

remove the foliage then leave the crop

for a few days to stop the blight

entering the spuds. The foliage should

not be home composted but I checked

with our council and they assure me

that their compost gets hot enough to

kill the spores. Good reason for a

brown bin.

Most people go on holiday in the midst

of all this activity but you have several

options to make sure you don‟t come

back to either an overgrown wilderness

or a garden full of dead brown stuff. If

you have a gardener ask him/her to do a

few extra hours while you are away. If

not bribe a friend or neighbour to water

for you. Make sure all containers are

grouped together to make this easier for

them and take down baskets that might

be hard to reach - it always takes longer

to water someone else‟s garden. Mow

the lawn before you go and be sure to

ask them to take any veg that are ready

and flowers (saves deadheading), bring

them back a present and offer to return

the compliment. If you cannot take

advantage of either option, then bring

all your containers and baskets to

somewhere shaded and if possible rig

up a watering system with a bucket full

of water with long strips of fabric that

go to the bottom of the bucket and the

bottoms of the pots. These will act as

wicks. Then water all these pots

thoroughly. Soak the rest of the garden

and hope for the best.

If you aren‟t going on holiday then -

keep weeding.

In your garden with Lotta Potts

Attention All Gardeners!

Improve your soil, keep weeds down and keep moisture in with

Sterilized Mushroom Compost

The ideal mulch and soil improver

Only £1.50 per Bag Delivered free (min 5 bags)

Watton area

01953 881969

Tomato - Tomaytoe Gardening in Navasota, Texas by Helen Quinn

Bradenham & District Horticultural Society

Watton Ballroom Dancing Association Queen’s Hall, Watton 8 - 11

Admission £3.50

Saturday July 2nd Mike 01953 882799

Our meeting on June 16th was held as

usual at The Pavilion Holme Hale and

was well attended.

We had an introduction from our

Chairman David Green who asked all

members to try and enter at least one

item for the flower show on June 26th.

He also showed us newspaper cuttings

about the varying opinions of noted

TV gardeners on the merits of using

peat or managing without it, a

controversy that has been a hot top for

many years.

Members had been invited by David to

bring along a plant that they wished to

swap for something else contributed by

another member. This table was well

filled and no doubt quite a few swaps

took place, a new idea for the club

which may be repeated.

He also mentioned that the September

visit to Suffolk was still being planned.

Instead of a speaker we listened to two

of our members, Jean Skeggs and Sue

Saini talking about the trials and

tribulations suffered in the creation of

their allotments. Breaking the ground

from bare turf, hand-digging, planting

failures and successes, fencing against

rabbits and pigeons, and the lack of a

water supply It must have been back

breaking work but they made parts of it

sound hilarious. They also seem to

have become completely dedicated to

being allotment holders and are doing

lots to get improvements made. It was

a great talk so our thanks to them for

that and for more laughs than we

usually have at meetings. They

finished with a garden quiz which was

also fun and the prize being

strawberries to the winners.

There were the usual plant sales, tea

and biscuits, a raffle, and time to chat.

Our Flower Show will be on June 26th

and long over by the time this reaches

print, but we are hoping that it will be

an even bigger success than last year.

Watch this space….

Anyone wishing to join us should just

come along to a meeting at the

Pavilion or ring our Secretary John

Vincent on 01760 440 320 for more

details

Ashill & Holme Hale Garden Club News


The Great Raspberry Con By Ken Knowles

It was in 1958 that my wife and I

entered the world of property owners

by purchasing a bungalow in Essex. As

this was on a new estate the garden

was part of a large field, separated into

plots by means of low chain-link

fences, and it was obvious that some

sort of hedge would be necessary. In

the local nursery all the shrubs that

seemed suitable were far too expensive

for us to consider, but then we spotted

a card advertising „raspberry canes,

2/6d a dozen‟.

As I had seen raspberries growing in

my granddad‟s garden I knew they had

a good foliage potential, so I jumped at

the chance, and gave the man my half-

crown willingly. He took the money

and said „Help yourself‟.

I looked round but could see no plants.

Asking the chap for guidance he

pointed to a box, but again I could see

no raspberry canes. He came over and

said „There‟ and again pointed to the

same box.

Now my limited knowledge of

gardening matters told me that

anything one wanted to plant always

came either in the form of seeds, or

with some sort of stem with at least a

small root, or a shoot, or some

evidence of life, but in the box were

simply a collection of brown sticks

about ten inches long, and apparently

dead.

I was furious. I had been conned, even

though only out of half a crown. Then

my wife said it was unlikely the man

would risk his reputation for such a

small sum, so perhaps we should give

them a try. Anyway, seeing our

doubtful looks the man then said „Just

shove them in the ground – they‟ll be

fine‟.

So we went home to take his advice,

but to just shove something in to Essex

soil is not as easy as it might seem. The

term „soil‟ can be a bit misleading as

Essex clay when dry is like reinforced

concrete, and when wet is a glutinous

mess, and there is an intermediate state

wherein if one was strong enough and

had a big enough fork, one could lift

the whole garden in one lump !

Fortunately this last situation is usually

followed by two or three days on

which the soil is a real pleasure to

work with. Alas when we tried to

„shove them in‟ it was dry, but after a

few buckets of water we managed to

get them in. We then forgot about them

until the following spring when we

were amazed to see some signs of life,

soon to be followed by proper growth.

Soon the new canes were long enough

to tie back on to the fence, and in no

time there was quite of a leafy

covering. Not only that, but imagine

our astonishment when towards the

beginning of June there were actually a

few berries forming.

Knowing nothing about how to nurture

them we left them to die off that winter,

but next spring there were more canes

sprouting, and later on we actually had

platefuls of fruit. We learnt that year

that after fruiting all we had to do was

cut down the canes that had produced

berries and tie up the fresh ones, and so

started the most successful bit of

gardening we had ever had, and which

has lasted us ever since.

For the next twenty years we reaped

countless pounds of berries, and for

about six weeks in every year I would

make it my routine when I got home

from work to harvest the day‟s crop

while my wife was dishing up the

evening meal.

This cultivation of raspberries has

followed us to Norfolk, though we

now only have a couple of plants, this

time of the autumn fruiting variety,

which is even easier to maintain, as

every year I can cut back ALL the

canes, without havuig to decide which

were the fruiting ones.

The amazing thing about this fruit is

that having picked every available

berry one evening, by the next day

more will have appeared. So the „con‟

that we thought we had fallen for over

fifty years ago, proved to be a blessing

in disguise, giving us untold pounds of

fruit, and with little or no effort.

Now where did I leave that pot of

cream?

Our meeting on June 16th was held as

usual at The Pavilion Holme Hale and

was well attended.

We had an introduction from our

Chairman David Green who asked all

members to try and enter at least one

item for the flower show on June 26th.

He also showed us newspaper cuttings

about the varying opinions of noted

TV gardeners on the merits of using

peat or managing without it, a

controversy that has been a hot top for

many years.

Members had been invited by David to

bring along a plant that they wished to

swap for something else contributed by

another member. This table was well

filled and no doubt quite a few swaps

took place, a new idea for the club

which may be repeated.

He also mentioned that the September

visit to Suffolk was still being planned.

Instead of a speaker we listened to two

of our members, Jean Skeggs and Sue

Saini talking about the trials and

tribulations suffered in the creation of

their allotments. Breaking the ground

from bare turf, hand-digging, planting

failures and successes, fencing against

rabbits and pigeons, and the lack of a

water supply It must have been back

breaking work but they made parts of it

sound hilarious. They also seem to

have become completely dedicated to

being allotment holders and are doing

lots to get improvements made. It was

a great talk so our thanks to them for

that and for more laughs than we

usually have at meetings. They

finished with a garden quiz which was

also fun and the prize being

strawberries to the winners.

There were the usual plant sales, tea

and biscuits, a raffle, and time to chat.

Our Flower Show will be on June 26th

and long over by the time this reaches

print, but we are hoping that it will be

an even bigger success than last year.

Watch this space….

Anyone wishing to join us should just

come along to a meeting at the

Pavilion or ring our Secretary John

Vincent on 01760 440 320 for more

details

Ashill & Holme Hale Garden Club News

Inner Wheel Club News

Outgoing President Beryl Brannan

welcoming Stella Leonard as the new Inner

Wheel President.

The Club‟s AGM was held, as usual, at Judy

Wilson‟s home, in her swimming pool with the

water suitably covered, so we can all sit around

a large table to enjoy the delicious buffet supper

kindly prepared by outgoing President, Beryl

Brannan. Feeling replete, we then started the

June business meeting! We decided to give

£100 to each of the following charities:-

Thursday Club, Breckland Carers, Air

Ambulance, local St. John Ambulance, Grove

Cheshire Home, Osteoporosis Society, Colin

McKenzie Centre, The Surge, Motor Neurone

Research, Big C, Alzheimer‟s Association,

PACT, EACH (Quidenham), Nelson‟s Journey,

Helping Hands, Benjamin Foundation and Help

for Heroes. After a break for coffee, we started

the AGM and President Beryl welcomed Stella

Leonard as President for the year 2011-2012.

Gifts were given to Beryl, outgoing Treasurer,

Heather Hewson and outgoing Overseas

Officer, Jill Beech, and Judy for hosting the

AGM.

We are holding our Strawberry Tea on Tuesday,

28th June at 30, Thetford Road. All proceeds

will go to Sightsavers and Hope and Homes for

Children. We hope the strawberries will last till

then and that it will be a bright, sunny day for

you to enjoy Brenda‟s garden. Jenny Simons.

Summer Fete Watton Methodist Church are holding a

Summer Fete on Saturday 9 July, 9.30 a.m. to

approximately 12.30pm.

Weather permitting; we will be using the church

garden and the Watton Christian Community

Centre. Teas, coffees and light lunches will be

available. Also there will be Stalls - Cakes,

Books, Quality bric-a-brac, Plants etc. and

Games for young and old.

Please come, you are very welcome.

Church Times and News The Wayland News

Watton Churches Together Service Calendar for July 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 3rd 8.00am Holy Communion

10.30am Group Service of Holy Communion

7.00pm Informal Worship

Sun 10th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion



12.30pm Holy Baptism

7.00pm Informal Worship


10.00am All Age Worship and Holy Baptism

12 noon Holy Baptism

6.30pm Choral Evensong

Sun 31st 8.00am Holy Communion


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 3rd 10.45am Rev‟d B Winner Holy Communion

6.30pm Miss J Woor

Sun 10th Church Anniversary

10.45am Mr D Summers

6.30pm Mr T Hey

Sun 17th 10.45am Mr B Lawrence

6.30pm Mr D Fisher

Sun 24th 10.45am Mrs E Warby

6.30pm Rev‟d D Lloyd Holy Communion

Sun 31st 10.45am Mr J Hull

6.30pm Mrs S Moore

Roman Catholic Community

Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

Pentecostal Church, Dereham Road, Watton

Children up to 11 years of age have their own programme during

the Sunday morning services

Sun 3rd 10.30am Morning Service „A Pilgrimage to

Intimacy with God‟

Sun 10th 10.30am Morning Service „A Pilgrimage to


Sun 17th 10.30am Noah‟s Ark Leavers - Family Service

Sun 24th 10.30am Morning Service ‟A Pilgrimage to


Sun 31st 10.30am Morning service „ a Pilgrimage to


St. Nicholas’ Church, Ashill

Tuesdays at 10.00am Said Holy Communion

Sun 3rd 9.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 10th 9.30am Morning Worship

Sun 17th 9.30am All Age Worship


St. George’s Church, Saham Toney

Sun 10th 11.00am Morning Worship



S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke



Sun 24th 10.30am Lay Led Morning Worship

Sun 31st 10.30am Benefice Service of Holy Communion

12.30pm Holy Baptism

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington

Fridays at 9.00am Said Holy Communion


Sun 24th 3.00pm Open Air Service with Holy Baptism.

Music led by Watton Silver Band

Breckles, Caston, Great Hockham,

Griston, Merton, Stow Bedon,

Thompson

Worship Calendar for July

3rd July - Second Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion Griston

10th July - Third Sunday after Trinity

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Stow Bedon

17th July - Fourth Sunday after Trinity

9:00 am Matins (BCP) Gt. Hockham

10:30 am United Holy Communion Thompson

24th July - Fifth Sunday after Trinity

9:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) Merton

10:30 am United Holy Communion Breckles

31st July - Sixth Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion Caston

7th August - Seventh Sunday after Trinity

10:30 am United Holy Communion Gt. Hockham

Wednesday Pram Services For parents or carers with children aged 0-5

6th, 13tth, 20th July, 10:15 am: Caston School Hall

27th July: Chase Farm, Caston

‘The WAY’ Youth Group (ages 11+)

Sundays 3rd and 17th July, 7-8:00 pm, Rectory

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

Email: [email protected]

All Saints Church, Threxton Next Service: July 10th 10am. All Welcome

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

Sunday 17th July at Watton Christian Community Centre

2.30pm until 4.00pm

Brighten up a Sunday Afternoon by joining us, a warm

welcome awaits you and your friends.

WATTON BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

Wed 6th July 2.00pm Meeting at Watton CCC

Mon 18th July 12.00 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses

Thought for the Month Holding on to things, Rev Roger Pawsey,

Watton Pentecostal Church Doing an inventory for the church made me realise that none of

us like to throw things away. We can all be like magpies

hoarding stuff. Making the decision to throw stuff away can be

quite emotional because it's not just the stuff it's the memories

that go along with the stuff.

We all like to hold on to stuff. Many people make jokes about it.

But, it is often not funny. Like, last year an elderly couple from

Chicago who'd been missing for three weeks were found. At

home. Buried alive under heaps of stuff. A police spokesman

described the couple as "hoarders." While it is unlikely that any

of us would be like that, we can live surrounded by the past

rather than living in the present and planning for the future.

Or like people who are called magpies, which most of the time is

harmless but it can, at times, be a symptom of a serious mental

condition – a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that is

known as OCD hoarding.

Holding on to stuff is not a joke, it can sometimes be serious, yet,

it's just so hard to throw things away.

But there are other things we can hold onto which are really

serious and can affect our well-being. For instance many people

hold a grudge against someone for some wrong or some

perceived wrong. Or, we can hold on to guilt for some mistake or

error in the past by continually blaming ourselves.

Holding onto a grudge is called unforgiveness in the bible. So

what does it mean "to forgive"?

Vines Dictionary of Bible words says it means "to send forth,

send away, to remit or forgive a debt or sin" and again "to bestow

a favour unconditionally, is used of the act of forgiveness

whether divine or human" and again " denotes a dismissal,

release, it is used of the remission of sins".

When we forgive we send away, loose or release the 'sin' that is

or can harm the relationship. The punishment or penalty is

remitted, that is cancelled in the act of forgiveness; this is not just

the debt of the sinner but also the penalty of unforgiveness. This

is why forgiving people is healthy and health-giving.

When a friend helped me clear out my garage he would ask the

question "Have you used this in the last two years?" Adding "If

you haven't I'll throw it out."

When we hold a grudge we should forgive and when we harbour

guilt we should seek forgiveness. However we should not wait for two

years before we do. The bible speaks of keeping short accounts with God

and not letting the sun go down while you are still angry

Legion’s 90th Anniversary Lunch

On Friday, 10 June at The Hare and Barrel, there was a

lunch to celebrate 90 years of The Royal British Legion

and the Watton branch. 35 members and guests sat down

to a sumptuous meal with guests of honour, Lord and

Lady Walsingham and the Mayor and Mayoress of

Watton (Councillor Michael Wassell and Mrs Wassell).

The event was organised most efficiently by Mr Ron

Wheeler and the raffle raised £67. This sum will be going

to the Royal British Legion‟s 90th Anniversary Appeal.

The local branch of The Royal British Legion meets

every other month at The Hare and Barrel with meetings

starting at 7pm. We meet in the front bar from 6.30pm

onwards. The next meeting is on Tuesday, 19 July.

Membership of the Legion is open to all - not just ex-

service people but anyone who sympathises with the

ethos and aims of the Legion as specified in its Royal

Charter. For the Legion to continue younger members are

required as older ones fall by the wayside. Any queries

please telephone 01953 882089.

Watton University of the Third Age (U3A)

A warm welcome to all those new members who have recently

joined the Watton U3A after being on the waiting list for many

months. We hope that you will enjoy both the monthly meetings

and participate in the many group activities that are available. The

membership has now reached its ceiling of 120 but still with a

waiting list.

At the May meeting members enjoyed an excellent presentation

by Louise Brundell on “Hearing Dogs for the Deaf”. It is truly

remarkable how dogs can be trained to be so useful to a deaf

person.

All fifteen activity groups are meeting with vacancies in

Discussion, History and stitching. The Croquet group would also

welcome new members during the summer months at the Sports

Centre. For more information on any Group activity call Rita on

01953882668.

The next venue for the Garden Visit Group is at Holme Hale Hall

on Sunday 17th July. Contact Susan for more information on

01953881373.

The popularity of the Pub Luncheon Group continues with 22

members attending the June venue. On Thursday 14th July the

meeting is at the Warrener Restaurant attached to The Premier Inn

at Thetford.

There are three seats available on the visit to Burghley House and

Gardens for Wednesday 6th July at £18. The coach leaves the

Queens Hall car park at 9.30am.

Coach seats are available for The 1940s Railway Experience on

Sunday 18th September. The coach will drop off at Sheringham

giving the option of the Rail Experience or spending time in the

town. Tickets for the Railway must be purchased at the station.

Cost of return coach £8.50.

The visit to the Houses of Parliament and River Cruise on

Monday 10th October is fully booked but we would welcome

reserves.

Our next monthly meeting is on Thursday 28th July when the

speaker will be Geoffrey Hodgson with “Nurse Edith

Cavell” (Patriotism is not Enough)

The U3A Membership Secretary can be contacted on 01953

881110.

For further information on the National U3A go to www.u3a.org

Sports News The Wayland News

THE WAYLAND NEWS Page space is allocated strictly on a first come, first served basis.

Deadline is 12Noon on 16th of the month preceding publication and is that is the last date and time that copy will be considered for inclusion.

Arrival of copy before deadline does not guarantee inclusion, if you wish to be certain your entry gets published, then please make sure it

arrives in plenty of time otherwise you may be disappointed. If you are submitting on paper you MUST sign and include your contact

details with each item. If you do not, the item will NOT be published. You can contact Julian by ringing (01953) 858908.

You can write to 8 Princess Close, Watton IP25 6XA The e-mail address is [email protected]

Views expressed in articles in The Wayland News are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the

publishers or printers. While every care and effort has been taken to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot accept responsibility for

errors or omissions.

This issue of the The Wayland News was published by: Julian Horn, 32 High Street, Watton IP25 6AE and printed by

Sharman & Company Ltd, Newark Road

Peterborough PE1 5TD. Phone: 01733 424 949

WAYLAND EVENTS DIARY If you would like to see your event included in this section then

please email details to [email protected] ACC = Ashill Community Centre, Hale Road, Ashill Watton CCC = Watton Christian Community Centre Wells CCC = Wells Cole Community Centre, Saham

July

Fri 1st Mad Dogs and Englishmen at St Mary‟s Watton - See ad

Sat 2nd Queens Hall Coffee Morning in aid of Stow Bedon Church

Sat 2nd 11am - 1pm. NWT Field trip to RSPB Lakenheath Fen. See Ad.

Sat 2nd to 17th, Great Ellingham Teddy Bear Festival

Sat 2nd Wretham Village Fete 2pm to 4pm

Sat 9th Watton Methodist Church Summer Fete 9.30am See article

Sat 9th Farmers' Market Great Hockham Village Hall 9am -12

Sat 9th }St Martins Church Thompson Art, Craft & Flower

Sun 10th }Festival 10am to 6pm see article.

Sun 10th Holme Hale Pavilion Car Boot 8am - 12 Noon See ad

Sat 16th St Mary‟s Car Boot Sale 9am

Sat 16th Some Enchanted Evening with the Thetford Singers

Queens Hall 7.30pm See article

Sat 16th Scratch Band and BBQ Great Hockham Village Playing

Field evening

Sat 24th Choral Evensong at St Mary's, Watton 6.30pm

August Sun 7th The Wayland Show - Brandon Road, Watton from 10am

See www.waylandshow.com for latest news and details

Sat 13th Farmers' Market Great Hockham Village Hall 9am -12

Pauline Baldry - one the many collectors who give their time to Christian Aid Thank you to everyone who supported Christian Aid Week during May. The

total collected this year was £1663:01: in addition, tax refunds from Gift

Aided donations should bring the final total to over £1800. The street

collection on Wednesday 18th May brought in £534:94 and the Soup Lunch

on the same day realised £499:90. The remainder was collected through

appeals in the churches.

The organisers are especially grateful to the Manager and staff of the Tesco

store who allowed collections to take place on their premises and to Chris

Edwards for his help with the balloons!

Thank you to the wonderfully generous people of Watton and district for their

continued interest and support. Lesley Cowling

Random Ramblings from

the Summer of ‘09 Peter Bodle describes himself as an Inventor, Company

Director, Writer & Poet. He is married to Jane and has 4

children, 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. He

invented the Passive Floor Path lighting system for

passenger aircraft in the 1980s, and founded the SAF-T-

GLO Group of Companies.

Peter started writing on aviation subjects some years ago

and had many books published – including some reviewed

in The Wayland News previously on the airfields of

Norfolk. In 2009 Peter turned his hand to poetry and

produced an anthology of poems entitled “Random

Ramblings from the Summer of „09” and the poem below

comes from this book.

Describing his inspiration for Cloud Dancing Peter said

“After I had learned to fly, I was introduced to „Cloud

Dancing‟ or Cloud Running as it is also known, by an

experienced airline pilot who was also an aerobatic display

pilot of some repute.”

“I had earlier enjoyed being a racing driver, where the

sheer joy of swooping through a corner gave a great

feeling of exhilaration and „getting it right‟.

He continued “Doing a similar thing with the added third

dimension of up and down, was just a pleasure overload. If

you have ever flown in an airliner and seen the earth

disappear as you climbed into cloud, and later disappear as

you flew out of it or began your descent to land, this is

what it is like, but several times a minute…What is more,

you cannot get it wrong…go too far and the cloud just

swallows you momentarily and then with a whoosh, you

blast out into sunlight again.”

CLOUD DANCING

I am one of those people who have danced with the clouds,

at three thousand feet up, from the face of the earth.

I‟ve wheeled and I‟ve spun … well away from the crowds,

and crashed into rain clouds for all I was worth.

It‟s hard to describe the great joy of free flight,

to weave in and out of the fast moving sky,

to dive between clouds embroiled in a fight,

then roar back up to them with the freedom to fly.

Get it all wrong and sink through white fluffy cloud,

a non-stick marshmallow that swallows you whole,

then whoosh back to light with purpose unbowed,

as the plane comes around and flicks to a roll.

You see where the birds get their joy to make flight,

when you dance, with the clouds and weave left and right.

They are nature‟s soft wonders and are way out of sight

to mere earth bound creatures … cut off from sun‟s light.

The clouds are forgiving when you push them around,

they seem not to worry when you move them aside

to skip through the sky, way over the ground

and dance through their midst in a scatterbrain ride.

Random Ramblings from the Summer of ‟09 by

Peter Bodle is available From JC Books in the

High Street, Watton for £5.

“The Best In Country Music” 8 „til late

Christian Aid in Watton & District

Shellrock Circle Club for the over 50’s

VENUE: The Village Hall, The Street. Rocklands.

Peter Davies came to our Club on the 8th of June to give us a talk

entitled “Everyday Life – that‟s poetry for you.” (The talk on Africa will

be later in the year.) He started off his talk by reminding us that we each

had “bits of poetry” lodged in our memories and went on to prove it by

starting us off on well-known quotations. For example, he said that

although The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner was 126 verses long

everyone could finish “Water water everywhere, and how the boards did

shrink etc.,” although we couldn‟t recite the whole 126 verses. He

maintained that anyone could write a poem about anything and read us

an amusing poem that he had written about “skips” and then went on to

tell us that Merton was memorable as being the place where Edward

Fitzgerald the translator of “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” died

while visiting a friend at Merton Rectory. While we enjoyed our tea-

break and raffle, he wrote us the following poem entitled “Rockland All

Saints 8/6/2011” :-

I didn‟t like Southend on Sea

And at Diss they were rude as can be

But I‟ve got no complaints

Up at Rockland All Saints

For they make such a nice cup of tea.

Peter will be visiting us again sometime in the future, so all who missed

this meeting will have an opportunity to enjoy a similar afternoon.

Gerry Dunning was the winner of the oldest coin competition with a

coin dated 1699!

DATES FOR JULY.

13th July This will be a DIY afternoon, so collect up all those jokes,

poems, cartoons etc., that you think may entertain your fellow Clubbers.

It will be a good opportunity to read out our efforts in response to

Linda‟s challenge to “ write four lines of poetry.” Come on! Remember

what Peter said “anyone can write a poem about anything.”

19th July Lunch with Marion at White Lodge, Attleborough. If you

would like to join in with this group, you can ring Marion for further

details on 483431.

21st July A coach trip to Dunwich, which was once a larger town than

Ipswich and was the place where Christianity came finally to rest in East

Anglia. Now sadly, its nine churches have been swallowed up by the

sea. A prolonged stay in the pub may enable you to hear the church bells

ringing beneath the waves, as fishermen returning at the end of day are

supposed to. Members £15, non-members £16. This price includes a

fish and chip lunch as well as the coach ride. There is a small museum

which you may visit at your own expense. Ring Jean Eyres for further

information on 452457.

Let us hope for a fine dry day.


Coffee and Crafts at the Queens Hall Thank you to everyone who attended the Craft Market

in May. We managed to raise £60.61 for Macmillan

Cancer Care and Support in Norfolk.

There will be a Craft Market, with coffee, cakes and

lunches, in the Queens Hall every first Saturday, same

day as the Farmers Market, from now until November.

(Not including October). The next Craft Market in the

Queens Hall will be on 2nd July.

There will be up to 20 stalls of locally handmade

items including cards, knitwear, wooden items,

jewellery, sewing, savoury and sweet pies and some

unusual items as well.

Opening times will be 9.30am to 2pm and admission

will be free.

Refreshments from 9.30am to 11.30am will be served

by the P.C. Church with refreshments, cakes and

lunches to be served from 12pm by 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 this good

cause.

If you require any further information please call

Brenda on 01953 885559.

Written estimates always provided Memorials supplied

Personal supervision Pre-Paid Funeral Plans available

Arrangements may be discussed in the privacy of your own home

Tel: (01760) 440269 (24 hrs) Established 75 years

FUNERAL DIRECTORS SERVING WATTON & DISTRICT

W.C. LITTLEPROUD & SON of BRADENHAM

„A genuine, family owned & run business

offering a caring, traditional & affordable service‟

Has Your PC Slipped a Disc? Netted a virus? Mouse trapped and

wont work now?

For all manner of computer repairs and support

Call Julian Horn on 01953 881885 “Silver Surfer” support a speciality!

New Players Wanted

Rocklands Under 11s (pictured with coach Rob

Matthews and Team sponsor Jon Macrae of

JCM Kitchens) are looking for new players to

join their team. They have enjoyed a successful

seasons football and competed in various

Summer Tournaments. If you are interested in

joining please call Amanda on 01953 454378

for more details.

Richmond Park Golf Club

Ladies Section June Ladies Medal results

Division 1: 1st Mrs Margaret

Lockwood 82 net 66; 2nd Mrs Julie

Ellis 95 net 72; 3rd Mrs Mary

Wakeford 96 net 76

Division 2: 1st Mrs Jean Barrall 103

net 73; 2nd Mrs Jeanette Fowler

105 net 79; 3rd Mrs Carol Marshall

111 net 80

Division 3: 1st Mrs Geraldine

Stammers 129 net 93

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies

Championship played over 36 Holes

on 12th & 13th June 2011:

Ladies 36 Hole Championship for

the Alison Sheard Trophy: Winner:

Mrs Sue Morley 185 Runner Up:

Mrs Jan Bone 187

The Diana Davies Trophy for

Ladies with handicaps 23 -34,

played over 36 holes: Winner: Mrs

Anne Bell 202 Runner Up: Mrs

Julie Ellis 203 (countback)

Shirley's Shield for Ladies with

handicaps 35 - 36, played over 18

holes, Stableford: Winner: Mrs Jan

Spencer 37 points Runner Up: Mrs

Dorothy Stephenson 28 points

Seniors’ Section Richmond Park Seniors‟ Section

players have been enjoying the

great golfing weather we have had

during the last month. Although the

ball has been running so far that,

with the eyesight of age, many

players have been grateful to those

of us with good eyesight or, more

likely a good optician, for reports

on direction and distance!

The June Medal held on 14th was

won by Glyn Long with a creditable

net 70, he was followed in 2nd

place by David Wakeford and 3rd

Jeff Sutton.

The recent Stableford Swindle

results: 31st May: 1st J. Watling 41;

2nd D. Packard 40; 3rd C.

Lewington 39

2nd June: 1st M. Bayly 43; 2nd R.

Sharpe 42; 3rd G. Lawn

9th June: 1st A. Blyth 39 ocb; 2nd

W. Evans 39 ocb; 3rd W. Barnes 37

Great Hockham has been holding Fairs

since granted a charter by Henry 3rd in

1272. Hockham Farmers and Craft Market

has not been going quite so long but we are

still very proud of it! Held on the second

Saturday of the month in the Village Hall

(and car park ) it fulfils two deeply held

needs of all villages and small communities.

Not only can you buy and sell a variety of

good local produce but also meet with other

members of the community for a cuppa and

a jolly good mardle.

Start your visit with a

bacon buttie from Phil

„n Chris and then

browse the stalls.

Stock up on your meat

from DJ Barnard, eggs

from Max n Jack,

Orchid Apiaries

honey, Apple juice

from Ashill Fruit

Farm, fresh bread and Yare Valley

Rapeseed Oil. Sample Philli Chillies

chutneys and sauces and take home

Hockham‟s own Bhajiman‟s famous and

unique spicy curry mixes. Treat yourself or

stock up on fudge from Fudgalous,

exquisite hand sewn fabric items from The

Pied Pedlar, silver jewellery from the very

clever Leafy and many more. Support

Children with Leukaemia by visiting their

home made items stall. Sample Scrubby

Oaks delicately flavoured Victorian inspired

vinegars and preserves and take home some

home baked doggy treats for your “best

friend“. When you have shopped ‟til you

drop buy one of Comfort Cakes delicious

cup cakes to eat with your cup of tea and

then take some cakes home! Before you

leave visit the plant man from Chysalis

waiting, just for you, in the car park and pop

some lovely plants straight into the car!

Great Hockham has also invited several

other Norfolk producers to “come along” on

an irregular basis and

we hope to have Foxies

lovely candles, Denver

Mills‟ bread and flour

and Keepsake

Ceramics pottery-

personalised ceramic

goods. Maybe Fielding

Cottage Goats cheese,

Hudnall Hockham

Hares pottery, Penny‟s

unique craft creations (come and see what

they are!) and so on?

We have room for more producers, either

on a regular or occasional basis (but book in

before you come please!) We would

especially like another fruit and /or

vegetable seller to join us! If you are

interested call Eileen on 01953 498517 or e-

mail [email protected].

Do come and have a look at our lovely

market-we would love to see you and a

warm welcome is guaranteed!

Come and See Us at Great Hockham Farmers’ Market

The Wayland News July 2011

Documents

Transcript of The Wayland News July 2011