The Wayland News June 2016

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in digital & online at www.thebrecklandview.cEE - Issue Number 235 - June 2016

A recent Coffee morning held byFountain Hair and Beauty of Wattonraised £308.80 for our local airambulance. Louise (above right) and her

staff at the hairdressers on Thetford road,welcomed a number of clients, friendsand family, who were keen to supportand dig deep to raise this money. Whilst,

enjoying a friendly chat over a cup ofcoffee or tea and cake they waited to seeif they had been lucky enough to win the

raffle prize of a luxury beauty treatment package including, a facial, manicure and blow dry worth £100Gill Smith (centre) who volunteers for

the East Anglian Air Ambulancethanked all those who so keenly gaveof their time, baked cakes andsupported this event. The two Air

Ambulances based at Norwich andCambridge now fly longer hours andcost £10.2 million a year to run. They

attend on average between 4 andouts a day and rely on the generothe general public to keep this available. Louise, owner

business, commented “I have been keen to support this wortcause, you never know whemight need it, although you hop

don’t”. If you would like to sEAAA or learn more pleasewww.eaaa.org.uk

Fountain Hair & Beauty supportEast Anglian Air Ambulance

Funding boostfor the WaylandPartnershipDevelopmentTrust The Wayland Partnership DevelopmentTrust has received £18,079 thanks to

players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

The funding boost from PostcodeLocal Trust will enable the Wayland

Partnership to deliver a one yearenvironmental project known as the‘Wayland Growing Together’ project.The project will bring together peopleto identify small areas of land that areunloved that could be used forenvironmental projects such as tree

planting, wildflower sowing, tidying

up or installing wildlife homes. Wewill recruit volunteers to form steeringand working groups and then map thearea to see where land is available. Themapping will be done by volunteersand may consist of videos, photographsor talking to residents. This will form arecord of green spaces in the area. We

will present this to the public for a voteas part of a fun family environmentthemed event to decide which areas wewill work on, aiming for 1 project ineach community (14 in total). We willrun workshops that will give volunteersthe practical skills and confidence todeliver the ideas. We will then put theideas into practice through planting,growing, sowing, building or tidying.At every stage we will build insustainability, such as looking at lowmaintenance options or plants that self -seed freely etc. The project will bedelivered by the Wayland Partnershipworking with partners such as localcouncils, village hall committees,schools or churches. Suzanne Rhind, Business & CommunityDevelopment Manager said: “We are

delighted to be awarded this funding todeliver a very practical project across thewhole of the Wayland area that will notonly improve local greenspaces andincrease pride in the community, but thatwill also give people new skills and

provide opportunities to make newfriends.”

Postcode Local Trust exists to fundcommunity groups and charitableorganisations through a variety of grantgiving programmes. To do so, the

Trust relies solely on funding fro proceeds of tickets sales from PPostcode Lottery. When you sign

play People’s Postcode Lottery postcode is your ticket. It costs £10 draws paid monthly in advanc

prizes every day. A minimum ofgoes directly to charities acrossBritain and internationally. If you would like to find out moreinvolved with the project please Suzanne on 01953 880204 [email protected]

Café Church We welcome you to join WChurches Together for ‘Café Cat The Blenheim Centre, Tedder Watton IP25 6JL, 4.00 – 5.15

Sundays 19th June and 17th Jualways a third Sunday of the monAnd, ‘Stop Gap’ After School Café is at The Blenheim Cen22nd June, 27th July and alwfourth Wednesday of the monthis in partnership with SureChildren’s Centre, Watton.

Please come along and find frienfun and food! All free. Please contact Revd Gerry Fosmore information: 01953 881439


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Quick Lookound

RBITER

ne arrives, which would normallyd news as we expect summer to bes, but this year who knows what to

? Ever since last October ther seems to be trapped on a

oline, with temperatures bouncingdown from day to day, and from

nd of the UK to the other. Fore in one period Aberdeen was first

armest place and then the coldesttely for almost a fortnight, while

ast week of April the warmest dayyear that far (68.5 degrees F.) inuth of England was followed byrary closures of the runway atch airport due to snow. Just tohow topsy- turvy things have been,bly the two finest days of the wholewere Christmas and Boxing day. I

the government ! bit of a surprise came early in Maysummer did suddenly overtake us,

the time shorts and sun-glassesocated it had gone.hatever the weather the local sceneues to be dominated by protestst the many building development

ations that are in the pipeline. ubject does not appear to have actory solution anywhere in sight,n the one hand the populationion is ongoing, even ifration could be curbed, so buildinghouses is essential, and theion of the Green Belt restrictionsbe seen by some as a sensiblere. The thinking behind that is thatr box is overfull you get a biggerbut like all seemingly simplens, difficulties present themselvesy turn.

urse no-one wants to see the greenyside swallowed up by housing, soeen Belt was introduced in 1935 to

the urban sprawl that threatenednds around London, and later inouncils all over the country wered to use similar schemes, whiched popular acclaim. Of course itt realised that eventually the same

would eventually be bursting at theand the crucial time has now

d when some amendments areal. big objection emphasised byers is that there are still plenty ofwithin the ‘envelopes’ that remain

t upon, so the developers shouldced to use them first. Unfortunately

the old bugbear of money comes into play, for a new wide open space is muchmore profitable to build on than small

plots dotted her and there within towns

and so they are avoided as much as possible. Some observers think that legislationshould be introduced to ensure that

permission for the new Green Belt sitesshould be conditional on filling up thoseinner spaces first, but this would appearto be completely impractical, since

legislation invariably breeds loopholes sofurther difficulties and delays wouldcontinually present themselves. And then there is the ongoing pointabout infra-structure, mainly centred onroads, sewers and medical services. Evenif the developers constructed surgerieson every site, where are the doctors to

staff them to come from ?Of course all objections are subjected toexamination by the appropriate planninginspector, but sometimes although his

personal feelings may be in their favour,the strict rules set by government maycompel him to over -rule them. And so itgoes on.

One of the events that has shocked the business world last month was theannouncement of the demise of BritishHome Stores, and though it seems likelythat the real causes may not be knownfor some time, any closure of such storesmust be a matter of regret to all.

It may well be that by the time you readthese notes either a reprieve has been

arranged or another major player hastaken over the premises, but otherwise itwill be a sad day for Norwich should the

building remain empty. Of course it could be that the popularityof big stores has waned and they have alimited future, and certainly my ownimpressions of the modern shopping

experience is not favourable, for thecustomer is no longer afforded the typeof service – pampering if you like – thathe enjoyed in previous times. For instance, in many big stores, salesassistants are fewer, and the staff that arearound seem to merely be there to tidyup the clothes that may have been

disturbed by customers and when onedoes find an article to one’s liking, it isnecessary to walk right to the far side ofthe store in order to pay, which canliterally be over a hundred yards awayand usually involves standing in a longqueue. But the inconveniences of modern

shopping are the least of our concernsthis month as we are about to vote on the

big issue of whether we wish to stay inthe EU or not.

We are all well aware of the moans andgroans that we have made over the lastfew years over the inconveniences orhardships caused by decisions emanating

from Europe, but the difficulty is beingable to judge if we would be better offstaying under EU control or operatingalone. Unfortunately we cannot rely oninformation given by the so-called

political experts, because none of themseem to agree, so it is just a case of

making our own personal choice. It isobvious that if we elect to stay ‘in’ thenwe shall have to put up with more of thesame things that have annoyed us in the

past, but if we opt out things could beworse, although we would hope theywould be better. Meanwhile we are confronted with so

many situations on the home front thatneed to be addressed, one of them beingthe availability of broadband throughoutthe country, which the governmentassured us would be an immediate target,only to say, just days later, that thiswould not be provided, since noteveryone wanted it. Surely what isregarded as an essential service should

be there for all to enjoy. No doubtgovernment ministers all live in areasthat are well served by BT, just as theyaren’t affected by the troubles that assailour hospitals and medical centres. I amsure the prime minister would never haveto wait a fortnight for an appointment tosee his doctor, or to wait hours receive

attention should he be unfortunateenough to suffer an injury. On the subject of health there have beena number of tragedies recently caused byallergic reactions to various foods suchas nuts, and we have learned thatchildren have suffered great distresssimply being next to someone merely

opening a packet of certain substances.In my school days the worst one mightfind was that certain fruits might, if eatento excess, cause one to come out in spots,

but nothing worse, and it was not untilafter the Second World War that theintroduction of peanut butter was later

blamed for troubles that were

subsequently known as allergies One wonders, at times, if Mother Natureis trying to get her revenge on society forsome reason, for allergies were neverknown in previous times, at least in anyserious form. Well, by next month we will knowwhether we are British once more, or still

part of the EU though either way we willstill muddle through. Meanwhile come

back summer. Good afternoon.

oo & Hiss in

aining toe Maplinsellowcoats!

Mum and Dad, ting very exciting here at Maplins

ve just had a load of newwcoat recruits join us. They’re partme theatre company from Watton,oo & Hiss I think they said.y, they seem a jolly bunch and Ihey’ll fit right in. They’ll be ing for 3 months and then they’lltrial runs on 29th and 30th

mber and 1st October at the Queens

much has happened since I lastThe life of a chalet maid doesn’tmuch from week to week,

gh these new lads and lasses might

shake things up a bit, for a while at least.Gladys is still bossing everyone aroundas usual, when she’s not batting her

eyelashes at Mr Fairbrother. MissCathcart still terrifies me so I try andkeep out of her way as much as possible.As you both know, I dream of being aYellowcoat myself one day and MrFairbrother says he’ll put in a good wordwith Joe Maplin for me. Gladys can be a

bit fierce sometimes but she’s not half asscary as Miss Cathcart.

Mr Partridge is still as grumpy as ever, Ireally don’t know why he’s a Punch andJudy man – he hates kids! He moansabout having to share a chalet with Fred,says it stinks of horses all the time.Mind you, he’s right, it does pong a bit.And Ted’s still up to his old tricks,scamming campers for a few extra quid.

If Joe Maplin ever found out, Ted’d be

out on his ear I reckon.

Anyway, I’d better get on. I’ll keep you posted as to how the new recruits aregetting on. Write back soon. Lots of love, Peggy”

70 Years of Singing withthe mid-NorfolkSingers Mid Norfolk Singers are giving a concertof stirring British music on Saturday 2ndJuly in Castle Acre Church. Items willinclude ‘Zadok the Priest’ by Handel,Parry’s ‘I was Glad’ and a James Bondmedley together with well-known songs

from around Britain. Tickets will beavailable on the door. The choir which rehearses in Derehamhas 80 members and is celebrating 70years since its formation. Membership isdrawn from a wide area and includes 4

singers from Saham. New members arealways welcome. We recently enjoyed performing Haydn’s Creation in St

Andrew’s Hall in Norwich. Further details can be found on ourwebsite www.midnorfolksingers.org.uk


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In your Gardenwith Lotta Potts So will it be 'June is busting out all over' or'flaming June' (this can be a matter of fact or acurse)? It seems difficult that the astoundingdisplay from the spring flowers and trees could

possibly be bettered by anything June can

produce. I hope it proves me wrong as if it all peters out we're going to feel disappointed. Weshould be following the cherries, magnolias,amelanchiers and bulbs with lilacs and then thereal over the top summer flowers.It's in one of my reference books that the garden

looks like the top of a chocolate box for a coupleof months. That page is illustrated by a

photograph of a corner of a garden with whiterambling roses on a fence, delphiniums in threeshades of blue in front then alchemilla andsundry other small flowers in front again.Interestingly there's a lot of foliage that lookslike it might flower in a few days. Now there'ssomething to aspire to! But there again, whynot? Most of us have a rose or two and it's easy

to underplant with alchemilla and hardygeraniums. As well as looking great these willspread, the alchemilla will seed madly and they'llkeep the weeds down.There was a saying among old gardeners that ifyou plant a rose you should put a clematis in thesame hole. One has to assume they meantclimbing roses and that it's as well to make sure

that pruning one won't ruin the other. It's possible by choosing the right combination thatyou can extend the season by having the clematisflower earlier or later than the rose but again

pruning can be tricky. Maybe it's safer to have both flowering at the same time then it all becomes a little simpler. On the subject of roses,whatever you need: ramblers, climbers, bush,hybrid tea, do make sure they have a scent. It

doesn't seem to matter how many different rosescents there are, they never seem to clash. A

prime example of this is at the big showsundercover where the growers are all exhibitingat once. You could feel 'heady' to the point ofintoxication with all the roses pushing out scentat once. The only time I ever found it difficultwas when I was followed round by a very

elegant woman wearing a really heavy perfume

(I think it was Opium). At a flower show! That's all sorts of gossipy stuff, how about June?

This is a wonderful time to shop as buying plants inflower in pots or containers means you knowexactly what you are getting. The downside is thatthese will need a bit more tlc and water as thesummer goes along than if you had raised the

plants from seed or seedlings or bare root earlier in

the year. Those would have required extra at thetime so you have to put in the effort one way or theother. One thing they will all need is deadheading.Unless planted specifically for the hips, the roses

certainly need dead-heading regularly as will sweet peas. For both these species you could call it live-heading as cut for vases they bring the seasonindoors. If you don't remove the flowers fromsweet peas make sure the seed pods are cut off asonce they ripen the plant thinks that's job done andwill stop flowering. The way to rescue thesituation is to remove the pods and any flowers thathave made the effort, then flowering willcommence again but it takes a little time. Spring bulbs need a bit of attention. Some can beleft in situ but others need to be dug up for storage

until autumn planting comes around. Ones to leaveare naturalised anything plus daffs, snowdropsgrape hyacinths and bluebells. There are some thatarguably need to be dug up: tulips and hyacinths inthe ground and any bulbs in containers. Tulips andhyacinths are from the eastern Mediterranean areawhere they get a good baking in summer. A

baking summer occasionally happen here but theyare happier dug up and stored somewhere dry andairy either on trays or in nets. Tulip growers willtell you to treat them as annuals, starting again inlate autumn. Well they would say that wouldn't

they? The point being that they are grown formaximum flower the spring after planting and afterthat they will not flower again as spectacularlywhatever you do. If you need the space it's as wellto dig up spring bulbs once the foliage has dieddown and dry off to store. On the other hand if you

plant tulips deep enough they will appear again. Ihave left both types of bulbs in year on year and itdoes work but the flowers definitely shrink

compared to those stored correctly. Bulbs incontainers certainly should be removed and stored.You can use the containers again as well butwhatever you plant in there will need freshcompost. You can cheat a bit if you plant hardyannuals as these will grow in poor soil or usedcompost but do cheer it up a bit with some freshmixed in.

Spring perennials such as primroses and pulmonarias that kept flowering through Mayshould be cut back and divided. This is normally a

job for May but with a late spring such as we hadthis year these varieties will keep going longer.Hellebores should have flowered stems removedand if you are lucky there will be seeds to collect or

maybe even seedlings that can be transplanted. It'sunlikely that these will be true to the plant theycame off so it's interesting to see what turns up inthe way of flower. You might even get a newcommercially viable variety. Don't hold your

breath and there probably isn't a fortune in it. If you grow veg the plot or pots will be in full crynow. Once you start to harvest early sowings there

will be gaps so clear out any roots or wee boost the soil with a bit of fertiliser and sowmore. All the usual salads and summer rostill be sown (specially if you kept up

successional sowing). Now there are new vthat suggest they can be sown to harvest weautumn, peas being a good example. An ochoice is radish but I was surprised to learn ystill sow main crop carrots. I've notsuccessful with carrots but will have anothspecially as the sowing time is longer thought. Now is the time for frost-tender veas outdoor tomatoes and cucumbers as wsweetcorn, French and runner beans, all ssquashes and pumpkins can all be direct sowthe ground. I have to say I prefer to start th

indoors so you can see what is or isn't gogerminate. Not many people have time tday in and day out at bare soil to see if thwill come up. Better to be sure and plant seedlings once they have made a decenSlugs, too, prefer tiny plants to establisheso that's a hazard avoided. If you keep fthe birds and encourage hedgehogs you'vemuch eliminated the slug and snail proUnfortunately the hedgehog populatidiminishing with no definite reason whymild winters could be partly to blame

hedgehogs don't hibernate properly –waking up but there's little or no food ahoglets don't reach the required weight toit through the cold weather. Another issue

be these new-ish Spanish slugs that grfantastic size and the only way is to dunk

in buckets containing bleach and salt water. These creatures make more and sslime than our natives which might m

difficult for hedgehogs to eat. I hope youeating your tea! In fact the most effective deal with the mollusc population is to go an evening through spring and summecollect them for disposal by your favmeans. A little financial outlay on a drop oor lager for them also works. Put a shallowin an old margarine or ice cream tub then

the container so that the top is an inch oabove the surface then check it in the moYou will, I promise, be surprised. Try tothe height above the soil sufficient that bcan't fall in. Beetles are friends! They mig

be pretty but will polish off pests as well. Whatever June brings there will be at leas

clement weather so that you can do thaenjoyable bit of gardening – sit and lookmaybe with a glass of something cool wonder at nature and how those little scr

brown dust have suddenly become largattractive or productive plants. Of courswill be the more unwelcome ones soweeding.


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ations for the 13th annual Great Ellingham Teddy Bearl are underway and this year promises to be the best yet.st of events includes a Garage Sale day, an Art

ion with a Preview Evening of entertainment, a Crafta Golden Oldies Music Night, an Evening ofmship and the festival will be ending with its mostous event yet – “Tedfest”. This will be a family festivallive music, a great variety of food, activities such as

ng walls and bungee trampolines, games andnment for all ages. And not forgetting the bearslves of course; these will be on display around thefrom Saturday 2nd July. For information on any of

vents or about the festival, please visit the NEW websiteeddyfestival.org.uk

Great Ellingham’seddy Bear Festival

Big Bash for H.M. The Methodist Wednesday Coffee Morning is celebratingH.M.'s 90th birthday with a free coffee morning. Yes youread it correctly, free coffee for H.M. (and you) onWednesday 22nd June at the Watton Christian CommunityCentre from 9.30am to 12 noon. Our regular friends are

welcome and so are you. Come along and experience ourfriendly Coffee Morning for yourself.

abetes UK May meeting we welcomed back an old friend to theDr Patrick Thompson. He is a lovely man with aof experience in all manner of things! On this occaisiongave us an insight into his early life up to and including

mployed within the Royal Household. His talk wased with anecdotes relating to his journey along the way.shed his visit to us by relating to us his extremelymemories of his father - a true hero. Patrick was verythanked and he will be visiting us again next year forspecial talk.

xt meeting will be at the Pentecostal Church (who weor the generous use of their facilites) on Monday June0.15am. We will be starting the meeting at the Church,

e hope to be able to make a return visit the Fire Stationoser look at the Fire Appliance and how it is used in anncy situation, operational duties permitting of course. ails of our group and any of our meetings, please [email protected] or phone 01953 884713, leave ae and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Since the last report in the Wayland News, life has been decidedly‘social’ for the members of InnerWheel as they have enjoyed aConcert and a Birthday Supper. Entitled ‘Springtime Serenade, andheld in the Methodist Church, theConcert was given by BrecklandHarmony a well known ladies’choir of which IW President,Pauline Baldry is a member. TheChoir is conducted by Julia Groverand the varied programme includedsongs from the shows, classical

pieces and other favourites. Theladies were joined by theHarmonettes, a small group whosing unaccompanied and also theBreckland Js which is anenthusiastic Junior Choir. Theevening raised a total of £231 forcharities supported by Inner Wheel. One of the highlights of the InnerWheel year is always the BirthdaySupper – the occasion when theformation of Watton Club iscelebrated. Visitors from across theDistrict joined Watton members at

Queens Hall and welcomed theDistrict Chairman, CatherineForsdyke and other DistrictOfficers. After initialintroductions, candles were lit forInner Wheel Past, Present andFuture and greetings were receivedfrom the President of WattonRotary Club, Paul Chubbock. Later

he joined President Pauline to cut

the specially made, and beauiced birthday cake. The speakBryan Thurlow . As ‘The PerMr Potter’ he gave a entertaining, amusing and som

poignant tour de force of lifgardener at a Big House durifirst half of the 20th centur

presentation was very well re by an extremely attentive auand Vice President Heather Hexpressed the thanks of

present. Following this membeguests enjoyed a delicious supper which concluded wiserving of birthday cake. The next Inner wheel event Strawberry Tea on June 14th Thetford Road by kind invitatMr and Mrs Ken Davis. Thisis to be a celebration of Queen’s Big Birthday: Her Mwill be attending fresh fromsuccessful appearance at ‘Bland Yarn’. There will be ausual stalls and attractions, te

be served and will include strawberries and cream and

year a special extra, a glass oto toast Her Majesty. In kewith the Royal theme, all prowill be sent to Prince H

project which works with poorest children in Lesotho. Ta not-to- be-missed occasion look forward to seeing you thLesley Cowling Club Correspo

A Serenade and aCelebration for Inner Whee

Watched by Gill Upton, IW member Carole Haythorpe

lights the candle to the future.

Letter to the Editor - Planning Application I am in the process of putting in a planning application toBreckland District Council for the part change of use to a

building in Watton. As living in Watton myself all of my

life I understand planning has become a very thorny subjectto everyone that it affects, hence why I am writing to you tosee if you think it would be in the towns interest to havesome information published in inform people prior to theapplication. The proposal that is being put forward to the council is forVentura House on the old RAF Watton site. It is to change 4empty offices out of the 6 available into very spacious 1 and

2 bed homes which will all have ample parking and largegreen communal areas. These offices in question arecurrently vacant and have been vacant for quite a few years,regardless of advertising and very competitive rates.Hearing concerns in the local area there are 2 offices remainout of the 6 units to maintain a balance of employment in thearea. I do feel that this proposal would be a positive developmentfor the town, with minimal impact on infrastructure, for a

number of reasons. First it would be recycling an oldunderused building on a brown field site, this would saveany need for further development and constructionexpanding the town on green field sites. This in turn has theadded benefit as the building is already connected to all ofthe utilities and services so no additional strain would be putonto the networks, with the benefit of no roadwork's tocongest the town.

While I have heard of concerns as the suitability of this areafor residential use I would invite people down to have a lookat it themselves. The area has massively changed in the last12 months, now with a new gym with around 560 members,along with a children soft play and children's nursery.If anyone would like any more information on the site pleasecontact Harvey Woodyatt on 07732358968. ED: Because development and planning is a 'hot-topic'locally, With Mr Woodyatt's permission, I forwarded thisletter to What Watton Wants to get their views on this type

of development and approach – their response is as follows:

“The members [What Watton Wants] views are generally infavour of such a development that will make use of fourunused offices and leaving two for future employmentopportunities. This development could be considered assustainable and beneficial to the local community especially

if the properties are sold to local residents.” Linda and Brian Hinkins from Saham responded directly tome: “How wonderful that a prospective applicant canapproach the public and WWW informing them of hisintentions. This proposal will not conflict with infrastructureissues as no construction will be taking place but should

benefit the community because of it's conversions to sizes being 1 and 2 bedrooms. Lets hope these will be offered tolocal people as there is a shortage of this type in this area.”


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Our Brownie pack has been workingtowards their gardening badge, as you cansee from the photograph they have beengrowing cress from seeds. Some of them

have grown really well and the girls cannotwait to eat them. They have also beengrowing sunflower seeds and broad beansin a jar which are coming on very well.Then hopefully the sunflower seeds and

broad beans can be planted out in thegarden and flourish. The Brownies have

really enjoyed doing this as they can watchnature and see how things grow. At Brownies we have fun with games,outdoors activities craft, singing and

working together.If your daughter would be interested andshe is between 7-10 yrs old the pleasecontact us on the following email:-

[email protected] meet on Thursday evening in Watton.

2nd Watton (RAF) Brownies Streetwise‘off the High Stre

Just off the High Street are three moof the town –though strictly speakin

are not ‘streets’ – whose nameglimpses into times past and allowmeet characters from an earlier age. Durrants Yard is reached throuopening inbetween ‘Spoilt for ChoiSmith’s Butchers and its associatiothe Durrant family continues to thsince Mrs. Ann Durrant is still resithis delightful corner of the town

business was founded by George C

who was a Tea Dealer, and grocfurther departments which pDressmaking and Millinery servicealso had a ‘Mourning Department’‘New Hearse’ George Durrant wastwo gentlemen who provided the towthe recreational area ‘Loch Neato

business was carried on by Georgand then his grandson. The propertyis now ‘Spoilt for Choice’ cotrading in the town for many yeOutfitters and Drapery business belast to close. The grandson, Richalways known as Dick, was ligrandfather, very public spirited and

benefactor to the town. He was anothe townsmen who had the vision skill and who gave the time to the b

of the magnificent Queens Hall.

Chaston Place is the area around theand Boots the chemist and the originname is not entirely clear to me. It seethere were two people by name of working in the vicinity in the past. Onharness maker and the other, a BeChaston, was a wine merchant. Both from premises on the opposite side of tand both were, at separate times, integral to the community I have not beto discover more precise details: peWayland News reader can come to mthat would be wonderful.

Goddards Court is to the left approach to the public car park nexMethodist Church. Again details arsketchy but it seems that the lanfarmed by a Mr Goddard. Between wars the Wayland Show was held huge meadows where the Library, WHouse, George Trollope Road, Eas

North and South Roads are now. Thimassive event and the way into ithrough Mr Goddards’s farm yard,the vet’s surgery is now. Incidentally, my mother always refeBeechwood Avenue ( also off thStreet,) as ‘Worms Yard,’ claimingwas so called because a vet cal

Worm lived there. I regardeinformation with scepticism as Munot averse to a bit of creative thHowever, in researching this contribStreetwise I discovered in Kelly’s D1883 that her claims were actually truSources: Watton through the Ages Jessup. Watton in an earlier age Kelly Directory 1883 & 1902.

WI News The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations have

been in full swing across the country and wetoo had a party joined by our husbands,

partners and friends to commemorate theevent starting with singing the NationalAnthem and a toast to Her Majesty. This wasfollowed by delicious delicacies accompanied

by lots of chatting and laughter. Craft Club met this month to continuemaking saleable items in preparation for ourSummer Coffee Morning to be held onSaturday, 11th June (10am-12 noon) at

WCCC. During the Craft morning somemembers worked on our entry for the NorfolkShow in the category of ‘A Box of Dreams’. Diners Club met at Hare & Barrel andalthough attended by a smaller number ofladies than usual, due to holidays etc, therewas a delightful intimate atmosphere. Ournext lunch will be held at The Eagle, Great

Hockham, a new venue for us. Always niceto visit new places, as the saying goes ‘varietyis the spice of life’. This month’s meeting debated twoResolutions, one for supermarkets tovoluntarily reduce Food Waste and the otherfor Appropriate Care in hospitals for peoplewith dementia. There was a good discussionand many points raised for and against. Theresults of our ballot will be taken by ourelected Member to the AGM in June to voteon our behalf. We also had a sale of items

made by our Craft Club and a Bring & Buytable which Members viewed during ourrefreshment break. Our Speaker for our next meeting on 9th

June will be Julie Kirkham from AlbyStained Glass. This sounds as if it will bean interesting and illuminating talk. Youare most welcome to join us at WCCC andshould you wish any further information

please contact our Secretary, HazelGillingham on 01953 881510 who will

pleased to speak to you.

As previously mentioned we also inviteyou to our Summer Coffee Morning on11th June where you may partakehomemade cakes and maybe pick up a fewhomemade pressies made by our ladies.We hope to see you there.

Ovington CoffeeMorning St John’s Church, Ovington, are holdinga Coffee Morning on Saturday, 18thJune, from 10 – 12, in the Village Hall. We will be having a raffle, tombola(including kiddies’ tombola) cakes,crafts, jigsaws and more. Come and meet your friends for Coffee,

Cake and Chat. This will be instead of the usual gardenfete and all the proceeds will go to StJohn’s Church.


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Members of the Watton Based Phoenix Pipes& Drums Band have been individuallyselected to form a massed Band of Pipes &Drums to play for Her Majesty QueenElizabeth, on Sunday 12th June outside

Buckingham Palace, and for the Guests at thePatrons Lunch in the Mall. Stan Hebborn, Pipe Major for the PhoenixPipes and Drums and also a Senior ExecutiveOfficer of the Southern Highlanders Pipes &Drums, was approached by the organisers ofthe Patrons Lunch and asked to form a Band

of 90 Pipers and Drummers to perform forthe guests in a parade, culminating in a RoyalSalute at the palace. The massed Pipes andDrums will be leading the Parade. Stan said, “I was very pleased when I got thecall, as although both Bands have performedat a number of high- profile ceremonialengagements in the last 12 months, including

the 200th Anniversary Waterloo Parade fromHorseguards to Buckingham Palace last June,

and a formal dinner in St. James’ Palace lastJuly, this is probably the greatest honour and

privilege for all of us taking part, and for thePhoenix Pipes & Drums to be able to payrespects to her Majesty on her Birthday and

on behalf of the residents of Watton is trulywonderful!” The Band will be lead by SeniorDrum Major Paul Lumley, of the SouthernHighlanders Pipes & Drums. The following Members have been selectedto participate in this event; Stan Hebborn (Watton), Natasha Rudd (17

from Carbrooke), Catherine Lee (17 fromWatton), Jamie Currie (15 from Griston),David Collingsworth (Corpusty), GemmaCollingsworth (Fakenham), Jennie Fishlock(Carbrooke) Stan has also drawn a number of performersfrom other Pipe Bands all around the Countrywho will be representative of their respective

communities.

Members of Phoenix Pipes & Drums Bandto play for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

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What Watton WantsA further large scale housing development of upto 180 dwellings off the Thetford road has beenapproved by the Planning Inspectorate. The siteis opposite the Saddlers Rise development of 110houses now under construction and extends up tothe Barn Ruche corner where a roundabout will

be built to serve the new properties. The mainobjection to this development was its close

proximity to The Wayland Wood and theharmful impact building would have on thewoods Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Thistogether with Watton's frail infrastructure and

including the grave concerns voiced by theMedical Practice Manager on the amount ofdevelopment being authorised locally wasdismissed by the Inspector. We can only hopethat potential buyers of all these new propertiesare fully aware of the substantial problems facingthis growing population in Watton. Breckland Council Planning Committee recently

rejected the proposal to develop nearly 200houses on the Mallard Road site despite beingrecommended for approval by BrecklandPlanning Officers. The main concern for therejection was the sites close proximity to aSpecial Protection Area and its incursion into thestone curlew buffer zone..The RSPBrepresentative voiced strong opposition to this

proposed development. Over 240 objections had been submitted by Watton residents. LocalCouncillors Keith Gilbert called the proposalDisgraceful and Claire Bowes stated it was AnEroding of Our Natural Heritage. We will nowawait the possible appeal by the developeragainst our elected councillors decision made onour behalf.

WWW members are to meet with our local M.PGeorge Freeman on Friday 20th May to discussthe many residents concerns on the extreme overdevelopment of Watton. George Freeman

supports the activities of the WWW group andindeed it was at his suggestion at a publicmeeting in the Queens Hall that such a groupsformation would benefit the town.

WWW has noted that NHS England have failedto respond to Breckland Councils request forsubmissions against various planning applicationhearings. This with our current medical practiceconcerns. We await feedback from our letters. WWW members have noted some commentson local social media. We would stress that weare not against further housing developments in

and around Watton but it needs to beaccomplished over a longer period and withsustainable infrastructures. Also the majority ofour members are not personally overshadowed

by developments in their backyard they have agenuine interest in Watton and keeping it as aMarket town. If you are of the same opinion thenwhy not play an active part in our activities.

The current state of Watton and District's massdevelopment is approved applications 780houses with 410 pending decisions. WWW is actively looking to increase its basewith professional expertise in related fields. Ifyou can assist please contact us via our web site.Have your say in making Watton a better placeto live. Full details on Planning Applications can

be found on Breckland Council website: http://bit.ly/1WDOTLT Letters should be sent to- The Chief PlanningOfficer, Elizabeth House, Warpole Loke,Dereham NE19 1EE E Mails to [email protected] TelephonePlanning Office 01362 65212 All correspondence MUST quote the relevantApplication Reference Number.Letters to Local M.P George Freeman should beaddressed to 8. Damgate Street Wymonham

NR18 0BQ. For further information or you wishto help our group go towww.whatwattonwants.co.uk


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wctronic

escriptionrvice To Go

ve In Watton ear we reported about thelectronic Prescription Servicebeing rolled out nationally. Itut to happen in Watton andharmacies and the GP surgery

rently preparing to embracew technology to improve theption service that is offered

mention of electronicptions has caused somen amongst local residents.Ray, Senior Pharmacist at

Health Pharmacy in Wattons the concept as follows; lectronic prescription services merely a way to streamliney prescriptions are deliveredn your GP and your chosency. We have had a number

ple concerned that they willto have a computer orer skills. This is not

ary. EPS allows the GP tonically send your prescriptionr chosen pharmacy. For theto work, it requires you tote which pharmacy you

like to receive your

ption from. Otherwise thecomputer doesn’t know

to send the prescription to.y point to making the systems to ensure that you haveted your pharmacy. And thatstraightforward to do”.

Go Live’ date for Watton andnd is September so we, like

community pharmacies, haveencouraging people to

te their preferred pharmacy

PS to ensure that all our

customer records are up to date ingood time for the service to start.With your consent, all we do isactivate your nomination on our

computer which is then picked up by the EPS system. So when theEPS system goes live you can restassured that there will be nointerruption in your prescriptionservice” A summary of the service is asfollows;

Is this service right for you? Yes, if you have a stable conditionand you: don’t want to go to your GP

practice every time to collect yourrepeat prescription.

collect your medicines from thesame place most of the time or usea prescription collection servicenow.

It may not be if you: don’t get prescriptions very often. pick up your medicines from

different places.

How can you use EPS? You need to choose a place for your

GP practice to electronically sendyour prescription to. This is callednomination. You can choose: a pharmacy.

a dispensing appliance contractor(if you use one).

your dispensing GP practice (ifyou are eligible).

Ask any pharmacy that offers EPS

or your GP to add your nominationfor you. You don’t need a computerto do this. Just consider what willmost suit your needs.Can I change my nomination orcancel it and get a paper

prescription? Yes you can. If you don’t want your

prescription to be sent electronicallytell your GP. If you want to changeor cancel your nomination speak toany pharmacist that offers EPS, oryour GP practice. All organisationsoffering EPS link to the samesystem so the electronic system will

record your choice in order to know

where to send your prescription. Butif you change your nomination tellthem before your next prescriptionis due or your prescription may be

sent to the wrong place.

Is EPS reliable, secure andconfidential? Yes. Your electronic prescriptionwill only be seen by the same

people in GP practices and pharmacies that see your paper prescription now.

Says Geoff Ray of Total Health Pharmacy, “Questions that I amcommonly asked about EPS include;

Do I need a computer?

No, you don’t have to have acomputer. Your prescription iscreated electronically by yoursurgery and sent electronically tothe pharmacy of your choice. Allyou need to do is tell your pharmacyor surgery where you wish you

prescriptions to be sent to.

What do I do about ordering myprescription?You continue to order your

prescription in the same way as you

currently do. Remember, TotalHealth Pharmacy offers a telephone

prescription ordering service forcertain local surgeries.

But how will I get a repeat form ifI need to order my prescription?

Your pharmacy will issue you witha repeat form with your prescriptionwhich will contain the items

authorised for repeat by yourdoctor.”

But What if I Don’t Nominate aPharmacy? Your GP surgery will not knowwhere to send the electronic

prescription which may delay thesupply of your medication. It may

also require you to physically visitthe surgery to obtain your

prescription. For more information about EPSvisit www.cfh.nhs.uk/eps, or popinto Total Health Pharmacy at 14Gregor Shanks Way, Watton, IP25

6FA or call 01953 881157 .

ipdham &strict Bookoup ok discussed on 2oth April wasRosie Project by Graemen. The main protaganist andve voice is Don Tillman aor of genetics, undiagnosedh many of the symptoms of theer’s spectrum. He decides to

produce a questionnaire which shouldhelp him find the ideal wife. He meetsRosie, unsuitable on almost everyscore but with whom he embarks on

another project to establish theidentity of her biological father byacquiring DNA samples usingsomewhat bizarre and unethicaltechniques.This was very well received by themembers who found it amusing andvery readable. It also revealed muchabout the Asperger’s syndrome

without being boring and serious.As a side line the readers learned agreat deal about mixing cocktails.There was a little confusion over

placing the setting which wasactually Melbourne in Australiawhilst incorporating a trip to NewYork. All felt they wouldrecommend it whilst others havealready begun to read the sequel. The Book for discussion in May isTalking to the Dead by HarryBingham.

Whilst not having reached – yet – herMajesty’s magnificent milestone, theTuesday Afternoon Fellowship at theMethodist Church recently celebrated its

own Big Birthday in some style. It waseighty years ago that the decision was

taken to start a ladies’ group at theChurch, meeting on Tuesday afternoons,and this has continued without a breakever since. It is not clear whether this is arecord but even the President of theMethodist Conference has acknowledged

that it is a great achievement, somethingto be marked and celebrated.The celebrations extended over two dayswith a Coffee Morning and Exhibition onthe Saturday followed by a celebrationservice, led by Rev. Barbara Winner, andlunch on the Sunday. The CoffeeMorning also included the launch of the

book the ladies have writtenappropriately entitled ‘Pieces of Eight-y’.The book makes lively and interestingreading being a compilation of memories,

views, poems, opinions and experiences.At £2:50 it is a ‘snip’ and all profits will

be donated to the Methodist Church andWayland First Response. A competitioninvited people to guess the combined ageof all the Fellowship ladies (there are 35of them!) and this was won by GeorginaManning with a ‘spot on’ estimate of2,760 years! The Exhibition, which wasdisplayed in the Church gave visitors arare opportunity to see the diverse talentsand interests of this lively group – fromlace-making to painting, from petit point

to baking and lots more as well. On Sunday the Church was full with

members and friends all keen to of this splendid celebration. Bcoloured scarves were waved as oDavid Roebuck led the congrega

singing cheerful hymns mostly chothe ladies themselves. Taking f

theme the words on the FellowshipFun, Friendship and Faith – Rev. Bunpacked three ‘presents’ each conreferences to these three aspeFellowship life. Coffee was servedend of the service along with b

cake. This was actually a great qof cup cakes arranged in an ‘80’

beautifully iced by member Nettleship. A delicious luncmembers and guests followed Community Centre. It was indeed a weekend to remand a fitting celebration of a group

has given much to its members anwider community over so many yeLesley Cowling. Secretary.

'Story Bags' St Mary's

Church Please come to ‘Story BagMondays 9.30 – 10.30am (not

Holidays) at St Mary’s Church WPlay, bible story, drink/snacfriendship. For babies, toddlerschool children and parent/carersContact Revd Gerry Foster T: 8M: 077305 [email protected]

Celebrating A Big Birthda

Eager customers snap up their copies of 'Pieces of Eight -y


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nce Away at TheQueens Hall

room, Latn and Sequence

ng 8pm - 11pm Admission £4

4th, July 2nd & August 6th

esdayternoonllowship t certainly, for most of us, you cantee an inward groan whenne invites you to see holidayraphs. Well not always, andly not when the presenter happensBarbara Winner! This was noy holiday photo session, noe pictures of little Johnny eatingream for example. Barbara,

riately dressed in a "Stars and" outfit, opened her presentation

visit to America by introducingotograph of the Statue of Liberty.In the form of a woman wearing

g robes and a spiked crowng aloft a torch and broken chainlising the overthrow of tyranny.not until getting up close that it

alised that it is over 300feet highal and the figure herself overtThe next point of interest tos was Ellis Island, which fromntil it was closed in 1954, was the

arters of the Immigration Service.been estimated that around 20immigrants passed through over

riod.

d to Texas, which was the mainfor the visit. Barbara reminded us

verything in Texas is big, thised the dogs belonging to her son.ate has an area of around 260,000

miles or to put it another way,

800 miles in one direction and 700 milesin another. One of the churches visitedclaims to have a congregation of 11,000.

No that is not a mistake, everything is

big. We were informed that 90 percentof Texans have a Bible but also 90

percent of the population own a gun!For many of us the mention of the word"Alamo" brought back memories of acertain Davy Crockett, a man with afunny hat, who was the subject of a

popular song sometime ago. Thissparked off memories of other songswhich we sang with gusto rememberingthat "The Stars are Bright Deep in theHeart of Texas" and "The Yellow Rose

of Texas" Not quite up to "Choir of theYear" standard but we had a go..Barbara explained to us that Texas wasonce under Spanish rule, although at one

point in its history in was claimed byFrance.The Alamo started life as a missionchapel, but over the years was a fortress,a supply depot, and a shrine. Today it isa museum owned by the Texas state. The next call was to the NASA complexin Houston where various items were on

display. It is not until you get up closethat you can see how big the rocketsreally are.To Barbara, some of them looked asthough they would take up most ofWatton High Street, after all they have

to launch loads of around a hundredtons. Which once again reminded us thatEVERTHING in Texas is BIG.

Well that's all folks, as they say. Watchthis space.We meet again in September.

hill & Holmele Garden

ub ofe's creation of a summer hangingattracted a record audience of over

mbers to the April meeting. His talkmonstration were both informativeertaining.

arious types of basket and liningdiscussed. While this is often aof personal preference, the overallis to provide sufficient water

on and allow drainage. The cheapestto use is old plastic compost bags.

the black side is outermost andholes for drainage about 2" up fromtom. If using other liners, a disc ofat the bottom will help to provide air of water. Alternatively, water

ng crystals/gel is extremely helpfuled the manufacturer's guidelines.coops is enough for a good sized

Also, adding slow release fertiliserto the compost will avoid the need

for feeding throughout the season. Lastly,when filling the basket with compostensure there is a sufficient lip for watering.Remember 1" of water will permeateabout 8". When it comes to adding the plants theadage of 'right plant, right place' applies asmuch to baskets and pots as it does forthose in garden beds. Fuchsia, begonia,nepeta and creeping jenny will thrive inshade. While pelagonium, petunia, bacopa

and trailing verbena love the sun. Ian packed 8 plants into his basket and therewas an audible gasp from the audiencewhen he removed all the flowers. Heencouraged everyone to be bravegardeners and explained that floweringwas far too early. He promised that thistough love would ensure a better displaylater. What's on for the next three months: June 23rd Jane Clark 'A Crafter'sGarden' June 26th ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW

(OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM 2:30PM) July 28th Gary Moore 'Fuchsias' August 25th AGM & Vegetable show

Breckland CatsProtectionEd: Please be warned some of the details in

this story are quite distressing We recently had a very upsetting story. A catwas taken to the vet by her owner, as she hadalready given birth to a dead kitten, and the

second kitten was stuck, half in and half out ofher and she was screaming in pain. The vetnurses were very traumatised by her suffering.The owner couldn’t afford to pay for anytreatment so she were handed over to us. Thevet immediately took her to theatre and underanaesthetic removed the second kitten, which

sadly was dead too. But he found there was alive kitten still inside her which he removed bycaesarean section. She was neutered at thistime too. The next day mum and kitten were doing welland she is a very happy cat. She is now in ourcare and her fosterer has called her Hope andthe baby is Harry. They are both tabby andwill need new homes in about 8 weeks time.

Hope is a very friendly cat and loves cuddlesand lots of attention. She is such a good mumthat she has taken on two other kittens from amother cat in our care who had 5 kittens andwas struggling to feed them all. They nowhave 3 kittens each which is much better for

both of them especially Harry who would needthe company of other kittens when he is a bitolder. However, if Hope had been neutered in

the first place, she would not have gonethrough such a terrible experience. Also in our care are some adult cats thathave been with us for some time and wouldlove to have a forever home. Lulu and Ladyare 8 year old sisters and have always beenkept inside. When a new baby arrived in thehousehold, it was discovered that the babywas allergic to the cats, so they have cometo us. They are very sweet cats, whom I amsure would love to venture outside. Theymaybe very wary at first, but with patiencethey would start to enjoy the sunshine andthe big outdoors. They maybe homedtogether or separately. Summer is a 3 year old black and white cat

who at first appears to be very friendly. Sherubs round our legs and enjoys a fuss, but

suddenly she may take a swipe at her fostererWe feel that this may be due to the fact thatshe is in one of our pens and is not happy

being confined all the time. Once she is in ahome where she has the chance to go outside,she will probably be fine. However this cat

cannot be homed with children under 12 andneeds a patient and understanding owner. All our cats are neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. The adoption fee is £50 which helpstowards our huge veterinary fees. For more information go to our websitecats.org.uk/breckland or our face book page,Cats Protection Breckland Facebook. You cancall us on 01842 810018 for information,

advice or help with the cost of neutering.

West NorfolkAviation Society The West Norfolk Aviation Society has enjoyed two meetin

days. The first, on Monday 25th April, was a short notice son the F22 from two Raptor pilots on a short tour of dLakenheath from the USA, who were surprised at their audlevel of knowledge about the aircraft. Nevertheless, the visitorable to provide lots more information in the Q+A session at tof the evening and after their introduction to a Norfolk brewthanks go to The Wellington pub in Feltwell for their hospitalito the pilots for their visit.

The second meeting on Tuesday 3rd May, again at The Wellfeatured our own illustrious secretary, David Allen, who gaveon the Berlin Airlift. Having spent time there as a school boyearly ‘50s and later, at a time when the infamous wall wasconstructed, the foundation was set for his future careerappetiser presented the ideal introduction to the archive filmfollowed. The WNAS' next meeting should be on June 7th, but the topicto be decided. However, visitors and new members are alwaywelcome at our meetings and are encouraged to gwww.westnorfolkaviationsociety.org.uk for details o

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Watton Churches Together St. Mary’s Church, Watton

www.stmaryswatton.org Follow us @StMarysWattonOpen Wed 10.30-3.00pm & Thurs10-12.30pm.

are welcome to come into church to enjoy the peace andllity, say a prayer or just to look round. Church members

will welcome you and serve refreshments.an be of help to you please do not hesitate to contact me,953 881439, I shall be available at church on Tuesdays

between 10.30am and 12 noon - Gerry Foster , 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 9.30am Holy Communion ednesday Morning Worship. Tuesdays 7.30am - 8.00am,

rsdays 5pm - 5.30pm. Saturdays 9.30am - 10am ParishPrayers. 5pm - 6pm Pray & Praise

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

953 881252 [email protected]

h 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Holy Communion

th 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Informal Holy Communion

th 8.00am Holy Communion

10.00am Holy Communion 4-5.15pm Café Church, Blenheim Centre

th 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am 4th Sunday at 10 with

Holy Baptism & Marriage Blessing 12 Noon Holy Baptism

Watton Methodist Church

www.wattonmethodist.btck.co.uk Every Wednesday the Church is open for quiet

reflection and prayer between 10.15am & 11.30am our quiet place. At 10.30 there is a half -hour Midweekice in the Large Vestry led by the Minister or a Church

Member. Minister Rev E Reddington 01760 720858

h 10.30am Mrs E Warby

6.30pm Rev E Reddington th 11.00am at Great Ellingham

6.30pm Rev J Forsdyke th 10.30am Mr S Lynn

6.30pm Rev R Wakelin th 10.30am Rev J Simmonds

6.30pm Local Arrangement

Roman Catholic Community

Each Sat 5.30pm Mass at Watton Methodist Church

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

h 9.30am Lay Led Worship th 9.30am Family Holy Communion th 9.30am Morning Worship

th

9.30am Holy Communion

St. George’s Church, Saham Toney

h 11.00am Lay Led Worship th 11.00am Family Holy Communion th 11.00am All Age Worship th 11.00am Holy Communion

S.S. Peter & Paul’s Church, Carbrooke h 10.30am Family Holy Communion th 10.30am All Age Worship th 10.30am Holy Communion

th 10.30am Lay Led Worship 4.00pm Songs of Praise with The Rt Rev’d

Jonathan Meyrick, Bishop of Lynnfollowed by a bring & Share Meal

St John the Evangelist Church, Ovington h 9.30am Holy Communion th 10.30am Lay Led Worship

Saints Church, Threxton next service will be Sunday 5th June at 11a.m

Everyone is welcome to join us

WATTON BEREAVEMENT

SUPPORT GROUP - JUNE 1st 2pm Tea and chat at Waon CCC

20th 12 for 12.30pm Lunch at Griston Wagon & Horses

‘Stop Gap’ at the Blenheim Ce

Tedder Close, Waon.

Wed 22nd June 3.30-4.15pm An

school Club for all the family

Waon Pentecostal Church

Dereham Road JUNE SERVICES

"KING OF KINGS" Sunday mornings 10.30am

ay 12th June: Celebraon and Thanksgiving Service

for The Queen's 90th birthday.

Thought for theMonth

The Rev. Eleanor Reddington,Methodist Church

Dear Friends, Some of you may know that Ilike swimming. Obviously I swim in aswimming pool, but I much preferswimming in open water. A few years ago

now, I signed up to join an organised groupswimming in a couple of the Lakes in theLake District. I turned up at the hotel where Iwas staying, and the owner carried my bagto my room for him. As he turned to go, he

looked at me as I stood there balanced on myelbow crutches, and said “Er, are you, umm,swimming?” “yes”. There was a pause and

he said “Oh” and went off looking slightlystunned. Later on, when I joined the group, Igot some funny looks and then the groupleader asked me my name, so I told him, andhe looked at his list, back at me, then back athis list again and said “Are you swimming?”I grinned and replied “Yes.”

It’s a reaction I get quite often when I turnup somewhere to swim for the first time, andI realise there are all sorts of safety factors,and practicalities, which have to be taken

into consideration. Although I enjoywatching people’s reactions, it does raise amore serious issue. How often do we look at someone and makea value judgement. “They couldn’t possiblydo that.” They wouldn’t want to do that”.These are just two of the assumptions wemake about someone, or on their behalf,without actually asking them. We look atthem, and promptly make a judgement aboutsomeone, without giving them theopportunity to make up their own mind.

Often, if we take the trouble to ask we may be surprised by their response. If, like me, you’ve watched one or 2 of the

programmes about the Invictus Games, orthe Choir Gareth Malone has got together,you may well have been inspired by theirreactions to their injuries. They havecandidly admitted that they struggled tocome to terms with what happened to them,and families and friends have also struggled

with what happened. What has comevery strongly is that those taking part wchallenge themselves and become tthey can now be, and that they wan

accepted as people who can still mcontribution to society. They may havthings differently now, but they have

plenty to offer. It’s very easy to categorise peoplassume that because they are differecould be a physical or mental disabilicould be that they come from country and culture, for instance) thsomehow “inferior” to us, or not as gwe are. Even when we know someonit’s easy to assume they won

something, or won’t want to do somrather than allowing them to make thdecisions and choices. We each want others to treat us with rand allow us to make our own choicsometimes, mistakes), so surely we give the same respect to others. Jes“Love one another”. Is there some

perhaps several people, whom we ntreat differently today? Eleanor.

Great EllinghamChit Chat The Recreation Centre, Watton Road,Great Ellingham (Between Rocklands

and Attleborough)

We are a completely self -funding groupwho meet every Wednesday morning

between 10 and 12 noon. We do notcharge but just rely on donations for thecoffee/tea/biscuits which are served allmorning. Every week we have a rafflewhich helps to fund the group. We nowhave between 45 and 60 folk meetingevery week, with around 90 ‘on the books’

– we encourage all ages from small babiesto the elderly – one or two being in theirnineties! This mixed age-group works

extremely well because young learn andfrom old the older we are we certainlycontinue to learn from the youngsters!We are recognised by Norfolk County

Council and actually have a couple of folkwith Dementia attend with their Carers.On the first Wednesday of each monthRosa Musgrave gives treatments re

massage, reiki etc. in a separate room for

group members who have booked. Thereis no charge for these 20 minutetreatments however any donations will besent to Starthrowers, the Wymondham

Cancer Charity at the end of the year.On the last Wednesday of each month

approximately 12 of the group have asinging session in a separate room; they

practice their breathing and learn songs.This is a fun sing-song with the singers,last month,making a superb job of ‘Whatshall we do with a Drunken Sailor’ inrounds. We hope to be able to ‘do a turn’at our Christmas do if their confidencecontinues to grow!We will also be holding our own internalCraft Fair later in the year which will endup with an auction of goods. We have regular coach outings the mostrecent being Blickling and Bluebells onMay 5th – needless to say we were blessedwith extremely good weather. Our nextouting will be to Holt and The LittleTheatre in Sheringham to watch Shirley

Valentine and on December 22nd we will be taking a 55 seater coach to Thursfordfor the afternoon performance of TheChristmas Spectacular. I still have seats

left for this trip should anyone wish to join

us. We will be picking up in Wattthe cost for coach and theatre will bOn the second Wednesday of everymany of the group go out for lunc

different pub or restaurant with members sharing cars.

Because of the wonderful support group we have recently donated £45the cost) of a defibrillator for the vilGreat Ellingham and also given £34trolley and tables to Great ElliRecreation Centre. We have also aside for twinning a compost toAfrica and sent £250 to Starthrowerwill be having a Coffee morning lthe year for Marie Curie or MacMWhen our funds build up then mosent to a Charity chosen by the GrouChit Chat means so much to so

people and is a catalyst for so manorganisations and events which areon around the County. We are group who support each other tgood and bad times. We welcom

from all over Norfolk, therefore have an hour to spare why not popcoffee and meet new friends! Ann Reeve 07733211410

[email protected]

OvingtonCoffee Morning

St John’s Church, Ovington, are holding aCoffee Morning on Saturday, 18th June,from 10 – 12, in the Village Hall. We will be having a raffle, tombola(including kiddies’ tombola) cakes, crafts,

jigsaws and more. Come and meet yourfriends for Coffee, Cake and Chat.

This will be instead of the usual gardenfete and all the proceeds will go to StJohn’s Church.

Recipe of the Month This month’s recipe comes from Tuesdayfellowship member Pam Gable who saysthat it was given to her by her Auntie wholived in Tonypandy, South Wales. It isvery popular when served at AfternoonTea.

BARA BRITH 500g self -raising flour 500g mixed fruit, washed and drained 350 g. soft brown sugar

425ml hot tea

2 eggs beaten Pinch mixed spice & ½ teaspoon of salt

Day 1. Mix fruit and sugar togetherwith hot tea and stir well. Keep cand allow to soak overnight.

Day 2. Add beaten eggs, flour, spice and salt and mix thoroughly. Grease loaf tins and pour in mixtureBake in the centre of the oven for1½ hours at 170 degrees C


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Saturday June 11th 10am – 1pm Elizabeth Reed, local artist, will behosting this colourful and excitingworkshop, suitable for all ages and

abilities. All the materials will be provided. Bring your own apron. Liz has already hosted a well-attended acrylic workshop at theDragonfly Gallery and looksforward to two more acrylicworkshops later in the year:- Breckland Landscape on Saturday,August 6th, Winter Landscape onSaturday, November 19th Liz has exhibited widely across theEastern Counties, and looks forwardto a solo exhibition at WaylandDragonfly Gallery running from

October 1st – 15th.This year she has been busysolo shows at the lovely FaiWoodland and Water Gard

early spring, and at HovetoGardens in the café courtyaMay 15th & 16th. This year Lalso been invited to exhibit Forum in Norwich, TriminghaHempnall. She is a memberWymondham Art Club and thUrban Sketchers group. As a art shop manageress she has knowledge of working in dimediums and enjoys drawin

pen and inks, paintinwatercolours and oils, and in

printing.

Art Pebbles and Jute Bag Workshop at the WaylanDragonfly Gallery

What’s on atSt Mary’sChurch, Watton

Thursday 2nd June 3 - 5pm Messy Church at St Mary’s Church,Watton. Fun, food, friendship.Children, please bring an adult.

Sunday 12th June 3-5pmCome celebrate the Queen's birthday

with a Vintage Afternoon

Tea. Yummy finger sandwichecakes and scones, soft lights andreamy violin music! Tickets £10.00, please call Mar

at the Parish Office on 01953 8for tickets. Places are limited soearly to avoid disappointment. 1.10pm Wed 13th July Luncconcert - Violin & piano recital1.10pm Wed 17th AugustLunchtime concert - Ukulele BSat/Sun 31 July Banners & Blo

Flower Festival Winners of St Mary’s Church 1Club. April No 68 Margaret CaMay No 24 Ellie Nethaway

eatckhamrdening

ub as our first outdoor meeting ofson. It was just down the road

tham Lodge. Thirteen of thers attended. m Lodge is a large, knapped

ouse built in 1810 set in tenThe owners, Ian Salter and

n Alexander, gave us theof finding our own wayor having the guided tour.

, we chose the latter as the

s are extensive and it would

have been easy to miss some parts ofit. Close to the house on one side is aformal garden containing clipped

yews, large pots containing a varietyof bulbs, trimmed lawns and gravel

pathways. As you move out there are beautiful herbaceous borderscontaining peonies hellebores andtulips. The well-kept borders giveway to large areas of wildflower

meadows containing tulips,hellebores, fritillaries, and narcissi.There are many mature treesthroughout the garden including amagnificent copper beach, close tothe house. If vegetables are yourthing there is a walled gardenexceeding half an acre, kept so trimand tidy it was as pleasing to the eye

as the other parts of the garden. Theowners are happy to accept dogs onleads, but judging by the noisyreception, the guinea fowl are not.

Out tour of the garden ended withtea, coffee and cake, home baked byour hosts. For those interested, Ian opened thenearby church for us to visit. The Horn Fair Great Hockham Gardening Club was

also involved with the GreatHockham annual Horn Fair. We ranthree stands to raise money to keepour subscriptions so incredibly low(£10.00 per annum).

Next meeting: Our next visit is toBellflower Nursery, on Wednesday,8th June. Leave Hockham villagegreen at 1330 to arrive for 1430.

attonowls Club

Bowls Club started their newaway to Bradenham in the EBA2 League on Wednesday 27th

On a very cold evening the resultconclusive 4-1 win for Watton.Moult’s rink with Graham

, Kevin Abbott and Keith

produced the best result with acing 20-6 win. Malcolmon with David Violet. Richardd Brian Ledbetter came from 3-

n to win 16-11. Although Peter

Kevin Wilson, Ted Prior andWalkling went down by 11-18on the last 5 ends with 10 shots

reby ensuring the overall 2 shotwent to Watton. as followed by a home matchFeltwell resulting in a very

2 win.d Exley, Malcolm Hamilton,d Relf and Brian Ledbettered the only win of 26-15. HarryGraham Vellam, Kevin Abbott

eith Bennett lost 16-21, whilstMyhill, David Violet, Johnng and Kevin Wilson although14-19 picked up six shots onnd thereby gaining the extra 2or shots.d victory was then recorded

away to Swaffham ‘B’.d Exley, Peter Myhill, Richardnd Brian Ledbetter won 24-13.Moult, Graham Vellam, Kevin

Abbott and Keith Bennett won 28-17,whilst John Hunter, David Violet, JohnWalkling and Kevin Wilson lost 21-23having recovered from 5-17 down to

draw level at 18-18.The final result 4-1and shots 73-53. The County Pairs Competitioncommenced on Thursday 28th April.Watton were represented by two

pairs both playing away to Hingham.Harry Moult and Malcolm Hamiltonlost 8-21 to David Sherman and

Colin Harris, whilst new memberAndy Sindle partnered Kevin Wilsonand won 21-13 against brothers Royand David Bailey. The winners ofthose matches were then matchedtogether in round two at Watton.Kevin Wilson with John Hunterreplacing Andy were 0-8 down

before pulling back to 10-10, but onthe day the Hingham pair reignedsupreme and ran out 22-15 winners.Also in round two, Peter Myhill andGraham Vellam lost at Diss againstDavid Catchpole and I.Dunnett 11-28. They could not overcome theiropponents home advantage as theyonly won 6 of the 20 ends played. Inthe County Triples Competition 1stround Watton’s Peter Myhill,Graham Vellam and Kevin Wilson

playing away to Dereham St. Nicholas’s Vince Piffero, PeterRichmond and Simon Turner were 16-11 shots in front with two ends to

play. Unfortunately losing those ends

resulted in 16-17 defeat. Both ACL Teams started their seasonaway to Bradenham. The ‘A’ lost 0-

6. Graham and Sandy Vellam withEileen Barrett went down 11-14whilst Charles Newman, Val Baldryand Brian Ledbetter lost 9-21. The

‘B’ Team won 4-2. Richard andSonia Exley with Keith Bennettwinning 19-10 and Richard and CarolRelf with Margaret Bowdidgelosing10-18. The in house challenge match

between the Captain and Presidentwas held on Saturday 8th May in

perfect bowling conditions. PresidentRon’s team overcame John’s team bythree shots. On the followingSaturday Captain John introducedAustralian Pairs to the club and all 12

players enjoyed the new format.The following dates and theopponents to be noted for homematches in June:In the EBA league on the 8thShipdham, the 15th Bradenham andthe 29th Swaffham ‘B’ ADL on the 21st Aldiss Park Robins,noting that Ashill ‘B’ havewithdrawn from the leagueACL ‘A’ on the 3rd Hethersett. Theannual Coral Cup sponsored by Coral

bookmakers of Watton on Sunday12th is contested betweenBradenham, Connaught, Harling,Hingham, Shropham and Watton.The Local Charity Day in aid ofEACH is held on Saturday 18th andfinally a friendly match in theafternoon of the 23rd against

Swaffham. Check our web site forfurther details of all matches: www.wattonbowls.co.uk


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Watton U3A ur April meeting we wereined by Patrick Thompsonave us the third of his talks onoyal Family. This time hetened us to the costs of royalngs from Queen Victoriah to Prince William. The talkery illuminating and highlyining. The speaker for June

e Sian Hogarth telling tales ofVictorian butterfly collector

tume) – Margaret Fountaine. ril Watton U3A entered two

in a Quiz at Ovington and oneteams came second. o 1 pub lunch group will be

to the White Horse atam on Tuesday 14 June andpub lunch group will be going

FFolkes Arms at Hillingdonesday 28 June.

garden visit group visitedm Hall on Sunday 22 June.

contact our Membershipary, Anita Taylor on 019530 if you would like to become

mber of the Watton U3A, orlike further details. rther details on the National

go to www.u3a.org.uk

attonuntryarket

time of the year, the seasonalce is Increasing, as is the

of plants. We have eggs allme, jams, honey and bakedboth sweet and savoury.

ew weeks we have had home

Soup, quiches and most ofgoods are suitable for freezing.crafts, knitwear, jewellery andng cards. Want somethingnalised? just ask. You will findn the Watton Christian

munity Centre everyesday (except January )

8.30 - 11.30. All the goods onre produced by our members,ou have never come in beforeot give us a visit to see whatfer. Fancy some tea or coffees served by the churcheers in the adjacent hall.

Richmond Park Golf Club Ladies Section

Richmond Park Ladies played for TheCurtis Cup, a trophy donated by a previousLady Captain, Mabel Curtis. It was playedin Stableford format and the winner, with

34 points, was Maureen Flack. The runnerup with 32 points was Yvonne Shaw and inthird place with 31 points was MargaretBroadbent. Pictured is Maureen Flack

being presented with The Curtis Cup byLesley Matthews the Ladies’ Captain.

Maureen also received a prize of a garden pot planted with seasonal flowers.

On Sunday 8th May the ladies of

Richmond Park Golf Club went toSheringham to play in the first round of theGillieson Cup, a Norfolk inter -clubknockout competition. To their absolute

delight, they won the match 2 – 1. Lesley Matthews, the Ladies’ Captain saidit was a very exciting day. The first gamewas won, a second was lost and theremaining game was very close but thegirls kept their nerve and won the game on

the 18th hole!

Richmond Park Ladies’ next round will be

played at Eaton Golf Club on June 12th.

News fromIshin RyuJu Jitsu And so ends another solid month atIshin Ryu's Headquaters Honbu Dojo. As well as the usual medals and awards,this month was one to remember as SokeKevin Pell was recognised once more

for his contribution to the arts. On this occasion a number of Soke’s

nearest and dearest students made thelong trip to Lilleshall in Shropshire to avery well organised “British MartialArts” awards dinner. Apart from a fabulous meal and someexcellent speeches (and someconsiderable time spent in the bar) it

was worth the trip just to see Sokereceive the much coveted “Organisationof the Year” award, beating off somevery stiff competition. Congratulations to Kevin Pell Hanshi,much deserved. So, back to the future of Ishin Ryu – that

being the little people.

This month Student of the Month awards

were issued to Isaac Porter (FridayInfants) Isaac is a bundle of fun andenergy, he always try’s 100% in classand is a great competitor (I think he

hates losing as much as Sensei AndyH!!) Well Done Isaac, well deserved. Student of the month for Juniors wasawarded to Cassius Francis (Friday

juniors) Cassius is a great and dedicatedstudent. Always polite, he tries reallyhard at his chosen art and has great IshinRyu knowledge. Well done Cassius.

Recently started in the Friday class isCassius’s sister Sienna, she’s coming for

you Cassius!! Progress awards have been awarded this

month to Jasmine Herbert and IsobelBradbury and Joshua Luckett – welldone all This month has also seen SempaiVearnon Johnson return to hallowedground- Big V and his wonderful wifeSharon have recently returned toEngland after living in America, it’s a

pleasure to see him back in his dogi and back in the dojo – welcome home theJohnson family. If you are interested in anything IshinRyu then contact our headquarters on01953 483795 or check out our websiteat www.ishinryu.com

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