issue september 2014 - northwold

Issue SEPTEMBER 2014 Copy date for the next issue is:

14th SEPTEMBER 2014 [email protected]

Tel. 728317

First Anniversary for

St. Andrew's Choir

The photograph shows members of the

Choir at the World War One Memorial

service held on Sunday, 10th. August. The Choir has been singing regularly in

church and members have progressed

into an established and accomplished

group. Singing not just hymns but a

variety of songs and anthems. The music

creates an uplifting atmosphere for wor-

ship both to the congregation and to the

choir.

We are always ready to welcome new

members, if you would like more infor-

mation contact Carol Sharpe on 728227.

IS IT WI�E OR WATER

Once again we are appealing to your generosity for donations of full bottles of wine

for this stall. Last year was a great success and we hope for even better this year.

We can either collect, phone 728848 or you can drop off at Adam Cottage, 5 little

London lane.

Many thanks

Lyn and Mike Arman

SATURDAY

6TH SEPTEMBER

CHARITY QUIZ I� AID OF

SWAFFHAM & LITCHAM

HOME HOSPICE TEAM WHO SUPPORTED

JOH� MOSEDALE

A�D FAMILY

IS BEI�G HELD I�

THE CROW� I�� PUB,

�ORTHWOLD

STARTS AT 8.30pm

TONIGHTS STAR PRIZE IS

ONE HOUR OF IRISH JOHN’S

EXPERT TIME TO DO

WHAT YOU WILL!!!!

PLEASE �OTE

Dad’s Army Museum, Thetford on their collection - date TBC

Mr David White on the work of RSPB Lakenheath - �ovember

Mr Richard Brooke on Managing Forestry at Thetford - December

CHARITY QUIZ HELD O�

BEHALF OF THE

AIR AMBULA�CE I�

THE CROW� I�� O�

16TH AUGUST

£300 was raised, Cheryl and Dave

would like to say a big thank you to all

that supported this well done everybody

First Anniversary for St. Andrew’s Choir

Charity Quiz in aid of Swaffham & Litcham Home

Hospice

Results of Air Ambulance Charity Quiz

Grimshoe Benefice Men’s Breakfast Club

Is it Wine or Water

cover

St Andrew’s Church Dairy

Northwold Prayer Group

The Benefice Christ Church Whittington and

Sponsored Bike Ride and Walk

2

Northwold Community Car Scheme

Mr & Mrs. Booty Thank You

Jubilee Benches Vandalism

Thank You from Sharon & Laura Mosedale

Northwold Dance

Sport & Social Club Upcoming Events

3

The Norman CE Primary School (contd.)

4

The Norman CE Primary School

Northwold WI

5

What does the Doctor Think This Month (contd.)

6

What does the Doctor Think This Month

Northwold 100 Club Draw

Celebrate at The Crown Inn, Northwold

Breckland Free Activities for adults

7

Minutes of Northwold Parish Council (contd)

8


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10

Minutes of Northwold Parish Council

Feltwell Fundraisers Cash Bingo

ICENI Academy GCSE Mathematics - AQA Course

Breckland Society Forthcoming Events

11

Classified Ads

Northwold Parish Council Meeting Dates

12

Inside this issue:

The Village Life Team

Editor/Advertising Stephanie Squires

[email protected] Tel 728317

Deputy Editor

Circulation Managers Mavis & George Gillett

Tel. 727465

Committee

Chair Carol Sharp Tel. 728227

Treasurer Geoff Bartram

Tel. 728673

The views expressed in submitted items are not necessarily endorsed by Northwold & Whittington Village Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all information contained in the newsletter is correct, we cannot be held responsible for errors. The Editor reserves the right to refuse or omit items without explanation.

ST.A�DREW’S

CHURCH DIARY 2014

SEPTEMBER Sunday 7th

10.00am Benefice Patronal,

St. Mary’s Weeting

6.00pm Benefice Benediction,

St. Mary’s Feltwell Sunday 14th

11.00am Matins, Rev. Waters Sunday 21st

9.00am Holy Communion, Rev. Zych Friday, 26th

6.00pm Harvest Festival, Rector Sunday 28th

11.00am Service of the Word,

Jane Luckman If you have any questions or would like

further information, The Churchwarden,

Carol Sharp (728227) may be contacted.

Church website:

www.northwoldchurch.org.uk

THERE MAY BE CHA�GES SO

PLEASE KEEP A� EYE O� THE

�OTICE BOARDS

May I remind everyone that

only rose bushes may be

planted in the Cremated Re-

mains area of the churchyard.

The Benefice of

All Saints Wretton with

Stoke Ferry and

Christ Church Whittington The Benefice is in interregnum.

Licensed Lay Ministers:

Keith MacLeod - Field House, Campsey

Drove, Southery.

Telephone 01366 377956

Carol Nicholas-Letch - Honey Tree, Furlong

Drove, Stoke Ferry.

Telephone 01366 500704 For information concerning marriage, bap-

tism or funerals, please contact the Church-

wardens or |Ministers Sunday 7th

Morning Service at 9.30am at Wretton with Carol Nicholas-Letch. Sunday 14th

Morning Service at 9.30am at Whittington with Keith MacLeod. Thursday 18th

Evening Compline at 5.30pm at Whitting-ton. Sunday 21st

Holy Communion at 9.30am at Wretton with Rev Alan Bennett. Sunday 28th

Harvest Festival at 10.30am at Whittington with Carol.

Wow – Thank you very much to all who

supported the Strawberry Tea at Wretton on

Sunday 20th July. What a Wonderful rain-

free afternoon, raising a great amount of

£250 for the All Saints Restoration Fund!

Very Special Thanks to Helaine for arrang-

ing it all, setting up, baking and hosting.

We were very unlucky with the weather for

the Whittington Riverside event this year,

but everyone appeared to have the British

Bulldog spirit and enjoyed themselves

despite the rain! On the day we made

£1158.30 plus our very generous sponsor-

ships from Morgan Engineering and Big K.

Many thanks to them, everyone who helped

in any way or made donations and also to all

the folk who came along and supported us.

We have a prize for Carl Weeds but no

telephone number, if he would like to

phone Jenny on 01366 500143 I can unite

him with his prize.

Christ Church Whittington’s Churchwarden

is Elaine Taylor.

All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry’s

Churchwardens are Elaine and John Reeve.

Elaine’s telephone number is 01366 500948

and John’s is 01366 500065.

Mrs Jenny Elsey and Mrs Ann Prodromou

are in charge of the cleaning and flowers at

Christ Church this month and Heather and

Elaine will be doing the same at All Saints.

�ORTHWOLD

PRAYER GROUP

The next Prayer Group meeting

will be on

Wednesday 24th September at

10.30am

Refreshment will be served

All are welcome at

Irene & Mike’s place

55 Methwold Road

September 13th is the date, this

year, for the Sponsored Bike

Ride and Walk. It’s a �orfolk Churches Trust initiative

where you travel around local Churches,

registering your visit, with half of the

funds raised coming back to a Church of

your choice.

It’s an excellent way of discovering the

local Churches.

If you would like to take part or indeed

donate, please contact Elaine on 500948

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COMMU�ITY CAR SCHEME

IMPORTA�T

I�FORMATIO�

Please note that for the month of Sep-

tember, requests for cars should be made

to Jean Bartlett tele: 01366 727250

A guide to journey costs from

Northwold to passengers :-

Brandon 9 miles £4.00

Q.E.H. 40 miles £9.00

Feltwell 16 miles £3.60

Boughton 12 miles £2.70

Mundford 8 miles £1.80

Swaffham 24 miles £5.40

Stoke Ferry 10 miles £2.25

Papworth 104 miles £23.40

Nfk/Norwich 74 miles £16.65

Ann Howarth

�orthwold Parish Council –

Jubilee Benches Vandalism Dear residents it has become apparent

that vandalism in the village is once

again an issue. The Parish Council are

sad to report that the Oak benches which

were installed recently to celebrate the

Queens Jubilee have been vandalised.

The bench located on Methwold Road

has had graffiti carved into the wood

and is therefore going to be quite diffi-

cult and costly to repair. We would like to remind those responsi-

ble for the vandalism that the village and

its assets are to be used and enjoyed by

all residents and that your actions are

not only unacceptable but that they are

also ruining the look and feel of our

beautiful Village. The Council is fully

aware that most of our residents take

pride in their village and homes and we

urge anyone who has information on the

individuals causing the vandalism, to

report it to the local police on 101.

VICKY BRIGHT

Clerk, (Northwold Parish Council)

SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB

UPCOMI�G EVE�TS

NEXT EVENT WILL BE :- DARTS NIGHT

SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 7.30 START...£1.00 ENTRY FEE.

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BEER/CIDER FESTEVAL - THIS WILL TAKE

PART OVER TWO DAYS

THERE WILL BE A RANG OF BEERS AND

CIDERS.AND HOT FOOD IN THE FORM OF

BURGERS AND SAUSAGES.

THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON

SATURDAY 12TH &

SU�DAY 13TH SEPTEMBER.

THERE WILL BE A DANCE ON

FRIDAY 12TH MUSICE FROM BLUR VISION

AND ON SATURDAY 13TH ... KARIOKIE

START TIME O� FRIDAY

12TH SEPTEMBER - 7 00PM

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4TH OCTOBER FA�CY DRESS �IGHT. A PRIZE FOR THE BEST TURN OUT WILL BE

JUDGE BY COMMITTEE.

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BINGO WILL START UP AGAIN AND IF THE

SUPPORT IS THERE, WE WILL START A

RUNNING JACKPOT.

POSTER WILL BE PUT UP WITH THE DATE,

START TIME WILL BE THE SAME.

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15TH �0VEMBER QUIZ �IGHT WITH FISH AND CHIPS ....£ 5.00 PER PER-

SON WITH GROUPS

OF 4 OR 6 .

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Xmas Fare

This will be held at Northwold Sports and Social

Club on the Sunday 23rd �ovember at 9:30 until 2:00

Refreshments will be sold} Tea, Coffee, Sausage

& Bacon Rolls

To book a table contact Jean Bartlett on 01366

727250 ASAP

£5 if booked in advance

£10 if booked on the day

THA�K YOU

Sharon and Laura Mosedale would like

to thank everyone for their condolences

and cards on the recent death of John,

they were very much appreciated. Many thanks to Cheryl and Dave for

their hospitality at The Crown Inn after-

wards, and our thanks also to Philip

Bowers for his care and kindness.

MR A�D MRS BOOTY

Jim and Barbara would like to thank every-

one who came to their recent party to cele-

brate Jim's contribution to the Village over

the many years he has been on several and

various Committees. We had a lovely

lunch and afternoon and it was really good

to see all those people who came along to

the Village Hall to pass on their good

wishes to us. Thank you for all your cards

and gifts, and to Mr Parfitt for his photogra-

phy work. Thank you also to the various people who

helped organise the lunch and afternoon

and to all those who provided and prepared

the food. We really enjoyed ourselves. Barbara would also like to thank all the

people who have helped her and Jim since

he was taken ill and spent time in hospital,

and then upon his return home. Everyone

has been so kind and the help we have re-

ceived has really been invaluable and we

both appreciate it very much. Thank you

everyone.

Jim and Barbara

�orthwold Dance Group

Our next dance will be held on Saturday,

September 6th. in the Village Hall at

7.30pm. Everyone is very welcome.

CAROL SHARP

organised day where the children competed

like the Olympians of 2012 and entertained

parents and friends alike. The weather was

great; we were very grateful to those who

erected and dismantled the marquee which

provided well needed shade to the children;

and meant everyone could relax and focus on

the event rather than worrying about the

weather. The Year 6 children, with help from Year 5,

put on a fabulous end of year show called

'The Lemonade Kid'. This proved to be a

great spectacle with the children looking

great, singing beautifully and acting their

socks off. It was funny, poignant and an ex-

cellent way to show just how far the children

have developed in their confidence and abil-

ity to be 'drama queens'. It always brings a

tear to the eye when we get to the end of

these productions because just as the children

start to appreciate their time at primary

school they leave us. A highlight of the per-

formance was the apparent spontaneous

throwing of water over One-eyed Jack

(Charlie Cater) by The Lemonade Kid (Jack

Hales) a beautifully funny moment. There has been much in the press this year

about state schools not providing a 'good'

standard of music teaching. I believe one of

the outstanding things we do at The Norman

is give 'outstanding' opportunities to our chil-

dren to learn musical instruments and to per-

form. This was demonstrated at our Musical

Extravaganza where the children performed

for parents and friends of The Norman. We

had guitarists showing their skills, which they

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CE PRIMARY

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The school is quiet now with only the echoes

of the children from the last year and what a

busy year we had and a very successful one.

Our Year 6 children did extremely well in

their SAT assessments and each can be very

proud of themselves. It shows what good

teaching and inspired learners can do; some-

thing all the children deserve and can expect

at The Norman. Our conversion to an acad-

emy happened on the 1st July in a quiet man-

ner, partly because we were so delayed it was

hard to believe it had really happened. The

main impact is in the infrastructure of the

school with our management systems chang-

ing. However, we have already had good

support form the DEMAT (Diocese of Ely

Multi-Academy Trust) and are getting to

know a new set of schools with whom we

will work in the coming years. Our celebra-

tions will occur on Tuesday 7th October when

we will have the new Archdeacon, Rev. Dr.

Alex Hughes come to bless the school in it's

new status, along with Langley Lodge which

will be officially opened by Mr. Langley as

well as the Memorial Bed. We are planning a

day of celebration and hope that our commu-

nity friends will come and join us. Check our

website or call the school for further details. Our term ended with a variety of thoroughly

enjoyable events. We started with Sports

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are developing in their own time at an after

school club. The Year 3 and 4 children

wowed the audience with their string per-

formance comprising violin, viola and cello

with the addition of song and kazoo. It was a

magnificent performance and showed why

they did so well at their concert at King's

Lynn Corn Exchange. Year 5 and 6 children

played xylophone and showed their ability to

compose solos which were based around a

basic melody. The Strings Group did fabu-

lously too with their performance, on violins,

of a variety of pieces they have worked on

over the year. The afternoon ended with a

very raucous piece of communal singing and

dancing which was an example of pure joy.

Mrs White proved her skills by playing

drums at various points in the afternoon. Next

year, we will continue our musical adventures

with Years 4, 5 and 6 learning music through

the xylophone; and Years 2 and 3 singing and

playing a variety of percussion instruments,

again with the excellent support of Ms. Bern-

ers and Mr. Daniels. We are also looking to

Mrs White to develop a band to support our

Collective Worship singing. The Year 6 Prize giving is always a difficult

event with us celebrating the achievements of

our Year 6 in the knowledge that it also

marks the last event before the children leave

us. Again, the stage was decorated by pop art

self portraits of the Year 6 children which

caused much merriment as the audience

worked out who was whom. Bibles were

given out with the kind support of the North-

wold Education Charity as were they book

prizes. Not for the first time did a Mr. Cater

win the Parish Project with Charlie's brilliant

piece about 'A day in the life of a Northwold

Chicken Farm'. The project was creative,

interesting and unusual and will end up in the

archive in Norwich. Awards were given to

the deserving children who received them

amongst cheers and the delight of the audi-

ence. We then moved to the children sharing

their memories of their time in school with

staff echoing with their memories some

funny and some poignant. We will miss these

children and hope that they continue in their

learning journey with joy and a desire to

learn as much as they can and then to take the

world by storm. The children then started

Iceni Academy the following Monday and

the school seemed a little quieter and a little

empty. Our last 8 days were as busy as ever with the

school visiting the Weeting Steam Rally to-

gether, on what must have been the hottest

day of the year. It was a thoroughly enjoyable

day and was a lovely way to end the year.

Our year 5 children have stepped into the

empty shoes of Family and House leaders and

have taken up the slack quickly, it looks like

they will be yet another fabulous Year 6 who

will help shape the school in a positive way. Over the holidays staff have been into school

making changes to learning spaces, with help

of parents, and creating new spaces to use;

the whole school has been thoroughly

cleaned and made ready for our new year.

Sadly, Mrs Randell has announced that she

will retire at the end of October so we will be

with a pair of tortoises purchased, many years

ago, on a coffee stop in Lancashire! Twenty seven members met at the village hall

for our August meeting and a further 5 sent

their apologies. At the end of July eighteen

members headed out to Beck Row for a visit

to Dyeing Crafts. The day was extremely hot

and several members tried to keep in the

shade as much as possible! It was a most

enjoyable afternoon and the refreshments

were of a very high standard. In early August

4 of our members had accepted an invitation

to a Bollywood evening at Watlington WI.

They dressed accordingly and spent the eve-

ning sampling the delicious food and taking a

lesson on dance moves. Two of our members

were quick learners and were invited up onto

the stage to demonstrate their newly acquired

skills! Our speaker for the evening was Linda

Scholes on ‘Everything I always wanted to

know about sex’. This lovely American lady

spoke very amusingly of various aspects of

her upbringing starting with her first boy-

friend (when she was 6) through to meeting

her husband (an American Air Force Officer)

and naming her youngest son after the village

in which they lived (fortunately Great Bar-

ton). The competition was your sexiest item

of clothing – but we had said that no model-

ling was required. Our worthy winners were:

1st Chris Collins, 2nd Glenda and 3rd Rosemary

– and no, we’re not letting on what any of the

items were. Our next meeting is on Tuesday 9th September

at 7.00pm when Susan Parry will be talking

about The Red Barn Murder.

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looking for a cleaner and caretaker; if you

might be interested please contact the school

in September for details of the posts as we

will be looking to appoint someone to start in

November. The Norman School and children

are lucky to have such dedicated staff who

make such a difference and I am confident we

will have another excellent year helping our

children to progress and achieving in all

kinds of areas.

CAROLE REICH

�ORTHWOLD WI

There was a very good turnout for our July

meeting, despite the heavy rain shower as we

all began to gather in the Village Hall. Our

President welcomed 31 members (including

another new member) and a visitor. A further

3 members sent their apologies. At the end

of June fourteen of our members visited Lucy

Boston’s house at Hemingford Grey and they

all thoroughly enjoyed themselves. One of

our members declared it was one of the nicest

outings that we have had. Once all the routine

business had been completed John and Jane

Richardson entertained us with their talk

about ‘The Gray Nomads World Travel.’

They had embarked upon an eight month long

journey visiting the United States, Australia

and Malaysia. It was lovely hearing their

personal impressions of the many different

locations they stopped at. Our competition

for the month was an unusual holiday souve-

nir: Ginny was first with her hand beaten

copper plates from Copenhagen, Angela was

second with a selection of dried cactus, drift-

wood and sea glass and Heather was third

�orthwold Spiritualists

Meet every other Friday in the Village Hall, School Lane, Northwold , Thetford IP26 5LL

at 7.30 pm and on other occasions.

2014

SEPTEMBER

12th - Victoria Neil - Clairvoyant night 26th - Richard Bartholomew

OCTOBER

10th Diane Beaver

24th Marcus Day

Enquiries:

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or Mary 01842 828787

Admission

Donation per person - £2.00 normal service

including tea/coffee. No collection.

Clairvoyant evenings - £4.00 per person

As I write this, I am watching our ten month old

grandchild scratching his forehead with his left big

toe and marvelling at his flexibility. Also, today

(August 6th, 2014) son Duncan and his wife Clare

produced our 18th grandchild, a boy called James

Ian Nisbet. My Dad was James and I am Ian so we

are delighted and flattered by their choice of

names. All went well in a birthing pool at home in

Liverpool. Apparently, it is all on Facebook but

Deannie and I are not really into all this social

media stuff so we shall just have to imagine the

scene – much better that way. In all my career, I

have never seen a “pretty” delivery – they usually

involve blood, tears and a variety of other bodily

fluids and waste. Needless to say, the baby is

perfect. Head Office and I spent a few days in London,

staying at the Royal Victoria Dock near the Excel

and O2 arenas and opposite the Emirates cable car

across the Thames. I chose the hotel because the

Docklands Light Railway station is next door. We

arrived to discover that the branch line in question

was closed for the weekend. Hey Ho! The hotel

provided a good breakfast and, one morning, we

watched a lady from the Orient return to her table

with a cup of coffee and look for the sugar. Spot-

ting the salt grinder, she wondered whether it

might contain sugar, picked it up, licked the bot-

tom, discovered it was salt and replaced it on the

table. We had a quiet word with the waitress! One

of the purposes of our trip to London was to attend

a sketching course for beginners at the Victoria

and Albert Museum. For me, a picture has to look

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR

THI�K THIS MO�TH?

remarkably like a photograph to be any good

(Google Reg Siger, watercolour artist, to see what

I mean). I was hoping to draw cottages and learn

about perspective. We joined a small group at the V&A and a very

charming lady turned up and sat us around a foun-

tain for an introductory chat about natural light,

reflected light, shade, etc. We were then given 2

hours to sit around a statue on a plinth and draw

him. The statue was of Banovic Strahinja, made in

1908 by Ivan Mestrovic. Banovic had an amazing

abdominal six-pack, excellent for demonstrating

shade and reflected light. On the down side, he had

suffered amputation of both his arms, he had been

decapitated and his legs had been cut off just be-

low the buttocks. Apart from that, he was fine!

(Reminds me of the bloke who had a terrible acci-

dent and lost his left arm, left leg and the left half

of his abdomen. He spent 8 weeks in hospital,

recovering, and he is all right now – Boom Boom!) Next, we had 15 minutes to draw a statue (one of

the angels built for Wolsey's tomb in 1524, sold

away by Henry VIII and reunited with its fellows

at the V&A in 2014). Next, there was 15 minutes

to do a left handed drawing of the tombstone of

Antonio and Caterina Maggi da Bassano (1520)

and, after an excellent Turkish lunch, I had two

hours to draw Clytic, an ocean nymph from Ro-

man mythology who turned into a sunflower. She

was crafted in 1868 by George Watts. Not to put

too fine a point on it, we had the head and shoul-

ders of a lady, with her head thrown out backwards

and sideways, her bosoms thrown out forwards

and both her arms chopped off six inches below

the shoulders. This torso was sitting in a sort of

vase, possibly a lily pad, and was fiendishly diffi-

cult to draw. I have the evidence! The teacher was brilliant – she saw good in every-

thing! My horse looked like a camel, but had “a

magnificent, striking face” and so on. I have

bought a book about drawing the sort of stuff I

would like to draw. The jokes have been a bit thin on the ground re-

cently so, here we go: A doctor was listening to a man's chest with a

stethoscope. The man asked “How do I stand?” “I

dunno, replied the doctor, that's what I'm trying to

work out”. He gave the man 6 months to live but

the man couldn't pay his bill, so the doctor gave

him another six months. The doctor rang another

patient and said “Your cheque has returned”

“Yes”, she said “So has my arthritis”. “Doctor, I've

got ringing in my ears” “Whatever you do, don't

answer”.

A drunk was brought before a judge. “You have

been brought to this court for drinking” “OK, let's

get started”

Sammy was a single guy living at home with his

father and working in the family business. When

he found out he was going to inherit a fortune

when his ill father died, he decided he needed to

find a wife with whom to share his fortune. One

evening, at an investment meeting , he spotted the

most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natu-

ral beauty took his breath away. "I may look like

just an ordinary guy," he said to her, "But in just a

few months my father will die and I will inherit

£200 million." Impressed, the woman asked for his

business card and three days later, she became his

stepmother. Women are so much better at financial

planning than men.

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THE CROW� I��,

�ORTHWOLD (phone 01366 727317)

The pub will be closed lunchtimes from

MONDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER and

Monday nights from 6TH OCTOBER.

All other opening times stay the same.

Ladies lunch will continue last Thursday

in the month - bookings only.

SEPTEMBER

WE WILL BE CLOSED

THURSDAY 4TH, FRIDAY 5TH

LUNCH & EVENING,

SATURDAY 6TH LU�CH,

OPEN IN THE EVENING

SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER

CLOSED EVENING ONLY

LADIES LU�CH

THURSDAY, 25th

2 course meal only £10.50

Bookings only

OCTOBER

HOMEMADE PIE �IGHT

SATURDAY 4TH Join us for our fortnightly fun quiz, all

welcome, all proceeds raised for charity

4 in a team only £1.00 per person

�ext dates are

3rd & 17th September

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Come and have browse through our Aladdin’s cave of beautiful furniture (from modern to antique), gifts, clothes, garden furniture & ornaments,

jewellery & children’s clothes & toys for sale. We have 4 barns filled with unique items, where there is something to suit everyone’s taste. New tea bar available serving hot & cold drinks, sand-

wiches, cakes, soup, pastries & much more.

Opening Hours: Opening Hours: Opening Hours: Opening Hours: Monday- Saturday 10am- 5pm (Closed on Wednesdays)

Open Sundays 10:30- 4pm 14 Thetford Road Northwold IP26 5LS

Call: 01366 72808301366 72808301366 72808301366 728083 for further details

�ORTHWOLD - 100 CLUB

DRAW… JULY

1st H. Everett £20

2nd P. Cooper £15

3rd D. Blyth £10

AUGUST

1st T. Cater £50

2nd P. Eyles £25

3rd S. Goodrham £15 Many thanks for all your support.

BER�IE

As we Silver Surfers know, sometimes we have

trouble with our computers. I had a problem yes-

terday, so I called Eric the 11 year old next door,

whose bedroom looks like Mission Control and

asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple of

buttons and solved the problem. As he was walk-

ing away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong?

He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.' I didn't want

to appear stupid, but nonetheless enquired, 'An ,ID

ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it

again.' Eric grinned...'Haven't you ever heard of an

ID ten T error before? 'No,' I replied. 'Write it

down,' he said' and I think you'll work it out.' So I

wrote down: ID10T. I used to like Eric. Two sharks eyeing up a scuba diver “Don't eat the

hard bit on his back – It'll give you terrible wind”

Finally, try this – While sitting in an upright chair,

lift your right foot off the floor and circle it clock-

wise. Then, with your right hand, make a figure six

in the air. Your foot will change movement to

anticlockwise. Keep trying to make your foot win

– I'll bet you cannot!

Best wishes to you all – Ian �isbet

Breckland Free activities

for adults

If you find it hard to make time to get active,

we’ve got a good incentive to help get you into

gear.

Starting 6th October, Fun & Fit courses are

coming to venues around Breckland, where

you’ll find a wide choice of fun activities to

choose from – all for FREE.

Brought to you by Active Norfolk in partner-

ship with Sport England, Public Health and

Norfolk County Council, Fun & Fit is a pro-

gramme of free, 10-week courses in a variety of

activities that are aimed at complete beginners

which will help make you feel healthier, more

confident, and give you the chance to meet like-

minded people.

Try old favourites like badminton, golf, and

aerobics, or stretch yourself into something new

like yoga or dance. And don’t let the little ones

keep you away – there are also classes in select

areas that you can bring your kids to, like

buggy workout.

Courses will run for one hour, and with conven-

ient day and evening classes there’s something

for everyone. You will be supported by our

team of highly qualified sports coaches to en-

sure you find the activity that suits your ability,

interests and confidence level.

So no more excuses. Spaces are limited, so

book now to get off the sofa and into something

you’ll enjoy!

For more information go to:

www.funandfitnorfolk.co.uk, or for an informal

chat call 01603 732 333.

MI�UTES OF �ORTHWOLD PARISH COU�CIL MEETI�G HELD AT THE VILLAGE HALL

O� TUESDAY 3rd June 2014 at 7.30pm

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Councillors present: Cllr. R. Crisp – Chair (RC), Cllr. F. Eglington (FE), Cllr. A. Jenkinson (AJ), Cllr. G. Gillett (GG), Cllr. A. Muir (AM) & Cllr. M. Peake (MP).

Present: Vicky Bright – Clerk, Cllr. Martin Storey - NCC and 5 members of the public. Cllr. Crisp welcomed all to the meeting. Item Action

14/06/1 Public Forum – LGA 1972, Section 100(1): A member of the public raised the issue of the Manor House and the complaints being made to the local authorities regarding the fires that had been burning

to dispose of the waste in the House. The member of the public wanted to stress how important the Rodwell Project was to the village and the Manor House

and asked that the Parish Council offered its full support to the Rodwells. The Chairman advised that she would be addressing the issue in her Chairman’s

report later on the agenda. Residents of Normandy Close advised that they had been in touch with BCKLWN and NCC and had been advised to contact their Parish Council regarding

the parking issues in Normandy Close. The Clerk advised that a letter had been sent to both BCKLWN and NCC and she was awaiting a reply from them. One member of the public asked if the Council would consider looking into having a Defibrillator in the Village. The Council asked the

Clerk to look into the possibility and the implications and to report at the next meeting. Clerk 14/06/2 Local Authority Reports:

i) �orfolk County Council

Cllr. Martin Storey informed the Council that from 27th May, the County Council was now committee based and not run by cabinet. He hoped this would

enable Councillor’s to have more input in decision making and therefore would have more contribution. He felt this would be more beneficial to the people

of Norfolk. The monies due for the incinerator project had now been met. From October 2014 NCC & BCKLWN can confirm that recycling in residential bins will now

include glass and more types of plastic ii) Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West �orfolk

No report received. iii) �orfolk Constabulary - S�T

No report received and no representative attending. Accepted Apologies for absence - LGA 1972, Section 85(1) & (2):

Cllr. Alan Collins and Cllr. Sue Leet. 14/06/3 Absent:

None

Members Declaration of Interest (for items on the agenda) – LGA 2000 Part III:

Cllr. Peake disclosed an interest in Item 8 on the agenda and will not take part in any discussion or

14/06/4 resolutions passed regarding Planning Matters. Minutes of the last meeting held on 6th May 2014- LGA 1972, Schedule 12, para 41(2):

Resolved 14/06/5.01

14/06/5 The minutes of the last meeting held on 6th May 2014 were adopted as a true statement and signed by the Chairman (RC)

Reports and Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Last Meeting (For Info Only):

Chairman’s Report

14/06/6 Cllr. Crisp confirmed that the complaint about the wood smoke at the Manor House had been resolved. A letter had been i) received from Professor Rodwell in which he explains the work to be carried out in the immediate future; bonfires will only be lit for a brief period and not continuously

as before. Cllr. Crisp advised that she had met with Professor Rodwell and although it will take longer than anticipated, he has much more rubbish to clear

away than he realised, as BCKLWN had not cleared the site as stated in the Village Life newsletter, she believes he will continue with the project even

though being quite disheartened by the work and complaints received. Cllr. Crisp urged the residents to offer their support along with the Parish Councils.

Cllr. Peake voiced his concerns over the bonfires being illegal and nuisance for nearby neighbors. Another complaint received is concerning a very large van parked at the junction of High Street/ West End and Methwold Road, it is making the turn towards

the Church from Methwold Road, really hazardous. It has already caused a ‘road-rage’ kind of incident where tempers were lost and shouting occurred. The

issue of parking in Northwold was raised generally, with highlighted problem areas being Normandy Close, Hovells Lane/Church and West End. The Clerk

advised that she had raised the parking issues with BCKLWN and NCC. The suggestion of using the vacant allotments land for parking was raised. It was

decided that the Clerk would discuss options and follow up with BCKLWN and NCC and invite them to the next meeting, it was agreed to also invite a

representative of Norfolk Constabulary to the next meeting. The Clerk will look into Allotments Land Usage Guidance and costings for using the land

for parking. Clerk ii) Clerk’s Report and Updates from previous minutes

Parking ormandy Close

I can confirm that I have sent a letter to BCKLWN Parking Operations and copied in Norfolk County Council Highways, with supporting evidence. I am yet

to receive a reply from either authority. Asset Register and Insurance

As you are aware the Council’s Asset Register was inaccurate. I have now determined the assets the council owns and their replacement/insurance values and

the asset register have been updated. I will be working with the Insurance company to ensure that the cover we have is sufficient for the asset register value. CGM Contract

The CGM contract has now been signed by both parties and I am in receipt of a copy. This agreement is for 3 years, as agreed. Carole at CGM will be sending

me an amended invoice shortly. Cllr. Jenkinson met with Julie Glover and discussed the Parish Council’s concerns regarding the standard of the service

supplied by CGM, it was confirmed that now the contract had been signed the schedule of works would be met accordingly. Councillor Vacancy

I am currently working on adverts for the website, notice board and the newsletter to advertise the vacancy at the Parish Council, and hope to have these placed

before the next meeting. Clerk Website Clerk

I am currently working on updating the website. I need all Cllr.’s to provide their contact details, (address, email, & Tel. No), and to indicate to me which

contact detail they wish to provide to the public on the website and notice board. 14/06/7 Correspondence:

None.

14/06/8 Planning Applications:

Resolved 14/06/8.01

14/00700/F – Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 12/00985/F: to amend previously approved drawings at Sheridan School Thetford Road Northwold

Norfolk IP26 5LQ – No objections were raised. 14/06/9 Finance:

i) Parish Council Bank Balances and Reconciliation

The Payments and receipts from 7th May to 3rd June 2014 were scrutinised and approved. The Lloyds Treasurer account balance was confirmed as £37,639.72 as of

14th May 2014. Resolved 14/06/9.01 That the Bank balances and reconciliation of payments & receipts be received and adopted and initialled as such by the Chairman (RC). ii) Cheques for signing and approval and to authorise payment of outstanding invoices

Resolved 14/06/9.02

Payee �et VAT Cheque �o Gross Mrs V. Bright - Salary 292.03 0.00 1876 292.03

Mrs V. Bright – Mileage & Expenses 35.86 0.00 1877 35.86

Anglian Water 15.54 0.00 1878 15.54

Eon 96.75 2.32 1879 99.07

Sue Prigg - Audit 80.00 0.00 1880 80.00

K&M Lighting 24.27 4.85 1881 29.12

Total £544.45 £7.17 £551.62 Income from June

Cemetery £240.00

TOTAL I�COME £240.00 Invoices were checked, payments were approved and cheques signed by Cllr. Crisp and Cllr. Eglington, all Councillors agreed. iii) Asset Register Adoption and Asset Risk Assessment Process Review

Resolved 14/06/9.03

The updated Asset Register 2014-2015 was reviewed and adopted by the Council and signed as such by the Chairman (RC). The Clerk advised that at present no procedure was in place to carry out risk assessment on the Council’s assets and property. The Clerk advised that it was best prac-

tice to perform a risk assessment quarterly throughout the year, to ensure Health & Safety requirements were being met and that assets were being maintained and

repaired appropriately. It was discussed that the Council would carry out risk assessments on its assets quarterly and that a committee would be formed at the next

meeting to be responsible for this. iv) Adoption of the Annual Governance Statement for 2013-2014 and Internal Audit Report Clerk

The Clerk presented the Council with the Internal Audit report prepared by Mrs. Sue Prigg for the financial year 2013-2014. The Internal auditor had raised some

minor points to be addressed, which the Clerk will investigate and report back at the next meeting. Resolved 14/06/9.04

The Annual Return for 2013-2014 was scrutinised and adopted as a true statement by all Councillor’s present and signed as such by the Chairman (RC) and the Clerk. v) Resolved 14/06/9.05

The Annual Governance Statement for 2013-2014 was completed and signed as a true statement by the Chairman (AL) and the Clerk.

vi) Street Lights LED Replacement Quotes Clerk The street light quotes from Westcotec and K&M Lighting Services were presented. The Council asked that the Clerk check the budget for this year to see if there

were funds available to replace the street lights this financial year. The item was deferred to the next meeting, following the Clerk’s budget report. Chaffer Bugs Treatment Quotes

The Clerk presented two quotes for the Chaffer Bug treatment from Collier Turf and CGM, the Clerk explained that the third quote requested from Greenthumb

had not been received. Clark Resolved 14/06/9.06

It was agreed by the Council to accept the quote from Collier Turf for £1,650.00 + VAT. The Clerk is to instruct Collier Turf to proceed on behalf of the

14/06/10 Parish Council and to enquire if Collier Turf can hold that price for the following year.

i)

Parish Matters:

Play Area and repairs RC

The Clerk confirmed that she had been in touch with the Play Area Fundraising Charity and they had confirmed that the invoice for the repairs carried out by Mr

George had been settled. They confirmed their AGM for the 9th July 2014; the Parish Council are welcome to attend. Cllr. Crisp announced she would attend the

meeting. The charity also confirmed their position by stating that the Parish Council owns the play area equipment and the charity are responsible for fundraising for

repairs and ongoing maintenance only.

FOOT HEALTH CLI�IC May we remind our readers that the next foot health clinic is as follows:-

Wednesday, September 3rd & 10th , October 15th & 22nd 2014

at the Village Hall, Surgery Room.

I also carry out home visits for treatment

For appointments tel. 01362 652757 David Noble.

WMSCh(Hons)., PSPract.,MVR.

The play area repairs that are still outstanding were discussed, and it was confirmed that Mr George was willing to take out the Public Liability Insurance and meet

the costs of this, provided the Parish Council are happy to employ Mr George as the preferred contractor for future play area repair and maintenance. Resolved 14/06/10.01 It was agreed to employ Mr George to carry out the existing repairs needed in the play area and future repairs and maintenance. The Clerk is to instruct

Mr George to proceed with the repairs, once Mr George has the Public Liability Insurance in place. Clerk Cllr. Jenkinson advised that the Sports & Social Club had requested verbally to install a 20 ft/sq oblong patio area at the club. They wanted to assure the

Council that the patio would not encroach on the Cricket Field and that it would entail no costs to the Parish Council as the materials had been donated. Resolved 14/06/10.02

It was agreed that the Sports & Social Club could install the patio and Cllr. Jenkinson was asked to instruct the Sports & Social Club of the resolution on

behalf of the Parish Council. AJ ii) Lightsource Deed Agreement

It was agreed that Lightsource had answered all queries relating to the agreement. However, the address was still incorrect and needed to be amended. Resolve 14/06/10.03 The Lightsource Deed Agreement was signed by the Chairman (RC) and countersigned by the Clerk and the amendments to the address were initialled. iii) Street Cleaning

The Clerk advised that Mundford Parish Council employ a litter warden for 10 hrs pcm at £7.75 per hour and provides all equipment and also that

Heacham Parish Council have employed a litter warden for 20 years, they have two working 22 hours pcm between them at £6.78-7.43 per hour. All

equipment supplied by the Parish Council’s. The Clerk advised that employment of a Litter Warden has not been budgeted for this financial year. CPRE orfolk Volunteer Litter Warden

The Clerk advised that CPRE Norfolk provide kit and equipment and a support network for volunteer litter wardens. The Clerk advised that quarterly or

twice yearly Community Litter Picks are a good idea and that the Clean Up Team at BCKLWN loan out kits (x8 litter pickers, hi-visibility vests, gloves

and sacks) and offer a collection service for the collected litter.

Clerk

Resolved 14/06/10.04

It was agreed that the Clerk would place an advert in the Village Life and on the website and notice board for volunteer Litter Wardens.

Cllr. Eglington advised the Council that the manager of the fishery near Diddlington had contacted him and asked for help to repair a breach in the bank of the Whis-

sey. Together with Sue Leet's husband and two other volunteers the work was carried about a week before the meeting. 14/06/11 Items for next meeting:

a) Defibrillator Report

b) Parking

c) Risk Assessment Committee

d) Street Lights Quote

e) Budget 2014-2015

f) Cemetery Works Quotes

Ray Gribble

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Footstools, Sofas, Chairs made to commission

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Picture Framing & Mirrors

An extensive range of mouldings including hand painted

and gilded finishes

Antique and Reproduction Prints for sale

Vine House, Church Road, Wereham, King’s Lynn

01366-500387

www.raygribble.co.uk

Date of next meeting:

The next meeting of the Parish Council was con-

firmed as Tuesday 1st July 2014 at 7:30pm, in the

Village Hall.

There being no further business the Chairman

thanked everyone for their attendance and declared

the meeting closed at 21:10pm.

Signed & Dated: 1st July 2014

Vicky Bright

Clerk, (Northwold Parish Council

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FORTHCOMING

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FRIDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER

AT 6.30pm

Visit to the

Stone Curlew Roost

At Cavenham Heath National

Nature Reserve

Led by the RSPB

Cost: Members: FREE,

non-members: £5.00

Places are limited so must be

booked in advance no later

than

Monday 8th September please

by emailing

[email protected]

Or telephoning 01366 328452

THE CROW� I��

Home Cooked Food Served

Wednesday - Saturday 12-2pm

Sunday Lunch 12pm-3pm

6pm-9pm Wednesday to Saturday

6pm-8pm Monday

Take aways available

Closed lunchtimes

Monday

Sunday evening and

all day Tuesday

Alternate Wednesday

Quiz �ight

Tel. (01366) 727317

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�ORTHWOLD

PARISH COU�CIL

Meeting Dates 2014

Clerk Vicky Bright

Tel: 07712 232920

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuesday 2nd September

Tuesday 7th October

Tuesday 4th November

Tuesday 2nd December

issue september 2014 - northwold

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